Has this been done before?

MEN: if you don't marry a toxic man-baby and reproduce you'll become an old cat lady with no man to keep you company WOMEN: that sounds fantastic— we could make a tiny woman-only village! #malelonelinessepidemic

Des Moines has you all beat

Well, if it’s 23 September... YES, THAT’S RIGHT! It’s the 71st anniversary of the hunt for the Gorbals Vampire, in which hundreds of children aged from four to 14, armed with dogs, knives and sharpened sticks went looking for an urban myth

h/t @fucktology on IG

WISDOM LEVEL: GURU 🧙‍♂️ Ancient wisdom meets modern reality. Step 1: Don’t argue with fools. Step 2: Immediately cave when someone disagrees because you don’t want conflict. The spiritual journey in 2024, everyone. 😂 #MemeWisdom #PhilosophyFail #ModernGuru #Relatable

Galileo Galileo Galileo Figaro!

Yes. And I am currently reading 'Carrion Comfort' by Dan Simmons. Also horrifically relevant.

May all of our days be beautiful May all of our schemes be unknown

School shootings are a cultural phenomenon more or less exclusive to the US as this map shows. Source: buff.ly/ufwWfnR

How to fill interstitial time without doom-scrolling. from schooloftheunconformed.substack.com/cp/171652508

My cartoon for this week’s @guardian books. p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at www.tomgauld.com

How to fill interstitial time without doom-scrolling. from schooloftheunconformed.substack.com/cp/171652508

abso-fuckin-lutely

🤣😂 my computer knows me too well!

😂😂😂

"Growth mindset interventions have little to no effect on academic performance" Not the first time mindset theory has been found wanting, but it'll still no doubt take *years* to get the consultants peddling it out of schools www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

Today’s #Gaeilge lesson: #SpeirGorm

My spouse, every time he cooks from a recipe:

All work and no play...

internet culture desks aren't just for cute meme trend stories. ever since gamergate, understanding how and why info moves online is critical to seeing how we got *here*

Yuko Shimizu, New York based award winning Japanese illustrator #womensart

The work of Diana Catchpole, contemporary UK based illustrator and printmaking #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

love it

Australian War Memorial defers military history prize after judging panel awards it to book on Ben Roberts-Smith - story by Paul Daley www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes

I’m definitely ironing but done! #GhoulXCreations #xstitch #crossstitchpattern #WIP

This Saturday! #seance #spiritualism #GhostSky #ghost #Victorian #HistorySky #history #folklore www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/northern-s...

Always relevant, always evergreen

I don't know what to read. I think I might have not enough books... 😂

English painter Beryl Cook (born #onthisday 10 Sep 1926) typically painted working-class subjects in familiar places: "the pub, the market, the picnic in the park. Crucially, she often depicted those subjects enjoying classic English meals – fish and chips, fry-ups, pasties." @vittles.bsky.social 🍜

It irrationally bothers me that this counter is not an Ikea product.

Great chat. And I looooved Sacrificial Animals.

literally

My family keep pointing out the old potatoes in the pantry to me, person who struggles to bend down due to arthritis, and, yet, the potatoes remain in the pantry.