Perfectly normal

so I get all these concert emails from venues and I have no idea who the bands are so I just ignore them, but I want to go to more small concerts and I figure I’m probably missing out on a ton of cool concerts.

Casting Orville Peck as Vega in the new Street Fighter movie feels racist somehow

I am designing this year's ICFP programming contest! if you've got strong opinions on what makes a good programming contest I would love to chat. Bonus points if you've done the ICFP PC before. Or if you've got ideas about making a good contest in the age of agents!

We should have take your friends to work day

Happy opening day to those who celebrate

I think more things in life should be you can pay for this or you can really commit to the bit

Fall in love at the Dinosaur Bodega! We are having a Valentine's Day Mixer at Rex's Dino-Store. Make friends! Make enemies! Find roar-mance! 2/14, 4pm @ Grand Army Plaza 2/3 Station rexs.nyc/date

Another protest tomorrow; 5:30; Foley Square.

Very excited to update this website isericadamsstillmayor.com

Italian v. Italian violence in the streets, a dinosaur bodega, the death of $1 oysters and more: Here are your top 10 most-read New York Groove stories of the year nygroove.nyc/the-most-rea...

I basically never do this, but my favorite politician is running for congress and the earlier he gets your support the easier it is to budget his campaign. I just donated www.bradlanderforcongress.com

okay my latke theme this year is “will it shred?” taking suggestions for non-potato foods I can shred in a food processor and then bind into a latke with egg and breadcrumbs (or similar)

Who let Plato get enshittified?

Though it's true there's a 'Boomer bump' in early voters for the NYC mayoral election as reported by Gothamist etc., there's another large but less well-reported peak for voters in their late 20's and early 30's, as the data I got from the Board of Elections shows:

The dinosaur bodega in the Grand Army Plaza subway stop got a Halloween edit 😍🦇👻🦖 Grateful to the artist @akiva.bsky.social for this fun public artwork that always makes me smile!

Really looking forward to updating isericadamsstillmayor.com

Celebrating Yom Kippur with my true faith, Red Sox baseball

Do I know anyone who isn't a Yankees fan who wants to go see Red Sox/Yankees tomorrow in the Bronx?

Hosting Hazel Zorn at my library's book club! It'll be a blast. Info on how to join in the link 👀

The world is horrifying but tomorrow @akiva.bsky.social and I are running a Greek Mythology themed murder mystery party we wrote and it's going to be so deeply silly, I can't wait So excited, a bit nervous!

Artists Sarah Cassidy and Akiva Leffert worked together to turn an abandoned New York City subway newsstand into a "dinosaur bodega" art installation, complete with dinosaur-themed magazines, snacks and a "cave for rent" advertisement.

So long civilization. See you on labor day

quid pro dorito

✈️ The West. Call me bay friends

I was trying to figure out what I wanted for dinner and then I walked by the ice cream shop

Would love if someone sent mail to me at Burning Man Akiva Leffert Mindshark 4:20 & Esplanade c/o BRC3PO PO Box 265 GERLACH, NV 89412

Weird way to find out

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

Dear @cmu.edu, I have never considered donating (omg after all that money I spent?!), but clarify explicitly that this sort of speech is okay and I’ll make my first ever donation! Otherwise it’s hard not to infer that CMU condones rape. Who’s with me?

Absolute bullshit cowardice from the CMU admin. Disappointed in my alma mater, and I hope the students can maliciously comply with this nonsense in their typical creative way

-> Istanbul!

brad lander primary chuck schumer

so this is how it feels when my haters become my waiters at the table of success

Brad Lander: "I also need to thank some of the most important people in my life and on this campaign—I mean, of course, the NYT editorial board. Just kidding, of course: I love Wordle and Connections, but I really urge the Times to cancel their new feature 'Editorial Riddles.' No one likes those."

However it ends, happy election day to all who celebrate. Democracy is Good

I knew I lived in a bubble but…

Was proud to vote for Brad Lander for city council and will be proud to vote for him for mayor. Always impressed by how he’s just a genuinely good person

honestly this guy has struck me as fairly charisma-free up til this point (in a way that is itself kind of charming?) but it takes a special kind of rizz to get this much information out of the thugs who are actively detaining you

According to new reports, Brad Lander was arrested by ICE while attempting to escort a man whose case had just been DISMISSED. .. Lander demanded to see a judicial warrant for the man's arrest, but ICE agents proceeded to detain both. The man's case had been dismissed shortly before the incident.

I've known Brad Lander for years. He's an effective progressive-NYC councilmember & now Comptroller..and mayoral candidate. He goes to immigration court weekly to stand up for rts of immigrants. A big spontaneous rally happened at Foley Square where courts are.

Lander just got detained by federal agents as he tried to escort a man out of the courtroom. Lander was taken in an elevator with masked agents, along with one member of his NYPD security detail.

A world of totally made-up, self-referential academic articles, of horror at the limits of our language; of representation; the symbolic seeking a Pyrrhic victory over the Real, of collapsing sense of trust through viral video technology - yes, that’s right, I’m talking about Sigbovik

For the night owl readers of you out there, here's my first real post about unions, how they're structured and how I've seen them governed posts.demarko.org/2025/06/07/w...

I want to see the prestige TV series about how Dan Akroyd’s hitman unionization effort in Grosse Point Blank led to the elaborate assassin underground of John Wick. Ideally made by the Andor people

I'm hiring Moonlight's first iOS engineer!  Come build tarot tech with me! 🌙 (SF-based)

Someone should tell Sean Duffy about the big scary monsters in the subway. I saw one this morning.

What's your favorite way to set up a little merch shop—prints, t-shirts, that sort of thing? Main goal is minimal overhead on my end. Want to set up something for rexs.nyc

My latest for @atlasobscura.com: I visited Rex's Dino Store, the new and fantastically funny prehistoric newsstand at Grand Army Plaza, designed by @akiva.bsky.social and Sarah Cassidy! www.atlasobscura.com/articles/din...