“Why are the kids a bunch of puritanical nihilists?” I dunno, could it be at all related to every adult they interact demanding absolute fealty & complete impunity while they surround the children with a technology based surveillance state that has very high consequences and no upside

As I grow older (and more involved in academia), the more I understand why everyone in Tompkins & Tioga County fucking hated Cornell

me, buying a book written by someone who I've never met but we sometimes like each other's posts on Bluesky: my friend wrote this

Re: kickstarter/obscenity: There is no purity test you can pass if someone else decides they don't want you to.

Bath and Body really put and labelled it’s Mando & Grogu collection as “men’s” only….which explains why there’s a 3-in-1 hair, face, and body wash in it

All of these things--casualization of academic labor, censorship, the insistence that academic research of any kind can be done by AI--are part of a longer project of devaluing academic work, especially in the humanities. You only work this hard to DEvalue something if it's valuable--and a threat.

"This will transform historical research!" Cool but it's already being transformed out of existence by the same forces pushing these transformative technologies. Forgive us if we're skeptical of a moment that's telling us "This will help you do your work--which we despise--faster and better."

I'll just note that critical race theory predicts quite a lot about the current racial retrenchment and for being *correct* it was pilloried in the press and by some academics.

A dozen female Palestinians are working to save and preserve medieval and early modern manuscripts 📕 from the Al-Omari mosque’s library. Hang this picture in the Louvre (and the Met). www.newarab.com/features/ins...

Guessss what?? The Comics Courier issue 4 Kickstarter is coming soon!!!! Check out our prelaunch page if you love awesome writing about comics!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...

I need everyone to listen to the end of this episode for the most damning condemnation of this entire situation and the anti-union people inside who thought they’d pulled one over on @pghguild.com — because it’s coming from a 72-year-old grandmother and college professor. That’s Pittsburgh, baby!

Calling all contingent and indie modernist studies scholars! @moderniststudies.bsky.social has a NEW(-ish?) essay prize for contingent & indie scholars sponsored by @cupress.bsky.social. Deadline for submissions is 5/15. Go go go! Self-nom! You rock! www.moderniststudies.org/prizes/nomin...

New writing hack: stop looking at your phone

Jeez, there’s even a wikipedia page on it 😭

The scientology speedruns are so fascinating. Seeing the maps be updated every so often is just…hilarious. Like I think they’ve got a part of the basement drawn now? Insanity, I love it

Happy May Day Brothers and Sisters

We are rapidly losing the outlets where new writers can learn to shape a voice, where they can cultivate skills beyond quick news hits and PR with the guidance and mentorship of strong editors and the benefit of a trusted name, and it’s such a loss for writers and readers alike.

Also, just buy a pack of cigarettes. Not everything needs to be an essay

Every day I wake up and Outlook implements a new, absolutely horrific and useless feature/function

She is very lonely

when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters

Daily plan.

Can’t make it to a bookstore but still want to celebrate Indie Bookstore Day? You know we’ve got you covered with free shipping all weekend long 🥳📚

Hell yeah, let meemaw get lit

Today, I urge everyone to find and financially support an independent news outlet — one that will not be attending a spectacle dinner tonight to schmooze with the Trump administration while they berate the press.

🖊️New Episode🖊️ Let's get into it! @explodingarrow.bsky.social returns to the show for a deep dive conversation into THE COMICS STAPLE & the state of industry. You have less than a week to back this beautiful zine project. www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/post/tiffany...

Glad to know my fears about leaving my hometown & family are actually true and real! Thanks Noah!

Twenty years later, CRUSH still remains as electric and unflinching as ever. Celebrate National Poetry Month with the 20th Anniversary Edition of Richard Siken's beloved collection of poems—now featuring a new introduction by Dana Levin and an afterward by Siken himself.

There is ONE WEEK LEFT to make sure that you'll get your hands on this awesome cool amazing print comics zine we're putting together. Pledge for your six month subscription to The Comics Staple today. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...

Big Modern suggests Big Medieval

Happy Earth Day.

How To Live A Good Life #oldknees

You have TEN DAYS LEFT to pledge for The Comics Staple! If you like COMICS, if you like ZINES, if you like MAIL, this may very well be the Kickstarter of your dreams! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...

noah kahan album release week 😌 can’t wait to be depressed about leaving my hometown and bugs

Hey all. It's Boy Scout summer camp season again, and my boys are going to go to one in July. I'm having them do fundraising in meat space too, but I thought I'd make the ask for donations for them. Every dollar goes into their Scout account solely for their use. www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

(sleepily) it's the freakin' weekend

As Editor of the Journal of Asian Studies, Joseph Alter sees hundreds of submissions every year—more than almost anyone else in the field, he knows what's happening in #AsianStudies and how our field makes vital contributions to greater understanding of the world.

This is Missy. She escaped from her backyard and ran straight to daycare, where she had a spa day and got to play with her boyfriend. Lessons were learned, but not the ones her parents probably hoped. 13/10 (TT: spotsplaceyqr)

Think I’m going to finally put away my Christmas decorations while I wait for the power to come back on

Mt. Washington side of Route 51. Caller said that he just watched a manhole cover cook off and about 4 feet of water is spraying from the roadway.

Please, I thought we promised no more power outages for a while 😭 (estimated restoration at 8-9pm 🫠)