A thread curated by someone with taste and refinement.

Re: Kristi Noem and the blanket: I have a much-prized blanket that I would be very sad if I lost, which is why I also have duplicates of it.

Fond memories of the local purveyors of illicit substances who would hang around my Berkeley apartment building who, after realizing that I would not be causing them any difficulties, would let me know when my ex had come around inquiring after me.

Dragon

Cafe Santa Cecilia, not fucking around.

Quality nerditude right here:

every new tech has a hype cycle but only very rarely does it live up to the full promise of the hype. in fact it has only happened 7 times: agriculture, electricity, indoor plumbing, the printing press, the steam engine, penicillin, and air fryers. admittedly the last one had us all caught off guard

Me: So the halftime performer at the Super Bowl today is Bad Bunny. He's from Puerto Rico, and-- My kid: Where's Puerto Rico? Me: *opens Wikipedia* My kid: I thought Wikipedia isn't a trusted source. Me: It is for things like "where is Puerto Rico."

Prometheus (2012)

Re: that KU "author": there are more books than I could possibly ever read in more genres than I could count; my problem is figuring out what is worth my time to read, not a lack of potential things to read.

As figure skating competition opens at the Winter Olympics, I am compelled to remind you of the level of true artistry this discipline can yield. There's never been anyone quite like Evgeni Plushenko, who is the answer to the question "what if Hansel from ZOOLANDER were real, and he could skate?"

Since Valentine's Day is approaching, I'm reposting some of my past Valentine's comics.

I like this poem of loss and detail by Jennifer Wong from her @ninearchespress.bsky.social collection Light Year. ‘A life so loved and rented…’

I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.

So this might be old news to a lot of people, but I discovered something very useful over the past year. When RFK Jr. got rid of the CDC's programs to track food-borne illness, especially E.coli outbreaks, I freaked out and bought another four Aerogardens to go with the one I already had.

How my PIs picture themselves.

Love this poem by Sasha Nudél #poetry #poetrylovers #sashanudel

"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"

Last repost: there's a Keith Haring sculpture at the Denver Art Museum tucked away in an alcove, and I nearly fell to my knees when I turned a corner and saw it. It's apparently his final artwork, and it's stunning: www.denverartmuseum.org/en/blog/keit...

I have a Keith Haring poster on my wall, signed when I met him at an event in 1984, and I think probably every day about the impact he had on the world, barely even making it past 30

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):

Cocaine was absolutely better in the '70s.

Here is my theory about Neil Gaiman: he is really, really good at creating characters, especially characters that people become incredibly attached to and fond of, and at one point around the time he started going to cons, he created a character named Neil Gaiman. That's what we've cared about.

Chotiner: And you continued to date him for the next six months? Me: Well, yes. Chotiner: Can you tell me more about that? Me: He was really hot. Chotiner: I see.

William Victor Higgins (US 1884 - 1949): "Canyon Drive, Santa Fe "; Oil on canvas; 61,6 x 69,9 cm; Painted circa 1914. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

I am focused on living my life in such a way that Isaac Chotiner continues to have no interest in interviewing me.

10/10 ICE protest sign

For Liam.

I love this B.H. Fairchild poem so much.

It’s Gene Hackman’s birthday. Here an elderly Hackman reminds us that all glory is fleeting.

Between this banner and Springsteen’s song my neighbors and I did a little bit of weeping tonight for our friends and everyone else in Minnesota. brucespringsteen.net/news/2026/st...

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

A Home of the Ancestors… Canyon de Chelly…

I don't like hockey either, but I do like this :

“The world needs all of our power and love and energy, and each of us has something that we can give.” -Merle Shain #poetry #haiku #poem #writingcommunity

My neighbor told me he keeps losing falcons to the widening gyre so I asked how many falcons he has and he said he just goes to the falconry and gets a new falcon afterwards so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding falcons to drown with the ceremony of innocence and then Yeats started crying.

Oh, bless :

Shoutout to everyone else doing various home repairs that you've been procrastinating on today. So far, I have painted a ceiling patch that has been there since November 2024 and replaced the innards of a toilet tank that started making weird noises last week.

The Rip is the movie people were expecting to see when they went to theaters for Miami Vice (2006). (complimentary)

Goodness, but it's been a minute: www.tumblr.com/theprincesse...

Yes, you should. All of you.

I am tired of tears and laughter, And men that laugh and weep; Of what may come Hereafter For men that sow to reap: I am weary of days and hours, Blown buds of barren flowers, Desires and dreams and powers And everything but sleep.

It's Appreciate A Dragon Day? Hot dog! I love appreciating dragons! Here's a dragon from my Lunar New Year series! #AppreciateADragonDay #YearoftheDragon

Gerald Nailor, Sr. (Toh Yah), (Native American: Diné [Navajo], 1917-1952) The Fawn and the Moon, 1951 Tempera on paper 30.2 x 24.8 cm. Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

I convinced a friend to drive me to another state so that I could see Brokeback Mountain in the theater.

It's #DragonAppreciationDay it seems! Or is it #AppreciateADragonDay? I don't know which as I only found out recently lol. For those who don't know me, I paint a lot of dragons! Here's one soaking up the last rays of sun while overlooking its domain. #watercolor #gouache #dragons #traditionalart

My husband was on the 2 train and a guy started braying about how Renee Good deserved to die and her "lesbian lover" did too. My husband got pissed and said, "You're absolutely disgusting." "Fuck you!" the guy said. "Fuck YOU!" my husband said. The guy left. See? We just need to talk to each other.

Heated Rivalry (1935)