Scientist, writer…boxer! Fantastic one-two-hook.

First American Woman Rows Solo From California to Hawaii www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/u... Incredibly impressive feat: she set the fastest time from CA to HI by any rower (by 9 days), and she shared her experience throughout 43 days of continuous effort.

Unfortunately, a stunned Paris is how they all got into this whole mess to begin with

A hero’s welcome for the Cabo Verde team arriving home ❤️

We all know Mark Hamill as the screen Jedi, but he also keeps cropping up IRL; today it’s in Sally Hayden’s new book This Is Also A Love Story. See the Alt Text for the story from pp18-19. @markhamillofficial.bsky.social And may the (other) 4th be with you as well.

This July 4th, see Jaws through the eyes of the poet Elizabeth Cantwell.

Tom Cox writes wonderfully. The instructions are simple: 1. Read this thread 2. Read the photo alt-texts 3. Read Tom’s books 4. Feel better after a good laugh.

next time you hear someone “throws like a girl” this is what you should assume they mean

This is a great thread from Nate Federman about writing stories for The Office. He’s also writing a book, so watch out for that. Also, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree: his daughter wrote a story for her first sleepover that scared the bejeezus out of her friends :)

Three terrific self-portraits by PETER FALK of himself as ‘Columbo’.

Absolutely incredible. NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone. Watch with sound on.

@brightwalldarkroom.com Thought you’d like Gregory Corso’s wisdom from “How Not To Die”: “To the movies --- to the movies that's where I hurry to when I feel I'm going to die So far it's worked.” (Source: www.babelmatrix.org/works/en/Cor... (Site translates, thus the title below says (English))

Picture of the century. 😍 📷 credit: Science Tube

Ok, now do the bass clef.

“You pointed at a photo of a plate / of macaroni cheese then a photo of a glass of wine. / ‘Great.’ // You coughed up a mothball. / It sat on the table between us like a sad, sucked imperial mint.” — @carolinebirduk.bsky.social, “Naphthalene Heights” @carcanet.bsky.social

“I hope you licked the ends of your colored / pencils. Also, that you carried a Trapper Keeper. The first time a girl / touched you, I hope you had graham crumbs on your mouth. I hope / she wore her brother’s hunting coat” —Kiki Petrosino, “Valentine” @sarabandebooks.bsky.social

Best photobomb I’ve ever seen during an official speech. One sideways; one distracted but a stuffy; and the third just floating ‘round looking cute testing the gravity.

The first astronaut in history to speak French while en route to the moon — Canada’s very own Jeremy Hansen 🇨🇦

A view of the night sky from Mars. (Yes, really)

Stan Van Gundy: “This is the iced tea game, Long Island vs. Arizona.” This is a perfect piece of sports announcing.

“One of the jobs of poetry is to make the unbearable bearable by clear, precise confrontation.” —Richard Wilbur

The last 24h in order: Snow, rain, freeze, melt. Astonishingly beautiful. Zoom in to see the sparkling melt drops; volume up to hear the chorus of birds.

This, I would repost every day.

My tribute to Catherine O’Hara in Animal Crossing.

It’s on!

2025 year-end summary in 5 glorious seconds.

I didn’t know this speech, to my shame. Remarkable reading today.

“Havoc is a small price to pay for data.” This will never not be funny. When I find this card, I’m framing it.

Many such krasis

The bastards really did it.

Listen to Todd Snider playing a Train Song, because he’s on the train to glory tonight :(

Mr Covielo writes beautifully. The pull quote is only the beginning.

Can’t call yourself a scientist unless you palpate Shelob’s abdomen!

Omg. Ok folks. You need to do this—big feeds, please amplify ( @kevinmkruse.bsky.social maybe you can too)

Best part of this for me is that I was born in that blue Lego block in the middle of the upper East side desert.

Delighted to report that I have successfully deployed Fish In The Car against chuggers in Dorchester town centre.

Rachel Dratch "Sharing this moment of peace and beauty on the Connecticut River at sunrise. Listen in and calm your spirit! More to follow of this special weekend, but this was a true highlight."

It’s a snores d’oeuvres or a snooze-bouche

Dotor eek supplies the antidote to this ridiculous clickbait with a chuckle. Seethe comments on her post to learn how the data should have been collected and properly used. Also, I'm stealing ff :)

I think New England missed the fall equinox this year.

Turns out heaven is on earth--here's a piece of it in Rio!

KOKO THE GORILLA: Koko birkin bag. Practical Koko possession bag RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag. KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense. KOKO: jealousy professor

Absolutely nailed by two guys, a guitar & a tambourine. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Every time I hear “Rapture,” I think of Debbie Harry. Now I’ll think of Debbie Harry and a big hole in the house roof with the neighbors saying “Margie knew it was Tuesday…guess she overslept.”

Huge spike in papers coming from FAERS and NHANES—most of it scientifically meaningless. Ugh.

Morning laugh.

I never need to buy another birthday card!

Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social

From Nature, with links to RFK Jr’s opinion piece and the Danish author’s response. The original research is comprehensive and important. The vitriol and nonsense in RFK Jr’s opinion piece, astonishing. The precision and restraint in the author’s response, admirable. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

have never clicked a headline so fast www.nature.com/articles/d41...