I have so many questions

I like eating pistachios in the shell because afterwards I have a bunch of empty shells and I feel like I accomplished something

I’ll make it worth your while* *I have no means to make it worth your while

If you're working on new preps for the upcoming semester, consider assigning Contingent! In addition to our mailbag and How I Do History series, we've sorted our pieces by theme to make it easier to find something that fits. contingentmagazine.org/for-educators/

I knew something was up

My New Year’s resolution is to drink more coffee.

Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society https://theonion.com/historians-quibbling-over-exact-definition-of-concentration-camp-sign-of-healthy-society/

Here’s to 2026

Exactly. "Free Speech" has become conflated with the right to an audience, who must be compelled if necessary

they should invent a lower back that isn't garbage

Last Christmas I gave you my heart The very next day Kali ma shakti de

Oh god I’m ready for festivus this year

do you think people who dwell in the mountains are like, i can't wait to retire and rejoin society as a software developer

That’s the woman who said whatever that guy is saying, 5 minutes ago, but got ignored.

The losses to my field have been tremendous. Every brilliant scholar-teacher I know who didn’t get a chance to grow our knowledge about the past and help young people learn historical thinking skills is a loss. But it should never be “me instead of you,” but always “both of us, together.”

given everything we know about the forces that have intentionally destroyed higher education as a site of secure employment, anyone making the argument that they didn’t get a job because they’re white and male is either a lying grifter or so bad at analysis they should lose their PhD

I’m at the combination Pizza Hut and Kennedy Center.

This was my life for over 20 years

“For the love of God, stop using my likeness without my consent!” Freedom of Speech guy.

I wonder how many people who have survived a mass shooting in the US think guns gun culture aren’t a problem

Thinking of all our colleagues and friends at Brown.

Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University. We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish

Inflatable Christmas lawn decorations are ugly

Netflix to retroactively cancel The Sopranos after a single season

Interesting www.economist.com/finance-and-...

Bluesky should have a reward system where I, personally, get a little treat every time I scroll on by a terrible take about AI, without engaging.

Figuring out what to eat for dinner should not be this difficult

ha yeah

who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there

We're at the point that now when I see something like this I first check to see if it's someone I know (it's not, although I know several OU faculty)

OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:

Whatever happened to the Greenland subplot? The writers should give us an update next episode

Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...

Clue is obviously the best game-into-a-movie adaptation

squirrel: *points gun* me: what do you want me to do? squirrel: *gestures at sign* me: alright, i get it *opens book drop* squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion* me: NOT A SQUIRREL! squirrel: *disappears into book drop* me: *whispers* forgive me, keith

Awkward

Eugene O'Connor Emails Reveal a Lost Birmingham || the controversial sheriff's recently released documents reveal a close-knit police community that wistfully evokes 19th century social customs

Yes I love 2-factor authentication

why is the Oprah 30 Rock episode not streaming what did Oprah do

if microsoft just made outlook search not suck they'd see triple the productivity gains of any AI integration

Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. " www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...

sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference

BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

I could smell the mustard and the onions

look, people deal with trauma in different ways

if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this. can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.

I like my sprinkles like I like my jazz and my cuisine