where strange shapes of the unwarped primal world glided to and fro before his passive eyes

Today's Significant Objects 2026 story is Bottle with Unknown Powder by Natalia Williams: www.ebay.com/itm/26762271...

(stepping out of the shadows with a switchblade) is this your switchblade? i found it in the shadows

(guy living an unexamined life) haha yay whee

Many people have a smartphone but want to use it less. “This ambivalence,” @julieebeck.bsky.social reports, “is one of the key tensions of modern life. And for many people, it cannot be eliminated—only managed.” theatln.tc/KKGwvQnj

This 1996 Raymond Geddes folder was truly ahead of its time re . . . sushi cat memes.

Since we don't have a game today we're revisiting @millbot.bsky.social's essay from the backlist on Sarah McLachlan's "Dear God" (from March Faxness, 2022): open.substack.com/pub/marchxne...

More hair metal goodness, because we love you

I've been eagerly awaiting Moira McAvoy's GGD essay, and it does not disappoint! "All I knew was that I was Different, and thereby I was Wrong, hyper-visible yet totally unseen, and thereby I could not want, let alone be wanted." 💔

if I was running a wizard speakeasy I’d call it STAFF ONLY

This might be the funniest matchup of the first round. Guessing whichever way you lean this is not a hard one for most people. But it is for @angermonsoon.bsky.social

ARRRREEEE YOUUUUU READDDDYYYYY

there is such a dumb blankness, full of meaning, in a wide landscape of snows

When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, eat some cheese

Eye in the Labyrinth (1972, Mario Caiano)

there was a lucie brock-broido poem in the new yorker this week

A week and a half ago the Thunder were on pace for the best season in NBA history and now the Spurs are three games behind them in the loss column.

@joshuacitarella.bsky.social speaks with @frankfukuyama.bsky.social about democracy, neoliberalism, and abundance.

Okay, top 10 Christmas "movies" why not: 1. A Christmas Story (1983) 2. Gremlins (1984) 3. Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964) 4. Black Christmas (1974) 5. Rare Exports (2010) 6. Community s3 ep10 (2011) 7. Bad Santa (2003) 8. Edward Scissorhands (1990) 9. Elf (2003) 10. Krampus (2015)

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How did people in 1913 see the world? Scientists trained LLMs exclusively on pre-1913 texts—no Wikipedia, no 20/20. The model literally doesn't know of WWI. And it reflects spirit of the times without guardrails reflecting modern-day sensitivities. This is a terrific research application of LLMs.

The House by the Cemetery (1981, Lucio Fulci)

A couple more words about this Sunday's Tucson Essay Movie Club presentation of 2010's Rare Exports, my fav Xmas movie of all time, over at the @tucsonessayclub.bsky.social substack: open.substack.com/pub/tucsones...

File under "overheard at the gym": / You ever see that movie Corky Romano? /

Frank Gehry, 1929–2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...

i wrote for flaming hydra about my sober-addict relationship to all the drug use in The Last Waltz flaminghydra.com/issue-454/#t...

I agree: there’s a public health imperative to quickly expand the adoption of autonomous vehicles, which will save many lives. More than 39,000 Americans died in motor vehicle crashes yearly. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...

Kilchoman Distillery just announced The 2025 Kilchoman Club %release. #whisky will be available exclusively to club members online at 12 noon Islay time tomorrow (Wed 3rd Dec). #Kilchoman www.facebook.com/share/p/17ZY...

I listed this 1970s Blue Bird bus coin bank in my shop yesterday and I just have to show it off to more people because it is very cute: www.etsy.com/listing/4415...

Let's give this another try! @glasgowdc.bsky.social

Autocorrect has become our worst enema.

Whoah

Art teacher: I think you've misunderstood. It's the models who will be nude. Me: Well this is awkward.

Creepy Classifieds: Pet Clown 🗞️

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I just don't understand not liking goodreads, how is this not entertaining to you? 😂 (pictured: really-existing goodreads review of Elfriede Jelinek's Greed)

i keep thinking about her

So @eldiagram.bsky.social made broadsides for @richard-siken.bsky.social, @mathiassvalina.bsky.social, @joshriedel.bsky.social, and Thomas Dai for their recent @uapoetrycenter.bsky.social readings. We have some left; if you want to buy em here you go: thediagram.com/merch/produc...

New issue DIAGRAM 25.3 LET'S GOOOO thediagram.com/25_3/index.h...

Not only does El Paso have a superior monument than Huntsville, but they also have the superior college football team. UTEP, the Harvard of the Borderland, sleeps as winners tonight.

My current favorite José Olivarez poem:

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