The rumors that Dick Wolf is spinning off a new CSI about the Copper Age have been greatly exaggerated (by me).

TONIGHT! 8pm eastern, join me (virtually! and for free!) as I explore the science behind the reconstruction of Ötzi, a man whose 5,000-years-old remains were frozen in ice until 1991. arapahoelibraries.bibliocommons.com/events/697cc... #archaeology #mystery #science #murder

40 MINUTES TIL POLLS CLOSE. As always, if you’re waiting in line to vote, STAY IN LINE.

Attention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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You know that moment near the beginning of Home Alone where the mom is trying to get Kevin to go upstairs and he says he hopes he never sees her again for the rest of his life? And Catherine O’Hara’s face hardly changes but somehow communicates just how heartbroken she is? Anyway, she was a genius.

I made some calzones and only one came out haunted! #dinner

Do it do it do it

Good morning, we are hanging in there and hope you are too. #dog

Hey I’m gonna run to the dissociation store real quick, y’all need anything?

@nikahoward.bsky.social 👀

I too am often changed by the gas I encounter. I’m not in space, I just have a flatulent dog.

ICE is made up of all the pathetic bullies that peaked in high school. Get a fucking life, you sad little dorks.

The cellos made the hills glow red, and the leaves and grass were tipped with a soft pale green as the violins began their song. Only the bass fiddles rested as the entire orchestra washed the forest in color. Milo was overjoyed because they were all playing for him, and just the way they should.

"What are they playing?" asked Tock "The sunset, of course. They play it every evening, about this time. And they also play morning, noon, and night, when, of course, it's morning, noon, or night. Why, there wouldn't be any color in the world unless they played it.”

If there’s not a vegan sub/grinder/hoagie/hero shop out there called Never Meat Your Heroes, there should be. Y’all can have that one for free.

A reminder that my strip took over Dilberts vacant spot in the Washington Post after they dropped his ass. 😎 www.stlpr.org/show/st-loui...

Scott Adams dying at 68 rather than 69 is the perfect capstone to a life of being almost — but not quite — funny

What publications out there are still letting writers profile fascinating-but-not-famous people and underground scenes and unique communities? Lemme get weird

Fiddle and I had different opinions about taking a cute snuggle selfie.

WARNING to ST. Paul: ICE is going door to door with weapons drawn.

San Francisco’s Ocean Beach!

I painted some lemons because I wanted something sunny and cheerful amongst the raging horrors.

every seat in a movie theater should have an "I have to pee" button and if enough people press it they should be able to pause the movie

is a risky dance a gambol gamble?

a peanut butter and slim jim sandwich would probably be disgusting, but on the plus side, you could call it a PB&James.

FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history. Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸

we’re scrolling around HBO and found AZTEC BATMAN and i need everyone to see Conquistador El Joker

Holiday greetings from the sidewalks of West Philly.

Let me get this straight — you want me to read it AND weep? In this economy?

Same! It’s weird! Especially since they all seem to copy-paste different bits of the same Scholastic review. Cmon guys.

Boldly shitting where no cat has shat before

Oh that’s not a planet, it’s my cat

Happy Friday! If you’re free around 4pm est today, I’m doing an event (virtually) about ancient booze, and how drunkenness fits into human evolution! It’s archaeology happy hour—BYOB, naturally. You can reserve a spot here: arapahoelibraries.bibliocommons.com/events/6904c...

In case you’re in the mood for some good news . . .

Happy consumerism bonanza day! Throw tomatoes at target/Walmart/Amazon! Get some freaky little presents from artists! Big corps make the wealthy wealthier & artists are trying to buy wet food for their cats. Artists, drop your shops! For a start, check out SquidFacts.net More of my faves below

A North Carolina-based friend of mine told me that many families are nervous to go to school or get groceries because of ICE enforcement! If you can, a generous thing to do is to donate a few bucks to help the people of Durham care for each other! bullcityschools.app.neoncrm.com/forms/84

@michaelhobbes.bsky.social @notalawyer.bsky.social From a diet-specialist paleoarchaeologist (lapsed) and science communicator, thank you for making such a great episode about why Sapiens is such a dumb wrong book!

Why is “booking it” used to mean really hurrying?

I’m so tired that my feelings are tired

aw BEANS I misspelled the shop link! It’s thinglearner.squarespace.com/store OOPS ironically…well, I tried.

the gifting season is looming, and I sure would appreciate it if y’all shared this and the link to my art shop far and wide! many many thanks :) #art #shopping #gift #artist

This idea came to me in a dream, and even in the dream I thought “well, this is silly.” Gonna make a few more prints and put them up for sale in my shop. If you also feel like a fishperson who tried real hard, you can get one of your own. thinglearner.squarespace.com/shop

Seattle's Mamdani is winning by an absurdly small margin over our incumbent mayor, who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot. Vote in your local elections! www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...

Israel will tell us with a straight face that it's a leader in green energy while doing ecocide to Gaza and emitting more than 100 countries. As COP30 begins let's remember that military emissions aren't even calculated. #cop30

Hello! I got my shit together and set up a shop page on my website! I’m doing a limited run of several of my favorite prints for now. Eventually I’ll have an option for original pieces and commissions! You can buy ‘em! I’d love it if you did. #gifts #art thinglearner.squarespace.com/shop

As you read the homages remember that strong commitments to racist and misogynistic beliefs when one holds potions of power and prominence shape disciplines, knowledges, and practice. All the contributions, beneficial, ignorant, and harmful, should be on the table. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...