Defense wins championships after all!

Shooo! That was so good.

Time to crack open a cold one* and watch some football! *Polar black cherry

Actually flawless.

Public school librarians in Ohio are raising alarms about censorship, book bans, and funding cuts. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/14/b...

France-Spain on Bastille Day? Hooo boy. “Best match of the tournament” has been thrown around a lot this month, but this might be it.

A bit of wisdom I’ve learned as an archivist: Everything is always falling apart. You can’t ever stop it because that’s what matter does. Your job is to slow the process down as much as you can. It’s true with documents, books, and art. And with life too- falling apart is what we do.

It’s a fun video from Ellis, and it’s utterly absurd that any sporting event should be the same as a flight across the literal ocean, let alone 5 times as much. youtu.be/nBtDklgsh2Y?...

since a few people have tagged me on this: participation trophy brewing co. is a meme account for resistlib craft-beer types that has leaned heavily into ai slop over the past year or two. as far as i know, it does not actually produce any beer. sorry if this offends!

Actually want to amplify this further--95% haven't been digitized and even beyond that, archival CATALOGUING is its own patchy horrorshow of varying strategies, standards, and funding levels. To DIGITIZE something you have to FIND IT first!

Me doing stair painting prep: I’m going to finish this project this week! Me looking at the mid-90s temps for the rest of the week: Maybe next week!

My Neighbor Totoro in theatres this weekend? Yes please. gkids.com/ghiblifest/

Oof.

Once again. Though we’re all used to it by now, aren’t we?

I think the Swiss will win tonight, but there are some holes in my theory. I don’t want to chocolate about it. Alp be watching.

Like I said. You can’t let chances go begging against this team.

Anyway, here’s Wonderwall.

Sorloth not passing that ball to Haaland in the England box is going to haunt Norway, I fear.

Commentary: “I’ve lived in Springfield, Ohio for 45 years,” writes Rev Carl Ruby. “I’ve seen the city go from an economic and population freefall to a thriving city. That miracle turnaround was thanks in part to thousands of Haitian people seeking safety” ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/10/t...

We’ve finally moved from Idiocracy to Demolition Man.

I am so sick of this job market.

Lots of youth soccer discourse in the aftermath of the USMNT's World Cup exit. So, I wrote about "pay-to-play" — what it actually is, why it's a problem, why it's different in the U.S. vs. elsewhere, & why the real issue is "pay-to-travel-and-play." Free to read (ironically...) @theathletic.com:

This pitch looks like hell when you see the close up shots. Dry dirt kicking up everywhere.

Hot tip! If you remember watching Baby Jessica get pulled out of the well, here’s how you make the text larger on your iPhone. Settings>Accessibility>Display and Text Size>Larger Text>Larger Accessibility Sizes. You’re welcome!

Also, because Emily is circumspect about self promotion and link dropping but I AM SHAMELESS, here’s where you can get caught up on previous episodes: youtube.com/@msemilyedwa...

PSA: If you’ve got a prostate and had graduated high school the last time the World Cup was in the US (1994), make sure you’re getting that thing checked!

What’s Happening with Book Bans at the Federal Level: An Update and Calls to Action bookriot.com/federal-book...

Hoo boy. This hits deep.

In recent weeks, I saw a couple of friends after a long time, and they shared how much sadness they’re carrying. It made me wonder: why is there so much sadness in the world? What happened to us? Why does so much pain live in our hearts?

No, YOU cut out the last Bloom County strip and hung it up on your wall.

Get Loud: Public Library and School Internet Access Is Under Threat The FCC wants to change the e-Rate program, which could eliminate discounts libraries and schools get to provide internet to their community. bookriot.com/proposed-fcc...

Only eight nations have ever won the men’s World Cup over the past 96 years. This year, each quarterfinal game features one of those eight nations. It’s a funny old game.

I took this post down ages ago for reasons I won’t get into, but Gwen deserves better than that. Gwendolyn Johnson-Acsadi aka Gwynne Forster was an extraordinary woman who happened to also be a beloved romance author. romancehistory.com/2021/03/04/g...

That was a mess. Feel terrible for Egypt.

Oof.

I’ll admit I didn’t see 2-0 coming though!

I took this post down ages ago for reasons I won’t get into, but Gwen deserves better than that. Gwendolyn Johnson-Acsadi aka Gwynne Forster was an extraordinary woman who happened to also be a beloved romance author. romancehistory.com/2021/03/04/g...

I know there were some discussions on here, but here’s a more detailed look at library closures at UCF: www.hercampus.com/school/ucf/u...

I am billing Argentina-Egypt as “Battle of The Short Kings” and I will entertain no questions on this.

You wouldn’t know it, but Gio Reyna played 45 minutes in that game.

AS I SAID.

This defense is a liability. They need to change something.

I’m starting to see how we lost 5-2 to Belgium back in March.

Retiring Christiano and Platner in the same week would be nice synergy…

I wasn’t imagining! bsky.app/profile/andy...

I’m still recovering from the spectator who appeared to have an inflated Iberico ham.

Portugal-Spain has all the makings of a painfully boring game, but hopefully I’m wrong?

Hey all! Guess who's doing a talk on the history of sapphic romance this weekend!? ME! Come and join me at 10am or 7pm BST on Saturday 10 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fated-love... 7 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fated-love...

FIFA has nations suspended for political interference but Since it’s the Trump administration, of course it doesn’t count

So now if the English FA doesn’t pull every string to get the Quansah red card suspended, they’ll look dumb. King Charles phone calls? CEO of Bayer (Quansah plays for Bayer Leverkusen) maybe? Lord Sugar? What’s the magic key?