My mom just gave me something to take home in this thing from Kyiv, Soviet era.

The Onion is no longer funny. And the issue is not “you can’t tell the difference b/w truth and an Onion headline.” That’s an excuse. The issue is them. They’re not funny. I think the new crop of comedians has inherited a humor that’s not natural to them.

Early blood libel reminded me of modern day progressives. Simon of Trent is the child that Jews were falsely accused of killing, resulting in torture and killing of the town’s Jews.

Full article is paywalled, but here’s some highlights from “The Day the Music Died” Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic June 2025.

"You see, the thing about immigrating as an infant is that your parents’ language continues to grow inside you, but its growth is stunted." 🔥NEW🔥 at AGNI Online: "On Translation, Bilingualism, and Squid Game" by Slava Faybysh

You’re not against fascism if you’re an obsessed Jew hater. Jew hate = fascism.

we have a teriffic 275 word story by Pablo Baler !! 'Pearl Hunter' is about an old man, dentures, & having a dream about diving for pearls. love how reality & dream are mixed together in this one. translated from spanish by Slava Faybysh xraylitmag.com/pearl-hunter...

It goes deeper than that even. How could Black folks, queer folks, women have made themselves free on their own? It’s not possible according to the white supremacist pov. Eric Ward, expert on white nationalism, articulates it— someone else must be behind the scenes engineering it all —>

It's been a pleasure to be involved with making an English version of this brilliant book a reality! This is Elsa Drucaroff's reimagining of the last days of Rodolfo Walsh – father, writer, journalist and opponent of Argentina's Junta. Listen to translator @slava8.bsky.social read from his work...

Fresh books! Stella's one of mine, and isn't out until May. Rodolfo Walsh's Last Case is brilliant and heartbreaking – out in early March, translated by @slava8.bsky.social

can we discuss how good yiddish curses are. i like "may he be as rich as caesar and spend it all on doctors."

I just watched a really cute pig video. Then during the video I realized I was eating pork. Then I realized tomorrow is Yom Kippur

These actually say please clean the room and do not disturb 🤣

Why the heck do I keep joining these sites?