@shakespeare.lol as Egypt's viziers wert deprived of staves by Zion's gloried brothers, so too hast thou been robb'd of thy schtick.

Gallivanting Gargoyles

Hmm, sounds like we need a refresher. The issue of whether everyone's favorite long-neck is called Brontosaurus or Apatosaurus (or both) has *nothing* to do with which skull was historically included on museum mounts! 🧵#FossilFriday

Back when Apple had an apparel catalog (1986)

“Fraenkel describes a system where on one side is the Normative State—that handles the routine business of a nation. But coexisting within that shell is the Prerogative State, a domain of absolute executive power that operates with unlimited arbitrariness…” www.theunpopulist.net/p/in-trumps-...

I just thought everyone should see this

Three of my latest Sketchbooks reprinted for my upcoming exhibition at @teckningsmuseet, designed by @sanatoriumforlag

Sketchbook

Research Uncovers Critically Endangered Shark Meat in the US Food Supply Researchers found that prohibited species may be sold under false labels. www.foodandwine.com/shark-meat-s... 🦑🧪🌍🦈

Brilliant from @mortenmorland.bsky.social

Not for the first time, it looks like Channel 4 just handed the keys to their socials to an evil genius:

Diminish a band The A

Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.

i have some books from Ames' personal library (CIA gave his books to a used bookstore in McLean VA), and sent Ames' copy of a John le Carre' book to le Carre'

Americans right now:

Pulled up next to René Auberjonois (Benson, Star Trek DS9) at a red light and told him he'd driven the last ten blocks with his left turn signal still on.

I think Mike Tomlin will be coaching for his job next Sunday. It's essentially a playoff game, and another premature exit - particularly after the Steelers had two separate chances to advance - will be too much for the fanbase to take. A parting of the ways with the Rooneys will surely follow.

Bookshelf

Muffled. #CemeterySaturday St. Luke Cemetery, Chicago, IL ▪️ I just listed this original drawing in my shop if anyone is interested (link in bio). www.etsy.com/listing/4429...

No humbug this thread...

Janvier’s

“Leave it to business journalists to successfully stage a boardroom coup against an AI chief executive.” This is a really funny story about an AI vending machine. And does not seem to be paywalled.

The @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social is a delightful oasis for book-loving weirdos, and I could not be more chuffed to be talking about my weird little book on Jan. 8. Come join the peculiar revel and sample some zombie science, along with music, trivia, Q&A and a recipe for a signature cocktail! 🧪🧟‍♀️

Late-year academic push nearly over, so ready to get back to making these guys 🛠️

Joan Jett throwing gas??!!?!!

Get a heated toilet seat they said. It's the best thing ever they said. #FridayVibes 😼 #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

Newly Unsealed Batch Of Epstein Estate Photos Contains Rare Holographic Dershowitz — theonion.com/newly-unseal...

Woo hoo!!!

There has been a strong reaction to the antisemitism allegations levelled at Nigel Farage - except from those you might have expected to condemn it most loudly. My piece for @jewishnews.bsky.social on a strange silence www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...

Thumbnailing…

"Could this strange, wise boy with the gentle cadence of a preacher be the one to deliver Democrats from damnation? Or at least from decades of unabated loserdom?" Great profile of James Talarico via @allegrahobbs.bsky.social

My absolutely favorite artwork for today, capturing the holiday more poignantly than any other: Alice Neel, Thanksgiving, 1965

"If Trump’s first term was marked by a level of graft and self-dealing that would have embarrassed a Tammany stalwart, then his second term seems to be an explicit effort to outpace his previous record and set a new high-water mark for political corruption in the [US]." #GiftLink #GiftArticle

Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one

Tired of dating bull—? Try Minos Matchmaking Service!

Now for the love of Pete give the man some offense! Mr. Nutting has no business owning a baseball team if he won't ride Skenes and the most promising rotation in baseball to the postseason.

Obviously prejudicial to the outcome

Mamdani wasting no time drive-testing the proposition that head-on confrontation is the only rational approach to Trump.

To mark the passing of former shadow US President Dick #Cheney today, this banger from @mluckovich.bsky.social of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

"I am reminded of Hitler’s plans for Germania, his imagined new capital city for the Thousand-Year Reich, when looking at the comically large renderings for Trump’s ballroom. [Both conceal] fundamental inadequacies." @aselrod.bsky.social decodes the ballroom: www.liberalcurrents.com/trump-loeil-...

Never fear, the French have put their finest man on the case—

If Joe #Flacco sticks with the #Bengals the rest of the way he could conceivably start v. the #Browns in Week 18... the team he led against Cincy in Week 1! Has this kind of volte-face ever happened before within a single #NFL season? Surely not. #football

If America's present trajectory is roughly analogous to the decline of the Roman Empire (it's sure tempting to see it that way) is social media/AI slop our equivalent of their lead pipes, brain poisoning everybody and weakening the ruling class?

Literally just now occurred to me that there is a non-zero chance that Emmanuel Clasé threw the 2024 ACS against the Yankees. After a season with a 0.659 WHIP, he put up this line in three games against New York:

The local food pantry endorses cannibalism.

fortunately our corporations are rising to the moment

Could there be a more perfect example of the "This-is-how-you-found-out-Celebrity-X-has-died" social media post? With no hint of any trouble at first, praise for a tasteful but overlooked career highlight, followed by an oblique sting in the tail.

Sketchbook page.

The Guardian cuts to the heart of the matter with its hard-hitting reporting.

I have two professor colleagues who have faced threats and harassment due to the organization Charlie Kirk built, and they were not alone. We can denounce and loathe political violence without hagiography for its victims. This is dangerous nonsense.