Joy Williams continues to be weird, and continues to rule.

The best dog in the world turns 15 today. Happy birthday Little Bear!

Checking to see how much violence and gore there will be:

Never not shocked by the way people think about the city

A couple others I really wanted to squeeze on here, like A Serious Man or Ida:

NYT Crossword streak just hit 2,500 days

Who can forget the Swiss-Austrian Union, or its famous capital - Istanbul.

got me and my wifes anniverseary mixed up with 9/11 again. in my defense the numbers are kind o f close together. "Im sorry Toots"

People also ask: Is Andy Samberg a religion?

Cool things from this year: 1. Saw 407 bird species (new record) 2. Saw 133 bird species for the first time (life list now at 606) 3. Visited my 50th state 4. Read 59 books 5. Went to Asia for the first time 6. Got married 7. Visited my 50th state capitol building

Jimmy Carter is the first time a president from the Democratic Party has died in almost 52 years

Bird on a sign

Thanks so much to the Penn Review for publishing this story about the last day in the life of country music legend Jimmie Rodgers. This one means a lot to me and I hope you like it. www.pennreview.org/jimmie-rodge...

belk

Wow! Pitchfork announces that, for the 18th year in a row, the #1 song of the year is "Snake Farm" by Ray Wylie Hubbard www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgy7...

People weren’t wrong about how amazing Soundtrack to a Coup d’État is. So structurally innovative, and a marvel of editing.

Saw The Sacrifice yesterday at Film Forum. Tarkovsky really was operating on another level.

@rexparker.bsky.social was in Columbus and randomly stumbled on a Nancy exhibit at the Cartoon Library and Museum! It was really fun!

@rachelholliday.bsky.social @bodegacats.bsky.social bodega across the street got a new kitten, meet Jimmy

birders on bluesky will be like “look at this tri-crested manky warblefoot i spotted today! never seen such perfect plumage! the jackbooted footsoldiers of capital we call police will be first against the wall”

Hell yeah, new personal best Thursday crossword time

Monowi, Nebraska Population: 1 Photos from Google Places API Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monowi,_Nebraska

@townsusa.bsky.social midnight mine, Fairbanks, Alaska

@townsusa.bsky.social virginia city, Montana

So it begins - where are all the Vollmann heads on this app?