I haven’t read everything, but this is the best review of the Odyssey I’ve read so far. (I claim no expertise other than having read the Lattimore translation as a freshman plus other adaptations over the years, including as a kid.)

Spencer McDaniel@spencermcdaniel.bsky.social · 2w ago

I have a master's degree in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, I've studied the 'Odyssey' in Ancient Greek, and I've been writing about the ancient world for over a decade. This is my exhaustive review of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'. #Odyssey #classics talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/23/a...

Stop saying "log into a portal." Sounds way too cool for what's happening.

TV appearance coming up on Drive By History. It airs on WLIW on Sat., 8/8 at 7pm, and then other PBS stations may rerun it. By Monday it'll be online here (in the meantime you can check out newly minted CUNY PhD Blake McGready in an episode about the 1779-80 winter) www.pbs.org/show/drive-h...

Drive By History

Drive By History investigates the stories behind roadside history markers in NJ and NY.

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Timothy J Lombardo@timothyjlombardo.bsky.social · 2d ago

Course prep/syllabus writing for my American Urban History course is getting exciting!

I keep hearing Sammy Stafura is a huge #Mets fan but I wonder if, by 6 pm, he'll be the only one left!

There should be a chopped liver emoji for those situations where you want to say, "What am I, chopped liver?"

Howie Rose is missing an opportunity to give the @metsradio880.bsky.social audience a Yiddish lesson. "Schmatta" just means rag, or shabby clothing. #LGM #Mets

This is terrible: historian Dr. Johanna Fernandez of Baruch and the CUNY Graduate Center died yesterday "following her courageous battle with cancer," according to her family. I met her a few times and thought very highly of her (as did prospective graduate students who were eager to study with her)

“Dearest Martha, Our flight got in a little early, so if you could start heading to the airport now to pick me up, hopefully we can get ahead of the evening rush hour.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...

T.S.A. Finds 5 Civil War Cannonballs in Passenger’s Luggage in Alabama

The inert relics, some as big as a grapefruit, were detected when agents X-rayed checked bags.

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Here's a track for the evening: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwX...

Bob Seger - Ramblin' Gamblin Man (1969)

YouTube video by BobClarke1945

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I just wrote to an editor that I was happy to send my submission a little early and go through "a round or two about editing," when I clearly meant to say "a round or two of editing." I must have been in a prepositional haze.

The #Mets are such a disaster, but a summer Saturday at the ballpark with friends is still a summer Saturday at the ballpark with friends #LGM

Fellow authors: wouldn’t it be even more fun if we did “Ruin your own book by adding a word”?

Matthew L Reznicek@drreznicek.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ruin a book by adding a word: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court Order

Trying shoelaces is a scam. Why are we always bothering kids to do it? Just let people be free

Ironically that state could have been Uganda, where Mamdani is from

Asher Elbein@asherelbein.bsky.social · 2w ago

The "world's only Jewish state" cliche that Greenblatt and folks like him keep repeating whenever Israel is criticized does make me wish we had another one, if only for the dubious joy of watching them pivot to "one of the world's only TWO Jewish states"

Hm…the diner I frequented in the ‘90s was the Sherwood Diner, where a lot of the scenes from Goodfellas took place (though they shot those scenes at a different location)

Niko Stratis@nikostratis.com · 2w ago

the nostalgia diner industry should have aged past the 50s. I should be able to go to an era-accurate 90s diner, served a room temp Fruitopia by staff in babydoll dresses, there should be a Street Fighter 2 Championship Edition machine against the wall. They could sell Desert Storm trading cards.

Bluesky note: librarians are always an automatic follow, but if I accidentally missed you I’ll correct that instantly.

Well, if I hadn’t already liked the books I’d read by @tkingfisher.com , her generous and enthusiastic fanbase would have definitely pulled me in!

In a way, this post is high art

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2w ago

I wrote one good sentence. Calling it a day.

The new Republican Party: “Speak loudly and carry a breadstick”

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2w ago

I bet this hits pretty hard if you're an idiot

Why would you need picture ID if you’re already family?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Scalise: "For God's sake -- you can't get pasta at Olive Garden without a picture ID! Why not be able to show a picture ID to vote?"

So much discussion of anti-Semitism and yet no one’s talking about how psychologists are trying to destroy Jewish culture as we know it! (I am kidding about this.) www.realsimple.com/what-happens...

What Happens to Your Brain When You Stop Complaining for a Week

Psychologists explain why complaining feels good, why it backfires, and what changes in your mind and relationships after a week without it.

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The “Oh how” construction inevitably makes me think of “The Humpty Dance.” Yes, I’m seeking professional help.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2w ago

Oh how the cultists used to cheer at his campaign rallies when he said this.

I walked past a car playing this song—I regret to inform you the song is 26 years old, etc. youtu.be/FC3y9llDXuM?...

Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag

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One of my favorite authors going right now—I just finished his Between Two Fires today

Tim Paul@tybber.bsky.social · 3w ago

This October, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙚-𝘽𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙡 by Christopher Buehlman @buehlmeister.bsky.social comes out. The third book in this world, and a follow up to 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙛. I got illustrate the map for the novel. One of my favorites. Also in this world and a prequel is 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨' 𝙒𝙖𝙧.

once again thinking about the best Lord of the Rings meme

Jeez, what if I became an academic because I needed people to keep assigning me books?

Sara Century@saracentury.bsky.social · 2w ago

I understand that it sucks to have to read a book you didn't choose as a kid but when people are like 40 and still going, "well assigned reading turned me off from reading" it's like, ok but you're 40. No one has assigned you a book in like 20 years.

That’s a bridge too far for a lot of guys! 🧽🚽

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3w ago

My man looks like the Last Airbender but the element he controls is urine

You can say a lot of things while greeting a stranger on a morning walk, but “let’s bungle in the jungle” is definitely not one of them