Jeffrey Makala
@jeffmakala.bsky.social
Rare books and special collections at Furman Univ. in Greenville, SC, USA. U.S. and world book history. Am. Lit. Ph.D. Publishing Plates (PSU Press, 2023), In Dogs We Trust (USC Press, 2019). Book arts. Dogs, lots of dog pics (and cats). He/him
I speak the password primeval .... I give the sign of democracy;
Loving the Spalding Automatic Abdominal Masseur, from a newly-acquired 1909 Spalding Guide to Physical Training.
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry began on October 16, 1859.
treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.
53 years ago, hip-hop was born at a back-to-school party in the Bronx. Now, the Bronx School of Hip Hop is preparing a new generation of artists to shape what comes next. I sat down with Nas to talk about the past, present, and future of hip-hop in NYC — from the turntables to our classrooms.
Mayor and Nas sit down to discuss the past, present and future of hip hop in NYC
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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Have just reached Peak Rare Book Librarian when I noticed I now have 3 blue blazers hanging on my office coat rack….
Gutenberg didn’t invent printing
Dark Ages didn't happen
Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini punches a young fascist who tried to confront him outside the premiere for his film, Mamma Roma. (22 September 1962) Also my mum's birthday. We like Pasolini.
Invisible winged creatures that frolic all round us! Sweet childhood of air and sky! how oblivious were ye of old Ahab’s close-coiled woe!
Had a great time at the Another Anarchist Carolina Bookfair (ACAB) yesterday in Asheville and picked up some amazing zines 🌹#breadandroses #thebeautifuldream
They are fighting Quakers; they are Quakers with a vengeance.
Dreams! adorations! illuminations! religions! the whole boatload of sensitive bullshit!
Schnoodle came to work with me yesterday for International Dog Day.
With the news that bike-maker Raleigh is going into administration I am once again reminded of the coolest photograph ever to be taken in the history of mankind.
John Waters says he's still working on his long-gestating holiday film, FRUITCAKE, now as an animated children's movie. "Who knows, that’s fallen through a couple of times too." www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
John Waters Is Aging Disgracefully, Thank Goodness
Between sets at Oakland's Mosswood Meltdown, the Pope of Trash talks to THR about turning 80, workshopping dirty jokes, and why he'd rather spend the night in a punk bar than at the Folsom Street Fair...
hollywoodreporter.com