*Everywhere* used to smell of cigarette smoke. Restaurants are the obvious example that everyone thinks of, but people used to smoke in banks, on buses, airplanes, post offices, movie theaters, and even public schools. Also, it used to be considered normal to drive home completely-ass drunk.

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 17h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

Today's chart after ACT got another $25k The system is rigged

is there anyone winston hasn't insulted these days? apart from old white men and white men

💕 #knit #sew #crochet

this, i'm gonna preserve whatever i can

Nxhoj recovering@nxhoj.bsky.social · 5d ago

Honestly, it sickens me with all the articles and even theories that these companies are scanning and destroying materials just for the sake of creating their own slop and altered history. I may go ham on preservation myself and get physical books, comics and etc. as well.

Today I impressed the Mexicans who run the company I work for by eating a chili that two of the four found too hot to consume. They have declared me "un gringo mexicano." This is the highest honor I've received in about a decade.

You guys go on ahead, I’m going to hang out here for awhile ☺️ Armchair Books, Edinburgh's Old Town

No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...

Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation

PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...

theonion.com

Sam Neill wrote this. ♥️

we hired a woman to landscape our garden in nz and it was the best decision ever. she was awesome, friendly, we had good chats, and she built a cat friendly herb garden for my old cat 100% would hire again

Jessica Coles@prairievixen.bsky.social · 7d ago

Our cat, who has hissed and yowled at every tradesman who has ever entered our house, is completely unbothered by the woman plumber who is doing work for us today.

now we can just let the classicists argue amongst themselves

As a Classicist, I’ve Defended Emily Wilson’s Odyssey Translation. I Can’t Defend Her Review of Nolan’s Movie.

Emily Wilson used baffling arguments to flay Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s poem.

slate.com

Are our treats ready yet?

i've spent the last three years reading 90% books by women and especially non-white women and tbh it's pretty fuckin great

ffs emily wilson is not obligated to like christopher nolan's movie just because he cited her translation as one of the inspirations for his film. she's not saying she hates him and wants him murdered

i put matt damon back in the horse whenever this happens

Joshua Eaton@joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 7d ago

Every time someone complains about Emily Wilson’s review, I personally force Matt Damon to eat a lotus.

My eldest daughter (12) wanted to get The Handmaid's Tale from the library. We struggled to find it for a hot minute and she'd forgotten her card. So I took her to the bookstore and bought her a copy, along with The Testaments...

The 'Inv-Asian' migration wave of the 90s was dominated by nuclear family units. To be an Asian kid in the 90s like Lawrence (or me, though I was born here) was to grow up isolated & in the shadow of hatred and violence instigated by a guy who is currently the Deputy PM still doing the same thing.

With highly-pathogenic avian influenza now in NZ, we're taking steps to protect #kakapo and #takahe by vaccinating against the disease, following a successful trial. We're aiming for ~90 kākāpō and 100 takahē in an initial phase to protect the most valuable birds/sites. #conservation #birds

Australia in 2026 Being exposed for being racist or engaging in racist behaviour is turned into THE PROBLEM rather than the actual racism (Provac Australia is a hydro vacuum excavation company, whose director was a former One Nation candidate, 👀article)

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 7d ago

Woman faces legal threats after posting Provac Australia driver's racist road rage gesture

"First Nations children nationally have been held w/o a sentence on average for 57 days while they await trial, sentencing or a bail decision" "Queensland has the highest proportion of children detained without a sentence, ranging from 80-90%, with an average of 96 days, the highest in the country"

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · last wk.

Closing the Gap data reveals rise in First Nations youth held in detention without sentence

Racists describing refugees to Britain as "Boat people" like our nation's most famous hobby wasn't using the boats of the British Navy to take over other countries. Like... British people are, very famously, boat people. We were boat people all over the world. It was our whole thing.

At a time when so many are letting AI chatbots do their thinking for them and evil powers are manipulating the training of AI chatbots, your friendly LIBRARIAN is empowering folks to TAKE BACK CONTROL

Librarians are hosting viral 'Avoiding AI' workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech | TechCrunch

At libraries around the country, "Avoiding AI" workshops have elicited unprecedented demand.

techcrunch.com

David Roberts@volts.wtf · last wk.

Israel is giving Trump's former campaign manager millions of dollars to fill the internet with pro-Israel articles written by AI, not so that anyone will actually read them, but so that *LLMs will train on them* & regurgitate their perspective. This is the future of the information environment.

I made smoked chicken thigh, prawn, and chorizo Spanish rice in the style of paella for dinner. #kai #food 🍽️🍜

Racist tirade. It's a racist tirade. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...

Winston Peters launches tirade against Chinese-Kiwi Green MP

“This is called democracy, unlike what you're used to. So go back to where you come from, you loud mouth, and maybe you'll learn something,” Peters said.

stuff.co.nz