So far I’ve found Sydney very lovely but the people here do seem to love wearing heavy deodorant and perfumes.
When I teach, and especially when I teach teenagers, I stand on the shoulders of giants. However in this case they are the shoulders of every teacher I’ve had who told a long drawn out story that is only tangentially related to the topic being discussed.
Chartreuse monks of France: we will distill the world's finest herbal liqueur Trappist monks of Belgium: we will brew the world's greatest beer Benedictine monks of England: we came up with a juice that makes you explode
Shoshana 🏳️⚧️@shoshana.bsky.social · 2y agoThat's a weird label for a bottle of Bucky (For those who don't know, Buckfast is blackcurrant wine that's 14.8% alcohol and has 90mg of caffeine per 5oz. This bottle is the size of a can of Coke and has 210mg of caffeine compared to 32mg in a can of Coke plus the alcohol of 4 glasses of wine)
An amazing little tribute to the late Jim Croft.
Book Father: The Old Ways of Jim Croft
YouTube video by Rockville Productions
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Eye exam day means it’s time to tell the technician that no, I can’t see any of the letters.
Uline is absolutely evil and you need to not be using them for anything no excuse refuseuline.com
Refuse Uline
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Possible Worlds Games@possibleworlds.bsky.social · 2mo agonow if everyone can just divest from ULINE too
Yes! YES!
jay Dragon is sleepy@jdragsky.bsky.social · 2mo agothe seven-part pact kickstarter launches TOMORROW! here's the Arcane Edition (mockup, images not final) ! it features a faux leather bound grimoire, hardcover codices, a plastic pull tab on the box, and beautiful art by @teanwitch.bsky.social
I have edited a lot of sexual-assault-accusation articles, and this one easily clears every veracity check: contemporaneous emails with her therapist, a boyfriend who knew, a woman she warned—all before Platner ran for office. Good on Politico for nailing it, and on Jenny Racicot for speaking up.
Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her
The Maine Democrat denied the allegations and said, “Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue.”
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I will never forget Joey Chestnut's intro at the 2023 Nathan's hot dog eating contest.
Joey Chestnut's intro at his last Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest was ELECTRIC ⚡
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I know I'm getting older because recently I've been thinking I should be making more miniature books.
A pox on every single transphobe, especially those with the political and social power to make people’s lives better or worse who decide: hm, let’s go with WORSE. This includes not only rabid rightwingers, but also ostensible allies who cannot wait to sell out our trans brothers and sisters. POX!!
Sometimes Boston little free libraries deliver interesting things! These are all likely to go the students @nbssboston.bsky.social for repair prajects.
THEY MADE IT A CAROUSEL BOOK! I SAW THIS AND FREAKED OUT!
Friends at the Table@friends-table.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis extra-special edition, illustrated by @elemei.bsky.social and based on a concept by @dancynrew.bsky.social contains as its centerpiece an unfolding "star book" diorama depicting scenes from a fateful High Sun Day.
running so fast to preorder the marielda vinyl they animate me tripping and rolling across the floor in a dustcloud but then i come out of it and slam facedown directly onto a big 'purchase' button
More museums and libraries should have replicas of their Cool Stuff in their shop. They should *especially* have replicas of their absurdly cool fans, right now. #Bookhistory
Sonja Drimmer@sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 2mo agoMan, folks are gonna love it when I make a facsimile of this manuscript (YES IT IS A MANUSCRIPT! In this house we define manuscript maximally!).
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I always show younger people this picture of the San Francisco choir from 1993 with the only survivors in white to show how devastating AIDS was.
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A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.
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but... but I don't own a record player.
Lost In Cult@lostincult.co.uk · 2mo ago“...an obsessive academic sends an unusual artifact to a friend: an unfolding carousel containing a collection of objects and ephemera from the City of First Light” Sign up below to hear about the musical project between @friends-table.bsky.social x @LostInCult.co.uk dropping on June 25th... 🔗⤵️
The 1991 documentary on New York City drag queen ball culture and their houses "Paris is Burning" is available on Youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ7r...
Paris Is Burning | FULL MOVIE | New York Drag Ball Classic LGBTQ Documentary
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