La saison commence!

Kiki and Bouba’s Delivery Service

Benjamin Suchard@bnuyaminim.bsky.social · 3w ago

Turn a movie into a linguistics article

"Los cuatro grandes poetas de Chile son tres: Alonso de Ercilla y Rubén Darío" - Nicanor Parra

I went from reading a few books a year to around one a week. I wanted to write down how I got there, how it involved rethinking my relationship to attention, and why I believe reading books can heal your brain. I hope this gives you something useful! johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/how-i-lear...

How I Learned to Read Way, Way More

I had to rethink my relationship to attention

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🍅 Aló Comidista: “¿El tomate pierde sabor si lo guardas en la nevera?". El consultorio de junio responde a varias cuestiones que pueden ser motivo de divorcio

Aló Comidista: “¿El tomate pierde sabor si lo guardas en la nevera?"

Maridos neveristas, cuñadas que arruinan ensaladas y niños discriminados porque su madre les envuelve el bocata en papel albal: el consultorio de junio está lleno de dramas familiares

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We asked our bus operators from the 77th garage which route takes the most skill to drive, and which route is their favorite. Here’s what they had to say 💬

Meagan McNeal, one of our gallery board members, is making her Lyric Opera debut this weekend as the title character in "safronia", a new musical work by Chicago's inaugural Poet Laureate avery r. young. It looks like a really cool production, set for just a two-day run. Some tickets still left:

safronia

Triumph and tragedy converge in this universal yet personal Afro-surrealist tale of the Great Migration by Chicago’s first-ever poet laureate, avery r. young.

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J’aime beaucoup. J’ajoute les mots de Dany Laferrière, auxquels je pense chaque printemps.

Toula Drimonis@mtltoula.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Like every year, I quote Leonard Cohen when spring arrives in Montreal. ❤️

The best bus seat is the one reading this post

Municipal Corporation@nikhunder.com · 4y ago

Below, pick the best bus* seat

Les fruits d’hiver

אָרים איז מײן שטיבעלע, מיט אַן אַלטן דאַך, װאַקסן אין אים קינדערלעך קלײנינקע אַסך. גײט אין גאַס אַ רעגנדל, װערט אין שטיבל נאַס— לױפֿן מײנע קינדערלעך, שפּילן זיך אין גאַס. גײט אין גאַס אַ רעגנדל, גײט ער זײ אַנטקעגן— װאַקסן מײנע קינדערלעך, װי בלימעלעך אין רעגן. אײדע מאַזע

«Casser le bécyk» (@lapresse.ca) ? À votre service : oreilletendue.com/2019/06/10/t... • #langueqc •

I'm at the Field museum and I don't recall voting for any of these guys

Kids on Archer Ave near 44th in 1971 on a bike parade to promote bike safety #bikeCHI

איך װיל האָבן ײדישע פעדערפרײַנד. צי זײַנען דאָ מענטשן װאָס װילן שיקן בריװן אָדער פּאָסטקאַרטלעך מיט מיר? זײ דאַרף נישט זײַן קײן גרויסע בריװן מיט פּערפֿעקט ײדיש, נאָר אַן אופֿן אַ ביסל הנאה צו האָבן.

“Help support local businesses and raise funds for the Southwest Side Rapid Response Team at the Chicago Bites Back Business Crawl from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, November 21, 2025, at neighborhood locations..”

Chicago Bites Back Business Crawl

Help support local businesses and raise funds for the Southwest Side Rapid Response Team at the Chicago Bites Back Business Crawl from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, November 21, 2025, at neighb...

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🚲🥰🚲 Le dimanche 16 novembre, on ira inaugurer le REV Henri-Bourassa! Pas juste qu'on ne cèdera pas un seul iota du 2% de la voirie, mais on en demandera partout! Venez nombreux en famille! #velomtl #polmtl ✊🚲✊🚲

Museo (2018) est vraiment magnifique. Drôle, touchant, beau.

Le Devoir@ledevoir.com · 10mo ago

«Le Devoir» a préparé une liste de films et séries qui évoquent le cambriolage au Louvre survenu dimanche.

Early Paul Sarbanes sighting

אָהאָ, פֿאַלנדיקע בלעטער! אָהאָ, פֿליִענדיקע טעג! אָהאָ, װי װעל איך איצטער בלאָנדזשען װען ס'ליגט געדיכטער נעפּל אױף מײַן װעג

פּאָפּאָ מאַקעראָנדל! הײַנט בין איך געגאַנגען צו אַ פֿעסטיװאַל פֿון פּאָפּאָ און איך האָב געהאַט אַ סך הנאה. פּאָפּאָ ביר, קאַװע מיט פּאָפּאָ מילך, און אַ סך מער װונדערלעכע זאַכן!

My favorite coffee roaster (which also sells vinyl) is having a PRINE Day sale www.tandemcoffee.com/collections/...

We are back! And running g out of books! Come quick

Anne Trubek@atrubek.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Chicago! Come on by. Booth QQ @beltpublishing.bsky.social

I think it's partly...who would I recommend to someone who liked him other than 'listen again'? I think singular artists tend to be underdiscussed for this reason.

Same shot same day

are you not infotained@alopex-ii.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Same shot same day

Orange Line

Furthest I've been: N: western (brown line) E: western (pink line) S: western (orange line) W: western (blue line, no the other one) dont need to get some travelling in! i’m fine!

Jed Hanson@jedhanson.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Furthest I've been: N: Winnipeg, MB E: London, UK S: Miami, FL W: San Francisco, CA Need to get some travelling in!