Rachael Fischer

new cocktail just dropped (gator tears)

When did every holiday become a fireworks-worthy holiday?

I, a French Jewel Thief, Refuse to Rob the Louvre Before Mid-Morning “Thieves in balaclavas broke into Paris’ Louvre museum on Sunday morning, using a crane to smash an upstairs window, then stealing priceless object...

"My typical heist morning routine goes like this: wake at leisure, cigarette, croissant and cafe au lait, read a chapter of Voltaire, stroll along the Seine, browse the Paris flea market, THEN robbery."

Oh did Carson Beck throw an interception

I keep wanting it to turn into Mahler. And it just…won’t. 😂

The best kind.

things were better when the computer lived in its own specific room and you only went in there sometimes

150 years of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, overlooked icon of Black classical music The British composer was a generational success story before his death at 37 — yet keeping that legacy in view has always been a challenge, even during his lifetime.

Enjoyed reading this article by @garrt.bsky.social and I’m looking forward to my first time playing Coleridge-Taylor’s Piano Quintet in 2026!

www.npr.org/2025/08/14/n...

YouTube video by Parnassus Books New to You: Literature Isn’t Dead

It’s Friday, and if you haven’t read this towering stack of great literature, it’s new to you! This week, Ann mixes it up a bit and responds to an op-ed by David Brooks in the NYT. Is the novel really dead? Read the article, watch Ann’s take, and let us know what you think.

What's happening in Congress isn't achievement. Destruction is the easiest thing you can do. We could all walk into the Louvre and destroy centuries of effort in an hour or two. There's nothing admirable about that. Creation is difficult; anyone can destroy.

Hello, MSP! And thank you for the world’s best airport bathrooms!

The child in this trustee’s scenario? Faculty. Who submitted their tenure files for consideration in accordance with the terms of their employment. Both sides have a responsibility in that contract, one to submit and one to review.

I hope everyone really hears this.

Summer reading at The Globe

I’ve decided to play this summer. We’ll see how long it lasts…

I went into my library's database of Chicago area newspapers to confirm this isn't fake, and it's not.

@chicago.suntimes.com Why the hell are you using ChatGPT to make up book titles? You used to have a books staff. Absolutely no fact checking?

When I was in college, I thought we’d get universal healthcare in a few years. Instead, people are taking their unvaccinated kids to measles parties.

I Would Rather Do Anything Else Than Grade Your Final Papers Dear Students Who Have Just Completed My Class, I would rather do anything else than grade your Final Papers. I would rather base jump off of the p...

It’s that time of year again:

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...

We bought new shelves a couple of weeks ago. One of them is still mostly empty. I am so proud of my restraint! 😂

Have taken to playing the “oh no, disaster! What a bad idea!” audio while watching these golfers stress out.

We might actually go to the game! Here’s this, though:

FYI, the new Athens Rock Lobsters hockey team is introducing “Clawdius” tomorrow! 😎

Duolingo has thoughts.

Boo. 😒

Go Dawgs.

I noticed that I asked myself the same question around this time last year. Almost there…….

New addition to my @bittersouth.bsky.social t-shirt collection arrived today!

YES! LETS SEE AN AWARDED SCORE!

PALPABLY UNFAIR ACT!

White building with columns across the front illuminated by light at twilight.

Beautiful night on North Campus

The Goat Rodeo Sessions

Cortados