Christian McWhirter

This is your regular reminder that most "historical photo" social media accounts are garbage misinformation nostalgia factories.

I hate this so much

You HAVE to be kidding me

Looking like a great night to be Canadian 😘

YouTube video by Retrontario Roberto Alomar vs. McCain Punch - Catch the Taste! (1993 Original)

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a baseball player with the number 29 on his back is running on the field Alt: a baseball

Alright Toronto, let's Joe Carter this thing.

I like how the moon has a little cloud face and body.

If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “Doctor Who,” or “Transformers.”

This is amazing stuff.

how it feels to do physical activity after the age of 35

I couldn't feel this more deeply.

I'm a lifelong Trekkie precisely because my Boomer mother hooked me on TOS.

The first sporting event I ever attended was a Jays game at the old Exhibition Stadium. I don't remember who they played but I remember thinking it was funny the way the announcer said "Ernie Whitt"

#GoJays

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

Holy crap Kara Walker chopped up a Stonewall Jackson statue and revealed a monster

Very much looking forward to this tomorrow. Will be interesting to see how it goes over with a Canadian audience after I've spent so many years speaking in the US.

C-GZPT Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware Flight status, tracking, and historical data for C-GZPT including scheduled, estimated, and actual departure and arrival times.

A pilot out in Nova Scotia seems to have had some fun yesterday.

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Don't let Woody Allen's awfulness memory hole how great Diane Keaton was in Annie Hall.

Guys, this cake picture is killing me!

Preach!

A reminder to anyone in the Halifax area that I'll be speaking at St. Mary's University next week about my ongoing research on Lincoln's descendants. Should be fun!

"Heh heh, mule."

To live in Halifax is to be told everything is the "largest" of its kind "in Atlantic Canada."

"Hey-la day-la, the bears are back"

Announcement that there will be a virtual conversation at 7pm CT tonight between me and George C. Rable.

Very much looking forward to hosting this conversation tonight with my former doctoral advisor George Rable about his excellent book on Lincoln and McClellan. Follow the link below to register:

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Announcement that Christian McWhirter will be talking about Lincoln's Descendants at St. Mary's University on October 17 at noon.

Looks like the original announcement disappeared for some reason. Here it is again:

If you're in the Halifax region next month, come see me talk about my ongoing research on the little known but super interesting descendants of Abraham Lincoln and the struggles they had living under his enormous legacy:

A Fistful of Lincoln A look at how and why we value and interpret physical objects and documents associated with President Abraham Lincoln.

For my latest @cwmonitor.bsky.social piece, I take a look at the world of Lincoln collecting and how it shapes the way we think about his life and legacy:

www.civilwarmonitor.com/a-fistful-of...

Cinematrix No. 537: September 14, 2025 Can you name a John Carpenter movie that contains “the”?

Vexed that today's Cinematrix wouldn't accept Memoirs of an Invisible Man as a John Carpenter film between 1970-1999, but maybe that just means Carpenter runs the game:

Vulture Cinematrix No. 537: Sep 14, 2025

I got 8/9 Correct
Score: 2276

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