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Bull City by way of Rocket City. Food. Drink. Dogs. Scholarly publishing and technology

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Seems quick to be directly related, but perhaps not: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

13.11.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œNo, for real”

06.11.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’―

25.10.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the parlance of the great Tyler Childers, if there ever come a time I got rabies, he’s high on my bitin' list

24.10.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Apple, tree, gravity, proximity

12.10.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We had that fleeting golden Reichard era and I spoiled so quickly

11.10.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
ORCID iDs for the Humanities | H-Net A guest post fromΒ Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.

Humanities scholars, ever thought about getting an ORCID? Here's why you should: networks.h-net.org/group/discus... #feedingtheelephant @acls1919.bsky.social @smckee-acls.bsky.social

08.10.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All respect to Vandy, never thought I’d be lustily cheering a bama victory over them in our home stadium.

04.10.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Honey, do you need anything from the condiment sow?

30.09.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 328    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 8

Fantastic. Reverent. Elegaic.

30.09.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tremendously fun

28.09.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You had a good run

04.09.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Like?

29.08.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s been two decades since I got to pull the spine out of a half-eaten whole fried catfish

26.08.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was shocked when I left Alabama for NC at the age of 22 to discover that not all places have restaurants dedicated to catfish

26.08.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

What brand of harness is lovely Mandy sporting?

09.08.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The guy sitting behind me at the airport with his phone on speaker is friends with a legit candidate for Joe Rogan of the Left

02.08.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A just, multi-racial democratic society whose resources are directed to its citizens’ thriving

02.08.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Battle royale at the swamp mallow: hummingbird, butterfly, and moth repeatedly tangling with each other for that sweet sweet pink

26.07.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
5 pints of ripe, juicy blueberries. Some of the  pints are not quite full.

5 pints of ripe, juicy blueberries. Some of the pints are not quite full.

It’s a mitzvah: one must immediately eat the blueberries that fall from the container into the bag on the way home

12.07.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Caption below image of very large marmot from behind: β€œA marmot in Kamloops has a big backside.”

Caption below image of very large marmot from behind: β€œA marmot in Kamloops has a big backside.”

World historic caption

11.07.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Delightful to hear Eli Gold calling the races in the Earnhardt documentary. Roll Tide

09.07.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Come to NC. Live in Durham. You day to day is as blue as it can get AND you contribute to turning this purple state blue

01.07.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Helen

28.06.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Immediate visceral reaction (negative) to this before I even processed what I was seeing

27.06.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
This Nonviolent Stuffβ€²ll Get You Killed

Also: www.dukeupress.edu/this-nonviol...

08.06.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guest Post β€” European Accessibility Act: Navigating the Challenges of EAA Compliance - The Scholarly Kitchen The deadline for the European Accessibility Act compliance is rapidly approaching. Here we discuss the challenges scholarly organizations face in achieving EAA compliance β€” and the strategies they’re ...

Legacy content, legal gray areas, limited staff... #EAA compliance isn’t easy. Here’s how #publishers are tackling the challenges:
πŸ”— scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/05/g...
@dsnow93.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social @jama.com @acbelan.bsky.social

06.06.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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easy drop berry shortcakes A tall, craggy, crunchy-edged shortcake that’s a cinch to make, requiring no rolling pins, round cutters, unusual ingredients, or advanced planning to put together. Just add berries and cream.

Another SK classic: smittenkitchen.com/2017/06/easy...

06.06.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mr. Cardamom - Nani (starring Madhur Jaffrey)
YouTube video by Mr. Cardamom Mr. Cardamom - Nani (starring Madhur Jaffrey)

Six years ago a rapper named Mr. Cardamom released a rap video with Madhur Jaffrey and I did not realize until the Pitchfork interview with him today that Mr. Cardamom was Zohran Mamdani.

05.06.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 7
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Heads up Durham

22.05.2025 09:46 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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