An orange and white cat sitting on a wood floor, in a nest formed by two Halloween skeletons.

Post-Halloween:

F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale

The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby

Image: three figures in protective suits watch from behind a screen as a child approaches a door-like mechanical structure in which stands a man. Between them is an amorphous glowing shape. Caption: Scientists at the institute of halloween studies have succeeded in creating "The treak": a quantum state that is simultaneously trick and treat. It is stable for a millionth of a second before decaying into a half-hearted prank and a mediocre candy bar.

A halloween cartoon for @newscientist.com

Good morning.

"Parking is such sweet sorrow"

From Pedro’s Insta

Today’s #AutumnArrivalSpotlight is the Redpoll! 🍂

These tiny finches add a pop of colour with their red crowns and lively calls as they forage in flocks among birch and alder trees.

A winter treat from the north!

Jacket season is FINALLY here.

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

just guess

On the other site, I once quipped that one of the best public outreach activities that historians could do was accurately maintaining Wikipedia pages. This might be more prescient nowadays…

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

A box full of copies of All Of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

Oh hey look what I've got

The annual pumpkin display at the entrance of Governor Pritzker’s personal residence on Astor Street. He is the pumpkin king. Illinois produces the most pumpkins, including canned, than any other state in the U.S., twice as many as the next five states combined.

A shelf of books by JRR Tolkien

Today is #HobbitDay because both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were born on September 22nd. Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves. Anyway come and boromir #Tolkien books.

A tiny Goldcrest perched on a branch with its head cocked to one side, round body puffed up and eyes wide. Its pale olive-brown feathers look soft and fluffed, and the bright yellow stripe on its crown stands out. The tilted pose gives it a sweet but slightly bewildered look, as if it’s not quite sure what’s going on.

Tiny, confused, and wondering where the weekend went.

#MondayMotivation

📷 Paul Browning

HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED

he was a champion of free speech and if you disagree youre under arrest

BBC News headline: Frankenstein is monster success at Venice film festival

Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival

What if Russia sends sharks with lasers on their heads and they grab onto the windmill at the bottom and then the centrifugal force hurls them onto our territory and then boom, there's laser sharks right on your street, President Trump is very concerned about that and every American should be too

Pedro Pascal might be in everything right now but we can confirm that he is not currently in The Museum of English Rural Life

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Punk Rock Cartoons artist David Worth decided to make an animated video for the Soft Cell/Pet Shop Boys 2022 collaboration, “Purple Zone”. We like it and so do Soft Cell! You can watch it now on Vimeo at the link below. xx Neil & Chris

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#PetText