Ode on a Russian Urn A damsel with a dulcimer In a vision once I saw: It was an Abyssinian maid And on her dulcimer she played, Singing of Mount Abora. Could I...

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I've been away from Bluesky for a while. Although I prefer the format of Facebook, Meta's AI has been censoring even innocuous comments, so I'm returning to the friendly Sky, at least some of the time.

The Business of Nostalgia: 1970s edition YOUTH, n. The Period of Possibility, when Archimedes finds a fulcrum, Cassandra has a following and seven cities compete for the honor of en...

New blog post on the business of nostalgia

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Today and in the coming days, remember

These allegations didn't affect me it did some others, because I could never make sense of his writing. Still, it's kind of scary that someone with that kind of talent and imagination would behave in such ways.

Neil Gaiman Responds to Explosive Report of Sexual Assault (Gift Article) “I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone,” said the best-selling author in response to allegations in New York magazine.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/b...

Just joined, after a lot of frustration identifying animals with hats. Apparently Bluesky's algorithms have decided I'm, not a robot.