Dr. Torie Burmeister

I am not looking for a politician to explain why blowing up 100 little girls is good

The cover of The Complete Persepolis by Marianne Satrapi.

Now would be a good time for anyone who wants to learn about recent Iranian history to read this. It is well worth your time and money (I am sure your local library has it if you don’t want to purchase it).

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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.

what’s up everybody i’m just checking in to say once again that the Iliad fucking rules. great poem. alright see ya later

sneaking off to legion of honor but the panels this year have all been excellent

i’m gonna be there in san francisco for #aiascs & folks, i’d like to know: what are we eating? what joints demand a visit?

i’m gonna be there in san francisco for #aiascs & folks, i’d like to know: what are we eating? what joints demand a visit?

There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.

This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.

it’saBruinsFordBroncoHorsePowerPlay™️

i’ll say it, i’m cautiously optimistic about Nolan’s Odyssey

When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.

i fell off on this in a big way due to finals, but i do plan to catch up when my giant pile of grading is behind me

Black and white mixed breed dog holding wreath-shaped dog toy in mouth such that it obscures her face.

Listen up!

Soup the Dog really wants you to stick the landing on this year and donate to your local public media station.

For her, that’s:
- @ctpublic.bsky.social
- @wgbh.org
- @nepublicmedia.bsky.social

Be as generous to them as they are to us!

December 6th (6/n)
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A black and white image of a frozen body of water in the background. White text reads “Mist (Rich/luscious)”. An black and white image of a waterfall is framed in an oval on the right hand side.

The background is a black and white image of a frozen body of water. On the left hand side, an oval shape contains a black and white photo of a waterfall, rotated sideways. Black text reads: “Mist (Rich/luscious) https://bit.ly/4oD7dEk 1. But not Kiss - Faye Webster 2. Twin - Devendra Banhart 3. Slugs - Slow Pulp 4. Sinner - The Last Dinner Party 5. Razor Boy - Steely Dan 6. Only Daedalus - U.S. Girls 7. Highway - Lewis OfMan, Empress Of 8. Alive! - Bakar 9. Get It B4 - Moses Sumney 10. SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS - Killer Mike, André 3000, Future, Eryn Allen Kane 11. Prescription - Remi Wolf 12. Spirit 2.0 - Sampha 13. Iceblink Luck - Cocteau Twins 14. Leave Them All Behind - Ride 15. Knife - Grizzly Bear 16. What You Want - my bloody valentine 17. Independence Day - Palehound 18. Hyperballad - Björk 19. I Don’t Like My Mind - Mitski 20. A&W - Lana Del Rey

December 6th (posting late): Mist (Rich/luscious) - for when you are in a fog (weather or mental) and want to drape yourself in a sumptuous feeling. Good for traveling. Good for heavy mornings. Good for candlelit evenings. (Link - NB: the MBV track is no longer available on Tidal bit.ly/4oD7dEk)

December 5th (5/n)
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The background is a photo taken with a first generation iphone in the rear view mirror of a car. In the foreground text reads “do you want a clove?” next to this is a small hovering image of an orange julius. In the top left corner is a small hovering image of a pack of clove cigarettes.

A split frame photo in the background, one half of the image is an overexposed picture of birch trees against a grey sky; the right half of the image is an obscure black scene. Text reads “Do you want a clove? https://bit.ly/4pphXYp 1. Soft Serve - Soul Coughing 2. In the Meantime - Spacehog 3. Backwater - Meat Puppets 4. Tyler - The Toadies 5. Low - Cracker 6. Better Days - Citizen King 7. Sugar Free Jazz - Soul Coughing 8. Naked Eye - Luscious Jackson 9. Dam That River - Alice in Chains 10. Stay Away - Nirvana 11. Jeremy - Pearl Jam 12. Maybe I’ll Come Down - Soul Coughing

DECEMBER 5 (posting late) - “Do you want a clove?” bit.ly/4pphXYp
Concept: you go to the mall on a Friday afternoon with your friends. You meet a cool mysterious older person from the next town over and make plans to drive around over the weekend. This is the mix tape in their 1998 Honda accord.

December 4th (4/n)
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December 3rd (3/n)
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here is a thread of the results of this project (1/n)

Link here (forgot): bit.ly/48hpZwh

Oops! Link: bit.ly/4rHu4l3

A fisheye lens photo of a dirt road. Black text at the bottom reads “going somewhere while the sun comes up” with the link "https://bit.ly/4rHu4l3"

A fisheye lens photo double exposure of the sun over some mountains. In the foreground, text reads: going somewhere while the sun comes up https://bit.ly/4rHu4l3 1. Spring - Angel Olsen 2. Low - Chet Faker 3. Train (WITH LOVE) - Sylvan Esso 4. The Way We Get By - Spoon 5. Velvet Pants - Propellerheads 6. More and More - Blood, Sweat & Tears 7. You Can Do It - Caribou 8. Sudafed - NNAMDÏ 9. Model Village - IDLES 10. Star 69 - Fatboy Slim 11. Go! (Feat. Mai Lan) - M83 12. No Diggity - Blackstreet 13. Caesar on a TV Screen - The Last Dinner Party 14. Rufufus (Sylvan Esso Remix) - Remi Wolf 15. Fortress - Pinback 16. Run of the Mill (Demo) - George Harrison

DECEMBER 4 (posting late) - “going somewhere while the sun comes up.” Made for what it says.

A photograph of a street scene. An electrical box has “NOTHING MATTERS” spray painted on it in the foreground. A small text box in the top center says “BABY WHEN THE LIGHTS GO CHOPPED N SKREWED.” To the left of this is a crescent moon shape with a fragment of a black and white photograph. In the right corner is an image of a positive Covid-19 antigen test.

A black and white photo in the background covered in text. The text reads “BABY WHEN THE LIGHTS GO CHOPPED N SKREWED https://bit.ly/48hpZwh 1. 1 Thing - Amerie 2. When the Lights Go Out - Five 3. Chopped N Skrewed - T-pain, Ludacris 4. Just Friends (Sunny) - Musiq Soulchild 5. Golden - Jill Scott 6. Candy - Mandy Moore 7. As If (Radio Version) - Blaque 8. Pop - *NSYNC 9. Feel so Good - Mase 10. Change Clothes - JAY Z 11. Another Dumb Blonde - Hoku 12. Overprotected - Britney Spears 13. Put It On Me - Ja Rule, Vita

DECEMBER 3 (posting late): “Baby When the Lights Go Chopped n Skrewed” - I made this playlist in December 2021 in the midst of a kind of chaotic and terrible time, and the playlist brought me great joy and strength

i am dancing exactly like this right now

YouTube video by Jono Grant Radio Free Roscoe Theme

I mean come on now

DECEMBER 2: “5/12/25” - no vibe intended. Link: bit.ly/49TjKQA