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Science. Writing. Fungi. Climbing. Run research comms at Duke currently, previously freelance writing/TV producing — appearing in PBS, NatGeo, and more. www.fedor.work

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New writing pet peeve unlocked: people writing “lightening” when they mean “lightning”

03.05.2025 14:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fascinating! Didn’t know this, thanks for sharing.

16.04.2025 20:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🙀🙀🙀

16.04.2025 19:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Top tier

11.04.2025 01:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You can always trust @carlzimmer.com

09.04.2025 18:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If you’re cold, they’re cold. Unless it’s a husky sicko, that’s fine then

30.03.2025 21:40 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’ve been using “meh” for a bit but think “mid” is even better. Great piece!!!

30.03.2025 15:55 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Can confirm from experience, it is a great costume and people love it

29.03.2025 19:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Wow that color is so lush!

23.03.2025 23:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Economists hate this one simple trick to save on groceries! (Food poisoning…)

22.03.2025 13:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

A good way to know you’ve gotten over food poisoning is you can watch food ads again. Why is every ad during march madness food???

21.03.2025 18:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Brindle pitbull mix lays regally on outdoor patio chair

Brindle pitbull mix lays regally on outdoor patio chair

And banjo now:

11.03.2025 23:55 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Post a picture when your pet was little

11.03.2025 23:53 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

If my hair is good in the morning you legally have to tell me, otherwise it’s hair-ntrapment

05.03.2025 13:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Jude Law doing pilates in that… it’s a throwaway scene but i think about it constantly!

The Young Pope walked so that Conclave could run.

04.03.2025 03:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Congrats, Ed — your work has been a breath of fresh air in these over-slopped times. Keep it up!

01.03.2025 16:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This looks INCREDIBLE!

28.02.2025 20:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Jacob these words are too big for 7:30am

19.02.2025 12:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Im standing at my kitchen island with a roughly 3x3 foot haul of washed and dried black trumpets — with a handful of chanterelles

Im standing at my kitchen island with a roughly 3x3 foot haul of washed and dried black trumpets — with a handful of chanterelles

I cant wait for them to come back out here in NC — this was last fall:

09.02.2025 03:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

They’ve been on a hot streak lately — the Faye Webster and MJ Lenderman ones were both so good too

07.02.2025 20:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🥶 felt that cold around here two weeks ago

06.02.2025 22:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I think it’s gonna have to be just the single tofu — the gas bill just arrived too haha 😭

05.02.2025 00:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Guys, what’s the next egg? Since chicken is too expensive now

04.02.2025 22:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Old tree with beaver chomp marks overgrown with moss and mushrooms

Old tree with beaver chomp marks overgrown with moss and mushrooms

tree with beaver chomp marks, they look fresh and wood chip pile below

tree with beaver chomp marks, they look fresh and wood chip pile below

tree with older beaver chomp marks

tree with older beaver chomp marks

tree with beaver chomp marks, fresher

tree with beaver chomp marks, fresher

Beavers been busy

03.02.2025 04:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Didya know that not only was Ben Franklin the first postmaster general but he also made the first library in the states??

02.02.2025 16:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

No i wont go on a run with you, im too pretty for cardio

02.02.2025 16:45 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wow pickles should always be served in a cup, love that

01.02.2025 01:00 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The familiar phrase that came from a North Carolinan who got meme'd two centuries ago In 1820, a congressman from the western part of the state did something that caused his colleagues to clown him. People are still talking about it today, even if they don't realize it.

In 1820, a congressman from North Carolina tried to pull off a stunt to get attention. He got clowned SO hard for doing it that he accidentally meme'd his way into the lexicon with a phrase you might still be using today. www.ncrabbithole.com/p/familiar-p...

31.01.2025 14:34 — 👍 33    🔁 16    💬 4    📌 4
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If you get a chance, see MJ Lenderman live!

31.01.2025 04:44 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Apparently i am the villain for advocating for a community pickle jar at work…?

29.01.2025 20:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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