The latest B-side from my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS is about Yo La Tengo, that semi-viral concert review from a college journalist, and the vast gulf between this band's version of "indie" and the one the common 2025 understanding of the term
04.04.2025 13:31 — 👍 129 🔁 28 💬 7 📌 3
Every wonder how the federal courts (the lower courts of the Supreme Court) work in Texas and affect Texans? Here's a great explainer. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/26/t... via @texastribune.org
26.02.2025 12:53 — 👍 37 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 0any one piece fans on here
31.01.2025 01:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0She’s locked in
25.01.2025 00:54 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
a picture of four archival boxes on a shelf with a sign from Chicago Public Library with an invitation to archive your stories
i went to a Chicago Public Library branch that I had never been to before and happened across these very cool Archival Grab and Go Kits with an invitation to archive your stories
24.01.2025 23:49 — 👍 927 🔁 189 💬 14 📌 23
Finalizing the film center calendar for February:
24.01.2025 14:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0My favorite cryptid is probably Dick Wolf
24.01.2025 14:14 — 👍 353 🔁 30 💬 14 📌 2It occurred to me at dinner this evening that Half Baked is officially a period piece.
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Idea: if we’re supposed to be so dependent on online services and experiences (so tech corporations can profit off of our usage/data, maybe we shouldn’t have to pay for internet access?
Maybe all our technological interconnectivity should be free?
decided to start a home server for all my media
02.01.2025 22:37 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I love when nerds fight.
Recently learned about this mathematician named Shinichi Mochizuki who maintains he’s solved one of math’s “unsolvable” problems, despite some folks (2 German mathematicians in particular) saying he’s full of shit.
Tell me, is there a harder picture of a mathematician?
seems I brought the cold weather with me. you’re welcome
20.11.2024 05:21 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A wide shot of a man standing in a parking lot with cars in it. The city block buildings are in the background, there are no leaves on the trees, but the city is filled with life. The man is also holding up a peace sign.
A dark night shot of a restaurant up on a hill. Empty parking lot save for a couple dark cars.
A well attended panel meeting about local urban planning organizing hosted in the middle of a small mall space with a lot of glass windows.
A disgruntled man is caught candidly between shelves as he searches for records at Sound Garden in Syracuse.
Visited a friend in Syracuse these last few days. First time in upstate New York. Prob not the last.
18.11.2024 04:09 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0