Mac OS 26.3.1, using Chrome

Incredibly excited for my pal @ryanschreiberfm.bsky.social and his new book.

I swear I just heard a BBC story over the weekend about the Hungarian election and the person they had on to comment on it was … Rod Dreher!

Cannabis in Traditional Indian Alchemy Buried within the Report of the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, 1893-1894, is a brief report in which G. A. Grierson explores references to hemp in Sanskrit and Hindi literature, specifically the terms ...

Happy 420. Here’s an article I wrote on cannabis in Sanskrit medical literature, with a little sidebar on jazz terms for the gañj. www.academia.edu/119332545/Ca...

'Marijuana' is the only English word in which the 'j' is silent.

With you.

I thought Bluesky's open-source AT Protocol meant I wasn't going to be subjected to shitty takes about Madonna.

Eldorado

Every member of the Commission of Fine Arts that voted to approve that crazy arch should be personally financially responsible for its removal if it is ever built.

Not once in the 80s, 90s or 00s do I recall a politician urging the public to embrace email, mobile phones, texting, two factor authentication, online banking, air fryers, or to replace all their cassette collection with a CD collection.

So forgive me if I smell a rat.

Wow.

This pivot should have been obvious when they started offering tulips with every purchase.

There's some new music from Joe Jackson!

This “-maxxing” and “-mogging” stuff comes from an ugly place and has never been particularly funny. But what about if *I* adopt it, but ironically,

Rachel Zoe asking people to “Bing it”

The "Four Colleges" will take awhile to get used to.

Very. I've know so many faculty and staff over the years - just wondering who's going to be impacted. Not to mention the countless friends who are alumni.

Yup. Closing in Fall 2026. Just hitting the news right now.

It's hard to conceive of a western Massachusetts without the culture that Hampshire College brought to it.

Also, had to conceive of living in a country that lets colleges close.

Terrible, terrible news.

a screenshot of the "New Bestsellers" list from Substack, with Andrew Tate in the #1 position

Hey, look at Substack promoting Andrew Tate as the #1 new bestseller. The company's amoral leadership & backers will platform anyone, even ludicrously toxic rapists & human traffickers.

Add to the shopping list for the big day: personal-sized torches.

🧵

Never trust a secretary that can’t spell secretary.

The last time the U.S. had feelings this strong about Hungarians, their names were Gabor and it was Hollywood Squares versus Green Acres

if Albert Speer was a Vegas casino architect.

That was a satisfying read!

“Do you expect me to talk?”

“No, Mr Blonde, I expect you to dye!”

It’s like they can’t seem to tell the truth!