Excited this arrived today

A Clearing of the Ground | Christopher Benfey Small liberal arts colleges face so many challenges today that their precarious survival may be more surprising than their escalating demise. The

"SLACs face so many challenges today that their precarious survival may be more surprising than their escalating demise.... And yet the shuttering of Hampshire... feels different, not so much another liberal arts domino falling as the symbolic end of a whole tradition of progressive education"

Life imitating art.

A red tailed hawk starting to take flight off a telephone pole with high voltage signage

Caught a red tailed hawk album cover today. 🪶

Wolfgang Tillmans on the Freedom of Fire Island The artist reflects on how the island community has renewed his interest in making music and deepening his engagement with nature.

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Excited to get this in the mail today. Look forward to reading it.

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

Excited to get this in the mail today. Look forward to reading it.

Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92

"She tutored the activists on immunology and virology and schooled them in the intricacies of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval process and pharmaceutical research protocols."

[Gift article]

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/h...

Man touching grass saying, 'I'm touching it. When does it kick in?'

'In the tumultuous years since the creation of the Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery Initiative, three memorial committee members have stepped down and researchers have been fired largely over disputes related to engaging descendant communities.'

Still surprised by how, even if you’re relentless, it can take many months or years to get a reimbursement from my college.

The rhododendron is back.

“A Creature of Darkness and a Creature of Light”: A Conversation on Latinx Environmentalisms - Latinx Talk A conversation on Latinx environmentalisms with Carlos Alonso Nugent and David J. Vázquez Decolonial Environmentalisms: Climate Justice and Speculative Futures in Latinx Cultural Production by David J...

Carlos Alonso Nugent and David Vázquez on Latinx Environmentalisms latinxtalk.org/2026/04/12/a...

Banksy is a masterclass 🙌

It should be illegal to be this cute and handsome.

A cartoon by New Zealand artist Dylan Horrocks of Jack Kirby, saying “Kid… Comics will break your heart”

View from the balcony tonight

More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows As one Vermont college finishes its last semester, an estimated 442 others may be in trouble.

www.npr.org/2026/04/13/n...

Truly. Everyone I know who went to Hampshire is smart and weird, and I worry-- for this and many other reasons-- that we are building a version of higher education that simply has no place for the smart and the weird.

This week in teaching

Temps in the classroom I teach in are usually in the 80s. Really not looking forward to today

"Indeed, sociological research suggests that it is the people who already have considerable money, status, or both that are more likely to win grants, fellowships, and awards, especially more prestigious honors that enhance the cultural cachet of recipients."

CHRISTINA KOCH GREETING HER DOG AFTER RETURNING FROM THE MOON IM GONNA CRYYY 😭😭😭

Live Through This by Hole on Apple Music Album · 1994 · 12 Songs

happy birthday to this album. i still love you music.apple.com/us/album/liv...

The Maybe

In light of Orban's loss in Hungary, it is SO vital to go listen to this @naomiaklein.bsky.social interview with @themaybe.org / @alixdunn.com.

Don't mistake the muscularity of anger for real, sustained power. Fascists of all kinds are showing how scared they are every single day.

We timed the cover reveal to coincide with Noche del Fuego, originating in 14th century Spain in response to the growing violence against witches. Join us tonight in making a fire or lighting a candle!
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Black and white kitten sweetly resting it's head on a ginger and white dog's head. Besties.

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In these dark times, we have one constant ray of sunshine in our lives. Our pets. Cherish them today and always.
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#adoptdontshop #caturday #dogsofbluesky

Picture of the century. 😍

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