To a boy on the street: You, boy, what is the cosmological constant?

Respect on the man.

Okay this gotta be the best correction of all time lmao

any advice from writers for when you desperately need to start writing something but you can't because you're terrified of it being terrible

The first Africanists: Intellectual Collaboration and the Origins of African Studies in the late 19th to early 20th century. The first Africanists (specialists who study African languages, societies, and history) were not colonial researchers, as is often assumed, but African intellectuals who were actively engaged in the p...

“The first Africanists (specialists who study African languages, societies, and history) were not colonial researchers, as is often assumed, but African intellectuals who were actively engaged in the production of knowledge about their own societies.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-first-...

That wild and crazy rock n’ roll stuff, “Hang on Sloopy” <3.

Muppets - Rowlf on Jimmy Dean: Rowlf's discotheque (03/04/66) YouTube video by Sam P.

Rowlf is great

#blueskyrocks Day Five: "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean, 1961.

Time was, you could record a #1 hit that relied on just telling a story about a man with a job with a bit of rhythm. In this case, a heroic coal miner who was lorge and rescued his crew by holding up a collapsing timber.

W/copium filled alt.

as a rural working class southerner who has lived in gerrymandered red districts for the majority of my life: lol cry harder

This cult-like behavior among people being considered for important positions should be disqualifying. Mullin got confirmed in spite of giving a similar non answer.

From a desperate heart, I beg you, please consider giving 5 dollars. Small donations come together to create life-saving treatment. Your kindness truly matters.

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Fred from Scooby-Doo unmasking the bad guy at the end of a mystery, in two frames. First frame: Left side: a tied up man in a white featureless mask with eye holes. The caption over him in impact font reads, "SOMETHING I USED TO LOVE SUCKS NOW" Right side of frame, Fred has his hand on the mask, about to pull it off. The caption on him reads, "LET'S SEE WHO'S BEHIND THIS." Second frame: The unmasked bad guy has a pencil thin curling mustache, a pointy nose, and dark hair, with a widow's peak. The caption on him reads, "PRIVATE EQUITY"

Evergreen

i kinda can't believe the whole looksmaxxing/mogging subculture. basically just guys who swear they're straight doing a zoolander larp and expecting nobody else to notice. at least the metrosexual thing paid homage to its *roots*, y'know?

"They went door-to-door to tell their neighbors what the city had not told them: The data center would use twice as much electricity as all of Monterey Park."

The city’s notification in English reached only 40 people living within 500 feet. Activists worked in English, Chinese, Spanish & more!

You're looking at velvet malachite, Cu2CO3(OH)2.

A few warnings:
Please resist the urge to touch it to feel how soft it is.
Absolutely /do not/ lick it.
Keep far away from any Supermen.
If a wingéd creature emerges, do not agree to any pacts.

Let's talk about the science here.

Clearly they missed the object lesson.

Woman sent to life in prison for baby who died after Hurricane Katrina is denied parole Stories like this take time to research and write — sometimes days or even weeks.

www.mesoscalenews.com/p/woman-sent...

i fully understand why gefilte fish is such a divisive food (I adore it), but one of my favorite bits of concrete applied food history is the Gefilte Fish Line, which maps the sweet vs salt gefilte fish divide precisely via the historical sugar beet trade www.npr.org/sections/the...

W/alt

Congratulations to the Hugo finalists!

(Special extra congratulations to former occupant of the Lounge @mariness.bsky.social and super special congratulations to TTL alumnus AND book birthday haver @samtasticbooks.com !)

"I was ABSOLUTELY told that the Democrats would be bringing knives to the gun fight. What the fuck are they doing bringing guns?" --a whole lot of Republicans looking at the results from Virginia right now

Jack completely underestimated the overlap between "people who make the internet run" and "tranny furries".

Oh good, I’m on the AI haters blocklist. I would have been sad if I’d been left out.

my sweet little kitty son is sitting by my side on the couch and that's just the best thing in the world

Yah, naw

Multiple levels of object lesson there.

like a coward, ill wait until now when most people are sleeping to say ughhhh to the 800 people that replied to this with “we don’t make this choice, the corrupt politicians do!”

we choose them. and we buy cars. we buy things made of plastic and other fossil fuels.

we do.