how is the white lotus still in business

Bird

I don’t have any proof but Professor Oak feels like the kind of guy who publishes his books with “Samuel Oak, PhD”

It does feel like a relevant question these days

yeah we know

UNESCO designates Medellín as World Book Capital for 2027 UNESCO has designated Medellín, Colombia, as the World Book Capital for 2027. The city saw a 542% rise in bookstores over the past seven decades, leading the country’s national reading index. The

I know everything is terrible, but “Medellín, Colombia has seen a 542% rise in bookstores over the past 70 years. The city of 2.5 million has over 110 bookstores and 25 libraries, many of which were once prisons and police facilities.” www.unesco.org/en/articles/...

Harper Collins is the publisher as opposed to idk Ignatius Press

I texted my therapist about something my mom did and she, a professional, said “oh fuck!”

I’m getting very close to winning therapy I can feel it

I sin a lot. It’s cause I wake up early

Literally the first thing I saw when I opened it was a little token piece that said “Jesuits”

A photo showing a board game box. The board game is titled “Here I stand: wars of the reformation”

It has arrived

Hahahahahaa

Oh perfect his birthday is coming up

I honestly just went got a beer

It was just trivia!

Only woman here

Deep in enemy territory with men talking about a fight with a wife

Come on bbs we can do the same to AI

It is *fascinating* to me how quickly some people have gone completely from “we all must work in the office! human collaboration is vital and only happens in person!” to “I can replace all these pesky people with chatbots!” Definitely some commentary there about our society and who gets to choose.

Hi! The Onion and Bluesky are throwing a party at South By Southwest in Austin on Saturday. It's free and spots are limited, so sign up nowish.

We did this last year and only a handful of people died, so we're hoping to keep those numbers down once again!

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if anyone has never seen the gemini doomloop it looks like this

Have a safe move! Enjoy Maine. Spent some time there a few years ago. Actually secretly love the winter which makes Texas a wild choice to settle.

Yes I’m aware as I live in that district

Tarrant County's 2026 Primary: The Early Vote Is In Early Voting Complete — 4 Days Until March 3rd

I’m aware of the numbers. This is a good write up.

open.substack.com/pub/christac...

Where are you getting that data out of curiosity? It contradicts everything I’m hearing but my sources are not polls, it’s talking to people who are there.

Word on the ground in TX is that Talarico is more likely to win the primary than Crockett.

That’s aside from the point though that Cornyn sucks and somehow Paxton sucks worse

Why are there dots in the sea?

if you are the person who put their dot in texas, please email me at dsolomon@texasmonthly.com if you are available for an interview