A march where someone is holding a sign showing an astronaut and the words "A Woman's Place Is in Space."

Watching For All Mankind S1:E3 (I'm slow), and I almost teared up at the scene with this image. I wish I'd had this as a child. Maybe I'd be in space.

My photo shows an ancient Egyptian Senet gaming board. It is a small rectangular box made of glossy bright blue faience with a separate sliding drawer at one end (shown at left) for storing the blue faience gaming pieces. Six gaming pieces are shown on the game board on top of the box. Three are reel-shaped and three are semi-conical. There are four reel-shaped pieces and one semi-conical piece on the display case surface beside the game board. The long side of the gaming board is decorated with alternating ‘Isis Knot’ and ‘djed pillar’ symbols. The gaming board dimensions are 5.5 x 7.7 x 21 cm. On display at Brooklyn Museum. Dated New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III c. 1390-1353 BC Here’s the Brooklyn Museum Catalogue description: “Top of board divided into thirty compartments with dividing lines glazed black. Four squares inscribed with numerals and a nefer sign. Long sides decorated with painted design of seven panels, each with alternating ankh and djed signs. Solid end bears painted Horus name (Amenhotep III?) ‘beloved of Amon.’ Open end pierced twice on one side. Base glazed black. Ends of drawer glazed dark and light blue in checkerboard pattern. Base and interior of drawer glazed dark purple-blue. Front of drawer pierced with four small holes (for handle?); sides pierced three times and two times - purpose not evident. Condition: Object has been assembled from fragments. Extensive scattered areas of plaster restoration. The drawer was probably originally much longer. Glaze worn in spots. Numerous firing cracks”.

A 3,400 year old Ancient Egyptian ‘Senet’ game board with gaming pieces.

Senet is one of the earliest known board games. Popular in ancient Egypt, it was associated with the soul’s journey through the underworld and was often placed in tombs.

Brooklyn Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology

Waited 90 seconds in security at ORD today. No ICE losers in sight. Guess Chicago just built different.

This is the energy I want to carry to my grave.

Omg your hair looks amazing!!! 😻

Had to be in Hyde Park for a thing today so I couldn’t be there but so proud of my city!!

View from the sky of tens of thousands gathered in Chicago's Grant Park for the No Kings protest

Helicopter view of Chicago #NoKings in Grant Park via @cbschicago.bsky.social

Black and white photo of a middle aged white woman with dark hair, sitting in a living room in a rattan chair. She is cradling a chubby, shorthaired tuxedo tabby in her arms and they both look toward the camera.

Showing off the magnificent chublet. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Opinion | This Is the Feeling of Losing a Country. I Know It Well.

Gifted. A short read, a good read. I sometimes feel the surreal nature of this when I look up from the news to see the city I know, and it feels like living in two worlds. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...

Hundreds plunge in Chicago River for first official swim in nearly 100 years Group participates in previously unthinkable mile-long swim after US made key progress to clean polluted rivers

News of this morning's Chicago River Swim makes its way to the British press.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Someone was trying to take a portrait of their two fave Chickens, and this happened.

I think this comparison is largely right.

Yes, it’s a replay of McCarthyism’s ugliest aspects but that was fueled by a widespread sense that the country faced dire external dangers while this is about a deeply unpopular president’s grudges.

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

Is there anything more miserable than formatting references? 😭

Ah I see. That seems ok then. Just don’t want to lose them!

Oof. Guess I’ll find out.

This ad is good for all the reasons people say but also bc a) her shirt rocks and b) her beer is a Shorts.

“What Pritzker and his allies have actually accomplished is something arguably more powerful. They have sent the message to everyday Chicago residents that acquiescence to authoritarianism is not an option, and that someone will have their back if and when they resist.”

Omg please tell me Landroval wasn’t part of this!!?? I log in like once a year and had no idea this was happening. Rip.

Wait what do you mean Jesus loves me? Did he say something to you? OMG I'm freaking out right now tell me his exact words.

This convo I had highlights the difference in what "respect your time" means in games.

A lot of players want to trade time for in-game progress. It's purely transactional: 1 hour = 1 progress

But I want to feel like my actions matter i.e. what I do with time creates progress, not time itself.

Benjamin Reeves Is Incredible Ben Reeves narrative designer and writer

I was a Firaxis narrative designer/writer and lost my job today. Any help sharing leads on new opportunities would be great!

Over 3.5 years, I contributed to Civilization VII and Marvel’s Midnight Suns, helping turn maps, mechanics, and chaos into memorable stories. See my work benreeves.carrd.co

I threw so much burning oil on invaders in Lords of the Realm 2, but that wasn't a real thing! Excellent 🧵👇

Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.

I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:

emmkid.info

If you want to pick a fight with Chicago, you may want to try the first week of February. Everyone has "greatest city in the world" mode on 11 this week specifically

Plays Are Good to Think With – AHA Playwrights often lean on historical themes, but Mary F. Casey argues in her second column that historians, too, can learn from plays.

Greatly enjoyed this piece by Mary F. Casey on thinking about history through theatre, especially the emotional perspective of historical characters. www.historians.org/perspectives...

Would love to see the syllabus if you’d be willing to share!

Without insomnia, how would I know about money in a chip bag? What a gift.

manta rays are so freaking beautiful and majestic 🥰