Andrea Powers
@andreacpowers.bsky.social
She Is Too Fond of Books, and It Has Turned Her Brain.
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Hey I have an almost 25 yo blog with a community I just described as "one of the most loathesome, miserable, no good groups of foul-mouthed misanthropic miscreants and ne’er-do-wells to ever congeal together in a sump basin in this online sewer." Come join us.
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Balloon Juice - Monday Night Open Thread
Before I do anything else, just a quick shout out to Watergirl and the team for the calendar- it’s awesome as usual and they went through some real stuff finding a replacement after CafePress once aga...
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December 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Hey I have an almost 25 yo blog with a community I just described as "one of the most loathesome, miserable, no good groups of foul-mouthed misanthropic miscreants and ne’er-do-wells to ever congeal together in a sump basin in this online sewer." Come join us.
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this made me so happy
December 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
this made me so happy
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Where do I sign up to join the cat worshipping cult?
December 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Where do I sign up to join the cat worshipping cult?
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Thank you to whoever recommended "The English." I've just binged it and loved every second.
The English - Official Trailer | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video
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December 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Thank you to whoever recommended "The English." I've just binged it and loved every second.
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THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
December 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
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December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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Christmas Movie Dress Advent Calendar, Day 20: Katharine Hepburn in THE LION IN WINTER. Not a queen of diamonds or hearts, but a queen of blood and daggers
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Christmas Movie Dress Advent Calendar Day 20: Katharine Hepburn in THE LION IN WINTER - Tom + Lorenzo
Yesterday, a Princess of Christmas! Today, a righteously angry queen! It is perhaps notable that the entries in this calendar of female characters
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December 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Christmas Movie Dress Advent Calendar, Day 20: Katharine Hepburn in THE LION IN WINTER. Not a queen of diamonds or hearts, but a queen of blood and daggers
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Anyway, the president is an asshole. And he’s building a nation of assholes. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Doormat Mom is the worst parent on the whole internet
SFGATE columnist Drew Magary weighs in on the online airing of family grievance.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Anyway, the president is an asshole. And he’s building a nation of assholes. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
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Cooking up a storm today and tomorrow. Followed by deep, deep cleaning. Holidays, amirite?
blog photo of a lasagna about to go into the oven
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blog photo of a lasagna about to go into the oven
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Holiday Cooking: Let’s Start with Lasagna And Finish the with Cookie Tray
Holiday cooking! I just finished up gift lasagnas and the one for the Christmas Eve party. Why, not matter how I cut back, do I always end up with enough noodles for another lasagna. Do they multip…
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December 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Cooking up a storm today and tomorrow. Followed by deep, deep cleaning. Holidays, amirite?
blog photo of a lasagna about to go into the oven
whats4dinnersolutions.com/2025/12/19/h...
blog photo of a lasagna about to go into the oven
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The world outside the restaurant’s windows, beyond words in a red plastic Cantonese neither Tito or his uncle could read, was the color of a silver coin, misplaced for decades in a drawer.
#SpookCountry
#ColorOfTelevisionTunedToADeadChannel
#SpookCountry
#ColorOfTelevisionTunedToADeadChannel
December 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The world outside the restaurant’s windows, beyond words in a red plastic Cantonese neither Tito or his uncle could read, was the color of a silver coin, misplaced for decades in a drawer.
#SpookCountry
#ColorOfTelevisionTunedToADeadChannel
#SpookCountry
#ColorOfTelevisionTunedToADeadChannel
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The Bluesky Book Club got this book on my TBR list and it was fantastic. The movie looks like a ton of fun! 🐏
CC: @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, who I believe may have responsible for getting the book on our radars!
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CC: @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, who I believe may have responsible for getting the book on our radars!
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The Sheep Detectives | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios
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December 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The Bluesky Book Club got this book on my TBR list and it was fantastic. The movie looks like a ton of fun! 🐏
CC: @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, who I believe may have responsible for getting the book on our radars!
youtu.be/pyZI5oM6hWk?...
CC: @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, who I believe may have responsible for getting the book on our radars!
youtu.be/pyZI5oM6hWk?...
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JAMBOROO! STARRING DOG! defector.com/merry-christ...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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'My year end reading statistics' (originally for @theguardian.com books).
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
December 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
'My year end reading statistics' (originally for @theguardian.com books).
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
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me: Nutrition research is often quite lacking in its methods but at the same time the world leader in meme virality, by regularly uncovering things we want to be true to feel better about the food identity we have developed.
also me: this study must be true.
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also me: this study must be true.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Study finds potential link between high-fat cheese and lower risk of dementia
A study out of Sweden has looked at the possible link between eating more high-fat cheese, like cheddar, gouda and brie, and a lower risk of developing dementia.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
me: Nutrition research is often quite lacking in its methods but at the same time the world leader in meme virality, by regularly uncovering things we want to be true to feel better about the food identity we have developed.
also me: this study must be true.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
also me: this study must be true.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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It's time!
Welcome to the 2025 Hater's Guide to the Williams-Sonoma catalog: defector.com/the-2025-hat...
Welcome to the 2025 Hater's Guide to the Williams-Sonoma catalog: defector.com/the-2025-hat...
The 2025 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog | Defector
[Opens front door while holding a toy corgi in one arm] Merry Christmas! Oh my God, you made it! I thought you might be stuck at the airport for weeks! Well, because it’s such madness out there.…
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December 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It's time!
Welcome to the 2025 Hater's Guide to the Williams-Sonoma catalog: defector.com/the-2025-hat...
Welcome to the 2025 Hater's Guide to the Williams-Sonoma catalog: defector.com/the-2025-hat...
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1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
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I wrote about Rob Reiner's shockingly good performance in The Wolf Of Wall Street in this, but it's striking how many different films and parts Defector staffers wanted to write about. He was a mensch, but he was also just everywhere in the culture for 50 years. defector.com/defectors-fa...
Defector's Favorite Rob Reiner Credits | Defector
When Rob Reiner was killed earlier this week along with his wife Michelle, the world of film lost one of its most beloved and respected figures, an artist who had done very good and extremely popular ...
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December 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I wrote about Rob Reiner's shockingly good performance in The Wolf Of Wall Street in this, but it's striking how many different films and parts Defector staffers wanted to write about. He was a mensch, but he was also just everywhere in the culture for 50 years. defector.com/defectors-fa...
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Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78
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December 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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RIP Joe Ely. Lubbock's own, Flatlander, friend of the Clash. A masterful singer, musician and writer. Honky Tonk Masquerade is my favorite of his records, from '78: youtu.be/_JADuA2hE5Q?...
Boxcars (2022 Remaster)
YouTube video by Joe Ely - Topic
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December 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
RIP Joe Ely. Lubbock's own, Flatlander, friend of the Clash. A masterful singer, musician and writer. Honky Tonk Masquerade is my favorite of his records, from '78: youtu.be/_JADuA2hE5Q?...
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Farewell to the great Joe Ely, a pioneer of progressive country with the Flatlanders who sowed the seeds of Americana by touring with such rockers as the Clash in the early 1980s. variety.com/2025/music/o...
Joe Ely, Texas Country-Rock Hero Who Grew His Fan Base Touring With the Clash, Dies at 78
Joe Ely, the Lubbock-bred singer-songwriter who grew his country fan base into a broader one with big cosigns from the Clash and others, died at 78.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Farewell to the great Joe Ely, a pioneer of progressive country with the Flatlanders who sowed the seeds of Americana by touring with such rockers as the Clash in the early 1980s. variety.com/2025/music/o...
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Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.