Elbows
@elbowsarts.bsky.social
Mad Scientist, Artist, Library Card Collector, Book Hoarder, Calligrapher
Yesterday a grade 5 student told the class they understood that art did not have to be realistic to be good and understood, and used examples of art I made and displayed to illustrate that point. Verklempt.
December 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Yesterday a grade 5 student told the class they understood that art did not have to be realistic to be good and understood, and used examples of art I made and displayed to illustrate that point. Verklempt.
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Thread: This year, I wrote about 80 articles for @econuoft.bsky.social. The only one that did not reach its intended audience was about Dan McGee's paper entitled Exploitation Through Racialization. academic.oup.com/qje/article/... 1/8
Exploitation Through Racialization*
Abstract. I develop a model of the social construction of race. Racial categories emerge from labor conflict when elites privilege intrinsically irrelevant
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December 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Thread: This year, I wrote about 80 articles for @econuoft.bsky.social. The only one that did not reach its intended audience was about Dan McGee's paper entitled Exploitation Through Racialization. academic.oup.com/qje/article/... 1/8
Finally looked up "crunchy" as a slang term. Veggie masala burger with home sprouted mung beans on a toasted sourdough roll suggests I'm crunchy AF.
December 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Finally looked up "crunchy" as a slang term. Veggie masala burger with home sprouted mung beans on a toasted sourdough roll suggests I'm crunchy AF.
Anyone else remember going Downtown to Sam The Record Man, Tantrum, Station To Station, or Doctor Disc - then trying to sing some song you only heard once on the radio so you could see if the staff could figure out if they had it in stock?
December 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Anyone else remember going Downtown to Sam The Record Man, Tantrum, Station To Station, or Doctor Disc - then trying to sing some song you only heard once on the radio so you could see if the staff could figure out if they had it in stock?
'I'll take things that never happened for $2000' is the new 'First!'
December 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
'I'll take things that never happened for $2000' is the new 'First!'
"We" is an odd pronoun to use in a conversation. The speaker may use it to either include or exclude the listeners.
See?
We are going to have fun together.
We are going to have fun without you.
If the speakers don't include context clues, the word "we" can be misunderstood in many situations.
See?
We are going to have fun together.
We are going to have fun without you.
If the speakers don't include context clues, the word "we" can be misunderstood in many situations.
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"We" is an odd pronoun to use in a conversation. The speaker may use it to either include or exclude the listeners.
See?
We are going to have fun together.
We are going to have fun without you.
If the speakers don't include context clues, the word "we" can be misunderstood in many situations.
See?
We are going to have fun together.
We are going to have fun without you.
If the speakers don't include context clues, the word "we" can be misunderstood in many situations.
My public library does not have any episodes of The Simpsons, Stranger Things, or Black Mirror. I fear I may become culturally illiterate.
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My public library does not have any episodes of The Simpsons, Stranger Things, or Black Mirror. I fear I may become culturally illiterate.
Took friends out for Tibetan food and we filled the table with appetizers so we could graze while we chatted. Afterwards my friend's son asked for this to be done as calligraphy.
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Took friends out for Tibetan food and we filled the table with appetizers so we could graze while we chatted. Afterwards my friend's son asked for this to be done as calligraphy.
A Man For All Treasons
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America
The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years. Experts say he’s emboldening Trump’s drive toward authoritarianism
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
A Man For All Treasons
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Olmstead knew what he was doing when he designed Parks.
November 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Olmstead knew what he was doing when he designed Parks.
Send links to your favourite English language Fine Art podcasts!
November 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Send links to your favourite English language Fine Art podcasts!
Walnut ink on watercolour paper, bookmarks. I gave all but one of these away on Thursday on my trip to Toronto and back to see David Byrne. Confelicity
October 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Walnut ink on watercolour paper, bookmarks. I gave all but one of these away on Thursday on my trip to Toronto and back to see David Byrne. Confelicity
The neighbourhood squirrel likely assumes I won't try to purloin this walnut. I'll have to remember to check on it from time to time, see if it's still there when winter arrives.
October 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The neighbourhood squirrel likely assumes I won't try to purloin this walnut. I'll have to remember to check on it from time to time, see if it's still there when winter arrives.
Do you think Greta Thunberg is a bodhisattva?
October 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Do you think Greta Thunberg is a bodhisattva?
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This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
I kinda thought there'd have been a novelization or graphic novel adaptation of "Everything Everywhere All At Once" by now.
September 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I kinda thought there'd have been a novelization or graphic novel adaptation of "Everything Everywhere All At Once" by now.
What were your 1st three science fiction novels? My first 2 were thrifted, the 3rd bought new. I still remember purchasing each of these. One at a flea market for 25 cents, the 2nd recommended by a libraire at a used bookstore shop, and the 3rd was new at the mall.
September 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
What were your 1st three science fiction novels? My first 2 were thrifted, the 3rd bought new. I still remember purchasing each of these. One at a flea market for 25 cents, the 2nd recommended by a libraire at a used bookstore shop, and the 3rd was new at the mall.
A little calligraphy from a couple years back, with some fancy swash.
September 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
A little calligraphy from a couple years back, with some fancy swash.
Weird. There was only one bad apple here before.
September 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Weird. There was only one bad apple here before.
Trump's photo of himself as a Vietnam War officer seems an odd choice, considering the US lost the war in Vietnam.
September 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Trump's photo of himself as a Vietnam War officer seems an odd choice, considering the US lost the war in Vietnam.