Mr. Lycidas
@perfidiousbark.bsky.social
American in Hong Kong - To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.
My Bookmatch results from @nplusonemag.com include 3 books I've read and one that I own but haven't cracked yet. Let NO ONE say this isn't scientifically calibrated! Excited for the rest.
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
My Bookmatch results from @nplusonemag.com include 3 books I've read and one that I own but haven't cracked yet. Let NO ONE say this isn't scientifically calibrated! Excited for the rest.
@scottaukerman.bsky.social absolutely loved your Spidey run! Thank you 🕸️
July 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
@scottaukerman.bsky.social absolutely loved your Spidey run! Thank you 🕸️
Hong Kong Reader ❤️
April 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Hong Kong Reader ❤️
Maboroshi no Hikari (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 1995)
January 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Maboroshi no Hikari (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 1995)
Hubba hubba hub….uh???
The 2024 complete list of Hong Kong hubs (that it claims or aspires to be), seen in GovHK releases and English news sources 🧵
Air/aviation cargo hub
Global/regional art hub
- Art and culture hub
- International hub for Chinese art collections and exhibitions
- Thriving arts hub
Air/aviation cargo hub
Global/regional art hub
- Art and culture hub
- International hub for Chinese art collections and exhibitions
- Thriving arts hub
December 23, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Hubba hubba hub….uh???
Got that jumbo faith
December 23, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Got that jumbo faith
He’s playing it as a Tim Robinson character: youtu.be/o7Xy61DnfJw
Weekend Update: A Bald Man on a UK Court Harassment Ruling - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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December 16, 2024 at 12:57 AM
He’s playing it as a Tim Robinson character: youtu.be/o7Xy61DnfJw
What is the bird-equivalent of a centaur? A question I didn’t know I needed an answer to until today.
Today’s #AshmoleanAdvent object is this painting by Henry Stacy Marks of a concert of the Pierides, a scene from Greek mythology.
Open today’s door to learn more: www.ashmolean.org/advent
🎵 Singing Pierides, painted by Henry Stacy Marks (1829-1898), c. 1859 - 1862. WA1933.26
Open today’s door to learn more: www.ashmolean.org/advent
🎵 Singing Pierides, painted by Henry Stacy Marks (1829-1898), c. 1859 - 1862. WA1933.26
December 15, 2024 at 11:19 AM
What is the bird-equivalent of a centaur? A question I didn’t know I needed an answer to until today.
Reposted by Mr. Lycidas
Development economics has a new buzz word. We've shifted from "poverty exists bc politicians don't know how to reduce it" to "the problem is "low state capacity* to implement good policies"
I have news: state capacity is politically-driven and its weakness usually reflects a lack of political will
I have news: state capacity is politically-driven and its weakness usually reflects a lack of political will
December 14, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Development economics has a new buzz word. We've shifted from "poverty exists bc politicians don't know how to reduce it" to "the problem is "low state capacity* to implement good policies"
I have news: state capacity is politically-driven and its weakness usually reflects a lack of political will
I have news: state capacity is politically-driven and its weakness usually reflects a lack of political will
“Even if the rebels have freed some of Assad’s prisoners, they will soon replace them with their own.” - intriguing post from Tariq Ali on the NLR Sidecar newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
Tariq Ali, The Roads to Damascus — Sidecar
Assad’s fall from power.
newleftreview.org
December 14, 2024 at 1:37 PM
“Even if the rebels have freed some of Assad’s prisoners, they will soon replace them with their own.” - intriguing post from Tariq Ali on the NLR Sidecar newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
Great job, @erinmaglaque.bsky.social Happy to see your byline continue to spread! www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/b...
What Were the Lives of Medieval Women Like?
In “Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife” the historian Hetta Howes seeks to relate to figures of the past.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 5:01 AM
Great job, @erinmaglaque.bsky.social Happy to see your byline continue to spread! www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/b...
When ye look upon my works and despair
December 13, 2024 at 11:27 PM
When ye look upon my works and despair
😐
Hong Kong police are considering using drones for routine patrols and analysing their images with artificial intelligence, security chief Chris Tang said.
In full: https://buff.ly/3ZQxcis
In full: https://buff.ly/3ZQxcis
Hong Kong police considering AI-enhanced drone patrols
Hong Kong police are considering using drones for routine patrols and analysing their images with artificial intelligence, security chief Chris Tang said.
buff.ly
December 12, 2024 at 6:22 AM
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It is wild how the Gen-X vigilance against "selling out" (which was, admittedly, too hawkish at times) has been replaced by its anthesis, the "bag-chasing nihilism." The same impulse motivated the cheers when Trump said tax avoidance "made [him] smart."
December 11, 2024 at 1:05 AM
It is wild how the Gen-X vigilance against "selling out" (which was, admittedly, too hawkish at times) has been replaced by its anthesis, the "bag-chasing nihilism." The same impulse motivated the cheers when Trump said tax avoidance "made [him] smart."
Great environmental reporting and an interesting interview on the "diamond trade" that is fish maw—Displayed in window shops everywhere here in HK. Sheung Wan alone has several metric tonnes of maw staring out from shops with more dried fish than a recently-dammed lakebed.
The Chinese market appetite for fish maw - the cocaine of the sea - is devastating fragile marine ecosystems, lately in Papua New Guinea. Talking about my story for Nature on the Little Red Podcast with @louisalim.bsky.social & Graeme Smith. omny.fm/shows/the-li...
Give me Maw: China's Craze for the Cocaine of the Seas - The Little Red Podcast
Few outside the Chinese wedding banquet circuit have heard of fish maw, a flavourless, unappetising-looking swim bladder found in bony fish. In dried form, a kilo from the right species goes for aroun...
omny.fm
December 10, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Great environmental reporting and an interesting interview on the "diamond trade" that is fish maw—Displayed in window shops everywhere here in HK. Sheung Wan alone has several metric tonnes of maw staring out from shops with more dried fish than a recently-dammed lakebed.
I want this book cover on my wall...
Listening to @backlisted.bsky.social on the way to the library…
December 10, 2024 at 1:20 PM
I want this book cover on my wall...
The young man was shot by a British sniper atop Divis Tower. Buckley called an ambulance. Halfway to the hospital, the ambulance was stopped: soldiers, again. ‘I said to the guy in charge, “that man is dying,”’ Buckley recalls. His answer: ‘That’s the idea, mate.’ www.the-fence.com/this-turbule...
This Turbulent Priest
Cake and coffee with a controversial clergyman.
www.the-fence.com
December 10, 2024 at 12:18 PM
The young man was shot by a British sniper atop Divis Tower. Buckley called an ambulance. Halfway to the hospital, the ambulance was stopped: soldiers, again. ‘I said to the guy in charge, “that man is dying,”’ Buckley recalls. His answer: ‘That’s the idea, mate.’ www.the-fence.com/this-turbule...
@blankcheck.bsky.social
To open, or not to open…
To open, or not to open…
December 10, 2024 at 3:03 AM
@blankcheck.bsky.social
To open, or not to open…
To open, or not to open…
Watching The Small Back Room in a small back room.
December 10, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Watching The Small Back Room in a small back room.
Reposted by Mr. Lycidas
Extraordinarily beautiful.
December 7, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Extraordinarily beautiful.
"Reconnecting the Democratic Party to its roots must start with the recognition that today’s working class has changed and has different needs. The provision of social insurance and countervailing power against business interests will always remain important elements of the progressive left."
December 8, 2024 at 1:32 PM
"Reconnecting the Democratic Party to its roots must start with the recognition that today’s working class has changed and has different needs. The provision of social insurance and countervailing power against business interests will always remain important elements of the progressive left."
In peace, Love tunes the shepherd’s reed;
In war, he mounts the warrior’s steed;
In halls, in gay attire is seen;
In hamlets, dances on the green.
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove,
And men below and saints above;
For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
In war, he mounts the warrior’s steed;
In halls, in gay attire is seen;
In hamlets, dances on the green.
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove,
And men below and saints above;
For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
December 8, 2024 at 1:12 PM
In peace, Love tunes the shepherd’s reed;
In war, he mounts the warrior’s steed;
In halls, in gay attire is seen;
In hamlets, dances on the green.
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove,
And men below and saints above;
For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
In war, he mounts the warrior’s steed;
In halls, in gay attire is seen;
In hamlets, dances on the green.
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove,
And men below and saints above;
For love is heaven, and heaven is love.