nick
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Photography. Baseball. Soccer. Baseball cards. Subtle joke was subtle. https://njwv.wordpress.com
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🎶I want a dream with a mind like a diamond
I want a dream that knows what's best
I want a dream with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes🎶
I want a dream that knows what's best
I want a dream with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes🎶
December 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
🎶I want a dream with a mind like a diamond
I want a dream that knows what's best
I want a dream with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes🎶
I want a dream that knows what's best
I want a dream with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes🎶
Seeing how the Baseball Hall of Fame pussyfooted around the Ruth-Landis issue was the moment I realized how disappointed I was in the Hall of Fame.
Landis’ racism is one of those things that is ignored by the worst historical accounts of the Black Sox but even the “better” histories of it sorta mention it but mostly gloss over it (I’ve seen the Ruth suspension mischaracterized in multiple accounts)
Also revisited the 1919 Black Sox scandal, which I learned caused no discernible harm to MLB’s business, just its image in the eyes of press. The first commissioner punished the Black Sox while enforcing a far worse violation of competitive integrity. frontofficesports.com/gambling-isn...
December 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Seeing how the Baseball Hall of Fame pussyfooted around the Ruth-Landis issue was the moment I realized how disappointed I was in the Hall of Fame.
So apparently as a 90s kid my brain immediately fills in "this is your headline on drugs"
…go home, Zillow, you’re drunk.
December 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
So apparently as a 90s kid my brain immediately fills in "this is your headline on drugs"
Standing up and without a throw on a ball hit to left field.
Most MLB inside-the-park homers, last 90 years:
13 - Willie Wilson ⚡️⚡️⚡️
12
11
10
9 - Roberto Clemente, Lou Brock
8 - Willie Mays, Hank Bauer
7 - 5 players
6 - 6 players
13 - Willie Wilson ⚡️⚡️⚡️
12
11
10
9 - Roberto Clemente, Lou Brock
8 - Willie Mays, Hank Bauer
7 - 5 players
6 - 6 players
December 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Standing up and without a throw on a ball hit to left field.
LOL well that saves me a click.
Rolling Stone didn't put Sinners on its top 20 list of films for this year and I'm appalled.
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
LOL well that saves me a click.
Okay I have way too many Cubs fan mutuals for this to not be relevant to someone's interests.
Fieldmaster NBR16101, Chicago Cubs model. These gloves were sold through Sears in the early 70's. Rare to find them in this nice of condition. All original lacing, just lightly conditioned. $75 plus s/h, [email protected] to claim.
#cybergloveday
#cybergloveday
December 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Okay I have way too many Cubs fan mutuals for this to not be relevant to someone's interests.
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be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
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All 50,000 panels of the National AIDS Memorial Quilt has been fully digitized.
You can search Duane's name and see the panel he made. And someone else made a panel for him, too.
www.aidsmemorial.org/interactive-...
You can search Duane's name and see the panel he made. And someone else made a panel for him, too.
www.aidsmemorial.org/interactive-...
December 21, 2023 at 3:46 PM
All 50,000 panels of the National AIDS Memorial Quilt has been fully digitized.
You can search Duane's name and see the panel he made. And someone else made a panel for him, too.
www.aidsmemorial.org/interactive-...
You can search Duane's name and see the panel he made. And someone else made a panel for him, too.
www.aidsmemorial.org/interactive-...
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I named my fists Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries because when I need them the most they’re almost guaranteed to let me down.
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
I named my fists Blood and Meridian because I’m fixing to Judge your ass.
December 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I named my fists Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries because when I need them the most they’re almost guaranteed to let me down.
I think this describes three quarters of MLB teams. (And most of the rest are actively tanking)
I guess the plan is to just hang around and be fake competitive, hoping to bounce into 87 wins, for as long as the dodgers are good. should only be another 25 years or so
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I think this describes three quarters of MLB teams. (And most of the rest are actively tanking)
Oh wow. Hadn't heard the term "red chip" before but totally going to use it now. Also holy shit missing the Barry McGee connection is embarrassingly bad.
Hyperallergic going for the fucking JUGGULAR on SFMOMA and their embrace of KAWS. A perfectly San Francisco tale of bad red chip art. 🎯https://hyperallergic.com/kaws-makes-art-for-the-tech-bro-era-sfmoma/
KAWS Makes Art for the Tech Bro Era
His exhibition at SFMOMA could have examined the collapse of culture at the hands of commodity, but instead it nudges us toward the gift shop.
hyperallergic.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Oh wow. Hadn't heard the term "red chip" before but totally going to use it now. Also holy shit missing the Barry McGee connection is embarrassingly bad.
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"so palatable that it’s sickening" applies to so much of contemporary culture, @wdavidmarx.bsky.social excellent new cultural history of the last 25 years "Blank Space" doesn't mention KAWS, but diagnoses all the factors that contribute to this
Hyperallergic going for the fucking JUGGULAR on SFMOMA and their embrace of KAWS. A perfectly San Francisco tale of bad red chip art. 🎯https://hyperallergic.com/kaws-makes-art-for-the-tech-bro-era-sfmoma/
KAWS Makes Art for the Tech Bro Era
His exhibition at SFMOMA could have examined the collapse of culture at the hands of commodity, but instead it nudges us toward the gift shop.
hyperallergic.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"so palatable that it’s sickening" applies to so much of contemporary culture, @wdavidmarx.bsky.social excellent new cultural history of the last 25 years "Blank Space" doesn't mention KAWS, but diagnoses all the factors that contribute to this
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Henry Ford was a terrible human being, but at least he understood that the economy would be unworkable and unsustainable unless the workers who made Model T's were paid enough to buy Model T's.
If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Henry Ford was a terrible human being, but at least he understood that the economy would be unworkable and unsustainable unless the workers who made Model T's were paid enough to buy Model T's.
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His Merkle pickup shows a later photo & might be 1940 World Series game 3, given Detroit's home unis & Cincy's road uni. If so, #10 at lower left is its winning pitcher, Tommy Bridges. The play shown might be a 9th-inning ground ball E5.
www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DE...
www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DE...
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
His Merkle pickup shows a later photo & might be 1940 World Series game 3, given Detroit's home unis & Cincy's road uni. If so, #10 at lower left is its winning pitcher, Tommy Bridges. The play shown might be a 9th-inning ground ball E5.
www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DE...
www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DE...
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
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Photographer Lou Bopp spent years documenting the lives of children killed in school shootings. He told The Trace about how his team approached shooting victims’ families, and whether he’ll ever truly be finished with this project.
The Bedrooms Left Behind by Children Killed in School Shootings
Photographer Lou Bopp spent years documenting the lives of students who never returned home. His project is the focus of a new Netflix documentary.
www.thetrace.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Photographer Lou Bopp spent years documenting the lives of children killed in school shootings. He told The Trace about how his team approached shooting victims’ families, and whether he’ll ever truly be finished with this project.
A #cardsky post of cool pickups. njwv.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/s...
Some cool pickups
It’s been a while since I posted a cool pickup roundup but I’ve got enough items now to warrant such a post. I’ll start out with a couple sets that I’ve kind of ignored until now. The first of thes…
njwv.wordpress.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A #cardsky post of cool pickups. njwv.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/s...
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I have refined
The uranium
That was in
The centrifuge
And which
You were probably
Saving
For power generation
Forgive me
It was so powerful
I am
Become death
The uranium
That was in
The centrifuge
And which
You were probably
Saving
For power generation
Forgive me
It was so powerful
I am
Become death
this is quite the detail
November 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I have refined
The uranium
That was in
The centrifuge
And which
You were probably
Saving
For power generation
Forgive me
It was so powerful
I am
Become death
The uranium
That was in
The centrifuge
And which
You were probably
Saving
For power generation
Forgive me
It was so powerful
I am
Become death
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one more cab calloway thing: he performed "minnie the moocher" in blues brothers, which was a 1931 song in a 1980 movie, the modern equivalent would be aerosmith performing "back in the saddle" in a movie released this year, you're all welcome
November 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
one more cab calloway thing: he performed "minnie the moocher" in blues brothers, which was a 1931 song in a 1980 movie, the modern equivalent would be aerosmith performing "back in the saddle" in a movie released this year, you're all welcome
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Every year we treat ourselves to a new decoration or two for the Christmas tree and this year’s additions are just absolutely outstanding
Tempted to not add anything else as we basically have a muppet Christmas tree
Tempted to not add anything else as we basically have a muppet Christmas tree
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Every year we treat ourselves to a new decoration or two for the Christmas tree and this year’s additions are just absolutely outstanding
Tempted to not add anything else as we basically have a muppet Christmas tree
Tempted to not add anything else as we basically have a muppet Christmas tree
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Last year his estate donated the royalties for Last Christmas to his charity that offers funding for LGBTQIA+ orgs and they said they'd do it again this year. Listen to it loads!
Listening to Last Christmas because it is an all-time banger and George didn't die on Christmas Day for you to disrespect his memory by participating in Whamageddon
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Last year his estate donated the royalties for Last Christmas to his charity that offers funding for LGBTQIA+ orgs and they said they'd do it again this year. Listen to it loads!