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sex & murder & semiotic theory (elves & doomed revolutionaries & kpop men). arriviste & vauquelin & dianize on ao3.
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it's that time again
December 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
it's that time again
Fun fact: if you put on a Gregorian chant playlist for a few hours, hours afterwards you will hear phantom snatches of chant
December 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Fun fact: if you put on a Gregorian chant playlist for a few hours, hours afterwards you will hear phantom snatches of chant
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I am brimming with holiday spirit
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I am brimming with holiday spirit
I don’t know what it says about me that every year I need to be reminded that the lyrics to Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas go ‘Someday soon, we all will be together / If the Fates allow’ and NOT ‘Someday soon, we all will be forgiven / If the Fates allow’
December 6, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I don’t know what it says about me that every year I need to be reminded that the lyrics to Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas go ‘Someday soon, we all will be together / If the Fates allow’ and NOT ‘Someday soon, we all will be forgiven / If the Fates allow’
laughed at the first image… god, you listen to a little opera and classical and you get grandma-zoned by Spotify.
December 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
laughed at the first image… god, you listen to a little opera and classical and you get grandma-zoned by Spotify.
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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.
Tried to start a book on a Hegelian approach to modern art, brain said ‘absolutely not’ after 10 pages.
November 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Tried to start a book on a Hegelian approach to modern art, brain said ‘absolutely not’ after 10 pages.
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it is devastating to be bearing witness to this as an educator. as the thread mentions, the causes are likely manifold - LLMs, post-covid brain damage, teaching to the test, transactional HS teaching, students under increased pressure, attention span degradation. but it's devastating in combination.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
it is devastating to be bearing witness to this as an educator. as the thread mentions, the causes are likely manifold - LLMs, post-covid brain damage, teaching to the test, transactional HS teaching, students under increased pressure, attention span degradation. but it's devastating in combination.
put my name down on the love meme… managed to mistype ao3 gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html?...
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November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
put my name down on the love meme… managed to mistype ao3 gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html?...
God, this final batch of semester's marking has been very dispiriting re: AI usage by students.
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
God, this final batch of semester's marking has been very dispiriting re: AI usage by students.
Every FaceTime with my beloved nephew (16 months) ends with him falling or crashing into something as his ambitious reach exceeds his grasp and my sister being like, babe, I have to go, byeeeee
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Every FaceTime with my beloved nephew (16 months) ends with him falling or crashing into something as his ambitious reach exceeds his grasp and my sister being like, babe, I have to go, byeeeee
Amazingly, it’s finally been long enough since I submitted my PhD thesis (5+ years) that I can actually reread and enjoy it without feeling queasy.
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Amazingly, it’s finally been long enough since I submitted my PhD thesis (5+ years) that I can actually reread and enjoy it without feeling queasy.
I was going to buy myself a little present for this difficult year (earrings? new purse?) but now I’m eyeing up a miniature of Napoléon www.europeanantiques.co.nz/product/2-mi...
A pair of Napoleon Bonaparte miniatures
A pair of French finely hand painted 19th century Quality Miniature Paintings of Napoleon Bonaparte (Born 1769 - Died 1821). I can not be certain of the painted background material but it will be ivo...
www.europeanantiques.co.nz
November 8, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I was going to buy myself a little present for this difficult year (earrings? new purse?) but now I’m eyeing up a miniature of Napoléon www.europeanantiques.co.nz/product/2-mi...
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May i wake up tomorrow to more dead war criminals and angry billionaires
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
May i wake up tomorrow to more dead war criminals and angry billionaires
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those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station
We gotta normalize responding to bullshit with "dude who fucking cares"
October 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station
Peony season + Halloween cookie
October 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Peony season + Halloween cookie
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how it feels explaining early 2000s hipster history to young people
October 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
how it feels explaining early 2000s hipster history to young people
Art heists may sound glamorous, but stealing priceless cultural artifacts doesn't always pay off like you'd expect. We talked with a veteran art thief, a lawyer, and an expert on heist economics.
A few things to consider before committing a museum heist
Art heists may sound glamorous, but stealing priceless cultural artifacts doesn't always pay off like you'd expect. We talked with a veteran art thief, a lawyer, and an expert on heist economics.
n.pr
October 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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October 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I’m recovering from a procedure on Tuesday/Wednesday, please rec books and long fic? 🩷
October 23, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I’m recovering from a procedure on Tuesday/Wednesday, please rec books and long fic? 🩷
I've been keeping a bottle of cold brew in my office for an emergency and we're in the second to last week of the teaching semester, I'm breaking the seal
October 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I've been keeping a bottle of cold brew in my office for an emergency and we're in the second to last week of the teaching semester, I'm breaking the seal
There's so much marking in my life but my brain is starting to bud with spring and to think about writing again.
October 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
There's so much marking in my life but my brain is starting to bud with spring and to think about writing again.