Jack Lynch
@jacklynch000.bsky.social
Extinguished Perfesser of English at Ruckers–Nork; mooseophile; wine guzzler; author of many books, a few of them readable; harmless eccentric.
C18 BritLit, dictionaries, book history, fakery, life-writing, political smartassery.
https://jacklynch.net
C18 BritLit, dictionaries, book history, fakery, life-writing, political smartassery.
https://jacklynch.net
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If this isn’t deep inside a hollowed out volcano I’m going to be pissed.
Let me introduce you to the very real executive boardroom at FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.
December 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
If this isn’t deep inside a hollowed out volcano I’m going to be pissed.
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I‘ve been listening to Sarah Marshall’s The Devil You Know and it’s so great. She knows this stuff inside out and weaves a tale of so many subjects; the satanic panic (duh), evangelicalism, the patriarchy, media, so much more. Highly recommend.
December 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I‘ve been listening to Sarah Marshall’s The Devil You Know and it’s so great. She knows this stuff inside out and weaves a tale of so many subjects; the satanic panic (duh), evangelicalism, the patriarchy, media, so much more. Highly recommend.
Now here I thought I was looking for James Prior's Life of Edmond Malone (1860), but it turns out I was actually looking for Post Malone.
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Now here I thought I was looking for James Prior's Life of Edmond Malone (1860), but it turns out I was actually looking for Post Malone.
Just pure, unabashed “Blut und Boten” stuff here.
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Just pure, unabashed “Blut und Boten” stuff here.
I’d like to register a complaint: just because I agreed to do things is no reason for people to expect me to, y’know, do things.
December 4, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I’d like to register a complaint: just because I agreed to do things is no reason for people to expect me to, y’know, do things.
YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS!
You can thank me later, friends.
You can thank me later, friends.
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS!
You can thank me later, friends.
You can thank me later, friends.
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Einstein's works enter public domain next year! at last we get a queer retelling of the theory of relativity
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Einstein's works enter public domain next year! at last we get a queer retelling of the theory of relativity
Not cool, universe. Not cool.
Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84
Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. & the MG's, Otis Redding, the Blues Brothers and many more, has died. He was 84.
variety.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Not cool, universe. Not cool.
With that big 3% discount, you really can't afford NOT to buy this for me.
![Photo of a wine bottle, with text:
Domaine Perrot-Minot Mazoyeres-Chambertin Grand Cru 2022
Pinot Noir from Gevrey-Chambertin, Cote de Nuits, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France
98
Jasper Morris
$1,220 [crossed out]
$1179.99
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December 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
With that big 3% discount, you really can't afford NOT to buy this for me.
No; 2026 is the distant science-fiction future, when we’ll all have jet-packs and live on lunar colonies.
I, meanwhile, am still writing “1994” on my checks.
I, meanwhile, am still writing “1994” on my checks.
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
No; 2026 is the distant science-fiction future, when we’ll all have jet-packs and live on lunar colonies.
I, meanwhile, am still writing “1994” on my checks.
I, meanwhile, am still writing “1994” on my checks.
Obvious nonsense. No cat has ever been domesticated.
'“A distinct and yet-unknown population in North Africa sourced a second dispersal not later than 2,000 years ago that established the gene pool of modern domestic cats in Europe."'
www.sci.news/archaeology/...
www.sci.news/archaeology/...
Domestic Cats Were Introduced to Europe around 2,000 Years Ago, Probably from North Africa: Study | Sci.News
An international team of scientists led by University of Rome Tor Vergata researchers has sequenced the genomes of 87 ancient and modern cats.
www.sci.news
November 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Obvious nonsense. No cat has ever been domesticated.
Not cool, universe. Not cool.
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Not cool, universe. Not cool.
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"What part of 'what you do for the least among you, you do for me' do you not understand?"
November 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"What part of 'what you do for the least among you, you do for me' do you not understand?"
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A top Republican in Indiana, whose daughter has Down Syndrome, just announced he will be voting to block Trump’s gerrymandering after Trump used the R-word to insult people yesterday.
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A top Republican in Indiana, whose daughter has Down Syndrome, just announced he will be voting to block Trump’s gerrymandering after Trump used the R-word to insult people yesterday.
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Its Blake Friday! You know, when William Blake’s birthday falls on a Friday? Anyway here are his Toeses of Moses:
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Its Blake Friday! You know, when William Blake’s birthday falls on a Friday? Anyway here are his Toeses of Moses:
I hope @emilynussbaum.bsky.social keeps up her distinctive Gabfest cocktail chatters, even the sooty ones, as they’re almost always my favorites.
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I hope @emilynussbaum.bsky.social keeps up her distinctive Gabfest cocktail chatters, even the sooty ones, as they’re almost always my favorites.
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‘So it's what happens when these helpers become gatekeepers, become so powerful that they usurp the relationship they're supposed to be facilitating. And it follows a characteristic pattern.’
Cory Doctorow on stage with the Nerve: ‘The web is five giant websites filled with screenshots of text from the other four’
In our first live event, the author shares with Nerve co-founder Carole Cadwalladr his strong opinions on Facebook, Peter Thiel, AI – and what we can do to combat the enshittification of the internet
www.thenerve.news
November 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
‘So it's what happens when these helpers become gatekeepers, become so powerful that they usurp the relationship they're supposed to be facilitating. And it follows a characteristic pattern.’
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Happy Birthday William Blake!
November 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Happy Birthday William Blake!
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
Oh yeah, that’s the stuff.
November 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Oh yeah, that’s the stuff.
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Quick, they can’t have gotten far
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Quick, they can’t have gotten far
When ordering a Michelin-sanctioned cheesesteak, you tell the guy working the grill "avec" or "sans."
Michelin Honored the Cheesesteak. Not All Philadelphians Cheered.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
When ordering a Michelin-sanctioned cheesesteak, you tell the guy working the grill "avec" or "sans."