Sarah Daniel Rasher
@rasher.bsky.social
Education evaluator trying to save the world using math. Erstwhile Shakespeare professor. Music challenges, cat photos, Chicago events and ephemera, figure skating. Occasional Star Trek: DS9 podcaster and culture newsletterer. They/them, él/elle/-o.
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I'm transmasc and nonbinary. I have ADHD, heavy on the H. I post about music, fancy sports, and my cats. I have been extremely online for 30 years.
I work in education research. Government funding is good, actually.
I'm transmasc and nonbinary. I have ADHD, heavy on the H. I post about music, fancy sports, and my cats. I have been extremely online for 30 years.
I work in education research. Government funding is good, actually.
It's Thanksgiving in the United States, so here's my #PlantsGiving thread of the plant relatives that have been part of my holiday this year. I'm including all the plants I've knowingly consumed since I woke up this morning.
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It's Thanksgiving in the United States, so here's my #PlantsGiving thread of the plant relatives that have been part of my holiday this year. I'm including all the plants I've knowingly consumed since I woke up this morning.
Every once in a while, the ADHD works in my favor, and I do something miraculous like get to the grocery store before 10 AM for Thanksgiving ingredients. (Dinner hosted by suburban relatives, but I've been responsible for potatoes and stuffing for 20 years.)
November 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Every once in a while, the ADHD works in my favor, and I do something miraculous like get to the grocery store before 10 AM for Thanksgiving ingredients. (Dinner hosted by suburban relatives, but I've been responsible for potatoes and stuffing for 20 years.)
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Colleen Jones asked me to interview her a couple of months ago during a chemotherapy appointment.
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Colleen Jones was something wonderful to happen for anyone who knew her | CBC Sports
Colleen Jones was a tour de force. When you were with her you felt invincible and that anything was possible. She made you a believer.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Colleen Jones asked me to interview her a couple of months ago during a chemotherapy appointment.
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
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The meanest thought I ever had about a baby was “oh no, he looks like John Byrne drew him”
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The meanest thought I ever had about a baby was “oh no, he looks like John Byrne drew him”
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Did I ever share this from our NYC atlas with you? "What Is a Jew? From Emma Goldman to Goldman Sachs," a map whose specificities breaks down the idea of a homogenous population so useful to antisemitism. Ruth Bader Ginsberg to Bernie Madoff to Rose Schneiderman to the Beastie Boys.
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Did I ever share this from our NYC atlas with you? "What Is a Jew? From Emma Goldman to Goldman Sachs," a map whose specificities breaks down the idea of a homogenous population so useful to antisemitism. Ruth Bader Ginsberg to Bernie Madoff to Rose Schneiderman to the Beastie Boys.
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This is your reminder that if you live in #Chicago we have a free bookstore. YES, free bookstore. You can get free books here.
I donate all of my books here. So, they generally have a solid horror section because I keep them well-stocked.
www.books4cause.com/free-booksto...
I donate all of my books here. So, they generally have a solid horror section because I keep them well-stocked.
www.books4cause.com/free-booksto...
Books4Free - Free Book Exchange in Skokie - Books4Cause - Chicago
All of the books in our Free Bookstore are free for you to take and read. These books have been donated and we are passing them on for the love of reading.
www.books4cause.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This is your reminder that if you live in #Chicago we have a free bookstore. YES, free bookstore. You can get free books here.
I donate all of my books here. So, they generally have a solid horror section because I keep them well-stocked.
www.books4cause.com/free-booksto...
I donate all of my books here. So, they generally have a solid horror section because I keep them well-stocked.
www.books4cause.com/free-booksto...
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If my house burned down, my village zoning code says I legally couldn’t rebuild it. If “preserving neighborhood character” means you can’t recreate the existing built environment, it’s not actually about the “character” of the neighborhood
This is a phenomenal example of how people advocating for the "character of the neighborhood" are often actually advocating to *change* the character to be less dense and more suburban. Which, if you go play with the city's n'hood GIS explorer, is what has happened all over Boston!
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If my house burned down, my village zoning code says I legally couldn’t rebuild it. If “preserving neighborhood character” means you can’t recreate the existing built environment, it’s not actually about the “character” of the neighborhood
Day 50: Hannah Jadagu - My Love (2025, USA, NK✅)
Breathy dream pop, but fresh and interesting, with cool multi-tracked vocals. #TheTwen2ie5
I'll just squeak in on the HM list deadline - thanks everyone for making it so hard to narrow down!
Breathy dream pop, but fresh and interesting, with cool multi-tracked vocals. #TheTwen2ie5
I'll just squeak in on the HM list deadline - thanks everyone for making it so hard to narrow down!
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Day 50: Hannah Jadagu - My Love (2025, USA, NK✅)
Breathy dream pop, but fresh and interesting, with cool multi-tracked vocals. #TheTwen2ie5
I'll just squeak in on the HM list deadline - thanks everyone for making it so hard to narrow down!
Breathy dream pop, but fresh and interesting, with cool multi-tracked vocals. #TheTwen2ie5
I'll just squeak in on the HM list deadline - thanks everyone for making it so hard to narrow down!
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Day 49: Annahstasia - Be Kind (2025, USA, NK✅)
Whiskey-voiced Annahstasia should be the next weird girl pop sensation, if not the next Nina Simone. #TheTwen2ie5
Whiskey-voiced Annahstasia should be the next weird girl pop sensation, if not the next Nina Simone. #TheTwen2ie5
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Day 49: Annahstasia - Be Kind (2025, USA, NK✅)
Whiskey-voiced Annahstasia should be the next weird girl pop sensation, if not the next Nina Simone. #TheTwen2ie5
Whiskey-voiced Annahstasia should be the next weird girl pop sensation, if not the next Nina Simone. #TheTwen2ie5
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His recent turn in Swan Song, playing a retired elderly gay hairdresser who goes on a day-long odyssey from his old folks’ home to style the hair of his best former client (with whom he was close but from whom he is now alienated) one last time for her funeral, was perfect.
youtu.be/heN0JtJu4pE?...
youtu.be/heN0JtJu4pE?...
Swan Song - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
His recent turn in Swan Song, playing a retired elderly gay hairdresser who goes on a day-long odyssey from his old folks’ home to style the hair of his best former client (with whom he was close but from whom he is now alienated) one last time for her funeral, was perfect.
youtu.be/heN0JtJu4pE?...
youtu.be/heN0JtJu4pE?...
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Rest in peace, dear weird king 💔
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Rest in peace, dear weird king 💔
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Also: what someone is eating or not eating isn’t any of your business.
Holiday reminders:
- If someone has a new relationship, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone is pregnant and they want to share that, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone’s body has changed, they’re aware. You don’t need to point it out.
- If someone has a new relationship, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone is pregnant and they want to share that, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone’s body has changed, they’re aware. You don’t need to point it out.
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Also: what someone is eating or not eating isn’t any of your business.
I was miserable in academia (and no good at the administrative side, which is most of the job) so I figured I'd work for my mom until I got myself together. A decade later, I've mostly taken over the family business.
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I was miserable in academia (and no good at the administrative side, which is most of the job) so I figured I'd work for my mom until I got myself together. A decade later, I've mostly taken over the family business.
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We need it. Not only are the classes full, but also concert halls, libraries - we've gone to a bunch of classical concerts this year as an antidote to despair and guess what - they are full. They were not as full before, but they are now.
"Humanities are shrinking" is artificially imposed top down.
"Humanities are shrinking" is artificially imposed top down.
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
We need it. Not only are the classes full, but also concert halls, libraries - we've gone to a bunch of classical concerts this year as an antidote to despair and guess what - they are full. They were not as full before, but they are now.
"Humanities are shrinking" is artificially imposed top down.
"Humanities are shrinking" is artificially imposed top down.
Day 48: Say Sue Me feat. Kim Hanjoo - Vacation
(2025, South Korea, NK✅)
NOT K-Pop, not a Korean imitation of Western art pop, but a relentlessly upbeat, guitar-driven third thing. #TheTwen2ie5
(2025, South Korea, NK✅)
NOT K-Pop, not a Korean imitation of Western art pop, but a relentlessly upbeat, guitar-driven third thing. #TheTwen2ie5
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Day 48: Say Sue Me feat. Kim Hanjoo - Vacation
(2025, South Korea, NK✅)
NOT K-Pop, not a Korean imitation of Western art pop, but a relentlessly upbeat, guitar-driven third thing. #TheTwen2ie5
(2025, South Korea, NK✅)
NOT K-Pop, not a Korean imitation of Western art pop, but a relentlessly upbeat, guitar-driven third thing. #TheTwen2ie5
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I mean, it’s not NOT religious, exactly, but it’s sure as fuck not Christian, and it is in large part specifically about how the gilded churchy holiness they try to force it into is NOT the totality of God or the sacred, and that the holy is present even in our tawdry little doomed one night stands.
November 22, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I mean, it’s not NOT religious, exactly, but it’s sure as fuck not Christian, and it is in large part specifically about how the gilded churchy holiness they try to force it into is NOT the totality of God or the sacred, and that the holy is present even in our tawdry little doomed one night stands.
Jason Brown said same-sex ice dance!
[About Same sex ice dance becoming a thing]: I really can't wait to have people explore that. And I always have found that having the visual representation goes such a long way in terms of changing or impacting a sport.
November 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Jason Brown said same-sex ice dance!
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I TOLD Y'ALL I didn't want to learn anything else!!! I said I was DONE with information and I MEANT IT!! I don't want to KNOW THINGS any longer! I was VERY CLEAR about this: do not inform me.
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I TOLD Y'ALL I didn't want to learn anything else!!! I said I was DONE with information and I MEANT IT!! I don't want to KNOW THINGS any longer! I was VERY CLEAR about this: do not inform me.
Day 47: Obongjayar - Not in Surrender
(2025, UK, NK✅)
Carefree disco revivalism, but cleverly arranged and vaguely menacing. #TheTwen2ie5
(2025, UK, NK✅)
Carefree disco revivalism, but cleverly arranged and vaguely menacing. #TheTwen2ie5
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Day 47: Obongjayar - Not in Surrender
(2025, UK, NK✅)
Carefree disco revivalism, but cleverly arranged and vaguely menacing. #TheTwen2ie5
(2025, UK, NK✅)
Carefree disco revivalism, but cleverly arranged and vaguely menacing. #TheTwen2ie5
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*banging a metal pot with a wooden spoon very loudly*
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
*banging a metal pot with a wooden spoon very loudly*
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
We're staycationing in a hotel in downtown Chicago for our anniversary, and we both feel like there should be a time zone difference.
There was a protest vs tree lighting shitshow of some kind, but we were off in the West Loop eating dinner like fancy people.
There was a protest vs tree lighting shitshow of some kind, but we were off in the West Loop eating dinner like fancy people.
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 AM
We're staycationing in a hotel in downtown Chicago for our anniversary, and we both feel like there should be a time zone difference.
There was a protest vs tree lighting shitshow of some kind, but we were off in the West Loop eating dinner like fancy people.
There was a protest vs tree lighting shitshow of some kind, but we were off in the West Loop eating dinner like fancy people.
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Suburban communities in Illinois are failing to meet the requirements set out for them in a 22-year-old law aimed at increasing the state’s affordable housing supply.
Many Chicago suburbs not meeting state's affordable housing requirements, report finds
chicago.suntimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Suburban communities in Illinois are failing to meet the requirements set out for them in a 22-year-old law aimed at increasing the state’s affordable housing supply.
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So folks become more honorable when Batman is standing in the room
Public policy talking heads on Bluesky...
Discuss this plz
Public policy talking heads on Bluesky...
Discuss this plz
November 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
So folks become more honorable when Batman is standing in the room
Public policy talking heads on Bluesky...
Discuss this plz
Public policy talking heads on Bluesky...
Discuss this plz