Dr. Regina Higgins
@reginahiggins.bsky.social
Writer, editor, PhD in English. I edit academic books, articles, and more.
Everybody's waiting for the "Word" chord.
(blowing the dust off my youtube channel to re-share a video)
Here's my 7-minute video on the 'Word' chord in 'O Come, All Ye Faithful'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXpG...
Here's my 7-minute video on the 'Word' chord in 'O Come, All Ye Faithful'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXpG...
The Best Christmas Chord of all
YouTube video by Cult of Musicology
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Everybody's waiting for the "Word" chord.
Reposted by Dr. Regina Higgins
Wait, what? My son’s friend, traveling in China, is staying at a hotel chain called ‘James Joyce Coffetel’, and instead of a Gideon Bible, they leave a copy of Ulysses by the bedside.
December 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Wait, what? My son’s friend, traveling in China, is staying at a hotel chain called ‘James Joyce Coffetel’, and instead of a Gideon Bible, they leave a copy of Ulysses by the bedside.
Soon to be streaming on Netflix.
Lastly, we get to ‘Donner’ and ‘Blitzen.’
‘Donner’ was originally ‘Donder,’ which is Standard Dutch meaning “thunder.”
‘Blitzen’ comes from the Standard Dutch ‘bliksem,’ which means “lightning.”
We've always thought these two were the bad boys of the sleigh.
‘Donner’ was originally ‘Donder,’ which is Standard Dutch meaning “thunder.”
‘Blitzen’ comes from the Standard Dutch ‘bliksem,’ which means “lightning.”
We've always thought these two were the bad boys of the sleigh.
December 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Soon to be streaming on Netflix.
Reposted by Dr. Regina Higgins
NEW 🗣️ YORK 🗣️ HERALD 🗣️ TRIBUNE 🗣️
December 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
NEW 🗣️ YORK 🗣️ HERALD 🗣️ TRIBUNE 🗣️
Gift article. And so true. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
‘Hamilton’ Has Had Quite a Run
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Gift article. And so true. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
Truth.
Shout out to butter, the unacknowledged hero of holiday cooking ✊
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Truth.
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Pass this couple every day. Who’s going to tell her?
November 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Pass this couple every day. Who’s going to tell her?
Reposted by Dr. Regina Higgins
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
Make time to read this, please.
October 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Make time to read this, please.
Reposted by Dr. Regina Higgins
Kudos to Stephen Colbert on his Emmy win last night. It was a pleasure chatting with him a few weeks ago on The Late Show about how rampant inequality has brought us to this moment in American history — and what we can do to fix our politics.
September 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Kudos to Stephen Colbert on his Emmy win last night. It was a pleasure chatting with him a few weeks ago on The Late Show about how rampant inequality has brought us to this moment in American history — and what we can do to fix our politics.
Absolutely the most cat thing I've ever heard.
Installed a gate to prevent the cat from getting into the office but he's slipped through while I installed it and I can't find the clasp bit that releases the gate so turns out I have in fact locked myself out of the office while he chills inside
September 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Absolutely the most cat thing I've ever heard.
Slightly diminish a book.
Reasonable Expectations
Reasonable Expectations
Slightly diminish a book:
The Grapes of Irritation
The Grapes of Irritation
Slightly diminish a book:
A River Runs Near It.
A River Runs Near It.
September 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Slightly diminish a book.
Reasonable Expectations
Reasonable Expectations
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Keep speaking out!
Recently, 21 medical & public health organizations demanded Kennedy resign, citing his efforts to undermine science and public health.
His own family is doing the same.
This strongly worded tweet by Joe Kennedy III echoes many sentiments.
🧪 www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Recently, 21 medical & public health organizations demanded Kennedy resign, citing his efforts to undermine science and public health.
His own family is doing the same.
This strongly worded tweet by Joe Kennedy III echoes many sentiments.
🧪 www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
September 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Keep speaking out!
Recently, 21 medical & public health organizations demanded Kennedy resign, citing his efforts to undermine science and public health.
His own family is doing the same.
This strongly worded tweet by Joe Kennedy III echoes many sentiments.
🧪 www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Recently, 21 medical & public health organizations demanded Kennedy resign, citing his efforts to undermine science and public health.
His own family is doing the same.
This strongly worded tweet by Joe Kennedy III echoes many sentiments.
🧪 www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Reposted by Dr. Regina Higgins
Some solid advice on how to appreciate modern art from the Chicago Record Herald of 1913: "HOW TO APPRECIATE IT - Eat three welsh rarebits, smoke two pipefuls of "hop" and sniff cocaine until every street car looks like a goldfish and the Masonic Temple resembles a tiny white mouse."
August 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Some solid advice on how to appreciate modern art from the Chicago Record Herald of 1913: "HOW TO APPRECIATE IT - Eat three welsh rarebits, smoke two pipefuls of "hop" and sniff cocaine until every street car looks like a goldfish and the Masonic Temple resembles a tiny white mouse."
Reposted by Dr. Regina Higgins
Out now! Summary Report: Workshop on the Geopolitics of Critical Minerals and the AI Supply Chain www.ias.edu/sites/defaul...
The report highlights how AI’s expansion is tied to critical minerals, energy, water, land, and labor—and why interdisciplinary approaches are essential for AI governance.🧵
The report highlights how AI’s expansion is tied to critical minerals, energy, water, land, and labor—and why interdisciplinary approaches are essential for AI governance.🧵
August 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Out now! Summary Report: Workshop on the Geopolitics of Critical Minerals and the AI Supply Chain www.ias.edu/sites/defaul...
The report highlights how AI’s expansion is tied to critical minerals, energy, water, land, and labor—and why interdisciplinary approaches are essential for AI governance.🧵
The report highlights how AI’s expansion is tied to critical minerals, energy, water, land, and labor—and why interdisciplinary approaches are essential for AI governance.🧵
Okay, where’s my Elderly White Hippie t-shirt? Ready to order same day delivery.
Stephen Miller: "All these demonstrators that you've seen out here in recent days, all these elderly white hippies, they're not part of the city and never have been ... we're gonna ignore these stupid white hippies that all need to go home and take a nap because they're all over 90 years old."
August 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Okay, where’s my Elderly White Hippie t-shirt? Ready to order same day delivery.
Remember the Cold War? He does. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/w...
Putin Sees Ukraine Through a Lens of Grievance Over Lost Glory
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Remember the Cold War? He does. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/w...
Reposted by Dr. Regina Higgins
ICE used your taxpayer dollars to trick out a bunch of trucks in new livery, all painted black with "ICE" and a logo printed in gold on the side (and Trump's name in gold on the back window), then shoot a rap video in DC to post on social media.
I am not making this up.
I am not making this up.
August 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
ICE used your taxpayer dollars to trick out a bunch of trucks in new livery, all painted black with "ICE" and a logo printed in gold on the side (and Trump's name in gold on the back window), then shoot a rap video in DC to post on social media.
I am not making this up.
I am not making this up.
Yes!
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
August 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Yes!
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This is my philosophy in a nutshell:
Expertise good!
Technocracy bad!
Expertise good!
Technocracy bad!
1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
RFK Jr. in interview with Scripps News: ‘Trusting the experts is not science’
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. sat down with Scripps News for a wide-ranging interview, discussing mRNA vaccine funding policy changes and a recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.scrippsnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is my philosophy in a nutshell:
Expertise good!
Technocracy bad!
Expertise good!
Technocracy bad!
Reposted by Dr. Regina Higgins
WaPo has a piece on the anti-sunscreen movement, which is apparently a thing. We really do live in era where we are valorizing stupidity.
August 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
WaPo has a piece on the anti-sunscreen movement, which is apparently a thing. We really do live in era where we are valorizing stupidity.
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Had a similar experience when Google's AI insisted that Lincoln supported the Dred Scott Decision.
August 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Had a similar experience when Google's AI insisted that Lincoln supported the Dred Scott Decision.