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A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
January 23, 2026 at 11:44 AM
A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
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The sunset off the septa line in Philly always hits hard
January 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The sunset off the septa line in Philly always hits hard
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The Epstein Files project at DOJ might single handedly revive the long skidding white-out industry.
December 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The Epstein Files project at DOJ might single handedly revive the long skidding white-out industry.
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So, we all know that the structure of DNA was only discovered in 1953, 72 years ago, but it still seems astounding that it wasn’t discovered earlier. 72 years ago is not that long ago, in the scope of human history.
RIP James Watson, great scientist.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
RIP James Watson, great scientist.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double-helix shape, dies at 97
Breakthrough turned Watson into a hallowed figure in world of science, though he faced condemnation for offensive remarks later in life
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 AM
So, we all know that the structure of DNA was only discovered in 1953, 72 years ago, but it still seems astounding that it wasn’t discovered earlier. 72 years ago is not that long ago, in the scope of human history.
RIP James Watson, great scientist.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
RIP James Watson, great scientist.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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Posted this poem at the beginning of this week, and guess what I found when I arrived at the Kent Memorial Library to give a talk?
How serendipitous! Lovely crowd in a cozy environment.
How serendipitous! Lovely crowd in a cozy environment.
October 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Posted this poem at the beginning of this week, and guess what I found when I arrived at the Kent Memorial Library to give a talk?
How serendipitous! Lovely crowd in a cozy environment.
How serendipitous! Lovely crowd in a cozy environment.
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in honour of reading @jesszafarris.bsky.social book Useless Etymology, a reminder to be really impressed with anyone who learns to speak english - a language which is the ultimate shibboleth, having eleven (11) ways to say ough and almost no rules to tell you which
October 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
in honour of reading @jesszafarris.bsky.social book Useless Etymology, a reminder to be really impressed with anyone who learns to speak english - a language which is the ultimate shibboleth, having eleven (11) ways to say ough and almost no rules to tell you which
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my mom took tylenol when she was pregnant, which made me super focused on menswear and now i have a million followers on twitter
September 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
my mom took tylenol when she was pregnant, which made me super focused on menswear and now i have a million followers on twitter
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Harold Davis, 2020
Iceland poppy
Iceland poppy
September 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Harold Davis, 2020
Iceland poppy
Iceland poppy
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Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
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September 8, 2025
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On Friday, September 5, Trump lawyer Cleta Mitchell told Southern Baptist pastor and Newsmax host Tony Perkins that Trump may try to declare that “there is a threat to the national sovereignty of the ...
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September 9, 2025 at 6:20 AM
September 8, 2025
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Done!
And more on the book, out this week, which we’d recommend getting from an indie bookshop if you can (though we know academic press books are pricey): zythophile.co.uk/2025/02/22/p...
Porter and Stout: The Complete History will be published on June 4 - Zythophile
When you’ve been working on a project for more than seven years, finally being given a finishing date is almost anti-climactic. I started writing what became Porter and Stout: A Complete History in Ja...
zythophile.co.uk
June 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Done!
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Today's date in 794 marked the murder of Ethelbert, the King of East Anglia, who was visiting King Offa of Mercia, whose daughter he hoped to wed. He was instead beheaded. "I told her to have her back in the castle walls by eleven," Offa explained to courtiers. "That little punk did not listen."
May 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today's date in 794 marked the murder of Ethelbert, the King of East Anglia, who was visiting King Offa of Mercia, whose daughter he hoped to wed. He was instead beheaded. "I told her to have her back in the castle walls by eleven," Offa explained to courtiers. "That little punk did not listen."
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Strong moment from AOC’s speech in Utah
April 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Strong moment from AOC’s speech in Utah
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
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Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
January 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org