: I find the reaction videos from actual ER doctors more enthralling than The Pitt itself. The Pitt is the first TV show where the reaction videos are more intriguing to me than the drama of …
: It’s probably a strong cycle for a McMorrow figure to run for Michigan’s senate seat. Reflecting on some of the recent posts I’ve seen about my state (Michigan) senators. Due to my …
: Using today’s interesting Public Domain find to highlight open access resources related to …
: There’s very specific vibes video that features 80s and 90s anime that exudes what I’d …
: An interesting Public Domain find. This is a picture of Catharine (Cappy) Vail, member of the …
: Meritocracy is SO BACK baby!!!! – “Top Trump officials accidentally texted U.S. war …
: A wild turkey inflicted $1500-$3000 worth of damage on a newly installed garage door this morning, …
: Mini Trees describe themselves as “living room pop” and the vibe totally works. Spring …
: Pssst, you can buy BSKY CEO’s SXSW “A World Without Caesars” t-shirt here. Hat tip to @manton for …
: An interesting Public Domain find. (I’ve always had a soft spot for roadside photography). A …
: This Rufo take on the Department of Ed clearly states the ideological project at play. Pulling this series of quotes from an interview between Ross Douthat and Christopher Rufo. I was …
: A piece by @jwhawthorne.bsky.social this week pulls some quotes from recent work by …
: An 18-year-old Republican voter is astonished by the conservative push for AI-driven government, …
: I find the narrative details behind Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest, reportedly without a warrant, and …
: An interesting Public Domain find. A picture of a voter registration drive taken by John H White, as …
: An interesting Public Domain find this week. A 1940 image of a square dance in Mcintosh County, OK …
: Here’s a reminder for why you should be excited for Season 2 of Andor: The Andor series dropped a season 2 trailer announcing an April 22 release date. Instead of posting …
: I appreciated this taxonomy of Fascism. In this post I share a link to an essay about fascism that I found helpful, particularly for those …
: I had some thoughts and feelings about the ‘Dear Colleague’ letter from the Department …
: I really enjoyed reading this Ari Schulman article in The New Atlantis about the Reagan Airport crash. Ari Schulman writing in The New Atlantis about the concept of ‘normalized deviance,’ and …
: Last week I posted a link to an article by Alan Jacobs I found thought provoking about why he …
: The For and Against AI debate in two succinct quotes. This little reflective essay by Robin Sloan gives an approachable and succinct encapsulation of the …
: Happy birthday to my undergraduate alma mater Wheaton College (IL) which was chartered on February …
: While making valentines for her Sunday school teacher and friends my daughter exclaimed she’s a fan …
: By the end of this weekend we’ll most likely have received 8-12 inches of snow. So …
: Missed that Boom broke the sound barrier with their XB-1 aircraft a couple days ago. Good stuff. …
: The Public Domain Image Archive has an infinite scroll mode that can surface some intriguing stuff. …
: Ugh, this sucks. The Wikimedia Foundation says it will likely roll out features previously used to …
: Alan Jacobs with what I think is a pointed word of wisdom–particularly to folks involved in …
: Maggie Appleton on how you should approach your digital presence in our current era: Our new …
: Nicholas Carr with an essay about Harold Innis you should consume slowly: “Enormous …
: Brian Merchant with a reminder on why you should be rooting for indieweb or ATProtocol or ActivityPub projects to succeed The Tech Oligarchy Has Been Here for Years: The technological infrastructure the public relies upon …
: Why do the political commentators I follow presume that mass political mobilization would lead to a 21st century New Deal and not 21st century Prohibition? As I’ve skimmed my social feeds for early takes on what lessons to draw from the outcome of …
: I’ve been chomping at the bit for vertical tabs in Firefox. I found out from reading …
: Phil Christman - an essayist and rhetoric professor I enjoy reading. With a great summative line in …
: Guess I should stock up before the 25% price hike.
: Nicholas Carr remains one of my favorite thinkers at the intersection of human nature and Silicon …
: Having children taught me that your capacity to love is more like a gas on the periodic table than …
: M.A.H.A. indeed 😩 Trump withdraws Biden administration plan to set discharge limits on PFAS in water
: Practicing the Way captures some of the old Nooma magic Having grown up in evangelical/quasi-fundamentalist spaces I have always been a bit of a sucker for …
: Yyyyooo, watching DS9 Past Tense Pts. 1 & 2 in 2025 is a trip.
: What happens to organizational leadership when relying on policy compliance as a primary means of stakeholder persuasion or institutional cohesion disappears? Per my last post, hat tip to @jaheppler for sharing a quote from Timothy Burke that is really …
: As someone at MSU in March 2020 I keep thinking about Dr Sam Stanley being the first Multiversity …
: Ghostwriting: Project 2025 Edition Remember when Trump was publically distancing himself from Project 2025? Turns out there’s some …
: When you have a 4 year old in the house…
: Pop culture proposal: The elder millennial/gen-x equivalent of boygenius is I’m With Her. 🎶
: If you work with datasets how would you describe the experience of what you do to someone who is unfamiliar with the work. Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of dataset and database related work for my academic program and …
: From @moonmehta I will say just this … The pace that social media demands is not realistic. It’s …
: I’ve used Spotify since 2020 for music streaming but recently returned to an iTunes library …
: I like to think that Neil Postman would appreciate this thread as a succinct (and cheeky) …
: The headlines are coming fast and furious, and my timelines/feeds are dark and stormy so I’ve been …
: I keep returning to King's Mountaintop homily for comfort and conviction. For at least the past decade, whenever I reflect on the life, legacy, or oratory of Dr. Martin …
: Oh man, the last 15 minutes of Episode 8 of Cement City is a gut punch. My ears have been glued to …
: This week on my site Thinking About Colleges and Universities I posted part 2 of a series I’m …
: Most of what I encounter of TikTok is videos laundered through Instagram reels. It’s been fun to …
: Few things simultaneously send a chill of anxiety down my millennial spine and kindles a low-grade …
: Come quick! Every Frame a Painting posted a new video!
: Nicholas Carr, with a reflection on AI and artistic expession, but I think it also applies to eduction Dead, Loud and Snotty What Spotify has been engaged in — and it’s hardly alone — is a large-scale …
: A constellation of complimentary and contradictory social issues surround porn regulation, but at …
: Adult or child, this one’s a delight. Kids books: King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood …
: New year, new post. This time I’m tackling part 1 of a 2 part series with thoughts about …
: Come quick! New Folding Ideas video essay just dropped!
: Treasury Direct should stay a super basic and super boring website. Treasury Direct is collecting feedback from users on updating its user interface/user experience. …
: Love your neighbor, vaccinate your kids.
: Got GITS:SAC as a Christmas gift so I’m going to see if Kenji Kamiyama’s 2002-2004 thesis about what …
: Not sure if it’s because of the sleep deprivation instigated by her infant brother, or just the book …
: Winter wonderland buffering ❄️
: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 100, dies The only Georgian ever elected to the White House, …
: Celebrating Rogues and Scallywags 🎥 There are a few genres of commentary on the Unitedhealthcare CEO’s murder that come across my social …
: An Annual Tradition and Cherished Memory 🎵 It’s become tradition in this house to tune in live annually to this performance. In 2020 we worked …
: With increasing frequency I find myself thinking of what I think is one of the iconic quotes from …
: One of the delights of reading to your kids is rediscovering books from your own childhood that you …
: Never too early for an introduction to the Arthurian legends: Kids books: Young Guinevere by Robert …
: Finished reading: A cache of jewels and other collective nouns by Ruth Heller, ISBN: 9780448192116 📚
: Finished reading: Even monsters need haircuts by Matthew McElligott 📚
: The Hawk Tuah Memecoin Rug Pull Is the Apotheosis of Bag Culture by defector.com: The social media …
: The waterfall of commentary and online discourse filling up my social media feeds related to the …
: Where life is precious, life is precious. J.P. Hill reflecting on the murder of Brian Thompson and everything thats come after As the search …
: Are U.S. universities so good because of our organizational practices, or are we just really rich? …
: Want to read: Reading Arendt in the Waiting Room: A Philosophy Primer for an Anxious Age by Jonathan …
: I guess today is a day to say let's not dehumanize trans kids, their families, or their doctors. Today, the U.S. supreme court is hearing oral arguments on a case involving Tennessee law with …
: I’m in the honeymoon stage of Micro.Blog usage (only about 2 weeks in) but whenever grousing …
: Seeing the JW Knapp building always transports me to a different time
: If you’re relatively new to bsky.app, this article does a great job explaining how moderation …
: Saw this today and thought about the families who are working through this holiday season without …
: Dr. Beth Felker Jones with a reflection and digital collage on the significant of Tamar, Bathsheba, …
: First sled experience (one trip down and headed straight home)
: Do Ronald Reagan’s actions in 1966 have any lessons for higher education today: …
: This is a thought provoking little profile of a small college fighting to keep the lights on. This is a fun and thought provoking profile of a small college. How are these institutions going to …
: Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Declaration A copy of Abraham Lincoln’s original Thanksgiving declaration: An excerpt: And I recommend to them …
: I spent 10 days, 15 hours, 59 minutes listening to podcasts this year. I’m also a completionist - …
: Yes, That Viral LinkedIn Post You Read Was Probably AI-Generated Over 54 percent of longer …
: Our 3-year old has recently gotten into VeggieTales (directing her attention to the pre-bankruptcy …
: Another datapoint in favor of the Fediverse X’s Objection to the Onion Buying InfoWars Is a Reminder You Do Not Own Your Social Media …
: Cinematography has to me always been the most interesting feature of film making. It’s the only …
: POSSE-pilled I’ve been POSSE-pilled. POSSE stands for Post on Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere. Here’s a …
: A quieter, slower niche on the social web. Manton Reece - Bluesky relays, Mastodon discovery providers For years Micro.blog customers have …
: I’m not sure most people appreciate how public most Bluesky data is given the way ATProtcol works. …
: A The Prisoner Retrospective 📺 My first exposure to Patrick McGoohan’s The Prisoner was during my High School years. I found the …
: We put up our Christmas tree and over the years we’ve collected several Lithuanian themed ornaments
: Jack Saint is one of my favorite YouTube essayists
: Under Construction TLDR (keep some Generative AI related carbon out of the atmosphere and just skim this section if …
: Welcome to Thinking About Colleges and Universities Hello there. WhatMy name is Nicolas Babarskis and this site serves as a public journal of my …
: Coming soon This is Thinking About Colleges and Universities, a brand new site by Nicolas Babarskis that’s …