Benjamin Recchie
@brecchie.bsky.social
Chicagoan, dad, intermittent essayist (medium.com/@brecchie).
DUNE 3: THE SEARCH FOR DUNCAN IDAHO
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
DUNE 3: THE SEARCH FOR DUNCAN IDAHO
HMS Dreadsome
Make a warship mid:
HMS Park Royal
HMS Park Royal
Make a warship mid:
HMS Strategic Victory
HMS Strategic Victory
February 7, 2026 at 1:57 AM
HMS Dreadsome
Reposted by Benjamin Recchie
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
How Stella Got Her Sausage Back
The Dark Sausage Rises
January 29, 2026 at 7:48 PM
How Stella Got Her Sausage Back
*Representatives of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Lichtenstein look at each other perplexed.*
Trump in Davos, Switzerland:
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
January 21, 2026 at 6:37 PM
*Representatives of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Lichtenstein look at each other perplexed.*
My mom's reaction to Caleb Williams' incredible game-tying touchdown pass:
January 19, 2026 at 3:01 AM
My mom's reaction to Caleb Williams' incredible game-tying touchdown pass:
Reposted by Benjamin Recchie
A journalist with pronounced anti-ICE views managed to get hired by ICE, despite trying to deliberately sabotage her own application. An incredible--and terrifying--story. slate.com/news-and-pol...
January 13, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A journalist with pronounced anti-ICE views managed to get hired by ICE, despite trying to deliberately sabotage her own application. An incredible--and terrifying--story. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Logo designers have a nasty tendency to update logos by making them more generic. I don't think anyone will get mad at the FLWBC in the way they did at Cracker Barrel, but compare their old, unmistakably Wrightian logo (red, below) with their new, could-be-anything one.
January 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Logo designers have a nasty tendency to update logos by making them more generic. I don't think anyone will get mad at the FLWBC in the way they did at Cracker Barrel, but compare their old, unmistakably Wrightian logo (red, below) with their new, could-be-anything one.
Disenchantment.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Disenchantment.
As I entered my 40s, I joked that I needed a mid-life crisis Corvette. Later, I decided I did want a fun car--not necessarily a Corvette, but something sporty. Now I just unironically want to buy a Corvette.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
As I entered my 40s, I joked that I needed a mid-life crisis Corvette. Later, I decided I did want a fun car--not necessarily a Corvette, but something sporty. Now I just unironically want to buy a Corvette.
Incredible reporting.
Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Incredible reporting.
Reposted by Benjamin Recchie
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
Another fascinating college admissions story: High Point University, the college that's explicitly courting Wall Street kids with Wall Street tastes.
How a Small North Carolina College Became a Magnet for Wealthy Students
Schools are trying to attract a limited pool of higher-end families. High Point University is a blueprint.
www.wsj.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Another fascinating college admissions story: High Point University, the college that's explicitly courting Wall Street kids with Wall Street tastes.
Reposted by Benjamin Recchie
What is your Star Trek project that only you would love?
All of the TOS episodes rewritten in the Mirror Universe. 79 episodes of pure uncut goateed chaos.
All of the TOS episodes rewritten in the Mirror Universe. 79 episodes of pure uncut goateed chaos.
a man with a beard is standing with his arms crossed in a room .
ALT: a man with a beard is standing with his arms crossed in a room .
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 AM
What is your Star Trek project that only you would love?
All of the TOS episodes rewritten in the Mirror Universe. 79 episodes of pure uncut goateed chaos.
All of the TOS episodes rewritten in the Mirror Universe. 79 episodes of pure uncut goateed chaos.
I've been geeking out about college admissions lately, altho my daughter is more than a decade away from applying. It's interesting--and refreshing--to see today's students have an easier time of getting into college, even if the fancy schools like my alma mater have gotten more selective.
This College News Is Totally Changing the Game for High School Students
These perks would have been unheard of a few years ago.
slate.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I've been geeking out about college admissions lately, altho my daughter is more than a decade away from applying. It's interesting--and refreshing--to see today's students have an easier time of getting into college, even if the fancy schools like my alma mater have gotten more selective.
Q: "What are the odds we'll fulfill Sean Duffy's prediction that we'll land boots on the moon by 2027?"
A: "Not high, unless those boots are attached to some other wreckage." #SciWri2025
A: "Not high, unless those boots are attached to some other wreckage." #SciWri2025
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Q: "What are the odds we'll fulfill Sean Duffy's prediction that we'll land boots on the moon by 2027?"
A: "Not high, unless those boots are attached to some other wreckage." #SciWri2025
A: "Not high, unless those boots are attached to some other wreckage." #SciWri2025
Good question. Hey, @chicago.suntimes.com, how is this a "bailout" but regular road bills aren't?
CTA planning 24-he service on the Orange Line!
Exciting news. Also, lame to see Fran characterizing transit funding as a “bailout”. You’ll NEVER hear that terminology used for roads and highways.
chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielma...
Exciting news. Also, lame to see Fran characterizing transit funding as a “bailout”. You’ll NEVER hear that terminology used for roads and highways.
chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielma...
November 7, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Good question. Hey, @chicago.suntimes.com, how is this a "bailout" but regular road bills aren't?
Challenge to Chicago's independent filmmakers: create counter-propaganda that depicts these thugs as the fascists that they are.
Watch how government ‘propaganda’ techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds
The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes," Professor Nick Cul...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Challenge to Chicago's independent filmmakers: create counter-propaganda that depicts these thugs as the fascists that they are.
I wrote this!
Fifty-five students participated in the pilot of the College’s Summer research residency program, living in Campus North while they conduct research and prepare for their future careers. https://mag.uchicago.edu/university-news/growth-mindset
Growth mindset
Over the summer a cohort of students lived together in Campus North, conducted research, and laid the groundwork for their future careers.
mag.uchicago.edu
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I wrote this!
Check and mate, transphobes.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Enormous
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/enormous
Ironically, I had to censor this due to running ads, but... one day...
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/enormous
Ironically, I had to censor this due to running ads, but... one day...
October 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Check and mate, transphobes.
Boycotts aren't going to solve everything, but they can get corporations to reconsider allying themselves with the political right.
Americans have a secret weapon against Trump
A new strategy to stop business elites from bending the knee.
www.vox.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Boycotts aren't going to solve everything, but they can get corporations to reconsider allying themselves with the political right.
Reposted by Benjamin Recchie
Cybertrucks owners aren't all what you might suspect at first. Although the guy quoted below 110% is.
"I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle," says Roger Davis, a Cybertruck owner.
Davis also uses the Grok feature in the car: "Her name is Aura, and I use her as a therapist."
www.wired.com/story/owning...
Davis also uses the Grok feature in the car: "Her name is Aura, and I use her as a therapist."
www.wired.com/story/owning...
October 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Cybertrucks owners aren't all what you might suspect at first. Although the guy quoted below 110% is.
I like this pope's priorities.
Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”
Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”
Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”
October 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I like this pope's priorities.