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Catherine Bannister
@cbannister.bsky.social
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Contumacious and curious, an avid follower of useless information.

To learn more about the Smithsonian Campaign for Our Shared Future, go here: oa.si.edu

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The practice of writing dates and names on the back of physical photos has been so helpful as I’ve been scanning decades of albums. I‘m not going to have a clue who some people are in the shots I’ve taken digitally!
February 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
cbannister.bsky.social
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFForFramed
Yoshitomo Nara’s “Missing in Action” (1999) hanging at the Guggenheim-Bilbao in 2023 shows a little girl against a blank creamy background with a dark brown bob, oversized eyes that slant upward making her look like she’s frowning angrily, two dots for nostrils and a straight red line as a mouth. She’s wearing a short sleeved red dress with a white peter pan collar and the dress circles out from her hips. Only her left arm is visible above her bare legs.
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
cbannister.bsky.social
NOW IT IS TIME FOR BASEBALL!!
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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Congrats, Seattle!
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
cbannister.bsky.social
Increíble
simifresh.bsky.social simi @simifresh.bsky.social · 1d
the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
cbannister.bsky.social
Todos necesitamos aprender español. Al menos un poco.
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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taniel.bsky.social
what a shot
halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
cbannister.bsky.social
This is utterly amazing. ❤️
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
cbannister.bsky.social
This has got to be one of the most elaborate Halftime sets ever, right?
February 9, 2026 at 1:28 AM
cbannister.bsky.social
They just had the Italian gold medalist in speed skating on (with her adorable little boy) and Francesca Lollabrigida is perhaps the most perfect name for these games. 🇮🇹
February 9, 2026 at 12:32 AM
cbannister.bsky.social
OK I’ll be over here watching curling. I trust BlueSky to alert me when it’s time for Mr Bunny.
February 8, 2026 at 11:45 PM
cbannister.bsky.social
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekEForEponymous
The Catherine Palace (Tsarkoe Selo) in Pushkin, outside St Petersburg, Russia. The entire palace is massive; this photo shows only a small corner of the blue main building with four stories of white trimmed windows connecting to a yellow archway with another two floors of white trimmed windows. Looming behind the buildings are the gold gilded onion domes. The palace is named after Catherine the Great but was expanded into its current footprint by her daughter, Empress Elizabeth. The exteriors alone have over 100kg of gold decorating them. German troops stayed here during the WWII siege and dismantled much of the palace interiors - most have been restored.
February 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
cbannister.bsky.social
Saw a preview of “Miss Julie” tonight at Court Theatre. Not my favorite, tbh. A slow, strange soap opera with unlikeable characters and stilted dialogue, oddly staged behind circular netting. At least it was short! 🥴
Program for “Miss Julie” by August Strindberg, translated by Harry G. Carlson, directed by Gabrielle Randle-Bent, Feb 6-Mar 8, 2026; Court Theatre, University of Chicago.
February 8, 2026 at 4:40 AM
cbannister.bsky.social
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekEForEponymous
An early 1970s dance class in the basement cafeteria of a Catholic grade school. Two rows of (I think all) little girls stand in various styles of clothing with their arms above their heads forming (mostly) circles. The little girl closest to the camera (me!) is all in black and is reaaaallly concentrating, Michael Jordon style with her tongue slightly out, on stretching herself into the perfect ballet pose. The “leotard” was named after the French acrobat, Jules Leotard.
February 7, 2026 at 2:53 PM
cbannister.bsky.social
I could’ve used one of those cool Italian silver puffer coats last week in Chicago’s polar vortex
February 7, 2026 at 2:04 AM
cbannister.bsky.social
For no particular reason… il duomo di Milano
The duomo in Milan lit at night the duomo in Milan in bright sunshine inside the duomo in Milan the roof of the duomo in Milan
February 7, 2026 at 2:01 AM
cbannister.bsky.social
Laura Pausini! That’s who I was thinking should’ve sung instead of Mariah - and here she is 😊
February 7, 2026 at 1:42 AM
cbannister.bsky.social
Is Mariah Carey really popular in Italy? Why is she opening the Milano-Cortina ceremony?
February 7, 2026 at 1:35 AM
cbannister.bsky.social
I’ve spent all week scanning in old photos (still only about half done) and came across this shot from
the cross country odyssey I shared with my mom in the early 90s.
@goodport.bsky.social I knew I remembered the horses!
The Wild Horse monument atop a tall ridge above the Columbia River in Washington. 15 life sized steel horses appear to be galloping at the very top of the steep brown ridge under a clear blue sky
February 6, 2026 at 11:48 PM
cbannister.bsky.social
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekEForEponymous
A crystal glass on a wooden cutting board set onto a round glass coffee table holds brown liquid and a large square cube of ice. A large wooden toothpick skewering three maraschino cherries and a strip of orange rind lies across the top of the glass and smoke wafts above the scene. There is an orange slice and cinnamon stick arranged on the board next to the smoked Old Fashioned cocktail. “Bourbon” derives from the French house of Bourbon (which still has monarchs from its lineage in Spain and Luxembourg) and may have been attached to the distilled American whiskey by way of Bourbon County, KY or even Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Some might call mine a “house of Bourbon” too! ;-)
February 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
cbannister.bsky.social
Tonight’s @goodmantheatre.bsky.social production makes me want to watch the 1938 movie bc I kept imagining Cary Grant and Kate Hepburn and how great they’d be
The playbill for Goodman Theatre’s production of “Holiday” with a champagne flute against a white background
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 AM
cbannister.bsky.social
And this would be bad?
chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 4d
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House.
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Secu…
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February 5, 2026 at 10:08 PM
cbannister.bsky.social
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekEForEponymous
The band, Chicago, on stage at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL in June 2023. The many members of the band are brightly lit in front of a large video display that shows their red logo “Chicago” in bright red script on a blue starburst image. In the center of the stage, a performer raises his saxophone high above his head. The saxophone was invented by a Belgium musician, Adolphe Sax.
February 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Really appreciate Seth Rogen - not just for bringing back The Muppet Show, but for helping found Hilarity for Charity to #EndALZ
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February 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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It’s time to play the music…it’s time to light the lights!
February 5, 2026 at 2:05 AM