genna
@genna.bsky.social
Creator, Pages Past, a podcast where your favourite people revisit their old favourite books. Editor, college instructor, library lurker, luddite. Opinions mine. Torontonian.
Listen: https://pod.link/1753505445
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PagesPast
Listen: https://pod.link/1753505445
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PagesPast
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· Nov 18
new episode of Pages Past is out far and wide! Everybody's @newestolympian.bsky.social fave, Dr. Steven Parra, revisits The Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese, a memoir that inspired him when he was starting out in his medical training. as always, no need to read the book! pod.link/1753505445/e...
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Just incredible meme potential
#2: "You are barely smart enough to breathe"
#2: "You are barely smart enough to breathe"
January 3, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Just incredible meme potential
#2: "You are barely smart enough to breathe"
#2: "You are barely smart enough to breathe"
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Proud to present this pictorial thread of Jamelle Bouie insulting you
#1: You're a dumbass
#1: You're a dumbass
January 3, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Proud to present this pictorial thread of Jamelle Bouie insulting you
#1: You're a dumbass
#1: You're a dumbass
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A thread of absolutely golden images of Jamelle casually insulting people bsky.app/profile/donm...
Proud to present this pictorial thread of Jamelle Bouie insulting you
#1: You're a dumbass
#1: You're a dumbass
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM
A thread of absolutely golden images of Jamelle casually insulting people bsky.app/profile/donm...
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“‘The body cam software and the AI report writing software picked up on the movie that was playing in the background, which happened to be ‘The Princess and the Frog…'”
Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog
AI-powered software Draft One automatically generates police reports from body camera footage. It thought an officer turned into a frog.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
“‘The body cam software and the AI report writing software picked up on the movie that was playing in the background, which happened to be ‘The Princess and the Frog…'”
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Mamdani: As my first order of business, we are bringing back twee. This is a millennial city now
January 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Mamdani: As my first order of business, we are bringing back twee. This is a millennial city now
I looove when I pick the right person to stan early and get severely proven right youtube.com/shorts/SOFMq...
Lucy Dacus weaves a powerful tale - The Boy With the Dangly Earring 🪶
YouTube video by Las Culturistas
youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I looove when I pick the right person to stan early and get severely proven right youtube.com/shorts/SOFMq...
absolutely bawled I love crying
Lucy Dacus performs "Bread and Roses" - the Labor Anthem - at the Inauguration of Zohran Mamdani.
January 2, 2026 at 10:23 PM
absolutely bawled I love crying
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Lucy Dacus performs "Bread and Roses" - the Labor Anthem - at the Inauguration of Zohran Mamdani.
January 1, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Lucy Dacus performs "Bread and Roses" - the Labor Anthem - at the Inauguration of Zohran Mamdani.
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Uh… check out what ChatGPT allegedly told a man before he killed his mother and then himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Uh… check out what ChatGPT allegedly told a man before he killed his mother and then himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Please join me in welcoming to the public domain such works as the 1930 Best Picture All Quiet on the Western Front, Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, several Nancy Drew books, some songs you've heard of (Dream a Little Dream of Me; Georgia on My Mind), and more:
blog.archive.org/2026/01/01/w...
blog.archive.org/2026/01/01/w...
Welcome to the Public Domain in 2026 | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
January 2, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Please join me in welcoming to the public domain such works as the 1930 Best Picture All Quiet on the Western Front, Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, several Nancy Drew books, some songs you've heard of (Dream a Little Dream of Me; Georgia on My Mind), and more:
blog.archive.org/2026/01/01/w...
blog.archive.org/2026/01/01/w...
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Damn. A poster’s poster. RIP Mike, it was clear to me what kind of moves you were trying to do 🫡
Very sad to say it seems Mike Fossey, aka Mike F. has died. Truly one of the funniest posters of all time and a talented artisan. Had been friends online for many years, but I got to hang out a couple times at shows in Boston and he was funny and sweet in real life too.
Michael F. Fossey Obituary December 22, 2025 - Westford Healy Funeral Home
View Michael F. Fossey's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
www.healyfuneralhome.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Damn. A poster’s poster. RIP Mike, it was clear to me what kind of moves you were trying to do 🫡
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rip to one of the goats of all time. see you in valhalla brother
December 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
rip to one of the goats of all time. see you in valhalla brother
absolutely no one on the bus or train appears to be dressed up for a New Year’s party. what in the recession indicator
January 1, 2026 at 12:30 AM
absolutely no one on the bus or train appears to be dressed up for a New Year’s party. what in the recession indicator
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One of the best to ever do it
December 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
One of the best to ever do it
caught in 4k reading the last game changers book, which would make me a social media manager for an NHL team
I'm the head magic teacher at a British boarding school.
Emily Tesh, "The Incandescent"
Emily Tesh, "The Incandescent"
December 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
caught in 4k reading the last game changers book, which would make me a social media manager for an NHL team
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Bluesky is the new place to go for high-level political discussions because half of the pundits, for lack of a better word, have credentials like "Guy who plays in a Portland post-punk band". "Professional video editor in San Diego". "Commodities trader in Nova Scotia". "Person named Sharon"
December 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Bluesky is the new place to go for high-level political discussions because half of the pundits, for lack of a better word, have credentials like "Guy who plays in a Portland post-punk band". "Professional video editor in San Diego". "Commodities trader in Nova Scotia". "Person named Sharon"
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2025 recapped
December 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
2025 recapped
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Our photographer Alex Kormann captured the exact moment the presses stopped for the last time in Minneapolis, ending a 158 history of locally printed newspapers.
December 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Our photographer Alex Kormann captured the exact moment the presses stopped for the last time in Minneapolis, ending a 158 history of locally printed newspapers.
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INBOX: @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, an investigative reporter at @miamiherald.com who has covered Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking story for nearly a decade, accuses the Trump Department of Justice for tracking her flight history in 2019 and releasing them partially unredacted in the Epstein files
December 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
INBOX: @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, an investigative reporter at @miamiherald.com who has covered Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking story for nearly a decade, accuses the Trump Department of Justice for tracking her flight history in 2019 and releasing them partially unredacted in the Epstein files
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It's part of our Heritage.
December 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It's part of our Heritage.
It’s hard to look away from the AI summary on mobile (harder to get rid of — I nuked it on Day 1 on desktop), but I haven’t forgiven it for mixing up basic facts about different Toms from Bake Off when I SPECIFIED THE YEAR
I don't actively use AI but to the extent it's thrust upon me in searches and such, I find it does a decent job of summarizing something when sources with complete and accurate info are easy to find anyway. when things are less clear cut (i.e. when AI would theoretically be helpful), it's a mess.
December 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It’s hard to look away from the AI summary on mobile (harder to get rid of — I nuked it on Day 1 on desktop), but I haven’t forgiven it for mixing up basic facts about different Toms from Bake Off when I SPECIFIED THE YEAR
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will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
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Here’s to 2026
December 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Here’s to 2026
nothing makes me happier than remembering that hockey romance is more popular than hockey. I love us. I think that's beautiful
When you add up m/m, f/f and m/f across all platforms (kindle unlimited, ebooks, print books, AO3) *before* Heated Rivalry hit streaming, I think text hockey romance fiction had more fans and views than actual hockey did!
December 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
nothing makes me happier than remembering that hockey romance is more popular than hockey. I love us. I think that's beautiful
Heated Rivalry finale was soooo Wattpad fanfic harlequin that I’m not sure civilians can take it
December 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Heated Rivalry finale was soooo Wattpad fanfic harlequin that I’m not sure civilians can take it