Great Farts of Literature
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Elizabeth Zaleski, author of The Trouble with Loving Poets and Other Essays on Failure and chief fart archivist at greatfartsofliterature.com. Mostly Onion reposts and ambivalent self-promo: https://beltpublishing.com/products/the-trouble-with-loving-poets
I heard an Ohio Newsroom interview with Patrick Wensink about The Great Black Swamp totally by coincidence tonight on my local NPR radio station. Woohoo! @beltpublishing.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I heard an Ohio Newsroom interview with Patrick Wensink about The Great Black Swamp totally by coincidence tonight on my local NPR radio station. Woohoo! @beltpublishing.bsky.social
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Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
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Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/
September 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/
Toured the State Library of Ohio recently & spotted this shelf label--proof that our state govt used to provide some official documents in German as well as English to serve citizens (including my maternal grandpa's grandparents) who spoke German. Multilingualism has always been part of our history.
September 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Toured the State Library of Ohio recently & spotted this shelf label--proof that our state govt used to provide some official documents in German as well as English to serve citizens (including my maternal grandpa's grandparents) who spoke German. Multilingualism has always been part of our history.
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‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
PARIS—In an effort to modernize the principles and empirical procedures of examining phenomena and advancing humanity’s collective knowledge, the International Council for Science announced Thursday t...
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August 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
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Researchers Determine Coelacanth Faked Own Extinction To Escape Massive Gambling Debt theonion.com/researc...
August 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Researchers Determine Coelacanth Faked Own Extinction To Escape Massive Gambling Debt theonion.com/researc...
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Ah, so the day has arrived when we need to bring this chestnut over from ye olde Twitter archives. PLEASE shop small/local/direct whenever you can!!!
July 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Ah, so the day has arrived when we need to bring this chestnut over from ye olde Twitter archives. PLEASE shop small/local/direct whenever you can!!!
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Another call for proposals: @beltpublishing.bsky.social nascent "Alternative History" series is expanding. We've done CLE and PIT. Both start with prehistory & are short; otherwise the "Alternative" is flexible.
An Alternative History of Cleveland
Check out An Alternative History of Cleveland - <p><strong>Dive into Cleveland's deep past and return with a new vision for how we should think about the region today.</strong></p><p>The land we call ...
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June 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Another call for proposals: @beltpublishing.bsky.social nascent "Alternative History" series is expanding. We've done CLE and PIT. Both start with prehistory & are short; otherwise the "Alternative" is flexible.
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Cover(s) of the day
Sneak Peek: New Books, New Covers
Here’s last week’s post on Common Misconceptions about Publishing, no longer paywalled.
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June 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Cover(s) of the day
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College Campus Tour Ends Inside Unmarked ICE Vehicle
College Campus Tour Ends Inside Unmarked ICE Vehicle
ITHACA, NY—As nearly a dozen prospective students were forced into the back of a car with tinted windows, a Cornell University campus tour reportedly ended Tuesday inside an unmarked Immigration and C...
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April 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
College Campus Tour Ends Inside Unmarked ICE Vehicle
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Attorney General Seeks Death Penalty For All UnitedHealthcare Customers
April 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Attorney General Seeks Death Penalty For All UnitedHealthcare Customers
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Spray-Painted Penis Only Thing Holding Cybertruck Together
March 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Spray-Painted Penis Only Thing Holding Cybertruck Together
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I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
March 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
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A New York federal judge is set to hear pivotal questions in the case of Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of large Gaza solidarity protests at Columbia University who now faces deportation after his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Mahmoud Khalil case goes to court, spotlighting green card holders' rights
A New York federal judge is set to hear pivotal questions in the case of Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of large Gaza solidarity protests at Columbia University who now faces deportation after his arrest by...
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March 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A New York federal judge is set to hear pivotal questions in the case of Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of large Gaza solidarity protests at Columbia University who now faces deportation after his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Finished Updike’s Rabbit, Run today—a truly preposterous book! Updike as “a penis with a thesaurus” is exactly right. Apropos, an essay I wrote about penises was recently published. Thanks, Missouri Review! To be perfectly candid, my vagina did use a thesaurus: missourireview.com/hung-up-by-e...
“Hung Up” by Elizabeth Zaleski | The Missouri Review
Discovering the best in fiction, essays, and poetry
missourireview.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Finished Updike’s Rabbit, Run today—a truly preposterous book! Updike as “a penis with a thesaurus” is exactly right. Apropos, an essay I wrote about penises was recently published. Thanks, Missouri Review! To be perfectly candid, my vagina did use a thesaurus: missourireview.com/hung-up-by-e...
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I believe Musk and DOGE disbanded 18F because we stood in the way of their "procurement capture" operation. We get the government *out* of wasteful contracts. Musk wants that money back for himself.
Explanation by @anildash.com of procurement capture:
www.anildash.com/2025/01/04/D...
Explanation by @anildash.com of procurement capture:
www.anildash.com/2025/01/04/D...
Understanding DOGE as Procurement Capture - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I believe Musk and DOGE disbanded 18F because we stood in the way of their "procurement capture" operation. We get the government *out* of wasteful contracts. Musk wants that money back for himself.
Explanation by @anildash.com of procurement capture:
www.anildash.com/2025/01/04/D...
Explanation by @anildash.com of procurement capture:
www.anildash.com/2025/01/04/D...
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You can't post your way out of fascism, they say, but if we didn't post, would we have THIS?
Made by me with #11ty, curated by my literary pal Elizabeth.
Made by me with #11ty, curated by my literary pal Elizabeth.
Sound the rump trumpet! The great farts of literature website has finally launched! Currently featuring a top ten list of the best farts we've identified so far, with analysis of each, we hope to grow the collection with regular input from others. Check out the "rank"ings: greatfartsofliterature.com
February 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
You can't post your way out of fascism, they say, but if we didn't post, would we have THIS?
Made by me with #11ty, curated by my literary pal Elizabeth.
Made by me with #11ty, curated by my literary pal Elizabeth.
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Egyptologists Unearth Depictions Of Simple Ramps, Levers Aliens Used To Build Pyramids
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January 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Egyptologists Unearth Depictions Of Simple Ramps, Levers Aliens Used To Build Pyramids
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Tips For Picking Out Running Shoes
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January 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Tips For Picking Out Running Shoes
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Two-word review of Nosferatu: Gratuitous panting.
I audiobooked Bram Stoker's Dracula a few years ago, and for all the bodily mayhem of that book I don't recall any farting. But please, correct me if I'm wrong!
I audiobooked Bram Stoker's Dracula a few years ago, and for all the bodily mayhem of that book I don't recall any farting. But please, correct me if I'm wrong!
December 31, 2024 at 1:28 AM
Two-word review of Nosferatu: Gratuitous panting.
I audiobooked Bram Stoker's Dracula a few years ago, and for all the bodily mayhem of that book I don't recall any farting. But please, correct me if I'm wrong!
I audiobooked Bram Stoker's Dracula a few years ago, and for all the bodily mayhem of that book I don't recall any farting. But please, correct me if I'm wrong!
Sound the rump trumpet! The great farts of literature website has finally launched! Currently featuring a top ten list of the best farts we've identified so far, with analysis of each, we hope to grow the collection with regular input from others. Check out the "rank"ings: greatfartsofliterature.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Sound the rump trumpet! The great farts of literature website has finally launched! Currently featuring a top ten list of the best farts we've identified so far, with analysis of each, we hope to grow the collection with regular input from others. Check out the "rank"ings: greatfartsofliterature.com