John R. Bennett
@johnreidbennett.bsky.social
Assistant professor of public administration, biking and walking advocate, community radio DJ, and bird feeder attendant in Savannah, Georgia.
The flag I raised on New Year's Day doesn't seem to be working.
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The flag I raised on New Year's Day doesn't seem to be working.
🚲 + ☕️ + 🥯 = Friday!
January 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM
🚲 + ☕️ + 🥯 = Friday!
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What if Alabama didn’t want to win the game? Maybe this performance is an art installation about how we overemphasis championships in sports and that what matters is really the time we spend together.
January 1, 2026 at 11:55 PM
What if Alabama didn’t want to win the game? Maybe this performance is an art installation about how we overemphasis championships in sports and that what matters is really the time we spend together.
This Tati film doesn't get the same level of attention as his other work, but I really like TRAFIC (1971). The title sequence is amazing.
Trafic
<p>The mechanized opening of Jacques Tati’s 1971 film Trafic has a strangely calming quality to it. Despite being set on a noisy factory floor filled with massive machines and working men, the f...
www.artofthetitle.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:35 PM
This Tati film doesn't get the same level of attention as his other work, but I really like TRAFIC (1971). The title sequence is amazing.
My mechanic describes my car as a "town car." Not a Lincoln Town Car — in fact, it's an elderly Subaru — but a car he says I should not drive out of town or anywhere I don't want to walk back from. Today I defied him and drove out to Tybee Island.
January 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
My mechanic describes my car as a "town car." Not a Lincoln Town Car — in fact, it's an elderly Subaru — but a car he says I should not drive out of town or anywhere I don't want to walk back from. Today I defied him and drove out to Tybee Island.
Recipe for a decadent breakfast:
1. Secure a high-quality everything bagel. (I get mine from Savannah's Midtown Deli).
2. Toast it.
3. Put pimento cheese on it.
1. Secure a high-quality everything bagel. (I get mine from Savannah's Midtown Deli).
2. Toast it.
3. Put pimento cheese on it.
January 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Recipe for a decadent breakfast:
1. Secure a high-quality everything bagel. (I get mine from Savannah's Midtown Deli).
2. Toast it.
3. Put pimento cheese on it.
1. Secure a high-quality everything bagel. (I get mine from Savannah's Midtown Deli).
2. Toast it.
3. Put pimento cheese on it.
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Best Records of 2026 (so far)
- GBV "Silver Tongue Mailbox"
- Robert Pollard "Boy Scout Hibernation"
- GBV "Porridge Time for the Chimney Sweeps"
- GBV "Silver Tongue Mailbox"
- Robert Pollard "Boy Scout Hibernation"
- GBV "Porridge Time for the Chimney Sweeps"
January 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Best Records of 2026 (so far)
- GBV "Silver Tongue Mailbox"
- Robert Pollard "Boy Scout Hibernation"
- GBV "Porridge Time for the Chimney Sweeps"
- GBV "Silver Tongue Mailbox"
- Robert Pollard "Boy Scout Hibernation"
- GBV "Porridge Time for the Chimney Sweeps"
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I'm entirely serious about this: until you internalize the view that urban America is Real America, you won't see the urgency of structural reform of an American government whose fundamental structures so disadvantage its population centers—the great engines of its prosperity, progress, & culture.
Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I'm entirely serious about this: until you internalize the view that urban America is Real America, you won't see the urgency of structural reform of an American government whose fundamental structures so disadvantage its population centers—the great engines of its prosperity, progress, & culture.
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Happy New Year!
I am enjoying my backyard fire, but I may abandon my post. The celebratory gunfire has already begun, and as they say, what goes up must come down.
December 31, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I am enjoying my backyard fire, but I may abandon my post. The celebratory gunfire has already begun, and as they say, what goes up must come down.
Attention bargain hunters! What appear to be snow shovels are in the holiday clearance area at the 12 Oaks Publix store in Savannah, Georgia, where it has snowed exactly 10 times in the last 78 years.
December 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Attention bargain hunters! What appear to be snow shovels are in the holiday clearance area at the 12 Oaks Publix store in Savannah, Georgia, where it has snowed exactly 10 times in the last 78 years.
Quitting Amazon was one of the best things I did this year. I stopped impulsively buying things I really didn't need, and when I did need something, I tried to find it locally. I thought I would miss it, but truly, I don't at all.
December 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Quitting Amazon was one of the best things I did this year. I stopped impulsively buying things I really didn't need, and when I did need something, I tried to find it locally. I thought I would miss it, but truly, I don't at all.
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MTV cut their own throats and bled out for 25 years. “You’re dying!” we said when it happened, and we mourned it then, not now.
December 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
MTV cut their own throats and bled out for 25 years. “You’re dying!” we said when it happened, and we mourned it then, not now.
I was thinking this would be the year I'd finally unseal this battery-powered commemorative cocktail mixer I bought in 1999, but with the way things are going, I'm afraid it might be infected with Y2K.
December 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I was thinking this would be the year I'd finally unseal this battery-powered commemorative cocktail mixer I bought in 1999, but with the way things are going, I'm afraid it might be infected with Y2K.
This is fantastic.
It’s one of my favorite days of the year! Here are my 50 Wonderful Things From 2025.
Thanks as always to the editors who help wrangle this bear.
Thanks as always to the editors who help wrangle this bear.
50 wonderful things from 2025
Each year, critic Linda Holmes looks back on the year and compiles a list of the things that brought her joy.
www.npr.org
December 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is fantastic.
My cat, Batly, has informed me once again that I'm spending too much time on the computer. She does this by jumping onto my desk and trying to make herself bigger to block out the screen. So, I guess I'll catch ya'll later.
December 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My cat, Batly, has informed me once again that I'm spending too much time on the computer. She does this by jumping onto my desk and trying to make herself bigger to block out the screen. So, I guess I'll catch ya'll later.
I live 3 miles from an Army airfield, around 15 miles from an Air National Guard base that's home to an air-to-air combat training facility, and 50 miles from a Marine Corps Air Station, so I am used to hearing military aircraft. These days, I seem to be much more aware of them for some reason.
December 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I live 3 miles from an Army airfield, around 15 miles from an Air National Guard base that's home to an air-to-air combat training facility, and 50 miles from a Marine Corps Air Station, so I am used to hearing military aircraft. These days, I seem to be much more aware of them for some reason.
Man, this place was an institution. Always busy.
Chinatown Market set to close after 30 years of building community
It has served not only as a wholesaler and retailer for the local community but also as a sanctuary for international students looking for a taste of home.
www.thesavannahian.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Man, this place was an institution. Always busy.
Some of my photos from the Savannah Photo Club's monthly photo walk earlier this month.
📷: LomoApparat
🎞️: Kodak Kodacolor 200
#FilmPhotograhy #SavannahGa
📷: LomoApparat
🎞️: Kodak Kodacolor 200
#FilmPhotograhy #SavannahGa
December 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Some of my photos from the Savannah Photo Club's monthly photo walk earlier this month.
📷: LomoApparat
🎞️: Kodak Kodacolor 200
#FilmPhotograhy #SavannahGa
📷: LomoApparat
🎞️: Kodak Kodacolor 200
#FilmPhotograhy #SavannahGa
I'm proud to announce that after driving a rental all around the state for five days, I found the lumbar support adjustment knob just before I returned the car.
December 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I'm proud to announce that after driving a rental all around the state for five days, I found the lumbar support adjustment knob just before I returned the car.
I regularly dream about a place I used to work, including four times this week and twice last night, despite the fact that it's been almost 15 years since my position there was eliminated. Those who know me IRL and/or are aware of the institution to which I refer will likely find this unsurprising.
December 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I regularly dream about a place I used to work, including four times this week and twice last night, despite the fact that it's been almost 15 years since my position there was eliminated. Those who know me IRL and/or are aware of the institution to which I refer will likely find this unsurprising.
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Check out these lowrider stamps the USPS will be releasing in 2026. [kottke.org]
USPS Lowrider Stamps
The US Postal Service released a sneak peek at some of the stamps they’re going to release in 2026. Among them are these lowrider stamps:
Five models grace the stamps: a blue 1946 Chevrolet Fleetline named Let the Goo
kottke.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Check out these lowrider stamps the USPS will be releasing in 2026. [kottke.org]
I drove from Savannah to Valdosta, Georgia and back this week, mainly on U.S. Highways 82 and 84. I saw dozens and dozens of these signs. I spotted only a handful for other candidates.
December 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I drove from Savannah to Valdosta, Georgia and back this week, mainly on U.S. Highways 82 and 84. I saw dozens and dozens of these signs. I spotted only a handful for other candidates.
🚲 + ☕️ + 🥯 = Friday!
December 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🚲 + ☕️ + 🥯 = Friday!