Adam Richter
@richterific.bsky.social
Husband, dad, playwright, data nerd, dog walker. Usually in that order.
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Super Bowl 2026: Is Seattle Seahawks' Sam Darnold greatest NFL redemption story?
Super Bowl 2026: Is Seattle Seahawks' Sam Darnold greatest NFL redemption story?
Sam Darnold leading the Seattle Seahawks to Super Bowl glory could just be the greatest redemption story ever in the NFL. We take a closer look.
www.bbc.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Super Bowl 2026: Is Seattle Seahawks' Sam Darnold greatest NFL redemption story?
What Yeats taught me about the banshee
The Irish mythological creature has a deep and rich history.
The Irish mythological creature has a deep and rich history.
What Yeats taught me about the banshee
The Irish mythological creature has a deep and rich history.
adam-richter.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:56 PM
What Yeats taught me about the banshee
The Irish mythological creature has a deep and rich history.
The Irish mythological creature has a deep and rich history.
I hope this doesn't have much impact on mcsweeneys.net.
February 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I hope this doesn't have much impact on mcsweeneys.net.
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
I said it in 2019 and I'll say it again: The "benevolent billionaire" business model for news does not work.
February 5, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I said it in 2019 and I'll say it again: The "benevolent billionaire" business model for news does not work.
Every time I see "Doctor" Oz I can't help but think of the insidious people in the talk-show and self-help industries who gave him a career.
There are many horrible things to note here but I'm going to pull out just one:
How will people in rural areas access these farkakte A.i.-based avatars WHEN THEY STILL CAN'T GET BROADBAND.
How will people in rural areas access these farkakte A.i.-based avatars WHEN THEY STILL CAN'T GET BROADBAND.
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 3, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Every time I see "Doctor" Oz I can't help but think of the insidious people in the talk-show and self-help industries who gave him a career.
Happy Groundhog Day! "Twenty Days Later" is a play about the distinctly Pennsylvania holiday, exploring what happens when the prognostications of rodents go horribly wrong.
Read it here: newplayexchange.org/script/20383...
Read it here: newplayexchange.org/script/20383...
February 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Happy Groundhog Day! "Twenty Days Later" is a play about the distinctly Pennsylvania holiday, exploring what happens when the prognostications of rodents go horribly wrong.
Read it here: newplayexchange.org/script/20383...
Read it here: newplayexchange.org/script/20383...
Happy St. Brigid's Day! If you wanted to celebrate by reading a one-act play about the holiday, are you in luck:
newplayexchange.org/script/32137...
newplayexchange.org/script/32137...
February 1, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Happy St. Brigid's Day! If you wanted to celebrate by reading a one-act play about the holiday, are you in luck:
newplayexchange.org/script/32137...
newplayexchange.org/script/32137...
I rejoined Instagram in an attempt to market my plays more. I'm already creeped out by it and may not last the week.
February 1, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I rejoined Instagram in an attempt to market my plays more. I'm already creeped out by it and may not last the week.
Yes, please.
Someday—probably after she’s gone—we’ll hopefully be able to have an honest reckoning of Oprah’s outsized, decades-long role in poisoning our culture by elevating and mainstreaming reactionary grifters and pseudoscientific woo woo wellness bullshit.
January 30, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Yes, please.
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Today in Irish History, Bloody Sunday in Derry, 30 January 1972
The fatal shooting of 13 unarmed demonstrators by the British Army in Derry in 1972. www.theirishstory.com/2012/01/29/t...
The fatal shooting of 13 unarmed demonstrators by the British Army in Derry in 1972. www.theirishstory.com/2012/01/29/t...
January 30, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Today in Irish History, Bloody Sunday in Derry, 30 January 1972
The fatal shooting of 13 unarmed demonstrators by the British Army in Derry in 1972. www.theirishstory.com/2012/01/29/t...
The fatal shooting of 13 unarmed demonstrators by the British Army in Derry in 1972. www.theirishstory.com/2012/01/29/t...
As someone who writes with both laptop AND a pen and notebook, I love this approach.
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:27 AM
As someone who writes with both laptop AND a pen and notebook, I love this approach.
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
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On 25 January, T.A. 3019 in J.R.R. #Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: the Battle of the Peak on Celebdil.
Gandalf the Grey casts down the Balrog, but passes away following the ordeal. He later comes back as Gandalf the White. #lotr #booksky
Gandalf the Grey casts down the Balrog, but passes away following the ordeal. He later comes back as Gandalf the White. #lotr #booksky
January 25, 2026 at 1:22 PM
On 25 January, T.A. 3019 in J.R.R. #Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: the Battle of the Peak on Celebdil.
Gandalf the Grey casts down the Balrog, but passes away following the ordeal. He later comes back as Gandalf the White. #lotr #booksky
Gandalf the Grey casts down the Balrog, but passes away following the ordeal. He later comes back as Gandalf the White. #lotr #booksky
I know everything is awful right now, but the "Beard After Dark" episode of "Ted Lasso" from Season 2 holds up as one of the best in the series. It is art.
January 23, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I know everything is awful right now, but the "Beard After Dark" episode of "Ted Lasso" from Season 2 holds up as one of the best in the series. It is art.
The dumbest timeline, cont.
The tissue has been critical for research involving HIV, cancer and other diseases. trib.al/3UXudPn
Trump administration halts use of human fetal tissue in NIH-funded research
The tissue has been critical for research involving HIV, cancer and other diseases.
trib.al
January 23, 2026 at 12:40 AM
The dumbest timeline, cont.
YAY! New episode!
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
Hunt For Gollum Latest ⚔️
Discussing new Aragorn and young Smeagol casting 👀 also news on new video game, 25th anniversary of LOTR, Rings of Power and much more!
#podcast #lordoftherings #lotr #TheHuntForGollum #tolkien
youtu.be/J9m4mEHLTIA?...
Hunt For Gollum Latest ⚔️
Discussing new Aragorn and young Smeagol casting 👀 also news on new video game, 25th anniversary of LOTR, Rings of Power and much more!
#podcast #lordoftherings #lotr #TheHuntForGollum #tolkien
youtu.be/J9m4mEHLTIA?...
Hunt For Gollum Latest News | LOTR 25th Anniversary
YouTube video by The Mellon Heads - The Council of Elrond Podcast
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 2:54 PM
YAY! New episode!
I prefer to remember him for being an antivax wacko, thanks.
From @theathletic.com: For those hoping Aaron Rodgers could summon a storybook run to the Super Bowl, the way things played out Monday was surely nauseating, our columnist writes. If that was his final act, remember him for the magic that came before.
If that was the end for Aaron Rodgers, remember him for his audacious magic
If the Steelers' playoff loss was Aaron Rodgers' final act, it won’t be a wholly satisfying one. Yet it won’t define him, either.
nyti.ms
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I prefer to remember him for being an antivax wacko, thanks.
This is a tragedy and an absolutely avoidable one at that.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper will shut down later this year, with a final edition slated for May 3.
Pulitzer-winning Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to shut down in May
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper will shut down later this year, with a final edition slated for May 3.
trib.al
January 8, 2026 at 12:39 PM
This is a tragedy and an absolutely avoidable one at that.
At times like this I think it's important to remember that the current occupant has always gotten away with everything his entire life.
January 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
At times like this I think it's important to remember that the current occupant has always gotten away with everything his entire life.
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New Year’s Day haiku by Seamus Heaney — here in two versions: Seeing Things (Faber & Faber, 1991) and revised version (photo) from Bamboo Dreams .
1.1.87
Dangerous pavements.
But I face the ice this year
With my father’s stick.
1.1.87
Dangerous pavements.
But I face the ice this year
With my father’s stick.
January 1, 2026 at 3:34 PM
New Year’s Day haiku by Seamus Heaney — here in two versions: Seeing Things (Faber & Faber, 1991) and revised version (photo) from Bamboo Dreams .
1.1.87
Dangerous pavements.
But I face the ice this year
With my father’s stick.
1.1.87
Dangerous pavements.
But I face the ice this year
With my father’s stick.
I am legit curious how much traffic the Irish Times gets on stories about American football.
The Jacksonville Jaguars aren’t a punchline anymore – they’re a problem
The Jacksonville Jaguars aren’t a punchline anymore – they’re a problem
Once loose, erratic and reliably unreliable, Jacksonville have hardened into something far more serious, with Trevor Lawrence’s control and confidence turning a hot streak into a genuine AFC threat
www.irishtimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I am legit curious how much traffic the Irish Times gets on stories about American football.
Another #ChristmasCarol - #LordoftheRings mashup, because I can't help myself.
December 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Another #ChristmasCarol - #LordoftheRings mashup, because I can't help myself.
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December 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM