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Historian (Library of Congress)/writer (Washington Post, Saturday Evening Post, Zócalo Square etc etc). I can eat 50 eggs.
While I enjoyed Being Eddie (the new Netflix doc) it’s like a lot of docs today in which the subject has too much influence … we never really delve into his relationship with Cosby (I mean it’s def referenced but I wanted more) or tougher q’s in general on other topics.
November 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
While I enjoyed Being Eddie (the new Netflix doc) it’s like a lot of docs today in which the subject has too much influence … we never really delve into his relationship with Cosby (I mean it’s def referenced but I wanted more) or tougher q’s in general on other topics.
I was super happy to read and edit this entry in @urbanhistorya.bsky.social’s #MetropolitanConsumption theme for November. One of my favorite pieces we’ve published.
For us midwestern folk, Wisconsin Dells occupies a storied place in our summer vacations, but it has come at a cost as the tourist attraction has been devouring water in the region and obscuring other worthy forms of tourism around the Dells. Matthew King's deep dive (zing!) into the Dells
How the Wisconsin Dells Turned Nature Into the Ultimate Indoor Destination
Editor’s note: This is the third installment in The Metropole’s theme for November: Metropolitan Consumption. By Matthew King On any given day, in any season or weather, the Wisconsin D…
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November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I was super happy to read and edit this entry in @urbanhistorya.bsky.social’s #MetropolitanConsumption theme for November. One of my favorite pieces we’ve published.
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Shout out to The Clipse for their Grammy noms, that said the Grammys mean almost nothing to me. Most of the bands/artists I listened to never sniffed those awards. You either like the music you like or you don’t, no award makes it better. Still big ups to the Clipse Let God Sort Them Out is great!
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Shout out to The Clipse for their Grammy noms, that said the Grammys mean almost nothing to me. Most of the bands/artists I listened to never sniffed those awards. You either like the music you like or you don’t, no award makes it better. Still big ups to the Clipse Let God Sort Them Out is great!
lol. Anyone who follows soccer knows FIFA is a corrupt **** organization but this is so impressively dumb
November 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
lol. Anyone who follows soccer knows FIFA is a corrupt **** organization but this is so impressively dumb
Holy **** the Chicago Bulls might actually be good and Josh Giddy might actually be an All-NBA candidate. I mean I’m probably going to regret actually saying this but my god …
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Holy **** the Chicago Bulls might actually be good and Josh Giddy might actually be an All-NBA candidate. I mean I’m probably going to regret actually saying this but my god …
I was punished for my Cowboys hate, I couldn't access this account since then, but for better or worse, I'm back. It's probably the latter.
I am just hate watching this cowboys documentary
October 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I was punished for my Cowboys hate, I couldn't access this account since then, but for better or worse, I'm back. It's probably the latter.
Leo Frank’s trial for the murder of a young girl, his death sentence, eventual commutation, and finally his lynching all serve as a window into the nation’s problematic history with anti-Semitism.
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/10/just...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/10/just...
Justice Miscarried: The Trial, Conviction, and Murder of Leo Frank | The Saturday Evening Post
Leo Frank’s trial for the murder of a young girl, his death sentence, eventual commutation, and finally his lynching all serve as a window into the nation’s problematic history with anti-Semitism.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Leo Frank’s trial for the murder of a young girl, his death sentence, eventual commutation, and finally his lynching all serve as a window into the nation’s problematic history with anti-Semitism.
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/10/just...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/10/just...
I am just hate watching this cowboys documentary
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I am just hate watching this cowboys documentary
Good god the new Clipse album is good
July 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Good god the new Clipse album is good
Germany deserved this game and France didn’t.
July 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Germany deserved this game and France didn’t.
France is blowing this game. All credit to Germany for sticking it out despot being this down to 10.
July 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
France is blowing this game. All credit to Germany for sticking it out despot being this down to 10.
And the Germany ties it up a player down, so however stupid they’ve been they’re mentally tough as hell
Gotta say the Germans have been playing some stupid soccer in this tourney … second red in two games both terrible decisions by the players. That said I don’t know if pulling someone’s hair should be a straight red that seems harsh. But still stupid
July 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
And the Germany ties it up a player down, so however stupid they’ve been they’re mentally tough as hell
Gotta say the Germans have been playing some stupid soccer in this tourney … second red in two games both terrible decisions by the players. That said I don’t know if pulling someone’s hair should be a straight red that seems harsh. But still stupid
July 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Gotta say the Germans have been playing some stupid soccer in this tourney … second red in two games both terrible decisions by the players. That said I don’t know if pulling someone’s hair should be a straight red that seems harsh. But still stupid
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While we've loved what we've recieved so far, with the hot and busy summer upon us, we've extended our deadline for entry into the UHA Grad Student Blog Contest for 2025 until August 3rd, check out the link below for more details and send us your essays!
Graduate Student Blog Contest Extended!
Our Graduate Student Blog contest is underway! We’ve extended the submission date to Sunday, August 3, 2025. All the information below remains the same; check it out and send us your paper! L…
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July 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
While we've loved what we've recieved so far, with the hot and busy summer upon us, we've extended our deadline for entry into the UHA Grad Student Blog Contest for 2025 until August 3rd, check out the link below for more details and send us your essays!
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Journalist Ruben Salazar was killed by a sheriff's tear gas canister during Nat'l Chicano Moratorium on Aug 29, 1970.
Aug 15–Sep 19: Latino Theater Company play “August 29” shares personal stories related to this moment in the Chicano Movement. www.latinotheaterco.org/august29 #LAThtr #RubenSalazar
Aug 15–Sep 19: Latino Theater Company play “August 29” shares personal stories related to this moment in the Chicano Movement. www.latinotheaterco.org/august29 #LAThtr #RubenSalazar
August 29 — Latino Theater Co. at The LATC
August 29 is a powerful exploration of Chicano identity, anchored by the legacy of journalist Ruben Salazar. The play blends personal stories with the larger Chicano Movement, offering emotional and r...
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July 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Journalist Ruben Salazar was killed by a sheriff's tear gas canister during Nat'l Chicano Moratorium on Aug 29, 1970.
Aug 15–Sep 19: Latino Theater Company play “August 29” shares personal stories related to this moment in the Chicano Movement. www.latinotheaterco.org/august29 #LAThtr #RubenSalazar
Aug 15–Sep 19: Latino Theater Company play “August 29” shares personal stories related to this moment in the Chicano Movement. www.latinotheaterco.org/august29 #LAThtr #RubenSalazar
Considering all the takes about this platform from folks on the other platform, oddly silent about the fact that uh, one of its primary programs has turned racist and misogynist. Go figure. And for the record I avoid commenting on either, it’s pointless, but hey hard not to notice right now
July 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Considering all the takes about this platform from folks on the other platform, oddly silent about the fact that uh, one of its primary programs has turned racist and misogynist. Go figure. And for the record I avoid commenting on either, it’s pointless, but hey hard not to notice right now
Jeebus, that is some racist ish
Twitter far-right radicalization is currently happening on a time scale of minutes
July 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Jeebus, that is some racist ish
Wait, if he thinks he needs to deport Musk (for the record, I hate Musk but I despise this denaturalization bs more) why does the govt have hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts with his businesses?
July 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Wait, if he thinks he needs to deport Musk (for the record, I hate Musk but I despise this denaturalization bs more) why does the govt have hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts with his businesses?
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ICE gets billions for overtime raids.
But your kid with a heart defect can’t get coverage without a full-time job at age five.
But your kid with a heart defect can’t get coverage without a full-time job at age five.
July 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
ICE gets billions for overtime raids.
But your kid with a heart defect can’t get coverage without a full-time job at age five.
But your kid with a heart defect can’t get coverage without a full-time job at age five.
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This one hit me in the feels today
June 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This one hit me in the feels today
“Perhaps HTG’s greatest contribution was creating activists out of once closeted citizens. “The fact at that time is we weren’t even thinking about being politically active,” remembers Carroll. Because of High Tech Gays, “We weren’t political activists, and yet we did become political activists.”
From Closeted Citizens to Activists: High Tech Gays and the Fight for LGBTQ+ Equality in Silicon Valley | The Saturday Evening Post
In the late 20th century, a gay social club became a major political force in the California tech industry, eventually influencing corporate policies as well as state and federal laws across the count...
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June 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
“Perhaps HTG’s greatest contribution was creating activists out of once closeted citizens. “The fact at that time is we weren’t even thinking about being politically active,” remembers Carroll. Because of High Tech Gays, “We weren’t political activists, and yet we did become political activists.”
Man what’d I’d give for a new Fugazi album in this moment. Something pure and inspiring
June 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Man what’d I’d give for a new Fugazi album in this moment. Something pure and inspiring
So I’ve seen the film Melancholia on all these lists if best movies from the 21st century and after watching it … uh yeah, it’s not. A real 2 hour slog honestly
June 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
So I’ve seen the film Melancholia on all these lists if best movies from the 21st century and after watching it … uh yeah, it’s not. A real 2 hour slog honestly
Whatever one thinks about the strikes today, this admin hasn’t demonstrated that it thinks about any thing in any real depth beyond raw emotion so forgive me if I worry they haven’t thought this out in full.
June 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Whatever one thinks about the strikes today, this admin hasn’t demonstrated that it thinks about any thing in any real depth beyond raw emotion so forgive me if I worry they haven’t thought this out in full.