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I’m going to my craziest friend’s 3-day bachelorette party this weekend and just found out that the first event STARTS at 9pm and also another event is a dance party the address of which “hasn’t been released yet.” My usual bedtime is 10pm please pray for me.
January 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I’m going to my craziest friend’s 3-day bachelorette party this weekend and just found out that the first event STARTS at 9pm and also another event is a dance party the address of which “hasn’t been released yet.” My usual bedtime is 10pm please pray for me.
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting a day (or thereabouts) for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
1. The Young Saint John the Baptist by Piero di Cosimo. The Met.
1. The Young Saint John the Baptist by Piero di Cosimo. The Met.
January 15, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting a day (or thereabouts) for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
1. The Young Saint John the Baptist by Piero di Cosimo. The Met.
1. The Young Saint John the Baptist by Piero di Cosimo. The Met.
Fitful sleep due to anxiety about the world—then waking to hear Steve Insk*ep struggling to discuss art on the radio. The wind is howling outside. I’m in the bad place.
January 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Fitful sleep due to anxiety about the world—then waking to hear Steve Insk*ep struggling to discuss art on the radio. The wind is howling outside. I’m in the bad place.
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"It is plain that there are some things a girl is allowed to understand, and these include the whole of algebra, but there are others, such as embracing a side of beef, that must be kept from her until she is old enough to have a carcass of her own."
Tom Stoppard, Arcadia
#bookchatweekly
Tom Stoppard, Arcadia
#bookchatweekly
January 15, 2026 at 10:09 AM
"It is plain that there are some things a girl is allowed to understand, and these include the whole of algebra, but there are others, such as embracing a side of beef, that must be kept from her until she is old enough to have a carcass of her own."
Tom Stoppard, Arcadia
#bookchatweekly
Tom Stoppard, Arcadia
#bookchatweekly
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This is a stunning resource, beautifully presented - congratulations to Ros Smith Kathy Acheson and their team emwmlibrary.com
The Library of Early Modern Women's Marginalia
The Library of Early Modern Women's Marginalia.
emwmlibrary.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
This is a stunning resource, beautifully presented - congratulations to Ros Smith Kathy Acheson and their team emwmlibrary.com
It’s no coincidence that this manuscript involves copies of parts of the Encyclopédie—my personal rare book Vietnam.
January 15, 2026 at 12:01 AM
It’s no coincidence that this manuscript involves copies of parts of the Encyclopédie—my personal rare book Vietnam.
I’m collating a manuscript and the first gathering is [1]38. It gets worse from there 🥴
January 14, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I’m collating a manuscript and the first gathering is [1]38. It gets worse from there 🥴
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Printing-press-driven insanity is my creatine.
January 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Printing-press-driven insanity is my creatine.
Odyssey just looks like another greige slog that misses the point. But maybe I’ll be surprised!
January 14, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Odyssey just looks like another greige slog that misses the point. But maybe I’ll be surprised!
I don’t really care about “accuracy” but I’m open to Fennell being able to capture the hot mess quality of Wuthering Heights in a way that other adaptations have failed, plus it looks camp as hell.
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I don’t really care about “accuracy” but I’m open to Fennell being able to capture the hot mess quality of Wuthering Heights in a way that other adaptations have failed, plus it looks camp as hell.
rn I’m pro “WH” and anti NolOdyssey. Fennell often disappoints but at least she makes movies that look compelling. Nolan made a boring movie about dreams.
"Are You Ready for the Adaptation Discourse Wars of 2026?"
no. nope. not at all.
www.theringer.com/2026/01/14/m...
no. nope. not at all.
www.theringer.com/2026/01/14/m...
‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘The Odyssey’ Are Going to Drive People Mad
Emerald Fennell’s and Christopher Nolan’s respective adaptations appear to be … loose, to say the least. People have some strong opinions on this.
www.theringer.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:47 PM
rn I’m pro “WH” and anti NolOdyssey. Fennell often disappoints but at least she makes movies that look compelling. Nolan made a boring movie about dreams.
Of course, he doesn’t mention ordination either so maybe that’s out too! He worked in the household of the Duke of Orléans and made a lot of manuscript copies of things.
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Of course, he doesn’t mention ordination either so maybe that’s out too! He worked in the household of the Duke of Orléans and made a lot of manuscript copies of things.
I do actually know (sort of) some other things about this guy and he doesn’t seem to have had any children (widowed after two years), although far from certain on that. He just gives his own name as “M. Rigault, Pere” and then a list of life events (which includes deaths of his parents but no kids).
January 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I do actually know (sort of) some other things about this guy and he doesn’t seem to have had any children (widowed after two years), although far from certain on that. He just gives his own name as “M. Rigault, Pere” and then a list of life events (which includes deaths of his parents but no kids).
A stupid question: if all I know about some revolutionary era French guy is his last name + “pere”, does that just mean he was a priest? Could it mean anything else?
January 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
A stupid question: if all I know about some revolutionary era French guy is his last name + “pere”, does that just mean he was a priest? Could it mean anything else?
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So: happy... er, yes, well, happy this most holy of days to all who celebrate
January 14, 2026 at 8:57 AM
So: happy... er, yes, well, happy this most holy of days to all who celebrate
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This sort of thing drives me bonkers.
Women had two major roles: domestic and ceremonial. Oh, and also manufacturing a product that was a load-bearing part of the region's economy, which is totally not a third important thing because it's a fiber and therefore definitionally domestic.
Women had two major roles: domestic and ceremonial. Oh, and also manufacturing a product that was a load-bearing part of the region's economy, which is totally not a third important thing because it's a fiber and therefore definitionally domestic.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This sort of thing drives me bonkers.
Women had two major roles: domestic and ceremonial. Oh, and also manufacturing a product that was a load-bearing part of the region's economy, which is totally not a third important thing because it's a fiber and therefore definitionally domestic.
Women had two major roles: domestic and ceremonial. Oh, and also manufacturing a product that was a load-bearing part of the region's economy, which is totally not a third important thing because it's a fiber and therefore definitionally domestic.
My name isn’t in it, but the fact that all the Kepler notes are absurdly long is a sign of my handiworks 😅
January 14, 2026 at 3:03 PM
My name isn’t in it, but the fact that all the Kepler notes are absurdly long is a sign of my handiworks 😅
Just received a copy of the Pasachoff sale offprint catalog in the mail. I wrote a lot it—two years ago. A strange blast from the past.
January 14, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Just received a copy of the Pasachoff sale offprint catalog in the mail. I wrote a lot it—two years ago. A strange blast from the past.
Everything can also be the accent color, right????
January 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Everything can also be the accent color, right????
Oh you bet there are serifs!!!!! Real old timey ones!!!
January 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Oh you bet there are serifs!!!!! Real old timey ones!!!
I’m laying out a catalog and I fear I am succumbing to cute font disease
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I’m laying out a catalog and I fear I am succumbing to cute font disease
Sending prayers
January 13, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Sending prayers
It’s so great (and strangely prescient). Having now actually worked at Rockefeller Center, I only love it even more.
January 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM
It’s so great (and strangely prescient). Having now actually worked at Rockefeller Center, I only love it even more.
Kind of like how as a teen, I identified with Liz Lemon in 30 Rock as put-upon corporate stooge wearing blazers for some reason. But now I identify much more with Jenna and Tracy, because as an actual adult I just want to be a crazy person.
January 13, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Kind of like how as a teen, I identified with Liz Lemon in 30 Rock as put-upon corporate stooge wearing blazers for some reason. But now I identify much more with Jenna and Tracy, because as an actual adult I just want to be a crazy person.
My dad had some of the books when I was a kid—he worked in a government office at the time. I think for me it was a kind of fascination about the adult world of work.
January 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
My dad had some of the books when I was a kid—he worked in a government office at the time. I think for me it was a kind of fascination about the adult world of work.