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thelilyriver
@thelilyriver.bsky.social
· Jun 25
hot mayor summer
Proud of my city ❤️
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Proud of my city ❤️
I'm going to need a Book of Dust Volumes I and II recap before Thursday...
October 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm going to need a Book of Dust Volumes I and II recap before Thursday...
Forsitan audieris aliquam certamine cursus
veloces superasse viros. Non fabula rumor
ille fuit:
veloces superasse viros. Non fabula rumor
ille fuit:
September 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Forsitan audieris aliquam certamine cursus
veloces superasse viros. Non fabula rumor
ille fuit:
veloces superasse viros. Non fabula rumor
ille fuit:
Reposted by thelilyriver
I once got back to a table in a beer garden and the whole vibe had changed and people were muttering to strangers, and it turned out to be because a northerner had been rude about Sadiq Khan and the entire place had instinctively rounded on him.
Anyway that's how I feel tonight.
Anyway that's how I feel tonight.
September 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I once got back to a table in a beer garden and the whole vibe had changed and people were muttering to strangers, and it turned out to be because a northerner had been rude about Sadiq Khan and the entire place had instinctively rounded on him.
Anyway that's how I feel tonight.
Anyway that's how I feel tonight.
and the putting the books away
September 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
and the putting the books away
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New Zealand launches campaign to find love for rare and lonely left-spiralling snail Ned
New Zealand launches campaign to find love for rare and lonely left-spiralling snail Ned
Nearly all common garden snails have shells that coil to the right but Ned the snail’s left-spiralling shell results in reversed reproductive organs – a barrier to mating
If you thought your dating pool was limited, spare a thought for Ned, a very rare snail unearthed in New Zealand. Due to a left-spiralling shell, Ned has a vanishingly small chance of finding a mate – a predicament that has sparked a nationwide campaign.
Nearly all common garden snails have shells that coil to the right but Ned’s left-spiralling shell is like a mirror image, resulting in a flipped shell and reversed reproductive organs – a configuration that affects roughly 1 in 40,000 snails. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
New Zealand launches campaign to find love for rare and lonely left-spiralling snail Ned
Simone Weil, and would that more might read her
August 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Simone Weil, and would that more might read her
Regret to inform that I enjoyed two dates from the fridge as a little treat this evening
August 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Regret to inform that I enjoyed two dates from the fridge as a little treat this evening
Well I impulse bought a ticket to London and I do blame the stormy weather but I have no regrets
July 31, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Well I impulse bought a ticket to London and I do blame the stormy weather but I have no regrets
Peaches from the farmer’s market and chamomile tea from Crete and Mary McCarthy
July 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Peaches from the farmer’s market and chamomile tea from Crete and Mary McCarthy
vague magazine
(I'm two episodes behind, no spoilers please)
(I'm two episodes behind, no spoilers please)
July 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
vague magazine
(I'm two episodes behind, no spoilers please)
(I'm two episodes behind, no spoilers please)
I feel like we're not talking enough about Ovid's Heroides
July 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I feel like we're not talking enough about Ovid's Heroides
the substack algorithm is super weird and/or every single person on that platform is currently reading east of eden
July 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
the substack algorithm is super weird and/or every single person on that platform is currently reading east of eden
One for @danielmendelsohn.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
One for @danielmendelsohn.bsky.social
Reposted by thelilyriver
Lander: "It's just gross, racist bigotry. Meanwhile he's running an optimistic, upbeat campaign for a NY where everybody belongs, and I feel proud as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in NYC to be supporting somebody who would be the first Muslim mayor—what could be more NYC than that?"
June 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Lander: "It's just gross, racist bigotry. Meanwhile he's running an optimistic, upbeat campaign for a NY where everybody belongs, and I feel proud as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in NYC to be supporting somebody who would be the first Muslim mayor—what could be more NYC than that?"
"what fools we are"
June 23, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"what fools we are"
This language is ridiculous
June 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This language is ridiculous
There are too many screens
June 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
There are too many screens
Voting for the nyc mayoral candidate most likely to call a snow day
June 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Voting for the nyc mayoral candidate most likely to call a snow day