Charlie Bertsch
@cbertsch.bsky.social
Culture Editor for The Battleground EU, specializing in popular music and film.
I teach when I can and even when I can’t.
I also love cooking, photography, and tennis. And especially cats and reptiles.
I teach when I can and even when I can’t.
I also love cooking, photography, and tennis. And especially cats and reptiles.
Truly a case in which a picture is worth a thousand words. This one is from before the pandemic:
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March 20, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Truly a case in which a picture is worth a thousand words. This one is from before the pandemic:
jonmcnaughton.com
jonmcnaughton.com
The worst thing about further messing up my knee at the end of 2023 was that made hiking impossible. I eventually got back on the trail. But today was the first time I was able to climb back up to my favorite rock. I missed the view enormously.
March 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The worst thing about further messing up my knee at the end of 2023 was that made hiking impossible. I eventually got back on the trail. But today was the first time I was able to climb back up to my favorite rock. I missed the view enormously.
This should be the flag of the Faeroe Islands.
March 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
This should be the flag of the Faeroe Islands.
I‘m taking solace in my home.
March 13, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I‘m taking solace in my home.
My idols are dead and my enemies are in power. So I made a saffron carbonara with shiitake mushrooms and a splash of Sicilian lemon-infused olive oil.
March 1, 2025 at 5:53 AM
My idols are dead and my enemies are in power. So I made a saffron carbonara with shiitake mushrooms and a splash of Sicilian lemon-infused olive oil.
If you look for long enough, the stars will pierce the clouds.
February 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
If you look for long enough, the stars will pierce the clouds.
I was finally able to get out on the trail again and stand under my favorite cactus.
February 13, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I was finally able to get out on the trail again and stand under my favorite cactus.
The Social Network‘s portrayal now seems positively hagiographic compared to what Mister I-Like-Being-Thumped-By-Other-Boys-At-The-Dojo has become. Here‘s hoping that his competitors abroad make him 20 billion dollars poorer during the Year of the Snake.
January 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The Social Network‘s portrayal now seems positively hagiographic compared to what Mister I-Like-Being-Thumped-By-Other-Boys-At-The-Dojo has become. Here‘s hoping that his competitors abroad make him 20 billion dollars poorer during the Year of the Snake.
Alexander is branching out to a new platform.
January 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Alexander is branching out to a new platform.
Where the rubber meets the sidewalk.
January 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Where the rubber meets the sidewalk.
Whose tree? Her tree.
December 26, 2024 at 6:51 AM
Whose tree? Her tree.
It’s that time of year again.
December 16, 2024 at 10:29 AM
It’s that time of year again.
My daughter is much cooler than I am or, in fact, ever was.
December 5, 2024 at 7:52 AM
My daughter is much cooler than I am or, in fact, ever was.
This is Tosca, a great friend to humans, but also a feline settler colonialist and therefore not beloved by the other two cats in our household.
December 2, 2024 at 8:42 PM
This is Tosca, a great friend to humans, but also a feline settler colonialist and therefore not beloved by the other two cats in our household.
Introduce yourself with four albums
November 30, 2024 at 6:16 AM
Introduce yourself with four albums
A meeting of the minds.
November 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
A meeting of the minds.
Me and Tosca, wearing her beloved Halloween Suit on an unusually chilly Tucson night.
November 20, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Me and Tosca, wearing her beloved Halloween Suit on an unusually chilly Tucson night.
I took this photo six years ago today, while taking a rare break at Zinburger on Stone, during a fall of near-constant stress and strain. This is the kind of „selfie“ I like best.
November 18, 2024 at 12:23 AM
I took this photo six years ago today, while taking a rare break at Zinburger on Stone, during a fall of near-constant stress and strain. This is the kind of „selfie“ I like best.
From my Facebook “Memories”.
November 17, 2024 at 11:21 PM
From my Facebook “Memories”.
I couldn’t sleep, so I went for a full-moon hike.
November 16, 2024 at 11:39 AM
I couldn’t sleep, so I went for a full-moon hike.
Here’s the first of what will surely be many cat photos I inflict upon you. This is Luthien the Bengal.
November 15, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Here’s the first of what will surely be many cat photos I inflict upon you. This is Luthien the Bengal.