Keep sciencing. We are living through a time when looking at a rock and wondering how old it is qualifies as an act of resistance.

That first sip of fresh coffee in the morning:

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

Just trying to speed-run a Twitter ban at this point

can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book

every day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos

Forgot what it was like to have my blood pressure spike literally every time I look at my phone

Listen, it's ok if you already need an escape from all of it. Any night, you can go outside, look up at the stars, and remember that we are so small in the grand scheme of -- damnit is that one of his rockets blowing up

Can we really say anyone is making forward progress in these times

For anyone wondering about the Peach Bowl ASU vs Texas targeting no call towards the end. I’m not an expert but I was curious if the ball being tipped affects the targeting ruling. So, I interrogated NotebookLM about it after giving it the full 2024 NCAA football rulebook. It said it’s targeting. 1/

Blake Lively has filed a legal complaint laying out an alleged campaign to tarnish her reputation after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.” A New York Times investigation shows how the fallout unfolded. nyti.ms/41G3a2u

my partner and i saw you across the booth and really like your vibe can we buy you a drink?

I’m actually pretty pissed over this. Come on NFL we don’t need commercials in literally everything 😒