Eric Brandom
@ebrandom.bsky.social
Intellectual history, here decontextualized. Especially modern France, history of political thought, and socialism. And Kansas, because that's where I live "als Gelehrter, der durch Schriften zum eigentlichen Publikum, nämlich der Welt, spricht."
But with more success maybe than they had!
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
But with more success maybe than they had!
This was the Manhattan Symphony Orchestra: www.mhksymphony.org/events/l2n9n...
Symphony on the Plaza - “Songs of Nature” — Manhattan Symphony Orchestra
Join us for an unforgettable evening of music under the stars! The Manhattan Symphony Orchestra will bring the Plaza to life with a spectacular open-air performance, featuring a mix of classical favor...
www.mhksymphony.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This was the Manhattan Symphony Orchestra: www.mhksymphony.org/events/l2n9n...
You mean other than a comfy corporate gig?
November 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
You mean other than a comfy corporate gig?
Earlier this semester I went to a local outdoor concert here in Kansas, and that for sure did not happen.
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Earlier this semester I went to a local outdoor concert here in Kansas, and that for sure did not happen.
Trite to say, but the book is better -- just more interesting things happening -- although I agree about the animation.
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Trite to say, but the book is better -- just more interesting things happening -- although I agree about the animation.
I've seen this circulate before because it's a great story. This is clipped from pages 33-34 of Mamdani's *Slow Poison.*
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I've seen this circulate before because it's a great story. This is clipped from pages 33-34 of Mamdani's *Slow Poison.*
ah, that's interesting -- oat flour, basically?
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
ah, that's interesting -- oat flour, basically?
Interesting complement might be Bogdanov's *Red Star* from 1908 -- Bolshevik science fiction, but from before the revolution.
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Interesting complement might be Bogdanov's *Red Star* from 1908 -- Bolshevik science fiction, but from before the revolution.
I would lose it, this would be the end of me
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I would lose it, this would be the end of me
Reposted by Eric Brandom
luckily we can do most of that with TROLLOPE
November 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
luckily we can do most of that with TROLLOPE
Reposted by Eric Brandom
The European Reading Room, Library of Congress, is another one I’ve been in before. It can take your breath away, the beauty of the democratic ideal of general public education
November 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The European Reading Room, Library of Congress, is another one I’ve been in before. It can take your breath away, the beauty of the democratic ideal of general public education
I'm gonna, probably around 7:30 or 8am central time
November 9, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I'm gonna, probably around 7:30 or 8am central time
Skee ball socialism!
November 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Skee ball socialism!