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Weird Al
Gogol Bordello
The Specials
Shannon and the Clams
Phish (x20 or so)
Gogol Bordello
The Specials
Shannon and the Clams
Phish (x20 or so)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Weird Al (x10)
Vampire Weekend
Fleet Foxes
Spinal Tap
John Williams (with special guest Steven Spielberg)
Weird Al (x10)
Vampire Weekend
Fleet Foxes
Spinal Tap
John Williams (with special guest Steven Spielberg)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Weird Al Yankovic
G3 (Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Kenny Wayne Shepherd)
Ben Folds (Five) (x5)
Nine Inch Nails
Regina Spektor
Weird Al Yankovic
G3 (Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Kenny Wayne Shepherd)
Ben Folds (Five) (x5)
Nine Inch Nails
Regina Spektor
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Weird Al
Gogol Bordello
The Specials
Shannon and the Clams
Phish (x20 or so)
Gogol Bordello
The Specials
Shannon and the Clams
Phish (x20 or so)
irredentism
a policy of advocating the restoration to a country of any territory formerly belonging to it
p. 221 How to Hide an Empre, Daniel Immerwahr
a policy of advocating the restoration to a country of any territory formerly belonging to it
p. 221 How to Hide an Empre, Daniel Immerwahr
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
irredentism
a policy of advocating the restoration to a country of any territory formerly belonging to it
p. 221 How to Hide an Empre, Daniel Immerwahr
a policy of advocating the restoration to a country of any territory formerly belonging to it
p. 221 How to Hide an Empre, Daniel Immerwahr
ambit
1
: circuit, compass
2
: the bounds or limits of a place or district
3
: a sphere of action, expression, or influence : scope
p. 168 How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr
Definition #3 in this case
1
: circuit, compass
2
: the bounds or limits of a place or district
3
: a sphere of action, expression, or influence : scope
p. 168 How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr
Definition #3 in this case
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
ambit
1
: circuit, compass
2
: the bounds or limits of a place or district
3
: a sphere of action, expression, or influence : scope
p. 168 How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr
Definition #3 in this case
1
: circuit, compass
2
: the bounds or limits of a place or district
3
: a sphere of action, expression, or influence : scope
p. 168 How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr
Definition #3 in this case
eclat
brilliant display or effect
p. 8 The Ministry of Time, Kalpana Bradley
brilliant display or effect
p. 8 The Ministry of Time, Kalpana Bradley
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
eclat
brilliant display or effect
p. 8 The Ministry of Time, Kalpana Bradley
brilliant display or effect
p. 8 The Ministry of Time, Kalpana Bradley
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Pulitzer Prize photo right here.
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Pulitzer Prize photo right here.
This bar is chanting "Let Snell cook"
November 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This bar is chanting "Let Snell cook"
jute
the glossy fiber of either of two Asian plants (Corchorus olitorius and C. capsularis) of the linden family used chiefly for sacking, burlap, and twine
p. 63 How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr
the glossy fiber of either of two Asian plants (Corchorus olitorius and C. capsularis) of the linden family used chiefly for sacking, burlap, and twine
p. 63 How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr
October 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
jute
the glossy fiber of either of two Asian plants (Corchorus olitorius and C. capsularis) of the linden family used chiefly for sacking, burlap, and twine
p. 63 How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr
the glossy fiber of either of two Asian plants (Corchorus olitorius and C. capsularis) of the linden family used chiefly for sacking, burlap, and twine
p. 63 How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr
Sometimes I have to look up a word like "ecumenical" because I don't see it too often and then it gets dropped in something unexpected
The Goon Squad, by Daniel Kolitz
Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation
harpers.org
October 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Sometimes I have to look up a word like "ecumenical" because I don't see it too often and then it gets dropped in something unexpected
Please don't send me to the sewer prison
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Please don't send me to the sewer prison
bryophyte
any of a division (Bryophyta) of nonflowering plants comprising the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts
p.203 End Times, Peter Turchin
any of a division (Bryophyta) of nonflowering plants comprising the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts
p.203 End Times, Peter Turchin
October 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
bryophyte
any of a division (Bryophyta) of nonflowering plants comprising the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts
p.203 End Times, Peter Turchin
any of a division (Bryophyta) of nonflowering plants comprising the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts
p.203 End Times, Peter Turchin
littoral
a region lying along a shore
p. 138 End Times, Peter Turchin
a region lying along a shore
p. 138 End Times, Peter Turchin
September 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
littoral
a region lying along a shore
p. 138 End Times, Peter Turchin
a region lying along a shore
p. 138 End Times, Peter Turchin
entrainment
a natural phenomenon where rhythmic processes synchronize or lock into a common period
p. 47 End Times, Peter Turchin
a natural phenomenon where rhythmic processes synchronize or lock into a common period
p. 47 End Times, Peter Turchin
September 16, 2025 at 5:58 AM
entrainment
a natural phenomenon where rhythmic processes synchronize or lock into a common period
p. 47 End Times, Peter Turchin
a natural phenomenon where rhythmic processes synchronize or lock into a common period
p. 47 End Times, Peter Turchin
hecatomb
a great public sacrifice
p. 35 End Times, Peter Turchin
a great public sacrifice
p. 35 End Times, Peter Turchin
September 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
hecatomb
a great public sacrifice
p. 35 End Times, Peter Turchin
a great public sacrifice
p. 35 End Times, Peter Turchin
jalousie windows
a window composed of parallel glass, acrylic, or wooden louvres set in a frame
p. 54 Rubyfruit Jungle, Rita Mae Brown
a window composed of parallel glass, acrylic, or wooden louvres set in a frame
p. 54 Rubyfruit Jungle, Rita Mae Brown
September 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
jalousie windows
a window composed of parallel glass, acrylic, or wooden louvres set in a frame
p. 54 Rubyfruit Jungle, Rita Mae Brown
a window composed of parallel glass, acrylic, or wooden louvres set in a frame
p. 54 Rubyfruit Jungle, Rita Mae Brown
Does Stripey think the book is delicious, or that it stinks?
September 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Does Stripey think the book is delicious, or that it stinks?
farrago
a confused mixture
p. 280 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Mayer
(by way of a Schopenhauer quote)
a confused mixture
p. 280 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Mayer
(by way of a Schopenhauer quote)
September 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
farrago
a confused mixture
p. 280 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Mayer
(by way of a Schopenhauer quote)
a confused mixture
p. 280 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Mayer
(by way of a Schopenhauer quote)
Like God in France baby
September 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Like God in France baby
congeries
a disorderly collection; a jumble
p. 237 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Meyer
a disorderly collection; a jumble
p. 237 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Meyer
August 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
congeries
a disorderly collection; a jumble
p. 237 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Meyer
a disorderly collection; a jumble
p. 237 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Meyer
stertorous
(of breathing) noisy and labored
p. 43 John Barleycorn: A Drinking Life, Jack London
(of breathing) noisy and labored
p. 43 John Barleycorn: A Drinking Life, Jack London
August 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
stertorous
(of breathing) noisy and labored
p. 43 John Barleycorn: A Drinking Life, Jack London
(of breathing) noisy and labored
p. 43 John Barleycorn: A Drinking Life, Jack London
rowel
a spiked revolving disk at the end of a spur
p. 184 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Mayer
a spiked revolving disk at the end of a spur
p. 184 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Mayer
August 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
rowel
a spiked revolving disk at the end of a spur
p. 184 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Mayer
a spiked revolving disk at the end of a spur
p. 184 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Mayer
ichthyoid
resembling or characteristic of a fish
p. 141 A Closed and Common Orbit, Becky Chambers
resembling or characteristic of a fish
p. 141 A Closed and Common Orbit, Becky Chambers
August 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
ichthyoid
resembling or characteristic of a fish
p. 141 A Closed and Common Orbit, Becky Chambers
resembling or characteristic of a fish
p. 141 A Closed and Common Orbit, Becky Chambers
animadversion
criticism or censure
p. 117 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Mayer
criticism or censure
p. 117 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Mayer
August 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
animadversion
criticism or censure
p. 117 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Mayer
criticism or censure
p. 117 They Thought They Were Free, Milton Mayer
concupiscent
filled with sexual desire; lustful
p. 186 The Wayward Bus, John Steinbeck
filled with sexual desire; lustful
p. 186 The Wayward Bus, John Steinbeck
July 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
concupiscent
filled with sexual desire; lustful
p. 186 The Wayward Bus, John Steinbeck
filled with sexual desire; lustful
p. 186 The Wayward Bus, John Steinbeck
I've been resisting posting words from Ulysses, as I'm reading it on Kindle, and the 13550 page count feels artificially inflated
...but...
...but...
July 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I've been resisting posting words from Ulysses, as I'm reading it on Kindle, and the 13550 page count feels artificially inflated
...but...
...but...
wodge
a large piece or amount of something
p. 190 A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, Marina Lewycka
a large piece or amount of something
p. 190 A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, Marina Lewycka
July 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
wodge
a large piece or amount of something
p. 190 A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, Marina Lewycka
a large piece or amount of something
p. 190 A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, Marina Lewycka