Inkybrain.bsky.social
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Historian of financial capitalism in France. Enthusiast of movies, music, and cooking. Visiting Scholar and Lecturer at @tufts.edu
Italian unification as international model (Clark, 2012)
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Italian unification as international model (Clark, 2012)
Dipping warm tortillas into a big bowl of beans, folks, you gotta love it
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Dipping warm tortillas into a big bowl of beans, folks, you gotta love it
Sometimes you just have to listen to three Tom Waits albums in a row, I do not make the rules
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Sometimes you just have to listen to three Tom Waits albums in a row, I do not make the rules
Good to know that Quesnay's Tableau économique has been giving people fits since the beginning (Charles and Théré, 2019)
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Good to know that Quesnay's Tableau économique has been giving people fits since the beginning (Charles and Théré, 2019)
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Build the entire plane out of Yamamoto.
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Build the entire plane out of Yamamoto.
I can't stream the game, so I'm just watching the text feed on mlb.com and I feel like I'm going insane. Come on, Dodgers!
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mlb.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I can't stream the game, so I'm just watching the text feed on mlb.com and I feel like I'm going insane. Come on, Dodgers!
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Happy Halloween with Fugazi 🎃
Fugazi on the road in Leeds, England, Halloween 2002
Photo by Matt Dale via Dischord Records
#punk #punks #punkrock #halloween #fugazi #punkrockhistory #hardcorepunk
Fugazi on the road in Leeds, England, Halloween 2002
Photo by Matt Dale via Dischord Records
#punk #punks #punkrock #halloween #fugazi #punkrockhistory #hardcorepunk
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Happy Halloween with Fugazi 🎃
Fugazi on the road in Leeds, England, Halloween 2002
Photo by Matt Dale via Dischord Records
#punk #punks #punkrock #halloween #fugazi #punkrockhistory #hardcorepunk
Fugazi on the road in Leeds, England, Halloween 2002
Photo by Matt Dale via Dischord Records
#punk #punks #punkrock #halloween #fugazi #punkrockhistory #hardcorepunk
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Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness
Maggie Smith's character in Gosford Park was based on Julian Fellowes' Aunt Isie (Grayzel, 2002)
October 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Maggie Smith's character in Gosford Park was based on Julian Fellowes' Aunt Isie (Grayzel, 2002)
Probably good they included the parentheses there (Grayzel, 2002)
October 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Probably good they included the parentheses there (Grayzel, 2002)
Finally finished. Extraordinary! For as formally challenging as it is (and it is very challenging), Ulysses is also full of human experience and emotion. Exceeds its reputation. I’ll read it again some day
October 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Finally finished. Extraordinary! For as formally challenging as it is (and it is very challenging), Ulysses is also full of human experience and emotion. Exceeds its reputation. I’ll read it again some day
Canvas is down. All laws, rules, and ethics are suspended. Charivari time
October 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Canvas is down. All laws, rules, and ethics are suspended. Charivari time
“Hm, this sort of sounds like Rilo Kiley.”
— me, listening to Rilo Kiley
— me, listening to Rilo Kiley
October 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“Hm, this sort of sounds like Rilo Kiley.”
— me, listening to Rilo Kiley
— me, listening to Rilo Kiley
Thoughts as I approach the end of Ulysses: Stephen Dedalus, buddy, you gotta bathe more often
October 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Thoughts as I approach the end of Ulysses: Stephen Dedalus, buddy, you gotta bathe more often
Vera Brittain, taking a break from the grim duties of nursing in World War I by indulging in the oh-so-gentle, soothing pleasures of August Strindberg. Gotta admire the determination here
October 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Vera Brittain, taking a break from the grim duties of nursing in World War I by indulging in the oh-so-gentle, soothing pleasures of August Strindberg. Gotta admire the determination here
What can I say, sometimes you just gotta revisit the classics
October 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
What can I say, sometimes you just gotta revisit the classics
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier energy intensifies
So there's an EU-funded campaign to get millenials to eat potatoes and - I swear to Jesus I'm not making this up - it's slogan is: "Europe's favourite since 1536."
October 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier energy intensifies
Boy, you know, seeing students get excited about their research projects never gets old
October 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Boy, you know, seeing students get excited about their research projects never gets old
The Maison du Roi, literally talking turkey in 1785
October 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Maison du Roi, literally talking turkey in 1785
Adventures in class prep, a continuing series
September 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Adventures in class prep, a continuing series
Aw crud, Kino Lorber's weekend sale is for a bunch of deep-cut Westerns. Aw crud aw crud aw crud
September 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Aw crud, Kino Lorber's weekend sale is for a bunch of deep-cut Westerns. Aw crud aw crud aw crud
Friendship with grating lemon zest ended. Now peeling and finely mincing lemon zest is my best friend
September 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Friendship with grating lemon zest ended. Now peeling and finely mincing lemon zest is my best friend
Edmund Burke if he got kicked in the head by a horse
From Isaac Chotiner's interview with Cass Sunstein (www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...)
From Isaac Chotiner's interview with Cass Sunstein (www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...)
September 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Edmund Burke if he got kicked in the head by a horse
From Isaac Chotiner's interview with Cass Sunstein (www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...)
From Isaac Chotiner's interview with Cass Sunstein (www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...)