UNC getting rid of its "US Diversity" gen-ed requirement in the middle of the semester. Given how obsessed university admin are with enrollment numbers, this is a threat to departments who teach these courses. I am not on campus this semester (and am just a grad student), but hoping to see pushback.

Steel Bridge in Portland, Oregon. Two-tiers that raise independently. Top tier is for cars and trams, lower tier for rail and pedestrians.

give me a single image from a film that immediately makes you hear the song from the soundtrack in your head

Reed College looking moody this week

Vegan apple frangipane tart for my partner’s very lucky German students.

Four stars

I was embarrassed to quietly, sneakily take this picture before all the weirdos arrived

Appreciate this message on my package from Yakaboo (a Ukrainian online bookstore)

My first contribution to this community is these lovely pictures from in and around Reed College earlier this week, before the rains came back.