Lila
@lilabooks.bsky.social
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@lilabooks.bsky.social
· Apr 2
Reporting on what goes on on librarian listservs: The group is "onto something" (someone quoting Mel Gibson in What Women Want), that there is a plot by DOGE collaborating with Russia to start an astroturf campaign against the Library of Congress because of a rumor that the books are moldy
Currently texting with my boomer accountant about his trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum--he liked it!
December 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Currently texting with my boomer accountant about his trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum--he liked it!
Those who know me know that this is an annual expectation.
December 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Those who know me know that this is an annual expectation.
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Just spent 45 minutes explaining the Lily Allen/David Harbour/AD/West End Girl saga, and boy was she riveted and I also need a life
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Just spent 45 minutes explaining the Lily Allen/David Harbour/AD/West End Girl saga, and boy was she riveted and I also need a life
I was one of them
I have officially been elected my precinct‘s judge of elections on the strength of two write-in votes
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I was one of them
Who would like to discuss this with me?????
Inside David Harbour & Lily Allen's Brooklyn Townhouse | Open Door | Architectural Digest
YouTube video by Architectural Digest
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November 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Who would like to discuss this with me?????
Someone just suggested that I publish a chapter of my dissertation and the idea of even looking at the cursed document makes me want to cry
November 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Someone just suggested that I publish a chapter of my dissertation and the idea of even looking at the cursed document makes me want to cry
FYI it's more nuanced than that
My wife wrote her dissertation on how books do have a tech tree
books have no tech tree, no fog of war
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
FYI it's more nuanced than that
As a Jew who went to Cornell, it is completely insane to me that Cornell could be in anyway construed as anti-semitic. Like 1/5 of everyone I knew were Jews from Westchester (like me), Manhattan, Long Island, and Northern Jersey, and I never once felt discriminated against.
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
As a Jew who went to Cornell, it is completely insane to me that Cornell could be in anyway construed as anti-semitic. Like 1/5 of everyone I knew were Jews from Westchester (like me), Manhattan, Long Island, and Northern Jersey, and I never once felt discriminated against.
Three of Cornell's colleges and one of the graduate programs are land grant colleges meaning that they are subsidized by the state and in-state residents get reduced tuition
how much in state funding does Cornell receive from New York and why should it not be $0
BREAKING: Cornell caved.
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Three of Cornell's colleges and one of the graduate programs are land grant colleges meaning that they are subsidized by the state and in-state residents get reduced tuition
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Jeffrey Yass and Elon Musk set a lot of money on fire for nothing
JUST IN: Democrats have swept the 3 supreme court elections in Pennsylvania.
They beat back a concerted GOP effort to erase their majority; instead, they'll keep a 5-2 edge on this very important court.
They beat back a concerted GOP effort to erase their majority; instead, they'll keep a 5-2 edge on this very important court.
Democrats Retain Control of Pennsylvania's Supreme Court with Three-Seat Sweep - Bolts
Three Democratic justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have defeated an unusually high-profile Republican bid to unseat them. They secured large statewide victories on Tuesday, following an histo...
boltsmag.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Jeffrey Yass and Elon Musk set a lot of money on fire for nothing
If you have ever written a document with citations, please join me in grieving over the new @zotero.org interface
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
If you have ever written a document with citations, please join me in grieving over the new @zotero.org interface
Print was invented in the 1450s and the TYW started in 1618, but I get what you're saying
Relatedly: why did the thirty years war follow the invention of the printing press
“Why has virtually every country in the world seen an abrupt rise in extremist politics, especially on the far-right, starting at approximately the same date the iPhone was released”
The most important question in politics but maybe not a hard one
The most important question in politics but maybe not a hard one
November 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Print was invented in the 1450s and the TYW started in 1618, but I get what you're saying
Hadn't checked in on @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social since I went away for the week, and boy has he been posting in my absence
November 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Hadn't checked in on @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social since I went away for the week, and boy has he been posting in my absence
Uh oh...I have one book out that I can't find in my extremely messy office......
Just returned the last of the library books from my dissertation. The only thing left is to receive the tuition refund because I submitted my dissertation early and then I'm DONE.
October 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Uh oh...I have one book out that I can't find in my extremely messy office......
In fairness, though, I am currently sitting at the University's library, have research and borrowing privileges, and am on the amazing health insurance, so am I really gone?
Just returned the last of the library books from my dissertation. The only thing left is to receive the tuition refund because I submitted my dissertation early and then I'm DONE.
October 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In fairness, though, I am currently sitting at the University's library, have research and borrowing privileges, and am on the amazing health insurance, so am I really gone?
Just returned the last of the library books from my dissertation. The only thing left is to receive the tuition refund because I submitted my dissertation early and then I'm DONE.
October 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Just returned the last of the library books from my dissertation. The only thing left is to receive the tuition refund because I submitted my dissertation early and then I'm DONE.
Just applied for a remote archival job in a red state, and would you be shocked to know that they did not ask for my pronouns
October 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Just applied for a remote archival job in a red state, and would you be shocked to know that they did not ask for my pronouns
Meh, the ending was so-so
Half-way through the Wedding People by Alison Espach and I can't recommend it more. Not enough books about people who are relatably bad at academia, imo
October 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Meh, the ending was so-so
For anyone else looking for a job, there's a position open as a Reptile Educator at the National Zoo!
October 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
For anyone else looking for a job, there's a position open as a Reptile Educator at the National Zoo!
It is really interesting to me how MANY of the Smithsonians (e.g. Air and Space, American Indian) are hiring right now
October 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It is really interesting to me how MANY of the Smithsonians (e.g. Air and Space, American Indian) are hiring right now
Looking for a job in libraries without an MLIS is functionally trying to be a medieval traveling bard who doesn't know how to play the lute
October 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Looking for a job in libraries without an MLIS is functionally trying to be a medieval traveling bard who doesn't know how to play the lute
Job postings really going strong today
October 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Job postings really going strong today
I don't understand how the Smithsonian is still posting job posts
October 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I don't understand how the Smithsonian is still posting job posts