Ben Zweig
@medievalben.bsky.social
Art historian, digital projects, infographics, synthesizers, medieval things. Columbia University Libraries and Pratt School of Information. Formerly National Gallery of Art.
A historical oldie: nativists as anti-papists.
November 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
A historical oldie: nativists as anti-papists.
Messaging singularity: the GOP raised your insurance rates because they are more interested in protecting pedophiles.
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Messaging singularity: the GOP raised your insurance rates because they are more interested in protecting pedophiles.
It's wild to think that acting out a conspiracy theorist's wet dream would somehow not make them believe it EVEN MORE.
November 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It's wild to think that acting out a conspiracy theorist's wet dream would somehow not make them believe it EVEN MORE.
Maybe he can wax lyrical about spending all those hours at Epstein’s house with underage girls.
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Maybe he can wax lyrical about spending all those hours at Epstein’s house with underage girls.
Imagine it would be like the scene in The Menu when Ralph Fiennes makes Nicholas Hoult cook in front of everyone.
November 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Imagine it would be like the scene in The Menu when Ralph Fiennes makes Nicholas Hoult cook in front of everyone.
Ok as a medievalist I have many many thoughts and especially feeling on this.
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Ok as a medievalist I have many many thoughts and especially feeling on this.
New York State just sent out some inflation adjustment or some such check. Haven’t heard it get any press (could be wrong of course).
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
New York State just sent out some inflation adjustment or some such check. Haven’t heard it get any press (could be wrong of course).
Barack Obama Stadium it is then.
November 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Barack Obama Stadium it is then.
If weather is good the Vigeland sculpture park
November 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
If weather is good the Vigeland sculpture park
How benevolent of the pharaoh.
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
How benevolent of the pharaoh.
This is the bathroom you see on Zillow listings that you just know was built to keep a guy’s second wife from leaving him.
October 31, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This is the bathroom you see on Zillow listings that you just know was built to keep a guy’s second wife from leaving him.
If you're already a ghoul why dress up?
October 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
If you're already a ghoul why dress up?
I imagine this is what greets you upon arriving in hell
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I imagine this is what greets you upon arriving in hell
Yeah part of a great series of posters leading up to Picasso’s Guernica
October 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Yeah part of a great series of posters leading up to Picasso’s Guernica
Saw this in Madrid this summer
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Saw this in Madrid this summer
The best Carpenter scene is the alley fight in They Live.
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The best Carpenter scene is the alley fight in They Live.
It’s only a scandal if a dem does it. Otherwise it’s the immutable and eternal will of the volk.
October 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It’s only a scandal if a dem does it. Otherwise it’s the immutable and eternal will of the volk.
I heard he calls hamburgers steamed hams even though they are obviously grilled, and that it’s an Albany expression.
October 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I heard he calls hamburgers steamed hams even though they are obviously grilled, and that it’s an Albany expression.
I heard it got even worse when he refused to ask them if they "abided" or whether the rug really "really tied the room together."
October 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I heard it got even worse when he refused to ask them if they "abided" or whether the rug really "really tied the room together."
I heard he referred to someone as "dude" without even knowing if they identify with being a Yankee or a dandee or had stuck a feather in their cap.
October 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I heard he referred to someone as "dude" without even knowing if they identify with being a Yankee or a dandee or had stuck a feather in their cap.
Failsafe? The original
October 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Failsafe? The original
I think many people saying this should watch the Lives of Others for some perspective.
October 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I think many people saying this should watch the Lives of Others for some perspective.