Paul Bernard
@northboundheadlite.bsky.social
Introvert. Lapsed historian. Appellate litigator. The only person you know whose five favorite musicians include the Grateful Dead and spill tab. They/them.
"I wish I was a headlamp on a northbound train
I'd shine my light through the cool Colorado rain"
"I wish I was a headlamp on a northbound train
I'd shine my light through the cool Colorado rain"
The sunglasses. Jesus Christ.
December 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The sunglasses. Jesus Christ.
What about “Barretta,” regardless of gender? Robert Blake’s maverick, undercover NYC detective is a fine namesake for anyone!
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
What about “Barretta,” regardless of gender? Robert Blake’s maverick, undercover NYC detective is a fine namesake for anyone!
Ann Arbor, west side
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Ann Arbor, west side
After my divorce, my sons split Thanksgiving day between me and my ex-wife. I always took the first half of the day and made cioppino for lunch. it was very liberating to have a meal that could be a tradition, but that was also free of the weight of the past and that we could modify if we wanted.
November 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
After my divorce, my sons split Thanksgiving day between me and my ex-wife. I always took the first half of the day and made cioppino for lunch. it was very liberating to have a meal that could be a tradition, but that was also free of the weight of the past and that we could modify if we wanted.
ICE agents would have tried to arrest and deport Dave Stoller if they’d heard him serenading “Katherina” in Italian. And Cyril would have fought them off with a bowling ball stuck on his hand.
September 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
ICE agents would have tried to arrest and deport Dave Stoller if they’d heard him serenading “Katherina” in Italian. And Cyril would have fought them off with a bowling ball stuck on his hand.
You can get it in Providence, too.
September 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
You can get it in Providence, too.
I saw this in downtown Ypsilanti this morning, it expresses my sentiments about the “national defense” AI data center/death machine that @umich.edu and Los Alamos National Laboratories plan to build on the Huron River, near my house.
September 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I saw this in downtown Ypsilanti this morning, it expresses my sentiments about the “national defense” AI data center/death machine that @umich.edu and Los Alamos National Laboratories plan to build on the Huron River, near my house.
I just found some Brown Alumni Magazines to throw away in disgust when I noticed the teaser in the upper left hand corner of an issue cover from this spring. Since publishing this article, Brown apparently has decided that, as a matter of university policy, “gender reckoning” is as simple as “M/F.”
August 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I just found some Brown Alumni Magazines to throw away in disgust when I noticed the teaser in the upper left hand corner of an issue cover from this spring. Since publishing this article, Brown apparently has decided that, as a matter of university policy, “gender reckoning” is as simple as “M/F.”
If you have one of this artistic license, and a cop pulls you over for speeding, can you get out of it by saying you’re having a creative emergency?
July 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
If you have one of this artistic license, and a cop pulls you over for speeding, can you get out of it by saying you’re having a creative emergency?
In honor of the first stage of the Tour de France, repost if you’ve ever used this product.
July 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In honor of the first stage of the Tour de France, repost if you’ve ever used this product.
This is the photo he gave the tailor
May 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This is the photo he gave the tailor
Give him a break. He wanted to row for Cambridge since he was a little boy. Then he realized he was only big enough to be a cox. And this was his chance to live out his fantasy of striding confidently into the Boat Race banquet or Henley.
May 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Give him a break. He wanted to row for Cambridge since he was a little boy. Then he realized he was only big enough to be a cox. And this was his chance to live out his fantasy of striding confidently into the Boat Race banquet or Henley.
“Busy voters” from Busytown?
May 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“Busy voters” from Busytown?
He also looks like Michael Scott, which is more than fitting.
March 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
He also looks like Michael Scott, which is more than fitting.
One of my neighbors has a yard sign that’s very similar to this flag:
December 20, 2024 at 8:15 PM
One of my neighbors has a yard sign that’s very similar to this flag:
James Ho recently gave an interview in which he articulated a rationale for eliminating or at least arbitrarily restricting birthright citizenship. I'm not going to link to the interview because it's in Reason, but here is what Ho said about it:
December 9, 2024 at 4:58 PM
James Ho recently gave an interview in which he articulated a rationale for eliminating or at least arbitrarily restricting birthright citizenship. I'm not going to link to the interview because it's in Reason, but here is what Ho said about it:
Created by John Sayles. Music by Winton Marsalis. And I had such a crush on Elizabeth Pena.
November 20, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Created by John Sayles. Music by Winton Marsalis. And I had such a crush on Elizabeth Pena.
The “argument” about the legitimacy of transgender identity is a lot of tail chasing about definitions. It reminds me of William James’ parable about how philosophers debated the meaning of “around.” The “argument” is really an attempt to find a rationale for dehumanizing trans people.
November 16, 2024 at 4:15 PM
The “argument” about the legitimacy of transgender identity is a lot of tail chasing about definitions. It reminds me of William James’ parable about how philosophers debated the meaning of “around.” The “argument” is really an attempt to find a rationale for dehumanizing trans people.
He professes to hate social media and thinks this place reflects Twitter’s inherent problems but he’s made the effort to follow 2300 people and he’s taken the time to post 82 times, including a post intended to provoke the kind of engagement he derides.
November 16, 2024 at 3:56 PM
He professes to hate social media and thinks this place reflects Twitter’s inherent problems but he’s made the effort to follow 2300 people and he’s taken the time to post 82 times, including a post intended to provoke the kind of engagement he derides.
Isn’t this what the centurions said to Jesus when he was on the cross?
November 8, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Isn’t this what the centurions said to Jesus when he was on the cross?