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Maxwell T. Paule
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"The closest thing to a war correspondent at a Quaker institution."

Professor of Ancient & Classical Studies at Earlham College. Views expressed here are my own and do not represent the college.

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Using only a restaurant, tell us where you went to college.
A photograph of a brick storefront with a sign reading THE FEVE printed in tall, angular metal letters atop a new window looking into a dark, bougie restaurant/bar.
November 29, 2023 at 3:16 PM
profmaxwell.bsky.social
Thanks, Wordle.
A screenshot from Wordle's word-by-word analysis of the guess HIMBO. It reads: Excellent choice - HIMBO is exactly what I would've picked in this situation. And you've narrowed it down to one possible solution. You should solve the puzzle on your next turn.
October 5, 2023 at 1:03 PM
profmaxwell.bsky.social
Credit to Andrew Fenton for this banger.
A meme featuring Giancarlo Esposito adjusting his tie. The text reads: You think about Roman legions and gladiators. / I think portable sundial shaped ham. / We are not the same.
October 1, 2023 at 3:51 PM
profmaxwell.bsky.social
Sara: Why is *your* coffee in a nice mug? They never offer me one of those!
me: I... frequently ask for my drink in, and I quote, "the bougiest cup you can give me."
Sara, rolling their eyes: Of course you do.
Coffee in a really nice, hand-thrown ceramic mug, glazed in warm greens and blues.
September 10, 2023 at 3:29 PM
profmaxwell.bsky.social
A post from the Dunning-Kruger peak, on Emily Wilson's new translation of the Iliad:
A screenshot from Twitter. It reads: Disclaimer: I took a year of classical Greek at Stanford I was an average student, definitely not as good as the experts here, including Wilson herself. I couldn't translate it myself But I think you will see that many of my criticisms don't require knowledge of Greek
August 27, 2023 at 4:00 PM
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RS your most overly dramatic B&W selfie.

Almost exactly 14 years ago I took this with the camera on our iMac. I'm pretty sure I used it for my grad school student profile.

For those of you who think I'm pretentious now... It used to be so much worse.
A brooding black and white selfie taken on a 2009 iMac. The quality is low, the grain is high. But the subject (a white guy with a ponytail, white shirt and black tie) is devastatingly handsome. Almost painfully so.
August 23, 2023 at 12:21 AM
profmaxwell.bsky.social
Schitts Creek Gif of Johnny Rose standing beside Stevie, proclaiming "Shut it down."
August 13, 2023 at 4:42 PM
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Gif of Liz Lemon yearningly saying, "Go on..."
August 7, 2023 at 2:32 PM
profmaxwell.bsky.social
Is this reception?
A Hercules tractor for sale at the Indiana State Fair.
August 5, 2023 at 3:40 PM
profmaxwell.bsky.social
Are memorial car stickers ubiquitous in your town, too? Or is this a Richmond phenomenon?
A decal on the rear window of a tan truck reads: "Steve's Gone Fishing," and in smaller text "In Heaven. 1963-2023."
August 2, 2023 at 1:06 PM