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Sunny Stalter-Pace
@slstalter.bsky.social
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English prof, writing about NYC performance and mobility. Modernist, mom. Work in Progress: The New York Hippodrome: A Kaleidoscopic Cultural History. Pronouns: she/her. https://www.sunnystalterpace.com/hippodrome
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Salami says hi from my (parked) car.
A dark gray steering wheel with yellow stitching in the foreground with the face of a tabby cat peering through the gap
October 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Yay, 10k words played in Spelling Bee! Many of them by my 12yo, who tries to get as far as he can without playing 4 letter words. Please share 🐝 stats and quirks if you are inclined.
Statistics from the NYT puzzles page for Spelling Bee: 269 puzzles, 10k words, 366 pangrams, 263 geniuses, 43 queen bees, catalytically is the longest word played.
October 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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When someone leaves an incorrectly assembled Lego crab on your classroom table on the day you teach dramatic monologues, you name it Prufrock and adopt it.
A Lego crustacean sits on a grey table, surrounded on three sides by the instructions for its assembly
October 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Next to you, dummy!
September 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Waiting to see @friede.bsky.social in conversation with Matt Mercer!
A theater stage with 2 blue chairs in the center in front of a curtain with a screen advertising the Auburn common book
September 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Looking for teaching shoes at the mall today, I thought these were a little too understated.
Bedazzled platform heels with ankle straps in shades of fuchsia, blue, and white with the improbable additional decoration of a silver bird-head ornament on top. They are the opposite of understated.
August 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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A long, speckled cat walking up a spiral staircase twists around to look over its shoulder
August 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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When Devo and the Swedish Chef prank Publix
A light brown plastic container that reads "Jocko MOLK protein shake" in a basket with others.
July 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Salami isn't mad, she's just disappointed.
Portrait of a tabby cat with green eyes staring judgementally at the camera
July 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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I'm so sorry to hear it. No feathered things, but I've got a furry one who cheers me up. And I'm making a crumble worth farmers market peaches.
Cat stares at the camera, on her side against a blue rug and wood floor
June 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Mr. Burns
June 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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"It was not clear to staff whether he meant it literally, as a joke, or in some other context."
A toad stands on a bat, raising a glowing orb above its head, with the words "protection from fire" next to the orb
June 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Posted by the elevators in a Library of Congress building
Flyer says "Shhhhhhh!" at the top, then has a picture of a woman with a red scarf on her head holding her finger to her lips. In the text below, the S and H at the beginning of each line is bolded: She was fired without cause, arbitrarily and capriciously. She did an incredible job. Shame on them. Show her love and showcase the best of our library as she always did.
May 17, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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If you see this, post the most recent photo of yourself from your camera roll. No cheating!
A smiling mom with her eyes closed and her kid with his eyes open, both strapped into a metallic pink car on a fairground ride called the Sizzler
May 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Just call me Tea Leoni, because I'm Auburn's secretary-elect for university senate!
March 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Trying to do something concrete, even though I'm in Alabama and it doesn't feel like much will move the needle with my reps. This is what I emailed on Social Security, because I want to see an actual response. Feel free to re-use if it's useful.
I am deeply concerned by what Elon Musk and his DOGE group are doing to the federal government, and especially to Social Security. This man has not been elected, appointed, or vetted in any way. According to the Washington Post, his group has gained access to Social Security databases with information about every American taxpayer. They are gaining this access in ways that have no oversight and have reportedly been using insecure devices. This is a data security nightmare. People who used to oversee Social Security Administration have been sounding the alarm about the potential for these unelected, unvetted people who have access to the administrative code to break the distribution system. This risk, coupled with the firing of many administrators and closing of field offices, all add up to a severe, imminent danger. Please write and let me know what you plan to do to strengthen Social Security and ensure that its distribution to Americans will continue without interruption or harm.
March 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Zen cat in case you need one
A mackerel tabby cat sits on a white chair. The cat's front legs are folded. Its eyes are closed. A sunbeam highlights its white mouth and chest.
March 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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What I assume I'm missing in the #Oscars
Rob Lowe and a woman dressed as Snow White sing into wireless microphones
March 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Inspirational poster-style image of mountains, a pine forest, and a field beneath a cloudy sky
February 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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And the movie is bleaker!
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Cover of the French translation
January 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Hooray, my mother-in-law is undefeated when it comes to giving me the good historical, feminist, comics-related books on my Christmas last!
Foreshortened picture of a book cover with the title Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins in cream colored capitals in front of a black and white cartoon with two women smiling, reading a letter on a couch. Other Christmas presents sit on the table behind.
December 26, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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Didn't know that Little Nemo was a documentary
The frame from an old comic strip where a little boy and a weird imp sit on an oversized bed frame that seems to be walking through a door
December 20, 2024 at 1:59 AM
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From my Thanksgiving trip!
Two street signs at an intersection in Mexico City, Avenue Masaryk and Ibsen Street
December 11, 2024 at 10:38 PM
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Dumbest hypnosis
An abstract diagram of the Nintendo Alarmo clock with a green circle and white check mark in the center. The text below says, "Please look at your clock's screen. "
December 11, 2024 at 2:38 AM
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November 21, 2024 at 1:01 PM