Andrew Curry
@spoke32.bsky.social
Journalist covering archaeology, science, culture, politics, business, and cycling. When not on my bike, I'm found most often in Science, National Geographic & Archaeology. WahlBerliner, on Signal at andrewcurry.01 More at andrewcurry.com
I ride by these tiny little ponies out near Potsdam every few months and they are ALWAYS eating, no matter what time of day or year I happen to pass by. No wonder they are almost as wide as they are tall.
November 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I ride by these tiny little ponies out near Potsdam every few months and they are ALWAYS eating, no matter what time of day or year I happen to pass by. No wonder they are almost as wide as they are tall.
Black Friday, coming soon.
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Black Friday, coming soon.
Pretty sure Trump didn't follow "screwing" with "with"
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Pretty sure Trump didn't follow "screwing" with "with"
Yes, but they don't look very appetizing. Also the recipe calls for 200 ml of wine, which seems inappropriate for 6th graders.
November 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Yes, but they don't look very appetizing. Also the recipe calls for 200 ml of wine, which seems inappropriate for 6th graders.
Either @nytimes.com is doing some serious A/B testing or someone decided the initial "Did Women Ruin the Workplace" hed was over the line. Either way, yuck.
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Either @nytimes.com is doing some serious A/B testing or someone decided the initial "Did Women Ruin the Workplace" hed was over the line. Either way, yuck.
Thanks to @sccgov.bsky.social for making it easy for me to vote on #prop50 today. #california voters, if you haven't already get out and cast your ballot today!
November 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Thanks to @sccgov.bsky.social for making it easy for me to vote on #prop50 today. #california voters, if you haven't already get out and cast your ballot today!
My sister's cat is getting her looks ready for Halloween.
October 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
My sister's cat is getting her looks ready for Halloween.
Just discovered my new motto
October 18, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Just discovered my new motto
Brave souls jumped into the 13 C #Spree today to pressure the #CDU-led city government to allow swimming in the river. (No one's quite sure why they're against, except that it doesn't have to do with cars or the suburbs.) As someone prone to hypothermia I stayed dry–aber im Frühling bin ich dabei!
October 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Just got my absentee ballot for Prop. 50 here in Berlin (California likes to make it easy for all Californians to vote, so weird and small-d democratic). Will definitely be sending this one home ASAP.
October 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Just got my absentee ballot for Prop. 50 here in Berlin (California likes to make it easy for all Californians to vote, so weird and small-d democratic). Will definitely be sending this one home ASAP.
I should have known the last day of a 3-day weekend was a bad time to board @deutschebahn.com. I've been on the train for 1 1/2 hours and we are already 50 minutes delayed.
At least I didn't bring my bike.
At least I didn't bring my bike.
October 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I should have known the last day of a 3-day weekend was a bad time to board @deutschebahn.com. I've been on the train for 1 1/2 hours and we are already 50 minutes delayed.
At least I didn't bring my bike.
At least I didn't bring my bike.
For those of you who find cycling doesn't offer enough stimulation or fresh air, this suite of handlebar electronics comes complete with TWO cell phones and an electric fan. (Spotted at Berlin's consumer electronics trade fair.)
September 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
For those of you who find cycling doesn't offer enough stimulation or fresh air, this suite of handlebar electronics comes complete with TWO cell phones and an electric fan. (Spotted at Berlin's consumer electronics trade fair.)
This is like something out of a horror movie. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t... #openai
August 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
This is like something out of a horror movie. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t... #openai
In the Internet Age everyone is a plumber. Also now I know how these mysterious wall-mounted Eurotoilets work, and I am unimpressed.
August 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
In the Internet Age everyone is a plumber. Also now I know how these mysterious wall-mounted Eurotoilets work, and I am unimpressed.
Polish soldiers conscripted into the Wehrmacht during WWII often proved to be very reluctant to fight on behalf of Germany, but it's interesting to think about what "Polish" means in the context of border areas that had been contested for centuries. (text from S. Ambrose's "D-Day")
August 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Polish soldiers conscripted into the Wehrmacht during WWII often proved to be very reluctant to fight on behalf of Germany, but it's interesting to think about what "Polish" means in the context of border areas that had been contested for centuries. (text from S. Ambrose's "D-Day")
Shoutout to Czech Rail @ceskedrahyofficial.bsky.social for making up a 15 minute delay coming from Slovakia to catch my Prague-Berlin connection, serving a lovely dinner in shades of Bohemian brown, mostly functional WiFi and AC, and general friendliness. #traintravel #train
August 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Shoutout to Czech Rail @ceskedrahyofficial.bsky.social for making up a 15 minute delay coming from Slovakia to catch my Prague-Berlin connection, serving a lovely dinner in shades of Bohemian brown, mostly functional WiFi and AC, and general friendliness. #traintravel #train
This Car & Driver cover is a little too on the nose. When cars are imagined as instruments of violence rather than transportation it's no wonder people drive them that way. #waroncars
August 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
This Car & Driver cover is a little too on the nose. When cars are imagined as instruments of violence rather than transportation it's no wonder people drive them that way. #waroncars
Fascinated at the idea of "Dresden-style Worcester Sauce." Like New York-style Chicago pizza," or "Berlin-style chicken Kyiv"
July 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Fascinated at the idea of "Dresden-style Worcester Sauce." Like New York-style Chicago pizza," or "Berlin-style chicken Kyiv"
When I was just getting into cycling, Samuel Abt's "In High Gear" was like an insider's introduction to the lore of a world I knew nothing about. I listened to this book on tape on the way to races. I always thought it would be cool to interview him. Sad to hear he died last week, at the age of 91.
July 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
When I was just getting into cycling, Samuel Abt's "In High Gear" was like an insider's introduction to the lore of a world I knew nothing about. I listened to this book on tape on the way to races. I always thought it would be cool to interview him. Sad to hear he died last week, at the age of 91.
Trick question on the ol' German citizenship application...
July 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trick question on the ol' German citizenship application...
