Thomas Bartscherer
@tbartscherer.bsky.social
Mary Shelley would like a word.
November 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Mary Shelley would like a word.
The Loquaciousness of the Sirens
November 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Loquaciousness of the Sirens
The face of the opposition.
November 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The face of the opposition.
Very glad to again be reading @morgantalty.bsky.social's Night of the Living Rez in the seminar Nuruddin Farah and I teach @bardcollege. The novel is aging very well. ghea21.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Very glad to again be reading @morgantalty.bsky.social's Night of the Living Rez in the seminar Nuruddin Farah and I teach @bardcollege. The novel is aging very well. ghea21.org
An honor and pleasure to join poet Ann Lauterbach on stage at this year's Hannah Arendt Center conference in New York. @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social @bardcollege.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
An honor and pleasure to join poet Ann Lauterbach on stage at this year's Hannah Arendt Center conference in New York. @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social @bardcollege.bsky.social
Wishing all the best for Benjamin Stroman, former student @bardcollege who is performing, and was Assistant Director for, this weekend's Dimitris Papaioannou performance on the Acropolis in Athens. elculture.com/elcmagazine/... @BardAlumni
October 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Wishing all the best for Benjamin Stroman, former student @bardcollege who is performing, and was Assistant Director for, this weekend's Dimitris Papaioannou performance on the Acropolis in Athens. elculture.com/elcmagazine/... @BardAlumni
Wow. Dorothy Thompson in Harpers, 1941. H/t @Popehat
October 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Wow. Dorothy Thompson in Harpers, 1941. H/t @Popehat
Every picture of Jane Goodall exudes benevolence. Every single one.
October 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Every picture of Jane Goodall exudes benevolence. Every single one.
Now there’s a bumper sticker
October 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Now there’s a bumper sticker
Imagine if they had all given the raspberry, in unison, just once. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u94...
October 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Imagine if they had all given the raspberry, in unison, just once. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u94...
"And another thing: from now on everybody has to wear the suit they wore to their high school graduation."
September 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"And another thing: from now on everybody has to wear the suit they wore to their high school graduation."
"In English, we say 'eye of the tiger,'" the President continued. "The French say 'esprit de corps'. They're a little more, you know, a little more *nice* than we are. But that's ok. That's ok.
We love the French."
We love the French."
September 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
"In English, we say 'eye of the tiger,'" the President continued. "The French say 'esprit de corps'. They're a little more, you know, a little more *nice* than we are. But that's ok. That's ok.
We love the French."
We love the French."
Alas, there are no congressional leaders
September 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Alas, there are no congressional leaders
Jonathan Lear. One of the best raconteurs in the business. May his memory be for a blessing. Below, from his book, Open Minded.
September 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Jonathan Lear. One of the best raconteurs in the business. May his memory be for a blessing. Below, from his book, Open Minded.
"Chewbacca is a wooky from the Planet Kashyyk, but he lives on the Planet Endor. That does not make sense."
September 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"Chewbacca is a wooky from the Planet Kashyyk, but he lives on the Planet Endor. That does not make sense."
Lenny Bruce be like...
September 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Lenny Bruce be like...
Over on the other site, no one is trending.
September 11, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Over on the other site, no one is trending.
"What party?," President Trump asked.
September 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"What party?," President Trump asked.
From about 10 years ago, probably
August 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
From about 10 years ago, probably
Coming attractions, Kingston New York
August 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Coming attractions, Kingston New York
Julie Shanahan, surely one of the most transfixing performers of our time, in Samantha Shay's "Life in this House is Over." Tonight at PS21 in Chatham.
August 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Julie Shanahan, surely one of the most transfixing performers of our time, in Samantha Shay's "Life in this House is Over." Tonight at PS21 in Chatham.