Zeb Larson
@zeblarson.bsky.social
Freelance writer with a PhD in history. Ex-academic; studied the anti-apartheid movement. Emeritus adjunct. Became a software engineer in 2020. Words in Teen Vogue, Smithsonian, Jacobin, BBC.
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Apparently, and tonight’s going about as well as a trip to the Black Lodge for her.
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Apparently, and tonight’s going about as well as a trip to the Black Lodge for her.
I don’t know that this children’s astronomy book needs to raise such deep and existential questions.
November 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I don’t know that this children’s astronomy book needs to raise such deep and existential questions.
I sincerely wish that the people who defend PhD education were better at it.
A: this is objectively untrue.
B: the author’s premise is that critical thinking/deep reading/PhD soft skills are valuable career skills, so it’s all fine. (Nevermind that even though they are, they’re not golden tickets).
A: this is objectively untrue.
B: the author’s premise is that critical thinking/deep reading/PhD soft skills are valuable career skills, so it’s all fine. (Nevermind that even though they are, they’re not golden tickets).
October 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I sincerely wish that the people who defend PhD education were better at it.
A: this is objectively untrue.
B: the author’s premise is that critical thinking/deep reading/PhD soft skills are valuable career skills, so it’s all fine. (Nevermind that even though they are, they’re not golden tickets).
A: this is objectively untrue.
B: the author’s premise is that critical thinking/deep reading/PhD soft skills are valuable career skills, so it’s all fine. (Nevermind that even though they are, they’re not golden tickets).
Damnit, wrong PAWG
October 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Damnit, wrong PAWG
Oh no, Merrick Garland’s legacy
September 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Oh no, Merrick Garland’s legacy
Just trying to blend in.
August 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Just trying to blend in.
Reskeet with a tweet you still think about
August 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Reskeet with a tweet you still think about
And the government will step in to make sure that we have a class of landed gentry.
July 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
And the government will step in to make sure that we have a class of landed gentry.
Oh Good, I was on the verge of having the police do a welfare check.
July 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Oh Good, I was on the verge of having the police do a welfare check.
There’s always a Dril tweet.
July 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
There’s always a Dril tweet.
Fondly takes me back to this interaction, which summed up way too much of the zeitgeist on that app.
July 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Fondly takes me back to this interaction, which summed up way too much of the zeitgeist on that app.
If you could instantly own the full wardrobe (in your size) of any character on TV, whose would it be?
(I am once again being forced to dress less like this character for an outing)
(I am once again being forced to dress less like this character for an outing)
July 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
If you could instantly own the full wardrobe (in your size) of any character on TV, whose would it be?
(I am once again being forced to dress less like this character for an outing)
(I am once again being forced to dress less like this character for an outing)
From several summers ago and I still think fondly of this.
July 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
From several summers ago and I still think fondly of this.
Saw this as I was picking up my kid from daycare and I was laughing so hard I had to stay in the car for a full minute.
July 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Saw this as I was picking up my kid from daycare and I was laughing so hard I had to stay in the car for a full minute.
The maddening thing is that these are very good hot dogs, but, uh, the name.
July 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The maddening thing is that these are very good hot dogs, but, uh, the name.
This test seems to come down to “do you like fish, and if so, how do you like it prepared?”
The only thing I aggressively downvoted though was the gold plated soft serve, which just sounds like food for drunk cruise ship guests
The only thing I aggressively downvoted though was the gold plated soft serve, which just sounds like food for drunk cruise ship guests
June 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This test seems to come down to “do you like fish, and if so, how do you like it prepared?”
The only thing I aggressively downvoted though was the gold plated soft serve, which just sounds like food for drunk cruise ship guests
The only thing I aggressively downvoted though was the gold plated soft serve, which just sounds like food for drunk cruise ship guests
"His blind spot is that he doesn’t really connect particularly well with, just, people."
It's a hilarious admission because connecting with people is a cornerstone of good politicking?
But also, this explains a lot of the party's performance in defending the republic.
It's a hilarious admission because connecting with people is a cornerstone of good politicking?
But also, this explains a lot of the party's performance in defending the republic.
June 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"His blind spot is that he doesn’t really connect particularly well with, just, people."
It's a hilarious admission because connecting with people is a cornerstone of good politicking?
But also, this explains a lot of the party's performance in defending the republic.
It's a hilarious admission because connecting with people is a cornerstone of good politicking?
But also, this explains a lot of the party's performance in defending the republic.
I was going to a Halloween showing of Rocky Horror in 2011 with a couple of friends and we threw makeup on me at the last second. Hadn't seen this picture in years.
June 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I was going to a Halloween showing of Rocky Horror in 2011 with a couple of friends and we threw makeup on me at the last second. Hadn't seen this picture in years.
In an hour and a half I cooked two dinners. This is one of them. The other was risotto. I have five minutes to relax. Please clap.
June 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
In an hour and a half I cooked two dinners. This is one of them. The other was risotto. I have five minutes to relax. Please clap.
I need a new headshot (my regular is six years old) and out of curiosity I snapped a selfie of myself in a quiet moment today.
No headshot, but I kinda like it? Rose says I look sardonic and kind of intimidating; I think I look tired.
No headshot, but I kinda like it? Rose says I look sardonic and kind of intimidating; I think I look tired.
June 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I need a new headshot (my regular is six years old) and out of curiosity I snapped a selfie of myself in a quiet moment today.
No headshot, but I kinda like it? Rose says I look sardonic and kind of intimidating; I think I look tired.
No headshot, but I kinda like it? Rose says I look sardonic and kind of intimidating; I think I look tired.
Summer really knows how to barge in like an asshole
June 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Summer really knows how to barge in like an asshole
Man, why the fuck did I stay here
June 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Man, why the fuck did I stay here
