Timothy Ryback, who wrote an acclaimed Hitler biography, says this is the thing Donald has most in common with Adolf.
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Timothy Ryback, who wrote an acclaimed Hitler biography, says this is the thing Donald has most in common with Adolf.
From “Prairie Fires”, a biography about Laura Ingalls Wilder, by Caroline Fraser.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. This was in 1876.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. This was in 1876.
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
From “Prairie Fires”, a biography about Laura Ingalls Wilder, by Caroline Fraser.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. This was in 1876.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. This was in 1876.
@matthewcobb.bsky.social masterful biography of Francis Crick will be on BBC Radio 4's Start the Week in a couple of weeks, and I eagerly await @nccomfort.bsky.social's biography of Watson.
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
@matthewcobb.bsky.social masterful biography of Francis Crick will be on BBC Radio 4's Start the Week in a couple of weeks, and I eagerly await @nccomfort.bsky.social's biography of Watson.
I read the Gwyneth Paltrow biography before bed every night, and sometimes I’m too riveted to go to sleep.
November 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I read the Gwyneth Paltrow biography before bed every night, and sometimes I’m too riveted to go to sleep.
There's a YouTuber I watch infrequently, and it's been funny as hell watching part of his background set-up change from "front-facing prominently-displayed Elon Musk biography" to "Oop, now it's in the back, spine-forward, on a bookshelf" to "Annnnd now it's gone."
Finally figured it out, babes?
Finally figured it out, babes?
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
There's a YouTuber I watch infrequently, and it's been funny as hell watching part of his background set-up change from "front-facing prominently-displayed Elon Musk biography" to "Oop, now it's in the back, spine-forward, on a bookshelf" to "Annnnd now it's gone."
Finally figured it out, babes?
Finally figured it out, babes?
Of the more than 60 articles I've written, this is probably my favorite one: the biography of Bright Star, a Pawnee professional roller skater, known in the 19th century as "the fastest man on wheels"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Mu...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Mu...
Fred Murree - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Of the more than 60 articles I've written, this is probably my favorite one: the biography of Bright Star, a Pawnee professional roller skater, known in the 19th century as "the fastest man on wheels"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Mu...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Mu...
On the event of James Watson's death, I highly recommend this 2023 commentary from @matthewcobb.bsky.social and Nathaniel Comfort with crucial new insights into the discovery of the double helix. (And also check out Cobb's brand new biography of Francis Crick) www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
On the event of James Watson's death, I highly recommend this 2023 commentary from @matthewcobb.bsky.social and Nathaniel Comfort with crucial new insights into the discovery of the double helix. (And also check out Cobb's brand new biography of Francis Crick) www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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- www.npr.org/2025/11/06/n...
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archive.ph
November 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I have created a Discord server! Everyone is welcome! The link is in my biography!
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I have created a Discord server! Everyone is welcome! The link is in my biography!
Thinking about this a lot lately since reading The Prosecutor, Jack Fairweather’s biography of Fritz Bauer. An extraordinary story about a man who understood this. www.penguin.co.uk/books/442190...
The Prosecutor
‘FIVE STARS … Magnificent’ Telegraph
‘Compulsively readable’ Financial Times
‘Gripping and timely’ The Times
'Crackingly told' Philippe Sands
'A kind of masterclass' Sebastian Junger
THE NEW BOOK FR...
www.penguin.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Thinking about this a lot lately since reading The Prosecutor, Jack Fairweather’s biography of Fritz Bauer. An extraordinary story about a man who understood this. www.penguin.co.uk/books/442190...
For years I've been fighting neo-Confederates who REALLY DO NOT want the term "white supremacist" to appear in the biography of the 1874 governor of Texas.
The trouble for them is: reliable sources say that Coke *was* a white supremacist. The policy on Wikipedia is: reliable sources win!
The trouble for them is: reliable sources say that Coke *was* a white supremacist. The policy on Wikipedia is: reliable sources win!
Richard Coke - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 AM
For years I've been fighting neo-Confederates who REALLY DO NOT want the term "white supremacist" to appear in the biography of the 1874 governor of Texas.
The trouble for them is: reliable sources say that Coke *was* a white supremacist. The policy on Wikipedia is: reliable sources win!
The trouble for them is: reliable sources say that Coke *was* a white supremacist. The policy on Wikipedia is: reliable sources win!
Food $200
Data $150
Rent $800
@sharonk.bsky.social Book Recommendations $3,600
Utility $150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying
Data $150
Rent $800
@sharonk.bsky.social Book Recommendations $3,600
Utility $150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Food $200
Data $150
Rent $800
@sharonk.bsky.social Book Recommendations $3,600
Utility $150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying
Data $150
Rent $800
@sharonk.bsky.social Book Recommendations $3,600
Utility $150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying
Yep she had a crazy life you should read her biography
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Yep she had a crazy life you should read her biography
I had one interaction with James D. Watson, where I had him sign my copy of Brenda Maddox's biography of Rosalind Franklin.
NEW YORK (AP) — James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97.
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I had one interaction with James D. Watson, where I had him sign my copy of Brenda Maddox's biography of Rosalind Franklin.
Was Gertrude Stein the genius she claimed to be? Daphne Merkin on a new biography that challenges persistent myths about the literary modernist:
The Writer Who Wanted Everything
A new biography deconstructs some of the most persistent myths around Gertrude Stein’s legacy.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Was Gertrude Stein the genius she claimed to be? Daphne Merkin on a new biography that challenges persistent myths about the literary modernist:
Happy birthday, Hedy! Learn more about this amazing woman in my book, HEDY LAMARR'S DOUBLE LIFE. @steamteambooks.bsky.social #bookposse #teachers #librarians #educators #homeschoolers #bookstagram #booktok #edusky #WomenInSTEM #scicomm #STEM #STEAM #STEMeducation #GirlsInSTEM #edtechchat #biography
November 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Happy birthday, Hedy! Learn more about this amazing woman in my book, HEDY LAMARR'S DOUBLE LIFE. @steamteambooks.bsky.social #bookposse #teachers #librarians #educators #homeschoolers #bookstagram #booktok #edusky #WomenInSTEM #scicomm #STEM #STEAM #STEMeducation #GirlsInSTEM #edtechchat #biography
Knew the name - vaguely - now I know why. Will look for a good biography.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Knew the name - vaguely - now I know why. Will look for a good biography.
a link to his website josephphillipdaniel.com/biography/
Biography - JOSEPH PHILLIP DANIEL
josephphillipdaniel.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:09 AM
a link to his website josephphillipdaniel.com/biography/
Not for the first time, not for the last time: If you've never read Edmund's Theodore Roosevelt trilogy, it's absolutely entrancing and fun.
Also, his biography of Thomas Edison, which runs backward, like Merrily We Roll Along, is a delight.
Also, his biography of Thomas Edison, which runs backward, like Merrily We Roll Along, is a delight.
Some writers—the great Edmund Morris comes to mind—use footnotes exceedingly sparingly but will also pump up their endnotes with readable material that is too good to throw away but really doesn't belong in the body of the book, and I kind of like that. Gives you a reason to read the endnotes.
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Not for the first time, not for the last time: If you've never read Edmund's Theodore Roosevelt trilogy, it's absolutely entrancing and fun.
Also, his biography of Thomas Edison, which runs backward, like Merrily We Roll Along, is a delight.
Also, his biography of Thomas Edison, which runs backward, like Merrily We Roll Along, is a delight.
My uncle, who calls himself 'old fashioned' and who I call 'a homophobe', unexpectedly bought me a biography of Freddie Mercury for my birthday in what I assume is some kind of gesture of acceptance. Bit late but ok.
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
My uncle, who calls himself 'old fashioned' and who I call 'a homophobe', unexpectedly bought me a biography of Freddie Mercury for my birthday in what I assume is some kind of gesture of acceptance. Bit late but ok.
Isn't this the guy who wrote that crap biography on Joe Biden.
White House endorses Senate deal to end shutdown. Johnson hoping for Wednesday House vote to reopen government
Live updates here:
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Live updates here:
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Senate advances deal to end government shutdown as air traffic control staffing worsens - live updates | CNN Politics
The Senate has voted 60-40 on a key step toward reopening the government. Follow for live updates
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Isn't this the guy who wrote that crap biography on Joe Biden.
I tremendously enjoyed Matthew Cobb’s definitive new biography of Crick. It was hard to put down and provides many new perspectives. My review of it will appear in Science later this week.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I tremendously enjoyed Matthew Cobb’s definitive new biography of Crick. It was hard to put down and provides many new perspectives. My review of it will appear in Science later this week.
In the free Friday What's Alan Watching? newsletter: a milestone for my Rod Serling biography, Pluribus, Diane Ladd, Hank Azaria sings Springsteen, and a lot more. Read! Subscribe! Share! Sing about a groovy lady!
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Wrapping up the first draft of the Rod Serling biography, plus 'Pluribus,' Diane Ladd, a classic 'Frasier' moment, and more.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In the free Friday What's Alan Watching? newsletter: a milestone for my Rod Serling biography, Pluribus, Diane Ladd, Hank Azaria sings Springsteen, and a lot more. Read! Subscribe! Share! Sing about a groovy lady!
James D. Watson is dead. Stay tuned for some thoughts, based on my research on his biography, to be published soon.
While I write that up, y'all can throw tomatoes at this if you like. But I will offer a more nuanced take.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
While I write that up, y'all can throw tomatoes at this if you like. But I will offer a more nuanced take.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
James D. Watson is dead. Stay tuned for some thoughts, based on my research on his biography, to be published soon.
While I write that up, y'all can throw tomatoes at this if you like. But I will offer a more nuanced take.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
While I write that up, y'all can throw tomatoes at this if you like. But I will offer a more nuanced take.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...