Hispanic pixie dreamgirl

A little offended Grammarly didn't make a sloppelganger of me

Mo off the top rope

Its also amazing when you cross "national" boundaries. I vividly remember a brief moment of terror when I picked up a piece of 17th c Italian paper in a pile of German records, thinking it was misfiled parchment. Nope, it's just that Italian paper was significantly finer than the German stuff.

It's got me searching my surroundings for bricks, I tell ya what

Your regular reminder that the absurdly simplistic claim of "race scientists" that there are genetically determined racial differences in intelligence is about as "controversial" as the claims that the earth is flat, that smoking doesn't cause lung cancer, or that vaccines cause autism

WEBER POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR IN EUROPEAN HISTORY University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!

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Concern over US travel visas prompts Ig Nobels to move its awards to Europe Organizers of an annual satirical award for scientific achievement are shifting for the first time from the United States to Europe due to concerns about winners and others being able to get visas.

Having the Ig Nobels leave the US for safety reasons is a pretty on point example of the situation here apnews.com/article/ig-n...

Found in the Densho Digital Repository

A photograph of Reiko Matsuda, a six-year old Japanese American girl, convalescing from an illness at the Jerome incarceration camp in Arkansas. Matsuda is looked after by nurse's aid Chiyo Okata. The photograph was taken by Tom Parker on March 11, 1943.
🗃 #skystorians #OTD

The NorthEast Corner: Rediscovering the Final Resting Place of Concord's Black Community - Commonplace Ultimately, the search for Concord’s lost graves is not solely about stones and names; it is about restoring individuals to history, one clue at a time.

What kind of work goes into finding the final resting place of people without clearly marked graves? In a fascinating new piece for Commonplace, Beth van Duzer explores the search for the historic Black community's burial sites in Concord, Massachusetts. 🗃️🪦

commonplace.online/article/the-...

Call for Papers - 2026 Conference: The LBI is accepting proposals for papers to be presented at its 2026 conference The LBI is accepting proposals for papers to be presented at its 2026 conference Between Revolution and Reaction: German-Speaking Jews and the Ideas, Politics, and Cultures of the Right

Reposting this CfP for fall conference on German Jews and the Right -- deadline approaching fast please help spread the word. #academicsky 🗃️
www.lbi.org/news/confere...

I know the coolest, smartest people.

These are the kinds of young men I used to fantasize about slugging when I was in college.

A red and white corgi laying on my lap being pet on his head.

I know he's cuddling up to me primarily because the 5yo is trying to use him as a dress up doll, but it's still nice.

Amsterdam kitchens are tiny, partly because most Dutch food is made on the floor, using an axe, a cudgel and a spade, which is used to scoop the meal into the pan. The work surfaces are just big enough for two drinks, a bowl of peanuts and the New Testament.

Singing the news: the story of Italy’s last ‘cantastorie’ – still performing in his 90s Famous for combining true crime and political scandals into songs – and antagonising Silvio Berlusconi – Franco Trincale keeps the tradition alive in his nursing home

Saw this headline and thought @unamcilvenna.bsky.social has made the news! Apparently not, but it's part of the same tradition.
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

in case you've never seen it, this is Roger Ebert on The Mummy

Still life minimalism: one single striped tulip in a glass vase, 1625, by Balthasar van der Ast of Middleburg. It's his day today.

Some professors at the University of St. Thomas are doing a research project on the effects of the ICE occupation on Twin Cities parents. They're looking for parents who are US citizens, who live in the Twin Cities metro area, and who have kids ages 5-10.

stthomas.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

I have told multiple people, if I quit my job, the job I love, it will be because of AI.

Joss Whedon: greetings whedonistas and whedonistos!
Clive Barker: who're you?
Whedon: i'm
Whedon: i'm joss whedon!
Whedon: c'mon, you remember me!
Whedon: i was everyone's woke 90s bae!
Barker: hm doesn't ring a bell

They really hate that Constitution thingy.

My house had a whole hair salon in the basement when I bought it. Some of the older residents told me how my house used to be the center of neighborhood social life on Saturdays because the former owner did everyone's hair. (She passed in the 1990s)

American followers - one for you!

Signs of spring: a robin flying by with a big old tuft of corgi hair in its beak.

for anyone who is curious, especially if you were old enough to drive back then, I checked: 2008's $4.50/gal would be $6.65 today

Black-and-white newspaper page from the Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, Wisconsin), dated Thursday, May 10, 1979. Large headline reads: “Area gas prices up, supplies down.” Photos show roadside gas price signs including a Holiday station displaying prices for regular and unleaded fuel and a CITGO self-serve sign listing gasoline prices around 73–77 cents per gallon. Summary: The article reports that gasoline prices are rising sharply while supplies to retailers are being reduced by oil companies. Retailers are receiving smaller fuel allocations and may have to close stations on certain days or shorten operating hours. Drivers are beginning to change behavior by driving less, taking shorter trips, or cutting unnecessary travel. Officials warn that the situation may worsen during the summer driving season as demand increases and supply remains tight.

Black-and-white newspaper page from The News Tribune, Friday, May 18, 1979, page 3. Headline reads: “Gas Prices Rise Here; Supply Uncertain.” Byline: Mark Weinberg, News Tribune Staff Writer. The article reports that gas station managers are raising prices and facing reduced fuel allocations from major oil companies. The page includes a photograph of a man wearing protective clothing and goggles standing near industrial valves marked with a radiation warning sign. Caption identifies him as Jack Herbein, vice president of Metropolitan Edison Company, pausing by a valve at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. Summary: The article reports that fuel supplies are tightening and gas station owners expect allocations to shrink further, especially heading into Memorial Day weekend. Prices are rising as station operators receive less gasoline from suppliers but still face the same operating costs. Some stations are limiting hours or closing on weekends to stretch their remaining fuel. Gas prices in Florida and elsewhere are climbing rapidly compared with the previous year, and the outlook for supply stability remains uncertain.

Some of us remember the last time a revolution in Iran disrupted global oil markets. Prices soared. We waited in gas lines.

delta queen car wash, campbell, california, 1978

delta queen car wash, campbell, california, 1978

andre's giant burgers sign, bakersfield, california, 1987

andre's giant burgers sign, bakersfield, california, 1987

Zum feministischen Kampftag möchte ich euch alle an die mutigen Frauen in Iran erinnern.
Frau Leben Freiheit ✊

wait so am i supposed to set my clocks forward an hour or a few seconds closer to midnight