Our 2-year-old lab acted like we were abusing him when we made him come back inside. And now he's pouting in the corner.
Our 2-year-old lab acted like we were abusing him when we made him come back inside. And now he's pouting in the corner.
A good bit of the conversation around AI in education assumes students who are self-regulated and self-determined. Lots of students need structure and good prompting.
Happy Arrest of the Andrew formerly known as Prince Randy to all who celebrate. And as always, thank you feminism.
Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
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Excited moderate this conversation with two authors who know how to turn archival research into terrific books. Caleb Gayle and Carla Kaplan will share what it takes to bring historical stories to life. π cssh.northeastern.edu/wgss/february-19-2026-barrs-commitee-conversation-series-works-in/
Because small acts of resistance matter, I'm joining some of my current and former colleagues in publicly condemning the arrest of two independent journalists. You can read more in the op-ed published today by the The Huntington News, Northeastern's campus newspaper. huntnewsnu.com/91095/editor...
This is good comedy and a good reminder. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUsW...
This devastating video analysis of the execution of Alex Pretti makes it clear: a CPB coward shot an unarmed man in the back. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Powerful commentary from the National Catholic Reporter. www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
Election day in Boston! @thescopenu.bsky.social has your city election guide for any last minute logistics: thescopeboston.org/boston-elect...
And city council candidate Q&As: thescopeboston.org/10138/boston...
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The Zotero update supports in-app EPUB reading. I repeat, the Zotero update supports in-app EPUB reading!!! Has anyone tried this yet?
1.) WTH!?!
2.) What brand were the chips?
The mystery. The sophomoric humor. The shade thrown on Brookline at the end. This story has everything!
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/13/m...
Huge thanks to @aejmc.bsky.social's leadership team and staff for guiding us all through rough times!
En route to #AEJMC25 with Big Feelings about the many threats to journalism, education, science and civil society. It's a gloom as thick as the wildfire smoke we punched through during takeoff from BOS.
Leaving BOS in a bit and really feeling this.
Fascintaing reminder of how certain innovations - in this case lens technology used in lighthouses for more than a century - shapes industries and societies. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/s...
All of this. Zotero FTW!
My post is from several years ago and was imported from Twitter, but thank you for checking in.
Coffee and local news are two of my favorite things, so it was a pleasure to talk to The Christian Science Monitor about how a midcoast Maine local newspaper is building audience trust by opening a community cafe. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
Photo of a stupidly giant bag of Kirkland kettle potato chips and an open novel propped on my lap. The background includes green deck chairs, a dock and lake water.
Out. Of. Office.
As programs recognizing LGBTQ+ people are cut, an Ohio archive is doing what queer Americans always have: preserving their own history.
A Chocolate Lab on top of a pile of clean laundry on a brown couch.
He loves laundry day but refuses to learn how to fold.
Car thermometer reading 103 degrees Fahrenheit.
Itβs hot.
New at Media Nation: CJR was said to be working on a story about Wesley Lowery. It finally drops β and it is horrifying. dankennedy.net/2025/05/22/c...
Some sad confirmation from @bcgl.bsky.social while I was at UW last weekβthe National Digital Newspaper Programβwhich builds Chronicling Americaβhas been shut down
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general publicβfor genealogy, local historyβitβs such a loss
Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...