AJW
@andreawest.bsky.social
Cat mom. Music, film, television fan. Jeopardy! champ. Research interests: information literacy, linguistics, Canadiana, menus.
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*Us wistfully missing Thursday Night Football*
We return to Matt Barrie who is giving us an update on the BBQ Truck 🔥 while NC State and Wake Forest is ongoing.
We return to Matt Barrie who is giving us an update on the BBQ Truck 🔥 while NC State and Wake Forest is ongoing.
January 16, 2026 at 1:26 AM
*Us wistfully missing Thursday Night Football*
We return to Matt Barrie who is giving us an update on the BBQ Truck 🔥 while NC State and Wake Forest is ongoing.
We return to Matt Barrie who is giving us an update on the BBQ Truck 🔥 while NC State and Wake Forest is ongoing.
1. Teaching ESL is rewarding, but challenging.
2. As someone with a German BA/Linguistics MA, do you really want me to answer this question? How much time do you have?
2. As someone with a German BA/Linguistics MA, do you really want me to answer this question? How much time do you have?
January 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
1. Teaching ESL is rewarding, but challenging.
2. As someone with a German BA/Linguistics MA, do you really want me to answer this question? How much time do you have?
2. As someone with a German BA/Linguistics MA, do you really want me to answer this question? How much time do you have?
NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE - Official Trailer - In Theaters February 13
YouTube video by NEON
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January 15, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Hurray Cancon!
OTTAWA – The Canadian TV show “Heated Rivalry” is winning fans all around the world — including Culture Minister Marc Miller, who calls the show a Cancon triumph.
Heritage minister says hockey romance 'Heated Rivalry' is a Cancon triumph
OTTAWA – The Canadian TV show “Heated Rivalry” is winning fans all around the world — including Culture Minister Marc Miller, who calls the show a Cancon triumph.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Hurray Cancon!
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RIP, Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin. Schlagenheim has already proven itself one of the most influential records in recent years, and he played a pivotal role in revitalising guitar music for my generation. Never saw black midi when he was still part of it, but man, I wish I did
January 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
RIP, Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin. Schlagenheim has already proven itself one of the most influential records in recent years, and he played a pivotal role in revitalising guitar music for my generation. Never saw black midi when he was still part of it, but man, I wish I did
RIP, Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin
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black midi - bmbmbm (Hyundai Mercury Prize 2019)
YouTube video by BBC Music
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January 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
RIP, Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin
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I am truly devastated by this news.
Founding Black Midi guitarist Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin has died, aged 26
January 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I am truly devastated by this news.
Sorry to share from That Other Site, but this post (and the reply) made me lol.
January 11, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Sorry to share from That Other Site, but this post (and the reply) made me lol.
Gints, you are the best.
January 11, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Gints, you are the best.
I had braces for years, which was not fun. The worst part of that experience was? The palate stretcher.
A generation ago, getting braces was a rite of passage into seventh grade. Now orthodontists are giving palate expanders—meant to keep teeth from crowding—to seven year olds. @engber.bsky.social reports:
An Expander in Every Child’s Palate
A fervor for reshaping young mouths has taken hold in orthodontics. What purpose does it really serve?
bit.ly
January 11, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I had braces for years, which was not fun. The worst part of that experience was? The palate stretcher.
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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On Saturday, January 10th, the Walk for Peace, led by the monks of Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center, will host two public Peace Gatherings in Columbia, SC.
Walk for Peace – Peace Gathering Schedule
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026
Time: 2pm
Location: Gervais Street Bridge (West Columbia).
Walk for Peace – Peace Gathering Schedule
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026
Time: 2pm
Location: Gervais Street Bridge (West Columbia).
January 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
On Saturday, January 10th, the Walk for Peace, led by the monks of Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center, will host two public Peace Gatherings in Columbia, SC.
Walk for Peace – Peace Gathering Schedule
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026
Time: 2pm
Location: Gervais Street Bridge (West Columbia).
Walk for Peace – Peace Gathering Schedule
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026
Time: 2pm
Location: Gervais Street Bridge (West Columbia).
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Today, the monks on the Walk for Peace reached Lexington County, South Carolina. They were met not with suspicion or politics, but with simple humanity: the Sheriff’s Department offered help and kindness.
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Today, the monks on the Walk for Peace reached Lexington County, South Carolina. They were met not with suspicion or politics, but with simple humanity: the Sheriff’s Department offered help and kindness.
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The American Dialect Society has chosen its word of the year: slop…used as both a freestanding noun, and a productive suffix! Check out all the words we nominated at the link! And while I nominated “that’s AI” (and it won for most useful), there’s no fake news here!
The American Dialect Society (@americandialect.org) has announced the nominations for its Word of the Year—this is the one that matters, people! Vote will be tonight.
americandialect.org/nominations-...
americandialect.org/nominations-...
Nominations for Words of the Year 2025
Nominations for Words of the Year 2025 follow below. The final selection will be held at 6:45 pm CST on Friday, Jan. 9 (Carondelet, 3rd floor, New Orleans Marriott). American Dialect Society 2025…
americandialect.org
January 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
The American Dialect Society has chosen its word of the year: slop…used as both a freestanding noun, and a productive suffix! Check out all the words we nominated at the link! And while I nominated “that’s AI” (and it won for most useful), there’s no fake news here!
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‘Walk for Peace’ monks are entering SC today, likely heading to Columbia this week www.postandcourier.com/columbia/new...
‘Walk for Peace’ monks are entering SC today, likely heading to Columbia this week
A group of Buddhist monks’ Walk for Peace has reached South Carolina with plans to cross into SC on Jan. 6 while the monks route will pass Columbia this week.
www.postandcourier.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
‘Walk for Peace’ monks are entering SC today, likely heading to Columbia this week www.postandcourier.com/columbia/new...
That’s fair. :)
I was going to do a snarky post about how the SEC got zero teams into the national championship game
and then I remembered that also happened last year
and then I remembered that also happened the year before that
and then I remembered that also happened last year
and then I remembered that also happened the year before that
January 9, 2026 at 12:32 PM
That’s fair. :)
Why is this news?
Sorry I woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
Sorry I woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
January 8, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Why is this news?
Sorry I woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
Sorry I woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
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‘Heated Rivalry’ star Hudson Williams says he’s getting a lot of sweet messages from pro athletes still in the closet. “Those ones are the ones that really just hit you.’
Closeted Athletes Are Reaching Out to Hudson Williams in the DMs
‘Heated Rivalry’ star Hudson Williams says he’s getting a lot of sweet messages from pro athletes still in the closet. “Those ones are the ones that really just hit you.’
www.vulture.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:31 AM
‘Heated Rivalry’ star Hudson Williams says he’s getting a lot of sweet messages from pro athletes still in the closet. “Those ones are the ones that really just hit you.’
A former friend once made fun of my husband’s movie taste, saying he liked “8-hour Bulgarian goat movies” The only film that comes close to that description is Tarr’s Sátántangó, but it’s 7 hours and Hungarian.
She also called his Lexus “an overpriced Toyota.” 🙄
She also called his Lexus “an overpriced Toyota.” 🙄
January 7, 2026 at 7:42 AM
A former friend once made fun of my husband’s movie taste, saying he liked “8-hour Bulgarian goat movies” The only film that comes close to that description is Tarr’s Sátántangó, but it’s 7 hours and Hungarian.
She also called his Lexus “an overpriced Toyota.” 🙄
She also called his Lexus “an overpriced Toyota.” 🙄
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January 4, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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I also wish more people were discussing this. For a few years, experts familiar with the Guyana-Venezuela situation have been warning that it would be where WWIII begins. British, American, and Chinese interests in the Guyana oil patch that Venezuela claims have been simmering for awhile.
Something I see a lot of folks missing in discussions about what's happening Venezuela, particularly around oil, is the role U.S. oil majors' interest in Guyana—and the threat Venezuela posed to it—has in all of it. Explainer here: drilled.media/news/guyana-...
The U.S.-Venezuela-Guyana Oil Triangle
The U.S. interest in Venezuela isn’t just about the oil there, but also about the oil next door in Guyana, and the U.S. oil companies that have staked their future on it.
drilled.media
January 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I also wish more people were discussing this. For a few years, experts familiar with the Guyana-Venezuela situation have been warning that it would be where WWIII begins. British, American, and Chinese interests in the Guyana oil patch that Venezuela claims have been simmering for awhile.
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In which my husband praises Flow. Meow.
In which my husband praises Flow. Meow.
Criterion Cast - Episode 218 - Criterion Collection Favorites of 2025
David Blakeslee, Aaron West, and Brad McDermott got together to keep our annual “favorites of the year” podcast tradition going for Year 16!
criterioncast.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:25 PM
criterioncast.com/podcast/crit...
In which my husband praises Flow. Meow.
In which my husband praises Flow. Meow.
This statistic is insane!
The Jets are the first team since 1933 to go an entire season without an INT.
January 5, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This statistic is insane!
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January 4, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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#OTD 213 years ago, Louis Lucien Bonaparte (1813–1891) was born 🎂 He was Napoleon Bonaparte’s nephew and was briefly also a French politician. Later he became an expert on Cornish and other Celtic languages, and particularly on the dialect cartography of Basque.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
January 4, 2026 at 5:48 PM
#OTD 213 years ago, Louis Lucien Bonaparte (1813–1891) was born 🎂 He was Napoleon Bonaparte’s nephew and was briefly also a French politician. Later he became an expert on Cornish and other Celtic languages, and particularly on the dialect cartography of Basque.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx