Ellen Clair Lamb
@eclamb.bsky.social
I answer to both first names — what you call me depends on how you know me. Editor, writer, insufferable know-it-all. Natitude, Hoya Saxa, AMDG.
Pinned
You must be happy too, deep down, if you only knew it.
—Samuel Beckett
—Samuel Beckett
WAKE UP DEAD MAN might be the best Knives Out movie yet. It’s definitely the most Catholic.
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
WAKE UP DEAD MAN might be the best Knives Out movie yet. It’s definitely the most Catholic.
Kirby wants to know why I don’t have *my* coat on.
November 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Kirby wants to know why I don’t have *my* coat on.
I suspect that big chunks of the Maine economy function *only* because of Somali immigration and that’s probably true of Minnesota as well. How does an aging community survive without immigration?
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I suspect that big chunks of the Maine economy function *only* because of Somali immigration and that’s probably true of Minnesota as well. How does an aging community survive without immigration?
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Release the MRI results
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Release the MRI results
Fungible
Let’s all go around the table and say one word we’re thankful for.
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Fungible
Sarah Beckstrom should have been celebrating Thanksgiving today. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
November 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Sarah Beckstrom should have been celebrating Thanksgiving today. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Elvis Costello
Lyle Lovett
Psychedelic Furs
Bruce Springsteen
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Elvis Costello
Lyle Lovett
Psychedelic Furs
Bruce Springsteen
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Elvis Costello
Lyle Lovett
Psychedelic Furs
Bruce Springsteen
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Elvis Costello
Lyle Lovett
Psychedelic Furs
Bruce Springsteen
They don’t understand why they didn’t get to lick the plates.
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
They don’t understand why they didn’t get to lick the plates.
Holiday tradition.
November 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Holiday tradition.
My sister got a puppy. This is Kirby’s first Thanksgiving. He’s liking it so far.
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My sister got a puppy. This is Kirby’s first Thanksgiving. He’s liking it so far.
😢
ok it is time for me to hibernate for the season
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
😢
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Place National Guard in harm’s way for no good reason. Two members are tragically and unnecessarily shot. The reckless regime’s response: We’re sending 500 more National Guard troops! What a disgrace.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Place National Guard in harm’s way for no good reason. Two members are tragically and unnecessarily shot. The reckless regime’s response: We’re sending 500 more National Guard troops! What a disgrace.
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Lost Raleigh
now available for pre-order from UNC Press 🎉
Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%!
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now available for pre-order from UNC Press 🎉
Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%!
uncpress.org/978146969412...
Lost Raleigh
Landmarks with great historical, architectural, and cultural value are often demolished in the name of progress, leaving little but memories behind. In the g...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Lost Raleigh
now available for pre-order from UNC Press 🎉
Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%!
uncpress.org/978146969412...
now available for pre-order from UNC Press 🎉
Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%!
uncpress.org/978146969412...
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There is no demonstrable difference in crime before and after the Guard came to the District. They were made props with big, fat targets on their backs.
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
There is no demonstrable difference in crime before and after the Guard came to the District. They were made props with big, fat targets on their backs.
All the more reason for the rest of us to commemorate it.
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
All the more reason for the rest of us to commemorate it.
Kind of hate to be behind the trend.
JUST IN: A Peruvian court sentenced former President Martin Vizcarra to 14 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking bribes years before he took office, adding to a list of former leaders jailed for corruption reut.rs/4p6OqCH
November 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Kind of hate to be behind the trend.
Nothing but meanness. www.npr.org/2025/11/26/g...
National Parks to raise fees by $100 for international tourists to popular U.S. parks
The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter popular parks. They will be left out of fee-free days, reserved for American residents.
www.npr.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Nothing but meanness. www.npr.org/2025/11/26/g...
Finally watched the PBS "Great Performances" recording of TWELFTH NIGHT, and it's just *gorgeous*. Streaming online or on the PBS app. www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
Twelfth Night ~ About | Great Performances | PBS
The Shakespearean comedy of mistaken identity starring Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Junior Nyong'o and more.
www.pbs.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Finally watched the PBS "Great Performances" recording of TWELFTH NIGHT, and it's just *gorgeous*. Streaming online or on the PBS app. www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
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Why is it so dark out?
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Why is it so dark out?
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
Once upon a time I was so excited when I got to stay up until 9:30.
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Once upon a time I was so excited when I got to stay up until 9:30.
"Birdhouse in Your Soul" and it's not close.
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"Birdhouse in Your Soul" and it's not close.
A good morning for some Jimmy Cliff. Rest in peace, rise in glory, sir. youtu.be/0hKc-mxGp-g?...
You Can Get It If You Really Want (Live On Later...With Joo...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A good morning for some Jimmy Cliff. Rest in peace, rise in glory, sir. youtu.be/0hKc-mxGp-g?...
PSA: the Ruth Gordon episode of “Columbo” is on COZItv right now.
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
PSA: the Ruth Gordon episode of “Columbo” is on COZItv right now.