Andy Hickner
@andyhickner.bsky.social
Medical librarian, dog dad, urbanist, YIMBY, abundance-pilled, Chicagoan.
Ross Barkan is writing about writing/editorial/media jobs, but he could just as easily be describing similar patterns in libraries and archives that result from too many candidates chasing too few jobs:
rosselliotbarkan.com/p/the-matter...
rosselliotbarkan.com/p/the-matter...
October 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Ross Barkan is writing about writing/editorial/media jobs, but he could just as easily be describing similar patterns in libraries and archives that result from too many candidates chasing too few jobs:
rosselliotbarkan.com/p/the-matter...
rosselliotbarkan.com/p/the-matter...
After tonight they are updating the criteria for clinical diagnosis of homosexuality to test whether the patient can recognize Cole’s wig as an homage to Bernadette Peters
June 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
After tonight they are updating the criteria for clinical diagnosis of homosexuality to test whether the patient can recognize Cole’s wig as an homage to Bernadette Peters
Stolen from substack:
May 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Stolen from substack:
Everyone on social media loves to hate Matt Yglesias, but if you actually read him it turns out he does, in fact, have fairly persuasive reasons for supporting heterodoxy among Democrats that aren’t just trolling progressives.
May 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Everyone on social media loves to hate Matt Yglesias, but if you actually read him it turns out he does, in fact, have fairly persuasive reasons for supporting heterodoxy among Democrats that aren’t just trolling progressives.
Usually “Little Bear” or “Princess”
May 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Usually “Little Bear” or “Princess”
My coauthors and I are thrilled to announce our newly published article in JMLA, which provides 2 validated search filters that can be used to retrieve research about queer women's health in PubMed. Read the full article for free: jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/art...
April 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
My coauthors and I are thrilled to announce our newly published article in JMLA, which provides 2 validated search filters that can be used to retrieve research about queer women's health in PubMed. Read the full article for free: jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/art...
TIL the EMTREE for "skin aging" is "cutaneous parameters"?!? I want to slap whoever made this decision.
April 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
TIL the EMTREE for "skin aging" is "cutaneous parameters"?!? I want to slap whoever made this decision.
OK I’m a little fat, but I’m not “Downloading the bundt cake app to my phone” fat, OK?
April 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
OK I’m a little fat, but I’m not “Downloading the bundt cake app to my phone” fat, OK?
Every time I see this sign I read it in Gia Gunn voice
March 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Every time I see this sign I read it in Gia Gunn voice
I love that Laura Dern and Isabella Rossellini are each other’s date to the Oscars 😍
March 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I love that Laura Dern and Isabella Rossellini are each other’s date to the Oscars 😍
I will never, ever forgive Biden for his role in the mess our country is now in, and I think people who make excuses for him are deluding themselves.
January 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I will never, ever forgive Biden for his role in the mess our country is now in, and I think people who make excuses for him are deluding themselves.
Impossible choice but this is the first that came to my mind
January 20, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Impossible choice but this is the first that came to my mind
I happen to be in one of those female-dominated professions (librarianship) where gay men outnumber straight ones. I’ve always half-joked that it’s like being a hairstylist with a master’s degree
January 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I happen to be in one of those female-dominated professions (librarianship) where gay men outnumber straight ones. I’ve always half-joked that it’s like being a hairstylist with a master’s degree
January 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If I had as many followers as @georgetakei.bsky.social, i wouldn’t be sharing fake content
January 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
If I had as many followers as @georgetakei.bsky.social, i wouldn’t be sharing fake content
Why I roll my eyes whenever I read a New York Times commenter claiming they have to drive into Manhattan because the subway is too dangerous: open.substack.com/pub/natesilv...
December 26, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Why I roll my eyes whenever I read a New York Times commenter claiming they have to drive into Manhattan because the subway is too dangerous: open.substack.com/pub/natesilv...
Awww guys the law firm that dropped me from the Marriott Data Breach class action Suit sent me a Christmas e-card🎄Great to hear from old friends this time of year 🥰
December 21, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Awww guys the law firm that dropped me from the Marriott Data Breach class action Suit sent me a Christmas e-card🎄Great to hear from old friends this time of year 🥰
I love these pie charts @jvl.bsky.social created to depict the effect of the Internet on the information ecoystem. (As Last notes, these are made up numbers, but they're consistent with my personal experience.)
December 20, 2024 at 3:27 PM
I love these pie charts @jvl.bsky.social created to depict the effect of the Internet on the information ecoystem. (As Last notes, these are made up numbers, but they're consistent with my personal experience.)
Well clearly I’ve made it on bluesky, Charlize Theron is following me, I can die now
December 16, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Well clearly I’ve made it on bluesky, Charlize Theron is following me, I can die now
I’ve been binging Slow Horses, and I’ve realized I need a buddy flick with Selina Meyer and Diana Taverner
December 15, 2024 at 2:46 AM
I’ve been binging Slow Horses, and I’ve realized I need a buddy flick with Selina Meyer and Diana Taverner
#1 is because we had it performed at our wedding. It was my comfort listen. Apple was my song of the summer; Taste is my song of the year.
December 5, 2024 at 7:28 AM
#1 is because we had it performed at our wedding. It was my comfort listen. Apple was my song of the summer; Taste is my song of the year.
My Spotify 2024 top 5. 1 and 3 are there every year, sometimes alternating spots. I think #4 is from a single day when I was doing data cleaning or something for work. Everyone should give #5 a try, I think PG takes the cake for most underrated artist of 2024.
December 5, 2024 at 7:21 AM
My Spotify 2024 top 5. 1 and 3 are there every year, sometimes alternating spots. I think #4 is from a single day when I was doing data cleaning or something for work. Everyone should give #5 a try, I think PG takes the cake for most underrated artist of 2024.