CLM
@conmartin.bsky.social
Loves books, Boston sports, & (Harvard & Duke) basketball. Anglophile. #PBS.
Happy Boxing Day! perfectretort.blogspot.com/2016/12/titl... #booksky
Skating Shoes by Noel Streatfeild (Book Review)
Skating Shoes, White Boots, Noel Streatfeild, review
perfectretort.blogspot.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Happy Boxing Day! perfectretort.blogspot.com/2016/12/titl... #booksky
I will buy Rick Steves' Ireland for my next trip www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/24/n...
A center for homeless residents was set to close. Then Rick Steves stepped in. - The Boston Globe
Travel writer and TV host Rick Steves was catching up on local news last month from his home in Edmonds, Washington, when a story caught his attention.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I will buy Rick Steves' Ireland for my next trip www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/24/n...
My Life in Books - 2025 tinyurl.com/5c4db8j2 #Booksky
My Life in Books - 2025
a blog primarily about books
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December 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
My Life in Books - 2025 tinyurl.com/5c4db8j2 #Booksky
My library! perfectretort.blogspot.com/2025/12/bost... #Booksky
Boston Public Library reveals its top 10 checked out books of 2025 list
a blog primarily about books
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December 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
My library! perfectretort.blogspot.com/2025/12/bost... #Booksky
And attractively designed too! perfectretort.blogspot.com/2025/12/over... @stmartinspress.bsky.social #Booksky
Overdue by Stephanie Perkins
Overdue, Stephanie Perkins, review
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December 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
And attractively designed too! perfectretort.blogspot.com/2025/12/over... @stmartinspress.bsky.social #Booksky
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He’s celebrating the murder of Rob Reiner
December 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
He’s celebrating the murder of Rob Reiner
My November Reading: perfectretort.blogspot.com/2025/12/nove... #Booksky
November 2025 Reading
a blog primarily about books
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December 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My November Reading: perfectretort.blogspot.com/2025/12/nove... #Booksky
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When I tell you that you have to stop breaking bread with your MAGA relatives, your science denier relatives and all the other freaks in your bloodline, I don't just mean that they need to pay social consequences for who they are, I also mean that you might face consequences for who they are.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
When I tell you that you have to stop breaking bread with your MAGA relatives, your science denier relatives and all the other freaks in your bloodline, I don't just mean that they need to pay social consequences for who they are, I also mean that you might face consequences for who they are.
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This has a parallel. Into the 2000s, police in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan would take Indigenous folks they found outside late at night on "starlight tours," driving them beyond the city limits, and dumping them there. They'd often freeze to death trying to get home.
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/a...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This has a parallel. Into the 2000s, police in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan would take Indigenous folks they found outside late at night on "starlight tours," driving them beyond the city limits, and dumping them there. They'd often freeze to death trying to get home.
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/a...
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The Trump administration is proposing to almost double what’s considered safe exposure levels to formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical found in many consumer products, as part of a broader overhaul of its approach to regulating carcinogens.
Starting With Formaldehyde, Trump Administration Reassesses Chemical Risks
A draft memo from the E.P.A. assumes a safe threshold exists for formaldehyde, upending earlier findings that there is no safe level of exposure to the carcinogen.
nyti.ms
December 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The Trump administration is proposing to almost double what’s considered safe exposure levels to formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical found in many consumer products, as part of a broader overhaul of its approach to regulating carcinogens.
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Sabrina Carpenter's post yesterday calling the White House video "evil and disgusting" is in record-setting ratio territory: 1.3 million likes (20x more than WH's), 177,000 reposts, 83 million views
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sabrina Carpenter's post yesterday calling the White House video "evil and disgusting" is in record-setting ratio territory: 1.3 million likes (20x more than WH's), 177,000 reposts, 83 million views
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New on the blog today, I've written about THE HEARING TRUMPET by Leonora Carrington.
A surreal, subversive, wildly imaginative novella that challenges traditional patriarchal & ageist societal structures, turning them on their heads in thrilling fashion! 💙📚
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A surreal, subversive, wildly imaginative novella that challenges traditional patriarchal & ageist societal structures, turning them on their heads in thrilling fashion! 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/t...
The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
Born in Lancashire in 1917, Leonora Carrington is perhaps now best known as a surrealist artist; in 2024, one of her artworks sold for $28.5 million. During her career, however, she also wrote nove…
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December 2, 2025 at 7:16 AM
New on the blog today, I've written about THE HEARING TRUMPET by Leonora Carrington.
A surreal, subversive, wildly imaginative novella that challenges traditional patriarchal & ageist societal structures, turning them on their heads in thrilling fashion! 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/t...
A surreal, subversive, wildly imaginative novella that challenges traditional patriarchal & ageist societal structures, turning them on their heads in thrilling fashion! 💙📚
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/t...
A perfect gift for the jazz fan in your life! perfectretort.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #booksky #NonfictionNovember
The Jazz Barn by John Gennari - review for Nonfiction November
The Jazz Barn, John Gennari, Brandeis University Press, review
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November 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A perfect gift for the jazz fan in your life! perfectretort.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #booksky #NonfictionNovember
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These stunning cookies would be a gorgeous addition to any holiday cookie assortment. The glass-like centers are made from crushed hard candies that melt in the heat of the oven. nyti.ms/43Q21pr
November 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
These stunning cookies would be a gorgeous addition to any holiday cookie assortment. The glass-like centers are made from crushed hard candies that melt in the heat of the oven. nyti.ms/43Q21pr
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I cannot imagine what could possibly go wrong in trying to court-martial an astronaut and pilot decorated multiple times for valor and exceptional service, who is also a sitting senator, for correctly making the point that service members are obliged not to follow unlawful orders
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I cannot imagine what could possibly go wrong in trying to court-martial an astronaut and pilot decorated multiple times for valor and exceptional service, who is also a sitting senator, for correctly making the point that service members are obliged not to follow unlawful orders
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In California, protesters bought 79-cent ice scrapers and returned them on the spot as a symbolic statement.
November 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In California, protesters bought 79-cent ice scrapers and returned them on the spot as a symbolic statement.
A suspenseful and entertaining read: perfectretort.blogspot.com/2025/11/gone... #booksky
Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon & Harlan Coben
Gone Before Goodbye, review, Reese Witherspoon, Harlan Coben
perfectretort.blogspot.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A suspenseful and entertaining read: perfectretort.blogspot.com/2025/11/gone... #booksky
Starting tonight on @PBS www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/a...
‘The American Revolution’ is the answer to the binge-watch - The Boston Globe
In its ambitions and scope, the latest docuseries from co-director Ken Burns rewards slower viewing.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Starting tonight on @PBS www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/a...
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This is ridiculous.
Buddy Holly crosswalk in Texas hometown to be removed following governor's order on road safety
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Buddy Holly crosswalk in Texas hometown to be removed following governor's order on road safety
apnews.com/article/budd...
Buddy Holly crosswalk in Texas hometown to be removed following governor's order on road safety
A crosswalk honoring Buddy Holly with a painted depiction of the rock and roll legend's iconic glasses will have to be removed from his hometown of Lubbock, Texas.
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This is ridiculous.
Buddy Holly crosswalk in Texas hometown to be removed following governor's order on road safety
apnews.com/article/budd...
Buddy Holly crosswalk in Texas hometown to be removed following governor's order on road safety
apnews.com/article/budd...