Me two weeks ago: “ok I’m going to get into the heated rivalry show but like a normal amount”
Me at dinner with a friend tonight: [three hours deep into explaining a messy romantic relationship between two wholly fictional people]

Really enjoyed chatting with @kellyfaircloth.bsky.social about all things dirtbag medievalism, and delighted that the article is out now at Nat Geo: www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...

Decided to reread Jurassic Park before the new movie comes out and I’m a little surprised a battered mass market paperback didn’t just appear out of thin air somewhere in my home

I’ve embarked on a Babylon 5 rewatch and 1) we’ve simply got to bring back aliens played by people in elaborate practical effects and 2) every outfit on this show absolutely rules

Wrote about DRAGONS and why we just can’t get enough of ‘em: www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...

🎶 doomscrolling at the lice lady 🎶

Delighted to have written about one of my favorite topics for @fastcompany.com: creative reuse stores: www.fastcompany.com/91292740/wit...

Bulking and cutting (writing 2700 words so I can slash 900 of them)

In 1626, a Cambridge fishwife sliced open a cod, only to find a gelatinous, half-dissolved manuscript inside. It was published the next year under the name "Vox Piscis or, the Bookfish." At this point, why not get your news from inside a dead fish? #earlymodern #bookfish archive.org/details/bim_...

One 1950 article, “Your Child’s Camp and Polio,” describes panicked parents receiving telegrams that campers had come down with the virus. The author narrates how his own 11-year-old suddenly returned home from camp after two of the boy’s teenaged counselors died. www.hnn.us/article/good...

This is at least the sixth time Kidz Bop Sirius XM radio has played their version of Hot To Go since we arrived at this Great Wolf Lodge 48 hours ago

I had the pleasure of writing a bit about the history behind the “faerie smut” publishing phenomenon! www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/arti...

It wouldn’t be Valentine’s week without a piece by @kellyfaircloth.bsky.social, who brings together She Devil and Barbara Cartland beautifully for Dwell: www.dwell.com/article/a-lo...

Visited the American Folk Art Museum today and can’t get over their exhibit on hand-painted board games

I’m being subjected to a fierce lobbying campaign by my child who is begging — BEGGING — for an elf on the shelf

The Greeking Out podcast theme music has absolutely no business going so hard

Listening to the John Wesley episode of In Our Time and absolutely delighted at how Melvyn sounds bewildered and slightly horrified that he went to “Georgia??!!”