KDub
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Food, books, gardening, politics, random musings
I’ve never seen hoity-toity and nerd juxtaposed together. And I think I like it? 🧐🤓🫢
Everyone needs to listen to Gustav Holst's "The Planets", not for hoity-toity nerd reasons, but because every epic sci-fi movie OST for the past century has been directly lifting shit from this one specific collection of pieces, and you deserve to hear your favourite motif in its native environment.
December 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I’ve never seen hoity-toity and nerd juxtaposed together. And I think I like it? 🧐🤓🫢
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Partial to serifs myself, but this administration really needs to focus.
Partial to serifs myself, but this administration really needs to focus.
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Partial to serifs myself, but this administration really needs to focus.
Partial to serifs myself, but this administration really needs to focus.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/w...
There are the frustrations of what is happening in US these days, but I cannot imagine not being allowed to express it.
There are the frustrations of what is happening in US these days, but I cannot imagine not being allowed to express it.
Hong Kong Man Arrested After Posting Online About Deadly Fire
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/w...
There are the frustrations of what is happening in US these days, but I cannot imagine not being allowed to express it.
There are the frustrations of what is happening in US these days, but I cannot imagine not being allowed to express it.
3 ingredient butternut squash soup — roasted cubed squash, caramelized chopped onion, and broth. Zip in a blender. Cliche and perfect for the winter chill. 🥣
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
3 ingredient butternut squash soup — roasted cubed squash, caramelized chopped onion, and broth. Zip in a blender. Cliche and perfect for the winter chill. 🥣
How was T-Day? Listening to The Smiths by the end of it pretty much sums it up.
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
How was T-Day? Listening to The Smiths by the end of it pretty much sums it up.
Thanksgiving came early for Comey. We’ll survive this era, but wow, not without black eyes and substantial bruising.
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Thanksgiving came early for Comey. We’ll survive this era, but wow, not without black eyes and substantial bruising.
MBS in the house. Less amber waves of grain. More jostling waves of nausea.
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
MBS in the house. Less amber waves of grain. More jostling waves of nausea.
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The times are definitely Dickensian. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Unless one is in the oligarch class, it’s pretty bleak.
November 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The times are definitely Dickensian. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Unless one is in the oligarch class, it’s pretty bleak.
The saffron in this blend takes curry to an entirely other level. ❤️
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The saffron in this blend takes curry to an entirely other level. ❤️
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how it feels explaining early 2000s hipster history to young people
October 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
how it feels explaining early 2000s hipster history to young people
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Siouxsie and the Banshee’s Scarecrow (and basically the whole Peepshow album) is fall mood music to get into the Halloween spirit. 🍁🖤
October 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Siouxsie and the Banshee’s Scarecrow (and basically the whole Peepshow album) is fall mood music to get into the Halloween spirit. 🍁🖤
Taiwanese Lu Rou Fan with pork cheek instead of belly. Hit it with unorthodox fish sauce. The sauce is an extra rich umami bomb for the hard boiled eggs.
October 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Taiwanese Lu Rou Fan with pork cheek instead of belly. Hit it with unorthodox fish sauce. The sauce is an extra rich umami bomb for the hard boiled eggs.
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Soaring in the air and diving below the water, birds are a wonder of nature. More than 25,000 photos capturing the animals in the wild were submitted to the Bird Photographer of the Year. See the winning selections at The Atlantic Photo:
Winners of the Bird Photographer of the Year 2025
See some of the winners and runners-up from this year's bird-photography contest, selected from a field of more than 25,000 entries.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Soaring in the air and diving below the water, birds are a wonder of nature. More than 25,000 photos capturing the animals in the wild were submitted to the Bird Photographer of the Year. See the winning selections at The Atlantic Photo:
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I don’t think I’m medicated enough for this *gestures broadly at everything*
September 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I don’t think I’m medicated enough for this *gestures broadly at everything*
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Another gargoyle reading in the wild.
September 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Another gargoyle reading in the wild.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A beautiful love letter to architecture and math with the use of drones and interactive graphics. ❤️
A beautiful love letter to architecture and math with the use of drones and interactive graphics. ❤️
Exploring Barcelona's Architecture Through a Mathematical Lens (Gift Article)
A virtual tour of the architecture in a city where mathematics and exploration meet.
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A beautiful love letter to architecture and math with the use of drones and interactive graphics. ❤️
A beautiful love letter to architecture and math with the use of drones and interactive graphics. ❤️
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I just made a noise that could only be described as "suddenly became elderly"
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September 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I just made a noise that could only be described as "suddenly became elderly"
Looking at mainstream headlines these days reminds me of the salacious, eyeball grabbing ones of the National Enquirer, but scarier.
September 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Looking at mainstream headlines these days reminds me of the salacious, eyeball grabbing ones of the National Enquirer, but scarier.
In these incendiary times, somehow reading history is a comfort. Things are unprecedented in recent collective memory. But, opening the aperture, it’s all happened before.
September 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In these incendiary times, somehow reading history is a comfort. Things are unprecedented in recent collective memory. But, opening the aperture, it’s all happened before.