Meredith Hindley
@mhindley.bsky.social
Rogue history Ph.D. Former public servant. World War II, hockey, lipstick, and classic movies. Colorado and Wyoming bred. DC dweller. Author of DESTINATION CASABLANCA (PublicAffairs).
Ladies, first we ruined the office. Then we ruined literature. What should we do next?
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Ladies, first we ruined the office. Then we ruined literature. What should we do next?
Congratulations to @kawulf.bsky.social on the publication of “LINEAGE: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America”!Available at your favorite bookstore now!
July 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Congratulations to @kawulf.bsky.social on the publication of “LINEAGE: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America”!Available at your favorite bookstore now!
Read the room LinkedIn. 70 percent of NEH staff are on admin leave while the agency does a RIF. 😬
April 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Read the room LinkedIn. 70 percent of NEH staff are on admin leave while the agency does a RIF. 😬
More cherry blossoms with a cloud bank cameo.
March 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
More cherry blossoms with a cloud bank cameo.
Timeline cleanse: cherry blossoms and bright blue sky. No filter.
March 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Timeline cleanse: cherry blossoms and bright blue sky. No filter.
Our condo building giveaway table delivering on quirky: a clarinet lamp with a base made of books.
February 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Our condo building giveaway table delivering on quirky: a clarinet lamp with a base made of books.
I had no idea Carter asked Andy Warhol to do a campaign poster. More on his support of the arts here: www.instagram.com/p/DEnHLtmznK...
January 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I had no idea Carter asked Andy Warhol to do a campaign poster. More on his support of the arts here: www.instagram.com/p/DEnHLtmznK...
Obligatory “look, it snowed in DC!” photo.
January 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Obligatory “look, it snowed in DC!” photo.
Annual Christmas viewing of “Bell, Book, and Candle” and Googling leopard print coats that I will talk myself out of. I mean, look at this leopard cape.
December 25, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Annual Christmas viewing of “Bell, Book, and Candle” and Googling leopard print coats that I will talk myself out of. I mean, look at this leopard cape.
It’s the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. It took two years of planning, production, training, and transport to make the cross-Channel invasion possible. Fascism isn’t defeated overnight.
June 6, 2024 at 12:48 PM
It’s the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. It took two years of planning, production, training, and transport to make the cross-Channel invasion possible. Fascism isn’t defeated overnight.
This could also be of interest if not already on your radar.
May 8, 2024 at 3:12 PM
This could also be of interest if not already on your radar.
He’s giving Lord Reprobate of the Forest.
May 7, 2024 at 3:09 AM
He’s giving Lord Reprobate of the Forest.
Gray and rainy here today, but the azaleas were delivering pure color joy. No filter!
April 27, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Gray and rainy here today, but the azaleas were delivering pure color joy. No filter!
Need to dispose of a body in August 1939? You could put it in a trunk and leave it at DC’s Union Station. (Evening Star, 8/20/1939)
April 22, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Need to dispose of a body in August 1939? You could put it in a trunk and leave it at DC’s Union Station. (Evening Star, 8/20/1939)
What is it about 15 degree weather in Buffalo that makes men strip off their shirts?
January 22, 2024 at 1:10 AM
What is it about 15 degree weather in Buffalo that makes men strip off their shirts?
That whole DISCOVERY season is A+ costume design.
I loved the informs from Picard, season 3. Star Fleet got a little bad ass.
I loved the informs from Picard, season 3. Star Fleet got a little bad ass.
December 10, 2023 at 3:38 PM
That whole DISCOVERY season is A+ costume design.
I loved the informs from Picard, season 3. Star Fleet got a little bad ass.
I loved the informs from Picard, season 3. Star Fleet got a little bad ass.
If you see this, you have to post an image from your phone and don’t explain it.
December 3, 2023 at 1:00 AM
If you see this, you have to post an image from your phone and don’t explain it.
Last gasp of autumn leaves in DC’s Rock Creek Park.
November 11, 2023 at 9:06 PM
Last gasp of autumn leaves in DC’s Rock Creek Park.
Votes on amendments offered by Rep. Perry (PA) to defund NEH and NEA (source repcloakroom.house.gov)
November 2, 2023 at 10:26 PM
Votes on amendments offered by Rep. Perry (PA) to defund NEH and NEA (source repcloakroom.house.gov)
Just a normal Saturday frantically following House shenanigans to see if the government will be open on Monday . . .
September 30, 2023 at 4:18 PM
Just a normal Saturday frantically following House shenanigans to see if the government will be open on Monday . . .
Washington, DC, is home 700,000 tax-paying citizens who have no representation in Congress. National Guard troops patrolled the city after January 6. It is the PERFECT place for a trial.
August 2, 2023 at 2:08 AM
Washington, DC, is home 700,000 tax-paying citizens who have no representation in Congress. National Guard troops patrolled the city after January 6. It is the PERFECT place for a trial.
Georgetown canal decked out in its finest summer blues and greens. Not pictured: the humidity.
July 12, 2023 at 1:20 AM
Georgetown canal decked out in its finest summer blues and greens. Not pictured: the humidity.