Paul Erickson
@mrsidetable.bsky.social
Minnesota, Chicago, Austin. NY, RI, Ann Arbor. Old books, gingham, Saabs, side tables. All opinions my own. RT ≠ endorsement.
Director of the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan.
Director of the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan.
He had an academic job that he left to go write for The Atlantic.
February 13, 2026 at 4:39 AM
He had an academic job that he left to go write for The Atlantic.
Like father, like son.
February 13, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Like father, like son.
"Carl" doesn't strike me as a particularly Anglo-derived surname.
February 12, 2026 at 10:17 PM
"Carl" doesn't strike me as a particularly Anglo-derived surname.
“Elephant Man”
“Better Off Dead”
“Better Off Dead”
February 11, 2026 at 11:51 PM
“Elephant Man”
“Better Off Dead”
“Better Off Dead”
On the plus side, keeping the bridge from opening would probably flip Michigan.
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 PM
On the plus side, keeping the bridge from opening would probably flip Michigan.
Joshy is so confused!
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Joshy is so confused!
@minakimes.bsky.social can make a lot of quite smart people look stupid. This was... easier.
February 6, 2026 at 2:36 AM
@minakimes.bsky.social can make a lot of quite smart people look stupid. This was... easier.
Izzo is the Dabo Swinney of college basketball.
February 3, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Izzo is the Dabo Swinney of college basketball.
Except they can't return the movie tickets.
February 3, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Except they can't return the movie tickets.
Just like “Dianetics”!
February 2, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Just like “Dianetics”!
Thank you for your attention to this splatter!
February 2, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Thank you for your attention to this splatter!
They always look so skeptical. Owls are the best.
February 2, 2026 at 4:06 AM
They always look so skeptical. Owls are the best.
Reposted by Paul Erickson
Or they could just interview Bari Weiss’ wife, Nellie Bowles, about her relationship with Epstein, including why they were introduced by Masha Drokova, a Russian PR specialist who received a medal from Vladimir Putin.
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www.msn.com/en-in/entert...
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www.msn.com/en-in/entert...
MSN
www.msn.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Or they could just interview Bari Weiss’ wife, Nellie Bowles, about her relationship with Epstein, including why they were introduced by Masha Drokova, a Russian PR specialist who received a medal from Vladimir Putin.
🤔🤔🤔
www.msn.com/en-in/entert...
🤔🤔🤔
www.msn.com/en-in/entert...
"very, very" smart. Just couldn't be bothered to remember her name.
January 31, 2026 at 3:49 PM
"very, very" smart. Just couldn't be bothered to remember her name.
Given that I work at a rare book library that is best known for its collections related to the American Revolution, I take such glee in introducing new generations of staff members to this gem.
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Given that I work at a rare book library that is best known for its collections related to the American Revolution, I take such glee in introducing new generations of staff members to this gem.
Who *doesn't* want to know what folks coming out of the Committee on Social Thought think about the future of higher education??
January 29, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Who *doesn't* want to know what folks coming out of the Committee on Social Thought think about the future of higher education??
I’d have to check. The smaller one maybe about a pound.
January 29, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I’d have to check. The smaller one maybe about a pound.
Several of our period Bibles are a good bit larger because they also include a concordance or the full Book of Common Prayer. But it’s a safe bet her copy would have been somewhere between those two.
January 29, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Several of our period Bibles are a good bit larger because they also include a concordance or the full Book of Common Prayer. But it’s a safe bet her copy would have been somewhere between those two.
This is 1749, also London.
January 29, 2026 at 4:02 PM
This is 1749, also London.