Robert M. Sarwark
@robsarwark.bsky.social
Librarian, Scholar of Eldritch Tomes and Lore | THE DRAGON IN WORLD MYTHOLOGY AND CULTURE (McFarland, 2024) ⬇️
My book: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-dragon-in-world-mythology-and-culture/
Blog: http://bibofthedamned.com
My book: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-dragon-in-world-mythology-and-culture/
Blog: http://bibofthedamned.com
Pretty weird stuff. And just in time for Christmas! 🎅🏿 💦 www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...
Have Santa's bones been leaking liquid for 1,700 years?
God rest ye leaky gentleman.
www.snopes.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Pretty weird stuff. And just in time for Christmas! 🎅🏿 💦 www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...
😞 so heartbreaking
We are saddened by the loss of Rob and Michele Reiner, legendary filmmakers who advocated for justice and documented rising Christian nationalism. Rob - a lifelong humanist - had a witty humor that was matched by his passion for social good. The Reiners will be greatly missed.
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
😞 so heartbreaking
Exactly 13 years ago today I was in the Rockefeller Library at Brown when I heard the news of Sandy Hook in nearby Connecticut.
In 13 years, nothing has changed because our leaders are cowards and grifters.
And the current students at Brown now pay the price.
In 13 years, nothing has changed because our leaders are cowards and grifters.
And the current students at Brown now pay the price.
December 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Exactly 13 years ago today I was in the Rockefeller Library at Brown when I heard the news of Sandy Hook in nearby Connecticut.
In 13 years, nothing has changed because our leaders are cowards and grifters.
And the current students at Brown now pay the price.
In 13 years, nothing has changed because our leaders are cowards and grifters.
And the current students at Brown now pay the price.
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Not many left on the shelves this year
December 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Not many left on the shelves this year
Agreed! Has quickly become one of
our favorite local spots.
our favorite local spots.
Shout out to Ollie’s in Grant Park, the kind of corner store we’re always pining for on the urbanist internet. Won’t make any year-end best-of lists but just a solid neighborhood spot and good land use.
December 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Agreed! Has quickly become one of
our favorite local spots.
our favorite local spots.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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My mom has told me about this tragedy since I was a kid. She was about 4 when it happened, and it wasn’t in her parish. But it loomed very large among Catholic Chicagoans alive then.
Today in Chicago History: Our Lady of the Angels school fire
Today in Chicago History: Our Lady of the Angels school fire
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 1, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
My mom has told me about this tragedy since I was a kid. She was about 4 when it happened, and it wasn’t in her parish. But it loomed very large among Catholic Chicagoans alive then.
Hello from the St. Louis Arch, aka “The Great American Staple”
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hello from the St. Louis Arch, aka “The Great American Staple”
Just realized that this is similar to what would happen if the characters of “It’s Always Sunny” were allowed to run the country.
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Just realized that this is similar to what would happen if the characters of “It’s Always Sunny” were allowed to run the country.
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#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was first published.
Much of the original manuscript was used as scrap paper by Darwin's children. On the back of this painting of a house is an original manuscript page from Origin!
#CambridgeUniversityLibrary (DAR 185)
Much of the original manuscript was used as scrap paper by Darwin's children. On the back of this painting of a house is an original manuscript page from Origin!
#CambridgeUniversityLibrary (DAR 185)
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was first published.
Much of the original manuscript was used as scrap paper by Darwin's children. On the back of this painting of a house is an original manuscript page from Origin!
#CambridgeUniversityLibrary (DAR 185)
Much of the original manuscript was used as scrap paper by Darwin's children. On the back of this painting of a house is an original manuscript page from Origin!
#CambridgeUniversityLibrary (DAR 185)
My whole personality, basically:
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
My whole personality, basically:
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NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
If I had to pick one word to describe the look of much of #GenAI imagery, it would be “pulchritudinous.” It’s uncannily gorgeous in an often slightly off-putting way, but clearly derived from an algorithmically collective sense of beauty and symmetry.
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If I had to pick one word to describe the look of much of #GenAI imagery, it would be “pulchritudinous.” It’s uncannily gorgeous in an often slightly off-putting way, but clearly derived from an algorithmically collective sense of beauty and symmetry.
Everything is quite bonkers, so here’s a #shelfie. Lovely bookcase inherited from grandaddy-in-law’s Kentucky home. Not sure about provenance. It looks great on the first-floor landing. 📕
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Everything is quite bonkers, so here’s a #shelfie. Lovely bookcase inherited from grandaddy-in-law’s Kentucky home. Not sure about provenance. It looks great on the first-floor landing. 📕
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THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953)
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953)
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What I’m listening to.
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
What I’m listening to.
Just lock people up. Indefinitely. That’s pretty much their whole plan to make America better. Meanwhile, this poor woman’s family is actively missing their daughter, sister, mother, grandmother.
Rhode Island mom held at Logan for 13 days likely heading to Maine ICE facility
Mendes, a Cape Verdean national who came to the US as an 8-year-old, has been living in the country for the past 40 years. She is a legal permanent resident
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Mendes, a Cape Verdean national who came to the US as an 8-year-old, has been living in the country for the past 40 years. She is a legal permanent resident
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Rhode Island mom held at Logan for 13 days likely heading to Maine ICE facility
Eva Mendes's lawyer says the federal government is giving him the "runaround" as he seeks information about her "unconscionable" detainment at Logan.
www.boston.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Just lock people up. Indefinitely. That’s pretty much their whole plan to make America better. Meanwhile, this poor woman’s family is actively missing their daughter, sister, mother, grandmother.
Hang on a sec, just gotta grab my lunch 🥪
Day #10: The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988)
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Hang on a sec, just gotta grab my lunch 🥪
File away, ye scholars!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 AM
File away, ye scholars!
Our MAGA neighbors (very rare in these parts!) are finally putting their house on the market to move well out of the city. Honestly, it’s amazing they’ve stayed here in southeast Atlanta as long as they have.
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Our MAGA neighbors (very rare in these parts!) are finally putting their house on the market to move well out of the city. Honestly, it’s amazing they’ve stayed here in southeast Atlanta as long as they have.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Give to your local food bank!
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Give to your local food bank!
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta announces the retirement of Dr. Raphael Bostic, president and chief executive officer.
“It’s been my distinct honor and privilege to lead the Atlanta Fed for these past eight and a half years,” Bostic said.
To read the press release, visit: atlfed.org/4nMNQIF.
“It’s been my distinct honor and privilege to lead the Atlanta Fed for these past eight and a half years,” Bostic said.
To read the press release, visit: atlfed.org/4nMNQIF.
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta announces the retirement of Dr. Raphael Bostic, president and chief executive officer.
“It’s been my distinct honor and privilege to lead the Atlanta Fed for these past eight and a half years,” Bostic said.
To read the press release, visit: atlfed.org/4nMNQIF.
“It’s been my distinct honor and privilege to lead the Atlanta Fed for these past eight and a half years,” Bostic said.
To read the press release, visit: atlfed.org/4nMNQIF.