Things that help calm the nervous system, quickly:
- Box breathing (in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4, repeat)
- Immerse your face in cold water (activates mammalian dive reflex)
- Humming (stimulates vagus nerve)
- Exercise (anything helps, outside even better)
- Impeachment and removal
4-1 Flyers! They are all vibes right now.
#PHIvsNJD
If you think this is exhausting, imagine being Iranian.
Flyers scored two goals while I was making my dinner and have not had a shot on net since I sat down to actually watch the game.
#PHIvsNJD
It was a pleasure having this extended conversation about "Strangers in the Land" with Brent Crane for The Wire China, which is a great digital magazine. www.thewirechina.com/2026/04/05/m...
This is no way to live, man
The Moon: oh wow you guys decided to come back
Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted
Starting to relate to the musicians who kept on playing as the Titanic sank.
We invite you to help make the case for the humanities and social sciences across social media from April 13–17.
The prompt: share why we need *more* scholars & research in your specific field.
Explore the toolkit & join in: https://bit.ly/3O4T7zA
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I don't know what's going to happen tonight, but all I know is that these kinds of bombing attacks kill men, women, children, and entire families.
It's not really a day for announcements -- but my translation of Diao Dou's 刁斗 short story "Squatting" 蹲着 is in The Penguin Book of the International Short Story, edited by @rabihalameddine.bsky.social and John Freeman and out today.
ABC news headline Artemis 2 crew faces mental physical strain in deep space
Yeah, well it's not so great down here either, ABC News.
Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.
thank you moon for the timeline cleanse
This is the greatest product placement of all time.
Losing contact with the Earth for 40 minutes sounds ideal
Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
We are looking for graduate columnists for this summer! We have hosted this program for more than a decade, and working with these students is one of my favorite summer activities. 🗃️
Weekly Wanderings: April 6, 2026
Thanks for joining me this week. Recommendations China Stories James T. Areddy, “U.S. Court Ruling Keeps Mao Documents Out of China” Amy Hawkins, with photographs by Ding Gang, “The ‘Third Front’: China resurrects Mao’s military capabilities” Andrew Higgins, with…
Agree; it’s heartening to see @inquirer.com meeting the moment while serving the best city in the world.
I’m really excited to share that Made by History is partnering with @inquirer.com & will be publishing again soon.
Historians, pitch us at madebyhistory@inquirer.com.
"The gratitude directed at Mr. Zhang, who had 27 million followers on the short-video platform Douyin, reflected the fears of ordinary Chinese families trying to navigate an increasingly opaque and unforgiving education system." @liyuan6.bsky.social on the death of Zhang Xuefeng.
AHHHHHHH
PORTER MARTONE WINS IT IN OT!!!
A photograph of Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers mascot, in the middle of a large crowd of fans
Cunningham sibling Easter get-together in Gritty’s Chaos Corner, because just watching the Flyers play isn’t chaotic enough.
#PHIvsBOS
new yorker headline: THIS EASTER, AN AMERICAN POPE CONFRONTS AN AMERICAN WAR
*movie trailer guy voice*
A picture of a cat. It says, “4 years ago lived in a bush and hunted my own meals. Now I have 2 passive incomes, my own house, & a personal chef. Follow me for more financial advice.”
CAN'T WAIT
In light of the conversation about how hard it is to promote your own book: Post a link to buy your book here and I’ll boost it cause you destroyed yourself to get it done, your publisher won’t help you sell it, and you deserve cheers and admiration for your accomplishment.
