Samuel L. knows what’s what…

Tomorrow @ 11 am! Littlejohn Community hosts the next #JustSharing program in #ClemsonSC. Participate in a community discussion with panelists on stories of our past and the lessons learned. Funded by National Endowment for the Humanities as part of #unitedwestand initiative. More here: bit.ly/4d1La5G

Very excited for and proud of Agnes Mueller for receiving this fellowship at the The American Academy in Berlin! This residential fellowship gives her time and space to work on her book. We will live in Berlin for spring semester 2025.

Are you paying attention yet?

When I started learning German I tried Duolingo but soon grew frustrated with its constant barrage of gimmicks. It also had a weird obsession with teaching me how to say owl and elephant. Every once in a while I jump back on to try it and I’m reminded just how dumb this app is.

Absolutely unacceptable. postandcourier.com/education-lab/…

Please join us to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the opening the S.C. Normal School. Reception in Wardlaw College on Thurs., Sept. 5 at 4:00 pm and the lecture at 5:00 p.m. in Rutledge Chapel. You can RSVP here: bit.ly/4ffjhZ6

This was a fun interview with Billy Witz. As is always the case, only a fraction showed up in the article, but that's OK – it got me thinking again about some important aspects of college football history.

Bingo.

Funniest "farewell" post I've seen on Twitter is one that simply wrote "CROATOAN". IFYKYK. I'm not deactivating but likely won't be very active here (not that I have been recently anyway). In any case, you can also find me here: bsky.app/profile/profga…

A very important read. Though slim, it is packed with wisdom. Timothy Snyder’s words serve as a warning (which we did not heed) and an instruction manual (which we desperately need to follow).

John F. Kennedy reading the Declaration of Independence on public radio on July 4, 1957... youtu.be/pwXvOz_WX1I

Today is National Read a Book Day. I feel like every day going forward needs to be National Read a Book Day in the U.S. if there’s anything we could use more of in this country, it’s book reading.

Happy anniversary to one of the greatest posts in Internet history! (Unfortunately, I doubt it will ever expire.)

In case you need some joyous inspiration today... youtu.be/QUQsqBqxoR4

Congress refuses to do its job so here's your chance to step in. It shouldn't be this way but here we are. harvesthope.org