Indeed

Not sure I would call myself a krill fan in general, but I am definitely a fan of this specific krill.

And this goes for EVERYTHING--not just college apps but all kind of social norms that make the difference between people seeming (and feeling) like they belong in a space and not.

Counterpoint: why? Why novels in general? Why this one in particular? Moreover, what's wrong with fifteen-second TikTok videos?

"A Black Ariel? What's next? A Black coded Trinidadian crab named Sebastian who sings about life under the sea?"

I already knew about historical ads for pills to restore menstruation, but I thought of them as being knowingly euphemistic. This epispde totally reframed the whole concept of missing a period. Strongly recommend!

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When I was a less experienced academic I occasionally got 'warnings' from certain senior academics. I wish I could go back in time and call them out for their absolute (I realise now) bullshit. Warnings don't help people in developing their career and work, support does.

E.T is the ideal Halloween costume - you get to wear a blanket, eat Reese's pieces, and complain about wanting to go home

Six purrfect seconds of video.

In my first teacher training (at age 16, to coach competitive trampoline) the instructor told us to always offer an external goal: not "straight legs" (or, worse, "no bent knees") but "reach your feet towards the wall!" This is a great example of that philosophy. (Thanks, AJ)

I remember checking these out of the library 50 at a time (which was the max you could have); I do not remember them being this sexy.

I genuinely wonder why people do this. What is it about doing a PhD that seems appealing enough in the abstract, without a specific research focus, to want to commit that much time, money, and effort?

This is just... Wow. Simone Biles-level mental gymnastics to justify some nimby BS.

What a great way to adapt a positive element of remote learning (the chat function) to an in-person situation!

This is basically the darkest version of off-label medicine. It isn’t a tough issue with no good solution; there’s an obvious solution, and it’s to provide for people’s basic needs, even (especially) if those needs are complex and long-term.

I have hesitated to share these thoughts because I’m not one who is very comfortable with attention, but I feel it necessary to bring to attention anxieties I’ve had regarding the upcoming #FHSS Congress, mutual aid, and the most marginalized in academia (very long)