🎮 Retro games shaped generations. But many are vanishing. Some, like educational games by Yaakov Kirschen, who died on April 14, were almost lost forever. Journalist Josh Renaud | @kirkman.bsky.social explains why preserving niche software matters. blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/van… 🕳️ #VanishingCulture

ICYMI: The Internet Archive published my contribution to their "Vanishing Culture" report on recovering lost software, notably the games and experiments of the late cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen. blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/van… #VanishingCulture

Three dead, church belltower collapses, zoo damaged, buildings destroyed in St. Louis storm: Live updates St. Louis Post-Dispatch. stltoday.com/news/local/met…

Good historical context by longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch scribe Mark Schlinkmann Freeman Bosley Sr., 36-year alderman and patriarch of St. Louis political family, dead at 91 stltoday.com/news/local/gov… via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Do you know anyone who ever did teletext preservation? Our friend is doing an academic survey, so spread the word. samgu.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cN…

We had measles defeated! Unfortunately, vaccine hesitancy now allows measles the opportunity for a comeback.

Mistigram: though we mostly focus on releasing science fiction-themed art in May, due to the interests of its mastermind, Josh Renaud | @kirkman.bsky.social, who provided most of its showpieces, there was quite a bit of it in the IGNITE01 collection...

... of multimedia #AtariST #IGS (#InstantGraphicsAndSound) works we shared last year on New Year's Eve. Because scientific progress goes "boink", this one is a tribute to Bill Watterson's beloved #CalvinAndHobbes comic strip. youtube.com/watch?v=VjsWUN…

#badgeographyjoke The Simpsons Edition

Firm buys 700 homes in St. Louis area with unusual offer of ‘easy’ cash, via steph kukuljan and Josh Renaud | @kirkman.bsky.social stltoday.com/news/local/bus… via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The quotes from the St. Louis City SC player are just heartbreaking.

Truehold, now one of the biggest owners of single-family homes in #STL, touts a "sell and stay" deal that has faced scrutiny when used by other companies. Real estate agents and lawyers here worry this model preys on desperate, cash-crunched homeowners. stltoday.com/news/local/bus…

Thanks to my favorite music journalist Chris Willman for this interview in Variety with Russ and me. variety.com/2025/music/new… And thanks to Russ for letting me sing "Ordinary World" with him. Twice!

Mistigram: this unforgettable scene of #ClintHoward as #Balok from the 1966 #StarTrek episode #TheCorbomiteManeuver was drawn in #ANSIart by @kirkman and LDA. It was included in the new science fiction-themed MIST0525 artpack collection.

Lego Club meets again this Saturday, June 21 at 2 pm! Drop by and build something cool with our pile of Lego bricks. Recommended for kids ages 6-11, but older and younger kids are welcome as well!