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Micro-post #202: Articles for the Month (June 2026)
A collection of interesting articles for June-July 2026.

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2 days ago1 min read
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Micro-post #201: The "Big Ideas Simply Explained" series from Dorling-Kindersley
A short post about a 15-year collecting obsession around really cool books.

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2 days ago2 min read
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Micro-post #200: Albums for the Month (June 2026)
A selection of 14 albums for you all to hear during June-July 2026.

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2 days ago1 min read
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Micro-post #199: David Hockney (1937-2026)
Some things to commemorate the passing of art legend and queer advocate David Hockney.

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2 days ago1 min read
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Micro-post #198: "Todd in the Shadows" explains the awfulness of the Lou Reed/Metallica album "Lulu"
A very good video dunking on a very notorious album.

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Jun 41 min read
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The LGBTQ+ walking tour of the Congressional Cemetery [Something Interesting #79]
Some more information collected from the internet about notable LGBTQ+ figures buried at the Congressional Cemetery here in Washington D.C.

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Jun 41 min read
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Micro-post #197: Marjane Satrapi (1969-2026)
The author of "Persepolis" passed away today.

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Jun 41 min read
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Micro-post #196: Recipes of Interest (#1 of Many)
Just some links to recipes I like and the start of something I might keep doing here on this blog...

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May 261 min read
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Micro-post #195: Sonny Rollins (1930-2026)
While he passed yesterday, it's worth commemorating a long-lived jazz icon.

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May 261 min read
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The history of A.I. chatbots and psychosis (from "Behind the Bastards") [Something Interesting #78]
A deep-dive with articles, Wikipedia entries, videos, and podcasts about the history and current situation with AI-induced "chatbot psychosis."

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May 251 min read
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Micro-post #194: A video essay about the genius of Buster Keaton's comedy (from "Every Frame a Painting")
A classic video essay about a classic silent film comedy legend.

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May 251 min read
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Micro-post #193: World Goth Day 2026
A day specifically for all you bats out there.

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May 221 min read
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Thoughts after 500 Posts
Hooray! 500 posts and it only took more than 3 years!

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May 141 min read
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Micro-post #192: A neat explanation about how rocks form into mountains (from Reddit)
A good explanation from Reddit about how mountains are formed and how to tell which rocks were involved.

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May 131 min read
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Micro-post #191: Oddly taxidermied animals of history
Some famously poor unfortunate animals that got messed up due to unskilled taxidermists.

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May 121 min read
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Micro-post #190: Articles for the Month (May 2026)
A collection of interesting articles for May-June 2026.

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May 121 min read
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Micro-post #189: Spotting deep-fakes and other AI images (Basic Knowledge Stuff #22)
Some rudimentary primers on how to not get fooled by AI.

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May 111 min read
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Micro-post #188: The history and form of rakugo (aka "Japanese sit-down comedy")
Some basic stuff about the Japanese storytelling form of rakugo.

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May 111 min read
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Micro-post #187: A funny If Books Could Kill/Maintenance Phase episode about "The 4-Hour Body"
Reposting a funny crossover episodes of two podcasts I like.

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May 81 min read
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Micro-post #186: Sir David Attenborough at 100
Celebrating THE presenter of nature documentaries: Sir David Attenborough.

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May 81 min read
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