Reposted by Andrew WillettSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If you care about keeping the Academy of Natural Sciences open to the public in Philadelphia, I need you to read and share this thread. Trish Wellenbach was sent from the mayor's office to oversee the Academy of Natural sciences situation. She needs to hear from us. Here comes the action item: 15553486
Reposted by Andrew WillettScientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Apple "detectives" wanted to identify a gnarly old tree growing on a remote plot of land in Maine. What they discovered was the key to a centuries-old apple mystery.scientificamerican.comHow apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient tree—and rewrote the history of fruitAnd how they might have helped save the future of American apples 401121389
Reposted by Andrew WillettCautionary Tale in Motion : 👍 🏳️🌈 ✡️ 🇨🇦 @noncompliant.myatproto.social · 23/09/2026This is a thread that needs to be preserved for posterity. Enjoy. 022
Reposted by Andrew Willett⚡⚡MAD DOCTOR IMPOSSIBLE⚡⚡ @impossiblephd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026*Frothing at the mouth with excitement* HEY GUESS WHAT, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE BRAIN, YOU HAVE TWO! med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...med.stanford.eduHuman brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research findsStanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more. 1322612841
Reposted by Andrew WillettChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake Tuesday grey and Wednesdaye eke Thursdaye Ich care not for thee Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love [ridiculouslye wondirful lute riff] Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love 222140
Reposted by Andrew WillettMolly Templeton @mollytempleton.com · 08/09/2026THERE'S A NEW SHAUN TAN BOOK??? THAT'S A SEQUEL TO THE ARRIVAL!?!?!?! brb gotta go find a bookstorenytimes.com20 Years Later, the Long-Awaited Companion to a Classic Graphic Novel (Gift Article)As Shaun Tan reminds us with his stand-alone follow-up to “The Arrival,” some truths are so enormous, so beautiful, they can be told only through myth. 77828
Reposted by Andrew WillettElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign 24650311563
Andrew Willett @awillett.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Iiiit's the most! Wonderful tiiiiiiiime! Of the yeeeear… 020
Reposted by Andrew WillettAsher needs 11 more wins @asherball.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The A's just did one of the coolest things I've seen in their broadcast: Just unfiltered audio of the live director calling a Lawrence Butler plate appearance...that went about as well as they could have hoped for. 181182345
Reposted by Andrew Willetts. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 26/08/2026This thread will sneak up on you! And yes, it is about Dolly. 514744
Reposted by Andrew Willettsincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026oh no. what a loss, what a legend. RIP dolly parton, our only collab was brief and also you weren't aware of it, but i'll never ever forget it 2509112
Reposted by Andrew WillettAdam Feldman @feldmanadam.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This Bruce Vilanch anecdote speaks to why Dolly Parton engendered such extraordinary love 015124
Andrew Willett @awillett.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"Barbara Cartland was famous for dictating her novels. With a pekingese clamped to her hot pink bosom she would lie back on a library couch and exhale a story about virginal girls taming wayward dukes, damaged airmen or misunderstood surgeons." Now THAT is a damned LEDE. h/t @oddthisday.bsky.socialtheguardian.comThe Great Dictator by Matthew Sweet review – the fabulous life of Barbara CartlandA brilliant new biography that does it subject the favour of taking her seriously – even if few else did 010
Reposted by Andrew WillettComics in the Spooky Age 🧛♂️🧟♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Today is the birthday of cartoonist Walt Kelly (Aug. 25, 1913-Oct. 18, 1973), creator of the newspaper comic strip Pogo. 420137
Reposted by Andrew WillettDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/08/2026How cool! I've paddled the Bronx River in NYC. A river otter was spotted in the Bronx River for the first time in over 100 years! Because otters need clean water and abundant fish to thrive, this sighting hints at the waterway’s ecological recovery from being treated as a dumping ground.theguardian.comOtter spotted for first time in 100 years in New York City’s Bronx RiverImage captured in early June shows animal foraging in the waterway in first since early 1900s, signaling its recovery 10496103
Reposted by Andrew WillettAmal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 19/08/2026the government of canada’s advice on what to do if you encounter a moose is “moose are unpredictable” & I just feel like this is a particularly dazzling proof of that 7881241
Reposted by Andrew WillettJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 05/01/2024If you ask someone today to name the builder of Hadrian's Wall, they would give you a funny look. But historical memory is odd, and right up to the 1800s we forgot who built it. Until in 1840 John Hodgson, an obscure Northumbrian clergyman, published the LONGEST footnote in history... 1/22 8339201567
Andrew Willett @awillett.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Just found out about the death on Aug. 8 of John Crowley, probably the writer closest to my heart, and I am gutted. LITTLE, BIG is one of those books I revisit every couple of years. One of those voices so singular that your internal monologue sounds like him for a while after. 020
Reposted by Andrew WillettUrsula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Why had he lived so long among those who were not kind? 08922
Reposted by Andrew WillettUrsula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 27/07/2026The Le Guin house in northwest Portland has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.pdxmonthly.comUrsula K. Le Guin House Added to National Register of Historic PlacesThe legendary author wrote in the former nursery after her kids were in bed. 230071
Reposted by Andrew WillettMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 23/07/2026"This was malo because I have una importante meeting el martes with other blancos de Connecticut. ¡Qué disastre! Mi jefe will be angry and also triste. “I’m sorry I forgot inglés,” I’ll say, “but I’ve watched veinte hours of fútbol every día for cinco weeks."buff.lyI Watched the Copa Mundial Non-Stop on Telemundo for Cinco Weeks and Now I Don’t Hablar Inglés Anymore“Hola, Chad aquí, de Greenwich, Connecticut, a muy blanco área of los Estados Unidos. A few weeks ago, I decidir to watch Estados Unidos vs. Paraguay in fútb... 623652
Reposted by Andrew WillettFunk As Puck @funkaspuck.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I have been making shirts that I wear around the local tourist attractions, to test anyone scanning public photos. 116739
Andrew Willett @awillett.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I am at Citi Field and so far they have told us about the Mets’ official ambulance, their official hospital, and their official personal injury lawyer. What is going on with these guys? 030
Reposted by Andrew Willettem dash dual wielder @juicyb3rry.bsky.social · 10/07/2026That feeling when I can finally post an image I saved a year and a half ago 9591161
Reposted by Andrew WillettSam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Get your popcorn, friends. This detailed breakdown of how a bunch of anthology editors responded to the realization that they had accepted AI fraud content is INTENSE, and infuriating, and inspiring. 14712
Reposted by Andrew WillettGale Galligan @galegalligan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026i was not expecting the cheese magazine to go for this one but i’m so glad they did 20879174
Reposted by Andrew WillettHelena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social · 06/07/2026anyway that’s what this game is like 0625
Reposted by Andrew WillettMicah @rincewind.run · 06/07/2026been watching this game for ten minutes and already I can tell that this stadium will lose its entire god damn mind if mexico scores a goal 1872617
Reposted by Andrew Willettchristhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Hey Bayeux Tapestry fans have I made the platform game for you? I’m sure someone else will have done this before but well now I have too… bayeuxgo.livebayeuxgo.liveBayeux Go!Bayeux Go! Thou art Harold. Go forth and win thine battle. Jump your way to victory, avoiding arrows… 34592286
Reposted by Andrew WillettU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 01/07/2026Don't do any of this. 7261371824
Reposted by Andrew WillettChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Share & repost! "Built by former members of the team behind the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's popular climate.gov website, Climate.us will keep climate information accurate, accessible, scientifically rigorous, and useful..." www.climate.us/news-feature...climate.usClimate.us launches independent website for trusted climate informationBuilt by members of the team behind NOAA’s Climate.gov, the new nonprofit resource is supported in part by more than 2,500 small donations from people who want reliable climate science information to ... 15953480
Reposted by Andrew WillettTrung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 28/05/2026So I’ve started Pride and Prejudice, and already I feel bad for Mrs Bennet. 792903560
Reposted by Andrew WillettKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 20/06/2026My head just snapped up like a seagull hearing a Dorito hit the pavement. 19930126
Reposted by Andrew WillettJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Startup Hell by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! A newbie at a tech firm tries to meet her sales quota until she gets entangled with a demon struggling to make his souls quota. It’s sooo fun.bookshop.orgStartup HellCheck out Startup Hell - <b>A hilarious contemporary fantasy about a junior sales witch stuck in corporate hell, who has to evade devilish pacts and her kickass, world-saving, demon-slaying mum to sav... 1145
Reposted by Andrew WillettJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Happy birthday to one of the true greats. 29421
Reposted by Andrew WillettEdward R. Morris Jr @eighthsamurai.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Area X travel piece by Jeff VanderMeer, very very good www.travelandleisure.com/florida-st-m...travelandleisure.comThis Wildlife Refuge Is One of Florida's Best-kept Secrets—And It's A Birdwatching ParadiseWith hundreds of bird species and beautiful marshlands, this wildlife refuge is one of Florida's best-kept secrets. 0479
Andrew Willett @awillett.bsky.social · 14/06/2026If anyone needs me I'll be spending the morning watching videos of my city being just deliriously happy. 010
Reposted by Andrew WillettChris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 14/06/2026A single laptop has never served so many people 142504382
Reposted by Andrew WillettGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 14/06/2026The L Train Brass Band leads a Knicks celebration on 5th Ave in Park Slope! 63464643
Reposted by Andrew WillettGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 14/06/2026KNICKS IN FIVE KNICKS PRIDE BROOKLYN 3377661475
Reposted by Andrew WillettChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 14/06/2026🎶 Thou needest not have wealthe To be my love Thou needest not be coole For to rule above Ther nys no especial signe Ich have affinitee wyth Ich nede naught but thyne extra tyme and thy [lute riffe] kysse 🎶 113820
Reposted by Andrew WillettNome @nome.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Given how many little "big animals on wheels" we've had from all over the world, I think the prehistoric equivalent of "Truck Kid" might be "Ox Kid." (Ukraine, Crete, Maharashtra, Anatolia) 221568430
Reposted by Andrew WillettElon Musty -Verificado 🥑 @neruda1952.bsky.social · 09/06/2026”Arlo, why are you barking at the crack of dawn again?” “I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it! I would rather you just said "thank you…” 1147754