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Evan Rail @evanrail.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Tell your NYC friends that the great @davidwondrich.bsky.social will be hosting a a multi-course Martini dinner with history & lore about the cocktail, a killer menu and a bunch of smart Martini variations at the Knickerbocker Hotel on Oct. 6. www.theknickerbocker.com/experiences/...

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Experiences | Things to do in New York | The Knickerbocker

Discover expertly curated things to do in New York, from Broadway shows to bespoke tours. Let The Knickerbocker guide your unforgettable NYC experience.

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This should be fun! I promise I'll smile.

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

State of the Martini, 1952 (according to the Los Angeles Times):

"the Martini is by far the most popular of mixed drinks, and Martini addicts are the biggest cranks in the world. Their fussiness knows no bounds.
Bartenders cater to their foibles as an attendant in a high-class lunatic asylum to the hallucinations of his charges."

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Melissa Johnson, PhD @ladyhistorian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I am tired of having to pretend that the value of studying my discipline solely rests on the "marketable skills" we teach. Sometimes things are just worth knowing and doing because they make your life bigger and richer.

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Crisp @crisp91.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A 2,700-year-old Etruscan tomb has been uncovered at Vulci, filled with weapons, gold, chariot parts, jewelry and even rare women’s shoes. Buried beneath the earth for centuries, it offers an extraordinary glimpse into a civilization still shrouded in mystery.

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Archaeologists discover 'tomb of the very highest rank' in 2,700-year-old Etruscan cemetery

Archaeologists have discovered a massive Etruscan burial mound with a vast assortment of grave goods north of Rome.

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Cruise ship factory, Monfalcone, Friuli.

In the distance, a gigantic cruise ship rises, surrounded by cranes.

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Truth is always the strongest argument.

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

New policing strategy at the flea market, Trieste.

Roman legionnaires in mail, scuta and pila grounded. Gewgaws, framed prints and stall keepers in the background.

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Martin Doudoroff @doudoroff.com · 18/09/2026

HBD Gaz. 👇🥃

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charliepap.bsky.social @charliepap.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Oh sure Elon musk, Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezoa and Mark Z could buy and sell me or destroy my life with their internet influence and wealth but I challenge any of you taints to meet me in any dive bar in America and will see who leaves distraught on every level

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ghost Riders in the Sky, Tyler Hill, PA, September 2026.

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Anna Stesia @onlychyld.blacksky.app · 03/09/2026

correct.

Maga was a lie told by losers for losers, and we should treat it as such, rather than with fancy names like authoritarianism, therefore chasing away those who need to hear about its deceptions while flattering those who profit from it. Kennedy is a pervert; Miller is a putz; Bessent is a snob; Hegseth is a douchebag; Trump is a criminal. Small words for small men.

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Jelly Roll Morton makes an entrance, ca. 1913, as recalled by James P. Johnson (Jazz Review, 1959).

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log̷o, respawned dad @loxophile.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Highly recommend this by @davidwondrich.bsky.social if you're interested in the early history of how grog transmuted into punch and thereby into the entire family tree of modern cocktails

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Introduce yrself w/ 10 acts you've seen live: Fela Kuti Birthday Party P-Funk Television Capt. Beefheart Big Youth Ann Peebles Al Green Contortions Dexter Gordon Ramones Lynyrd Skynyrd Sun Ra J.B. Hutto Jr. Walker Ornette Coleman Blasters Grandmaster Flash The Fall, and... ...Henny Youngman

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

f you see this, we implore you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A long but very relaxed discussion between me and my old pal Tristan Stephenson about—well, all kinds of stuff. If you like that sort of thing. m.youtube.com/watch?v=4QRe...

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David Wondrich – Cocktail History: Savoy, Punch, Jerry Thomas' Business Card, Unmarked Graves

YouTube video by The Curious Bartender

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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right

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DoctorSyntax @doctorsyntax.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Joe Cocker’s manager pumping his fist—“I got those bastards up from 1250 to 1375, BOO-YA!!!”

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Soft Machine, Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, Genesis

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 15/08/2026

I know you're not allowed to say this during the current debate, but the reason the left dominates academics, art, comedy, and music is that the right has stupid, discredited ideas, they're not funny, and dull resentment does not make for good art. No grand conspiracy required.

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Ridiculously specific challenge of the day: Remove one letter to make a dish molecular. Foie gas

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Olivier de Saint-Aubin du Pressoir @chrisoligh.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Carnelian intaglio with youthful Hercules, Roman, 1st century AD from The Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Before GPS, sailors relied on coastal landmarks. In 1801, John Thomas Serres used aquatint engraving to create clearer, more detailed coastal profiles in The Little Sea Torch, helping mariners navigate more safely. 🗺️🌊 Discover the story 👉 heritage.lrfoundation.org.uk/stories/navi...

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Brian “Enemy of Civilization” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Proposal: Mel Blanc was one of the greatest actors ever.

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

John King, you magnificent bastard! m.youtube.com/watch?v=rsU_...

CD cover: Bach’s Partita No. 3, BWV 1006, played by John King on the ukulele, unaccompanied.

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Downplay a book AND a movie: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Tri-State Area

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 30/07/2026

John Philip Sousa and a marching band. 1914 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J....

A bunch of older men all looking like them street mime artists who balance on shovels or somesuch. You know the ones I mean, the ones that spray themselves silver.

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Nancy Pearl @nancybooklustpearl.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Ross Thomas’s Briarpatch, one of my favorite mysteries, is only $.99 at Amazon today. He was the most cynical writer I ever met and it definitely showed up in his novels

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Jeff Weiss @passionweiss.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Funkadelic at the Civic Center Gold Room in Evansville, Indiana. 6/13/71 Less than a month before "Maggot Brain" was released. Photos by Roger Krause

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Jody Rosen @jodyrosen.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Just struck me that 2026 is the 50th anniversary of (arguably) dub reggae's peak? King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown, Super Ape, Dub in Blood, Tapper Zukie In Dub, Joe Gibbs African Dub All-Mighty (Chapter 2), Garvey's Ghost, Harry Mudie Meet King Tubby's. Etc! Some of greatest music ever recorded.

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Tapper Zukie - Tapper Zukie In Dub

YouTube video by Mystic Revelation

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I haven’t smoked regularly for decades and yet I still very much want this.

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Nit Deter Park Berlin Alexandersplatz

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Gingerspiced @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*

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Brandon D. Wilson @geniusbastard.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The Spanish Civil War began 90 years ago today. ¡No pasarán!”

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Totes Grody @berkprotocols.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

the worst little toadies you ever went to school with are the folks populating "elite" American media, & they're even more pathetic than you remember

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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 10/07/2026

“Heeeeeere, yakity yak yak yak! … Come, come, yakity yak yak yak!”

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Sir Jon @pintocomics.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It's Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott Day! You remember him! You remember him well! #Bon #ACDC #Rock youtu.be/LJakepFG-Mw?...

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AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie (1979 Paris)

YouTube video by AC/DC - Music

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sara m. b. simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

not an original thought but it's wild to read so much excellent historical scholarship that relies on newspaper archives and realize historians of the future will be stuck with, uh, whatever this current news landscape is

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