inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula. 111
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Pixar character thingy (but, no, I’m not QTing that prompt factory) 000
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Discovering that something might be the case is easy. On behalf of philosophers, I promise we can do this for way less than it costs to fund science labs. 110
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Post your favorite Disney princess. Wrong answers only. 070
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 05/09/2026when I see people doing the dialect identifier or any other somesuch 000
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I really like my job some days. Today I got to talk with students about atonal music, Plato, Pseudo-Dionysus, Raphael, transformative experience, Petrarch, choosing new aesthetic identities, and Olivia Rodrigo's new Vogue Philippines shoot. 020
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 24/08/2026When you're the only person in your discipline to write on a topic, then a second article comes out but it doesn't cite you. 180
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 12/08/2026and tonight (8/11/26) jjolmyeon (I found chewy noodles at the freezer section of the new Asian market about an hour away. Topped with julienned local veg. Perfect summer dish. Will definitely make this again.) 010
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 14/07/2026recent dishes: salmon and edamame sushi bowls double smash burgers egg fried rice shredded tofu tacos 110
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 06/07/2026A review committee negated the one-game ban that comes with a VAR-induced red card (which happens sometimes). Trump took credit. Folks assumed Infantino interfered because FIFA's gonna FIFA. Belgium asked what's up. FIFA called that a formal appeal, then said Belgium didn't have standing to appeal. 020
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 04/07/20262000s: 25TH HOUR 2010s: MAGIC MIKE XXL 2020s: MINARI 000
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 04/07/20261960s: HIGH SCHOOL 1970s: KILLER OF SHEEP 1980s: BORN IN FLAMES 1990s: MISSISSIPPI MASALA 100
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 04/07/2026For those thinking about the Fourth of July, here are 11 films (one per decade, 1920s-2020s) about the myths and contradictions and beauties and struggles of living in the United States. 1920s: THE CROWD 1930s: YOUNG MR. LINCOLN 1940s: THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES 1950S: SHANE 110
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 27/06/2026We made it. “Lilia the Inner Demon Crusher” is now performing. 120
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 24/06/20266/23/26 achiote tilapia + shrimp, arroz mexicano rojo, black beans, zucchini, pico de gallo, guacamole with tortillas and brazilian lemonade 100
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 02/06/2026when I wear my hat that reads “Montana” while I’m in Montana 010
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Guitar Guy has pulled out of the America 250 Celebration Concerts, according to Immortan Joe 031
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I’d say my views on the rollout of AI is best captured by Chapter Five of Steinbeck’s GRAPES OF WRATH. ia800101.us.archive.org/8/items/coll... 010
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 16/05/2026On the topic du jour: I teach a one-credit, conversation-focused class each fall on any topic I want. This time I decided we would all read 1-3 books together and let the students choose. The picked EAST OF EDEN. (Other options in photos.) The kids are all right. 000
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 30/04/2026I couldn’t get through the rest of the article because this clause kept swirling around my brain. The most inadvertently damning adverb I’ve seen in a while. 000
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 25/04/20264/23/26 Found a good deal on fryer pieces at the store, so made some tandoori chicken on a charcoal grill. The accompanying pulau was the best I've ever made. Fast and super delicious. The oldest had three leftover pieces as his entire meal last night. 140
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Can anyone fluent in Teen tell me if this is a yes? 010
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 17/04/2026The lode of Joan Blondell & Glenda Farrell films currently available on Watch TCM (in the US) is keeping me going through an exhausting April. Using my rare, spare minutes on these Pre-Code gems is a salve you might also benefit from. 001
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 03/04/20264/1/26 hot pot ("plain" one side, "Korean" [doenjang base] on the other; thinly sliced frozen salmon, extra firm tofu, baby bok choy, scallions, and ramen noodles) 100
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 03/04/20263/28/26 pork lo mein (second time trying recently, and this was a big improvement; pork was very tender and flavorful; balance of flavors in noodles was just right) 120
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 17/03/20263/17/26 dakgangjeong (korean popcorn chicken) and soy-butter-miso asparagus 121
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 15/03/2026I've got a high schooler now, and he doesn't read as many books for school as I would like. That led me to think about what I was assigned in English classes in high school (all honors/AP). This is my best recreation. 240
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Three great movies and no stinkers is a pretty good year for Best Picture nominees. 020
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 01/03/2026“Hayes says she’s given Heaps a lot of clarity about the need to keep disciplined [in positioning]” 010
inessentials @inessentials.bsky.social · 14/02/20262/9/26 kafta on lavash with herbed onions apple-carrot salad with sumac and mint 110
