Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanAlexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 9hProfessor Bodywise’s Traveling Menagerie! did this chaotic Kaiser Permanente show come to anyone else’s elementary school and give you nightmares about the Drug Vulture 91166
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanBen Zimmer @benzimmer.bsky.social · 10hWill you say 1-Across after solving my latest crossword for @slate.com? Only one way to find out! slate.com/life/2026/10... 10583
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 10hOctober Dahlias, arguably the Best Dahlias 1377568
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanReo Eveleth @reveleth.com · 10hI have a list of things that I would buy if I were to ever really Hit It Big and the first thing on that list is this: www.ebay.com/itm/17623400...ebay.comStar Wars C-3PO Tape Dispenser Ceramic Return of the Jedi Sigma 1983 RARE NOS | eBayThe tape dispenser is in very good condition and clean from a smoke free collection. The glaze is still in great shape and the color is amazing. All of the pictures and video are of the exact piece being sold. 613313
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanMia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 10hYears ago I wrote about one of these and did an interview that was scheduled to be ~30 minutes. I think I was on the phone with them for nearly 2 hours — told them so many times I really had to go, I had other commitments, please follow up via email or let’s book another time. I was near tears lmfao 11314
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 10hOh, absolutely! Here 'tiscooking.nytimes.comOriginal Plum Torte Recipe • 5★ (Gift Recipe)The Times published Marian Burros’s recipe for Plum Torte every September from 1983 until 1989, when the editors determined that enough was enough. The recipe was to be printed for the last time that ... 3101
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 11hIt's true that publishers put "Banned on Boston" on their covers in the hopes that it would boost sales but I'm not aware of any analyses that suggest that the publishers benefited on net from the banning. They were just trying to make the best of a bad situation. 130
Reposted by Joshua J. Friedmangwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 15hNew: As gay bars across the country say that Meta is flagging and deactivating their accounts without warning, I spoke to an Austin queer bar that says Meta nearly destroyed their ability to advertise events: www.chron.com/culture/arti...chron.comHow Meta's new content moderation upended a Texas gay barAt least one LGBTQ establishment in Texas says the social media giant has incorrectly disabled its social media account, potentially hurting business. 301273553
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 13hYayyyyyy, I'm so glad!! I think it's really cute at the top of the Explore page too. Thank you for inspiring this whole effort! 141
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanMaggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 14hHere's the thing: most books that are banned don't make the lists that get circulated each #BannedBooksWeek. If you're a book creator and your book gets banned, please respond to this post with your book and its buy link on bookshop.org. That way we can support indies and banned books 💛bookshop.orgBookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores. 11585296
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanCait (spooky edition 🦇) @caitesq.bsky.social · 15hIKEA update, a month later: The kids, and some sea creatures, caught me in a weak moment. 7774
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 15hI hate questions that are really games or interview prompts 160
Reposted by Joshua J. Friedmanhailey @hailey.at · 16hfor all the NFL freaks on here, here's a feed for you that is pretty up to date with all the stuff happening on game day bsky.app/profile/hail... 2306
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanJulio Peña III @juliopenabk.com · 16hThe former chair of the BK Dems is trying to call a meeting at 10pm tonight to pick a new chair, in defiance of a judge’s order and using rules that the court struck down. No one should attend this meeting. Democrats respect the results of elections and the rule of law. 1025254
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 16h"Well, looks like another day foraging in the sand" "FUCK YES BECAUSE I FUCKING LOVE FORAGING IN THE SAND!" 🪶 630530
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanSarah McLaughlin @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social · 19hwearing my birds cap and my cab driver is calling me miss eagle, go birds 5731
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanBOObka Streisand (Emmy™️) @babkastreisand.bsky.social · 17hBefore and after I told her Go Birds 714310
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanMollie Wilson O'Reilly @mollieoreilly.bsky.social · 17hMen love to tell you how many seconds' difference there is between game and shot clock. 3332
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanPreeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 18hYes! And if you can't donate, find local actions you can take ilovelibraries.org/fight-censor... Learn more about attending local school board & library meetings here: uniteagainstbookbans.org/guide-to-att... Also, consider running for school board!ilovelibraries.orgFight Censorship - I Love LibrariesFight Censorship Libraries and schools across the country are experiencing unprecedented levels of attempts to ban or remove books from their shelves. The American Library Association (ALA) documented... 14126
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanJesse Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · 19hAdolph Menzel, Death as an Unwelcome Guest, 1844/1845. Watercolor and gouache. 5.1 x 3.6 in. (Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin). Death politely recognizes that this is a shoe-free house. 619037
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 04/10/2026I think we nailed the mushroom fairy hat. 133169
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 21hThis is amazing!! Congratulations! Can't wait to watch 040
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 21hGood question! Not to my knowledge, but I hope there will be lots of conversation about it so that it'll be a trending topic 181
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanTashasEv @tashasev.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Behold! Today’s spoils from our annual pilgrimage to the gourd fields 520312
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 04/10/2026Yes! Let's focus on what's important: keeping me entertained 110
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 04/10/2026Oh no, Alex!! I'm so sorry! The trip looks really beautiful, anyhow. Wishing you lots of luck in finding a new gig soon. Please don't be too hard on yourself—it's such a stressful situation, and I'm certain none of it is a reflection on your excellent qualities! 110
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanAlisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Fall ritual 🍎🍏🎃🌽🍇🍂🍁 111513
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanJessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026i don't think you should be allowed to call your business a speakeasy if it has a yelp page 31274113
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 03/10/2026And why did they hire an apostrophe who refuses to work with the alphabet 0150
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanDonald Wine II @blazindw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026They brought in a singer for Oh Canada before the Canada match, and it was botched so bad they just started over with the music and cut the mic off. 2214040
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 03/10/2026when your most trusted interlocutor is telling it to you straight about your new haircut 718111
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanRyan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 03/10/2026A truly stunning set of children’s books for the book historian or printmaker in your life. We just got a full set for the library @skeuomorphpress.org 415032
Reposted by Joshua J. Friedmanwendy knox everette @wendyck.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Shelties: majestic, regal looking working dogs Tallie: “I like to be carried by dog dad in my tote bag” 😂 41008
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanDiedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 03/10/2026My beautiful sister everyone 281394130
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanChris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Tortured lighthouse keeper-ass dog 21137
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanSteven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Story here. Attorneys say Pike is unconscious, on a ventilator and that both of her arms were “swollen, burned, and blistered” upon her arrival at the hospital Wednesday night. nashvillebanner.com/2026/10/02/c...nashvillebanner.comChrista Pike on ventilator after failed execution attempt - Nashville BannerChrista Pike was unconscious and on a ventilator a day after she survived two doses oft the lethal injection drug pentobarbital, according to a court filing. 1217654
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 03/10/2026The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (sitcom from 30 Rock alums), Poker Face (retro detective series from Natasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson), Love Island USA, Married at First Sight 040
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 03/10/2026Add a Cefaly device to the ensemble for a bit of sci-fi intrigue 130
Reposted by Joshua J. FriedmanSarah Osment @smosment.bsky.social · 02/10/2026it took 5 vet technicians to look at his eyeballs. my antimedicalization king 21141