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Philip Girvan retweeted
Without a doubt, the absolute worst thing for MLB's bottom line is for the Brewers to grease the Dodgers in 4, and the absolute best thing for the players' union headed into the off-season is for the Brewers to grease the Dodgers in 4, so Go Brew Crew! -OS
Philip Girvan retweeted
Well worth reading: proofsandprompts.com/2026/10…
Philip Girvan retweeted
Interested in what Melville scribbled in his copy of Emerson? Here's the site for you.
melvillesmarginalia.org/
Philip Girvan retweeted
6/10/76 When Wu Guixian arrives at the Politburo, she remarks that "there are four chairs missing". Hua Guofeng says that they're never coming back.
Philip Girvan retweeted
6/10/76 Wang Dongxing's men enter Jiang Qing's home and find her waiting on a sofa. They tell her she's under arrest. She asks on whose authority.
Philip Girvan retweeted
The #Postseason is here, and we’re celebrating by giving away an official 2026 World Series baseball ⚾️
Just repost and reply for your chance to win!
ALT A white baseball with red stitching and the 2026 World Series logo on it. There is text that reads "No purchase necessary. Enter by 11:59 P.M. on 10/7/26. Official rules: atmlb.com/sweepstakesrules"
Philip Girvan retweeted
“It’s Lemann’s pleasure in other people that is the heart of these books, her keen eye for their strangenesses & their mysteries, and her refusal to be less than fascinated by everything.”
Read an interview w/ the legend Nancy Lemann from our summer issue southwestreview.com/volume-1…
Philip Girvan retweeted
My piece for JACOBIN on the Criterion Channel's a sick, twisted, and fascinating "Southern Gothic" series. Try these sensational critiques of a monstrous culture: BABY DOLL (1956), THE BEGUILED (1971), and WISE BLOOD (1979).
jacobin.com/2026/09/film-ret…
Philip Girvan retweeted
Britannica's 11th edition is the best encyclopedia ever written. I always wanted a proper online version, so I built one:
britannica11.org
Philip Girvan retweeted
Community,
CBC Nova Scotia would like to interview one or two Transition Year Program (TYP) graduates and/or founders today about the Nova Scotia government’s $50,000 cut to the program. Please let me know right away if you’re interested and I’ll connect you with CBC.
Philip Girvan retweeted
Murderous pigs sent to the gallows, sparrows prosecuted for chattering in church, a gang of thieving rats let off on a wholly technical acquittal — Nicholas Humphrey explores the strange world of medieval animal trials: publicdomainreview.org/essay…
Philip Girvan retweeted
"It is no small thing to make a person physically laugh at the remove of 166 years. And how cryptically thrilling to know that the deckhands are laughing with you down the hallway of time." harpers.org/archive/2025/06/…
Philip Girvan retweeted
My latest Echolocations issue: english.web.ox.ac.uk/article…
Philip Girvan retweeted
Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-…!
Philip Girvan retweeted
Teen Vogue took young people seriously. It's impossible to overstate how important, how rare, and how profoundly needed that is.
