Adam Shenton
@shent0n.bsky.social
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gregor samsa awoke one morning to discover he had been transformed into a sickass beetle. fuck yeah he said scuttling all over the walls and ceiling like no dumbfuck traveling salesman could ever do. this is the best day of my life he said
October 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
gregor samsa awoke one morning to discover he had been transformed into a sickass beetle. fuck yeah he said scuttling all over the walls and ceiling like no dumbfuck traveling salesman could ever do. this is the best day of my life he said
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Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately
![Hello Bone Colleagues,
I have invented a new type of ankle and I'm very excited to show it to you. Early raccoon trials suggest a 60% increase in scurrying speed and dramatic increases in fine motor banditry. I know we are not supposed to create super raccoons, but I think you'll change your mind and professional ethics when you see how cute they are. I believe we are on the cusp of a new era in advanced human scurrying because if medical science has taught me anything, it's that improvements in raccoons correspond 1:1 to improvements in humans.
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[My name]
Chief Bone Inventor
Chair, Department of Foot and Leg Innovation
Lord Mayor, Musculoskeletal Medicine
Hartford HealthCare,
The Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nycc7oummopgeptw555s6icn/bafkreicwbyb3msa5cnllbexjrxrmuw2s6qj36aiitv2tp5aos5nsz2pem4)
October 6, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately
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Uhhh is anyone else seeing this ?? 😬
October 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Uhhh is anyone else seeing this ?? 😬
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I wish my goldfish would stop asking me if I saw 'Shape of Water', he already knows I don't feel that way about him, we're just friends
October 1, 2026 at 11:56 AM
I wish my goldfish would stop asking me if I saw 'Shape of Water', he already knows I don't feel that way about him, we're just friends
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- Benito Mussolini, 1937
nations league is so weird because I’m baffled by how much I am supposed to be caring here
September 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
- Benito Mussolini, 1937
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Pompeii is a UNESCO world heritage site not because it was remarkable in its prime, but because it survived to our era untouched: one moment, preserved for all time. But future generations won't know what OUR world was like unless we do the same.
This is why we MUST bury Toronto with a volcano
This is why we MUST bury Toronto with a volcano
September 23, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Pompeii is a UNESCO world heritage site not because it was remarkable in its prime, but because it survived to our era untouched: one moment, preserved for all time. But future generations won't know what OUR world was like unless we do the same.
This is why we MUST bury Toronto with a volcano
This is why we MUST bury Toronto with a volcano
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James Dean was in three movies. Three. None of them were great. You guys can try to build your legacies through a lifetime of meaningful achievements if you want. I’m going to continue focusing on what really matters: looking awesome
September 21, 2026 at 3:41 PM
James Dean was in three movies. Three. None of them were great. You guys can try to build your legacies through a lifetime of meaningful achievements if you want. I’m going to continue focusing on what really matters: looking awesome
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Sorry I haven’t been reskeeting as much lately I have recently learned how to read
September 22, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Sorry I haven’t been reskeeting as much lately I have recently learned how to read
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The algorithm keeps advertising me this male sex toy that looks like a murder-drone designed by Feathers McGraw…
September 21, 2026 at 11:51 AM
The algorithm keeps advertising me this male sex toy that looks like a murder-drone designed by Feathers McGraw…
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Given that Cuaron predicted the continued existence of WH Smith as a High Street chain, you can argue that, if anything, he was too optimistic about the UK's future.
September 7, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Given that Cuaron predicted the continued existence of WH Smith as a High Street chain, you can argue that, if anything, he was too optimistic about the UK's future.
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Still can't believe she won the auction that allowed Thomas Pynchon to name her boyfriend.
Natalie Portman Gives Birth to Baby No. 3, Her First With Tanguy Destable bit.ly/4xFl56F
September 5, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Still can't believe she won the auction that allowed Thomas Pynchon to name her boyfriend.
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OK I've looked into it and it turns out this complex social problem is actually all caused by my personal bugbear. Huge win for me tbh
September 1, 2026 at 11:12 AM
OK I've looked into it and it turns out this complex social problem is actually all caused by my personal bugbear. Huge win for me tbh
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Can’t believe Dolly Parton wrote Jolene and Do the Bartman on the same night.
August 28, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Can’t believe Dolly Parton wrote Jolene and Do the Bartman on the same night.
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To add to all the Dolly Parton anecdotes being shared, here’s mine: I only met her once, but it was a VERY memorable encounter. She shot me in the head with a gun, killing me instantly
August 26, 2026 at 5:29 AM
To add to all the Dolly Parton anecdotes being shared, here’s mine: I only met her once, but it was a VERY memorable encounter. She shot me in the head with a gun, killing me instantly
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THEY ALL LAUGHED AT ME AT THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE
August 24, 2026 at 9:15 AM
THEY ALL LAUGHED AT ME AT THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE
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Per my last tablet
August 15, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Per my last tablet
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yeah man "woke 1" sucked ass. I "woke 1" morning from uneasy dreams to find myself transformed into a giant insect
August 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
yeah man "woke 1" sucked ass. I "woke 1" morning from uneasy dreams to find myself transformed into a giant insect
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Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Vast and Trunkless Leg of Stone, Standing in the Desert from classic poem Ozymandias.
August 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Vast and Trunkless Leg of Stone, Standing in the Desert from classic poem Ozymandias.
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I think the thing we are all in denial about when it comes to the One Cool Trick to win elections forever is that low info swing voters are basically incomprehensible eldritch horrors to politically engaged people. There’s no understanding them and you’ll go mad trying.
August 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I think the thing we are all in denial about when it comes to the One Cool Trick to win elections forever is that low info swing voters are basically incomprehensible eldritch horrors to politically engaged people. There’s no understanding them and you’ll go mad trying.
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Solar eclipse coming up so here’s one of my favourite maps
August 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Solar eclipse coming up so here’s one of my favourite maps
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I saw a post saying that any critic would get a backlash after trashing a popular film. And I'm just not sure that should be normal. It's fun when a critic hates something! We should want reviewers with high standards and weird/obtuse opinions. A film isn't a sports team you support!
I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
www.lrb.co.uk
July 31, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I saw a post saying that any critic would get a backlash after trashing a popular film. And I'm just not sure that should be normal. It's fun when a critic hates something! We should want reviewers with high standards and weird/obtuse opinions. A film isn't a sports team you support!
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True story:
I have a family friend who hates football.
A few years ago, she mentioned off the cuff to my dad that she'd only been to one football match in her life and she didn't get what all the fuss was all about.
My dad asked her which match it was, but she couldn't remember at first.
(1/5)
I have a family friend who hates football.
A few years ago, she mentioned off the cuff to my dad that she'd only been to one football match in her life and she didn't get what all the fuss was all about.
My dad asked her which match it was, but she couldn't remember at first.
(1/5)
July 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM
True story:
I have a family friend who hates football.
A few years ago, she mentioned off the cuff to my dad that she'd only been to one football match in her life and she didn't get what all the fuss was all about.
My dad asked her which match it was, but she couldn't remember at first.
(1/5)
I have a family friend who hates football.
A few years ago, she mentioned off the cuff to my dad that she'd only been to one football match in her life and she didn't get what all the fuss was all about.
My dad asked her which match it was, but she couldn't remember at first.
(1/5)
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Ed Gamble: [Clearly exasperated] Before you pick your dessert, I‘m going to remind you that you don’t have to choose…
Scooby Doo: Rooby Snacks!!
James Acaster: [Smashing his microphone into the table and brea it] God DAMMIT!!
Scooby Doo: Rooby Snacks!!
James Acaster: [Smashing his microphone into the table and brea it] God DAMMIT!!
July 20, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Ed Gamble: [Clearly exasperated] Before you pick your dessert, I‘m going to remind you that you don’t have to choose…
Scooby Doo: Rooby Snacks!!
James Acaster: [Smashing his microphone into the table and brea it] God DAMMIT!!
Scooby Doo: Rooby Snacks!!
James Acaster: [Smashing his microphone into the table and brea it] God DAMMIT!!
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Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset"
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
July 18, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset"
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*