Shayne Leslie Figueroa, PhD
@shaynefig.bsky.social
Food history professor and romance novel reader. Loves her cats and yours, very much.
It’s American football season, so I am once again asking why white pants with visible crotch liners are considered acceptable apparel for these elite athletes.
September 14, 2026 at 1:30 AM
It’s American football season, so I am once again asking why white pants with visible crotch liners are considered acceptable apparel for these elite athletes.
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macabre = “muh-KAHB”
Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer”
omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt”
reticent = “RET-uh-sunt”
epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee”
myriad = "MEER-ee-ud"
Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word.
It means they learned it by reading.
Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer”
omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt”
reticent = “RET-uh-sunt”
epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee”
myriad = "MEER-ee-ud"
Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word.
It means they learned it by reading.
August 31, 2026 at 2:53 PM
macabre = “muh-KAHB”
Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer”
omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt”
reticent = “RET-uh-sunt”
epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee”
myriad = "MEER-ee-ud"
Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word.
It means they learned it by reading.
Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer”
omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt”
reticent = “RET-uh-sunt”
epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee”
myriad = "MEER-ee-ud"
Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word.
It means they learned it by reading.
Was the last line of Colson Whitehead’s Cool Machine supppsed to make me cry? Because it did.
(NYC pic below is unrelated to plot of said book)
(NYC pic below is unrelated to plot of said book)
August 25, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Was the last line of Colson Whitehead’s Cool Machine supppsed to make me cry? Because it did.
(NYC pic below is unrelated to plot of said book)
(NYC pic below is unrelated to plot of said book)
Anyone need some early 20th century cozy mysteries set in nyc? These are great. Make me an offer! ebay.io/m/PJJ0y6
Gaslight Mysteries by Victoria Thompson LOT [1-25] | eBay
All are mass-market paperback with the exception of Murder on Murray Hill which is in small-size hardback. Minimal wear, creases on spines. 22 Murder on Trinity Place. 4 Murder on Washington Square.
ebay.io
August 9, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Anyone need some early 20th century cozy mysteries set in nyc? These are great. Make me an offer! ebay.io/m/PJJ0y6
When jumping on the America250 vibes to hold the All Stars game in Philadelphia, the MLB seems to have forgotten that this site comes with… Philadelphia sports fans.
July 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM
When jumping on the America250 vibes to hold the All Stars game in Philadelphia, the MLB seems to have forgotten that this site comes with… Philadelphia sports fans.
Friendship! 🍊 🔵
June 14, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Friendship! 🍊 🔵
Homework and Housework are the same word but mean different things. Don’t ask me why I woke up thinking this today. 🤷♀️
May 19, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Homework and Housework are the same word but mean different things. Don’t ask me why I woke up thinking this today. 🤷♀️
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I am losing my mind at seemingly the entire world's inability to control the worst person alive.
March 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I am losing my mind at seemingly the entire world's inability to control the worst person alive.
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Universities you work for love to be like:
💖 ✨ YOU ARE INVITED ✨ 💖
🪩 🕺 to give us money 💃🏼 🪩
💖 ✨ YOU ARE INVITED ✨ 💖
🪩 🕺 to give us money 💃🏼 🪩
March 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Universities you work for love to be like:
💖 ✨ YOU ARE INVITED ✨ 💖
🪩 🕺 to give us money 💃🏼 🪩
💖 ✨ YOU ARE INVITED ✨ 💖
🪩 🕺 to give us money 💃🏼 🪩
@mta.info can someone explain why the turnstile readers don’t show the balance on Omnicards when they are tapped? The metrocard swipe always told the balance.
March 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
@mta.info can someone explain why the turnstile readers don’t show the balance on Omnicards when they are tapped? The metrocard swipe always told the balance.
She had me at academic adventure (and not the oh crap they’re changing the LMS platform again kind)
authoremmabarry.com/you-me-the-c...
authoremmabarry.com/you-me-the-c...
February 25, 2026 at 4:28 PM
She had me at academic adventure (and not the oh crap they’re changing the LMS platform again kind)
authoremmabarry.com/you-me-the-c...
authoremmabarry.com/you-me-the-c...
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We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.
February 17, 2026 at 5:11 PM
We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.
This is who runs this account.
February 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
This is who runs this account.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Me, reading and studying history: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
January 15, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Me, reading and studying history: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
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Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
Gourmet Magazine
Gourmet is a worker-owned publication about food and the people who make and consume it.
gourmetmagazine.net
January 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
Great panel at AHA this morning with my amazing colleagues. We are always in our food history eras!
January 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Great panel at AHA this morning with my amazing colleagues. We are always in our food history eras!
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
Seriously who do I talk to in the NFL about this unfortunate white pants situation.
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Seriously who do I talk to in the NFL about this unfortunate white pants situation.
I heard people wanted Chicago content?
November 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I heard people wanted Chicago content?
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someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
Would really like to see some subtle trolling of an incrementally bigger maple leaf on the Blue Jays caps each game.
October 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Would really like to see some subtle trolling of an incrementally bigger maple leaf on the Blue Jays caps each game.
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live your life so that when you die everyone talks about how hot you were and not how you were a hateful bigot
September 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
live your life so that when you die everyone talks about how hot you were and not how you were a hateful bigot