CulturalAnthro PhD, Lecturer, Bulgarian immigrant, FOOD/Feminism/Word Nerd/Humor/Classical Texts. Expert cruciverbalista. Views delightfully OWN. Laugh a little
Washington, DC
Joined March 2014
- Tweets14K
- Following421
- Followers462
- Likes21.2K
Pinned Tweet
I am genuinely thrilled (or positively chuffed, as some say) I will be one of the profs teaching The Examined Life this fall. american.edu/magazine/the-ex… #highered
theatlantic.com/books/2026/1… #greatbooks The Time Is Right for a ‘Great Books’ Revival
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups ranked as America’s most popular Halloween candy in Instacart’s 2026 report, topping candy purchases in 40 states and Washington, D.C.
I am resisting the tyranny of thinness by no longer weighing myself at home, ever, and by declining to be weighed at doctor's appts (which I hardly go to anyway). I am over 40, so society has decided I am chopped (liver) anyway :) #fightfatshaming
I never met a #crossword puzzle I didn't like...or rather that I didn't feel compelled to do: that includes the Trader Joe's one :)
#crossword Cheerful person? fan. Feeling that all roads lead to roam? wanderlust. Fatal attractions? siren songs. Result of keeping a lid on too long? hat head. "Hole-sale" outlets? donut shops.
#crossword Gets started the wrong way? hot wires. Spot checker? leash. "My Halloween monster costume is so disappointing!"? I don't scare.
freshfruitportal.com/news/20… The US is the world's second biggest producer of apples, after China. #apples
#crossword Singer who had us at "Hello?" Adele. International intelligence community? Mensa. Butter up? Aries. Key part of an exit strategy? Esc. "Yo!" de Cologne? Guten tag.
#crossword One who makes relocating even harder than it already is? moving villain. Task for a haunted house after Halloween? Ghost storing.
#crossword Bank investment? levee. Words said with reservation? Save the Date. Crafts seen around the world? UFOs. One who says "Hell if I know!"? Satan.
youtube.com/watch?v=TgDSX4M-… So, everyone should watch Nosferatu, the Eggers film from 2024.