From the deeps, Dagon arose⁠—⁠His folk had gone into darkness⁠—⁠It was he whom the man cast eyes upon⁠—⁠And the man was pursued by madness

Review — So, why read this thing?

Review — "The classical world is an illusion."

The meaning of 'intuitive' would seem to be subjective.

A firehose of a book.

A 20-page booklet on brachytherapy dosimetry.

Tip for importing a Goodreads library into Yamtrack.

A short non-fiction story from 1961 about citizenship.

Jon Batiste is a blessing to New Orleans (Piano up in here)

(Beloved) Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans, 1412-1431 — New Orleans, Louisiana

This is an unusual book, one composed of three different things.

America’s dark prophet Philip K. Dick saw through the veil of perception that hangs before reality and stared unblinking into the abyss that lies beyond, seeing the world we have thus far only partly made our home.

Excerpt from First Inaugural Address, given by President Roosevelt in 1933.

Price changes unlikely to be downward.

The barber's only rule is: 'No Politics' and for a rule to have force there must be one to enforce it.

Quantum mechanics is not that weird.

In the 21st century, English explorers celebrated discovery of a land whose borders actually mattered and it had been under their feet all along, always in the last place you look.

A good day to leave the diadem at home.

Pi Are Square … well, Raspberry Pi are squarish.

Everything is linear across a short enough range. Nothing is are linear across a long enough range.

I Voted 2026

A child’s wasteland of cinematic SpaghettiOs.

19th century solutions won't solve 21st century problems.

God bless cultural appropriation …

From his wife's patrician uncle, a strugging banker receives ancient Hellenic magic …

Unnamed Mural, Fishbone Alley, Gulfport, Mississippi

Iconic image upon the guesthouse wall, www.creolegardens.com.

Balcony Bar and Cafe, New Orleans, www.balconybarandcafe.com

Beloved Community, sculpture by Frank Hayden, 1976, New Orleans, www.frankhaydenproject.org

Path shaded by ancient oaks, New Orleans.

Cymbals at the front of the Southern University Marching Band, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, www.subr.edu, Mardi Gras 2026

Diptych mural, New Orleans

Riders on horses handing out red roses, Mardi Gras 2026.

The lemon tree, she's so pretty …, www.creolegardens.com.

Water meter cover art by 'LeLuna Street Art' of New Orleans.

Movie Night Parade Float, Mardi Gras 2026

From the mantle, the Emperor keeps watch over the guesthouse bed, www.creolegardens.com.

Cafe du Monde and French Market Float, Mardi Gras 2026.

Krewe da Bhan Gras, Mardi Gras 2026, www.krewedabhangras.com

Lucha Krewe, Mardi Gras 2026, www.luchakrewe.com

Mary Poppins Parade Float, Mardi Gras 2026

Pygmalion Captain, Parade Float, Mardi Gras 2026

Pygmalion King, Parade Float, Mardi Gras 2026

The Bräts, Mardi Gras 2026, www.undyah.com

The Lucky Clowns Parade Float, Mardi Gras 2026

Parade of the Sirens of New Orleans, Mardi Gras 2026, www.sirensofneworleans.com

Trombone Shorty Mardi Gras 2026 float, www.tromboneshorty.com.

Parade of tuba players, Mardi Gras 2026

"Mad as Hell" Speech, Network (1976)

An atom relaxes …

A monograph on the city’s history …

In general, a movie is but a diminished reflection of the book …

A book written to instruct in the creation of decoration …

Style guide for translation of proper nouns from English to Esperanto.

Not so long ago nor far away, in his study, Mr. Wormley sat pondering, his spine resting firmly against the oxblood leather. A hint of peppermint tried but failed to hide that other smell. His eyes, red-rimmed and baby-blue, peered out over his grandpa-glasses, wire-rimmed and half-moon shaped. Steepled before …

Self-governing democratic republic not controlled by oligarchs (depends on) anti-trust enforcement.

Complete honesty …

Christmas Eve at the quarter century, a fog lay thick and expectant across the bay, draping out over the city with whom it shares a name—an eldritch and unnatural thing in the unseasonal warmth, one that could well have concealed most anything. The living land is bounded by two …

In this novel, the author recounts a story in the life of the young boy Jimbo.

Every day and from every corner …

Any revival of a reboot of a spinoff of a sequel …

Kiu vi estas kaj kial vi estas ĉi tie antaŭ Dankotago?

A religious story.

A pagan story.

A supernatural story.

A supernatural crime story.

A crime story.

A travel story.

A ghost story.

A fantasy story.

A children's story.

A supernatural story.

A children's story.

A supernatural story.

A ghost story.

A supernatural story of doomscrolling during the First World War.

A website is an oyster in which RSS is the pearl.

An Esperanto translation of “From Beyond” by HP Lovecraft (1921).

This parable on the nature of Law would make a fine preface to any text on the subject.

Dangerous characters dwell in the penumbra, around the edge of civilized society's illumination—and so do some, who merely believe themselves to be.

Among the aspects of this author’s singular style of writing is that it sounds as if it is the product of a prior age. …