Bryant Simon

#toiletstudies=studies of democracy

"Public bathrooms can make [the] case . . . that a big government committed to fairness and equality is built on a combination of robust spending and intimate actions." Bryant Simon, author of the forthcoming FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY, in the @NYDailyNews. buff.ly/3wtqFts

@NYCMayor. Great start on public bathrooms. Build more! nydailynews.com/2026/01/14/mam…

🚽 Toilets should be put on a pedestal. In a changing world, one thing remains constant: we’ll always need the toilet — to protect health, dignity and our environment. Learn more and join in #WorldToiletDay on 19 November 👉 buff.ly/mg8wXJa

Today is WORLD TOILET DAY. Good time to think about the importance of the mundane. un.org/en/observances…

Here's the press release for my new book, out today! docs.google.com/document/d/13A…

@AliWatkins is coming BACK to @TempleUniv to talk about her amazing book about Troubles and the US, The Next One is For Us. Oct. 15 @TUKleincollege @TempleHonors

Some interesting data on coffee consumption by place/city @Newsweek newsweek.com/best-worst-cit…

Today, 34 years ago, A fire killed 25 people locked inside a burning chicken processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina, U.S. #Hamlet #ChickenProcessing #Fire #Tragedy #PlantFire #History #Event #Learning #World #Anniversary

BORN IN FLAMES by Bench Ansfield is a book @nytimes recommends you add to your TBR in August. nytimes.com/2025/07/30/boo…

First book, first garden! Just got my author copies of BORN IN FLAMES, out from @wwnorton on August 19th.

@chriscooperwcu @playbookdc I always read Chris Cooper!

Cool to see my piece, “Thom Tillis and the painful truth about swing state politics” listed in Politico @playbookdc’s Great Weekend Reads”

In no small measure, a book about how we got here…

Anthony Guerrero, the best of the US Army and @TempleUHistory made. nytimes.com/2025/06/30/opi…

Happy Wawa Hoagiefest to all those who celebrate!! #wawa #welcomeamerica #philly

Check at this great report on Max Gaida's innovative and impactful @TempleHonors' class on Philly's LBGTQ+ history. @giovannisroomlb @BarnesClub @TempleUHistory @phillygaynews

New article out today! It focuses on the formation of an anti-Contra War coalition between specialty coffee companies & Central America solidarity activists. Part of SHAD's special issue on "Anti-Fascist Cafe Cultures." Check it out! journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/EGSFKNN…

@Twinkie_Defense Wow. This is great. The best of coffee scholarship!

The company is trying to get back to its roots as a coffee house meant for social connection. yahoo.trib.al/jIUBFC2

The next Hanes lecture is tomorrow, 3/4, from 5-7 pm in Wilson Library's Pleasants Family Assembly Room. Dr. Bryant Simon will give a talk on community-produced publications in the American South. More info: calendar.unc.edu/event/hanes-le…