Robert Langellier

@hellodeliaaaaa Panini was a speciality sandwich only sold at the Springfield, Illinois Panera in 2007

haven't heard anyone use the word "panini" to refer to a grilled sandwich since the early 2000s

“In the era of climate change and forest mismanagement, it’s tempting to shrug one’s shoulders and presume that firefighter shortages are inevitable," @RobLangellier writes. "It doesn’t have to be this way.” Read: nyti.ms/3XPIkvg

@AnilaAjayan Well said by Prof Sivarajan!

Enjoyed reading this article. I'd remember the words by Prof V V Sivarajan, one of the eminent taxonomists in Kerala who said: "Taxonomy is both the Queen&Servant of Biology." Let's hope that with Taxonomy, we'll get the opportunity to understand the world better. @RobLangellier

The number of old-school taxonomists has seemingly been in decline for decades, but @RobLangellier makes a solid case for why this decline needs to be reversed. nytimes.com/2024/07/07/opi…

“How we delineate between species determines what we choose to save,” writes @RobLangellier. nyti.ms/3RWj2Im

@danielledonfro Thanks for this thread, Danielle. Very well put.

And just in case they don't monitor their socials but do monitor their Google Alerts, STL is working with Lochmueller Group for this project.

Below is Tower Grove Park--the second largest park in Saint Louis and a gem to the region. This is a story about @STLCityGov and its engineering consultant @lochgroup sacrificing access to that park and the safety of the children who play there to cars.

I’ve watched this 20x this morning twitter.com/ValentinaForSO…

Honk if you love hawthorns and bizarre intersections between colonization and evolution.

The great diversification of Hawthorn trees may have been unnatural—a legacy of European colonization in North America. But now they're disappearing. @RobLangellier reports: theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

@JoeCunetto Oh no... I'm so sorry to hear.

Took Lupin to the vet and he has 2 “big and aggressive” tumors that can’t be removed and they gave him “a few days maybe” don’t know how that works but I’ll be busy making steak and eggs for every meal for him until the time comes. I hate this I hate this I hate this I hate this

@mhmorrill Wow!

Finished my travel journal sketches from our visit to North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve near Oroville, CA. Stunningly gorgeous place and lovely weather.

@drewphilp I might be able to get it for you if you give me specific info: article title, author, date published, and link.

@BoyceUpholt (It is so good though)

@BoyceUpholt Don't buy this book after all

Was considering shipping Quad-Cities style pizza to people who preorder a bunch of copies. Closest thing possible is a 12-pack of Imo's. Given the reputation of STL-style pizza I'm afraid that will scare people AWAY from preordering 😂 goldbelly.com/restaurants/im…

@bcamcrane Thanks for breaking this down. This should be waved in the face of every freelancer (myself foremost).

I'm referring here to reported features, which is what I do. If you want to make ~$60k a year, after taxes, you'd have to produce ~23 features a year (~3k words each). These kinds of pieces take weeks, at least. This is what I mean when I say that $1/word is not a good rate.

@latifnasser Great story, well told and brilliant ad for Radiolab! One question: it's not clear to me what differentiates a quasi-moon from a moon. (A true moon also orbits a planet and a star, no? Ours does!) Does it have to do with a more erratic orbit, or a more fleeting relationship?

Photo of Lowell Observatory by Tom Polakis. RL episode art by Jared Bartman. GIFs of quasi-moon orbits all from Phoenix7777; Image of cruithne rock star orbit from Britoca and Astroras youtube channels.

Last January, I noticed something peculiar in my 2yo’s bedroom that - after a year of obsessive reporting - led me to a profound cosmic revelation about what’s even possible in our universe. A 🧵.

Two types of people in this world: those who find these images entirely justified and acceptable; and those who find them really quite uncomfortable. If you’re in the former, unfollow me now. A short thread why.

@oliviacpaschal I don't agree or disagree, but would be curious to hear your thoughts. (I live and work in the Ozarks)

@BoyceUpholt Geeze. Chill, editor.

@amonthei Sorry to hear that... when I got married I just dropped my health insurance, because I can't afford it. I'm fairly healthy, though, and can get away with it.