Joseph Allgren

I'm sorry, sir, you're watching Nickolodeon again. Please ask an adult to change the channel for you.

"It etches the limits of human reason and intelligence--perhaps even the limits of human life --when they touch the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the dessert." --from Amazon's blurb for Paul Bowles' The Sheltering Sky The existential crisis of the tiramisu.

A gerund and an infinitive walk into a bar, drinking to forget. Language Log » Autological humor languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=48541&u…

@PhantomMonster A friend is seeking info on an abduction incident where the aliens are described as "crablike" but security camera footage shows the abductees as standing motionless staring skyward for an hour. Do you know the incident? Thanks.

Jared Kushner doesn't shave. He polishes.

Joel Osteen is a complete asshole.

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@DiamondandSilk Con you really be that stupid?

Nancy Pelosi said the WORDS that the President used were racist. But those same words are in the Dictionary. Does that mean that the Dictionary is now racist? Should all Dictionaries be banned since Democrats are offended by words? #TDS

📈Tonight’s top searches, in order: racism, socialism, fascism, concentration camp, xenophobia, bigot

Until there is outside confirmation, I remain doubtful. "Bristol academic cracks Voynich code, solving century-old mystery of medieval text" m.phys.org/news/2019-05-b…

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Don’t let anybody tell you that the other side is the side that’s got a handle on freedom. We are the party of freedom and we shouldn’t be afraid to go out there and say it.

@belt_publishing @amandakhurley I love in the unradical suburbs alas.

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This unbelievable but true story is such a disgrace and violates freedom of speech. Please read and share.

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Literature doesn't owe you validation. It doesn't even owe you a message, especially when you're demanding a specific one. I'm so tired of this shit. "YA Author Offers Apologies and Sacrifices to Social Justice Tribunal" – Tablet Magazine tabletmag.com/jewish-news-an…

A long read. Mallory is a serious dick. "A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions" | The New Yorker newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…

Bibliomotocarro. BBC - Culture - The tiny library bringing books to remote villages bbc.com/culture/story/…

Congratulations to @jeffnoon on his PKD nomination for The Body Library.