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Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· 19h

If we talk about Huck and Pap and Widow Douglas and Jim, we're talking about what's still happening to some kids and some groups.

A demotivational poster showing a robot raising its gun-loaded arms. Captioned MOTIVATION: YOU HAVE 20 SECONDS TO COMPLY.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· 1d

🛶 Pap, by E.W. Kemble

E.W. Kemble's drawing of Pap, Huckleberry Finn's father. Pap is sitting on a stool, leaning against the wall. He's a white man with a shock of dark hair and a big unkempt beard; his beat-up straw hat sits on the floor beside him, his hands are in the pockets of his tattered pants, and his leg is crossed to reveal a bare foot. He looks rough. Eyes closed, head titled downward, but also on guard. 0/10, would not like to meet in a dark alley.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· 7d

🛶📖 Huck Finn readers, see you on Saturday, 8/15, to talk about chs. 1-5. Optional extra reading below in the comments.

An 1884 photograph of Mark Twain. He is standing up, wearing a white (linen?) suit and spiffy loafers, and holding hat and cane in his right hand. The backdrop is a studio photographer's painting of a creek at the edge of the woods. Twain is looking off in the distance, perhaps slightly annoyed that he's not actually outdoors.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Jun 25

Baguettes, not berets!!!

Two sumo wrestlers, Onasato and Hoshuryu, pose with baguettes in Paris. The Eiffel Tower is in the distance, behind them.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Jun 23

American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore.

Huge shiny egg sculpture, AVAM, Baltimore; mirror mosaic.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· May 26

Test build from Tait Global, to give you a better sense of scale.

A photograph of the UFC cage in its test build stage at Tait Global in Lititz, Pa. Giant metal arches rise from a parking lot months before the structure is transported to the White House. Photo from LancasterOnline.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Apr 2

Aimee Semple McPherson—Sister Aimee--is back.

A full-length portrait of evangelist/grifter Aimee Semple McPherson—Sister Aimee--in a long white gown with flowing sleeves. It bears an uncanny resemblance to Paula White.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Mar 30

Stuff those bad feelings waaaay deep down, it’ll be fine

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Mar 29

Making my way through Hell’s Heart. Bulkington sighted! 🐋

Cover of Alexis Hall’s novel, Hell’s Heart. A one-eyed, many tentacled pink space monster swims among the stars.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Mar 25

Uh, Bethany House...?

Cover art for Susan May Warren's "In Too Deep." In a photograph-like portrait, a blonde white man stands on a mountain at sunset. He's laden with hiking gear and a backpack. His body is facing away from the viewer, but his face is partially turned toward the viewer. It's a knees-up shot, so you can see all of the tools around his waist.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Mar 17

The Smallweed Family by "Phiz" (Hablot Knight Browne) for Bleak House. Link has more illustrations: victorianweb.org/art/illustra...

The Smallweed Family by "Phiz" (Hablot Knight Browne) for Bleak House: A black and white illustration of a small room in the Smallweed house. Mr. Smallweed is in his chair by the fireplace, hunched over and exhausted. Judy, a sharp-faced woman with a carving knife in hand, looks angrily at a downcast girl in a bonnet (Charley). An old woman sits in the chair across from Mr. Smallweed. The kettle is on and steaming, and bread and butter is on the menu.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Mar 7

For those who don’t know Greg:

Greg, from Over the Garden Wall. He’s a young boy with a round face, big eyes, green overalls, and a teakettle stuck on his head. He is carrying a smiling frog friend under his arm.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Mar 3

Editor: You get those photos of Mr. Tulkinghorn? Photographer: Sure did boss, real freakin' cold and lawyerly just like you asked. Editor: what. 🔒

Charles Dance in costume as Mr. Tulkinghorn. He stands, in his ancient suit and silks, with his hands behind his back, in front of a fireplace in a well-appointed drawing room. He is pensive but hawk-sharp and observant.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Feb 21

@nkjemisin.bsky.social’s “The World We Make” is a damn delight. Inventive, smartly-written, all the accolades — but most of all, heartening. Strength-giving. Hopeful. It’s the book I need right now.

Cover of N.K. Jemesin’s “The World We Make.” Excellent urban fantasy that fights the horrors—eldritch, political, personal—with resourcefulness and attitude. “I ❤️ NY” means fighting for and alongside its many aspects. This is book #2; do yourself a favor and go read “The City We Became” and then treat yourself to this one.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Feb 20

Cast of "U.S.S. Callister," a creepyass Black Mirror episode. A group of six people, all in Star Trek-ish uniforms, are on a spaceship bridge, surrounding their seated captain (Jesse Plemons). The captain looks stern but not convinced. His crew's facial expressions range from peevish to exhausted.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Feb 19

And this one, for women of a certain stage.

Book cover for Kristin Bair's novel, Clementine Crane Prefers Not To: a white woman in a white bathrobe reclines in a cozy green chair, with her feet up on an ottoman. Her family's crap (sports gear, spilled drink, clothing on floor) surrounds her. Clementine sips her coffee and Does Not Care. She has been inspired by the spirit of Bartleby the Scrivener.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Feb 16

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Feb 14

Moby-Dick is like HIS GRANDPARENTS’ OLDSMOBILE Hop in my novel, It’s as big as a whale And we’re about to set sail! The Pequod is a little old ship where We can get together Love ship, baby, love ship 🐋

Still of the B52s from the Love Shack video.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Feb 14

How about this version (1953)? I kept it because of the Edward Gorey illustrations!

Title page of Charles Dickens’s novel, Bleak House. Black and white illustration by Edward Gorey depicting caged birds near a window overlooking a city. There’s a volume labeled Jarndyce v Jarndyce nearby.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Feb 13

Right??? One dumb hack is that I make sure to sound totally human in discussion, so the instructor hears a "voice." An opinionated voice, but hey. I might also attach an editorial P.S. about a source. Or footnote a crappy AI answer I came across. Or "All errors are custom-made by a human."

Cover of X. Fang's delightful picture book, "We Are Definitely Human." Three blue aliens with purple outfits float in space, along with their flying saucer. This one is fun to read again and again, and I totally recommend it to parents, aunts, uncles, etc. as a non-boring book with sweet illustrations and a kind message. MORE X. FANG, PLEASE.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Jan 3

”…an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time…” 🐋

The Ancient Mariner with the Wedding Guest first page of 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', by S.T. Coleridge, published by Harper und Sons, New York, 1876 (wood engraving)), by Gustave Dore. The ancient mariner, seated, holds forth as the wedding guest looks on and listens.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Jan 2

My college textbook, full of notes in my very tiny handwriting! Wish I still had the binder full of seminar readings—so many primary sources!

The Norton Critical Edition of Melville’s Moby-Dick. The cover has a slightly olive green frame around a 19th century engraving of a whale’s tail thrashing around and upsetting small whaling boats and their crews.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Dec 23

The classic image of The More You Know, blue and purple text riding atop a rainbow jet stream with a yellow star under the W. If you grew up with this on TV, it's time to book your colonoscopy.

Hat Full of Sky@hatfullofsky· Dec 19

Cocktail recipe for "Celery Sour," containing celery bitters from "The Complete Buffet Guide, or, How to Mix All Kinds of Drinks" by V. B. Lewis (1903), via The Food Historian Blog (www.thefoodhistorian.com/blog/categor...). No eggs! No yogurt!