The Public Domain Review

publicdomainrev.bsky.social

20 October 2026 15:22

After complaints about Timothy Dexter's A Pickle for the Knowing Ones (1797) being entirely devoid of punctuation, in future editions the eccentric businessman supplied a supplemental page so that people “may peper and solt as they please”: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/dexter-pickle

Katie Martin

katie0martin.ft.com

19 October 2026 10:06

Someone in a cafe I was in at the weekend *clicked* at the waitress for attention. Jail.

Katie Martin

katie0martin.ft.com

19 October 2026 07:48

Jail time for people who stand on the left on tube escalators. Public stoning for people who walk at you looking at their phone. Stay tuned for more mad, unenforceable policy ideas aimed at minor daily irritations.

Peter

notalawyer.bsky.social

19 October 2026 07:04

“i pay tax before, but still pay tax now?” We spoke with dozens of half-literate morons about the machinations of local governance. Here’s what they’re saying.

Gosh

historygosh.bsky.social

18 October 2026 20:31

Gladwell has 10,000 hours experience making arguments based on factual errors.