good luck!

In this panel drawn by Jack Kirby, a desperate looking man shouts "I...need a marijuana! I gotta have a reefer!" Three men are standing around him and one says "Talk first! Start talking!"

Publishers Weekly: Chen (A Quantum Love Story) shows off his worldbuilding chops in this ingenious 24th-century space opera. Humanity is now in contact with multiple intelligent extraterrestrial life-forms, including the Lumersians, whose bodies are comprised of “planes of pink light” and who have shared their knowledge of photonic energy to help humans harness that volatile power source. Starship Horizon captain Demora Kim was among the first to encounter the Lumersians, and developed a close relationship with one photonic being, whom she nicknamed Chuck and considers a hero. The novel opens with Kim’s exit interview, a part of her forced retirement from the Galactic Cluster Fleet as a result of a decision to disobey orders. The plot then flashes back to explain what happened before the “incident at Base Theta Seven,” including Kim’s struggles to make a photonic engine functional at the request of her superiors, who hope to use it as a weapon in an ongoing war. Chen takes impressive care presenting nonhuman characters, showcasing their often baffled perspectives on humanity. These skillful character portraits make it easy to get sucked into their far-future plight. Readers are sure to be hooked.

Chen (A Quantum Love Story) writes a classic space opera with an original cast of characters who have been to hell and back together—or more specifically, have spent 10 years in a gravity well created by photonic beings called Lumersians, who exist just outside the third dimension and don’t understand the consequences of their experiment. That is, until one of them falls in love with Demi, the captain of the Horizon. Now returned to cluster space, the crew must grapple with a galactic civil war, what it means to join one side or another, and the ethics of pushing today’s problems onto tomorrow’s generation. The story leaves readers questioning who is right, who is wrong, and what we owe one another across species and dimensions, as the crew races back to the gravity well that already consumed so much of their lives to save the Lumersians—and themselves.VERDICT A superb sci-fi story about 21st-century issues set in a futuristic space environment, featuring flawed but lovable characters doing their best with whatever challenges the galaxy presents. Ideal for fans of Claudia Gray and Timothy Zahn.

Did you know that THE PHOTONIC EFFECT launches on Tuesday with TWO starred reviews?

"Chen shows off his worldbuilding chops in this ingenious 24th-century space opera." Publishers Weekly

"A superb sci-fi story about 21st-century issues set in a futuristic space environment" Library Journal

In honor of the Flyers game 1, round 1 win yesterday, here is a not so random photo from my camera roll. Flyer’s mascot Gritty asks us to help prevent street harassment. Good behavior.

What's the story behind gold wreaths given to Boston Marathon winners? Wreaths will be used to crown four winners (men’s and women’s open and wheelchair divisions) at the Boston Marathon on April 20.

Greece’s deep connection to the Boston Marathon is symbolized by the Winner’s Wreaths. It’s a truly beautiful story.

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Breathe. Just breathe. Reach out with your feelings. What do you see?

The island. Life. Death and decay... that feeds the new life.
Warm. Cold. Peace. Violence.

And between it all?

Balance. And energy... a force.

And inside you?

Inside me... that same Force.

And this is the lesson.

-Luke VIII

Boston Fleet fans!!!! Come convince Mike to root for the Fleet!!!

THE FLEET!!!!!! A) They are awesome! B) AERIN "AERIN FRANKEL" FRANKEL!!!! 3) Who doesn't like a nautical theme?

🌷The Abortion Quilt is so very close to being done and there is still time for you to enter the raffle to win it! 🌷

Blossoming trees around the Japanese Garden’s pond.

The canopy of the avenue of cherry trees, all in blossom. The sun is shining through from a clear blue sky.

New Yorkers lounge on bright green grass in the shade of dozens of cherry trees in bloom.

A purple and blue ground cover flower acts as a foreground with the avenue of cherry trees beyond.

Logged off, needed more than grass. Needed all of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Recapping everything that happened in the 2025-26 NHL season YouTube video by What Chaos!

Wondering what happened this year in the NHL? Don't worry! DJ, Pete, and Shaw from @whatchaos.bsky.social are here to explain it all.

🪳🪳🪳 (endearing)

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The photograph shows dozens of large, round, light green Lily pads sitting on the dark surface of a lake. Nestled among the pads are five water lilies.

Random photo from my camera roll. Day 12. Lilies and lily pads on a pond. Monet is getting his brushes ready off screen. London, Ontario.

A pink and purple gradient graphic with title text that says "MassHealth Doula Support & Coverage." Below body copy reads, "Doulas provide non-medical support to members and families during pregnancy, delivery, and after delivery. Your doula can support you and your family based on your unique needs, regardless of how your pregnancy ends. You can choose a MassHealth doula provider who is the right fit for you. Find a MassHealth Doula Provider on the MassHealth Provider Directory at masshealth.ehs.state.ma.us/providerdirectory/ How your doula can help? Connect you with resources in your community based on your needs Meet with you during your pregnancy to help you and your family prepare for birth, including non-medical comfort measures for labor and delivery such as massage, breathing techniques, basic exercises, or body positions Work with you, your family, and your care team during labor and delivery to help make sure you feel supported Meet with you after delivery to talk about your birth experience, how you’re feeling, and give you basic information about breastfeeding or infant feeding and how to take care of your baby"

MassHealth now offers doula support and coverage to members.

If you or someone you know would like to learn more about the Doula Service Program visit: www.mass.gov/info-details/masshealth-doula-services-program-information-for-masshealth-members

India McDadi Continues To Grow As A Player And Person, A Process She Hopes To Continue In The PWHL Brown captain India McDadi wants to be one of her program's first players to reach the PWHL, and in the process, she wants to continue to challenge herself both on and off the ice.

Brown captain India McDadi wants to be one of her program's first players to reach the PWHL, and in the process, she wants to continue to challenge herself both on and off the ice.

✍️ @iankennedyck.bsky.social

thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL

In order to define "European origin" you must first define Europe and buddy

Thinking about Ilya Rozanov’s face absolutely crumpling when Shane Hollander shows up in these abominations. ‘Why do you hide your slutty thighs from me? Are they shy now? Where are those little blue shorts? My mouth is sad, my eyes are sad, my dick is sad - your shorts kill my spirit.’

The city of Boston from above right before sunset. At the right of the photo, a river gleams in the late day sunlight. In the foreground there are large, tall, multi windowed buildings. At the top left of the photo is a glowing orb, the sun through a white fog.

The view of the Charles River through fog from the 52nd floor of the Prudential Center. Boston, Massachusetts. Today, 4/16/2026.

📆 Fri. 4/17 @ 7PM: Anjali Enjeti—journalist, activist, election worker, and award-winning author—joins us in store for a discussion of her new book, "Ballot". She will be joined in conversation by authors Neema Avasia and Anjali Mitter Duva. Learn more here: buff.ly/487IYmh

Go Fleet Go!!!!

*good vibes*

As someone who uses the services of Catholic Charities regularly in my professional life, this should be further proof that Trump is a petty despot who does not care about the well-being of the people he ostensibly leads and has no business being in office. But no one cares what I think.

I'm so excited for you! This one might be my favorite tie-in novel that isn't a novelization or a movie.

And day to day, life's a hard job, you get tired, you lose the pattern. You need distance, interval. The way to see how beautiful the earth is, is to see it as the moon. The way to see how beautiful life is, is from the vantage point of death.

Boston City Hall r/brutalism

I’ve been to Bruins games, Beanpots, and Hockey East championships and I’ve never felt the energy and electricity at TD Garden that I felt at tonight’s #BostonFleet game.

SECTION 1 Media and PWHL Overflow SECTION 2 30. PHLOff-Ice Official 31. PWHL Off-Ice Official 32. PWHL Off-Ice Official 34. PWHL Off-Ice Official 35. PWHL Off-Ice Official 36. PWHL Off-Ice Official 37. PWHL Off-Ice Official 38. PA - Jake Zimmer SECTION 4 45. Youth Inc. - Shelby Bumgarner 46. Inside the Rink - Stephanie Travers 47. Read Btwn S. - Mackenzie Connick 48. T. A. Ballpark - Darren Redmond SECTION 3 39. Danielle Hersh 40. Nick Bisconti 41. Faith Worrell 42. Laura Marie Davey 43. Charles Rooke SECTION 5 49. See Her Be Her - Steve Ryan 50. Daily Free Press - Jane Guay 51. The Gist - Lauren Tuiskula 52. Boston Globe - Matt Porter 53. Boston Globe - Katie Mclnerney 54. Boston Globe - Emma Healy 55. Black N' Gold - Alexis Caines 56. Hockey News - Frances Klemm 57. Hockey News - Vani Hanamirian 58. MassLive - Chloe Patel 59. Troiani Rink Report - Gayle Troiani 60. Freelance - Lydia Murray 61. Eagle Tribune - Angelina Berube 62. Lowell Sun - Jason Cooke 63. Inside the Rink - Stephanie Travers SECTION 6 64. Voice in Sport - Carmen Talavera 65. TOGETHXR - Tanya Cuadra 66. TOGETHXR - Jennifer Eileen Cuadra 67. TOGETHR - Amelia Spinney 68. The Ice Garden - Michelle Jay 69. Media W. Worldwide - Marquax Fortier 70. Out of Her League - Frankie de la Cretaz 71. Entertainment Outlet - Lori Hynes 72. Sports Girls Club - Karinna Leonard 73. Bloomsbury - Joanne Lannin 74. Icon Sportswire - Mingo Nesmith 75. Good Game - Alex Azzi 76. Good Game - Bianca Hillier 77. CNBC - Alexa Pozniak 78. GBH News - Esteban Bustillos 79. Bos. Mass Deportes - Guillermo Arcos 80. Bos. Women's Sports - Laura Everett 81. Bos. Women's Sports - Abbi Holt 82. BtG Podcast - Adam Brownstein 83. Boston.com - Conor Ryan 84. WCVB - Alexis Beckett 85. WHDH - Marlee Wierda 86. WEEI - Scott McLaughlin 87. WBZ - Dan Roche 88. WBZ - Logan Hall

Pro women’s sports will only succeed if there is a media environment that covers it. Behold the list of people who we’re credentialed for the #PWHL #BostonFleet game at the Garden (can’t confirm if they attended or not) #media (no #Boston Herald 🤷‍♀️)

A sign attached to the outside of a light gray building reading "Cambridge Brands, Inc., a subsidiary of Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc." The sign is rectangular and is solid brown in the middle with orange stripes to each side of the brown center and white on each end, in the same color scheme as a Tootsie Roll wrapper.

Follow-up to the Candy Discourse here the other day - here's the sign on the candy factory in Central Square:

The winners of the ‘Heated Rivalry’ look-alike contest posing with Ksenia at the Montreal Victoire and Boston Fleet game

The winners of the ‘Heated Rivalry’ look-alike contest with Ksenia at the Montreal Victoire and Boston Fleet game tonight

Shane and Ilya look alikes with Ksenia

Shane and Ilya look alikes with Ksenia

Ksenia

Ksenia

from the back that’s literally hollanov and svetlana watching a hockey game 😭

via badcrystalart

Χριστός Ανέστη! for whatever it’s worth