tip: you can be creative anywhere with anything

why doesn’t the US increase the number of corners in the four corners area for more tourists?

I quit my corporate job two years ago to make games, and I’ve just released my first game! It's a Windows 95 themed automation game where you make PowerPoint factories.

Check out Factory 95 on Steam. #gamedev #indiegame

The Language of Liars A story of secrets, body jumping, and the power of language, The Language of Liars is a poignant, thought-provoking new masterpiece from award-winning author...

I turned out to be too concussed yesterday to post (don't worry, I'm fine, but what timing ehhhhh?)

but I had a book come out! LINGUISTIC SCIFI, MY HEART

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Will get to notifs in a bit, thanks everyone for all the lovely release day boosting :) :) :)

Yes! Talk about all the books but if anyone tries to leave with one you tackle them and wrestle it back.

I kinda want to get a whole box of those little packets that say “silica - do not eat” and put them in a little bowl on the table. It just seems like a thing to do.

I think it would be fun to have a table at a craft fair, just without selling anything. Let people look at stuff I've made, talk about it like a craft fair, but fuck you it's mine. Make your own. Isn't it nice though? I mean, that's 99% the experience of having a craft fair table anyway.

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Well that‘s the bleakest thing I’ve read all day, and in 2026 that says a lot.

Yay!

They’ll probably come back the minute we have a Dem president who does something a random Texas judge doesn’t like.

I’m mad about how accurate this is.

Panthalassa | Go where the energy is We're harnessing renewable energy in the open ocean and delivering it around the world. Engineered in Portland, Oregon.

I’ve been reading up on Panthalassa’s work, and divided between being deeply impressed by some honestly stunning thinking and engineering, and also snickering that the world’s AI will be powered by a massive eternal jerk-off motion. panthalassa.com

Two hooded figures with lamps approach a moonlit, isolated cottage. A woman answers the door. We have come for the child, says the hooded figure So soon? she asks It is time, says the hooded figure. The woman is distraught. We should never have got him a library card! What is done cannot be undone, says the hooded figure We couldn’t see the harm! We just wanted him to enjoy reading! For most, it ends there, says the hooded figure, turning away and walking into the wilderness Oh lord, What have I done! says the woman, the child walks past her and out into the darkness with them. Do not cry mother. I am a writer now.

my latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Eight Excuses I Have Told My Son to Use for His Failure to Hand in English Homework, Excuses I Have Learned are Acceptable During a Thirty-Year Career in Journalism, Books, and Film “Thanks for the homework task. I think there’s something in there, but at the moment it feels a bit vague and undercooked. What I suggest is that you go away...

It's the great Nick Hornby's birthday today, so no better time to trot out this classic list of his from his archives. And check out the sale on all his books in our store!

The Past Recaptured: Dumas Takes on Pushkin’s Genealogy In this article, I investigate how Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870) engages with Aleksandr Pushkin’s (1799–1837) family history in his travelogue Voyage en Russie (1858–1861). It has sometimes been argu...

was wondering just now whether Dumas had ever written about Pushkin (the other famous European writer with African ancestry of his day) and the answer is yes.

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one thing I keep explaining to people is you do not even understand what extreme losers these guys are- when you call them "dangerous" it makes them feel cool, because their entire lives and formative years the only adjectives they ever heard about themselves were "loser" and "joke"

Also: if you can’t feed your troops, maybe don’t start wars?

I used to be in that business, and this post represents a better plan than a lot of companies have.

I can only assume there will be a montage, and Eye of the Tiger.

7. At least they'll wait to melt down the gold statue of Trump to fund the purchase of nuclear weapons from North Korea until AFTER JD Vance leaves the room.
8.

How much you want to bet both Israel and Lebanon both learned of this agreement for the first time from Trump’s bleat?

Zelazny Wins Infinity Award locusmag.com/2026/04...

You can practically hear him thinking, "I'm bored. When will they start paying attention to me again?"

Our new album is out today! A sincere request to help spread the word!

Is it not, at the end of the day, always after all really rabbit season?

Data Engineer #00246 - Richmond, Virginia, United States Title: Data Engineer #00246 State Role Title: Information Tech Spec III Hiring Range: $100,000 - $125,000 Pay Band: 6 Agency: The Library of Virginia Location: Library of Virginia Building Agency Web...

The Library of Virginia in Richmond seeks a data engineer ($100k-$125k) to transform data practices at a 200-year-old cultural heritage org with an eye towards the future.

Looking for someone to imagine & collaboratively implement tomorrow's data infrastructure.

Apply by May 1! Tell your friends!

Thebes erasure is among the smaller of these Sparta dorks’ crimes, but it’s still a crime.

Am I a bad person for finding it especially delicious in that Vance put his personal reputation (such as it is) on the line for this?