A dragon perches at the top of a pyramid shaped building in this digital painting of a modern city at night. The colors are gray and gold. The dragon is black lit with warm light. People gather on a rooftop to watch it
"Modern Dragons" launches tomorrow š
Heelys Inventor Dies The son of roller-rink owners, Roger Adams created a hit in footwear: sneakers with wheels that popped out. He died at 71. 20m ago
My heart goes out to middle school boys across America in what must be a time of great mourning for them š
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Cat duet by Rossini
Kiri te Kanawa and Norma Burrows
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Well now, would you look at that?
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED peopleās risk of SEVERE disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
Them: Is there a book I can look all this up in?
Me: Not easily and not just one book. This is why industrial hygienists life such difficult lives. And, for fuck's sake, do not use ChatGPT to try to answer these questions.
Them: I just wanted to use a laser. :(
Me: One does not simply use a laser.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT We would like to share our thoughts and condolences with Kit Kat following their recent sad news. On an unrelated note, weāve decided that we are going to rebuild the other side of the Mary Rose, using a surprising new building material ā more info soon...
The cover to Worst Man. A handsome, skinny white guy with red hair, wearing a red suit, black shirt and orange tie is front and centre, toasting the camera. He's clearly been caught by a burly guy with olive skin and black curly hair, who's wearing a purple suit jacket, white shirt and purple tie. The burly guy is sat in a gigantic wedding cake, with the implication being he fell backwards into it catching the skinny guy. As a result the cake is collapsing around them, but the skinny guy's foot is holding up the cake topper, which is cartoony representations of a bride and groom.
A comic page, with 5 panels. 4 panels are arranged in a stack down the left side, the fifth is a splash panel. Banner at top of page: Saturday. Wedding in T-00h59m PANEL 1: A close-in profile shot of a handsome, red-headed guy; he has a black eye and a thin trickle of blood running from his nose. Heās looking up, and mildly grinning. GUY: I hate to be a bother, I do, but thereās an itch on my nose. GUY: Hardly the end of the world, but would you mind? PANEL 2: A close shot behind the guy; we can see his hands, handcuffed behind the steel folding chair heās sat on. GUY: Iād do something about it myself, but my hands appear to be caught on something. INTERROGATOR (OFF-PANEL): Is playing games something you really want to be doing right now? PANEL 3: The guy is cheekily flirting with the interrogator, whoās walking behind him. GUY: Youāre the one who put me in handcuffsā¦ INTERROGATOR: Come on, manā¦ PANEL 4: The guy is rolling his eyes. GUY: Fine. What do you want to know? SPLASH PANEL: Looking over the interrogatorās shoulder, as the guy is looking up at him, with a cheeky grin. INTERROGATOR: What exactly have you been doing here? And why the fuck are you doing it? GUY: Oh, you actually want my story? Colour me surprised.
A comic page of 8 panels. PANEL 1: a photograph of a group of people disembarking a fancy boat onto a jetty. GUY (CAPTION): I was contracted to work this wedding, which let me tell you is stressful at short notice. INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): Contracted? INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): Who the hell contracted you? INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): What is it you even do?! PANEL 2: A cut-out panel of the guy one arm draped over the back of his chair, the other hand gesturing. Heās grinning charmingly. GUY: Iām the Worst Man. INTERROGATOR (OFF PANEL): ā¦the what? INTERROGATOR (OFF PANEL): And how did you get free? PANEL 3: The guy is flashing a grin and showing his hands in a shrug. GUY: Oh, come on, I talk with my hands. PANEL 4: The guy is holding his hand in a āso-soā gesture. GUY: Ok, so. GUY: Sometimes thereās a couple that are settling, right? PANEL 5: The guy is pulling a āyikesā expression. GUY: Theyāve convinced theyāre happy, theyāre forever happy. PANEL 6: The guy is looking serious. GUY: A friend or family member knows they arenāt, but doesnāt want the social fallout of pointing it out. PANEL 7: The guy is lazily gesturing to himself. GUY: So they hire me to reveal the truth in a more subtle way, before they get married. PANEL 8: The guy is looking up. INTERROGATOR (OFF PANEL): So why are you involved here? GUY: In this case, the story goes back a while.
A comic page with 4 panels. PANEL 1: A sprawled dossier showing research on a couple; a cis woman and a trans woman. GUY (CAPTION): Several years ago I was contracted to work on Galatea Telford and Merritt McElligottā INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): Thatās the brideās sister, not the bride. GUY (CAPTION): Uh, yeah. Whatās your point? INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): So sheās not who Iām asking about. GUY (CAPTION): Patience. This is background. PANEL 2: A shot of the guy talking to Merritt and Galatea around a school teacherās desk, planning some sort of schedule. GUY (CAPTION): So I got a temp job at the school where Merritt and Galatea work. PANEL 3: A shot of the three of them in a bar, with some other people. All of them are laughing except the guy, whoās a little more detached. GUY (CAPTION): Even met some of their friends. PANEL 4: A shot of Merritt and Galatea back at the teacherās desk, flirting. The guy is looking in through the door, a small, sad smile. GUY (CAPTION): But what I was coming to learn wasā INTERROGATOR (CAPTION): Enough. Iām dying of old age here.
Hey bsky! If you didnāt know already, weāre making a romcom! A heated, queer romcom set at a wedding! If you like romance, comedy, heists, hating billionaires or ridiculous farces, you should check out #WorstManOGN!
Written/drawn by us, logo and lettering by the incredible @gofrankgo.bsky.social!
Also, if I recall later in like Lovecraft at least had *some* regrets about his bullshit. I am doubtful any such reflection is soon coming from her.
I've been seeing a lot of this lately.
Tl;DR version: Lovecraft did not experience an epiphany regarding his racial prejudices at the end of his life. This misconception was in part deliberately fostered after his death. However, Lovecraft's views did change over time.
Read on for details.
Every time I post about endometriosis and dare to make it, gender inclusive, I always get a lot of comments from people angry that I didnāt just say āwomenā
And every time, I think about how Rowling has enough money to cure endometriosis forever. But she doesnāt actually give a fuck about women.
IDA PEARL AGE 20 LIVED AT 355 e 4th St Died 3/25/1911 Triangle Factory Fire
Lizzie Adler Age 24 Lived Here 324 e. 6th St. Killed 3-25-1911 Triangle Fire We Remember
Gussie Bierman Age 22, Lived here at 8 rivington st & died March 25th, 1911 in the triangle factory fire
If you're in Manhattan today, keep your eyes out for these sidewalk chalk memorials for the 146 victims of the Triangle Factory Fire.
The Chalk Project was started by Ruth Sergel in 2004 and is now organized by the Tenement Museum.
A bath full of Capybaras! They're surrounded by yuzu fruit and ducks and being attended by a Capybara furry and two humans.
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Vaccines save lives.
Thatās it. Thatās the post.
Two recent acquisition mono composite 13ā sets from ā94 on the desk, i decided iād have a little fun and do some trinitron comparison pics because i just love how well these compliment eachother. they are besties
This never led anywhere on Twitter or Mastodon before, so hereās another try.
IĀ was given these drawings in late 2000 or early 2001 in high school near Paris, and was told that the artist had graduated the year before.
Iām curious whether we can find them again.
The signature reads, āSaillyā.
Carmen Sandiego from the 90s cartoon
Happy International Women's Day to the original International Woman
This is not meant as a call out, but I do want to pull this out because I have seen this expressed way too many times.
This is good old-fashioned ignorance mixed with a little bit of presumption. Anyone who uses this talking point simply does not understand what the modern car market looks like.
I don't believe in any gods.
But I do believe in Dolly Parton.
To break character - in 2022, Roger Shepard, pioneering cognitive scientist and creator of many famous illusions, passed away from Parkinson's.
We use a version of his Shepard Elephant as a mascot. In honour of Roger, 10% of profits from our artbook will go to USA + UK Parkinsonās charities. ā” š°
Four-panel comic of a fluffy black cat lying on grass at dusk. Text reads, āI just wantā¦ to remind youā¦ that youā¦ are purrecious.ā In the final panel, the catās eyes turn large with heart shapes inside.
This got an exasperated eye-roll from my mother. A+ level of bad pun.
Ah, thank you for reminding me to buy another box of tractor feed paper! Gotta keep my dot matrix printer fed.
Eating implement, folding, with three-pronged fork, spatula, pick, spike and knife. Photograph copyright Ā© The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Did you guys know about the ancient roman multitool?
It is a very rare artifact, part of the Fitzwilliam Museum, that would have been a luxury item, and it has a knife, spoon, and fork, as well as a spike, spatula and small pick.
It is made out of silver, except the iron knife, now rusted.
Ah yes, thank you YouTube algorithm for reminding me I haven't watched this in a long while. Time to smile through the tears!
(Link is to the amazing music video of @foxamoore.bsky.social's "Rescuing Ghosts")
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Hey folks, if you like stories about your heroes turning out to be bad people, and uh, like wizards and shit, I have a book out now.
