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Noooooooooo.

Get thee down to Thistle Hall to see this show. The cutest thing I've seen in a LONG TIME.

Bill & Ted, my pal's roosters.

Asscrack in the morning, time to pop off to Blenheim for a week! 🫡

Can you spare a minute to help Pip Adam? Revoke Destiny Church's Charitable Status Due to Hate Crimes Incitement

Least that can be done.
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Random Moomin page for today:
(Also, not in this economy, Snorkmaiden!)

Can't wait!! 🤩

More medieval mischief on the way:

Finally getting around to this! Lesbian sassquatch X The Bachelor knockoff reality TV show setting on a remote coast of the Pacific Northwest, it's zingy, zesty and pure escapism! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ so far.

You: They did the math.

Me: ᵀʰᵉʸ ᵈⁱᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒⁿˢᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵗʰ

You: What was that?

Me: Nothing.

Me three hours later in a whisper: ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍʳᵃᵛᵉʸᵃʳᵈ ᵍʳᵃᵖʰ

Happy Valentine's Day everyone, except these people.

Ā painting of Captain Cook being killed by kānaka maoli from Hawaii.

My Valentine is all of kānaka maoli for doing what we couldn't. Happy Captain Cooked Day, e te whānau.

I feel like I'm in trouble...

Exactly!!

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Are you struggling to finish books? Do you love (queer) fantasy? Want to bulk out your 2025 reading? Have a go at this series. I've just finished this wee gem. Hats off to Nghi Vo for creating an entire world, fascinating characters & an impressive story, all in under 3 hrs of listening - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Mt Cook/Newtown

The things you see around Pōneke 🍌

Lessons for the End of the World On Octavia Butler, the L.A. fires, and the uses and misuses of the things that cannot be recovered.

“People are not incorrect about Octavia Butler predicting the future, but they’re not always clear about what kind of future she was envisioning.” In a new Essay, Hanif Abdurraqib reflects on Butler, legacy, and the L.A. fires.

🥟🎇 Happy Lunar New Year from the Dim Sum Palace! This stunning picture book by X Fang about a little girl called Liddy who loves (like, LOVES) dim sum is now in paperback!

Have a great year of the 🐍!

#pushkinchildrensbooks #picturebook #chinesenewyear #lunarnewyear

It’s here! All the books longlisted for the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Four categories, 43 books, many thoughts and feelings....

It’s here! All the books longlisted for the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

More pics!

Great show at Wellington Museum! Fascinating and the perfect accompaniment to Chinese/Lunar New Year 🧧🐍

Another day, another Doug.

Eden Park needs unlimited concerts, Luxon says in call for growth In his state of the nation speech, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Auckland Council should consider "abolishing" the limitation on Eden Park concerts.

Economy in toilet, unemployment rising, housing crisis, food crisis - serious issues demanding serious solu... FFS. www.1news.co.nz/2025/01/23/e...

A comet is seen near the top of the image. The comet has several tails visible, some being white but others having different colors. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

🔭 Comet ATLAS Rounds the Sun

Image Credit: NASA, SOHO Spacecraft, LASCO C3; Processing: Rolando Ligustri

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On Doug Duty today 🐺 (not mine, I'm doing a look-after).

Went down to Island Bay last night you see the ATLAS comet! The amazing folks at Space Place (up at the Observatory in the Botans) called out asking if we wanted to look through their telescope/binoculars 🥲

He finally has arms!! Yay!!