The pun husky

Hey I’m trying to remember this rare Lego mini-fig that I’m pretty sure has appeared only in one set and never again, I think he’s called the

Hapax legoman

A full disc image of Earth, as seen from the Orion Crew Module. The planet is a pale blue, swirling with white clouds and glowing slightly lighter blue in place from reflected light. At lower left, a large brown landmass is Africa, with Spain and Portugal with twinkling lights where the planet curves. At top right, auroras glow in a thin green glow, just barely separated from the planet's surface. Earth is set against the black of space (pic: NASA/R.Wiseman)

More context on this #Artemis II image:

* This is the night side, lit by moonlight. You can see city lights in Spain & Portugal, & a sliver of day at lower right

* The Sun is entirely behind Earth, which makes it a kind of solar eclipse, but w/ Earth doing the eclipsing instead of the Moon:
☀️🌍🚀🌕

It's one reason why I keep teaching it :)

Graphic with syllabus for workshop reading: "Week 1: Conflict & Exposition (Butler, Le Guin) // Week 2: Weird Narrators (McCracken, Wolfe) // Week 3: Time (Bender, Chiang) // Week 4: Speculative Sentences (Delany, Aira)"

Across four 2-hour classes, we’ll read and discuss classic SF/F short stories, old and new, that offer an intensified look at craft issues like exposition, narrator, and time. I had a lot of fun teaching this and can’t wait to talk about some of my favorite stories ever written.

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Fam, do we think a Bluebeard-themed “Do Not Disturb” door hanger is darkly clever or cluelessly nightmarish

If asked i would say that the Rosetta images of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko are tied with those of Satrun by Cassini as the most dramatic and incredible of a solar system object ever returned via spacecraft. Just look at the mood here.

Giant Phantom Jellyfish by Derrick Austin You misunderstand my nature. I am practical. I sweep my oral arms over hydrothermal vents. What's it like being discordant internally and with your world? Is it because you live on something that your kind can be so distracted, divided? I'll let you in on a secret: because we emerge fully formed from the brood chamber I suppose we're like a unified mind without a death drive or dreams.

Thrilled to have two poems from This Elegance in the latest issue of Cortland Review. I challenged myself to write about an animal (since I don't typically) and ended up writing about a giant phantom jellyfish 🦑

What do we think is going on in the Master Suite/Master Room? Bed against plate glass window, looking into the Master Room, itself a glass enclosure? Like a conservatory?

Yes that is the correct response is what I’m gathering

The shortest short that has genuinely haunted me is Augusto Monterroso’s “La oveja negra”: ciudadseva.com/texto/la-ove...

The English transliteration doesn’t quite hit the same way but the basic idea of it still lands: spanishtextstranslated.wordpress.com/la-oveja-neg...

And the cat burglar that confounds and compels him

And Rony’s got a cat burglar costume, but I’m waiting for approved pictures to post 😄

What do you mean you’re the random Louvre visitor the Internet mistook for a gentleman detective ready to crack the crown jewels heist

A stack of books in the library at golden hour (bottom to top): THE VANISHED BIRDS by Simon Jimenez, WAGNERISM by Alex Ross, THE MILTON CROSS COMPLETE STORIES OF THE GREAT OPERAS, URANIANS by Theodore McCombs, WICKED PROBLEMS by Max Gladstone, THE WORKS OF VERMIN by Hiron Ennes, THE CORNISH TRILOGY by Robertson Davies

It's #WorldOperaDay, so I had to pull together some of my favorite operatic books. From the wide expanse of space to Weird Cities in trees, from the reception of a Problematic Fave to squid operas inspired by his work, this art form moves the spirit and shakes the rafters. See any faves?

I’m rooting for him. Hope he finds his bliss

Alyosha killed Fyodor Karamazov

Why is this perfectly true

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How Trump’s Case Against Revolution Wind Fell Apart The administration argued in the name of national defense — but Orsted had receipts.

Scoop: Trump lost the legal battle over halting the offshore Revolution Wind project after Orsted, its developer, brought reams of evidence to court alleging the government was lying about military security concerns.

It’s a sign truth can empower companies Trump targets.

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Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity edited by Lee Mandelo: Review by Alex Brown Being queer and trans in the United States in 2025 is both a herculean effort and an experience of profound joy. Every day brings some new horror aimed at eradicating my rights as a person, putting…

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Yes, this is an account of Thomas More complaining of Martin Luther’s marriage. The author is C.S. Lewis 🫨

You will never, ever guess the author of this paragraph (unless you have read this exact document)

Text: “It is easy to see why Luther’s marriage (as he called it) or Luther’s “abominable bichery” (if you prefer) became almost a symbol.”

Help I am desperate to know more about Luther’s “abominable bichery”?!

A trash can with a special slot for recyclables that drops into the bin as the trash

Snapped this neat photo of ethics under modern capitalism

Hahaha I love it. Gonzo seducing Camilla from her fiancé chicken is inspired. Fozzie as Leporello?

Ohhh that’s good. Gonzo is Don Giovanni, naturally?

Twilight of the Hogs