american* fujo* was just funded & is going for its first stretch goal, with 20 days to go... i really loved alexis' work on the butchverse books, so i know this one is going to be great as well.
"would you please put that in writing" is how you pull off insubordination without actually being insubordinate. Very useful when you are getting sketchy (whatever 'sketchy' might mean) instructions from someone who might not want to take responsibility for it later.
signed, a former union steward.
My son got a pic of a snowy rainbow this morning.
if Twitter has a TL, does that mean that Bluesky has a B.....a B.....
Hundreds of LGBTQ couples are set to marry in Thailand on Thursday, as the kingdom becomes the biggest nation in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage
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"'Patriot' sometimes reads like a thriller in which the narrative opens with 'If you’re reading this, I’m already dead.'" And so he is, but he speaks from beyond the grave, and we should listen.
Navalny's posthumous memoir:
Red Note is genuinely a blast, the cross-cultural exchange going on is one of the most wholesome things I’ve seen in years
I was never a deep Gaiman fan, so maybe I can't talk, but I do know how a certain kind of charisma works.
There's a THING people love, and someone is a star at it. Not just into it, but 'make it their own'.
Say: they don't just paint with a lot of blue, they're the Blue Artist. 2/
Nice people are struggling over the revelations on Gaiman, and something I keep hearing is, 'His work had a big influence on how I shaped my own identity.' So here's something to remember:
You did that. He didn't do it for you. 1/
When you try to take away a monster's talent after finding out he's a monster, you are tacitly making a claim that enough talent can excuse monstrous behavior.
The famous green owl app Duolingo is going even harder into AI made by stolen content. It's not curated by native speakers so you have no idea if what you're learning is correct. Their algorithm overall tries to hit the happy brain juices instead of helping you learn. So here are some alternatives!
Shout out to the hotels and motels that have a little bookshelf or library filled with books! Whether or not there's time to read them, it's always great to browse and see what's out there, especially in a foreign country! And if we see one of our favorite books, it's an even bigger surprise!
i think i would! the prose is enchanting
i just started this and it's intriguing!
The alleviation of women's abuse "is made less likely by the mandated subservience of women by Christian fundamentalists. What is especially disappointing...is the docile acceptance by so many strong Christian women of their subjugation & restricted role." - Jimmy Carter (RIP)
🚨 ONLY 364 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS 🚨
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“Holy infant so tender and mild” will never not be funny, don’t write lyrics when you’re hungry.
"cannibalism as a metaphor for love" what if im just really hungry. then what
I keep thinking about that scene in Wicked when Dr. Dillamond is teaching the history of Animal rights, and somebody in the class whines, "Why don't you teach us history instead of dwelling on the past?" It feels so on the nose right now.
"pikachu is loafing around"
MYTRO Shohei
an illustration of glinda and elphaba from wicked, riso printed in bright pink and green ink. glinda is kissing elphaba on the cheek.
why miss elphaba, look at you, you're beautiful 💚
#art #wicked #risograph
held in such high esteem ✨ #wicked
life in general...
yeah
screenshot from new wayv youtube content. kun is speaking and the subtitles read “We magicians have many ways to take off our clothes.”
this is making me cry-laugh
Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no