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John WM Thompson. CO->OR->Bronx. Shirley Jackson Award nom’d editor of “Mooncalves” @ NO Press. No subversion, only vandalism.
https://www.no-press.org for books!
https://www.no-press.org for books!
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· Oct 27
Finally! The limited edition hardcover of STONE GODS by Adam Golaski is up for sale on the NO Press site. After a long, grueling process, they came out beautifully. We've got it all: 7 full-page illustrations (plus 15 emblem drawings), custom jacket art and endsheets, stained edges... no-press.org
Misread “girlguiding” as “girlbuilding” and thought, maybe girls SHOULD have more maps in the front
December 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Misread “girlguiding” as “girlbuilding” and thought, maybe girls SHOULD have more maps in the front
(Not pictured: Boston)
This is one of those things that I think is quietly important – when these people are talking shit about cities, Portland or Minneapolis or New York or Charlotte or wherever, you have to loudly say, “no, fuck you, you’re lying, that town and its people whip ass and you’re the asshole”
“I walk around Portland, and I go, ‘Fuck you, assholes. Portland is fine.’” - John Darnielle, @themountaingoats.bsky.social. We're proud to claim you as a Portlander, sir.
December 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
(Not pictured: Boston)
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"So does it count if" let's stop right there. All systems of classification are made up. They cannot be correct or incorrect; they are only useful or not useful. The question you should be asking is not "is A technically B?", but rather, "does it HAVE UTILITY to draw our lines such that A is B?"
December 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"So does it count if" let's stop right there. All systems of classification are made up. They cannot be correct or incorrect; they are only useful or not useful. The question you should be asking is not "is A technically B?", but rather, "does it HAVE UTILITY to draw our lines such that A is B?"
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One factor I come back to is the way in which game storefronts have a de facto monopoly over games distribution. For sure you can still buy the game elsewhere, but margins are very thin for indie devs, so deplatforming them means devs will avoid making similar games, and our media is worse for that.
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
One factor I come back to is the way in which game storefronts have a de facto monopoly over games distribution. For sure you can still buy the game elsewhere, but margins are very thin for indie devs, so deplatforming them means devs will avoid making similar games, and our media is worse for that.
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I am a little disappointed when the conversation is focused around "it's art not porn!" because the adult games devs get very little support but have been dealing with this for far longer, and they've been sounding the alarm for that deplatforming coming for other games (such as LGBTQ+ content).
December 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I am a little disappointed when the conversation is focused around "it's art not porn!" because the adult games devs get very little support but have been dealing with this for far longer, and they've been sounding the alarm for that deplatforming coming for other games (such as LGBTQ+ content).
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I have many thoughts about this, one is I can't help but think this is all just shining a light on how games are still being held to wildly different standards than other media like film. I've played very few games like HORSES but watched so many films like it (as a connoisseur of arthouse horror).
Humble's now banned it too, post-launch:
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too - IGN
Last week, we reported that disturbing horror game Horses had been banned from Steam. Now, at the last possible minute before the game was set to release widely across other PC store fronts, Epic Game...
www.ign.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I have many thoughts about this, one is I can't help but think this is all just shining a light on how games are still being held to wildly different standards than other media like film. I've played very few games like HORSES but watched so many films like it (as a connoisseur of arthouse horror).
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Reading old court transcripts and, I mean, whomst
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Reading old court transcripts and, I mean, whomst
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To piggyback off of John's point (reposted), it's struck me lately how the baseline level of friendliness in cities has always seemed remarkably higher than the suburbs or rural areas to me, and I think it's because everyone is used to interacting with strangers as a routine part of their day
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
To piggyback off of John's point (reposted), it's struck me lately how the baseline level of friendliness in cities has always seemed remarkably higher than the suburbs or rural areas to me, and I think it's because everyone is used to interacting with strangers as a routine part of their day
HE IS A 👏🏻 LI 👏🏻 TTLE 👏🏻 BOY 👏🏻 👏🏻
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
HE IS A 👏🏻 LI 👏🏻 TTLE 👏🏻 BOY 👏🏻 👏🏻
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@heksenhaus.bsky.social yoooo, I was thinking back and remembered (iirc) that you’d mentioned that Peter Straub had written some sort of supplementary material for A DARK MATTER. “Notes on A Dark Matter”, something like that? If you know of such a thing, do you know where I could find it??
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
@heksenhaus.bsky.social yoooo, I was thinking back and remembered (iirc) that you’d mentioned that Peter Straub had written some sort of supplementary material for A DARK MATTER. “Notes on A Dark Matter”, something like that? If you know of such a thing, do you know where I could find it??
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Last year I filmed a few episodes of a talk show. This is the first episode with Debby Friday. We discussed winning the Polaris Prize, growing up in (and growing out of) the club scene and what’s next for her career.
The Entertainer with Cadence Weapon S1 E1: Debby Friday
YouTube video by Cadence Weapon
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Last year I filmed a few episodes of a talk show. This is the first episode with Debby Friday. We discussed winning the Polaris Prize, growing up in (and growing out of) the club scene and what’s next for her career.
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Sad to hear that the great Daniel Woodrell has passed. His work meant a lot to me.
December 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sad to hear that the great Daniel Woodrell has passed. His work meant a lot to me.
Counterpoint: We will respond in a time, place, and manner of our choosing... it will be continuous and it will meet the moment.
People who won't do the easy thing will really NEVER EVER do the hard things.
December 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Counterpoint: We will respond in a time, place, and manner of our choosing... it will be continuous and it will meet the moment.
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People who won't do the easy thing will really NEVER EVER do the hard things.
December 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
People who won't do the easy thing will really NEVER EVER do the hard things.
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I haven't looked it up but I can 100% imagine that this is related to Tarantino's deep rooted love of Israel lol
Quentin Tarantino says 'There Will Be Blood' had a chance to be his greatest film of the 21st century if it didnt have Paul Dano in it
"it’s supposed to be a two-hander, but ... [Dano] is weak sauce, man ... He’s just such a weak, weak, uninteresting guy. The weakest fucking actor in SAG [laughs]"
"it’s supposed to be a two-hander, but ... [Dano] is weak sauce, man ... He’s just such a weak, weak, uninteresting guy. The weakest fucking actor in SAG [laughs]"
December 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I haven't looked it up but I can 100% imagine that this is related to Tarantino's deep rooted love of Israel lol
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We're off to see the boss class 🎶
December 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We're off to see the boss class 🎶
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People (Americans especially) get so caught up in means-testing and gatekeeping and a scarcity and competition mindset. We have to realize that things like “enough time to finish a test” or “enough money to pay for every kid to eat lunch” are well within our capacity. Even more, but that’s a start.
December 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
People (Americans especially) get so caught up in means-testing and gatekeeping and a scarcity and competition mindset. We have to realize that things like “enough time to finish a test” or “enough money to pay for every kid to eat lunch” are well within our capacity. Even more, but that’s a start.
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My middle schooler goes to a public school that, as a matter of policy, provides time during school to complete all schoolwork. There’s no homework as a matter of equity, because some kids don’t have a home or a stable and quiet place to do it. And it turns out this is good for everyone!
December 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
My middle schooler goes to a public school that, as a matter of policy, provides time during school to complete all schoolwork. There’s no homework as a matter of equity, because some kids don’t have a home or a stable and quiet place to do it. And it turns out this is good for everyone!
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Actually giving everyone learning accommodations would remove both the burden and the stigma of seeking them from anyone who needs them, and would be a big positive step in education policy, just like free school lunch helps all kids and all their families. Gatekeeping hurts everyone.
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Actually giving everyone learning accommodations would remove both the burden and the stigma of seeking them from anyone who needs them, and would be a big positive step in education policy, just like free school lunch helps all kids and all their families. Gatekeeping hurts everyone.
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Important: WaPo is doubling down on its reporting on Trump's bombings, asserting expressly that the second strike was ordered "when" the two survivors were "detected."
Hegseth is suggesting he didn't see the survivors, but the question remains: Were they visible, or not? Time to see the video.
Hegseth is suggesting he didn't see the survivors, but the question remains: Were they visible, or not? Time to see the video.
December 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Important: WaPo is doubling down on its reporting on Trump's bombings, asserting expressly that the second strike was ordered "when" the two survivors were "detected."
Hegseth is suggesting he didn't see the survivors, but the question remains: Were they visible, or not? Time to see the video.
Hegseth is suggesting he didn't see the survivors, but the question remains: Were they visible, or not? Time to see the video.
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Oh you are in for A Treat. @stevenhyden.bsky.social wrote a whole thing about it last month.
The Enduring, Hedonistic Bromance of Robbie Robertson and Martin Scorsese
A new posthumous memoir by Robertson, ‘Insomnia,’ details his relationship with the director from the late 1970s until their final collaboration on ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
www.theringer.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Oh you are in for A Treat. @stevenhyden.bsky.social wrote a whole thing about it last month.
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i wrote for flaming hydra about my sober-addict relationship to all the drug use in The Last Waltz
flaminghydra.com/issue-454/#t...
flaminghydra.com/issue-454/#t...
December 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
i wrote for flaming hydra about my sober-addict relationship to all the drug use in The Last Waltz
flaminghydra.com/issue-454/#t...
flaminghydra.com/issue-454/#t...