Brock Wilbur
@brockwilbur.bsky.social
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Withnail and I is a Thanksgiving movie, I’ve decided. It’s cold and rainy but clearly not the dead of winter, they go to a relative’s house, they have an unwanted visitor, they cook a bird…
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Withnail and I is a Thanksgiving movie, I’ve decided. It’s cold and rainy but clearly not the dead of winter, they go to a relative’s house, they have an unwanted visitor, they cook a bird…
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I think the corollary that a lot of people miss about "write what you know" is that *you have the power to know more things.* Research and talking to people are a central part of writing!
“write only what you know” is bullshit because a man wrote silent hill f and this shit rocks!!!! its feminist core resonates SO strongly if you’re a woman!!!!
November 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I think the corollary that a lot of people miss about "write what you know" is that *you have the power to know more things.* Research and talking to people are a central part of writing!
northwestern, you could not have sent this at a funnier time. ‘season’s greetings’ right back at ya for turning my degree into goof paper.
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 AM
northwestern, you could not have sent this at a funnier time. ‘season’s greetings’ right back at ya for turning my degree into goof paper.
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This is the cenobite that will come for me when I finally finish this damn puzzle box.
Some of those dogs at the dog show are just obscene abominations unto the lord.
November 29, 2025 at 5:19 AM
This is the cenobite that will come for me when I finally finish this damn puzzle box.
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Hi everybody,
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November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hi everybody,
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
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[watching video after video of middle-aged Chicagoans in pajamas absolutely motherfucking heavily-armed government goons] Time to pay up!
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
[watching video after video of middle-aged Chicagoans in pajamas absolutely motherfucking heavily-armed government goons] Time to pay up!
thanks to @jordanfehr.bsky.social for agreeing to purchase this record and then bury it in the backyard of a person who deserves the curse
November 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
thanks to @jordanfehr.bsky.social for agreeing to purchase this record and then bury it in the backyard of a person who deserves the curse
“What are you gonna do, stage me?”
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
“What are you gonna do, stage me?”
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no I'm not "posting through it." it's posting through me
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
no I'm not "posting through it." it's posting through me
Doing my annual viny fundraiser for those unhoused and hungry in the KC area. Rare/well-loved items up for sale through the Discogs website, and every dollar goes directly to area organizations. Looking for something for yourself/friend in the soundtrack/rock world? www.discogs.com/seller/riots...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Doing my annual viny fundraiser for those unhoused and hungry in the KC area. Rare/well-loved items up for sale through the Discogs website, and every dollar goes directly to area organizations. Looking for something for yourself/friend in the soundtrack/rock world? www.discogs.com/seller/riots...
The theme of every ad break at the Thanksgiving Parade is that, without apps, you’d be so alone you’d be dead by your own hand. Cmon man, name names for a single person whose Thanksgiving this year was improved thanks to Facebook.
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The theme of every ad break at the Thanksgiving Parade is that, without apps, you’d be so alone you’d be dead by your own hand. Cmon man, name names for a single person whose Thanksgiving this year was improved thanks to Facebook.
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EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! (Advent starts MONDAY and it's the perfect time to start MY BOOK):
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! (Advent starts MONDAY and it's the perfect time to start MY BOOK):
Conversely, I'd like to offer up a very recent example of @rianjohnson.bsky.social using studio embargo notes to say something very cool, human, and most notably _respectful_ of the craft, skill, and love of the people who write professionally about art.
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Conversely, I'd like to offer up a very recent example of @rianjohnson.bsky.social using studio embargo notes to say something very cool, human, and most notably _respectful_ of the craft, skill, and love of the people who write professionally about art.
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This is a fantastic opportunity for a writer to simply sneak in the plot points of the zootopia abortion comic
Well, doesn’t leave a lot for me to say about Zootopia 2 if you’re gonna ban proper nouns, themes, and I guess general vibes next?
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This is a fantastic opportunity for a writer to simply sneak in the plot points of the zootopia abortion comic
Well, doesn’t leave a lot for me to say about Zootopia 2 if you’re gonna ban proper nouns, themes, and I guess general vibes next?
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Well, doesn’t leave a lot for me to say about Zootopia 2 if you’re gonna ban proper nouns, themes, and I guess general vibes next?
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thrilled and honored for SIMPLICITY to be on here. thank you NPR~
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
thrilled and honored for SIMPLICITY to be on here. thank you NPR~
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a lifetime goal achieved: gamesindustry.biz wrote a whole thing about ghost town winning best game and best puzzle game on tuesday
www.gamesindustry.biz/ghost-town-w...
www.gamesindustry.biz/ghost-town-w...
Ghost Town wins Game of the Year at 2025 TIGA Awards
Fireproof Games' single-player VR title also won Best Puzzle Game
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
a lifetime goal achieved: gamesindustry.biz wrote a whole thing about ghost town winning best game and best puzzle game on tuesday
www.gamesindustry.biz/ghost-town-w...
www.gamesindustry.biz/ghost-town-w...
space quest music video for the new dfa1979 side project? sold and sold www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExPg...
"Cardboard Trash" by American Lips
YouTube video by Ancient Fashion Records
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
space quest music video for the new dfa1979 side project? sold and sold www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExPg...
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Reject modernity, embrace tradition
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Reject modernity, embrace tradition
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Honestly feels pretty good to know my book sold way better than a dickhead senator’s book
"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies. An independent store in Pittsburgh and an independent store in Philadelphia each told me they weren’t stocking Unfettered" defector.com/john-fetterm...
John Fetterman's Memoir Is As Low-Effort As His Senate Tenure | Defector
John Fetterman’s just-released memoir, Unfettered, argues that he’s turned a corner and has everything under control. Fetterman was a “stubborn asshole” (his words), he was clinically depressed, he wa...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Honestly feels pretty good to know my book sold way better than a dickhead senator’s book
getting a push notification to make me look at the screen I looked at 10% less, then pushing me to keep that streak alive to unlock another trophybadgechievement, which (if I do it for 30 days in a row) I unlock the ability to bet real money _against_ my own brain
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
getting a push notification to make me look at the screen I looked at 10% less, then pushing me to keep that streak alive to unlock another trophybadgechievement, which (if I do it for 30 days in a row) I unlock the ability to bet real money _against_ my own brain
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The actual secret to why I know stuff is that I ask a question any time I don’t understand literally anything. I don’t care how simple it is. Anybody who makes fun of you for asking a simple question likely doesn’t know the answer either
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The actual secret to why I know stuff is that I ask a question any time I don’t understand literally anything. I don’t care how simple it is. Anybody who makes fun of you for asking a simple question likely doesn’t know the answer either
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"Looper" (2012)
A Michigan man named JD Vance was sentenced for threatening to kill JD Vance. www.fox5ny.com/news/michiga...
Michigan man who shares same initials as JD Vance convicted of threatening to kill president, vice president
A Michigan man named JD Vance was sentenced for threatening to kill JD Vance.
www.fox5ny.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"Looper" (2012)
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Guy who thought Silent Hill: Ascension was the future of video games wants you to trust his judgment on the future of video games
'Gen Z Loves AI Slop' — Former Square Enix Exec Claims 'A Lot of AI Sentiment Is Driven by Emotion Rather Than Logic' - IGN
A former Square Enix executive has claimed "consumers generally do not care" about generative AI in games, stating: "Gen Z loves AI slop."
www.ign.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Guy who thought Silent Hill: Ascension was the future of video games wants you to trust his judgment on the future of video games
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Been cooking this up w Nicholas McCarthy: 6 part audio doc tracking down the director of one of the strangest lost films ever made, and the battle to save it from - and for - the director himself. This story goes to a lot of surprising, intense places.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Been cooking this up w Nicholas McCarthy: 6 part audio doc tracking down the director of one of the strangest lost films ever made, and the battle to save it from - and for - the director himself. This story goes to a lot of surprising, intense places.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...