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Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social · 1d

Another of the Great Blue Heron in flight.
#birds #GreatBlueHeron

A large blue bird in flight at a local marsh. It's facing the camera and it's wings are straight as a board.

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Shelby @shelbynaturefan.bsky.social · Sep 7

Fledgling Pileated Woodpecker from July. 🥰😍❤️ #birds

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 1d

Iconic artist Drew Struzan, who created the movie posters for Star Wars, Blade Runner, and Back to the Future, has passed away:

reactormag.com/drew-struzan...

Legendary Movie Poster Artist Drew Struzan Has Passed Away - Reactor

Drew Struzan was 78.

reactormag.com

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Chris Noto @chrisnoto.bsky.social · 1d

And with Ron Carter, Billy Cobham, and Hubert Laws in the house, good things happen!

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Chris Noto @chrisnoto.bsky.social · 1d

Tyner’s Fly With The Wind is one of my all time favorites! The excitement in the room is so well captured in the recording!

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 1d

Well. Things are pretty bad for the current regime. Look who they've pissed off NOW. (Watch to the end, it's not just footage from Portland. Surprise musical guest!)

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Chris Noto @chrisnoto.bsky.social · 1d

It just seemed hilariously anachronistic hanging from a split rail fence!

Chris Noto @chrisnoto.bsky.social · 3d

😂

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KatEagle @kateorlyk.bsky.social · 3d

☀️Automne à Kyiv🍃🍁🏵🍂
#photooctobre #Kiev #nature

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Chris Noto @chrisnoto.bsky.social · 3d

I wonder if it sounded as plinky as I’m imagining it?

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Chris Noto @chrisnoto.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. This is a side of Miró that I like a lot and haven’t seen, ever, before now! Thanks!

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 3d

When There Are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift
reviewed by Paul March-Russell

The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott
reviewed by Electra Pritchett

It’s Not a Cult by Joey Batey
reviewed by Hana Carolina

Link to the latest issue in our bio!

#fantasy #sciencefiction #scifi #horror #sff #bookreviews

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cover of When There are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift featuring a wolf with young sparse trees growing in front of it.

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"In the current context of ultra-right-wing politics masquerading as patriotism and social media-fuelled conspiracy theories parading as truth, Swift’s liberal, democratic, multicultural, and inclusive politics strike this reader as radical."
reviewer: Paul March-Russell

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cover of The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott featuring two small figures walking down a road lined with large humanoid animal stature on each side leading to a large fortress with three huge spires.

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"Dense but never overwhelming, compact but never too brief, richly detailed and imaginatively constructed, queer-inclusive and sensitive to the ways in which society masks and justifies injustices along other lines, this novel makes a thrilling read..."
reviewer: Electra Pritchett

6 October 2025
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cover of It’s Not a Cult by Joey Batey featuring a red double keyboard piano on fire with solid yellow smoke rising from it with strange symbols and markings at the edges.

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"Readers expecting a traditional genre experience may be thrown off—but for those attuned to its wavelength, it’s a striking, generous, and at times exhilarating act of cultural resistance."
reviewer: Hana Carolina

6 October 2025
Strange Horizons

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Chris Noto @chrisnoto.bsky.social · 3d

I love it! ❤️❤️❤️

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Dean Frey @dean.bsky.social · 12d

Moondog with Philip Glass and Steve Reich, in a panel from Nicolas Moog's La Revue Dessinée #01

Translations in the Alt Text

Comic panel: Moondog between Glass & Reich, both smiling broadly.

Caption:
Il est alors reconnu comme un maître par des compositeurs d'avant-garde comme Philip Glass ou Steve Reich, qui créent une musique classique répétitive, minimaliste, en phase avec l'avènement du jazz & du rock.
Google Translate:
He was then recognized as a master by avant-garde composers like Philip Glass and Steve Reich, who created repetitive, minimalist classical music, in line with the advent of jazz and rock.

Moondog thinks: "Pfff... Ils ne respectent pas les régles de l'harmonie."

Google Translate: "Pfff... They don't respect the rules of harmony."

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 3d

On its 18th anniversary, Michael Clayton reminds us what great cinema feels like—tense, moral, and masterfully human.

Revisit the perfection:

cinephiliabeyond.org/perfected-fi...

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Chris Noto @chrisnoto.bsky.social · 3d

Right on!

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Chris Noto @chrisnoto.bsky.social · 3d

Once were tadpoles.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4d

And people tell me the libs have no knack for messaging.

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Mary Hrovat @maryhrovat.bsky.social · 4d

Saturday's sky.

Blue sky with clouds and haze. Near the center of the photo, one cloud has an intricately detailed edge.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 4d

The great actress Diane Keaton has left us at the age of 79. Too soon to say good-bye to the woman who made us smile at the quirky Annie Hall, and who broke our hearts in Reds. Your charm and talent will be sorely missed.

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Ginger Cat Dusty @gingercatdusty.bsky.social · 4d

Good night sweet babies. Exhausting day around here so off to snuggles early. Hope you can have a peaceful night. Family sends hugs 💤💙💤

Gray & white shorthaired catto Dixie looking in to camera

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Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 4d

My 2yo just informed me that her favorite food is gummy bears wrapped in salami. Then she held eye contact while wrapping a gummy bear in salami and eating it.

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Chris Noto @chrisnoto.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, David, it is because of how much we love you.

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Sara Partridge, PhD @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 4d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Karen Dalton Beninato 🐦 @kbeninato.bsky.social · 4d

Lived through this at a small paper. Every consultant pitch seemed like what someone would recommend if they didn't want any more newspapers.

Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 4d

If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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