trickster and demimondaine
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“There is malice aplenty in Miss May, but it is uniformly distributed and so never dishonest.”
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Netflix can't "turn" your favorite cartoon characters gay. Your favorite cartoon characters were already gay. Netflix will give them the space to express themselves on their own terms.
December 6, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Netflix can't "turn" your favorite cartoon characters gay. Your favorite cartoon characters were already gay. Netflix will give them the space to express themselves on their own terms.
Apropos of nothing: ever since I saw WAKE UP DEAD MAN last week, the cats have been renamed to Bone-oit Blanc and Benoit Noir
December 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Apropos of nothing: ever since I saw WAKE UP DEAD MAN last week, the cats have been renamed to Bone-oit Blanc and Benoit Noir
I’ve DNFed three books this year and they were all first-person present 🧐
December 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I’ve DNFed three books this year and they were all first-person present 🧐
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This whole thread.
Y'all this past week I've seen some baffling takes on Heated Rivalry by people who have zero knowledge or enjoyment of romance novels, romance narratives, or sex scenes as a storytelling device. "Uh where's the romance? Why are they boning so much???"
December 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This whole thread.
New favorite thing: telling the electric company shills who bother me at the grocery store that I don’t have electricity
December 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
New favorite thing: telling the electric company shills who bother me at the grocery store that I don’t have electricity
Salty! About Work Stuff
December 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Salty! About Work Stuff
Is this draw still going on
December 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Is this draw still going on
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IRW — a Pulitzer-winning nonprofit newsroom at American — and @thebarbedwire.com traced the history of anti-trans legislation. Houston conservatives realized homophobia didn’t fly anymore, weaponized girls’ safety, and parroted segregationist language. It worked.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
Where Did Anti-Trans Laws Start? How a Forgotten Houston Ordinance Turned Into a Massive, Nationwide Culture War
In fighting for bathroom bills in Houston, Texas conservatives provided a blueprint for the rest of the country.
thebarbedwire.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
IRW — a Pulitzer-winning nonprofit newsroom at American — and @thebarbedwire.com traced the history of anti-trans legislation. Houston conservatives realized homophobia didn’t fly anymore, weaponized girls’ safety, and parroted segregationist language. It worked.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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I hate that our collective response to the news of a cultural destruction in the form of Netflix acquiring Warner Bros. is, "well, at least it wasn't the other evil conglomerate."
December 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I hate that our collective response to the news of a cultural destruction in the form of Netflix acquiring Warner Bros. is, "well, at least it wasn't the other evil conglomerate."
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More like Sacked Prescott
December 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
More like Sacked Prescott
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Listen, Paul Dano doesn’t need me to stick up for him, but this is just the most absurd conversation to even be having. It has nothing to do with Dano; it’s about the fact that Tarantino apparently not only lacks imagination about women but also lacks much imagination about men.
When Quentin Tarantino insulted Paul Dano, he unleashed the Avengers of Hollywood, including an actual Avenger, who were ready to defend him.
Ben Stiller Calls Paul Dano ‘Brilliant’ After Quentin Tarantino Diss
When Quentin Tarantino insulted Paul Dano, he unleashed the Avengers of Hollywood, including an actual Avenger, who were ready to defend him.
www.vulture.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Listen, Paul Dano doesn’t need me to stick up for him, but this is just the most absurd conversation to even be having. It has nothing to do with Dano; it’s about the fact that Tarantino apparently not only lacks imagination about women but also lacks much imagination about men.
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When people ask me the difference between gay & queer, I’ll slide this magazine issue across the table & say, “This is queer.” & then leave the room.
December 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
When people ask me the difference between gay & queer, I’ll slide this magazine issue across the table & say, “This is queer.” & then leave the room.
Okay so I’m working through the NYT top 100 of the century and also kind of the Nichols/May/Scorsese filmographies, but what if I added every Ethan Hawke movie
December 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Okay so I’m working through the NYT top 100 of the century and also kind of the Nichols/May/Scorsese filmographies, but what if I added every Ethan Hawke movie
Mark Kelly is texting me for money after all that? FOH
December 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Mark Kelly is texting me for money after all that? FOH
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I've said it before, I'll say it again--these sons of bitches on the Court piss me off w this 'presume the legislature acted in good faith and wasn't being racist' thing
why on Earth would I presume that?! what on Earth does it take to overcome that presumption?!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/supre...
why on Earth would I presume that?! what on Earth does it take to overcome that presumption?!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/supre...
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I've said it before, I'll say it again--these sons of bitches on the Court piss me off w this 'presume the legislature acted in good faith and wasn't being racist' thing
why on Earth would I presume that?! what on Earth does it take to overcome that presumption?!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/supre...
why on Earth would I presume that?! what on Earth does it take to overcome that presumption?!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/supre...
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if a judge basically hit me with The Princess Bride 'you keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means' I would pack it up
Ellis: "I think, with respect Ms. Hedges, that you are not correct on the law. And that the preclusive effect that you would hope to achieve with a dismissal with prejudice is not what you think it is."
December 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
if a judge basically hit me with The Princess Bride 'you keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means' I would pack it up
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#MusicAdvent day four: lol of course it’s Drive-By Truckers, I could pick dozens of songs and I was tempted to pick “go play all of The Dirty South”, but we’re going with the first Truckers song I remember hearing open.spotify.com/track/4WEsM1...
Shut Up And Get On The Plane - 2024 Mix
open.spotify.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
#MusicAdvent day four: lol of course it’s Drive-By Truckers, I could pick dozens of songs and I was tempted to pick “go play all of The Dirty South”, but we’re going with the first Truckers song I remember hearing open.spotify.com/track/4WEsM1...
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Everything the body needs
December 4, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Everything the body needs
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people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
I got 350 heads on a 305 engine
I get ten miles to the gallon
I ain’t got no good intentions
I get ten miles to the gallon
I ain’t got no good intentions
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I got 350 heads on a 305 engine
I get ten miles to the gallon
I ain’t got no good intentions
I get ten miles to the gallon
I ain’t got no good intentions
Yay/oh no, the Celebrity Traitors UK is on Peacock now
December 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Yay/oh no, the Celebrity Traitors UK is on Peacock now
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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.