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Neal Romanek

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Founder of publishing company ¡AU! & a media biz journalist of many years - plus sustainability. Author of novel SKIES OF VENUS & graphic novel BOUDICCA. Used to write for the pictures. Dayton to L.A. to London https://linktr.ee/nealromanek

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Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 27d

Our new monster event at ¡AU!, which kicks off Oct. 18. It's going to be a mix of fun and deep monster study. Still working out what the frequency will be, but we'll be doing Monster Lab regularly. Ticket prices are absurdly low for this first outing. Join us.

¡AU! @auworks.bsky.social · 27d

¡AU! has launched a new event series, MONSTER LAB, where creatives of all types (from painters to brain surgeons) gather to talk monsters & see what we can learn.

First MONSTER LAB is Oct. 18, 2-4pm UK time, online. Get your ticket now!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/monster-la...

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CynicalTherapist @cynicaltherapist.bsky.social · 13h

There used to be beautiful furniture devoted to holding newspapers and magazines.

Just felt like reminding you guys.

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Allyson Shaw @allysonshaw.bsky.social · 21h

My friend, the brilliant @nromanek.bsky.social & ¡AU! are kicking off a series of talks about monsters and the creative process. It's going to be fascinating. It launches with @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social & Esdi Reich THIS SATURDAY. #monsters #writingcommunity www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/monster-la...

Monster Lab: Incarnation One - with guests Surekha Davies & Esti Reich

Monster Lab is an event series from ¡AU! where creatives and fans learn how to understand, create, and tame bad guys.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 12h

Thanks so much, @allysonshaw.bsky.social for the shoutout! Hope we can get you on a future #MonsterLab!

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 13h

As most people who study (dis)trust will tell you, once you've entered a downward spiral into distrust, it's very hard to pull out of it. All our ideas and expectations are now aligned, across social and political divides, toward being mad at & disillusioned with the system.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 13h

I submit that a huge part of the pandemic of distrust is that reactionaries & progressives the world over are both dissatisfied with democracy, for different reasons, but this creates a pervasive common sense (via incompletely theorized agreement) that democracy's in crisis.

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Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 14h

It’s the official government account.

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scare-ron "actual ghost" shanxnywy @thxnywy.art · 2d

in fascist america, frog boils goon
#art

a froggy fellow wearing a sort of a cassock, tossing ice cubes into a bubbling cauldron beside a banner that reads 'FROGS BOIL ICE"

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Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 16h

So Neanderthals died out because of lack of anxious moms telling them to bundle up and wear sun block?

Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 16h

Do we have to say it's "far right trolls" running the account? I mean, that IS the account. That's the official account, saying official stuff, about their official views.

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Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 16h

That's old skool computer shopping fashion.

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Georgia the Explorer 🇨🇦 @georgiatheexplorer.bsky.social · 17h

If you think about it, it's pretty weird that sometimes it's dark and sometimes it's light

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Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 20h

Delighted to have contributed to the latest episode of the Exits Examined deep dives into forgotten, fictional worlds. This one's a tour of Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars universe (+ subsequent spin-offs, rip-offs & homages - including the George Lucas movies)

youtu.be/0HLAVF2FWkk?...

The Brutal History of Barsoom

YouTube video by Exits Examined

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Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely over the moon about this, esp. having just finished The Tombs of Atuan. Ursual La Guins maps, devised by her for Earthsea et al, are available in a London exhibition running till December.

www.aaschool.ac.uk/publicprogra...

AA School

Architectural Association School of Architecture's website homepage is the online entrance into the AA; to its courses from Foundation to PhD for undergraduate and postgraduate students; its open publ...

www.aaschool.ac.uk

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Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 1d

¡Mierda carajo!

Json Momoa @jotatx.bsky.social · 1d

PUTAMERDA

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado… ⬇️

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Spoopy Larsen @larsenproject.bsky.social · 1d

Pour one out for Drew Struzan. 78! helluva run and helluva career.

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Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 1d

and ireland, a country famously enamored of kings

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Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 1d

Clowns with guns.

Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 2d

“Adding a ‘good’ item doesn’t just seem to cancel out a ‘bad’ one. It creates a false impression that the total footprint has gone down, when in reality it has gone up. And the more ‘green’ items you add, the stronger the illusion becomes”

theconversation.com/how-our-mind...

How our minds trick us into thinking we are being greener than we really are

Adding “green” products to your food basket doesn’t reduce its carbon footprint – even though we think it does.

theconversation.com

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Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe it all takes place the night of Election Day.

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 2d

Frank Frazetta shirtless outside in an armchair, posing with his palette and the original art for the Fire & Ice poster. Behind him Eleanor Frazetta poses in a bikini on a Honda dirtbike.

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Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 2d

In which producer Ash Atalla complains about how UK film and TV commissioning is "broken".

¡AU! @auworks.bsky.social · 2d

Last week we talked with the next generation of UK film & TV talent at the Soho Media Club's BeYou Festival in London. Guests included Ash Atalla and Oscar-winning triple threat Rachel Shenton

au-works.com/this-years-b...

This year’s Be You Festival convened diverse creatives to plot a new future for UK media - Moving fast & fixing things in the creative industries

Guests included producer Ash Atalla who revealed what he really thinks about the industry's not-fit-for-purpose commissioning system.

au-works.com

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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 2d

If i was the ape who found the 2001 monolith i would have figured it out easily

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Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 3d

What! They can’t do this already?? Where have US tax dollars been going all this time?

onion person @junlper.beer · 3d

we need to abolish this shit

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 4d

[2] Click the links to read the inspiration behind each work & the symbolism involved. Each of my drawings is A3 in size [11.7x16.5”/29.7x42cm]. I ship worldwide.

Horse and Hare (2021) | Original pen & ink on paper drawing by Robert Bohan

More info: robbohan.etsy.com/listing/4375...

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Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 3d

Lovely work. You might be interested in the Monster Lab project we’re launching at @auworks.bsky.social - looking at monsters in different ways to explore creativity.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/monster-la...

Monster Lab: Incarnation One - with guests Surekha Davies & Esti Reich

Monster Lab is an event series from ¡AU! where creatives and fans learn how to understand, create, and tame bad guys.