Kat Kourbeti
@darthj.uno
SF/F writer & narrator. Hugo-winning senior podcast editor @strangehorizons.bsky.social, host @thewritesong.co.uk. Lapsed film critic; now BSFA's theatre columnist. Team ADHD. Greek!
📍 London, UK
✨ she/her 🏳️🌈
🌍💌 darthj.uno
🐘📸 etc: linktr.ee/darthjuno
📍 London, UK
✨ she/her 🏳️🌈
🌍💌 darthj.uno
🐘📸 etc: linktr.ee/darthjuno
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
🗣️ Finally! One of my favourite stories from last year, written by the incredible @bpladek.bsky.social and narrated by one of my favourite people (and current Pope of Camden - it's a long story) @ardenfitzroy.bsky.social is now live on the Strange Horizons podcast! Listen and weep with joy 💖🏳️⚧️😭
my beloved "sad man tries to crack dream-Mary Renault's egg and she says no" story from 2024's @strangehorizons.bsky.social just got a lovely podcast treatment, produced by the excellent @darthj.uno and read absolutely beautifully by @ardenfitzroy.bsky.social!
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November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🗣️ Finally! One of my favourite stories from last year, written by the incredible @bpladek.bsky.social and narrated by one of my favourite people (and current Pope of Camden - it's a long story) @ardenfitzroy.bsky.social is now live on the Strange Horizons podcast! Listen and weep with joy 💖🏳️⚧️😭
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November 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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You can make your own Wordle now? Cute! And overdue tbh.
Here's one for you. The clue is: "Green and luscious" 👀
www.nytimes.com/games/create...
Here's one for you. The clue is: "Green and luscious" 👀
www.nytimes.com/games/create...
Wordle Puzzle Created By darthjuno
Choose a word for friends to guess, then share your own puzzle.
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
You can make your own Wordle now? Cute! And overdue tbh.
Here's one for you. The clue is: "Green and luscious" 👀
www.nytimes.com/games/create...
Here's one for you. The clue is: "Green and luscious" 👀
www.nytimes.com/games/create...
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WHAT'S UP NYC HELL YEAH SON
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
WHAT'S UP NYC HELL YEAH SON
Had a wonderful time at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social, where I got to meet more people from the @strangehorizons.bsky.social far-flung, global team, revive the tradition of the SH tea party, and even hatch some schemes for next year. Thank you to everyone who came along and celebrated with us!
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Had a wonderful time at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social, where I got to meet more people from the @strangehorizons.bsky.social far-flung, global team, revive the tradition of the SH tea party, and even hatch some schemes for next year. Thank you to everyone who came along and celebrated with us!
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I really hope you'll pick one up. ❤️
My dear @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social - I hope you'll consider picking up Lord's Dome - it's £10 at the book table by the pen maker in the room with the pastries. For your trip back?
And if you buy the last Awkward Tomatoes, let me know - I've got an ARC of Sexy Garlic to give you, to join it!
And if you buy the last Awkward Tomatoes, let me know - I've got an ARC of Sexy Garlic to give you, to join it!
November 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I really hope you'll pick one up. ❤️
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Attention all @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social attendees!
Join the Strange Horizons Editorial Collective for a 25th Anniversary Tea Party this Sunday, November 2nd, at 11 am!
Come meet @jolantru.bsky.social, @darthj.uno, @mickallister.bsky.social, @vanessajae.bsky.social and enjoy delicious tea!
Join the Strange Horizons Editorial Collective for a 25th Anniversary Tea Party this Sunday, November 2nd, at 11 am!
Come meet @jolantru.bsky.social, @darthj.uno, @mickallister.bsky.social, @vanessajae.bsky.social and enjoy delicious tea!
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Attention all @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social attendees!
Join the Strange Horizons Editorial Collective for a 25th Anniversary Tea Party this Sunday, November 2nd, at 11 am!
Come meet @jolantru.bsky.social, @darthj.uno, @mickallister.bsky.social, @vanessajae.bsky.social and enjoy delicious tea!
Join the Strange Horizons Editorial Collective for a 25th Anniversary Tea Party this Sunday, November 2nd, at 11 am!
Come meet @jolantru.bsky.social, @darthj.uno, @mickallister.bsky.social, @vanessajae.bsky.social and enjoy delicious tea!
This weekend the World Fantasy Convention takes place in Brighton, and I can confirm I'll be there with bells on, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Strange Horizons and talking about how music fuels my writing. Come say hi!
My World Fantasy Con schedule
Here are my panel items for World Fantasy Con 2025 in Brighton.
darthj.uno
October 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This weekend the World Fantasy Convention takes place in Brighton, and I can confirm I'll be there with bells on, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Strange Horizons and talking about how music fuels my writing. Come say hi!
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Hello everyone.
Talented artist, reviewer, and beloved member of our community Archita Mittra is going through some really hard times currently. If you can spare a few $ it would make a world of difference ❤️
www.gofundme.com/f/help-archi...
Talented artist, reviewer, and beloved member of our community Archita Mittra is going through some really hard times currently. If you can spare a few $ it would make a world of difference ❤️
www.gofundme.com/f/help-archi...
Donate to Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives, organized by tehseen baweja
Hey Everyone! My name is Tehseen and I publish an online magazine called T… tehseen baweja needs your support for Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives
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October 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Hello everyone.
Talented artist, reviewer, and beloved member of our community Archita Mittra is going through some really hard times currently. If you can spare a few $ it would make a world of difference ❤️
www.gofundme.com/f/help-archi...
Talented artist, reviewer, and beloved member of our community Archita Mittra is going through some really hard times currently. If you can spare a few $ it would make a world of difference ❤️
www.gofundme.com/f/help-archi...
Come meet Joyce and the rest of the @strangehorizons.bsky.social team at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social in 2 weeks! And if you want to check out her work and support this trip, you can do so here 💖
October 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Come meet Joyce and the rest of the @strangehorizons.bsky.social team at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social in 2 weeks! And if you want to check out her work and support this trip, you can do so here 💖
Who robbed the louvre? right answers only
(and if you get this, be my friend)
(and if you get this, be my friend)
October 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Who robbed the louvre? right answers only
(and if you get this, be my friend)
(and if you get this, be my friend)
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“Ultimately, the collective strategy of AI companies threatens to deskill precisely those people who are essential for society to function(…) automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios.” — @olivia.science
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
October 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“Ultimately, the collective strategy of AI companies threatens to deskill precisely those people who are essential for society to function(…) automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios.” — @olivia.science
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What @realgdt.bsky.social said.
Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein': 'AI can go f**k itself!'
Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein': 'AI can go f**k itself!'
"Art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go f*ck itself!” Guillermo del Toro is a guest of honour at this year’s Lumière Film Festival. He presents his adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", which audiences got to see on the big screen before it streams on Netflix next month.
l.euronews.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What @realgdt.bsky.social said.
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white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
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click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
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October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
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click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
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"The Traveling Mountain" is out in audio!! Listen to the mountain and wonderbird come alive in this fabulous narration by @darthj.uno! Thank you Kat & the @khoreo.bsky.social team 💜
The audio version of “The Traveling Mountain” by @dianadima.com is live! This story was edited by @danaiwrites.bsky.social. The audio was narrated by @darthj.uno and produced by Jenelle DeCosta. Listen to the full audio story or read it on our website: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-...
October 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"The Traveling Mountain" is out in audio!! Listen to the mountain and wonderbird come alive in this fabulous narration by @darthj.uno! Thank you Kat & the @khoreo.bsky.social team 💜
Congratulations to @podcastle.org for winning an Ignyte Award! 👏
What a beautiful happenstance that my new narration is up there today - 'Vedritsa of the River' by @catchingwords.bsky.social is a sapphic Rusalka story with cli-fi elements, and I was deeply honoured to work on it. Give it a listen!
What a beautiful happenstance that my new narration is up there today - 'Vedritsa of the River' by @catchingwords.bsky.social is a sapphic Rusalka story with cli-fi elements, and I was deeply honoured to work on it. Give it a listen!
PodCastle 913: Vedritsa of the River - PodCastle
Vedritsa of the River by Adriana Kantcheva The Kamchia river had grown turgid after a storm. I surfaced from my habitual pool and bent over the young girl as she lay washed on the bank, her limbs co...
podcastle.org
October 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Congratulations to @podcastle.org for winning an Ignyte Award! 👏
What a beautiful happenstance that my new narration is up there today - 'Vedritsa of the River' by @catchingwords.bsky.social is a sapphic Rusalka story with cli-fi elements, and I was deeply honoured to work on it. Give it a listen!
What a beautiful happenstance that my new narration is up there today - 'Vedritsa of the River' by @catchingwords.bsky.social is a sapphic Rusalka story with cli-fi elements, and I was deeply honoured to work on it. Give it a listen!
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The audio version of “The Traveling Mountain” by @dianadima.com is live! This story was edited by @danaiwrites.bsky.social. The audio was narrated by @darthj.uno and produced by Jenelle DeCosta. Listen to the full audio story or read it on our website: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-...
October 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The audio version of “The Traveling Mountain” by @dianadima.com is live! This story was edited by @danaiwrites.bsky.social. The audio was narrated by @darthj.uno and produced by Jenelle DeCosta. Listen to the full audio story or read it on our website: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-...
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We are ECSTATIC to have reached our initial kickstarter goal! TAFCON WILL BE HAPPENING NEXT YEAR!
Right now our kickstarter is the only place to get tickets. Virtual tickets unlock when we hit our $15k stretch goal!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/taf...
Right now our kickstarter is the only place to get tickets. Virtual tickets unlock when we hit our $15k stretch goal!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/taf...
TAFCON: The Audio Fiction Convention
A one-day in-person con for creators and fans of audio fiction.
www.kickstarter.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We are ECSTATIC to have reached our initial kickstarter goal! TAFCON WILL BE HAPPENING NEXT YEAR!
Right now our kickstarter is the only place to get tickets. Virtual tickets unlock when we hit our $15k stretch goal!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/taf...
Right now our kickstarter is the only place to get tickets. Virtual tickets unlock when we hit our $15k stretch goal!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/taf...
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Who's doing @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social? What are you talking about about and why are you excited? Tell me your panels pleeeeeease!!
September 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Who's doing @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social? What are you talking about about and why are you excited? Tell me your panels pleeeeeease!!
Or seen PENNY DREADFUL, which also features a great adaptation of Frankenstein (alongside Dracula and Dorian Gray), or the Cumberbatch/Lee Miller play, or, idk, GOOGLED IT A LIL BIT
September 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Or seen PENNY DREADFUL, which also features a great adaptation of Frankenstein (alongside Dracula and Dorian Gray), or the Cumberbatch/Lee Miller play, or, idk, GOOGLED IT A LIL BIT
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Something special today at BF!
Raging Against the Machine: Comics and Generative AI “Art” (Interlude) – Read @tomhumberstone.com Tom Humberstone’s Comic ‘I’m a Luddite! (And So Can You!)’ on AI Art, Luddism and Activism Here at BF.
www.brokenfrontier.com/raging-again... #NoToAIArt
Raging Against the Machine: Comics and Generative AI “Art” (Interlude) – Read @tomhumberstone.com Tom Humberstone’s Comic ‘I’m a Luddite! (And So Can You!)’ on AI Art, Luddism and Activism Here at BF.
www.brokenfrontier.com/raging-again... #NoToAIArt
Raging Against the Machine: Comics and Generative AI “Art” (Interlude) - Read Tom Humberstone's Comic 'I'm a Luddite! (And So Can You!)' on AI Art, Luddism and Activism Here at BF – Broken Frontier
Tom Humberstone provides the lead story from his comics collection 'I'm A Luddite! (And So Can You!)' as part of our series on AI "art".
www.brokenfrontier.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Something special today at BF!
Raging Against the Machine: Comics and Generative AI “Art” (Interlude) – Read @tomhumberstone.com Tom Humberstone’s Comic ‘I’m a Luddite! (And So Can You!)’ on AI Art, Luddism and Activism Here at BF.
www.brokenfrontier.com/raging-again... #NoToAIArt
Raging Against the Machine: Comics and Generative AI “Art” (Interlude) – Read @tomhumberstone.com Tom Humberstone’s Comic ‘I’m a Luddite! (And So Can You!)’ on AI Art, Luddism and Activism Here at BF.
www.brokenfrontier.com/raging-again... #NoToAIArt
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Almost 180,000 people have already stood up for the rights of nature & our collective right to a healthy environment in Europe.
Can we get to 200,000 by end of today? 🙌
Can we get to 200,000 by end of today? 🙌
Just 1 day left to speak up for nature! Across Europe, our forests are thinning, our rivers are drying, and our wildlife is vanishing. Now the European Commission wants to weaken the laws that protect them. Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature. Speak up now: environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...
September 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Almost 180,000 people have already stood up for the rights of nature & our collective right to a healthy environment in Europe.
Can we get to 200,000 by end of today? 🙌
Can we get to 200,000 by end of today? 🙌
Help @3lobedmag.com raise funds for next year's issues on @kickstarter.com - another great SFFH magazine with a 25 year history that deserves to stick around! I nabbed myself a subscription for £20ish, but there are all sorts of perks to choose from. They have 3 days to raise 35%! Let's goοο ⬇️
Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026
A digital literary magazine of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction.
www.kickstarter.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Help @3lobedmag.com raise funds for next year's issues on @kickstarter.com - another great SFFH magazine with a 25 year history that deserves to stick around! I nabbed myself a subscription for £20ish, but there are all sorts of perks to choose from. They have 3 days to raise 35%! Let's goοο ⬇️
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Yes, I decided to start a youtube channel where I talk about horror and dark fantasy in publishing. It should be a lot of fun! I plan on doing a ton of things with it, so hop on down and follow it… Read More
My new youtube channel
Yes, I decided to start a youtube channel where I talk about horror and dark fantasy in publishing. It should be a lot of fun! I plan on doing a ton of things with it, so hop on down and follow it… Read More
pauljessup.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Yes, I decided to start a youtube channel where I talk about horror and dark fantasy in publishing. It should be a lot of fun! I plan on doing a ton of things with it, so hop on down and follow it… Read More