Fuck. I have nothing eloquent to say here, this just really fucking sucks. Dan was an amazing guy, and we were very lucky to be able to read his work. The world was a better place with him in it.
Rest in peace to one of the great bloggers and the de facto mayor of Philadelphia. It was my honor and pleasure to work with him. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...
defector.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Fuck. I have nothing eloquent to say here, this just really fucking sucks. Dan was an amazing guy, and we were very lucky to be able to read his work. The world was a better place with him in it.
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amazing the extent to which certain people encounter the inability to reply to a post and are completely unable to be normal about it
January 27, 2026 at 2:18 AM
amazing the extent to which certain people encounter the inability to reply to a post and are completely unable to be normal about it
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said this before but i was getting mad abt a local restaurant that only ever posted its menu and opening hours on its instagram stories (???) when i had the epiphany that social media is the content management system that normies know and they don't want to learn another one
lifted from tumblr and posting here because holy shit this drives me insane
January 26, 2026 at 9:57 PM
said this before but i was getting mad abt a local restaurant that only ever posted its menu and opening hours on its instagram stories (???) when i had the epiphany that social media is the content management system that normies know and they don't want to learn another one
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look, the right wing's fever dream of the left is simply not true. no elected official no matter what their political persuasion is gong to go on TV and urge their constituents to read some hot man-on-man smut [aide whispers in my ear] wait what
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm
via hearts530
via hearts530
January 25, 2026 at 7:11 PM
look, the right wing's fever dream of the left is simply not true. no elected official no matter what their political persuasion is gong to go on TV and urge their constituents to read some hot man-on-man smut [aide whispers in my ear] wait what
I was in the playtest for this and it’s fantastic! If you like smart, funny point-and-click adventure games with great art and music, you should check it out!!
January 22, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I was in the playtest for this and it’s fantastic! If you like smart, funny point-and-click adventure games with great art and music, you should check it out!!
People also apparently want this for movies, which is why trailers are full of spoilers and are basically just a 2-minute long version of the movie now.
I’ve seen a worrying number of readers angry when a book is not exactly what they expected, which is a way to trap yourself permanently.
January 22, 2026 at 6:22 PM
People also apparently want this for movies, which is why trailers are full of spoilers and are basically just a 2-minute long version of the movie now.
a few nights ago i rode a bus for about 15 minutes or so. once it got close to the stop near my home i hit the button to request a stop. soon after, the bus driver stopped the bus and let me off
January 21, 2026 at 2:51 AM
RIP to the Circus Drive-In. Just really good diner food, in a unique, iconic atmosphere for 60+ years until some assholes bought it and tore it down to put up a fuckin’ strip mall.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=zzSX...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=zzSX...
January 20, 2026 at 6:02 PM
RIP to the Circus Drive-In. Just really good diner food, in a unique, iconic atmosphere for 60+ years until some assholes bought it and tore it down to put up a fuckin’ strip mall.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=zzSX...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=zzSX...
Holy hell, this whole thread
By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Holy hell, this whole thread
Ok, filmmakers, we had our fun, but I think it’s time to retire the Wilhelm Scream.
January 19, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Ok, filmmakers, we had our fun, but I think it’s time to retire the Wilhelm Scream.
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the question of "who was president in the year 2020" somehow continues to dominate our politics despite being relatively easy to look up
January 16, 2026 at 10:51 PM
the question of "who was president in the year 2020" somehow continues to dominate our politics despite being relatively easy to look up
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the weirdest thing to me about this line of argument is that the signifiers that might be read as a "ferocious cultural revolution" -- the big metoo wave, geting rid of racist corporate logos, tearing down confederate statues -- all happened during the first trump administration!
what the hell is this revisionist nonsense? This *did not happen*—except in the minds of the far-right. You're buying their bad faith bullshit. MAGA called for and now is building a white ethnostate b/c *they are white nationalists*. That's what they do. FFS
January 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM
the weirdest thing to me about this line of argument is that the signifiers that might be read as a "ferocious cultural revolution" -- the big metoo wave, geting rid of racist corporate logos, tearing down confederate statues -- all happened during the first trump administration!
There’s an awful lot of making the subtext text these days
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
There’s an awful lot of making the subtext text these days
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In the Upper Midwestern province of Minnesota, the locals traditional culture of hospitality is disappearing under state repression
This morning in Minneapolis, an ICE vehicle got stuck on an icy hill in a residential neighborhood. Agents had to push the vehicles out, some almost slipping in the ice themselves.
January 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
In the Upper Midwestern province of Minnesota, the locals traditional culture of hospitality is disappearing under state repression
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inspiration is all around us. for example, i was inspired by a mug i saw to create my new invention, the Dishwasher Safe
December 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
inspiration is all around us. for example, i was inspired by a mug i saw to create my new invention, the Dishwasher Safe
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Can confirm.
If you've never read anything by me before, a good place to start is my short story "Daddy's Girl"
syntaxandsalt.com/2017/06/19/d...
syntaxandsalt.com/2017/06/19/d...
Daddy’s Girl by Jennifer R. Donohue
1. When I was born, my daddy didn’t come home from war, but the army sent a drone, hand sized and with tiny little pincher arms, in a broken-sealed box. Inside, the lid had “Daddy’s gon…
syntaxandsalt.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Can confirm.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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i'm sure i'm not the first to point this out but they seem to have confused themselves so badly that they don't even think there are two genders anymore
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
i'm sure i'm not the first to point this out but they seem to have confused themselves so badly that they don't even think there are two genders anymore
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Sheboleth - Shibboleths For Her
December 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Sheboleth - Shibboleths For Her
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it must have felt so good to be the digital media manager when the word came down to unschedule the piece from the 60 minutes feed but no one said anything about unscheduling it from the international website
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
it must have felt so good to be the digital media manager when the word came down to unschedule the piece from the 60 minutes feed but no one said anything about unscheduling it from the international website
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Everything is so dumb
December 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Everything is so dumb
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many are saying the child is haunted. this is unfair. you can't say he's haunted just because i've started seeing him no matter what window i look out of, every time just a little bit closer
the snow has fallen such that it looks like a little child, standing on a pile of snow, watching the snow fall
December 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
many are saying the child is haunted. this is unfair. you can't say he's haunted just because i've started seeing him no matter what window i look out of, every time just a little bit closer
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New Penny Arcade for your Friday
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2025/1...
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2025/1...
I'm Hatin' It! - Penny Arcade
Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.
www.penny-arcade.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
New Penny Arcade for your Friday
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2025/1...
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2025/1...