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Me: Slow year
Me: Only two novellas, three novelettes, and four short stories out this year, plus a handful of essays
Me: Surely I must flagellate myself for eighty-five centuries
premeemohamed.com/eligibility-...
Me: Only two novellas, three novelettes, and four short stories out this year, plus a handful of essays
Me: Surely I must flagellate myself for eighty-five centuries
premeemohamed.com/eligibility-...
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Me: Slow year
Me: Only two novellas, three novelettes, and four short stories out this year, plus a handful of essays
Me: Surely I must flagellate myself for eighty-five centuries
premeemohamed.com/eligibility-...
Me: Only two novellas, three novelettes, and four short stories out this year, plus a handful of essays
Me: Surely I must flagellate myself for eighty-five centuries
premeemohamed.com/eligibility-...
There is a fantastic selection at my local branch!
“As prices for streaming subscriptions continue to soar and finding movies to watch, new and old, is becoming harder as the number of streaming services continues to grow, people are turning to the unexpected last stronghold of physical media: the public library.”
The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
There is a fantastic selection at my local branch!
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Sometimes I look at this when I really need it. I extra need it this morning so I'm sharing its power.
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Sometimes I look at this when I really need it. I extra need it this morning so I'm sharing its power.
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I firmly believe that talking normally to strangers on the internet preserves *my* mental health. If I was on here yelling at people every day my brain would be mashed potatoes by now
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I firmly believe that talking normally to strangers on the internet preserves *my* mental health. If I was on here yelling at people every day my brain would be mashed potatoes by now
Okay, I acknowledge that this is a picky language thing, but: almost every time you are tempted to write the word "praises" as a plural, the word you want is "praise." This is a slightly weird one because we do have the phrase "sang his/her praises," but we don't usually add an s to make it plural!
December 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Okay, I acknowledge that this is a picky language thing, but: almost every time you are tempted to write the word "praises" as a plural, the word you want is "praise." This is a slightly weird one because we do have the phrase "sang his/her praises," but we don't usually add an s to make it plural!
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We don't have a paywall or ads or anything like that. Just a once a year fundraiser that let's us pay our real live writers and our webhosting fees--while sending out all the #Gutterthon rewards. fnd.us/Gutterthon25...
Gutterthon 2025: Grand Slam
Help The Cultural Gutter keep our commitment to thoughtful writing about disreputable art and paying writers for their work.
fnd.us
December 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
We don't have a paywall or ads or anything like that. Just a once a year fundraiser that let's us pay our real live writers and our webhosting fees--while sending out all the #Gutterthon rewards. fnd.us/Gutterthon25...
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Want to support trans rights in Aotearoa & get a bunch of cool TTRPGs? The Ban the Ban bundle is raising funds for action against the NZ govt's blocker ban.
Proceeds go to PATHA to fund their court challenge & support individuals. Get it now!
itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
#transrights #ttrpg #nzpol
Proceeds go to PATHA to fund their court challenge & support individuals. Get it now!
itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
#transrights #ttrpg #nzpol
December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Want to support trans rights in Aotearoa & get a bunch of cool TTRPGs? The Ban the Ban bundle is raising funds for action against the NZ govt's blocker ban.
Proceeds go to PATHA to fund their court challenge & support individuals. Get it now!
itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
#transrights #ttrpg #nzpol
Proceeds go to PATHA to fund their court challenge & support individuals. Get it now!
itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
#transrights #ttrpg #nzpol
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"Write! The written letter endures!" Scribal wit at the start of financial records for London bridge in 1424. Cleverly, the scribe created the letter 'S' by folding a speech scroll, so the form of the letter conveys the meaning of the conventional proverb, "speech is fleeting but writing endures."
December 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
"Write! The written letter endures!" Scribal wit at the start of financial records for London bridge in 1424. Cleverly, the scribe created the letter 'S' by folding a speech scroll, so the form of the letter conveys the meaning of the conventional proverb, "speech is fleeting but writing endures."
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An Astonishing Graph. For most of human history, around 50% of children used to die before they reached the end of puberty. In 2020, that number is 4.3%. (It’s 0.3% in countries like Japan & Norway.) [kottke.org]
An Astonishing Graph
For most of human history, around 50% of children used to die before they reached the end of puberty. In 2020, that number is 4.3%. It’s 0.3% in countries like Japan & Norway.
This dramatic decline has resulted from b
kottke.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
An Astonishing Graph. For most of human history, around 50% of children used to die before they reached the end of puberty. In 2020, that number is 4.3%. (It’s 0.3% in countries like Japan & Norway.) [kottke.org]
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Physical and digital bookstores often still spotlight the same legacy names. Let's read more expansively!
@crimewoc.bsky.social
🔗 crimewritersofcolor.com
includes some of the best crime fiction available, from cozies to whodunit to noir.
While you're at it, you can broaden your Bsky feed too:
@crimewoc.bsky.social
🔗 crimewritersofcolor.com
includes some of the best crime fiction available, from cozies to whodunit to noir.
While you're at it, you can broaden your Bsky feed too:
December 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Physical and digital bookstores often still spotlight the same legacy names. Let's read more expansively!
@crimewoc.bsky.social
🔗 crimewritersofcolor.com
includes some of the best crime fiction available, from cozies to whodunit to noir.
While you're at it, you can broaden your Bsky feed too:
@crimewoc.bsky.social
🔗 crimewritersofcolor.com
includes some of the best crime fiction available, from cozies to whodunit to noir.
While you're at it, you can broaden your Bsky feed too:
If Stede ofmd was an octopus...
(Check out the rest of her work, there's so much beautiful stuff.)
(Check out the rest of her work, there's so much beautiful stuff.)
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
If Stede ofmd was an octopus...
(Check out the rest of her work, there's so much beautiful stuff.)
(Check out the rest of her work, there's so much beautiful stuff.)
Had a very fun evening at Say Hey House in the Junction, making felt ornaments. An unpolished, friendly sort of feel--facilitator was helpful with questions, but more a "craft with neighbours" vibe than a class. Inexpensive way to try something new, and an antidote to the winter blahs.
December 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Had a very fun evening at Say Hey House in the Junction, making felt ornaments. An unpolished, friendly sort of feel--facilitator was helpful with questions, but more a "craft with neighbours" vibe than a class. Inexpensive way to try something new, and an antidote to the winter blahs.
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Canada has already said it's cutting $675m from its aid budget. For those cuts to fall almost exclusively on women, sexual health and rights, and gender equality, is unforgivable
www.oxfam.ca/news/canadia...
www.oxfam.ca/news/canadia...
Canadian Civil Society Calls on Prime Minister Carney to Uphold Canada’s -
Ottawa, ON — More than 250 organizations and individuals from across Canada are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to take urgent and decisive action to safeguard Canada’s feminist foreign pol
www.oxfam.ca
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Canada has already said it's cutting $675m from its aid budget. For those cuts to fall almost exclusively on women, sexual health and rights, and gender equality, is unforgivable
www.oxfam.ca/news/canadia...
www.oxfam.ca/news/canadia...
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Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Every dollar JK Rowling makes from Harry Potter is going into bankrolling an extortion racket issuing legal threats to organizations across the UK to purge themselves of trans people or face ruinous lawfare.
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If you have a few spare bucks to support PATHA's legal action and the people affected by it, you can do so here: patha.nz/donate
December 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
If you have a few spare bucks to support PATHA's legal action and the people affected by it, you can do so here: patha.nz/donate
My kid haaaated being on camera for virtual school but every morning he would open the classroom with the camera pointed at our cat, and 5th grade would spend a couple of minutes exclaiming over him during attendance.
What's a charming memory you have from the worst period of the pandemic?
November 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
My kid haaaated being on camera for virtual school but every morning he would open the classroom with the camera pointed at our cat, and 5th grade would spend a couple of minutes exclaiming over him during attendance.
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Did I mention that the new prices for The New Uni-Con and Behind Our Flag are now live, making the Pink Friday sale even more of a bargain?
All 11 of The New Uni-Con panels are now £37.50, and the 6.5 hours of behind the scenes content from Behind Our Flag is only £25.
#OFMD #SirenEvents #Sale
All 11 of The New Uni-Con panels are now £37.50, and the 6.5 hours of behind the scenes content from Behind Our Flag is only £25.
#OFMD #SirenEvents #Sale
November 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Did I mention that the new prices for The New Uni-Con and Behind Our Flag are now live, making the Pink Friday sale even more of a bargain?
All 11 of The New Uni-Con panels are now £37.50, and the 6.5 hours of behind the scenes content from Behind Our Flag is only £25.
#OFMD #SirenEvents #Sale
All 11 of The New Uni-Con panels are now £37.50, and the 6.5 hours of behind the scenes content from Behind Our Flag is only £25.
#OFMD #SirenEvents #Sale
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There are lots of flu shots available at my local costco - they are trying to get people to take them, there's no wait and you do not need to be a member. Go get it!
Finding flu shots in Toronto may be difficult. Here's why https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/finding-flu-shots-at-toronto-area-pharmacies-may-prove-difficult-this-year-heres-why/
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
November 29, 2025 at 5:42 AM
There are lots of flu shots available at my local costco - they are trying to get people to take them, there's no wait and you do not need to be a member. Go get it!
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Dar Williams
The Tragically Hip
The Weakerthans
Aimee Mann
Le Tigre
Dar Williams
The Tragically Hip
The Weakerthans
Aimee Mann
Le Tigre
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Oasis
The National
Radiohead
Muse
The Tragically Hip
Oasis
The National
Radiohead
Muse
The Tragically Hip
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
My Life With The Thrill Kill Cult
KMFDM
Jane’s Addiction
NIN
Ministry
My Life With The Thrill Kill Cult
KMFDM
Jane’s Addiction
NIN
Ministry
November 29, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Dar Williams
The Tragically Hip
The Weakerthans
Aimee Mann
Le Tigre
Dar Williams
The Tragically Hip
The Weakerthans
Aimee Mann
Le Tigre
Update: it was awesome and it didn't matter that I cried because it was so dark and loud and happy at the show.
November 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Update: it was awesome and it didn't matter that I cried because it was so dark and loud and happy at the show.
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Black Friday deals at the Squid facts shop are LIVE!
Here's the deal: When you buy calendars, stickers, and posters, you get the satisfaction of supporting science education FREE!
Wow!
What a deal!
Who could pass this opportunity up? not me! That's for sure.
SquidFacts.net
Black Friday deals at the Squid facts shop are LIVE!
Here's the deal: When you buy calendars, stickers, and posters, you get the satisfaction of supporting science education FREE!
Wow!
What a deal!
Who could pass this opportunity up? not me! That's for sure.
SquidFacts.net
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🚨🚨 WeeooWeeoo 🚨🚨
Black Friday deals at the Squid facts shop are LIVE!
Here's the deal: When you buy calendars, stickers, and posters, you get the satisfaction of supporting science education FREE!
Wow!
What a deal!
Who could pass this opportunity up? not me! That's for sure.
SquidFacts.net
Black Friday deals at the Squid facts shop are LIVE!
Here's the deal: When you buy calendars, stickers, and posters, you get the satisfaction of supporting science education FREE!
Wow!
What a deal!
Who could pass this opportunity up? not me! That's for sure.
SquidFacts.net
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If you are in the National Guard and fear you may be deployed to violate the rights of US citizens, there is help. Call the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487
Visit girightshotline.org for more information
Visit girightshotline.org for more information
November 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If you are in the National Guard and fear you may be deployed to violate the rights of US citizens, there is help. Call the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487
Visit girightshotline.org for more information
Visit girightshotline.org for more information
I'm going to see The Beths tomorrow and I am a little nervous because a) haven't been to a concert in ages and b) the door labelled "music" seems to open into a room filled with "sobbing" lately so I fear it will be embarrassing. Nevertheless: excited.
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I'm going to see The Beths tomorrow and I am a little nervous because a) haven't been to a concert in ages and b) the door labelled "music" seems to open into a room filled with "sobbing" lately so I fear it will be embarrassing. Nevertheless: excited.