Angry Algonquin
@angryalgonquin.bsky.social
Book reviewer at angryalgonquin.com. Lover and supporter of independent bookstores; Starter Packs have 200+ indies! Nordic/Scandi Noir, Iceland, polar history & exploration. Libraries. Cats. Fan of #uglydogs. Sworn enemy of AI.
Born OTD in 1926, #NordicNoir Swedish writer Per Wahlöö. With partner Maj Sjöwall, he wrote a ten-novel series featuring Stockholm detective Martin Beck. Best read in order. Here's a good list. listmania.org/list/martin-... Please buy/order from an indie or @bookshop.org
Martin Beck Mysteries In Order | ListMania
Discover the complete Martin Beck Mysteries in order! Explore all books in this iconic crime series by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, perfect for fans of Scandinavian noir.
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From @podsaveamerica.crooked.com on IG: #AI tools created their own radio stations. The results are as you would expect, especially from Grok. Let's just say that the poison AIpple doesn't fall far from the musky tree. www.instagram.com/reel/DYYHfUr...
Pod Save America on Instagram: "AI still has a lot to learn before it can put together a radio show. Get more Pod Save America on YouTube. #podsaveamerica #crookedmedia"
204K likes, 979 comments - podsaveamerica on May 15, 2026: "AI still has a lot to learn before it can put together a radio show. Get more Pod Save America on YouTube. #podsaveamerica #crookedmedia"...
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#Antarctica #Scott #SouthPole #polar
British Antarctic Survey 🐧@bas.ac.uk · 11h agoOur director Jane will be co-hosting an event tomorrow at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) to mark the 125th anniversary of Captain Scott’s British National Antarctic Expedition, which saw the discovery of the South Magnetic Pole and reached a new 'furthest south'. Tickets still available ➡️
Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying
It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...
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Quarantine is a PURGATORY FOR ARTISTS. The place you wait, somewhere between the painter you were trained to be and the one you still haven't dared to become. 7 days, on a quarantine island off Menorca. Experiment #7 "Hunter's Moon" October 19-25, 2026 Lazaretto of Menorca quarantinemenorca.events
1/ Billionaires! They're like AI, but with less humanity: apple.news/AizP7tY16Saq... #Shopify #voting #votingrights
Why did a $154 billion CEO just endorse stripping most Americans of voting rights—and taking us back to the 19th century? — FORTUNE
July 27, 2026, 12:00 PM ET Tobias Lütke, cofounder and chief executive officer of Shopify, speaks during the Toronto Tech Week 2026: Homecoming event in Toronto on May 27, 2026. Shopify CEO Tobias Lüt...
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Another enjoyable episode of What to Carry, What to Burn in the books! I love having this for my commute as it makes it go by fast because Blair is such a good storyteller. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube!!
Blair Braverman@blairbraverman.bsky.social · yesterdayNew podcast episode is out today at What to Carry, What to Burn! This one's the story of Valerian Albanov, who escapes an icebound ship and ends up the reluctant leader of a trek across the frozen sea. Featuring thieves, lice, kayaks made out of barrels, and polar bear livers.
I wasn't in a position to back the Kickstarter so I'm glad these will still be available.
RiffTrax@rifftrax.com · yesterdayTo say that I'm excited about the new @rifftrax.com Experiments is an understatement. To say that I already have tix to the "Sting of Death" in Atlanta takes me up to Ed Grimley levels of excitement. @mst3kofficial.bsky.social #Rifftrax #MST3K @frankconniff.bsky.social @billcorbett.bsky.social
RiffTrax@rifftrax.com · yesterdayComing this fall - MST3K: The RiffTrax Experiments! Just over two months until brand new episodes with Mike and The Bots! Pre-order all four today: www.rifftrax.com/mst3k-the-ri... @mst3kofficial.bsky.social
Because it apparently needs to be said: I have never fucking used the AI/LLM/chatbot/plagiarism machine and I never fucking will. If you use it, I think you're a bad person.
One of my favorite films is showing at the revered Tara Theater in Atlanta Saturday, August 8th, 3:00pm. Wes Anderson's MOONRISE KINGDOM (2012) is, in my very humble opinion, his best movie. Pre-show interview with local filmmakers Rocco Shapiro and Akshay Bhatia. @wabe.org @teamdorian.bsky.social
Cinema Social: Moonrise Kingdom
Join WABE for the Film Event Series: WABE Cinema Social! WABE Cinema Social is a monthly film club for Atlanta’s curious, culture-loving community—bringing people together for themed conversations and...
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Big Green Books@biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 2d agoToday i'm picking this month's Big Green Book Club books. This is a monthly subscription service, where I individually choose, wrap and post a book out to each of the members, based on the kind of stuff they enjoy reading. 3, 6 & 12 month options. HERE! www.biggreenbookshop.com/book-club/in...
One thing I will add to @maris.bsky.social excellent rant: The easiest thing publishers could do about the tragedy of AI in books is...NOT FUND THE FUCKING TECH COMPANIES THAT MAKE IT BY USING IT THEMSELVES!!!! You were fine without it a year and half ago!!!!! Just fucking do that!!!!!!
The Maris Review, vol 116
The theme of the week is how AI is making the world (more) stupid What I read this week The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams What to do with this frustrating, brilliant novel! I almost wanted to t...
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Meeting of the banned books club, "I'm With the Banned" next Tuesday for "Slaughterhouse Five" at @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social #Houston #Vonnegut #BookSky 📚 💙
Blue Willow Bookshop@bluewillowbooks.bsky.social · yesterdayNext Tuesday, please join us for our banned books club, I'm With the Banned. 🔥 We will discuss SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut. All are welcome to attend. We'd love to see you there! buff.ly/SBEJIZW
Great bit of #Physics from @helenczerski.bsky.social using a beloved toy...the Slinky!
Helen Czerski@helenczerski.bsky.social · 3d agoA lovely little bit of physics that you might have spotted if you ever play with a slinky. We should all play more, because we should all embrace our curiosity. And finding out how the physical world works is fun!
My theory: survival stories and true crime are actually photo negatives of each other, because in true crime, someone's dead who should be alive, and in survival, someone's alive who should be dead, and in both cases you're trying to figure out why
Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social · yesterdayOne more thing on What to Carry, What to Burn: Podcasting's devolution into chat /true crime has depressed me as listener & writer. It's labeled--wrongly--as latter, & at first seems to be @blairbraverman.bsky.social "just" talking. But it's so arfully structured! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...
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The Haunted Bookshop@thehauntedbookshop.com · yesterdayI kept trying to think of a way to express this to my colleagues last week: Some days in an open bookshop are marches, some are waltzes, some are jigs, and today is a minuet. It's been a chain of pleasant meetings and reunions, each with a different character, all fitting a joyful pattern.
If you can’t resist picking up a pebble or a perfect shell at the beach this photo is for you. There are 7 scallops (the shell Botticelli’s Venus was standing in) to find among the treasure:
