People: "I don't know the press scenes in the muscial Chicago feel kind of exagerated..." Me, a trained historian and lawyer, working on writing true crime and reading case coverage from 1919: Well, I mean....

Moulinquinn Chicago: Renée Zellweger

Alt: Renee Zelleweger as murderess Roxie Hart being "puppeted" by her lawyer Billy Flynn, played by Richard Gere, during a press interview in the number "We Both Reached For the Gun" from the film adaption of the musical Chicago.

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Switching to writing non-fiction when most of your writer friends are still fiction writers is weird, because they're like, "Writing sprints?" and I am like, "That isn't really how this works for me anymore?" as I am collating my research and building case timelines.

I want a custom welcome screen on my laptop that pops up and says, "Bitch, put on your glasses!" Can I do that? Is that a thing?

Grey's Anatomy: Nick Marsh on Reminders

ALT: Grey's Anatomy: Nick Marsh on Reminders

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It's always a lovely mail day when I get a package from @peculiarityshop.bsky.social

Reminder to self: we have the windows open today and the tiny kids are out in force on the basketball court/play park behind our building. It may not be the best day to scream along with Delilah Bon's Dead Men Don't Rape at the top of our lungs...

Same here, baby. Same.

It amuses me to think I probably would have been voted least likely to get a tattoo in HS as I sit here contemplating possible additional tattoos.

Lets Go Get A Tattoo Barbara

ALT: Lets Go Get A Tattoo Barbara

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One of the things that's wild about working on #HistoricalTrueCrime research is going through your source materials and just getting smacked in the face by how much language use has changed in just a little over 100 years. If someone said a person was overly petted by their parents today.... oof.

Barbie Doll's 'Yikes!' Reaction

ALT: Barbie Doll's 'Yikes!' Reaction

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What's your favorite Bible verse? Wrong answers only.

John Rogers@johnrogers.bsky.social · 2d ago

What's your favorite Bible verse? Wrong answers only.

True love is when you think your partner has way too many plushies...and you still show them when you find cool new plushie companies because you know they'll adore them. I married a good one, y'all.

@clairewillett.bsky.social Look, a new entry in the #SummerOfSchism! www.osvnews.com/san-antonio-...

San Antonio priest laicized, excommunicated after calling Popes Francis and Leo ‘usurpers’ - OSV News

Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller announced Aug. 14 that a tribunal of canon lawyers found John Mary Foster guilty of "a crime against the faith for his refusal of submission to the Roman Pontiff."

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I hope these proliferate like the Migra Whistles. www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/...

3D-printing enthusiast creates ‘Flock Sock’ to blind controversial cameras, shares design — slip-on cover attaches to broom handle to make it easy to put on devices placed on traffic and streetlights

"The very least you can do is help protect these valuable civil servants from getting a bad sunburn."

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In 100 years, this man’s story will appear in freshman US history textbooks at the top of whatever chapter covers: “How the Not-So-Roaring 2020s Foretold the Billionaire Trials of the 2030s”

Erin Fogg says Free Link@criminalerin.bsky.social · last wk.

Idk lol "I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died. I knew what I was doing was illegal. Unlike my previous interactions with insurers, I received an immediate response within an hour." is pretty fuckin legendary

I have seen people using the argument of "they're actors, they need the work" when talking about the likes of John Lithgow, Nicholas Hoult, and others taking roles in the new Harry Potter series. So this is a reminder: John Lithgow has an estimated networth of $50mil. He's fine.

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you. Hi, I am Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strain O157:H7! You might also know me by my pennants, Wicked Fucking Riptide, Man! and Benny, the Fucking Traitor Appendix.

Seanan McGuire@seananmcguire.bsky.social · last wk.

Hi, I'm Komodo Dragon in the Drainage Pipe! My middle name is Riding the Ferris Wheel By Clinging to the Frame, and my maiden name is Bone-Eating Sinus Infection.

Oh, look, it me. In both definitions.

Grandiloquent Word of the Day@grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · last wk.

Mulligrubs [MUL-ih-grubz] (plural noun) 1. A fit of melancholy, gloom, peevishness, or ill humor; also, sulky or ill-tempered persons. 2. A bout of stomach or intestinal distress, especially colic or diarrhoea.

Look, I have a Threads handle because I got one to see something a friend posted. I don't use it. When my first look at my timeline had a targeted porn bot in the first 5 posts, I decided it wasn't worth my time. I actually use Bluesky.

Christopher Mims@mims.bsky.social · last wk.

So I guess either Bluesky becomes a nonprofit or we all start sharing our Threads handles on here…?

Obligatory reminder that @sarahgailey.bsky.social's American Hippo series is great for putting the destructive power of hippos in perspective.

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 2w ago

It's always fascinating how weird our view of dangerous megafauna is, because the hippo is easily in the second tier of most dangerous megafauna (with crocodiles and elephants), well ahead of sharks and bears, who rarely if ever kill people.

Parasthesia is so fun! Said no one. Ever. #LongCovidLife #MECFSShit #StupidMeatsuits

Let's actually look at the supposed "Hero" Mayor of New York, Rudy Guiliani and his actions around 9/11, shall me? Because I am so sick of how far Guiliani got in his career on this tragedy. A Thread

CNN@cnn.com · 2w ago

Twenty-five years after the mayor of New York City became the champion of America's grief and resilience at the time of the 9/11 attacks, families of those killed are split on whether the current mayor should attend the annual remembrance. https://cnn.it/4zkKYdc

My spouse and I are having a sexy Thursday night in this heat wave sharing cold deli food, bitching about Tolkien's shitty, shitty grasp of genetics, and whiteboarding out our respecting smut books to determine if they count as actual Romance genre or not.

Mawwiage: Peter Cook in The Princess Bride

ALT: Mawwiage: Peter Cook in The Princess Bride

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Like to charge, repost to cast. #TechWitchcraft #BeCarefulTheIntentionsYouPutOutThere

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Trump on El-Sayed: "If he succeeds, the Dumocrats will gain 4 Senators, 8 Congressmen, many Electoral and Popular Votes, a stacked Supreme Court with 23 Justices, and I will be, sadly, despite the great job we are doing, the last Republican President!"

Look, brain, it is the heat of the day talking. We DO NOT need to go learn medieval church Latin and get a PhD just to have at someone over their shitty, shitty scholarship.

You know what would slap? A website like #Scarlateen, but for women going through perimenopause, menopause, and shit like hysterectomy. Like, written in easily understandable language about WTAF our bodies are doing, what this changes about how we enjoy sex, how we deal with changes.

"You catch more flies with honey than vinegar..." Darling, in my experience, you catch more flies with bullshit and decomp than anything, but my apple cider vinegar and dish soap traps are working just fine. Thanks. #SaltyToday #ISaidWhatISaid

Hello Musubi!

Roberto Baldwin@strngwys.bsky.social · 3w ago

Important crossover event

Like, I really wish I could just make people live Long Covid for 2 weeks. The isolation. The way the exhaustion and pain and brain fog mean I am not safe to be out and about most days. The way my spouse is as much my handler as my date when we do go out.

Melissa Gira Grant@melissagiragrant.com · 3w ago

if you hated covid "lockdowns" try long covid

Shout out to one of my local Zoos for understanding that there is a segment of adults who love Zoos, but would also like a break from being around kids, and does events like this. zoo.org/allyoucanzoo/

All You Can Zoo - Woodland Park Zoo

Enjoy an all-inclusive, adults-only day at Woodland Park Zoo! Your ticket includes unlimited food, fountain drinks, zoo admission, Dinosaur Discovery, Zoomersion VR, and more!

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Shout out to my friend Nicolin, who made me these fabulous spiky fidget toys so I can use them to itch my own back like a bear when my spouse isn't home.

Look, Glen Hansard made some good music in his life, but his relationship with Markéta Irglová was weird and probably grooming back before people used that word, and the fact that he's getting a ton of touching tributes is kind of gross.