Me a queer historian: *Rubs filthy hands together* Knew it...

Some wacky ones in here, but as far as “my vibe”? “Anti-sexist”, “bummed”, “punk rock” (1970 seems so early!), “spork”, “T cell”. I was going to pick “open dating”, but it didn’t mean what I thought.

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 6d ago

Find the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/

I would like one Wes Anderson kaiju movie, please.

@meakoopa.bsky.social I hope this on your research list

Mike Sterling, Funnybooks Guy@mikester.bsky.social · last wk.

Well, there's this one, a film I watched for the first time recently after hearing awful things about it for years, and...it was okay! Probably the least of Brooks' films, but still has good stuff in there! I can think of no other movie I love that other people hate.

Photographing a wide cross-section of the magazine archive to get ready for the talk I’m giving at Poster House in New York next month — “Viral Media: AIDS in Print” posterhouse.org/event/viral-...

Yes. Using a computer now feels like this at all times.

Pavel@spavel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Thinking about why women might not want to use a product that has forced itself into every software interface to confidently shout things that are wrong

The Luddites loved technology. They owned looms at home and would ‘mod’ them to count threads. Their battle was against worker exploitation. The degradation of their rights, safety and wages. They were against a handful of rich businessmen owning the means of production. Sound familiar?

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w ago

George Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts

Every time this goes around I’m stunned that there are still people who’ve never seen it, this performance is to drag what the Mona Lisa is to paintings, but maybe you’ve never seen the Mona Lisa, so today is the day you shall behold it

Eric Ansley Díaz@geekboyeric.bsky.social · 4w ago

RIP Bonnie Tyler. And RIP Tandi Iman Dupree. This remains the best stage entrance by a drag queen of all time, even some 25 years later, and the best use of Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero” ever. youtu.be/IHQA5vqn6rw?...

Liverpool Street station has a funicular! The Liz line really IS a delight.

I’m now in Reading (UK) after two weeks at Tipoteca Italiana and it’s a rough come-down. Everything is SO EXPENSIVE and SO MID here. My crappy coffee this morning is half as good and 13x the price of the vending machine cappuccino in Cornuda.

This thumbnail devoid of context could be used by almost any gay man

Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · last mo.

Video coming up on Sunday: All those panicky headlines about "farmers being forced to cut down peach trees"? Clickbait!

Happy Pride! Our present: a brand new special episode about the one and only Liza Minnelli, told through the stories of the bad gays in her life. Special guest @todayisok.bsky.social joins Ben for a conversation about the gay Kwisatz Haderach. badgayspod.com/episode-arch...

New York City is the most perfectly "American" place in the nation, just one wave of newcomers after another, gradually building up the culture, one remarkable cultural collision after another. MAGA chuds hate NYC not because it's awful but because it disproves every lie they tell about immigration

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 2mo ago

The Bengali Knicks poet and the Sikh dholi guys combined forces for a follow-up! Now we just need the sewing machine guy and the ride a bike with stuff on his head guy to meet.

Ringold Gym is the style from that family that I see in use the least, so it’s a treat to spot it used so appropriately. bijoutype.com/typefaces/ri...

Chicago Eagle@chicagoeagle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Tributes to David Hockney. Bushwick and East Williamsburg, 1990s. Hockney’s photo collages totally opened up my understanding of how to represent time and space on a flat surface.

Nice thing to see on my way home.

SAME

jenni@msjennimiller.bsky.social · 2mo ago

it's so humid out that i don't even want to be in a flesh suit but i also want lots more tattoos, which is quite a dilemma.

An amazing opportunity! In a relatively short time, Letterform Archive has published some of the most satisfying, informative, and beautiful books I’ve seen. The team is also as experienced, dedicated, and smart as they come.

Letterform Archive@letterformarchive.org · 2mo ago

We're looking for an Art Director to shape the visual identity of our trade art-book publishing program. The role will be onsite at Letterform Archive in San Francisco. Read more and apply: jobs.gusto.com/postings/let... #BookDesign #ArtDirector #DesignJobs

Before I was allowed to buy my own comics, my mom tried my interest toward Spire Christian Comics, to no avail. However, I probably read almost all of them at some point, and they are objectively hilarious.

Comics Covers@comicscovers.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Confession: I use "Lorem ipsum wah wah wah," as placeholder text while developing exhibitions for the Schulz Museum. *Amazing* doc on the phrase "Loren ipsum" and where it comes from. (It's not what you think.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL1P... Thanks to @glennf.com for bringing to my attention.

The Unsolved Mystery of Lorem Ipsum

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Issue One, Gay Power designed by Jary Jernegan, 1969 archived by Cat Espejo “Queer design is an important part of graphic design history that challenges traditional ideas of what design should be.” #Pride #PeoplesGDArchive #GDArchive

Happy #Pride from Weyland Yutani. Because all that matters is what's inside you...

Inventing a new punctuation mark turns out to be very hard. Mostly, they fade away, never to be seen again - but the “quasiquote” does not deserve that fate. Read more about this ingenious but precarious mark at the Shady Characters archive: shadycharacters.co.u... (Image courtesy of Ned Brooks.)

I'm still seeing people saying "em dashes are a dead give away of AI" and i would ask people to use their eyes when they read actual writing by humans sometime

I’ll be back in New York this August for a bit of Show and Tell at Poster House posterhouse.org/event/viral-...

Viral Media: AIDS in Print | Poster House

Calls to action from within the independent gay press were a crucial part of the response to the AIDS crisis. While mainstream publications either ignored the issue or spread fear and misinformation…

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Big-name favorites (in no particular order): 1. New Order 2. David Byrne 3. Kylie Minogue 4. The Smiths 5. The Cure 6. DEVO 7. Duran Duran 8. The B-52’s 9. Björk 10. Joe Jackson

Foz Rotten@fozrotten.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live. 1. 7 Seconds 2. Circle Jerks 3. T.S.O.L. 4. Bouncing Souls 5. Rancid 6. NOFX 7. The Vandals 8. Mighty Mighty Bosstones 9. Suicide Machines 10. Less Than Jake

Selections from the Letraslut archive! (letraslut.com/wiki/index.p...) This awesome book features many photos of items from my horde, along with a brief interview where I gush about why I think dry transfer type is so important.

Present & Correct@presentcorrect.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Oh hello www.presentandcorrect.com/products/let...

It’s a Ringold megamix! See how nicely Ringold’s distinct but related styles play with one another? bijoutype.com/typefaces/ri...

Chicago Eagle@chicagoeagle.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Weekend Lineup! Every weekend Chicago Eagle presents three shows with three unique vibes in the legendary Baton Show Room. And stick around after for great music. 4713 N Broadway