Mrs. Dalloway said she would design the Dragon Con labels herself.

Twin Cities and adjacent territories: this Saturday you may join us at @oddmartmn.bsky.social from 12-3pm to experience the thrill of smelling like a televised vampire. Also: Wuthering Heights via @britishlibrary.bsky.social, DILF scents a la @judedoyle.bsky.social, and spooky ice cream perfumes! 👻

lestat about to sing "long face" at us lmao

Jeff VanderMeer@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 21h ago

jesus along with all the other threats right now... be careful, portland...

holy shit I made it into Library Journal

The whole point of the Bill of Rights is to protect the only true minority - the individual. It limits the governments power to harm the individual. The whole constitution is designed to limit the governments power.

The liberal fence-sitters who can't get on board with trans rights own this result JUST AS MUCH as conservatives.

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

The updated A Christmas Carol we deserve involves Amy Acton being heckled by trans ghosts until she lets Tiny Tim play on whatever team best fits his gender identity

I wrote them to complain about the Claude ad this morning, and this evening someone from corporate called me ON THE PHONE to thank me for the feedback and say they are PULLING THE AD, effective tomorrow. Keep up the pressure, folks! Find your voice! (Thanks Landmark, love u)

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab@bpal.bsky.social · 5d ago

Landmark cinemas hitting us with a Claude ad right before The Odyssey started, like “here, have some cortisol for the opening credits”

Did we, as a society, learn nothing from the climax of 1988's Working Girl? www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8WR...

Working Girl - revelation in the elevator

YouTube video by resera5

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Ann Leckie@annleckie.com · 5d ago

For writers worried that they won't be able to "prove" their work isn't Spicy Autocomplete--worry not. You thought about every choice and will be able to talk about those choices easily and clearly. Folks who used the slop machine didn't make choices and won't have anything to say about why

if you want to see normally sclerotic do-nothing local governments suddenly snap into action, do some quietly beneficial tactical urbanism type thing like this and watch how quickly they race to remove it

wishda@wishda.bsky.social · 5d ago

The DSA in Wilmingotn, N.C. has created a "crisis" by putting benches at city bus stops, after literal decades of the city promising and failing to do so.

Cutie-patootie photoshoot with our new #Summerween fragrances 👻 Gritty, spookified variations on classic ice cream treats! blackphoenixalchemylab.com/collections/...

Actual photo of me sitting down each morning to read the comments left overnight on our TVL ads

Nine more of these left overnight

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab@bpal.bsky.social · 6d ago

Most of the "Why do these look like poppers?" comments seem to be coming from folks in their early 20s who are cosplaying elements of queer culture absorbed from being Very Online + bingeing RPDR at age 9. You think you can get the drop on US, your goth elders, on the subject of club drugs?

It's been a long week, but I'm convinced this podcast episode will heal me

Once Upon A VHS - 80s and 90s Fantasy Podcast@onceuponavhs.bsky.social · 5d ago

New episode: Mannequin (1987) Listen: linktr.ee/onceuponavhs “Oh my God, he’s in love with a... dummy!” Kicking off our new Romantasy season, it’s time for the diva dummy herself: Mannequin!

Landmark cinemas hitting us with a Claude ad right before The Odyssey started, like “here, have some cortisol for the opening credits”

More than once in the past two months I have been like ??!?!??? about the music-related commentary around this show—but now my palate is cleansed, my brain is happy, my heart is full, because Emmet knows what the fuck they're talking about and this essay is PERFECT.

Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 6d ago

Reinventing yourself through rock music is a tradition carried by countless musicians, from David Bowie and Siouxsie Sioux to Prince and Elton John. In Interview With the Vampire, Lestat creates a mythos through his own music: #IWTV

If you don't love me at my burrito blanket then you don't deserve me at my cyclops cheese

been thinking things over and wonder if i've taken this whole longevity thing too far

Laura Bassett@lebassett.bsky.social · 7d ago

Even the rich immortality guy is giving up

Another observation is that when we say something cheeky back to them, they DO NOT like it 😅

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab@bpal.bsky.social · 6d ago

Most of the "Why do these look like poppers?" comments seem to be coming from folks in their early 20s who are cosplaying elements of queer culture absorbed from being Very Online + bingeing RPDR at age 9. You think you can get the drop on US, your goth elders, on the subject of club drugs?

Most of the "Why do these look like poppers?" comments seem to be coming from folks in their early 20s who are cosplaying elements of queer culture absorbed from being Very Online + bingeing RPDR at age 9. You think you can get the drop on US, your goth elders, on the subject of club drugs?

Whew. Notes From A Regicide by @isaac-fellman.bsky.social is one of the best pieces of fiction I've read in a long time, and the voice work by @aviroque.bsky.social provides endless additional revelations. Would've enjoyed twice as much time cohabitating with these characters!

Business model: 1. Secure license for beloved fandom property 2. Spend months (YEARS!) developing high-quality product 3. Toil through approvals to produce online ad content, paying extra to be seen widely beyond one's usual reach 4. Delete hundreds of "Girl I thought this was a popper" comments

When it comes to AI and other elements of technofascism, it seems like a lot of folks default to a "this is inevitable" mindset instead of the much more reasonable and honest "I don't know how to fight this." Very tempting to skip a step that admits not knowing something.

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In-person sniffing and sampling events are truly where it’s at! Minneapolis, Vermont, and L.A. opportunities are upcoming in August, then Atlanta in September (Dragon Con) and *possibly* a hometown Philly Lunacy before the end of 2026

bpalvtlunacyevents.bsky.social@bpalvtlunacyevents.bsky.social · last wk.

The next Vermont Lunacy is on Saturday 8/29 from 4-6:30 @ Scout & Co in Burlington! I will also be having a booth at the Vermont Fairy Tale Festival on Saturday 9/19 in Killington! Come out to one or both and get your @bpal.bsky.social smellies!

Polymarket and Kalshi have created a general purpose moral hazard so extreme it is basically impossible to exaggerate

Will betting on wildfires lead to arson? - High Country News

Fire survivors say using prediction markets to gamble on wildfire is “morally reprehensible.”

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Why yes, we will have the vampire gang in tow at @midsummerscream.bsky.social! Available to sniff, sample, and purchase. 🖤 midsummerscream.org

this is one of those things where I simply had to pretend it wasn't happening until there was a trailer. and now there's a trailer and I'm like DIRECTLY INTO MY VEINS, THANKS

Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · last wk.

Neuromancer sky color reveal:

Something strange & mysterious arrives 9/1. The Art of the Unknown is nearly here! Preorder by September 1st and receive an autographed bookplate and vintage bookmark. Treasures for the treasure hunters. Rewards for the restless. Treats for the magpies. www.quarto.com/campaign/art...

Did the people making the recent Mortal Kombat II movie realize how gay it was while making it, or was that a fun surprise for them later?