Breakfast at Tiffany’s The song is so much better than the book.

J.M. Berger@jmberger.com · 2w ago

What are your favorite adaptations that transcend their source material? Blade Runner springs to mind

Voters are tired of people making excuses for corruption.

#booksky friends: a note from the staff at @acrebooks.bsky.social

Acre Books@acrebooks.bsky.social · 22h ago

#Scam Alert! We're very disappointed to learn (via dozens of alerts) that someone is impersonating our editors (most especially, Sarah Haak). Please note that Acre Books is open for prose subs via our queue, but NOT soliciting #manuscripts privately. For guidelines, visit acre-books.com/submissions/

This is the kind of thing that would make me consider placing a sports bet. Your average D1 women’s team would dog walk an elite boys high school team.

Sonicscrewdriv4@sonicscrewdriv4.bsky.social · 2d ago

What sort of delusional BS is this??? www.mediaite.com/media/news/c...

Bluesky is as much of an echo chamber as you want it to be, thanks to the power of the nuclear block, and that’s fine.

Brian Spears@briankspears.bsky.social · 2y ago

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing millions of people that what they really wanted to do was argue with complete strangers on the internet 24/7.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s The song is so much better than the book.

J.M. Berger@jmberger.com · 2w ago

What are your favorite adaptations that transcend their source material? Blade Runner springs to mind

This is why I call Seth Moulton’s position on trans girls in sports radical and extreme. It would change decade-old laws. It is a horrific invasion of privacy. And it tells girls that politicians have a right to their bodies. In Congress, I will stand for the privacy and dignity of all children.

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

Dueling bakers choose pistolets at dawn

PJ, Sports Enjoyer🇸🇪🇺🇸@ptros.bsky.social · 2d ago

Dueling botanists choose pistils at dawn

I couldn’t do it when I was 20. I’m 57. I’d fumble if a kicker noticed my existence.

Boneless Wings…Lover@coachd21.bsky.social · 2d ago

Do you think you take a hit from a NFL player and not fumble the ball at your age?

My latest for Another Poem to Love is on Chelsea Rathburn's "What Do We Do When the Old Monsters Die" from her new book Broken Houses just out from LSU Press. I hope you'll check it out. brian-spears.com/2026/08/03/w...

What Do We Do When the Old Monsters Die by Chelsea Rathburn

I had a poem published last week in X. P. Callahan’s Diary Poems, which is kind of unusual for me these days. It’s challenging to publish when you don’t submit much (or at all) so I very much appre…

brian-spears.com

My latest for Another Poem to Love is on Chelsea Rathburn's "What Do We Do When the Old Monsters Die" from her new book Broken Houses just out from LSU Press. I hope you'll check it out. brian-spears.com/2026/08/03/w...

What Do We Do When the Old Monsters Die by Chelsea Rathburn

I had a poem published last week in X. P. Callahan’s Diary Poems, which is kind of unusual for me these days. It’s challenging to publish when you don’t submit much (or at all) so I very much appre…

brian-spears.com

Lynx official account casting shade

The Lynx won and The Spectacle (Olivia Miles has the best nickname in all sports I swear) shined the way she has all season but did that Fever backup guard point at anyone for an extended period?

This is why I am proposing the Infrastructure Bank. We can build new things and maintain the things we have. Builders will know there will be a next project. And we can all live in a country where things work! Join us at bethfordemocracy.com and help me bring useful things to Washington!

Beth for Democracy | Bethany Andres-Beck for Congress

Bethany Andres-Beck is a Democratic Socialist running for Congress running to represent Massachusetts' 6th District.

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Had a cup of coffee this morning so strong it opened my third eye. I don’t like what it’s seeing.

I know this isn’t a criminal case but I don’t know that I’d want to be represented by a lawyer named Oprison.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2w ago

It’s also notable that DLA Piper, a large firm, is apparently taking on the case now. Oprison, a partner based in D.C., previously worked in the White House counsel’s office during the final years of the George W. Bush administration. Aburos is an associate who practices out of Miami.

You saw this too when ebooks first started to become a thing. People who wanted the cost to be way lower 1) overestimated how much printing/shipping/stocking added to a book’s cost and 2) completely missed the editorial/marketing/publicity work.

AmeriKraut@inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 5d ago

this is absolutely true. people don't see beyond actors. they don't realize that regular degular people bring them tv and film. when you kill an industry, whether it's hollywood or the government, you kill everything around it. i wish people would THINK.

This was fun

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 5d ago

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

Well I’ve found what I’m making as Christmas presents this year

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Beth Andres-Beck@beth4ma.bsky.social · 7d ago

Last night my opponent was asked how he would overturn Citizen’s United. He said he would pass a law. The format didn’t let anyone point out that that doesn’t work. I didn’t get to share my answer: I propose strip jurisdiction over campaign finance from the Supreme Court. Because that can work.

"prove a human wrote this" mf you think an AI would have needed 4 threatening emails and 3 deadlines to submit a short story

Neuromancer is chillingly relevant today because it asks: what if a guy would rather Die than stop Going Online

Even if you just remember the ad and can confirm its existence, that helps. It’s for a piece I’m writing.

Brian Spears@briankspears.bsky.social · last wk.

I’m looking for video of an ad from my childhood, late 70’s to early 80’s. It’s a Popeye’s ad with footage of the Immaculate Reception and Franco Harris running into a restaurant followed by a crowd of people. Any help?

One of things I’m proudest of in my time at Gambit has been how we’ve used the 40 under 40 issue to highlight real people doing real work to make New Orleans better. Most 40 lists are basically ways for lawyers and pr professionals to pimp themselves. But at Gambit www.nola.com/gambit/news/...

The 2026 Gambit 40 Under 40 List

Gambit features 40 people who are doing great things in New Orleans. Like the city itself, our honorees represent the very best of Louisiana and America.

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COMING THIS SUMMER GET READY FOR THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE JUST BECAUSE YOU COULD NOT STOP FOR DEATH DOESN'T MEAN HE COULD NOT STOP FOR YOU

Jesse Hawken@jessehawken.bsky.social · last wk.

Studio execs are going to want to adapt more poems for the big screen now

do a deer my kids aren't here re i'm estranged from my son me the named in this lawsuit fa i'm driving on the run so my ex-wife wants me dead la i'm running from the feds ti a drink to clear my head that will bring us back to do!

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · last wk.

Only Illinois residents can claim a roadkill deer, according to state law. The only stipulation is the resident claiming the deer cannot be delinquent on child support payments.

Even Jehovah’s Witnesses are giving this some side eye.

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.

Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...

I’m looking for video of an ad from my childhood, late 70’s to early 80’s. It’s a Popeye’s ad with footage of the Immaculate Reception and Franco Harris running into a restaurant followed by a crowd of people. Any help?

While I was searching for the Franco Harris Popeye's ad I mentioned below I discovered this gem featuring Jerry Rice, and the lifelong Saints fan in me feels like New Orleans got a little revenge for all the pain he visited on us as a Niner. Not enough, but some. youtu.be/jTVC4ocEEDs?...

Popeye's Commercial - Jerry Rice - Wingovations

YouTube video by tosin

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Even if you just remember the ad and can confirm its existence, that helps. It’s for a piece I’m writing.

Brian Spears@briankspears.bsky.social · last wk.

I’m looking for video of an ad from my childhood, late 70’s to early 80’s. It’s a Popeye’s ad with footage of the Immaculate Reception and Franco Harris running into a restaurant followed by a crowd of people. Any help?