"The events of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” occur today: August 4, 2026. Like so many dates in science fiction, this one probably seemed far away when it was chosen, but once it was finally upon us, it passed like all days." www.rogerebert.com/mzs/silhouet...

Silhouettes and Warnings: On Reading Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" On the Exact Day When It's Set

The events of Ray Bradbury's short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" occur today: August 4, 2026.

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"Today is August 4, 2026." Can't find my copy of The Martian Chronicles to take a photo of the actual published story, but it remains a collection well worth reading 76 years later: bookshop.org/a/862/9781668094853 #books #writing

Isabel J. Kim@isabel.kim · yesterday

happy there will come soft rains day to all those who partake

once again, it is esther day today. friends and moots i love you, thanks for being you 🫶🏽 youtu.be/NqV3y8eNkQQ?...

Esther Day 2026: Some Thoughts on Loss

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But they will be

Steffen Rayburn-Maarup@rayburnmaarup.bsky.social · 3d ago

I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet.

july release radar is a big one! in this issue: madonna, kelela, tinashe, steve lacy, loathe, nia archives, charli xcx, orville peck, fromis_9, artms, solo music from wayv (kun, xiaojun, ten), nct 127 (yuta, jaehyun) and many many more. enjoy!

release radar '26: july

volume 11, july 2026

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shaking ass in a mysterious way

when it's hellevator but you gotta give your boy a lil kissy

let's take a moment also to celebrate the first absolute meatball down the middle getting fucking crushed. the first woman in pro baseball league history to get her shit rocked

Rodger Sherman@rodger.bsky.social · 4d ago

and Denae Benites hits the first home run in Women's Pro Baseball League history!

queens joining the los angeles tradition of dramatic comeback wins. welcome to baseball baby

Watching all the inspiration porny framing of the first WPBL game makes me think of this piece I wrote about how that narrative is actually really sexist.

focusing on women athletes “inspiring little girls” is sexist

It reinforces cultural ideas that what women do only has value if it’s in service of the next generation, or that it’s their job to nurture children in all areas of their lives.

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the first ever pitch in a WPBL game 🥹🥹🥹🥹

For The Guardian, I profiled Ayami Sato, who is arguably the best women's baseball player in the world. She will take the mound tomorrow for the WPBL's Los Angeles Queens.

Ayami Sato, the greatest pitcher in women’s baseball, is ready for her American debut

The most decorated pitcher in women’s baseball history begins a new chapter with the Los Angeles Queens as the WPBL launches in the United States

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If you live outside of the US and want to watch #WPBL for free, I believe you can watch the official stream here

WPBL: Los Angeles Queens at New York Heights

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We get it, WPBL, you vape.

The inaugural season of the Women's Pro Baseball League begins this weekend.

WPBL looking for longevity as players take the field amid rising popularity for women's sports

The inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League begins this weekend. Denae Benites and the New York Heights face Mo’ne Davis and the Los Angeles Queens on Saturday.

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adding friday album releases to my library and ran a lap around my living room when i saw mic&brush on 2026 skz replay open.qobuz.com/track/440242...

put the rock back down on top of fandom please

Jennie Coughlin@jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 6d ago

The document was a systematic takedown of writers of fan fiction inspired by “Heated Rivalry” who had used AI to generate parts of their stories. It named 38 popular fan stories that had taken text from Anthropic’s Claude chatbot, including works by some of the community’s most read writers.

this and writing a post about self-inserts youtu.be/p5VuEvIyBFA?...

chronically online hot girl music | hyperpop, baile funk, jersey club | chael en ☆彡

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I found this fascinating. I don't think I've ever seen a Museum publicly list the costs of an exhibition before. www.artnews.com/art-in-ameri... - It's actually super helpful for people to see what it takes.

A Museum Dares to Reveal What It Really Costs to Make an Exhibition

“Performing Conditions: Artistic Labor and Dependency as Form,” at the MIT List Visual Arts Center, stars Autumn Knight, Dread Scott, Ghislaine Leung.

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The right got a big win when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld states banning trans girls from women's sports. What's next? Over at @defector.com, I dig into their plan for essentially winding down competitive women's sports and Title IX — think of it as make women's sports girly again. Gift link:

Is The Right's Next Project Make Women's Sports Girly Again? | Defector

Within a few weeks of the country’s highest court giving states permission to ban trans girls from nearly all school sports, the influential right wing think tank The Heritage Foundation made clear it...

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"The Gotham Publish a Book Scholarship is open to people of color who have completed a book manuscript (or nonfiction book proposal) and are ready to seek agent representation and go to market with their book. Three scholarships will be offered every year to un-agented writers."

currently in the part of an upcoming exhibition cycle that makes our entire department want to quit on the spot

my nascar post chief, formerly a driver for diplomats and driving teacher for bodyguards, had FSD on going between san diego and coronado all weekend. he intervened at points but i can’t express how terrified i was going over the bridge, even if we were “safe” by any quantifiable measure.

David Zipper@davidzipper.bsky.social · last wk.

This is framed as a feel-good story, but it should scare the wits out of anybody on the road. Tesla's deceptive marketing is convincing seniors that the cars drive themselves. In reality, a human must always be ready to intervene. If someone lacks the ability to do that, they shouldn't be driving!

I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man

As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...

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i went to a Luddite festival in NYC that was organized entirely off social media to prove you don’t need captive tech platforms (yes, including this one!) to hang out and have a good time. @404media.co 📵

Being a Luddite Is Fun Again

As tech backlash hits the mainstream, the ‘Summer of Ludd’ proves we don’t need social media to hang out and have a good time.

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In my relentless quest to make leaflet just so f*ckn awesome for artists, I have shipped the ability to size images!! Also thanks to @awarm.space comics artists can also now flip the direction of the prev/next arrows at the bottom of posts!! PLEASE ARTISTS USE LEAFLET I WILL LOVE AND SUPPORT YOU

I am 53 and have been essentially forced into retirement. I thought it was just me, until I found an entire community of women in the same situation on Instagram. So many of us have just been told that we simply have nothing to contribute to society anymore.

Karen K. Ho@karenho.bsky.social · last wk.

I keep thinking about how often the mass layoffs in media, government and big companies, especially women and people of color, will lead to poorer outcomes for years because the people who would point out potential problems or blind spots were deemed non-essential, a "bad fit", and/or too expensive.

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“food for thought” buddy my thoughts don’t need any food at all. been trying to starve them fuckers for years and they still keep doing the thing

HAPPENING NOW Thousands of protesters are occupying Madison’s State Street and vowing to shut down businesses as a way to demand justice for Corey Ruiz.