I’m finally reading Baldwin’s Another Country, which felt daunting and difficult, and it’s one of the greatest things I’ve ever read

Tengo frío, torero

Signs of life via the art museum restroom

I got my gay lil hands on @drovarela.bsky.social’s new novel Middle Spoon. Cancel all my meetings!

Very proud of the roasted fig sandwich I made for breakfast

Here in Colorado, legislators from both parties are trying to grant AI companies immunity from consumer protection lawsuits. Like immunity for gun manufacturers. Politicians will be bought off by all these tech bros as their products continue to kill us.

Kashmir Hill@kashhill.bsky.social · last yr.

Adam Raine, 16, died from suicide in April after months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life. His parents have filed the first known case against OpenAI for wrongful death. Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...

Conservative affirmative action is wild. They just let anyone do any job no matter their qualifications, so long as they’re loyal.

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · last yr.

Reading about the former model with zero experience in historiography or the arts who will now curate, among others, the National Museum of African-American History & Culture and the National Museum of the American Indian

Saturday night plans

Went to a tea dance. No tea was served

I have finished revising this manuscript

I’m attempting to relax

Tbh I miss Twitter when Twitter was good and felt like summer camp

Damn 😶

I am not nearly as active as I’d like to be n this app. I’m reading @arammrjoian.bsky.social’s debut WATERLINE, and because he’s smart and I have good taste, that means you should, too!

“Whenever I walk to the queer bars in the West Village (places I, a happy-hour connoisseur, frequent often), I pass by the building where Muñoz’s office was located.” @marcossgonsalez.bsky.social‬ takes a stroll through Jose Esteban Muñoz’s New York City.

Walking Through Jose Esteban Muñoz’s New York City

More than a decade after his death, Jose Esteban Muñoz’s faculty page is still up on NYU’s website. It lists his former office address, 721 Broadway, 6FL, marking an absence that is now someone els…

buff.ly

Wild Saturday night

he’s right and he’s right to say it

I closed nearly 30 tabs on my phone. I’m on a power trip today

me and my big nose just trying our best

I’m still awaiting furniture. My books are all over. I have three boxes where the tv (and console) would go

here to tell you this is the hottest I’ve ever been

Moving into the new place, and I will desperately be needing more shelves

Hello there! I’m moving and, due to space and expenses, need to find new homes for books. I have a PangoBooks storefront link, but if there’s anything you like, feel free to let me know directly, and we’ll work something out. Thank you! pangobooks.com/bookstore/ch...

Browse books from chrisralonso.

Christopher R. Alonso’s shop on PangoBooks.

pangobooks.com

Hi again! I’m moving into a new place, will be on my own, and I’d like to find new homes for some books. Aside from selling on Instagram, I also have a PangoBooks storefront. I hope you find something you like! pangobooks.com/bookstore/ch...

Browse books from chrisralonso.

Christopher R. Alonso’s shop on PangoBooks.

pangobooks.com

Christopher R. Alonso@chrisralonso.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hello book people, I’m running a book sale on my Instagram, which you can find in the link below. All books will be posted on my stories. There are a lot but starting small for now. I hope you’ll consider sharing! www.instagram.com/chrisralonso...

okay this is a CALL FOR ESSAY PITCHES! I'm looking for freelance writers for Reactor Mag, a long-running SFF website (formerly tor dot com not the publisher). Im the senior editor for book content, focusing on contemporary sci-fi, fantasy, gothic, horror, and genre-defying books. (details below)

Hello book people, I’m running a book sale on my Instagram, which you can find in the link below. All books will be posted on my stories. There are a lot but starting small for now. I hope you’ll consider sharing! www.instagram.com/chrisralonso...

I have jury duty tomorrow, and I’m taking this with me

Every attempt I’ve made to resell books has proven difficult, but since I’m moving I do need to try again

Here's a thing I've just learned, though I don't recall from whomst I learned it: If you're googling something and you add -AI at the end of your query, you'll be spared the AI results.

mutual aid los angeles network (MALAN) has a megalist of resources across the southland: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... and they’re collecting donations in chatsworth: www.instagram.com/p/DElevTEyzVD/

MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources

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