There is no ethical consumption of Harry Potter. And not in the usual "no ethical consumption under capitalism" way. In the "your fandom is now comprised of hate symbols" way.

s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 8h ago

JKR explicitly said she considers anything Potter-related, even fan-made, endorsement of her politics. And every time you engage with this franchise, you signal to the industry that there's still money in it and they should keep pumping out content from full-cast audiobooks to book box partnerships.

back at it again with the book zine; this time about Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher!

back at it again with the book zine; this time about Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher!

patreon's back up this month. new book zine post to kick things off. 7th book zine entry will be set to public tomorrow :) www.patreon.com/corruptedgem...

Keep On Bookin' It! #8: The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History by Sharon McMahon | Emily Kardamis

Keep On Bookin' It! #8: The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History by Sharon McMahon by Emily Kardamis on Patreon. Join Emily Kardamis's community for exclusiv...

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fun fact: if you see your friend's banger grace your skyline and you've already reposted it before, you can still delete your repost and repost again, because why not, you're an adult, you can eat some ice cream for breakfast and do whatever the heck you want. live it up.

for the consideration of the linguist council, I propose a temporary ban on the phrase “popcorn movie/book.” my reasoning: -it keeps getting applied to stories that people refuse to do the bare minimum of introspection on, so they just pass them off as stupid -popcorn is tasty

I don’t even watch witch hat atelier but I want a big brush buddy plush…big fuzzy brush buddy 🥺

Boy, I tell ya. #pixelart

making me read ChatGPT generated shit before 9 am is a hate crime

I think about this tweet like once a week

Mia Serena Official@gbaspgamer.bsky.social · last wk.

Yeah I've been rewatching JoJo Part 1 and it's making me think of this post

Just found out Keigo Higashino passed away, his Detective Kaga series is one of my favorites. such a loss for the mystery fiction world ): only 4 of the books have been translated to English (starting with Malice, which i think is technically the 3rd book in the series) and I highly recc all of them

emily kardamis 🌻@corruptedgem.bsky.social · 4mo ago

a new Keep On Bookin’ It! entry has appeared!! this time we’re covering The Final Curtain by Keigo Higashino

everyone’s jumping on their high horse to disparage this but if you actual read it, Emily Wilson talks about how the text of the Odyssey itself is already an adaptation of oral tradition and thoughtfully critiques Nolan’s decisions in his film. god forbid

London Review of Books@lrb.co.uk · last wk.

‘Nolan has read at least the first line of my translation of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺 into iambic pentameter. In one interview, he cited my version of it: “Tell me about a complicated man.” But I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script.’ New, by Emily Wilson www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

is one supposed to say “my criterion collection collection.” saying “my criterion collection” sounds like, hello, I did this :)

Tfw mothra gave you power of attorney

New Comic Dropped over at Signal Cleveland. Behold: The Anatomy of a Polish Boy.

Anatomy of a Cleveland classic — The Polish Boy

Celebrate the Cleveland the Polish Boy, a Cleveland culinary classic created here decades ago with this comic by artist John G.

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every once and a while I think about a letterboxd review I saw for kakegurui that was like “I’m ashamed to even log this,” like sorry did you finish episode one of the horny gambling show and then watched the rest of the season and were surprised it was a horny gambling show

The Werewolf - gouache, ink and metal gilding on paper Inspired by illustrations in medieval bestiary manuscripts, especially Liber de natura rerum (Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes MS 320). Original sold at the Anthrocon 2026 art show.

look I want to see the odyssey and I want it to be good but why does every promo frame out of it look like Christopher Nolan is afraid of using more than one color in a shot

The AIC workers' union has a petition to sign in support of the custodians keeping their direct jobs here, they also have a Spanish version linked on their Instagram:

Sign a Petition: Give Art Institute of Chicago Custodians Their Jobs Back

*Last updated July 9, 2026 *Please sign this petition in support of custodial staff at the Art Institute of Chicago. The signature from the Spanish and English versions of this petition will be sent t...

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God this sucks. The Art Institute and its attached school (of which I am an alum) are always making unbearably terrible decisions

The Art Institute of Chicago to Cut Its Entire Custodial Staff

The museum's union called the plan to outsource in-house custodial work to a third-party vendor a "devastating and unconscionable injustice."

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Seen some talk of unethical fiction, so here’s my take

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

hello #portfolioday! I’m Emily Kardamis, a cartoonist and illustrator (and designer, and zine maker, and—) I love bringing fun characters and vibrant worlds to life! check out my portfolio site here emilykardamis.com and shoot me an email if you want to talk about a project! (:

Immigration detentions are up across Chicago and the country. We are back to seeing multiple detentions per day in the Northwest side.

COME TO THE DRAG SHOW AND SEE ME BE A WORM

Jess✨@angryartist.bsky.social · 2w ago

If you are in Chicago and want to see this bad boy in action check out JOY RYDE on July 25th www.eventbrite.com/e/joy-ryde-t...

The Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

i cannot explain the paths discord movie night went down tonight

it could be that not being able to breathe outside air or have a nice little salad is negatively affecting my mental health

Creators at Silver Sprocket have released a public statement regarding longstanding concerns with the business practices of the company which alleges issues around payment of royalties, poor treatment of staff, and lack of professionalism. Please read their statement: cartoonist.coop/sprocket-art...