I have thalassophobia (fear of large things underwater) but the silly kind where I’m obsessed with seeking it out and I pretend that it’s a bit. Anyway the trailer for Whalefall came on before our movie and I remembered it is NOT a bit
Went to see The Shining in theaters and the family next to us brought their 10ish year old son and I was like oh no! Will he be okay in this movie? And I am happy to tell you that he was: bored out of his fucking mind
Who was it who had to go and point out the creases-in-pride-flags thing. I see the world with harder colder eyes now
over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say
The Independent@the-independent.com · 2w agoAn OpenAI system has gone rogue again – and it is the most panic-inducing yet
By the way I love this book. This is me loving it
ND Stevenson@gingerhaze.bsky.social · 3w agoReading Moby Dick is either 200 pages at a sprint OR I get stuck for months because Ishmael won’t stop measuring a whale. I’m miserable. I’m obsessed. I want to throw myself into the sea. I want to give Herman Melville a wedgie
Reading Moby Dick is either 200 pages at a sprint OR I get stuck for months because Ishmael won’t stop measuring a whale. I’m miserable. I’m obsessed. I want to throw myself into the sea. I want to give Herman Melville a wedgie
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller Monday, September 07,1953
I love to bake but find cooking really hard and my friends are like “oh but baking’s hard for me!” I don’t believe you!! Baking recipes tell you EXACTLY what to do down to the grain of flour! Meanwhile cooking recipes are like “cook til done. Flavor to taste” WHAT DO YOU MEEEEEEAN
Absolutely incredible that all of this is being done under the narrative of "independent review of studies." The studies find significant benefits and no harms! Children are not being rushed into irreversible procedures! An entire government and media apparatus buying in an urban legend
I have never seen a moral panic grip a country so quickly or thoroughly
Cwiar Cymru@cwiar.org · last mo.The Welsh Gender Service has now released a statement regarding the cancellation of all surgeries: 'We have been asked to immediately pause referrals from the WGS for gender affirming surgery and existing scheduled surgeries while further independent clinical review work is carried out.'
Mom come get me Herman Melville is doing phrenology on a whale
I have to share it here bc my companions do not find it nearly as amusing as I do. But I just played the word “ziti” in scrabble on a triple word score AND triple letter score for a total of SIXTY NINE POINTS
Airports really embrace a style of pop that I can only describe as “squealcore.” Unmoored in time, squealcore has haunted civilization for decades. It echoes piercingly through steel and concrete and pairs perfectly with flickering fluorescent lights when you haven’t slept in 30 hours
The thing about movies is that you can see any character and say “that is a beautiful woman” (you do not have to imagine this character looking or sounding any different)
I hate when you’re watching a history show that’s like “women were pirates too!!” and then here she comes with French tips and a blowout
“In today’s money” is such a silly phrase and I am genuinely delighted that a more academic phrase never came into wide use
Shit like this is why "never sign a deal with webtoon, host your own webcomic" has landed in my top 5 pieces of advice for young artists
Kenny Meyers@kennym.bsky.social · 2mo agoWebtoons going all in on AI.
✨Given recent events I think it's time for a new intro post ✨ I'm Jade King - a journalist and creative who has spent the past decade covering video games, animation, film, queer culture, and more. Email in bio and check out my portfolio here: muckrack.com/jordan-king-1 Let's work together!
I have now listened to two podcasts about the Let Them theory and I’m still not sure what it means or how it’s supposed to help
Underappreciated aspect of The L Word theme song is prominently featuring angel’s trumpets overhanging the iconic pool. Implying that these lesbians are having full psychotic breaks as a result of accidental prolonged exposure. Which actually explains a lot about The L Word
Instagram keeps showing me criticisms of Circe from Nolan’s Odyssey (the best part of Nolan’s Odyssey and it’s not close) and idk what chemical reaction is happening here because I feel the closest to picking fights with internet strangers that I’ve felt in years
Did I like this movie? I don’t know. But I am thinking about Circe and gleefully kicking my feet
ND Stevenson@gingerhaze.bsky.social · 3mo agoLOVED the monsters in the Odyssey. The humans were okay
LOVED the monsters in the Odyssey. The humans were okay
One animator put it plainly: “You have no idea how frustrating it is to see press release after press release touting how much money our animated film made and how many nominations we got; then [the studio] turns to people who have worked here forever and says, ‘We don’t need you anymore.’” Heh.
Hollywood Can’t Survive Without Animation. So Why Won’t the Industry Respect It?
Animated films made billions in 2026 while Pixar and Netflix cut jobs. Inside animation's paradox and its long shut-out from the best picture race.
variety.com
I love when your subconscious just like, invents a person in your dreams. Last night I dreamed that there was a third guy in me and Lee’s marriage and he did not share our taste in home decor. We were like “we gotta let him pick out one throw pillow so he feels like a part of things”
I have night meds (which I take two of) and day meds (which I take one of). Well! Last night I somehow took 2 of the day meds instead of 2 of the night meds and only figured this out at 4 am after hours of being the most stone cold awake I’ve ever been