👀 I am… curious about some parts of the premise but this could be AMAZING

Kamen Rider MY-TH | Special Teaser

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I think this Instagram Reel is giving me new language to describe one additional reason handing your creativity over to AI is unideal— “do you really want to consistently settle for the most mid execution of your idea, or do you want to push for the part that is exceptionally more your style?”

As we come ever closer to the end of the Hugo Awards voting period, a reminder: no matter which work you believe deserves to win the Best Poem category, just casting your vote sends a strong message for the value of the category.

Brandon O’Brien@therisingtithes.bsky.social · 4w ago

Hugo Awards voting is still open until August 8th! Whether you're already deep in the voter packet or haven't even glanced at the nominees yet, please read and vote for the works in the Best Poem category and support speculative poetry as a core element of genre! www.lacon.org/hugofinalists/

on a less comic note: if the film press doesn't ever run a single piece about how an original IP with a Black lead that is simultaneously high-concept and incredibly dramatic came about on the tail end of both the writer/director and the lead being shafted by Marvel, I will be quite livid

Brandon O’Brien@therisingtithes.bsky.social · 2d ago

this trailer dropping just days after Mahershala Ali said he's no longer talking about the legendary fumble of Marvel not making Blade? Feige hadda be sleepless every night after this one if I was Bassam Tariq I would done have billboards up going THIS IS WHAT MARVEL TRIED TO STEAL FROM YOU!!!!

this trailer dropping just days after Mahershala Ali said he's no longer talking about the legendary fumble of Marvel not making Blade? Feige hadda be sleepless every night after this one if I was Bassam Tariq I would done have billboards up going THIS IS WHAT MARVEL TRIED TO STEAL FROM YOU!!!!

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother | Official Trailer

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I am only now seeing this otherwise staid and empty trailer but the initial premise that there is a Purge day but it's only for single people to have sex is... you know... far too dystopian to just drop a romcom about two people Looking For Something More in the middle of

One Night Only | Official Trailer

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my brain has been kicking my brain's ass this week because I had an idea for an essay after one of the latest AI-in-fiction dramas and then *I missed two other AI-in-fiction dramas* and then an essay came pouring out of me and I think I only got four hours of sleep last night so anyway hold this

no Wonder Man season 2. no Blade. and a long bet on Doomsday made essentially by jingling keys in the final trailer. i am so tired.

Wonder Man showrunner says scheduling issues aren't to blame for cancellation

Wonder Man's cancellation was Marvel and Disney's decision, not Andrew Guest's or Destin Daniel Cretton's

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There is a huge difference between engaging with art via critique, and simply feeling superior to art. Trope-spotting is a particularly noxious form of faux criticism. Tropes are not innately good or bad; they are simply tools. You aren’t a genius for noticing that your carpenter uses a hammer.  

David Sims@davidlsims.bsky.social · 4d ago

if I ever taught film criticism lesson one would be “you being smarter than the movie is not interesting to anyone”

so I've only recently learned that not only was there a tornado warning at Gen Con but some actually dangerous weather stuff actually did touch down?? I hope everyone over there has been keeping safe and that no major damage has been done

You know this is my jam. It is also part of why I'm attached to poetry being more deeply explored in genre: there is so much yet to be observed and valued about the linkages between the epic as genre, the verse novel as bridge between prose & verse, the hip-hop album as literature, and more...

"The Odyssey" is Actually a Rap Album

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You know what I just realised? CAN YOU SIGN MY TENTACLE? turns five years old the week before Worldcon. I kinda want to do something to celebrate that, but I don't know what. 🤔

The @laworldcon.bsky.social program went live today! Here's some of the things I'll be up to during LAcon weekend! Also: if you see this post, this is your reminder to cast your vote in the Hugo Awards—especially for the Best Poem category!

Brandon is doing LAcon things in August!

LAcon is coming up in August! Here's what Brandon will be up to that weekend. Also, here's your reminder to vote in the Hugos!

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Non-writer publishing industry professionals NEED to internalise that the AI problem has not proven that a majority of writers are even tempted to apply AI to their process, but it *is* proving at breakneck speed that the industry hasn't gotten less racist even after those damn post-BLM pledges.

This discussion on Exploring Strange New Selves will also star Hugo Award finalists @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social and @therisingtithes.bsky.social !

The Skiffy and Fanty Show@skiffyandfanty.com · 5d ago

We will be doing a live episode of The Skiffy and Fanty Show at @laworldcon.bsky.social featuring @princejvstin.com and @pematson.bsky.social as hosts!

COVER REVEAL Y'ALL!!! Our crowdfund is launched!! Support this round of Neon Hemlock novellas, including my artist-murder-cosmic-horror tale!!!

Neon Hemlock@neonhemlock.bsky.social · 2w ago

As part of the launch of our novella crowdfund, hype to share the cover for THESE HOLLOW BODIES by Z.K. Abraham (@pegasusunder.bsky.social)! The cover was illustrated by Anan Sonn Kaaren @acloudboiii.bsky.social 🖌️

The @laworldcon.bsky.social program went live today! Here's some of the things I'll be up to during LAcon weekend! Also: if you see this post, this is your reminder to cast your vote in the Hugo Awards—especially for the Best Poem category!

Brandon is doing LAcon things in August!

LAcon is coming up in August! Here's what Brandon will be up to that weekend. Also, here's your reminder to vote in the Hugos!

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I'm especially jazzed about the Poetry track for this year's Worldcon—panels on poetry writing and editing, workshops on sonnets and haiku, readings and discussions with the Best Poem finalists, and more!

Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 6d ago

We are thrilled to share an incredible schedule jammed with engaging panels, special guests, events, workshops, performances, readings, table talks and so much more. Everything is available via our program guide guide.lacon.org

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Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 6d ago

The moment we have all been waiting for is finally here: the full program for #LAconV is now live!

For task completion I make the most granular list you have seen in your life. If the task is a draft, “open your laptop” is a list item. “Open Microsoft Word” is another list item. For initiation, I get up and move to a secondary location, which tells my body it’s time to work.

Brandon O’Brien@therisingtithes.bsky.social · 7d ago

mutuals: quote this post with your most unhinged task-initiation and task-completion hacks. What is the wildest, wickedest, most unexplainable thing you do that will always get you to get started on work and always get you to the finish line of that work?

My problem is getting started, so I tell myself I’m just getting the object I need to do the task, or going to that room. That’s all. If it’s writing, I’m just going to get the laptop. Then I’m just going to open it. Then login. If it’s really bad, I ask my husband to bring it to me.

Brandon O’Brien@therisingtithes.bsky.social · 7d ago

mutuals: quote this post with your most unhinged task-initiation and task-completion hacks. What is the wildest, wickedest, most unexplainable thing you do that will always get you to get started on work and always get you to the finish line of that work?

FUCK IT, WE'LL DO IT LIVE! WE'LL DO IT LIVE!!! or I don't wanna do this it sucks I hate it aaaaaaaAAAAAA 🎶 or LET'S MCFUCKING LOSE IT!!! [gyrates, high fives myself] or Me, bothering the group chat: I will ping all of you if you don't cheer. Wake up!!! (I don't actually ping them)

Brandon O’Brien@therisingtithes.bsky.social · 7d ago

mutuals: quote this post with your most unhinged task-initiation and task-completion hacks. What is the wildest, wickedest, most unexplainable thing you do that will always get you to get started on work and always get you to the finish line of that work?

Role playing. I have two types of goblin that I pretend to be and that helps me get past the task initiation dysfunction. Trash Goblin takes garbage out as tribute to Lord Oscar. And then Word Goblin gets words down when I’m unmotivated.

Brandon O’Brien@therisingtithes.bsky.social · 7d ago

mutuals: quote this post with your most unhinged task-initiation and task-completion hacks. What is the wildest, wickedest, most unexplainable thing you do that will always get you to get started on work and always get you to the finish line of that work?

music loops! for some reason this Animal Crossing cat's knowing expression and dire message are motivational for me

No one's around to help. Extended (Perfect loop)

YouTube video by M9TNL

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Brandon O’Brien@therisingtithes.bsky.social · 7d ago

mutuals: quote this post with your most unhinged task-initiation and task-completion hacks. What is the wildest, wickedest, most unexplainable thing you do that will always get you to get started on work and always get you to the finish line of that work?

I farm dopamine with reverse pomodoros: 25 minute break followed by 5 minutes of Thing I Don’t Want to Do. Sounds crazy, but if low dopamine is the problem, dopamine farming is the solution. Eventually I farm enough dopamine and Thing I Don’t Want to Do turns into Task I Really Want to Complete.

Brandon O’Brien@therisingtithes.bsky.social · 7d ago

mutuals: quote this post with your most unhinged task-initiation and task-completion hacks. What is the wildest, wickedest, most unexplainable thing you do that will always get you to get started on work and always get you to the finish line of that work?

I shout two sentences, one after the other like a weird call to answer with just me playing both parts: I'm tired of this, grandpa! THAT'S TOO DAMN BAD.

I'm Tired Of This, Grandpa! Meme Scene

Alt: I'm Tired Of This, Grandpa! Meme Scene A young girl is saying I'm tired of this grandpa and the old man replies "Well that's too damn bad!"

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Brandon O’Brien@therisingtithes.bsky.social · 7d ago

mutuals: quote this post with your most unhinged task-initiation and task-completion hacks. What is the wildest, wickedest, most unexplainable thing you do that will always get you to get started on work and always get you to the finish line of that work?

A reminder that a convenient way to support me right now is to get a copy of THE GOD OF SPITE AND VIOLENCE from my Ko-Fi page!

The God of Spite and Violence - Brandon O'Brien's Ko-fi Shop

The God of Spite and Violence is a tabletop roleplaying game for one Angel and one Concierge, taking the role of The Devil.

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It's probably very bad form that I have never actually watched any of Robert & Michelle King's legal dramas considering that The Good Wife is what they're known best for (BrainDead and Evil, however, are OUTSTANDING), but the very premise of this has my attention. And Mike Colter, of course.

Cupertino (CBS) Trailer HD - Mike Colter legal drama

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mutuals: quote this post with your most unhinged task-initiation and task-completion hacks. What is the wildest, wickedest, most unexplainable thing you do that will always get you to get started on work and always get you to the finish line of that work?

Just after taking care of the appliance woes, some other expenses have appeared that require attention (including an additional service invoice I'm now being informed of). Thank you for your generosity so far!

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