Josh vs. Evil Dead

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Desert dweller. Person of no repute. He/him.

We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps: -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It's 'buck naked' -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’ -It’s ‘toe the line'

friend: wow dude, how'd you get so good at guitar?? me: i made a deal with the devil [3 months earlier] the devil: 30 bucks an hour for guitar lessons me: deal

When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

Alan Richardson has been dubbed Huge Batman, but to me he's Costco Jim Rockford. A lot of the exchanges remind me of when other men would try to "alpha" Rockford, and he would practically roll his eyes at them for wasting his time with such nonsense.

Anthropic is out with new nonsense about Claude (or the collection of models called Claude) deserving moral consideration and/or be able to feel distress, so my inbox is filling up with journos asking me to comment. I've also got a day job, so here is a brief set of public comments on this: >>

What are some good songs with chilly folk-horror vibes? I’m putting together an October playlist and so far I only have The Cure’s “A Forest,” Lord Huron’s “The Yawning Grave,” and Ralph Stanley’s “O Death.”

Have you ever tried to read a scientific journal article and been told “you don’t have access, pay to download this article?” Did you know that the author of that article gets $0 if you pay? Instead, you can email the author and ask for a free copy! I’d be delighted to help and answer questions!

Screenshot of a scientific journal paywall