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'
Josh vs. Evil Dead
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Desert dweller. Person of no repute. He/him.
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
Let’s circle back to this conversation in ten years after a fleeting memory of it wakes me at 3am in a burst of shame and self-recrimination
New flick from horror maven James Wan, ADJECTIVAL, about a murderous thesaurus
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry began on October 16, 1859.
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.
IM LAUGHING SO FREAKIN HARD RN OVER THIS FB IS GOOD LMAAAAAO
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.
She's introduced legislation to not just abolish ICE, but dismantle all of DHS, preserving the bits of the department that aren't inherently rotten (e.g. FEMA, Customs) www.fox32chicago.com/news/reimagi...
'Reimagining Safety Act': Chicago congresswoman to unveil proposal to abolish ICE, shut down DHS
A new plan from a Chicago congresswoman would dramatically change how the federal government handles immigration enforcement.
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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: >>
Apparently, the last time I wore the jacket from last night's 50th anniversary dinner was at a Worldcon.
Huge news! @comixaction.com & @handsoffnyc.bsky.social are throwing a NO KINGS COMIC-CON on Thursday, 10/15 to kick off the NK VOTE EARLY campaign! Awesome comics & pop culture guests! FREE! ONLINE! You don't wanna miss it! RSVP now! I'll be there - see ya soon! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
No Kings Comic-Con · No Kings
It’s the biggest pop culture fest in this or any other galaxy — NO KINGS COMIC-CON! Join us live on Thursday, October 15th for an early kickoff to the NO KINGS: VOTE EARLY festivities! This free, vi...
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If you appreciate these lists I've been doing for free for like 13 years now, please consider doing something cool for yourself and also me by ordering a copy of HECTOR PLASM: BORN INTO NIGHT BATTLES or at least make the one review of it on Goodreads not the only one bookshop.org/p/books/hect...
Hector Plasm Volume 1: Born Into Night Battles
First seen in INVINCIBLE over 15 years ago, Hector Plasm returns! In a world where the dead tell stories, Hector Plasm roams the earth as exorcist, con man, and shaman, confronting the supernatural at...
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Okay, since we agree it is basically October, here's what I tell myself you've been waiting for: A new list of recommended streaming horror and horror-adjacent movies for you to watch in time for Halloween -- movies on Netflix, Hulu, Shudder, Amazon Prime, and more boxd.it/XbLjo
“…and whatever walked there, walked alone.” Spooky season reading is underway.
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!
Today’s episode of STAR TREK: OOPS! ALL HOLODECK EPISODES was the first one this season I actively disliked. I feel like I missed some key exposition reeeeal early.
There was an actual D.A.R.E. booth outside the sandwich shop today, in this the year of Chappell Roan 2026.
“This guy is *individually* terrible. That’s not prejudiced, that’s just judiced.” — The newly deputized party gunslinger, trying on ACAB like a new pair of shoes #notesfromthegamingtable
My TV hates me because I didn’t help build it; you know, a Roku’s Basilisk
unbending a paper clip so I can jam it into a tiny hole on the back of america
Well shoot, that right there was your actual Star Trek episode.