Jay Babcock
@jaywbabcock.bsky.social
Semi-educated guesser. Unknown genre. LANDLINE: jaybabcock.substack.com Past: Arthur Magazine co-founder/editor. babcock dot jay at gmail dot com
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Alfred E. Neuman ( MAD Magazine )@alfreds-mad-world.bsky.social · 6h agoHey Gang, Its TimeLess Tuesday Here At Alfred's MAD World of MAD Magazine & Today We Are Taking A Look At If Famous Authors Wrote The Comics Writer • Frank Jacobs Artist • Wally Wood MAD In Orbit 1962 #madmagazine #madpaperbacks
Houses To Match Your Personality Writer • Frank Jacobs Artist • Bob Clarke MAD Magazine Issue No. 42 November 1958 #madmagazine #timelesstuesday
the latest episode of Raga Vibrations is up on NTS www.nts.live/shows/raga-v...
Raga Vibrations 29th August 2026
Playing Indian Classical.
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A mobius strip goes into a bar, looking a bit sad. The barkeep inquires "What's got you down?" The mobius strip replies "I don't know where to begin."
Ben Gvir posted this video on twitter today which shows fat and happy Palestinians on a conveyer built going through the Israeli "prison" (torture camp) system and coming out emaciated and maudlin. This is textbook genocidal content.
Working on this was honestly spiritually energizing. I interviewed Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer about their legendary teenage riot grrrl band Heavens to Betsy and feminist revenge, the clarity of youth, their unexpected reunion and upcoming archival LP www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
‘We never apologised for our rage or revenge-seeking’: riot grrrl legends Heavens to Betsy reunite
Alongside Bikini Kill and Bratmobile, Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer created a feminist punk vernacular that’s still inspiring the likes of Olivia Rodrigo. They recall the clarity and conviction of the...
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Visited the new location of @floatingworld.bsky.social for the first time yesterday, brought Hercules Petix along to make it an official event. This new space is probably their biggest yet, lots of shelving & display, great for wandering discovery. A must visit if you make it to Portland!
Excellent story on working around a horrific situation. "Laila and hundreds of other girls take in-person classes by day and online by night with volunteer tutors around the world, most of them high school students in a global network of peer-to-peer support." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/w...
Inside Afghanistan’s Secret Schools for Girls (Gift Article)
The Taliban have banned education for millions of Afghan girls. Times journalists examined classrooms where students, teachers and parents continue to resist by defying the rules.
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One of the reasons I wanted to do Arthur magazine in the first place was to publish this 6,000-word piece by Karin Bolender as a cover story, something we finally achieved with issue No. 8 (Jan. 2004)... jaybabcock.substack.com/p/landline-s...
[Landline special] Love’s ambassador
What one young writer discovered at Dollywood in a time of intense personal distress
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America was there for emergency relief after the earthquakes in Haiti. I was there as witness. They had boots on the ground, feeding the hungry. Giving aid to the injured. Hospital ship, Landing crafts. Hover Crafts (Big ones). Now...Haitians are the enemy. I just want to cry. #cdnpoli
Bradley P. Moss@bradmossesq.bsky.social · 5d agoThese people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families. Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out. This is a stain on the soul of this Nation.
Guess what? 1) You can 3D print a crow and squirrel feeder that looks like a Flock camera 2) Crows are extremely good at pattern recognition 3) People are fucking hilarious and creative and I hope every Flock camera gets its own personal murder (of crows) www.printables.com/model/180491...
Flock Camera with chamber; squirrel and bird feeder V2 by David | Download free STL model | Printables.com
Designed to look like a Flock camera, hollow with chambers and a removeable hatch for putting treats for your friends | Download free 3D printable STL models
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My nomination for the title of "Most 60s Science Fiction Cover." Uncredited cover for the 1967 edition of Edmund Cooper's All Fool's Day (1966) #scifi #sciencefiction #art
“If a church is not standing with immigrants that are being terrorized, then it ought to take the name church off and put ‘club’ on the side,” Rev. William Barber told the crowd of clergy and others gathered in support of the local Haitian community yesterday. religionnews.com/2026/08/26/i...
Clergy rally for Haitians in Maryland county amid fears of ICE surge
SALISBURY, Md. (RNS) — 'When I go to their house, they have to make sure it's me before they even go to the door,' Pastor Jean-Daniel Berard, who leads Passionate LightHouse of God, said of his church...
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"Your favorite songs were either generic or changeable enough that we could capitalize on your nostalgia. We figured we could hold your attention for ten seconds longer than our usual medication commercials, where people do light physical activity like bowling or line dancing." buff.ly/iT5p9AF
FAQ: Your Favorite ’70s Song Is in Our Prescription Drug Commercial
Q: Wait, which medicine are you even using these songs for? A: All kinds. Every kind. Name a disorder, an illness, or weird rash, and we’ll play “Go Your Own...
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Tonight in the Explorers Room, live on @wfmu.bsky.social & @gtdradio.bsky.social: spiritual funk, bone dancing in an avant-psych mist, heavy dub and some very colorful reggae delights. Join me in my beautiful room as we conjure sounds & visions, 7-10:00pm: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Incredible band www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Inside the moody blues of Diles Que No Me Maten
Mexico City indie jam band Diles Que No Me Maten is an anomaly, even within the obscure parameters of underground Latin. De Los interviews frontman Jonás Derbez on the moody blues of new album 'Escrit...
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Freakier & folkier days — check out some murky/magical moments from the 2004 Million Tongues Festival in Chicago.
Doom & Gloom From The Tomb
Million Tongues Festival 2004 As I mentioned, Prairiewolf is playing with one of my all time faves this week — tomorrow as a matter of fact — Six Organs of Admittance. A total thrill. The bill is part...
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"#1 New release in epistolary fiction" Richard Kelly's 600-page sequel to Donnie Darko amzn.to/3UWx018
Oh my stomach hurts and I'm tearing up from laughing at 7am. Good to watch this clip on at least a quarterly basis. youtu.be/iGsWjUMJGOo?...
Larry "Bud" Melman Welcomes Visitors At NYC's Port Authority | Letterman
YouTube video by Letterman
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Breaking News: Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist whose work caused a stir in the 1960s, while her “Infinity Room” installations drew crowds in recent decades, has died at 97.
Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97
The Japanese artist’s polka-dot covered paintings, phallic sculptures and public performances caused a stir in New York City and Europe in the 1960s.
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"Sure, this city isn’t near major job markets and doesn't have maintained roads, well-funded schools, or functioning emergency services, but it does have a series of dilapidated ranch houses located between a data center and a second data center that is currently on fire." buff.ly/03WTZvh
Why Aren’t People Moving to This Town with Cheap Housing and Literally Nothing Else
“Sure, this city is in the middle of nowhere, isn’t near major job markets, and doesn’t have maintained roads, well-funded schools, or functioning emergency ...
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I’m here in Salisbury, MD today, where Rev. William Barber is leading a protest in support of the local Haitian community. Around 10% of Salisbury is Haitian, and many are facing potential deportation after the Trump admin ended their TPS status. Joined by faith leaders, reps from Sens and the Gov
