My mom sent me some papers that belonged to my grandfather, Darwin Randall Crum, which included a collection of “Disfrustrating Puzzles” he created

I love modern retellings of folk and fairy tales, and dip in and out of them often. My faves this year are: - White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link - The Djinn Falls in Love, ed by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin - Fairytales for Lost Children, by Diriye Osman - Slantwise Histories by Alix E Harrow.

I hate to be this person but I’m halfway through Fourth Wing, fun story and world and all, but where is the smut. I was promised mind-altering levels of smut. Mills-and-Boon’s-hottest-setting-would-melt levels of smut. People speak of this book in hushed tones like it’s forbidden… what am I missing?

the cybertruck is getting canned, post a vehicle women actually like

Doctor Who Nyan Tardis Parody

Alt: Doctor Who Nyan Tardis Parody cartoon

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Max Wolpert@maxwolpertmusic.bsky.social · 4d ago

the cybertruck is getting canned, post a vehicle women actually like

My fellow Kiwi-in-exile (a healthcare worker who’s here *because* of the Nat/NZF/ACT government) just dropped off Fourth Wing so I’m going to read dragon smut to deal with my feelings.

Omg I’ve just seen the amount of ACT/NZ First seats. It’s pretty clear National’s lost seats went there, the last 3 years have just empowered white supremacists to be more open about their hatred and fascism, just as we’re seeing here in the UK. Fuck it, I’m going to angry-nap about it.

My home electorate has voted in a National plonker. Unsurprising, given Gerry Brownlee held it for decades but UUUUURRRRRGGGGGHHHH. The sucky part of being in a super conservative stronghold. My little Greenie/TPM heart is gutted for what could have been.

Can't believe that there are people who think "noone should go cold or hungry or without healthcare or education and billionaires shouldn't control everything" and "human rights are overrated" are both radical positions.

Aotearoa: WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK. I’m so gutted and furious. Yous WANT our national parks to be strip-mined? MORE unemployment (it’s the highest in decades!), racism, sexism and crapper lives for our Māori/Pasifika whanau?! *screams*. I’m looking at my fellow pākeha cos we aaaaaall know who did this.

Sorry, this is wrong! You do not need an Easy Vote card or an email. You can vote without either, the EC just says it may take a little longer. vote.nz/assets/Langu...

Mōrena Kiwis, it’s voting day! You don’t need your physical Ezi Vote card to vote, just the email.

Vote Alarm Clock Displaying 'VOTE'

Alt: Vote Alarm Clock Displaying 'VOTE'

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Last night’s insomnia watch: Frybread Face and Me, an indigenous slice-of-life movie about a Diné city kid who’s sent to the rez one summer to live with rellies. Total gem! Lots of the dialogue was in Navajo and it was so cool to see indigenous people’s lives, challenges and customs being centred.

This is one of the most mind-blowing stop-motion films we've seen this year. It comes from India. Using traditional ceramics, Studio Eeksaurus invented a new style of animation. We're exploring: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/animating-...

Not now, STI-infected ladybirds!

Diane Duane@diane.dianeduane.com · last wk.

Okay, there’s a headline I wasn’t expecting… https://extra.ie/2026/10/31/news/std-infected-ladybirds-swarm-uk-homes

For my American buds

Molly Knight@mollyknight.bsky.social · 2w ago

who did this

Mundane Halloween returns! Halloween is great, but the greatest part of Halloween is the annual "mundane Halloween" costume contest sponsored by Japanese website @dailyportalz Here is a thread of some of my favorites from this year...

WRONG OCTOGENARIAN, GOD.

It felt right to have an orange treat after my vote uploaded successfully, to stand in for the traditional “I voted” sticker. No matter how long I’m overseas, the weird orange election mascot is forever seared into my brain and voting = 🟧😂

The hardcovers I preordered and paid for with money, watching me put more Libby books on hold.

Rewatching the very first Lupin episode so I can catch up as the new season arrives, and the Queen’s Necklace is even funnier after last year’s Louvre break in.

The Government™ has made an ad about all these protests happening around the world, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.

My library hold on the ebook of Nine Goblins is here! It’s the perfect cosy read for a stormy day, and feels a bit Pratchetty so far which is just *happy sigh*. After last night’s watchalong of Practical Magic with a mate who’s also crook right now, this is the perfect start to spooky season.

It’s the kind of day when you open the curtains and see the best option is making a little snack and drink, topping up your hot water bottle, and going straight back to bed. Maybe you’ll have a little read, maybe you’ll watch an ep of Midnight Diner, maybe napping will happen.

Kiwis and Aussies! This might be ages away from being something Pharmac can access but how cool is this?

Ana Marie Cox@anamariecox.com · 3w ago

Enormous news. A melanoma vaccine, one of the most deadly cancers out there. Science is good and helpful and there should be more of it. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

70 percent of the internet was vulnerable yesterday to very bad security flaws inside a coding language. Turns out, *one volunteer* is mostly responsible for maintaining that code & helping push updates. Yesterday Ondřej Surý saved the internet. So I called him up www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

The Man Who Saved the Internet Yesterday

Ondřej Surý was a relatively anonymous volunteer working on PHP security. Then the internet exploded.

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Shout out to Samuel Parnell who was such a shit-hot carpenter he could refuse to work more than 8 hours a day and his employers had to agree to it but instead of just taking the win he worked to get the 8 hour day for OTHER WORKERS. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/labour-day/

Labour Day

Labour Day - Monday 26 October 2026 Tūranga is open from 10am to 5pm, all other libraries closed Labour Day is a New Zealand…

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Make sure you’re enrolled to vote before the sun sets on Sunday! vote.nz

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