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A palace. A mystery. A riddle. The Uptown, Chicago's largest, most magnificent movie venue, has been boarded up for almost half a century. I got inside, took a lot of pictures, and tell the story, also with a lot of pictures, at the link. arcchicago.blogspot.com/2026/08/aura...

Auras and Materialities: Chicago's Uptown Theatre, where a legendary past confronts an uncertain future.

It would have been better had I been alone, running through the great castle-like lobby like Belle through the Beast's haunted corridors in...

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ICE IS KILLING PEOPLE IN THE SHADOWS. Prisciliano Trejo Ricano begged for a doctor. He became the 50th person to die in ICE custody. Anne Frank wasn’t shot; she died of neglect in a camp. ICE uses the same playbook: murder by medical neglect. ICE DETENTION CENTERS ARE DEATH CAMPS.

ALSO I'll be sending an original print by my mum to EVERY new subscriber who takes out an annual subscription to my site at the Villager or Help The Witch level today. The offer is, again, open worldwide. I have several hares, like the one above, but differently coloured, plus many other designs...

Mermaid linoprint by my mum, Jo.Squirrel-with-nut linoprint by my mum, Jo.Demon dog linoprint by my mum, Jo.

Being from the UK and a member of the late part of Generation X means having to live with the fact that every photo from your childhood resembles a still from a cultishly acclaimed but commercially disappointing folk horror film. ESPECIALLY IF THEY ACTUALLY ARE: www.tom-cox.com/some-photos-...

Some Photos From My Family's Archive And The Cult Low Budget Horror Films They Became

I wrote this extremely silly episodic slice of what people much cooler and more digital than me now call "flash fiction", themed around some old photos I found in a trunk at my mum and dad's house, a ...

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I was thinking this should be a service offered by funeral directors. Obviously it's a premium offering, but you can direct in your will for a couple of blacked out limos to arrive and men in black overcoats and shades watch the burial from a distance, before departing anonymously.

John O’Shea@politicalhackuk.bsky.social · 2w ago

At the funeral, a couple of black cars turned up, with a number of men in black overcoats. They stood together and away from the grave and left before anyone could ask questions

On July 4, 2012, in San Diego, California, a computer glitch at a fireworks display accidentally set off, 7000 fireworks simultaneously, An event remembered as one of the greatest fireworks shows of all time 💥💥💥😎