double vaxxed (COVID and flu) for NecronomiCon, now i will live forever

the Harlem Globetrotters ARE James Bond IN The Hildebrand Rarity (2028, 180 min, dir: Nacho Vigalondo)

The Independent@the-independent.com · 10h ago

James Bond producer shares update on 007 casting: ‘It’s got to be really different’

"It’s bad enough when historians read Benjamin!" Watch me, as the kids say, go off: heavyfeatherreview.org/2026/08/04/f.... Thanks to the lovely & talented @matthewkinlin.bsky.social for asking me hard questions and making me think, and to @hfr.bsky.social for publishing our conversation.

“A Brief but at Times Illuminating Encounter”: Matthew Kinlin Interviews Literary Translator Frank Garrett

Frank Garrett is an independent scholar, writer, and literary translator based in Dallas, Texas. We spoke over Zoom about his projects in translation, philosophy, and specifically his ongoing work …

heavyfeatherreview.org

Virgil Finlay's Bran Mak Morn for a reprint of 'Worms of the Earth', Famous Fantastic Mysteries, June 1953.

The military accidentally killed a medevac crew this year, and hardly anyone is talking about it. New Wired reporting says a medevac plane lost GPS during an Army jamming exercise near White Sands. In low visibility, it struck a mountain, killing all four aboard. #SheShed 🧵

dude fuck this government

It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico

A days-long electronic warfare drill was one of the causes behind the loss of a four-passenger medevac flight.

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every little bit helps the tiniest of kitties, who can't help themselves. Please share far and wide, and donate! donate.orphankittenclub.org/fundraiser/7...

Derrida. Blanchot. The city of Lublin. ❤️‍🔥 I got to interview independent scholar, writer & literary translator @frankgarrett.online for @hfr.bsky.social about philosophy, his wider project of translation, & queer Polish poet Czechowicz @sublunary.bsky.social 🔥 heavyfeatherreview.org/2026/08/04/f...

“A Brief but at Times Illuminating Encounter”: Matthew Kinlin Interviews Literary Translator Frank Garrett

Frank Garrett is an independent scholar, writer, and literary translator based in Dallas, Texas. We spoke over Zoom about his projects in translation, philosophy, and specifically his ongoing work …

heavyfeatherreview.org

The trailer for Grace Daly's ESCAPIST FICTION is live!

Grace Daly@gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · yesterday

'Escapist Fiction', my upcoming interactive novel releasing with @agitapublishing.bsky.social in February 2027, has a trailer! Sound up for this one folks, so you can really appreciate the art. Preorder the book today!

Céline's Journey to the End of Night Malaparte's Kaputt Burrough's Nova Express Acker's Blood and Guts in High School Hamsun's Growth of the Soil

BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · yesterday

alright let's do real discourse: five books *by bad people* that are still good or great books V.S. Naipaul, A BEND IN THE RIVER Allison Pearson, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT Kevin Myers, WATCHING THE DOOR Yukio Mishima, CONFESSIONS OF A MASK Neil Gaiman, BRIEF LIVES.

“A Brief but at Times Illuminating Encounter”: @matthewkinlin.bsky.social Interviews Literary Translator Frank Garrett @sublunary.bsky.social #babyeatbooks Read the whole interview at the link in bio 📕 heavyfeatherreview.org/2026/08/04/f...

“A Brief but at Times Illuminating Encounter”: Matthew Kinlin Interviews Literary Translator Frank Garrett

Frank Garrett is an independent scholar, writer, and literary translator based in Dallas, Texas. We spoke over Zoom about his projects in translation, philosophy, and specifically his ongoing work …

heavyfeatherreview.org

Brody (Pedro Pascal) and Hooper (The Harlem Globetrotters) drink beer, pack supplies for a deep sea fishing trip and reminisce about the one time they almost got murdered by Jaws (Gwyneth Paltrow in the flashbacks), all while attempting to understand where their lives went astray. runtime 211 min.

weinberg@weinbergs.bsky.social · 7mo ago

let's pretend: Universal announces a screenwriting contest for Jaws 5. What's your pitch?

The United States is collectively punishing eleven million people in Cuba because… why exactly?

Reuters@reuters.com · yesterday

Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed again as authorities struggled to restore power following a nationwide blackout on August 2, state-run media reported, marking a fresh setback in the country's deepening energy crisis.

I review of The Coast of Everything by @guillermostitch.bsky.social. Thanks to @ocreviewofbooks.bsky.social for allowing me the space to do so.

Orange County Review of Books@ocreviewofbooks.bsky.social · yesterday

@guillermostitch.bsky.social's big, new novel, THE COAST OF EVERYTHING, "is an ode to storytelling and a counterstrike against the shortened attention spans of our troubled times." @jeffchon.bsky.social gives the book its due (@saggingmeniscus.bsky.social). ocreviewofbooks.org/2026/08/04/t...

Ursula K. Le Guin’s Home Recognized as National Historic Landmark, to host Writers’ Residency locusmag.com/2026/08...

This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b

What's that now? A postcard from Cross Plains, TX, birthplace of good ole Robert E. Howard hisself??? Thank you @geoliminal.bsky.social for your lovely card from Howard Days (and a great choice of story)!

Scuse the clickbait headline which i didn't write, but the iPaper asked for some thoughts on the non-listing of Keshed despite huge public clamour. Actually a piece about diversity in publishing and advocating for small presses. This link sans paywall archive.is/QghKz inews.co.uk/culture/book...

The Booker is a shambles - and everyone in publishing knows it

Plenty thought my novel would make the list – it didn't. Here's why I don't give a toss

inews.co.uk

the first time THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS was published, in the May 6th 1950 issue of Collier's, the date the robo-house says is "April 28, 1985"

Here's @jeffchon.bsky.social on @guillermostitch.bsky.social: "Great writers constantly swim against the tide.... Once they reach a certain point ... the coast no longer looks small. It looks complete."

The Coast of Everything by Guillermo Stitch

Reviewed by Jeff Chon

ocreviewofbooks.org

comrade xi, my country, Amerikkka, yearns for freedom

Sky Marchini@sky.skymarchini.net · yesterday

"US has used 'virtually all' PrSM and ATACM munitions" we are out of ammo www.reuters.com/world/us-has...

More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.

excited to see BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT in IMAX tonight, gonna sit real close up front and let it just wash me away

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

bloomberg.com

Do you want to read a strange novella about a woman and the strange visitor who moves into her house and never leaves? Sure you do! So read this one:

happy There Will Come Soft Rains day (reformed) to all who celebrate

Eric Williams@geoliminal.bsky.social · yesterday

the first time THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS was published, in the May 6th 1950 issue of Collier's, the date the robo-house says is "April 28, 1985"

the first time THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS was published, in the May 6th 1950 issue of Collier's, the date the robo-house says is "April 28, 1985"

Morton Salt Girl is a merry fellow; Bright blue her label is and her shoes are yellow

Derek Faraci@whwoolhat.bsky.social · 2d ago

Bet you didn't know that the Little Morton Salt Girl is an immortal being who existed before there was life on Earth.

Let's honour Eirik's memory and keep the tradition of fucked up stories going. Happy to say this is up for preorder and my nasty short is in here! www.atomiccarnivalbooks.com/books/eat-th...

Eat the Rich

Cover art and design by Eirik Gumeny. If there’s a problem in the world — literally any problem — you can bet there’s a billionaire behind it somewhere, exacerbating…

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