Concept art by Ken Anderson for Robin Hood (1973), dir. Wolfgang Reitherman, Walt Disney Productions

Erich Kettelhut's concept art for Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927)

I wish every Democrat could surgically remove their "we need to reach across the aisle..." reflex and replace it with this.

gossip from my sources in R senate campaigns, lots of blame but one theme is emerging clearly: the Million Charlie Kirks were a catastrophe. half of them hatched "unsouled" and slid sideways into hell before they could vote; the rest were "webs of blood and tooth" who overwhelmingly went third-party

One of the things I enjoy most about students calling me Professor is that it sounds like a nickname for an old-timey safecracker. "Legs, you keep the car running outside. Me and Bugsy will hold the tellers at gunpoint while the Professor over here breaks into the bank vault."

rax ‘levon honkers’ king@raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 3d ago

yall lacking for conversation starters? check this out: What Would Be Your Role In A Heist. always gets the party going

just saying: it's possible that "I'm gonna dramatically constrict my state capacity while plotting dramatic imperial expansion, and expanding my set of internal enemies while alienating most of my foreign allies" is the beginning of a world-historical masterstroke. but also possible that it isn't

just as the enemies of fascism are omnipotent weaklings, its protagonists are resolute whiners whose acts of saintly evil are licensed by their victimization at the hands of the powerless

TL;DR: uphold 18 U.S.C. § 242 Thought

MAGA Texans reacting to the election results:

Leatherface Against the Sunset

ALT: Leatherface Against the Sunset

static.klipy.com

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

Two impeachments at the same time man

It would be pretty funny if all those "parental estrangement is out of control" articles started using Darth Vader as their go-to example of a caring parent unjustly cut off by his woke kids.

Human Resources Haldeman@gonebabygone.bsky.social · 6d ago

Obviously Anakin is an accidentally perfect right-wing avatar because he's a school shooter, but also because he's constantly talking about the violence he would commit to protect his wife and ends up killing her himself

Have you seen the Yellow (Anti-Crow) Signs?

K. Thor Jensen@kthorjensen.bsky.social · 6d ago

The city of Tokyo just introduced posters designed to scare crows away from trash areas and I need all of them in my home

Here is some Sam Heimer art—like every single year on Halloween—to make your Saturday a little better.

Your annual reminder that in the Monster Mash the Mash itself is described as both a dance and a song. We have never heard the true Monster Mash

Pleased to report that Halloween III: Season of the Witch kicks ass. What a picture!

Cosmopolitan European detective Humbert Humbert is at a loss when he's reassigned to Los Angeles - until he teams up with streetwise lieutenant Dolores Haze.

The A.V. Club@avclub.com · last wk.

Gatsby, a modern-day police procedural in development at NBC, will follow detectives Jay Gatsby and Nicole "Nicky" Carraway. tinyurl.com/jw59bwzw

Share Your Favorite... Vampire Movie: Nosferatu (1979) Zombie Movie: Train to Busan Haunting Movie: Prince of Darkness Creature Feature: The Thing Found Footage: Blair Witch Project Slasher: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Cosmic Horror: The Endless Psychological Horror: Faults

John Wiswell@wiswell.bsky.social · 2w ago

Share Your Favorite... Vampire Movie: Zombie Movie: Haunting Movie: Creature Feature: Found Footage: Slasher: Cosmic Horror: Psychological Horror: Horror Comedy:

rip to one of history's great bromances

Average Christian Nationalist

My favorite tip for writing cosmic horror is to make sure that every story has at least one moment of overwhelming beauty. My favorite tip for writing fiction in general is to remember the senses of smell, taste, and touch when describing a scene. #HorrorWritersChat

Mary Wyrd@marywyrd.bsky.social · 2w ago

Trick? No. Treat! Q2: #HorrorWritersChat - Treat new horror writers to your top tip for writing your chosen horror subgenre(s).

RIP to an incredible actor, Alfred Bester is one of my all time favorite Lawful Evil villains

Jesse Thorn@jessethorn.bsky.social · 2w ago

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

I am going to get a lot of use out of the phrase "Podcasts are not a Christian way of life."

finrodsauronvorecommissionfolderabsurdres@yungdreyfusard.bsky.social · 2w ago

still crack up thinking about this

Need me a WWII propaganda poster but for voting against the Republican Party "EVERY DISTRICT! EVERY RACE! EVERY VOTE HURTS THE FOE! EVERY LOSS DRIVES THEM BACK! POUR IT ON!"

Mary Worth arcs

Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app · 2w ago

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

And now she's pregnant with a demigod.

CNN@cnn.com · 2y ago

Italian officials are trying to identify a young woman who was filmed kissing, humping, and grinding against a statue of Bacchus, the God of wine and sensuality, in Florence over the weekend.

"Pink Crime" by @valenabeety.bsky.social is a must read for my abolitionist friends! BD briandolinar.substack.com/p/what-im-re...

What I’m Reading: Fall Edition

Two books on carceral logics.

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