It's called a mandate because men can still date men.
gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 4h agoi'm locked in on this film sorry to anyone else
Mark Hill
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Editor and writer at Inverse, contributor at the Beaverton, words in Wired, the Toronto Star, etc. Previously editor and columnist at Cracked. Writer of Shadowrun and BattleTech fiction. Original fiction: amzn.to/3CWFRSI. Rep: Aevitas.
gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 4h agoWrote about the Planet of the Apes reboot. No, not that Planet of the Apes reboot.
15 Years Later, An Iconic Sci-Fi Franchise's Unlikely Reboot Remains A Strange Beast
You maniacs, you blew the canon all up. How 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' rebooted the franchise in the weirdest way.
inverse.com
Yesterday we acknowledged the day when Bradbury's legendary "There Will Come Soft Rains" was set. Now, after a day of sober reflection, we can all admit that he should have just called it "It's Raining -- But We're Dead!!"
Wish I got more local commercials when watching sports. There's a dog food brand whose owner claims that his special blend has helped one of his dogs reach 29.5 years of age, which would be a world record
My wife, my boss, the man on the street... all seem unconcerned that it's MLB trade deadline day
Imagining someone getting mad on the internet after they drop 200 bucks on a hobby box of Frasier cards and the big hit is like a holo Gil
marlo@marlo.ooo · 3d agochat they made something in real life that i swear to god would be a shitpost i could have come up with almost a decade ago and i need people to mail me packs immediately as little gifts. do you know how badly i need 1993 Daphne on a trading card with her lil choker and flower skirt
People complain about the beat writers a lot but at least they got addicted to drugs and alcohol like cool people
Kotaku@kotaku.com · 5d agoYouTuber Hank Green Admits He Has Unhealthy Relationship With AI After Facing Backlash Over Recent Video 'The level of dopamine I've been getting from interacting with LLMs is not healthy for me,' said Green
There should be a Letterboxd for people much younger than me and a Letterboxd for people much older than me and then a Letterboxd for people of a normal age like me
There is a bitter debate over whether I am very good or very bad at book promotion but I do not think history will judge me kindly bit.ly/crabscrabscrabs
Sign of depression in your 20s: drinking. Sign of depression in your 30s: installing The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.
Not me. All of my movie write-ups are going to be in the second person from now on.
Manisha Krishnan@manishakrishnan.bsky.social · last wk.Authors and journalists are doing more first-person (hello 2010s blogging) and embracing "mistakes" in writing to prove they're not chatbots. There's even an “anti-Grammarly" app that leaves in typos and signs off "sent from my iPhone" to create more authenticity: www.wired.com/story/more-t...
Tried to have a few deep thoughts on 15 years of Cowboys and Aliens, the movie where there are Cowboys, and also Aliens
15 Years Later, A Forgotten Sci-Fi Flop Accidentally Predicted The Future Of Blockbusters
We laughed at Jon Favreau's 'Cowboys & Aliens,' but every movie looks like it now.
inverse.com
This is obviously insane, but shoutout to the drone pilot that did a double tap on the dummy’s balls
Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · last wk.The US will try anything but gun control
Can't wait for the Bet365 World Cup to have a scandal of some sort, possibly betting related
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last wk.Fifa accused of ‘selling the soul of football’ over $20bn plan to sell World Cup commercial rights
Every time my evening NYT newsletter says "Trump held a campaign-style rally where he focused on outlining his economic policy," it turns out that he spoke for 90 minutes about how a 1987 showing of Cats was ruined for him because he was seated next to Miss Piggy and she wouldn't stop talking
I wrote about 🚗🚨🚗MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE🚗🚨🚗, so drop whatever lame thing it is that you're doing and read about 🚗🚨🚗MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE 🚗🚨🚗
40 Years Later, The Worst Stephen King Thriller Is Even More Ridiculous Than You Remember
'Maximum Overdrive' asks who made who, but the real question is why anyone made it.
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I wrote about 🚗🚨🚗MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE🚗🚨🚗, so drop whatever lame thing it is that you're doing and read about 🚗🚨🚗MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE 🚗🚨🚗
40 Years Later, The Worst Stephen King Thriller Is Even More Ridiculous Than You Remember
'Maximum Overdrive' asks who made who, but the real question is why anyone made it.
inverse.com
I'm all for responding to the tariffs, but this seems excessive
My proposed solution is that people are allowed to wear them but they all have to look like those giant novelty sunglasses
Futurism@futurism.com · last wk.Too little, too late?
People make fun of Ready Player One a lot but it did end with the decision to shut down its VR world for one day a week and after seeing how some people post on the weekend I think it had the right idea
I wrote about dinosaurs, if you are dino-inclined:
Star Trek Just Murdered The Dinosaurs, But What’s The Real Science?
Let's go back to the distant past... of 1980.
inverse.com
Obviously just parallel thought but I'm proud to be working along the same lines as America's finest cartoonist
Climate crisis: Popsicle consumption no longer looks erotic
“I never thought of myself as a public popsicle eater, but now I’m double fisting just to get a few minutes of relief. The only guy to approach me just wanted to know where I bought them, there wasn’t...
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Stan Kelly@kartoonistkelly.bsky.social · 2w agoDemand Climate Justice!
I wrote about dinosaurs, if you are dino-inclined:
Star Trek Just Murdered The Dinosaurs, But What’s The Real Science?
Let's go back to the distant past... of 1980.
inverse.com
There’s an alternate reality where Mark Carney is putting on a Blue Jays hat right now and he’s trying to look excited even though he’s been torn away from a simulation of his own devising where he explores the impact of making small changes to interest rates
Grant Brisbee@grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 2w agowe're dead and this is hell, i know it's not an original thought, but just look at this shit and tell me i'm wrong
Had a dream that I got on a bus that was hosting a Radiohead concert, but after a few tracks it took us to a park and made us get off for some tie-in scavenger hunt, and when one guy got snarky about the change of pace Thom Yorke said, “I don’t have time for your antics, Playground Joe.”