Very good obit article from Sharon Hill .... moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2026/10/14/b...

Brian Regal, scholar of cryptozoology, passed away at age 66

I am very saddened to share news of the passing of Brian Regal, cryptozoology scholar, at age 66 in early October 2026. Dr. Regal was Professor Emeritus in the History of Science, Technology and Me…

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Quite upset to hear about the passing of author and historian Brian Regal, a brilliant thinker and writer and a great guy all round; loved talking to him, he was a kind supporter. Brian's many books are seminal works in the respective fields. His Darwin and the Monsters saw print earlier this year.

Has anyone experienced as much of Chicago’s late-night musical offerings the past few decades as Claudio Velez? I interviewed 16 musicians, DJs, and nightlife workers about the Tamale Guy’s relationship with Chicago music for this Reader oral history.

An oral history of Chicago nightlife’s most beloved visitor - Chicago Reader

Claudio Velez, aka the Tamale Guy, as seen by the musicians, club owners, bar staff, and regulars sustained by the contents of his magical red cooler

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A bucket list title for me - not just to work on, but finally see it released at long last. Only 1000 copies, so I suggest you snap this up right away!

Third Window Films@thirdwindowfilms.com · 2d ago

FIRE FESTIVAL - Out Dec 7 Bluray debut of this masterpiece from Mitsuo Yanagimachi (God Speed You! Black Emperor) Alexander Jacoby selected audio commentary @jaspersharp.bsky.social Video Essay LE (1,000 units) w/art by Sean Wolcott + writing from Tony Rayns shop.thirdwindowfilms.com/products/fir...

last chance to dance folks, if you’ve been putting off your tickets you gotta not do that anymore

Tech Workers Coalition@techworkerscoalition.org · 2d ago

LAST CALL 📣 We are closing ticket sales tomorrow, Wed Oct 14th so get them now if you haven’t already! We have an incredible weekend for you, and we are so excited to see everyone in NYC. twcl.ink/circuit-breakers

just learned there is a... nu-metal-ISH cover of “bejbi bejbi” from the classic film strangler vs strangler and im dying

im going to die

Justin Decloux@declouxj.bsky.social · 4d ago

MOVIE #9 - THINGS YESSSSS!

having a real crisis of faith that ali najima having a six minute submissions match on a gym mat the size of a bathroom stall is online but no sign of najima/keita in the house from last month

evergreen reminder: podcasters are never worth your time or attention

obviously anything riffing on the inugami family is going to be relatively pungent but i forgot how dark this gets at the end. just staring into the abyss of Japanese imperialism

Justin Decloux@declouxj.bsky.social · 5d ago

MOVIE #3 - BIRTH OF KITARŌ: THE MYSTERY OF GEGEGE (2023) A delightful monster-filled mystery that doubles as a sly origin story for everyone's favourite monster boy, Gegege Kitaro.

mind melter days rule on here because you get to know which of yr moots are cool by a series of increasingly histrionic posts about the power of movies

People getting mad about this probably don’t remember AEDPA, the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, which passed the senate by 91-8, and the House 293-133, and was signed into law by Bill Clinton.

Liliana Segura@lilianasegura.bsky.social · 6d ago

One more thing about the death penalty before going offline. As disgusted as we should be by Trump's bloodlust, we should NOT lose sight of the CENTRAL role of Democrats in upholding, expanding, and enabling this system that seems to horrify so many people right now. It really cannot be said enough.

ok I do want to be incredibly fucking clear here: we love biddy blas, sure, correct, we cannot allow that to become an interest in PROGRESS Wrestling, ok? It’s great to love the lil guy but we’re not doing BritWres again.

absolutely heart breaking, this is so similar to the playbook folks used to try and push against the union at bandcamp

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 6d ago

Back in May, Double Fine employees petitioned for a union. Two weeks later, that petition was withdrawn. What happened? https://kotaku.com/inside-the-failed-fight-to-unionize-one-of-gamings-most-idealized-studios-2000742755

I hate the taskmasters bcuz of the little man, he was disgusting, i hate him with my life, he does not leave the comedians alone

If you can, please donate to the family when they need it most. Fuck ALS.

Rest in peace, Jeff "Cannonball" Guerriero. We recorded a podcast with him a few years back and he was just the sweetest, coolest, most patient guy. Much love to his family.

sometimes aesop rock looks like wheeler yuta and sometimes he looks like eddie kingston, facial hair truly can be so versatile

just got an official recommendation to see a trauma therapist, which is probably unrelated to any of this

scary trash wizard the iv@ourcityburning.bsky.social · last wk.

trying to be on phone less means currently that im listening to fantastic damage a lot on a chinese mp3 player and reading books about parapolitics on a reprogrammed proprietary ereader and maybe my brain just yearns for near constant paranoia

People often ask the difference between a regular house ant and a carpenter ant. It’s pretty simple, regular house ants are tiny and black while Carpenter ants have been disillusioned by the film industry even though their movies revolutionized the horror, sci-fi and action genres of the 80s and 90s

Curious how you can help? We ask that you sign our petition for Wizards to voluntarily recognize our union, share it with your communities, and keep an eye on this account for future updates! actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

Stand with Dungeons & Dragons and Magic Workers Forming a Union!

The Dungeons & Dragons team and Studio X (Magic: The Gathering; Duel Masters) are forming a union! We are joining the ranks of United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC-CWA) and following in the fo...

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We’re proud to follow in the footsteps of MTG Arena unionizing and have worked with them in preparation for today. Now, we get to share it with you all!

This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work. unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...

huge news for people who love crosswords but want to buy them from nice trans people instead of genocide-supporting legacy media outlets: Anteater Crosswords Vol. 2 is out now! you can pick up both volumes as PDF zines for a sliding scale of $1-5 CAD. sheerspite.ca/product/ante...

Chicago’s most exciting punk venue is in the back of a taco joint—and it just paused putting on shows for the foreseeable future. I spoke to Casa Cafe’s main show organizer about what happened.

Casa Cafe takes a hiatus from hardcore - Chicago Reader

Casa Cafe’s bookers are pursuing a city license so they can safely restart shows. Plus: DJ Paul Nixon launches the pop-up shop Happy Home Records, and more.

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Please don’t buy our books on Amazon. If you can’t afford to buy them from a real bookstore or from us directly, pirate them from Anna’s Archive like God intended.

my big 2026 project will be to register a website with plain .txt explaining whether Bob Utsunomiya is in a particular Yakuza game or not, it will be the leading resource for Bob Utsunomiya fans, im tired of Sega's silence on Bob Utsunomiya and want to rectify that for everyone

trying to be on phone less means currently that im listening to fantastic damage a lot on a chinese mp3 player and reading books about parapolitics on a reprogrammed proprietary ereader and maybe my brain just yearns for near constant paranoia

The Palestinian labor movement has endorsed the call from dockworkers in six countries for strikes and protests on October 30. Palestinian unionists are calling for other unions around the world to join in.

Palestinian Unions Endorse Dockworker Unions’ Call to Action on October 30th

The Palestinian labor movement endorses the call for a day of struggle on October 30th against militarisation and genocide organised by a collective of dockworkers’ unions and calls on all global port...

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hey it’s a gay bar story about who to actually be mad at

gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 2w ago

New: As gay bars across the country say that Meta is flagging and deactivating their accounts without warning, I spoke to an Austin queer bar that says Meta nearly destroyed their ability to advertise events: www.chron.com/culture/arti...