Colin Smith
@welcometotsavo.bsky.social
He/Him; occasional writer/rent-a-gob; aspiring lightsaber duellist; ex-roller derby official; ex-wrestling commentator Once gave a conference presentation titled "Heavy Metal is My Religion" (MHMC 2019, Aalto University) https://linktr.ee/welcometotsavo
I do not condone this. But I don't condemn it either.
No word of a lie, as soon as the news breaks I'm taking a day to myself to celebrate his demise. There will be good eating, responsible drinking, and old man dancing!
Look, I said I didn't want my picture taken, but...
Steve Niles@steveniles.bsky.social · 4h agoJana Heidersdorf
Is it even corruption if it's so blatant?!
Michael J. Stern@michaeljstern.bsky.social · 18h agoFacts suck, if you're delusional and in a cult.
Pah! I've managed 50+ years without it, and have never knowingly used it yet.
Anyone know how that 'men-only' gym in Georgia is doing? Still 'lust'-free? 😏
This was *the* GOLD STANDARD!
Animation Obsessive@ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 2d agoRay Harryhausen's stop-motion skeletons in Jason and the Argonauts are amazing even now. He animated the sequence by himself for more than four months -- without computers or even an easy way to check his work. We're looking into how he did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/how-ray-ha...
Futurama: Shut Up And Take My Money Meme
ALT: Futurama: Shut Up And Take My Money Meme
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Adam Frazier@popnpizza.bsky.social · yesterdayUniversal owns JAWS & TREMORS... RIPPLES. When a deep-sea fissure off the Gulf of Mexico releases a new strain of aquatic Graboids, a remote coastal town becomes the hunting ground for massive, vibration-sensing "Rippers" that move faster in the water than their land-bound cousins ever did.
Shadows of the Empire (as a project) is now 30! I was thrilled to be able to chat with Lucy Autrey Wilson—the MOTHER of the entire Expanded Universe—about how it came together, her thoughts on it, and how it shaped the future of the EU as we know it. #StarWars nerdist.com/article/star...
Looking Back at SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE 30 Years Later
Thirty years ago, before the Star Wars prequels, a multimedia project called Shadows of the Empire kept the franchise alive.
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ICYMI: Elon is dropping at least $100 million to buy the midterms. Any still think he's not an existential threat to democracy? www.axios.com/2026/07/29/m...
Exclusive: Musk plans massive push for GOP in midterms
Musk is resuscitating his America PAC, which spent more than $260 million in 2024.
axios.com
While the Trump admin publishes Fauci’s unredacted diaries, it is simultaneously proposing a government-wide NDA "to muzzle federal workers from sharing the very kinds of information" Rand Paul released, FPF's @laurenleharper.bsky.social writes in MS NOW.
Opinion | The Fauci hearing takeaway that the Trump administration doesn’t want you to notice
Lauren Harper: The Trump administration is actively shredding its own paper trail, preventing future accountability.
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Toni could try reading the room. Also: leave my 'liberal bubble' as it is, thanks.
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
I am very proud of them for this! 🏴 Wales first home nation to withdraw support for Infantino www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Gianni Infantino: Wales withdraw support for Fifa president
Wales withdraw backing for Gianni Infantino's bid to continue his leadership of Fifa.
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