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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 16h

Right?! The pile of shorts and flannels simultaneously occupying my laundry bin makes it look like I'm back in my grunge era.

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 16h

The weather has been a little... extreme... this week in upstate NY.

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 1d

It really is! Fun fact: If you juxtapose the CYOA book's cover with the original cover of Lovecraft's book, the CYOA art puts the reader into the PoV of the characters in the original cover, essentially.

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 1d

When I received an email about a local author's "Choose Your Own Adventure story based on H.P. Lovecraft's 'At the Mountains of Madness'" I knew I had to talk to the writer. The book is available now & you can read the article here or in today's print edition of @timesunion.com. #hplovecraft

Area author gives Lovecraft's ‘At the Mountains of Madness’ a Choose Your Own Adventure sequel

Choose Your Own Adventure novel “At the Mountains of Madness” reimagines H.P. Lovecraft’s horror tale for young audiences via Mohawk Valley author Jacopo della Quercia.

www.timesunion.com

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 6d

Closing out another summer...

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 7d

Carved out a few hours today to see "One Battle After Another." It somehow manages to be excruciatingly tense, funny, insightful, timely, and generally deserving of all the praise it's receiving. Great stuff. See it. boxd.it/DUHM

One Battle After Another (2025)

When their evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years, a band of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own.

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 7d

I've been meaning to give the first volume of Alpha Flight a serious read/re-reread, but it's been difficult to find an accessible collection. Saving this post so I can read this after I finish the volume! The search continues!

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 7d

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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 8d

From the Dept. of Take Your Victories When They Swim Into View: It's encouraging that not a single news org agreed to this bullshit policy.

Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 9d

If you are following the story of The Pentagon's new policy, nicknamed, "you must check with us before you dream of doing any journalism," you may enjoy this update from @status.news

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 8d

Oh, Onion, never stop Onion-ing.

The Onion @theonion.com · 8d

From The Onion and Global Tetrahedron, this is Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile in select theaters tonight. Find theaters near you at theonion.com/badpedophile.

Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 8d

Drama in, well... the local drama scene. @katkiessl.bsky.social has all the deets, as the kids once said but probably stopped saying a long time ago and I haven't caught on... www.timesunion.com/theater/arti...

Facebook post prompts leadership change for reimagined regional theater festival

After a controversial Facebook post, the Capital Region Festival of Theatre (CRFT) has new leadership and will return as a biennial, weekend-long celebration of the local theater scene in 2027.

www.timesunion.com

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 10d

Opossums are awesome. Just wanted to share that/this.

Jess Fink🍉🌈🎃 @jessfink.bsky.social · 10d

I've got Halloween items back in stock! PLUS new earrings, opossum stickers and snail pins! www.etsy.com/shop/Jessica...

A photo of a snail brooch on a grassy background. The snail is hand sculpted out of teal colored semi-translucent polymer clay. The shell is real, it is white and has a crack at it's center from which two tiny tan and white mushrooms are sprouting. The mushrooms are also made of polymer clay.

A photo of a sticker of an opossum. The sticker is about 3 inches wide and depicts a happy opossum riding a skateboard and wearing sunglasses. The text underneath reads "Too cool for rabies". The background of the sticker is holographic rainbow foil.

A photo of a sticker held by the artist. The sticker depicts a happy opossum mamma surrounded by hearts, with a happy baby opossum dangling from her tail. The text at the bottom reads NORTH AMERICA'S ONLY MARSUPIAL!

A photo of two pumpkin earrings. The pumpkin is cut in half along it's middle, with the top of it's "head" swiveled right and the bottom swiveled left. The jack-o-lantern face looks confused and concerned. The color is bright orange with bright yellow highlights where the eyes and mouth are cut out.

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 10d

I do the same! Every third or fourth book tends to focus on something I want to learn more about, basically. This one's a relatively short, very digestible exploration of the role grammar plays in our lives. Good luck with that TBR pile!

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 10d

My 47th (!!) book of 2025 - which has been a record year for me as a book reader/listener - is one for the word nerds. I'm enjoying it so far!
#booksky 📚
www.goodreads.com/book/show/55...

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 10d

Tell me you missed the point of almost every military movie ever made without telling me you missed the point of almost every military movie ever made...

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 11d

My pet conspiracy theory:

Saudi Arabia doesn't give a shit about EA beyond its leverage into the NFL, the crown jewel of American sports. SA can't create a new league, LIV-style. But EA's monopolistic contracts with sports leagues like the NFL give SA a powerful position for further acquisitions

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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 11d

Read the capper to the Times Union editorial board's weeklong series on imminent dangers to the First Amendment, then go back and read the previous four pieces.

Free speech: Use it or lose it

The defense of our First Amendment rights must be as vigorous as the recent attacks against them.

www.timesunion.com

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 12d

This was a fun one to write up for this year's "Upstate Traveler" special issue (out soon). (Oh, and fwiw, I have long believed that Altamont, NY, feels like our very own Stars Hollow.)

Times Union @timesunion.com · 12d

From "Gilded Age" to "Schitt's Creek," you can step into your favorite shows by visiting these locations around upstate NY and beyond.

Local travel destinations that inspired TV locations

From "Gilded Age" to "Schitt's Creek," you can step into your favorite shows by visiting these locations around upstate NY and beyond.

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 13d

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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 14d

This only happens to you once

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 14d

You can find info on many of the Rocky Horror events happening around the region this year in the article above. And if you're outside the region, JFGI and search for an event near you. They're happening, I assure you. Go on that strange journey. You'll be glad you did. #RockyHorror

Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 14d

Ended up sitting in the front row, which meant I was not only pelted by rice, toast and toilet paper, but had Riff-Raff and other cast members *in my lap* at various points. It was wild, a little surreal, and so much unfiltered fun. I highly recommend it for anyone who needs a joy refill. (More...)

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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 14d

We get to the theater & walk in, only to have the group push me to the front & start shouting & pointing at me: "HE'S A VIRGIN!" (The term for RHPS first-timers, I learned.) Next thing I know I'm being paddled by the Riff-Raff actor on stage in front of hundreds of strangers.
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Rick Marshall @rickmarshall.com · 14d

A story: I worked at an insurance co. just after college. Some coworkers invited me to join them for a Rocky Horror show. I had ZERO experience w/ this. Met them at an IT guy's apt & was greeted by a group of them in full costume - incl. the IT guy in full Frank-N-Furter fishnets & corset. (More...)

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