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The Insatiable Critic

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Cats. Vinyl. Audiobooks. Solid writing and occasional doodles by a whole bean hipster. Unvarnished opinions. I support #humanvoices, artists and literacy for all. Join the party and fight the machines!

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The Insatiable Critic @theinsaticritic.bsky.social · 15d

My latest @everylibrary.bsky.social feature! Deep gratitude to special guest @andreonthemic.com for weighing in on #HispanicHeritageMonth from the Brazilian perspective. There's even a cheeky #bannedbook bonus! @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social @audiobookaddicts.bsky.social

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Lifting Voices: Recommended Audiobook Listening for Hispanic Heritage Month

Latino audiobook narrator André Santana weighs in

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The Insatiable Critic @theinsaticritic.bsky.social · 1d

To celebrate #BannedBooksWeek, here are some of the silliest reasons books have been banned in the U.S., courtesy of @everylibrary.bsky.social !

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Banned for What?! Some of the Most Absurd Reasons for Book Challenges

How naked crayons, affectionate sea horses, and talking animals got these titles pulled from shelves

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LadyDEADtera32 🍁😷🌈💀 @ladylettera32.bsky.social · 1d

Shhh everyone type quietly baby is sleeping

ouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 1d

My baby!!! 🥹

Little white greyhound in a pink coat curled on her bed fast asleep

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ficklenuts has a pair of normal entiddies 👻 @ficklenuts.bsky.social · 10d

I don’t think I’m medicated enough for this *gestures broadly at everything*

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The Insatiable Critic @theinsaticritic.bsky.social · 12d

Hmm wonder what is happening on Facebook these days

*boomer incoherent rambling*

*random photo of person haven't seen since high school in their bra*

*political rants*

Okay I am good

The Insatiable Critic @theinsaticritic.bsky.social · 12d

Yup that's yo girl

Cruisin' down the boulevard

Shades on, windows down

Blasting Darkwing Duck

The Insatiable Critic @theinsaticritic.bsky.social · 13d

LOL for real tho

grilled cheese 🧀 @grilldcheese.bsky.social · 13d

things have gotten so bad that even the Care Bears have run out of fucks to give

The Insatiable Critic @theinsaticritic.bsky.social · 13d

I approve

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The Insatiable Critic @theinsaticritic.bsky.social · 13d

Hello @bsky.app my old friend

I've come to talk with you again

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The Insatiable Critic @theinsaticritic.bsky.social · 13d

Post an actor whose name starts with H

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Cosmic Clau @cosmicclau.bsky.social · 13d

it was the best of times, it was the 'ah, fuck this, i'm hibernating for three years to save my sanity' of times

Paul Hicks @davetrek42.bsky.social · May 30

It was the Best of Times, it was the "NOT THE BEES, OH GOD, NOT THE BEES!" of times.

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The Insatiable Critic @theinsaticritic.bsky.social · 13d

This sounds like a Simon and Garfunkel lyric

Jean Carl @jeancarl10.bsky.social · 13d

And the beetles continue to eat the roses!

The Insatiable Critic @theinsaticritic.bsky.social · 14d

An oldie but a goodie

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The Insatiable Critic @theinsaticritic.bsky.social · 14d

And this is why my eyes are closed

It's just as well for all I've seen

And so it goes and so it goes

And you're the only one who knows.

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Marc @runoldman.bsky.social · Jul 7

Just burned an extra 150 calories running outside to see if the ice cream truck was still there.

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The Insatiable Critic @theinsaticritic.bsky.social · 15d

Lifting Voices: Recommended Audiobook Listening for Hispanic Heritage Month

Latino audiobook narrator André Santana weighs in

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The Insatiable Critic @theinsaticritic.bsky.social · 15d

It really depends on when you are here. November through April(ish?) isn't so bad. I also used to live in Hong Kong and Louisiana, so what constitutes muggy is on a whole other level for me.....:P