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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 4d

A great comic about AI Art. Brilliant, even.

The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 4d

Let’s talk about AI art.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 6d

Watching 20 sided tavern at the Boch Center - having a blast

The performers of 20 sided tavern roll an enormous 20 sided die

The performers of 20 sided tavern act out a scene

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CafeOlait 🇺🇦 ☮ 🟦 @cafeolait.bsky.social · 9d

Spoiler: NO

Do Democrats want free healthcare for undocumented migrants?

Do Democrats want free healthcare for undocumented migrants?

Amid the blame game over the shutdown, Republicans claim Democrats want free healthcare for illegal immigrants - the Democrats call this a lie

www.bbc.com

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C Stuart Hardwick @cstuarthardwick.com · 9d

It's October, which means the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award is accepting applications from now through February 1. Pro-tip: Leave yourself time for editing, critique, revision.

Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award

Baen's eBook marketplace. eBooks with no DRM in every major format--for the Kindle, iPad, Nook, and more.

www.baen.com

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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 9d

Our "president" is disgusting.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9d

Posted by the President of the United States.

Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 9d

Today is Tag der Deutschen Einheit! Celebrate!

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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 11d

Please fellow Bostonians - let’s keep public radio funded. Donate today!

Sharon Brody @thebrodybeat.bsky.social · 17d

Froggy “borrowed” my tools of the trade to remind you that @wbur.org =INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM=CORNERSTONE OF DEMOCRACY=DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Congress canceled all federal funding of public media. WBUR needs your support. Please give at wbur.org/game-on or call 800-909-WBUR. Thanks! And ribbet.

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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 11d

Great game, nothing like a bottom of the 9th nailbiter. Nice work RedSox!

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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 12d

And now I found @jason-aaron.bsky.social and the hashtag #comicsky

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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 12d

Reading through Absolute Superman and I love the disdain for AI from the protagonists, as well as the quote from the downtrodden while being interviewed by their mega-corp oppressors "We pray for Superman's rage" #comics #AbsoluteSuperman

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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 12d

You're in good company - not only do I love the Champagne of Beers on a hot summer day, but so do famous chefs: www.chowhound.com/1921470/davi...

David Chang's Favorite Type Of Beer Is Far From Fancy - Chowhound

Miller High Life might not be the fanciest beer, but it is one of chef David Chang's favorites. Here's why he prefers simple picks like this.

www.chowhound.com

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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 12d

That's awesome! And now I'm following @hexliterary.bsky.social

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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 12d

Well, I just wasted some time in a very fun, beautiful way: messenger.abeto.co

Messenger

It's a small planet, but someone's gotta make the deliveries.

messenger.abeto.co

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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 12d

More opportunities for my artistic friends:
locusmag.com/2025/09/jame...

James Patterson launched "Go Finish Your Book"—awarding up to $50K each to 12 emerging writers (total $500K) to help them complete their manuscripts.

James Patterson Announces “Go Finish Your Book” Recipients

James Patterson, in partnership with organizations including Association of Writers & Writing Programs, the Authors Guild, Girls Write Now, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and PEN America, has anno…

locusmag.com

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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 12d

For all the artists out there: October 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/09/oppo...

October 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Every month, we share opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies.

www.thisiscolossal.com

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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 12d

I was going to post a quote, but there are too many good ones. Our culture obsesses over young prodigies, but his story proves that middle age can be exactly when experience, failure, and time finally distill into greatness. Good read.
www.joanwestenberg.com/p/remember-k...

Remember: Kurt Vonnegut was 47

The Long Apprenticeship

www.joanwestenberg.com

Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 12d

www.itsnicethat.com/features/the...

This cartoon is pretty amazing, talking about using AI as a last minute crutch.

The great sameness: a comic on how AI makes us more alike

Studies say that using generative AI flattens our collective creative individuality. But how does this happen? Comic artist Jordan Bolton shows us, so we might escape the same fate.

www.itsnicethat.com

Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 12d

An image of a 404 screen - oops something went wrong the page you are looking nfor is not here anymore

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 13d

1. More Americans work at the Cheesecake Factory than in the entire coal industry, and that won't change. It's because of automation, not snooty libs.

2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar.

3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."

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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 14d

How does anyone support this idiot?

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 14d

Wait: so the President of the United States shared a video of a fake news report, rooted in a conspiracy theory, that features an AI-generated version of himself promoting a policy that…doesn’t exist?

Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 14d

Trump tonight appears to have pushed the false "medbed" conspiracy theory, which has spread in the far-right internet over the years. www.yahoo.com/news/qanon-c...

Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 16d

For anyone who is writing and has a piece that fits the bill!

Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 20d

The general submissions portal is now open for all writers. We are looking for speculative fiction stories, 5000 words or under, and our preference is for something that is, more or less, fun.

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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 16d

Feeling thirsty this Friday?
www.insidehook.com/cocktails/an...

The “Antini” Is Actually Made With Ants (and It's Delicious)

A real cocktail from Alchemist in Copenhagen that shatters boundaries

www.insidehook.com

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Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 17d

This is very cool - love seeing the evolution of handwriting, and, quite honestly, I wonder where the next steps will take us. My kids' handwriting (and spelling and grammar) are atrocious.

artsandculture.google.com/story/800-ye...

800 Years of English Handwriting - Google Arts & Culture

Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

artsandculture.google.com

Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 18d

Hello Kalamazoo!

A picture of Kalamazoo airport showing a mostly empty terminal with a plane suspended in mid air

A picture of Kalamazoo airport showing a mostly empty terminal and a plane suspended from the ceiling g

Andreas Matern @amatern.bsky.social · 20d

This was a good read:
"The rule is: people want to be seen."
randsinrepose.com/archives/one...

One Compliment

An idea just comes to me. I've been writing for a long time, so the ideas come partially formed. Not written but formed into the beginnings of a familiar shape. It is critical in the next hour that I ...

randsinrepose.com

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