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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 2d

There are quite a few states that have laws about political deepfakes already, but I think many of them (NY included) have exceptions for AI disclosure (which sucks, IMO).

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 3d

Oh my god - and the combo of *actual* food and the smell (and being yelled at!). That feeling of realizing adults can be fully GROSS.

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 3d

The discovery of halitosis is an oddly specific memory/event that I don’t think we talk about enough. Or..I don’t know. Actually, we probably don’t need to. But I have a similar memory around 4th or 5th grade.

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 3d

4 trick-or-treaters so far! 😭 This year is worse than the Covid years!

Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 3d

So good!! We just had our 1st two - I hope more are waiting for the rain to slow down. Regardless, I gave them both HANDFULS of candy 😅

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 3d

Important update on the Menards bucket of Kale...(don't worry - it will still be consumed...in its third life, as it were)...

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 3d

Mmmm yes...the good kind of pepperonis

Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of the day, here's a moody illustration I made on Halloween 10 years ago when I was living in Chicago, between jobs, playing around with Photoshop at a little coffee shop. I miss doing these little vignettes just for fun, hangin out all day in a new neighborhood somewhere cozy. 🖤

An illustration of a fictional cityscape on a chilly autumn night. In the foreground, brick apartment buildings covered with ivy and dotted with lit windows give the sense of warmth on a chilly night. Behind the buildings, orange hazy light shines up from below. An elevated train lights up the mid-ground with bright headlights, and a sign for a fictional motel looms overhead. A metropolitan skyline can be seen in the distance.

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 3d

I have used Adobe products for 2 decades, but damnit, I am going to have to give Affinity a try now that it's 0 dollars (while keeping my Adobe sub...that just increased) b/c how could I not? Adobe cost sucks, the BLOAT has become insane, and the all-in-on-AI attitude is such a backstab. Depressing.

Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 3d

A little treat.

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The thing that wouldn’t die: why Gothic endures in visual culture

Gothic has moved from subcultural spaces into mainstream design practice. What’s causing its resurrection? From album covers and film titles to product branding, book illustrations, and more, we dig i...

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 3d

I love a drizzly Halloween - it's nice and atmospheric out there today 🎃

A path and footbridge covered with red leaves, surrounded by a colorful autumn landscape.

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 3d

Oh yeah...I actually have some that light up! Grabbing those STAT

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 4d

Oh good to know!!

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 4d

My uncle dropped off the last of the kale from their garden a couple of days ago and this Menard's bucket is like the magic pasta pot in Strega Nona. Take out 1 stem and 2 more appear in it's place (doubles as fairly nice porch decor too). Anyway, if anyone needs kale...

A bucket of fresh kale stems sitting on a small table on a front porch in autumn.

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 5d

GAH!! So, this is SUCH a tough one for me because (even though it's prevalent in Sinners and Weapons) body horror is front & center in The Subs and I am NOT a body horror fan. BUT - I *loved* Demi Moore. I really really liked Marg Q. The story was fun! I loved the color & style! But oh, the gore...

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 5d

My dream scenario for your friend’s kid is that this influence is embraced and leads to a group of 4 and 5 year-olds putting on the best damn interpretation of Koyaanisqatsi this town (and that daycare) has ever seen

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 5d

Oh my god I love that - and it makes sense! I can totally see how the cinematography (among everything else) would capture a little one’s attention.

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 5d

Haha - it's a relatable story at just about any age and Hedgehog is such a lovable little character! Goes much harder than Caillou, and I would appreciate that if I had a 3 y.o.

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 5d

Me at the end of a long day

A still from the stop-motion short, Hedgehog in the Fog, showing a glassy-eyed hedgehog floating down a river on his back with the caption, "He gave a deep sign and began to float downstream with the current"

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 5d

Norshteyn's "Hedgehog in the Fog" is one of my all-time favorite stop motion animations (particularly great for this time of year) and you can watch the whole thing here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFUi...

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 5d

My first thought too - definitely a blast from the past to see that popup

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 5d

Equally crazy, but not quite as good, IMO

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 5d

OMG - The Joy Formidable is coming to The Parkway!

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 5d

If the rumors are true, I’m kind of going to miss the Minnesota Rusco jingle.

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Manda Maude @bettesays.bsky.social · 6d

I had been saving Sinners for a late October watch and wow - it was SO GOOD. 12/10 (at least)!! Unlike Weapons, I found every piece of the experience (casting, character dev, world-building, storytelling) impressive...when not downright surprising (always a delight). Still thinking about it...!

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