Black Nerd Problems
@blacknerdproblems.bsky.social
We write about pop culture, talk movies & comics, and get these jokes off. [2025 Hugo Award Winner] 99 problems, diversity ain’t one.
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Celebrating 10 Years of Black Nerd Problems
Black Nerd Problems turns 10! We are a decade in the game, and this Hugo-nominated Fanzine isn't slowing down.
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a very special #throwbackthursday piece for a very special day: our birthday! May 15th, 2024 marked our 10-year anniversary! Today and all this weekend we're celebrating by sharing pieces of us from around the web!! Join us!
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start replying to them with this in mind
"oh so people of color protesting don't count"
"oh so disabled folk resisting don't count"
just straight up rebuke the narrative from within and without
"oh so people of color protesting don't count"
"oh so disabled folk resisting don't count"
just straight up rebuke the narrative from within and without
January 14, 2026 at 6:52 PM
start replying to them with this in mind
"oh so people of color protesting don't count"
"oh so disabled folk resisting don't count"
just straight up rebuke the narrative from within and without
"oh so people of color protesting don't count"
"oh so disabled folk resisting don't count"
just straight up rebuke the narrative from within and without
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people think that americans don't fight facism because they are just as racist and misogynistic and homophobic and ableist
aka; anyone who is not cis white straight dudes protesting rarely counts as anyone protesting
they literally do not see or recognize it when others are doing the work
aka; anyone who is not cis white straight dudes protesting rarely counts as anyone protesting
they literally do not see or recognize it when others are doing the work
January 14, 2026 at 6:50 PM
people think that americans don't fight facism because they are just as racist and misogynistic and homophobic and ableist
aka; anyone who is not cis white straight dudes protesting rarely counts as anyone protesting
they literally do not see or recognize it when others are doing the work
aka; anyone who is not cis white straight dudes protesting rarely counts as anyone protesting
they literally do not see or recognize it when others are doing the work
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So.. what are the chances that GTA 6 *actually* comes out this year?
#frieren #FrierenBeyondJourneysEnd #animememes
#frieren #FrierenBeyondJourneysEnd #animememes
January 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
So.. what are the chances that GTA 6 *actually* comes out this year?
#frieren #FrierenBeyondJourneysEnd #animememes
#frieren #FrierenBeyondJourneysEnd #animememes
#ICYMI :
Lesson: Work on Defining a Legacy on Your Own Terms
"Legacy is a very important theme throughout Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, coincidentally. "
Lesson: Work on Defining a Legacy on Your Own Terms
"Legacy is a very important theme throughout Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, coincidentally. "
To remind everyone what big fans of Frieren, we are:
Lessons Learned from Watching ‘Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End’ via @divineblkpearl.bsky.social
Lessons Learned from Watching ‘Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End’ via @divineblkpearl.bsky.social
Lessons Learned from Watching 'Frieren: Beyond Journey's End'
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End deals with a lot the passage of time, death, and the many ways that the lives of those who are remembered are acknowledged and honored.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
#ICYMI :
Lesson: Work on Defining a Legacy on Your Own Terms
"Legacy is a very important theme throughout Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, coincidentally. "
Lesson: Work on Defining a Legacy on Your Own Terms
"Legacy is a very important theme throughout Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, coincidentally. "
#ICYMI : "Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is not only a surprisingly fresh take on the hero’s journey. It’s a hero’s journey, within another hero’s journey that takes place after the first hero’s journey." - @williamevanswrites.bsky.social
To remind everyone what big fans of Frieren, we are:
‘Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End’ is the Best Anime in the Last Few Years. Period. Exclamation Point
Our site's review by @williamevanswrites.bsky.social
‘Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End’ is the Best Anime in the Last Few Years. Period. Exclamation Point
Our site's review by @williamevanswrites.bsky.social
'Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End' is the Best Anime in the Last Few Years. Period. Exclamation Point
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is not only a surprisingly fresh take on the hero’s journey. It’s a hero’s journey, within another hero’s journey that takes place after the first hero’s journey.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:12 PM
#ICYMI : "Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is not only a surprisingly fresh take on the hero’s journey. It’s a hero’s journey, within another hero’s journey that takes place after the first hero’s journey." - @williamevanswrites.bsky.social
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Whenever I find out a colleague is using LLM to do literature searches and to "summarise" papers
January 10, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Whenever I find out a colleague is using LLM to do literature searches and to "summarise" papers
"No, recap of events, no previously on. None of that. Just that familiar folksy music, a shot of the grassy knoll, a briefcase and the wind blowing through our favorite trio’s hair. We are so back, mages"
‘Frieren’ Season 2, Praise Aureole, We Back Like We Never Left
‘Frieren’ Season 2, Praise Aureole, We Back Like We Never Left
'Frieren' Season 2, Praise Aureole, We Back Like We Never Left
Frieren Season 2 does not get bogged down by the typical tropes of storytelling, specifically the hero's journey storytelling.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
"No, recap of events, no previously on. None of that. Just that familiar folksy music, a shot of the grassy knoll, a briefcase and the wind blowing through our favorite trio’s hair. We are so back, mages"
‘Frieren’ Season 2, Praise Aureole, We Back Like We Never Left
‘Frieren’ Season 2, Praise Aureole, We Back Like We Never Left
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Everything happening now has a precedent. This is not new. Please understand that everything happening now is very American. The only change is that it is happening on camera to middle income white people. Ask BIPOC and low income white people about abuses by the state.
January 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Everything happening now has a precedent. This is not new. Please understand that everything happening now is very American. The only change is that it is happening on camera to middle income white people. Ask BIPOC and low income white people about abuses by the state.
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We’re here at the Long Beach Convention center in California for #AnimeLosAngeles! Come check us out at booth 321!
@animelosangeles.bsky.social
@animelosangeles.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
We’re here at the Long Beach Convention center in California for #AnimeLosAngeles! Come check us out at booth 321!
@animelosangeles.bsky.social
@animelosangeles.bsky.social
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2026 is going to be my year and that is a threat
(I listened to Hopes and Dreams on repeat making this)
(I listened to Hopes and Dreams on repeat making this)
December 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
2026 is going to be my year and that is a threat
(I listened to Hopes and Dreams on repeat making this)
(I listened to Hopes and Dreams on repeat making this)
Black Nerd Probems won a Hugo Award in 2025!
Will & Omar founded the site but this is a collective of writers, authors, streamers, editors, and more that keep this thang thangin'. 1/
Will & Omar founded the site but this is a collective of writers, authors, streamers, editors, and more that keep this thang thangin'. 1/
December 31, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Black Nerd Probems won a Hugo Award in 2025!
Will & Omar founded the site but this is a collective of writers, authors, streamers, editors, and more that keep this thang thangin'. 1/
Will & Omar founded the site but this is a collective of writers, authors, streamers, editors, and more that keep this thang thangin'. 1/
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2025 recapped
December 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
2025 recapped
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gotta be the time I enjoyed cheese
December 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
gotta be the time I enjoyed cheese
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If you are a gamer, compression gloves are good for you!
If you are an artist, compression gloves, elbow and wrist braces are good for you!
If you workout, all the braces are good for you!
Compression socks are amazing for conventions!
You don't need to be disabled to benefit from using them!
If you are an artist, compression gloves, elbow and wrist braces are good for you!
If you workout, all the braces are good for you!
Compression socks are amazing for conventions!
You don't need to be disabled to benefit from using them!
Everytime I advertise a product being accessible to disabled people. I lose sales because able-bodied people feel like it isn't for them as well.
My products are for anyone that likes or wants them. You don't need to view yourself as disabled to want them too.
My products are for anyone that likes or wants them. You don't need to view yourself as disabled to want them too.
December 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
If you are a gamer, compression gloves are good for you!
If you are an artist, compression gloves, elbow and wrist braces are good for you!
If you workout, all the braces are good for you!
Compression socks are amazing for conventions!
You don't need to be disabled to benefit from using them!
If you are an artist, compression gloves, elbow and wrist braces are good for you!
If you workout, all the braces are good for you!
Compression socks are amazing for conventions!
You don't need to be disabled to benefit from using them!
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All that hard work should be rewarded. bibipins.com
Go buy something please! I personally want the bat bag and the frilly compression gloves.
That bag will be mine someday when I have money to spare,
Go buy something please! I personally want the bat bag and the frilly compression gloves.
That bag will be mine someday when I have money to spare,
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 AM
All that hard work should be rewarded. bibipins.com
Go buy something please! I personally want the bat bag and the frilly compression gloves.
That bag will be mine someday when I have money to spare,
Go buy something please! I personally want the bat bag and the frilly compression gloves.
That bag will be mine someday when I have money to spare,
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Pencil test and final animation: Tokyo Godfathers (2003), dir. Satoshi Kon, Madhouse
This sequence by Shinji Otsuka was the first animation test for Tokyo Godfathers, and it served as a reference for the rest of the team
This sequence by Shinji Otsuka was the first animation test for Tokyo Godfathers, and it served as a reference for the rest of the team
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Pencil test and final animation: Tokyo Godfathers (2003), dir. Satoshi Kon, Madhouse
This sequence by Shinji Otsuka was the first animation test for Tokyo Godfathers, and it served as a reference for the rest of the team
This sequence by Shinji Otsuka was the first animation test for Tokyo Godfathers, and it served as a reference for the rest of the team
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Your annual reminder that Satoshi Kon’s Tokyo Godfathers, a near as dammit perfect seasonal movie (with great queer/trans rep), is free to stream on Tubi: tubitv.com/movies/10001...
Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
The lives of three people living on the streets of Tokyo are forever changed after they discover a baby girl at a garbage dump on Christmas Eve.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Your annual reminder that Satoshi Kon’s Tokyo Godfathers, a near as dammit perfect seasonal movie (with great queer/trans rep), is free to stream on Tubi: tubitv.com/movies/10001...
Sharing again because of the holidays!
"Tokyo Godfathers is one of the best Christmas films because it has a narrative focusing on family, on the audacity of hope, and features characters chasing redemption and working to put others first."
- @divineblkpearl.bsky.social
"Tokyo Godfathers is one of the best Christmas films because it has a narrative focusing on family, on the audacity of hope, and features characters chasing redemption and working to put others first."
- @divineblkpearl.bsky.social
From the archives: Why ‘Tokyo Godfathers’ is One of My Favorite Christmas Films by @divineblkpearl.bsky.social
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Why ‘Tokyo Godfathers’ is One of My Favorite Christmas Films
Tokyo Godfathers is one of the best Christmas films because it has a narrative focusing on family, on the audacity of hope and features characters chasing redemption and working to put others first.
blacknerdproblems.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Sharing again because of the holidays!
"Tokyo Godfathers is one of the best Christmas films because it has a narrative focusing on family, on the audacity of hope, and features characters chasing redemption and working to put others first."
- @divineblkpearl.bsky.social
"Tokyo Godfathers is one of the best Christmas films because it has a narrative focusing on family, on the audacity of hope, and features characters chasing redemption and working to put others first."
- @divineblkpearl.bsky.social
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Much thanks and love to all the incredible collaborators, writers, editors, art directors, companies and fans I was able to interact with this year. We made magic in 2025. And next year's already looking to top it. #artvsartist2025
December 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Much thanks and love to all the incredible collaborators, writers, editors, art directors, companies and fans I was able to interact with this year. We made magic in 2025. And next year's already looking to top it. #artvsartist2025
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Welp it’s that fun time of the year again! lol The Art vs Artist challenge 🎨 Decided to do one with my animations 🥰
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#artvsartist #artvsartist2025 #yuri #lesfic #sapphicbooks #blackartist #lesbiansky #sapphic #webcomic #wlw #GL #animation #2danimation
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#artvsartist #artvsartist2025 #yuri #lesfic #sapphicbooks #blackartist #lesbiansky #sapphic #webcomic #wlw #GL #animation #2danimation
December 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Welp it’s that fun time of the year again! lol The Art vs Artist challenge 🎨 Decided to do one with my animations 🥰
www.onelayergirl.com
#artvsartist #artvsartist2025 #yuri #lesfic #sapphicbooks #blackartist #lesbiansky #sapphic #webcomic #wlw #GL #animation #2danimation
www.onelayergirl.com
#artvsartist #artvsartist2025 #yuri #lesfic #sapphicbooks #blackartist #lesbiansky #sapphic #webcomic #wlw #GL #animation #2danimation
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pretty sure this is my first time doing one of these.
I made some new stickers, did some comms, and did more traditional work (not featured).
not too bad for someone that struggles to start projects.
and finish them.
and work on them.
#artvsartist #artvsartist2025
I made some new stickers, did some comms, and did more traditional work (not featured).
not too bad for someone that struggles to start projects.
and finish them.
and work on them.
#artvsartist #artvsartist2025
December 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
pretty sure this is my first time doing one of these.
I made some new stickers, did some comms, and did more traditional work (not featured).
not too bad for someone that struggles to start projects.
and finish them.
and work on them.
#artvsartist #artvsartist2025
I made some new stickers, did some comms, and did more traditional work (not featured).
not too bad for someone that struggles to start projects.
and finish them.
and work on them.
#artvsartist #artvsartist2025
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Listen, I've already did 3 episodes on Haikyuu and what I love about it so I'm using restraint to not talk more.
That said, I will leave Omar Holmon from @blacknerdproblems.bsky.social talk for me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c74...
That said, I will leave Omar Holmon from @blacknerdproblems.bsky.social talk for me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c74...
Karasuno Crows were out here making every practice and training camp count in Haikyuu
YouTube video by Omar Holmon
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December 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Listen, I've already did 3 episodes on Haikyuu and what I love about it so I'm using restraint to not talk more.
That said, I will leave Omar Holmon from @blacknerdproblems.bsky.social talk for me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c74...
That said, I will leave Omar Holmon from @blacknerdproblems.bsky.social talk for me
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c74...
Sci-Fi That Might Just Save You – BNP Interviews Jamie Mustard about His New Graphic Novel ‘HYBRED’
Sci-Fi That Might Just Save You - BNP Interviews Jamie Mustard about His New Graphic Novel 'HYBRED'
BlackNerdProblems sits down with Jamie Mustard to discuss his new science fiction graphic novel HYBRED, and how it just might save you.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Sci-Fi That Might Just Save You – BNP Interviews Jamie Mustard about His New Graphic Novel ‘HYBRED’
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December 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM