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goodnight mush @farmerclarg.bsky.social · 6h

big same, i think unironically the O F B scenes are my absolute favorites. love their backwards-through-time asses. UotNS was worth it for more hang time with the time gang, honestly.

so much stuff to revisit with new perspective, i’m looking forward to the second reading.

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Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · Dec 1

Her: You better not be cunty western Gary Cooper when I get there

Me:

A black and white very early photo of Gary cooper in western gear, slicked down flapper hair, makeup, and smoking a cigarette

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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goodnight mush @farmerclarg.bsky.social · 2d

forced to to do product design, born to run a weird little potion shop with a magical frog

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goodnight mush @farmerclarg.bsky.social · 2d

what i’m really saying is: i threw citadel of the autarch across the room when i turned the last page and cried when i finished urth of the new sun. 🌞

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goodnight mush @farmerclarg.bsky.social · 2d

Without it the series ends far too abruptly with a lot of major leaps that Severian throws at you in last 20ish pages of Citadel (imo). I had no hope of arriving there.

I think I liked UotNS leaving us with some big ideas to chew on, rather than being miserly with in-world answers. Loved it!

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goodnight mush @farmerclarg.bsky.social · 3d

whyyyyyyyy does this not have Urth of the New Sun in it though nooooooo

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The Book of the New Sun | The Folio Society Fiction

Get your special edition of The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe—an illustrated masterpiece from The Folio Society.

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goodnight mush @farmerclarg.bsky.social · 3d

reached the end and I want to read it all again. Severian's journey is a long one but genuinely profound. there's some goofy late early 80s scifi stuff in the last one that's juxtaposed against existential musings that truly touched me.

I want to write a lot of words about it that no one will read.

goodnight mush @farmerclarg.bsky.social · Aug 20

reading the book of the new sun and i am weirdly enjoying that severian mostly sucks as a person and i am not rooting for him at all lmao

it’s a masterfully rendered unreliable narrator. i know that is not a novel take but i now get the appeal, there are many layers to dig into.

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goodnight mush @farmerclarg.bsky.social · 7d

it’s what made me buy a playdate (perfect format for it imo), all about more people seeing it!

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goodnight mush @farmerclarg.bsky.social · 7d

i mean, i didn’t plan on drinking it

a bathroom sign with a symbol of a cup of water struck out with red that reads “Recycled Water used for Toilet and Urinal Flushing”

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goodnight mush @farmerclarg.bsky.social · 7d

i support mike

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goodnight mush @farmerclarg.bsky.social · 7d

885 reporting

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goodnight mush @farmerclarg.bsky.social · 7d

i could tell you i am in ohio because the woman to my left has said “barbeque chicken cheddar wrap” about 10 times in 2 minutes

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goodnight mush @farmerclarg.bsky.social · 7d

well, you failed the saving throw but i’ll let you roll again with advantage because i am a corrupt official

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amy brown (spooky edition) @amybrown.xyz · 8d

is there any more classic tech founder fallacy than thinking you don't need a comms person

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doomsmoker (just memes) @doomsmoker.bsky.social · 8d

Please don't shoot the Cacodemon

The A/C is on. He has potions and is looking out his favorite window.

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goodnight mush @farmerclarg.bsky.social · 9d

one day (soon i think) we’ll be drowning in quick turnaround netflix docs about these snake oil salesmen

“how did nobody see this for what it was? 😮” well

Politico @politico.com · 9d

“This was the year, I think, that the AI got smarter than us.”

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman gets candid about the promises and perils of AI in the premiere episode of MD Meets — a new podcast from POLITICO's parent company Axel Springer.

🎧 Listen and subscribe: mdmeets.com