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Is it too early to start talking about what we're going to nominate at NEXT YEAR's Hugos? The ones in 2026?
#HugoAwards @laworldcon.bsky.social
The beginnings of our annual list: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/03/open...
#HugoAwards @laworldcon.bsky.social
The beginnings of our annual list: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/03/open...
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 AM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
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The idea that Elon doesn’t have the comedic chops to come up with good insults on his own is one of the most pathetic facts.
Elon is what gonnorea would be like if it could talk.
His picture is in the new edition of the DSM under the entry for “tech bro.”
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-to...
Elon is what gonnorea would be like if it could talk.
His picture is in the new edition of the DSM under the entry for “tech bro.”
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-to...
www.newsweek.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The idea that Elon doesn’t have the comedic chops to come up with good insults on his own is one of the most pathetic facts.
Elon is what gonnorea would be like if it could talk.
His picture is in the new edition of the DSM under the entry for “tech bro.”
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-to...
Elon is what gonnorea would be like if it could talk.
His picture is in the new edition of the DSM under the entry for “tech bro.”
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-to...
“I did fight that wain clown, Erin, and I’ll fight that wain clown again if I have to.”
#WelcomeToDerryGirls
#WelcomeToDerryGirls
a group of students in school uniforms are walking down a hall
Alt: a group of students in school uniforms are walking down a hall in the show Derry Girls.
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“I did fight that wain clown, Erin, and I’ll fight that wain clown again if I have to.”
#WelcomeToDerryGirls
#WelcomeToDerryGirls
It’s the platonic ideal halfway in between sandwich and soup.
What’s casserole?
Seriously, I’ve never eaten one in my life.
Is a lasagna a casserole? How about a shepherd’s pie?
Seriously, I’ve never eaten one in my life.
Is a lasagna a casserole? How about a shepherd’s pie?
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
It’s the platonic ideal halfway in between sandwich and soup.
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Membership rates are going up on January 4th, you can lock in today's rate and pay over time with our installment plan.
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Membership rates are going up on January 4th, you can lock in today's rate and pay over time with our installment plan.
The gun is good, Charlie Brown
Tie Me Up Tie Me Down, Charlie Brown.
I Like Me, Charlie Brown. My Wife Likes Me.
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The gun is good, Charlie Brown
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In a thread of roast like insults about Space Karen, this is by far the most brutal lol
Elon Musk’s favourite Star Trek movie is Section 31 because “it was so badass.”
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In a thread of roast like insults about Space Karen, this is by far the most brutal lol
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Elon suffers from a sclerosis of the imagination, his ability to think new thoughts is atrophied, his puckered little butthole of a mouth good for excreting nothing but pre-digested slurry of words bereft of even kernels of insight.
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Elon suffers from a sclerosis of the imagination, his ability to think new thoughts is atrophied, his puckered little butthole of a mouth good for excreting nothing but pre-digested slurry of words bereft of even kernels of insight.
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Elon Musk’s inability to come up with insult comedy on his own is evidence of a emotional defect, and his insistence on outsourcing creation to a banal plagiarism machine like Grok is the product of a slaveholder mentality that wants the end product of creative labour without the process or joy.
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Elon Musk’s inability to come up with insult comedy on his own is evidence of a emotional defect, and his insistence on outsourcing creation to a banal plagiarism machine like Grok is the product of a slaveholder mentality that wants the end product of creative labour without the process or joy.
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My eligibility post is really simple this year:
Project Hanuman - an SF novel about building community after disaster with weird (real) physics, diverse characters, explorations of the meaning of survival, immortality, intelligence and hope.
If you've enjoyed it please consider nominating it!
Project Hanuman - an SF novel about building community after disaster with weird (real) physics, diverse characters, explorations of the meaning of survival, immortality, intelligence and hope.
If you've enjoyed it please consider nominating it!
Project Hanuman - Angry Robot
Blending Indian mythology and classic space opera, Project Hanuman is a bold new science-fiction novel from Stewart Hotston, perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky.
angryrobotbooks.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
My eligibility post is really simple this year:
Project Hanuman - an SF novel about building community after disaster with weird (real) physics, diverse characters, explorations of the meaning of survival, immortality, intelligence and hope.
If you've enjoyed it please consider nominating it!
Project Hanuman - an SF novel about building community after disaster with weird (real) physics, diverse characters, explorations of the meaning of survival, immortality, intelligence and hope.
If you've enjoyed it please consider nominating it!
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Elon Musk is so lonely he spent half a billion dollars on building himself a friend, and even Grok turns out to hate him.
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Elon Musk is so lonely he spent half a billion dollars on building himself a friend, and even Grok turns out to hate him.
The idea that Elon doesn’t have the comedic chops to come up with good insults on his own is one of the most pathetic facts.
Elon is what gonnorea would be like if it could talk.
His picture is in the new edition of the DSM under the entry for “tech bro.”
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-to...
Elon is what gonnorea would be like if it could talk.
His picture is in the new edition of the DSM under the entry for “tech bro.”
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-to...
www.newsweek.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The idea that Elon doesn’t have the comedic chops to come up with good insults on his own is one of the most pathetic facts.
Elon is what gonnorea would be like if it could talk.
His picture is in the new edition of the DSM under the entry for “tech bro.”
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-to...
Elon is what gonnorea would be like if it could talk.
His picture is in the new edition of the DSM under the entry for “tech bro.”
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-to...
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What six living American graphic novelists should be on stamps? (Assume they do the writing and the art themselves.)
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What six living American graphic novelists should be on stamps? (Assume they do the writing and the art themselves.)
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KATE! BEATON! ON A STAMP! Plus many other Canadian artistic worthies!
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
KATE! BEATON! ON A STAMP! Plus many other Canadian artistic worthies!
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If you're coming to LAcon and want info about accessibility, email me at the address below! I'm not going to spam you!
Are you interested in getting emails from LAcon V about accessibility offerings and other support for members with disabilities? Please email [email protected] for more information.
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 AM
If you're coming to LAcon and want info about accessibility, email me at the address below! I'm not going to spam you!
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Are you interested in getting emails from LAcon V about accessibility offerings and other support for members with disabilities? Please email [email protected] for more information.
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Are you interested in getting emails from LAcon V about accessibility offerings and other support for members with disabilities? Please email [email protected] for more information.
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They're made of meat, Charlie Brown
Where Is Your God Now, Charlie Brown?
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
They're made of meat, Charlie Brown
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Oh, man. One of cinema's most reliable weirdos, and I mean that in a highly complimentary fashion. RIP.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,’ Dies at 81
Udo Kier, a German actor who collaborated with everyone from Andy Warhol to Lars von Trier to Madonna, died on Sunday morning. He was 81.
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Oh, man. One of cinema's most reliable weirdos, and I mean that in a highly complimentary fashion. RIP.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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The Last Human by P. S. Hoffman is still one of my favorite self-published novels ever.
November 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The Last Human by P. S. Hoffman is still one of my favorite self-published novels ever.
And one of the leaders of the start up is Pope Innocent XLII from the comic book Grendel.
November 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
And one of the leaders of the start up is Pope Innocent XLII from the comic book Grendel.
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AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
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Someone wrote an entire essay why butthole logos
Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?
A humorous exploration of the uncanny resemblance between AI company logos and human anatomy. Discover why circular, gradient-based designs dominate the AI industry, and what this design convergence t...
velvetshark.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Someone wrote an entire essay why butthole logos
The alternate history of the USA that I keep thinking about is Grover Cleveland's secret surgery at sea
The president was diagnosed with cancer in 1893. To keep secret the fact that his life was at risk, they snuck him out & performed risky surgery on the open ocean
@althistorian.bsky.social
1/X
The president was diagnosed with cancer in 1893. To keep secret the fact that his life was at risk, they snuck him out & performed risky surgery on the open ocean
@althistorian.bsky.social
1/X
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The alternate history of the USA that I keep thinking about is Grover Cleveland's secret surgery at sea
The president was diagnosed with cancer in 1893. To keep secret the fact that his life was at risk, they snuck him out & performed risky surgery on the open ocean
@althistorian.bsky.social
1/X
The president was diagnosed with cancer in 1893. To keep secret the fact that his life was at risk, they snuck him out & performed risky surgery on the open ocean
@althistorian.bsky.social
1/X
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Meet our UK Special Edition, Limited-Run, signed hardback of THE ORB OF CAIRADO, Katherine Addison/ @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's new novella within the wider world of THE GOBLIN EMPEROR & THE CEMETERIES OF AMALO series!
Preorder now, available from all good booksellers https://geni.us/orbcairado
Preorder now, available from all good booksellers https://geni.us/orbcairado
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Meet our UK Special Edition, Limited-Run, signed hardback of THE ORB OF CAIRADO, Katherine Addison/ @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's new novella within the wider world of THE GOBLIN EMPEROR & THE CEMETERIES OF AMALO series!
Preorder now, available from all good booksellers https://geni.us/orbcairado
Preorder now, available from all good booksellers https://geni.us/orbcairado
Just wanna say that @vriccithode.bsky.social's story Billionaire's Tears (which is in @escapepod.org episode 1003) is well worth a listen.
is it too soon for an eligibility post? cuz i got an eligibility post! it was a good year! i'd love it if you considered my work when filling out nomination ballots! #booksky
more here: thodestool.ca/blog/2025-awards-eligibility-1
more here: thodestool.ca/blog/2025-awards-eligibility-1
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Just wanna say that @vriccithode.bsky.social's story Billionaire's Tears (which is in @escapepod.org episode 1003) is well worth a listen.