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Skyhawk @simmons1.bsky.social · 44m

Skyhawk @simmons1.bsky.social · 1h

#Booksky #Cats
www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-cul...

The Ursula K. Le Guin Cat Book You’ve Been Waiting For

A new posthumous collection gathers the late author’s poetry, sketches, and correspondence about her beloved feline companions.

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Skyhawk @simmons1.bsky.social · 6h

#History #Western #OldWest #BlackCowboys
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/a...

Move Over Lone Ranger, Hopalong,Wyatt and Pals — History is Coming Your Way

www.nytimes.com

Skyhawk @simmons1.bsky.social · 6h

#Manga #Art #Comicbook #Comics
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/a...

Manga Is a Pop Culture Phenomenon. It’s Also a Singular Art Form.

www.nytimes.com

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Skyhawk @simmons1.bsky.social · 13h

#Art
archive.ph/2025.10.12-0...

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Skyhawk @simmons1.bsky.social · 15h

#Writing
www.writerswrite.co.za/9-bits-of-wr...

9 Bits Of Writing Advice From Guillermo del Toro

We're writing about the fascinating Guillermo del Toro. In this post, Writers Write features 9 bits of writing advice from Guillermo del Toro.

www.writerswrite.co.za

Skyhawk @simmons1.bsky.social · 18h

#SciFi
www.polygon.com/the-thing-fr...

The 1950s inspiration for John Carpenter's The Thing unfolds very differently

In The Thing from Another World, humanity triumphs against... vegetables?

www.polygon.com

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Skyhawk @simmons1.bsky.social · 23h

gizmodo.com/think-pc-pri...

Think PC Prices Are Bad Now? You Better Buckle Up.

Tariffs have already raised PC prices, but there’s even more signs PC parts will cost more.

gizmodo.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Stand strong and stay safe, Portland. 💙🐸
#FuckICE

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Skyhawk @simmons1.bsky.social · 1d

#Writing #Booksky
www.mentalfloss.com/literature/r...

7 Lesser-Known Novels by Iconic Horror Writers

Add these books to your TBR this spooky season.

www.mentalfloss.com

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Skyhawk @simmons1.bsky.social · 1d

#TV
archive.ph/2025.10.10-1...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

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Skyhawk @simmons1.bsky.social · 1d

#Writing
www.thebulwark.com/p/hopeless-h...

The Hopeless Horror of Charles Beaumont

The writer died before his fortieth birthday—but left behind an influential catalogue of stories and unforgettable Twilight Zone episodes.

www.thebulwark.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

IT'S FASCISM!!

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James Gunn @jamesgunn.bsky.social · 1d

Superman won a Harvey Award for best comic adaptation at New York Comic Con! The award is named after and inspired by the great Harvey Kurtzman, who revolutionized comics and left the world a better – and much wittier place than he found it. Thanks to everyone at the Harvey Awards for this honor!

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Skyhawk @simmons1.bsky.social · 1d

#Art #Movies
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/m...

Renato Casaro, ‘Michelangelo of Movie Posters,’ Dies at 89

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Skyhawk @simmons1.bsky.social · 3d

#Booksky
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

‘They didn’t even read the book’: children’s authors writing about Palestinian experience censored in US

Authors tell of book bans, cancellations and harassment – ‘they’re trying to disconnect us from our stories’

www.theguardian.com

Skyhawk @simmons1.bsky.social · 3d

#AI
theconversation.com/todays-ai-hy...

Today’s AI hype has echoes of a devastating technology boom and bust 100 years ago

AI is showing some of the hallmarks of another technology’s rapid rise and fall back in the 1920s. These are the lessons we could learn.

theconversation.com

Skyhawk @simmons1.bsky.social · 3d

#Art #Comics
www.artsy.net/article/arts...

How R. Crumb’s Subversive Comics Gained Art World Acclaim

Cartooning has often been seen as an outsider art. In a new show, R. Crumb establishes his subcultural impact on the mainstream art world.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5d

THE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST

Ryan Walters is out & the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and it’s about damn time.

Also the education dept website’s being scrubbed of his culture-war nonsense.
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