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Lee Wright @thewrightwordsmith.bsky.social · 10h

Mood.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 11h

"Five Easy Hairstyles for Snake-Haired Girls," by Jelena Dunato, delivers on the promise of stylish hairstyles for Medusas on the go.

Five Easy Hairstyles for Snake-Haired Girls - Small Wonders

The Nereids throw a beach party / You let your hissing hair down / Each little head inside a shot glass / Slurping up sweet golden liquor

smallwondersmag.com

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 1d

yes this timeline is a rough route. yes there are waves of strife. but behind it all lies the inertia of all things which prompted fish to trot out of the ocean and humans to gather in commune. we are driven to fill the nothing with ourselves, with LOVE. its the unconquerable wind behind our sails

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Lee Wright @thewrightwordsmith.bsky.social · 2d

Urge to move... rising...

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 3d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Sapling 🌱 Print shop open! @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 2d

One of my biggest struggles being chronically ill is trying to handle that feeling of rushing through time, because I have so little of it to do the things I want. My daily hours are a fraction of an abled person’s, so it’s always a game of prioritizing essentials, then trying to squeeze in fun.

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Lee Wright @thewrightwordsmith.bsky.social · 3d

I want it.

mattachine meowppy machine @spookybiscuits.com · 3d

holy fuck

variety.com/2025/film/ne...

‘Steven Universe’ Creator Rebecca Sugar Set for Animated Feature From Annapurna, Moomin Characters (EXCLUSIVE)

'Steven Universe’ creator Rebecca Sugar to write and direct Moomins animated feature for Annapurna.

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Up On Goblin Hill @upongoblinhill.bsky.social · 3d

As much as folks might not want to believe it, artists who sell their work cannot survive exclusively on platforms that cater to primarily other artists. The Circulating The Same Five Dollars™️ model can't feed us or pay bills for long. We need places where we can be seen and discovered.

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Jeremy Ghost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 3d

"Hey, it's the witching hour somewhere," I say, downing a glowing potion that transmogrifies me into a tall toad in a stovepipe hat.

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Lee Wright @thewrightwordsmith.bsky.social · 3d

kermit the frog is wearing a black hoodie and kermit the frog is wearing a black hood .

ALT: kermit the frog is wearing a black hoodie and kermit the frog is wearing a black hood .

media.tenor.com

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Lee Wright @thewrightwordsmith.bsky.social · 4d

This is 100% a mood

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Lee Wright @thewrightwordsmith.bsky.social · 4d

HA!

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Allie @rally.luckyraven.cc · 8d

I'm starting my own drawing challenge this month. It's called #October, and every day I'm gonna try to draw an octopus. It'll be a fun way to draw something that isn't human-shaped, or even a vertebrate. You're welcome to join me if you'd like. Here's Day 1:

An octopus sitting between some rocks and kelp.

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Lee Wright @thewrightwordsmith.bsky.social · 4d

Seems legit

Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 4d

Become more feral with each passing decade

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 6d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Lee Wright @thewrightwordsmith.bsky.social · 5d

THANK YOU

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Lee Wright @thewrightwordsmith.bsky.social · 5d

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT IT IS AMAZING

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M3GAN @meganreally.bsky.social · 5d

Unboxing the best thing I've bought in a long long time 🌯👜

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Lee Wright @thewrightwordsmith.bsky.social · 5d

The Count!

Lee Wright @thewrightwordsmith.bsky.social · 5d

Living the DREAM

M3GAN @meganreally.bsky.social · 5d

Went to a place for lunch that had cantaloupe agua fresca. It was DELICIOUS. It also only came in one size...32oz 🥤 I am now comprised mostly of melon water

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Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social · 5d

as a grumpy Gen Xer: every injustice facing Gen Z was also true for us. we just didn’t have anyone else who would listen to us. you know who listens to Gen Z about the older generations holding onto money and power at the expense of their own fucking children? WE DO. Because WE KNOW.

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dame @dame.is · Aug 16

what if we all agreed to, like, just chill the fuck out for a hot minute

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Lee Wright @thewrightwordsmith.bsky.social · 5d

Bedtime snack.

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Lee Wright @thewrightwordsmith.bsky.social · 5d

Bundling up has scientific backing, tho (at least for your nose!)

hms.harvard.edu/news/why-upp...

Why Upper Respiratory Infections Are More Common in Colder Temperatures

Scientists uncover a biological explanation

hms.harvard.edu

Lee Wright @thewrightwordsmith.bsky.social · 6d

...we don't?

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 14d

it was asked of me on tumblr so i made an official hello sunshine official soundtrack playlist haha: open.spotify.com/playlist/6W6...

(sorry, i know it's spotify, here are the tracks for if you want to make your own)

Daydream Believer by the Monkees
Make Your Own Kind of Music by Cass Elliot
Burning Pile by Mother Mother
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted by Jimmy Ruffin
Pure Imagination by Superhuman, Quigley
Different Drum by Stone Poneys
As Tears Go By by Marrianne Faithfull
Time to Say Goodnight by UNSECRET, BELLSAINT
Anyone Who Had a Heart by Cilla Black
Witch by the bird and the bee
The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore by the Walker Brothers
Happy Days Theme Song
I Can Feel Your Heartbeat by the Partridge Family
Dreams Wash Away by Joe Wong
Always Forever by Cults
You’ll Never Walk Alone by Gerry & the Pacemakers
Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley
In the Room Where You Sleep by Dead Man’s Bones
I Need Some Sleep by the Eels
Will You Love Me Tomorrow by the Shirelles
HAUNTED HOUSE by SNAKE POOL
Love is All Around by the Troggs
Farewell is a Lonely Sound by Jimmy Ruffin
You Showed Me by the Turtles
Seventeen by Sharon Van Etten
Don’t Make Me Over by Dionne Warwick
Perfect Day by Lou Reed
I Go To Sleep by the Kinks
Crimson and Clover by Tommy James and the Shondells
Archie, Marry Me by Alvvays
I Say a Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin
Both Sides Now by Judy Collins
Here We Go by Jon Brion
Run From Me by Timber Timbre
Come On Get Happy by the Partridge Family
The Good Times Are Coming by Cass Elliot
Forever by the Marvelettes
Take My Hand by Matt Berry

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Lee Wright @thewrightwordsmith.bsky.social · 6d

I need to reread this book.