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Rai
@alesserrain.bsky.social
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Collector of hobbies. Books, kpop, anime, videogames, and other stuff.
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hncl.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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ladyemily.nebula.tv
You’ve recently eaten cake. Would you like to chew broken glass?
April 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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kpsinging.bsky.social
This is such a lovely tribute to Val Kilmer from Hilarie Burton ❤️
hilarieburton The sweetest man. I played @valkilmerofficial 's girlfriend in a movie back in 2009. The script called for us to have a fairly rowdy love scene that got interrupted by a phone call. I'd just come off of OTH where I was always put in some kind of compromising position....so it was just work as usual. But then I got to set the day we were going to be shooting that scene and there was a scramble happening. "Val wants to change the scene." Huh? "It's not interesting," he said. A gratuitous sex scene with a younger woman didn't service the story or the character. It said nothing about the relationship and why either of our characters were in it. Instead, Val sent someone out to a local restaurant to pick up a huge tub of ribs. And so, as the camera panned up from the floor, our moans were those of two people, comfortable and indulgent, tangled up in bed and unfettered by the mess, elbows deep in North Carolina's finest bbq It was infinitely more interesting and I felt so safe and cared for by that man. It would have been easy to phone it in and just go with the stereotypical way women have been seen in film. Rather than the scene playing on my naked back, he turned me toward the camera. He made the scene about us instead of using me as a prop. That one day at work rewired my brain. Val was kind to me. A thoughtful artist. I bought some of his paintings a few years back. I hope every young actor has a Val in their life. That movie was a magical experience. #bloodworth
April 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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minovskyarticle.bsky.social
I walked ten thousand miles, ten thousand miles to read you
kodansha.us Kodansha USA @kodansha.us · Mar 31
🚨Cover Reveal 🚨

Mushishi Collector's Edition 1
By Yuki Urushibara

The beloved fantasy manga returns in a hardcover omnibus edition featuring a completely original translation and new cover designs.

Available Nov 04, 2025 Pre-order today: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/802031...
March 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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funeralpig.bsky.social
helping my cat get their claw unstuck from a blanket
painting of huge green alien reaching out of a cloud to grab a chimp
March 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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librarycrone.bsky.social
Do you like sapphic romance? Do you like space? Here are some books about women falling in love (and doing a lot of badass stuff) in space!

🪐📚 💙📚 🌈📚
Cover of No Shelter But the Stars by Virginia Black. Cover of Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard Cover of The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton Cover of Countess by Suzan Palumbo
January 31, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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jonficke.bsky.social
5 stars to @robertjbennett.bsky.social 's forthcoming A DROP OF CORRUPTION.

More plant-based nonsense! An impossible bank robbery! Political machinations! Very bizarre "cuisine." It's got it all folks.

jonficke.com/2025/01/26/r...
Review – A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
Robert Jackson Bennett’s (bluesky) A DROP OF CORRUPTION is the follow up to THE TAINTED CUP (which I previously reviewed). I don’t use the word “sequel” because despite being a fantasy novel, where…
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January 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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farnes.bsky.social
I'm not a gamer but this looks SO COOL, and it's gorgeous, it has to be a must-play (or a must-watch play-through if you're me lol) for #cdrama fans, right? AND you get to customise your horse armour, I mean come on, take my money

#TheBustlingWorld

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The Bustling World - Official Trailer #2
YouTube video by IGN
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January 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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quartzen.bsky.social
Screenshot from Etrian Odyssey of an overpowered enemy at the end of the hall of an underwater dungeon, represented by an orange orb
January 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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acabirlios.bsky.social
Your friends only like you because you are a singular, irreplaceable light in their lives and the fabric of their existence would be diminished without you in it
June 19, 2023 at 1:51 AM
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hausofdecline.bsky.social
A man walks into his apartment and says "glad to be home from work. time to change." He undergoes a Sailor Moon-like magical girl transformation, where a star pendant erupts into pink ribbons that cover his body and turn into his home clothes, a tattered Ween shirt and dirty sweatpants.
December 18, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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neillewisjr.bsky.social
Private company buys a public good. A few years go by and the company decides the public good is no longer worthwhile; the public suffers as a result.

This story arc is way too common in modern society.
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December 16, 2024 at 3:09 AM
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ryoplica.bsky.social
It's officially out, please enjoy the baos shenanigans i personally loved illustrating for this volume 😊
sevenseasentertainment.com Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · Dec 10
THE DISABLED TYRANT’S BELOVED PET FISH: CANJI BAOJUN DE ZHANGXIN YU CHONG (NOVEL) Vol. 3

A #danmei fantasy transmigration comedy about a man sent into the historical world of a webnovel…as a fish! #SevenSeasDanmei

OUT TODAY in print/digital:
https://sevenseasdanmei.com/#disabledtyrant3
December 11, 2024 at 1:27 AM
alesserrain.bsky.social
Ooooh interesting!
mrmaresca.com Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · Dec 7
I did not have on my "Another modern Sherlock Holmes adaptation, except it's already after Reichenbach Falls so Holmes is dead and Watson goes back to medicine full time, so it's House but not an asshole" on my radar before, but now it certainly is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grce...
WATSON TRAILER | CBS PREMIERE EVENT JANUARY 26
YouTube video by CBS
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December 7, 2024 at 8:52 PM
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lunarriviera.info
not to be a lesbian but oh my fucking god. oh my god. jesus fucking christ. oh my god. fucking shit jesus fuck oh my fucking jesus fucking christ. god in heaven. holy fuck ing shit

#michelleyeoh
michelle yeoh with a short ruffled haircut in an oversized dark camel-colored menswear suit of heavy fabric, with many buttons and an astonishing necktie made out of (?) hair (?) and an intense look on her face michelle yeoh in a blue oxford menswear shirt and black slacks. her belt has a large metal buckle and she's putting her hands inside the waist of her trousers and looking, frankly, incredibly hot.
December 2, 2024 at 6:25 AM
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hookland.bsky.social
My rule for telling if a ruin is ghost-troubled: if teenagers won't vandalise it or go there for a crafty smoke, it's probably haunted. It's always the ruins children won't play in, ruins even their imaginary friends refuse to enter, which are the most ghost-soaked. – Joanna Vickers #VOH
November 30, 2024 at 11:55 AM
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alexsiple.bsky.social
yorknew
Digital painting of Kurapika and Leorio from the anime Hunter x Hunter in a subway train. Kurapika is reading a big newspaper as Leorio looks over his shoulder at it and gestures with his hand. Kurapika looks troubled. The newspaper says something like “Phantom Troupe in Yorknew”. Behind them are random other passengers in the train, sitting with their eyes closed or also reading a copy of the paper. The colors are greenish and suggest artificial lighting.
November 15, 2024 at 10:28 AM
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kellyrobson.com
Egad, I hate the term "sapphic." I mean, go ahead and use it if you want; I'm not trying to control you. Personally, though, I much prefer "dykey."

Here's the dykey gothic horror story that won me a Nebula Award:
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A Human Stain - Reactor
"A Human Stain" by Kelly Robson is a disturbing horror novelette about a British expatriate at loose ends who is hired by her friend to temporarily care for his young, orphaned nephew in a remote cast...
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November 28, 2024 at 4:47 PM
alesserrain.bsky.social
I painted earlier today using a new medium (gouache!). I'm going to do it again 💪
November 27, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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grislyboar.bsky.social
🧵

My brain suddenly went to how Thomas Jefferson lived in an 18th century smart home. How did he accomplish this? Slave labor of course.

The modern AI bubble reflects this attitude among the wealthy. ⬇️
November 27, 2024 at 7:38 AM
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mckelvie.bsky.social
Just over a decade ago, Tegan and Sara asked a few of their artist friends to each create a poster for one of the songs on their album Heartthrob. I chose Love The Say for mine, as it's one of my favourites.
A poster based on the song Love They Say by Tegan and Sara, drawn by me. Two young women fly hand in hand across a clear blue sky above a city skyline. The poster is largely coloured with teal and pale yellow, except for two large red hearts on the chests of the couple.
November 27, 2024 at 1:06 PM
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marthawells.com
This is also happening on Facebook (which I do not have an account on, so if you see me there, it's not me). It's the same scam, offering to talk to other writers in DM or private messages, and then selling them a fake agent or fake editorial or publishing services.
julietemckenna.bsky.social Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · Nov 27
There's a wave of impersonator accounts claiming to be various authors on here. Check they are legit. The replies are often an instant giveaway. For instance, multiple identical requests to start a conversation via direct message are a scam artist. Verify anyone claiming to represent an author too.
November 27, 2024 at 2:09 PM
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patzprime.bsky.social
Dragon Quest XI is a masterpiece. I can’t recommend it enough to people.
wario64.bsky.social Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · Nov 27
DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (Steam) is $20 on GMG buff.ly/3ZrhFWu
Humble buff.ly/3Zc2wXw
XBL buff.ly/3AQEBF7

$34.99 US eShop buff.ly/4i6JA5e

Deck verified
November 27, 2024 at 4:09 PM
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blupdate2020.bsky.social
LOOK: 3 out of 4 #VIXX members have starred in Korean BL dramas!

✨ Jeong Taek Woon (LEO) - Happy Ending Romance
✨ Han Sang Hyuk (HYUK) - Color Rush 2
✨ Cha Hak Yeon (N) - The Next Door Killer

KEN… 🤭
November 26, 2024 at 6:31 AM
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aliettedebodard.com
Oh hey new Xuya book dropped! It's standalone, as is the rest of the series--you can read it separately and enjoy it!
aliettedebodard.com Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · Jul 10
Oh hey also In the Shadow of the Ship is out Sept 1st (US)/Sept 3rd (UK)

www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography...

f/f Weary paladin/guilt-ridden magistrate onboard sentient spaceship gone full-on creepy Gothic

Guess I never showed the UK cover so here it is lol.

Art: Dirk Berger
Cover of In the Shadow of the Ship by Aliette de Bodard, showing a woman in red suspended in the void in front of a large circular structure. Below her is a dark blue sky with stars; above her is an upside-down planet.
November 25, 2024 at 10:03 PM