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RIP Brigitte Bardot, iconic actress of the 1960s, fierce defender of animal rights, racist, and convicted five times for inciting racial hatred.
December 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
RIP Brigitte Bardot, iconic actress of the 1960s, fierce defender of animal rights, racist, and convicted five times for inciting racial hatred.
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this is the simple answer to people who keep saying NATO expansion matters. Sure, it matters because it presented an obstacle to Russian imperial ambitions. Putin didn't invade because he hated NATO expansion, he hated NATO expansion because he wanted to invade
December 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
this is the simple answer to people who keep saying NATO expansion matters. Sure, it matters because it presented an obstacle to Russian imperial ambitions. Putin didn't invade because he hated NATO expansion, he hated NATO expansion because he wanted to invade
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I feel this. It's no coincidence that gardening was something I enjoyed this year. Fewer devices, less tracking, more care. Paper books, friends IRL, walking, tea, perfume, cinema, gigs...
Just be mindful that the attention economy is *not*your friend and not everything is accomplished by shopping.
Just be mindful that the attention economy is *not*your friend and not everything is accomplished by shopping.
Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
December 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I feel this. It's no coincidence that gardening was something I enjoyed this year. Fewer devices, less tracking, more care. Paper books, friends IRL, walking, tea, perfume, cinema, gigs...
Just be mindful that the attention economy is *not*your friend and not everything is accomplished by shopping.
Just be mindful that the attention economy is *not*your friend and not everything is accomplished by shopping.
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Donate now to power Tiny Desk concerts, local reporting and more: n.pr/4pCcFIx
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December 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
For 50+ years, the NPR Network has offered America trusted information, free of charge. As public media faces a future without federal funding, we're relying on you to sustain this work in 2026 and beyond.
Donate now to power Tiny Desk concerts, local reporting and more: n.pr/4pCcFIx
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Carrie Fisher left us 9 years ago today, and we miss her terribly. ❤️
December 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Carrie Fisher left us 9 years ago today, and we miss her terribly. ❤️
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Why not.
Welcome back artists.
Quote with a (very)old piece you still like.
Because it's been so very long since I put pencil/pen to paper, you all get 4.
Welcome back artists.
Quote with a (very)old piece you still like.
Because it's been so very long since I put pencil/pen to paper, you all get 4.
December 27, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Why not.
Welcome back artists.
Quote with a (very)old piece you still like.
Because it's been so very long since I put pencil/pen to paper, you all get 4.
Welcome back artists.
Quote with a (very)old piece you still like.
Because it's been so very long since I put pencil/pen to paper, you all get 4.
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Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross, in homage to Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, and Sam Grainger.
• Uncanny X-Men 98 (1976)
• Marvels: Epilogue (2019)
Happy holidays (before you die!!!), Muties!
• Uncanny X-Men 98 (1976)
• Marvels: Epilogue (2019)
Happy holidays (before you die!!!), Muties!
December 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross, in homage to Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, and Sam Grainger.
• Uncanny X-Men 98 (1976)
• Marvels: Epilogue (2019)
Happy holidays (before you die!!!), Muties!
• Uncanny X-Men 98 (1976)
• Marvels: Epilogue (2019)
Happy holidays (before you die!!!), Muties!
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An important and necessary read for writers out there.
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
An important and necessary read for writers out there.
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If you dig my STAR WARS run, @robwhart.bsky.social's great ASSASSINS ANONYMOUS books, or any of our work, give DARK SPACE a shot. It's a sci-fi/spy novel that came out from @blackstonepub.bsky.social with a killer high concept: Star Trek meets le Carré.
www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/boo...
www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/boo...
Dark Space
Bestselling and acclaimed authors Rob Hart and Alex Segura join forces on Dark Space, a sweeping sci-fi spy thriller that blends the epic scope and character-driven spark of Star Trek with the intrigu...
www.blackstonepublishing.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If you dig my STAR WARS run, @robwhart.bsky.social's great ASSASSINS ANONYMOUS books, or any of our work, give DARK SPACE a shot. It's a sci-fi/spy novel that came out from @blackstonepub.bsky.social with a killer high concept: Star Trek meets le Carré.
www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/boo...
www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/boo...
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Beadle's Half Dime Library #1, circa Jan/Feb 1877.
Deadwood Dick by Edward L. Wheeler
First appearance Calamity Jane in fiction, first app. Deadwood Dick, beginning of important 1168-issue series.
Calamity Jane arrived in Deadwood with Buffalo Bill in July 1876, this hit newsstands 7 months later.
Deadwood Dick by Edward L. Wheeler
First appearance Calamity Jane in fiction, first app. Deadwood Dick, beginning of important 1168-issue series.
Calamity Jane arrived in Deadwood with Buffalo Bill in July 1876, this hit newsstands 7 months later.
December 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Beadle's Half Dime Library #1, circa Jan/Feb 1877.
Deadwood Dick by Edward L. Wheeler
First appearance Calamity Jane in fiction, first app. Deadwood Dick, beginning of important 1168-issue series.
Calamity Jane arrived in Deadwood with Buffalo Bill in July 1876, this hit newsstands 7 months later.
Deadwood Dick by Edward L. Wheeler
First appearance Calamity Jane in fiction, first app. Deadwood Dick, beginning of important 1168-issue series.
Calamity Jane arrived in Deadwood with Buffalo Bill in July 1876, this hit newsstands 7 months later.
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It is Christmas and Deadman feels utterly alone - is THIS his reward for all the good he does in the world?
Suddenly a blond woman asks him if he does good for reward.
She convinces him he does good not for the glory, but for doing what's right even if no one knows or remembers.
And her name..?
Suddenly a blond woman asks him if he does good for reward.
She convinces him he does good not for the glory, but for doing what's right even if no one knows or remembers.
And her name..?
December 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It is Christmas and Deadman feels utterly alone - is THIS his reward for all the good he does in the world?
Suddenly a blond woman asks him if he does good for reward.
She convinces him he does good not for the glory, but for doing what's right even if no one knows or remembers.
And her name..?
Suddenly a blond woman asks him if he does good for reward.
She convinces him he does good not for the glory, but for doing what's right even if no one knows or remembers.
And her name..?
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Shane MacGowan on meeting Bob Dylan & getting along with him because he asked about Sam Peckinpah and Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid instead of music:
December 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Shane MacGowan on meeting Bob Dylan & getting along with him because he asked about Sam Peckinpah and Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid instead of music:
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For those who celebrate, I hope you have a Super Christmas! #supermanfamily
December 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
For those who celebrate, I hope you have a Super Christmas! #supermanfamily
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Fritz Leiber with his wife Jonquil (Johnny) Stephens Leiber, the inspiration for his greatest works, Conjure Wife and (after her death) Our Lady of Darkness. A poet and weird fiction fan in her own right. Bonus cat doodles by Fritz from the Lilly Library’s Leiber archive. 🖤
December 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Fritz Leiber with his wife Jonquil (Johnny) Stephens Leiber, the inspiration for his greatest works, Conjure Wife and (after her death) Our Lady of Darkness. A poet and weird fiction fan in her own right. Bonus cat doodles by Fritz from the Lilly Library’s Leiber archive. 🖤
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
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Drawing by Everett Patterson
December 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Drawing by Everett Patterson
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Absolutely abhorrent update just rolled out on twitter where you can freely edit any image using AI with the hit of a button that appears in the corner of every image thumbnail now 😂 In case there's an influx of people returning to your feeds for a bit.
December 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Absolutely abhorrent update just rolled out on twitter where you can freely edit any image using AI with the hit of a button that appears in the corner of every image thumbnail now 😂 In case there's an influx of people returning to your feeds for a bit.
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Well said. I've been against this tech being placed in schools ever since a horrifying conference where a local principal...
A) bragged about his requiring English teachers to teach prompt writing
B) complained about a cheating epidemic which he blamed on young people not wanting to work anymore.
A) bragged about his requiring English teachers to teach prompt writing
B) complained about a cheating epidemic which he blamed on young people not wanting to work anymore.
December 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Well said. I've been against this tech being placed in schools ever since a horrifying conference where a local principal...
A) bragged about his requiring English teachers to teach prompt writing
B) complained about a cheating epidemic which he blamed on young people not wanting to work anymore.
A) bragged about his requiring English teachers to teach prompt writing
B) complained about a cheating epidemic which he blamed on young people not wanting to work anymore.
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X tombe à 14,4 millions de visiteurs uniques en novembre en France, son plus mauvais score depuis le rachat par Musk.
X fait désormais quasi jeu égal avec Reddit en France.
D'autres points à relever, source Médiamétrie :
X fait désormais quasi jeu égal avec Reddit en France.
D'autres points à relever, source Médiamétrie :
December 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
X tombe à 14,4 millions de visiteurs uniques en novembre en France, son plus mauvais score depuis le rachat par Musk.
X fait désormais quasi jeu égal avec Reddit en France.
D'autres points à relever, source Médiamétrie :
X fait désormais quasi jeu égal avec Reddit en France.
D'autres points à relever, source Médiamétrie :
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Les bases.
Pourquoi croyez vous que la macro-lepénie détruit l'école publique ???
Pourquoi croyez vous que la macro-lepénie détruit l'école publique ???
December 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Les bases.
Pourquoi croyez vous que la macro-lepénie détruit l'école publique ???
Pourquoi croyez vous que la macro-lepénie détruit l'école publique ???
All the kids who were really into military history in my high school in the early '80s ended up being neo-nazis.
December 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
All the kids who were really into military history in my high school in the early '80s ended up being neo-nazis.
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Agricultural history is more important than military history because you can’t do war fighting if you are dead.
December 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Agricultural history is more important than military history because you can’t do war fighting if you are dead.
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Hey #MeetTheWebcomic! I make Keeping Time, a longform drama that's ostensibly a band romance between former friends, but might be better categorized as an adult coming-of-age story where that self discovery is painful and hard-fought.
#KeepingTime #webcomics
🎸 keepingtimecomic.com
#KeepingTime #webcomics
🎸 keepingtimecomic.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Hey #MeetTheWebcomic! I make Keeping Time, a longform drama that's ostensibly a band romance between former friends, but might be better categorized as an adult coming-of-age story where that self discovery is painful and hard-fought.
#KeepingTime #webcomics
🎸 keepingtimecomic.com
#KeepingTime #webcomics
🎸 keepingtimecomic.com
"Write with intention" is probably the best writing advice ever.
My 8th grade English teacher went HARD for one bit of writing advice: No Two Sentences Start With the Same Word. Nowadays I LOVE an effective use of repetition, especially at the start of a sentence! But the real advice was "vary your sentence structure" and, more broadly, "write with intention."
December 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
"Write with intention" is probably the best writing advice ever.