Ashur S.
@screading.bsky.social
Writer, editor, reader, gamer, uncle, and sadly not cooked yet.
I Am Not Starfire has that immigrant parent and child flavor I love.
December 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I Am Not Starfire has that immigrant parent and child flavor I love.
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With a thousand apologies to the great @scottmccloud.bsky.social, Assorted Crisis Events 8 (out next month) is many things, but among them an ode to Understanding Comics, probably the most important comics text of all time, one I learn from each time I go back.
It will be printed on newsprint!
It will be printed on newsprint!
December 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
With a thousand apologies to the great @scottmccloud.bsky.social, Assorted Crisis Events 8 (out next month) is many things, but among them an ode to Understanding Comics, probably the most important comics text of all time, one I learn from each time I go back.
It will be printed on newsprint!
It will be printed on newsprint!
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Wishing them every success. Chicago has a wealth of "alternative/art house/repertory" movie venues. However, @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social is the only one that seems to advertise, promote, communicate, generate social media buzz, AND show movies I want to see, WHEN I WANT TO SEE THEM.
As many movie theaters struggle, Chicago’s Music Box is expanding into Minnesota and adding a third screen in Lake View. “We seem to be doing something right here,” Music Box’s co-owner and CEO Brody Sheldon said.
Can Music Box CEO Brody Sheldon, a second-generation movie buff, build a mini-empire of historic theaters?
chicago.suntimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Wishing them every success. Chicago has a wealth of "alternative/art house/repertory" movie venues. However, @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social is the only one that seems to advertise, promote, communicate, generate social media buzz, AND show movies I want to see, WHEN I WANT TO SEE THEM.
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INTO THE UNBEING LIBRARY EDITION
09/16/26
Oversized at 8 x 12 inches and clocking in at 224 pages. This is the definitive way to experience the series. All 8 issues in one hardcover.
09/16/26
Oversized at 8 x 12 inches and clocking in at 224 pages. This is the definitive way to experience the series. All 8 issues in one hardcover.
December 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
INTO THE UNBEING LIBRARY EDITION
09/16/26
Oversized at 8 x 12 inches and clocking in at 224 pages. This is the definitive way to experience the series. All 8 issues in one hardcover.
09/16/26
Oversized at 8 x 12 inches and clocking in at 224 pages. This is the definitive way to experience the series. All 8 issues in one hardcover.
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mitt romney vs. gavin newsom is gonna be
December 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
mitt romney vs. gavin newsom is gonna be
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Reagan funded and armed death squads, left Americans to die during the AIDS crisis, destroyed the economic tools that built the 20th century, his allies committed treason in 1980 (at the bare minimum, above that Reagan might have been involved) and pioneered "own the libs" politics.
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Reagan funded and armed death squads, left Americans to die during the AIDS crisis, destroyed the economic tools that built the 20th century, his allies committed treason in 1980 (at the bare minimum, above that Reagan might have been involved) and pioneered "own the libs" politics.
Reading "The Demon" by Jack Kirby and it really is the kind of horror comic you could only get from the King. 16 issues and here we go.
December 17, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Reading "The Demon" by Jack Kirby and it really is the kind of horror comic you could only get from the King. 16 issues and here we go.
I would be a Tiktoker or actor if I wanted to be on video.
I just don’t want “film a video and hope it goes viral” to be a “reasonable” expectation of authors!! I hate being on video! I am too awkward for video!
December 16, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I would be a Tiktoker or actor if I wanted to be on video.
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Lots of webcomics, free to read on my Patreon! There will be another update tomorrow morning at 10 AM, but there's loads to read and lots of illustrations like this one. Check it out at www.patreon.com/c/carlaspeed...
December 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Lots of webcomics, free to read on my Patreon! There will be another update tomorrow morning at 10 AM, but there's loads to read and lots of illustrations like this one. Check it out at www.patreon.com/c/carlaspeed...
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Tokyo Godfathers is now available to watch on the Criterion Channel ❤️
December 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Tokyo Godfathers is now available to watch on the Criterion Channel ❤️
Been catching up on @gwillow.me Poison Ivy and man you know it's gonna be a lavish issue when you've got Mark Buckingham for an entire annual.
December 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Been catching up on @gwillow.me Poison Ivy and man you know it's gonna be a lavish issue when you've got Mark Buckingham for an entire annual.
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A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
December 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
Finding out Rob Reiner died is not the way I really wanted to end an evening. I grew up with him primarily for his work in All in the Family re-runs, but I don't know if we can even quantify properly how much impact he had over decades as a creative and political figure...
December 15, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Finding out Rob Reiner died is not the way I really wanted to end an evening. I grew up with him primarily for his work in All in the Family re-runs, but I don't know if we can even quantify properly how much impact he had over decades as a creative and political figure...
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He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
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Wrote about how the late, great Rob Reiner had the most impossible 7-movie beginning to any director's career, and yet that's not even what he was most famous for:
December 15, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Wrote about how the late, great Rob Reiner had the most impossible 7-movie beginning to any director's career, and yet that's not even what he was most famous for:
Need to find some time for this one.
Underrated Christmas movie
Tony Scott's high-powered suspense thriller ENEMY OF THE STATE (1998) screens in 35mm next Friday, December 19th, at 2:00pm. Tickets: buff.ly/alCsHYD
December 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Need to find some time for this one.
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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I support this in theory but not in practice under current conditions. Things like “I have depression but can’t afford treatment” should not be how this goes yet that’s exactly the sort of outcome you get far too often
Noticing that Democrats are passing “right to die” laws before passing “right to housing” or “right to healthcare” laws www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs 'right-to-die' legislation for terminally ill people to end their lives in Illinois
The new law, which takes effect next September, opens the door for people 18 or older with a terminal diagnosis to be prescribed a fatal drug.
www.nprillinois.org
December 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I support this in theory but not in practice under current conditions. Things like “I have depression but can’t afford treatment” should not be how this goes yet that’s exactly the sort of outcome you get far too often
Finally catching up on D20 Fantasy High and I'm somewhat annoyed it took me this long to get into it. It's such a good synergy between players and DM.
December 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Finally catching up on D20 Fantasy High and I'm somewhat annoyed it took me this long to get into it. It's such a good synergy between players and DM.
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In order to "protect women" Texas made it so that women have to go through armed guards with an ID check. They literally created a potty police.
December 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In order to "protect women" Texas made it so that women have to go through armed guards with an ID check. They literally created a potty police.
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Not only does this track, it pairs extraordinarily well with my 2020 feature on Kahane (and more importantly, the girlfriend he drove to suicide, Gloria D'Argenio): www.thecut.com/2020/04/the-...
December 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Not only does this track, it pairs extraordinarily well with my 2020 feature on Kahane (and more importantly, the girlfriend he drove to suicide, Gloria D'Argenio): www.thecut.com/2020/04/the-...
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The weather in Gaza grows worse and worse, and Sama'a has children to keep warm and fed. Please give what you can to help.
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
December 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The weather in Gaza grows worse and worse, and Sama'a has children to keep warm and fed. Please give what you can to help.
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
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Racists are not being let go for "thought crimes." They are being let go (IF they are even let go) for racist ACTIONS that harm business and people. If you don't want my business, just say so. Like Target did. But you don't deserve my money and the opportunity to abuse me.
December 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Racists are not being let go for "thought crimes." They are being let go (IF they are even let go) for racist ACTIONS that harm business and people. If you don't want my business, just say so. Like Target did. But you don't deserve my money and the opportunity to abuse me.
Watching Nurse Jackie Season 3 and Coop might have had the most iconic crashout I've seen on TV in a minute.
December 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Watching Nurse Jackie Season 3 and Coop might have had the most iconic crashout I've seen on TV in a minute.