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'The saying Life is just one damn thing after another, is a gross overstatement. The damn things overlap.' - Cincinnati Enquirer, Feb. 21, 1947.
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To paraphrase something Charlie Kellner once told me (yes, THAT one): Good speculative fiction *is* philosophy, "what ifs" made more digestible by hanging them on a scaffolding of story.
September 24, 2025 at 5:14 AM
To paraphrase something Charlie Kellner once told me (yes, THAT one): Good speculative fiction *is* philosophy, "what ifs" made more digestible by hanging them on a scaffolding of story.
People have brought their own bespoke devices to stream media and you are facing the prospect of everyone sitting in a different room watching a different holiday special.
December 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
People have brought their own bespoke devices to stream media and you are facing the prospect of everyone sitting in a different room watching a different holiday special.
It's not even 1 million dollars anymore! They just need $402,000 to take them over the finish line!
December 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
It's not even 1 million dollars anymore! They just need $402,000 to take them over the finish line!
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UPDATE: maker (and wearer) is michellelikesbirds; she apparently has not printed the pigeon sweater pattern yet but is writing is up! www.instagram.com/michellelike...
December 24, 2025 at 4:22 AM
UPDATE: maker (and wearer) is michellelikesbirds; she apparently has not printed the pigeon sweater pattern yet but is writing is up! www.instagram.com/michellelike...
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Always mad that at a certain point everyone (wrongly) thought it would be cool to just default to leather for everything (looking at you, Netflix Trojan War show).
I wrote a short essay about it more than a decade ago:
schweizercomics.tumblr.com/post/7405113...
I wrote a short essay about it more than a decade ago:
schweizercomics.tumblr.com/post/7405113...
BBC’s The Musketeers and the Problem of Leather
Having just finished watching the first episode of BBC’s The Musketeers, I have to ask:
Are we seriously still on this leather armor thing?
Since the early 2000s we’ve seen a slew of “period” pieces.....
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December 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Always mad that at a certain point everyone (wrongly) thought it would be cool to just default to leather for everything (looking at you, Netflix Trojan War show).
I wrote a short essay about it more than a decade ago:
schweizercomics.tumblr.com/post/7405113...
I wrote a short essay about it more than a decade ago:
schweizercomics.tumblr.com/post/7405113...
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Save the Museum of the Earth and PRI – Secure Its Future!
In these challenging times, places like the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) stand as beacons of hope, fostering understanding of the natural world and inspiring action for a sustainable fut...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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There is no thaw without the freeze.
The ferryman will have his fees,
So light your lamps and keep them bright
Against the cold and longest night.
For this we know: the fire burns.
The winter dies. The sun returns.
And all if we stand, and if we fight,
We can survive the longest night.
The ferryman will have his fees,
So light your lamps and keep them bright
Against the cold and longest night.
For this we know: the fire burns.
The winter dies. The sun returns.
And all if we stand, and if we fight,
We can survive the longest night.
December 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
There is no thaw without the freeze.
The ferryman will have his fees,
So light your lamps and keep them bright
Against the cold and longest night.
For this we know: the fire burns.
The winter dies. The sun returns.
And all if we stand, and if we fight,
We can survive the longest night.
The ferryman will have his fees,
So light your lamps and keep them bright
Against the cold and longest night.
For this we know: the fire burns.
The winter dies. The sun returns.
And all if we stand, and if we fight,
We can survive the longest night.