sichuan peppercorns be like “notes of citrus, pine, and 9 volt battery”

post snow shoveling playlist thread, though I anticipate shoveling at least two more times youtu.be/1As9TimyB84?...

this is what they want to do, theyve been saying it for years, they want to murder us in the streets and they think they should get away with it because our beliefs are a threat to their power and wealth

there is no mossad or wiesenthal center that will hunt these guys down. it’s going to be neighbors. they should be treated like child molesters until the day they die.

every corporate chief executive officer that gave one dime as a bribe needs to go to prison. this country needs a cleansing fire

A cemetery and shrine, likely dedicated to Hercules, have just been excavated in Rome's Parco delle Acacie. Two tombs with cremation urns and a sarcophagus, dating to around the fourth century B.C., are of particular interest. archaeology.org/news/2026/01...

This was a pretty good episode, though if I may be pedantic, it's vibrato, haha. youtu.be/HyjcwHu5_1E?...

Happy Sci-Fi Cutaway Saturday! This one's by Tadami Yamada, 1975.

If the federal government won't even tell us who the murderers are, then we treat all of them as murderers.

Artist Jack Faragasso (1929-) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, 1967; R, 1971 #scifi #sciencefiction #art

Michel Jeury (1934-2015) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, Fred Gambino, 1985; R, Wojtek Siudmak, 1980 #scifi #sciencefiction #france #books

“Libs like solar and I’m willing to pay more for electricity to spite them” is a much closer representation of their worldview than “I don’t understand how solar benefits me, let me see an analysis.”

Growing up in the 70s/80s, I was quite familiar with the books in this article. While not specifically an art book, I'd add the Octopus Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

Our realtor showed us a house on the corner of Monitor and Beechwood. She said, "It's a nice house, and it would be endless fun!"

stares and laughs in Pittsburgh

A lot of people are using the phrase "unspeakable horrors" to describe what's happening in America right now, as if ICE and MAGA are Lovecraftian beasts, and of course, by "Lovecraftian", I do mean "unrepentantly racist".

100% I grew up out in the sticks in the 1970s. I live in Pittsburgh, far from the most diverse or metropolitan place on Earth, but it's no slouch, and I would never willingly move back to chud country.

Demonizing specifically white women who act in solidarity with racial minorities isn’t new. Here’s a southern political cartoon depicting Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in 1853. Surrounded by devils, she‘s holding a book titled “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Subtitle: “I Love the Blacks.”

"He had known that his mind was going, yet had been unable to draw back." Uncredited cosmic weirdness for a 1960 reprint of The Challenge from Beyond, a round-robin story featuring contributions from Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, HP Lovecraft, A. Merritt and CL Moore.

Art by • Philippe Druillet

Free anti - ICE artwork in various sizes, for stickers, shirts, fliers, etc. The guy who created them asks that if you sell stuff with the image that you donate to an appropriate charity or gonfundme that aids immigrants or victims of ICE.

no longer content to just take your money, a handful of oligarchs, many of them immigrants to these shores, are now taking whats left of your freedom and political power. the very idea that you might have a say in your local government or sit unmolested in your home is offensive to them

stepped outside for a vibe check and saw a beast fuckin hauling ass towards Bethlehem

I've been mostly offline today and I saw Erik Von Daniken died. He was a virulent racist and bigot and a convicted felon, and his alien archaeology "theories" did incalculable harm to the field of archaeology. Those are his legacies.

For today’s Exhibit of the Day, let’s visit the Tarugo, a dazzling elbaite tourmaline. This gem is one of the finest large crystals ever found. It is notable for its exceptional quality and unique cranberry color.

you are not prepared for what saiga look like

Coptic spell to Acquire a Beautiful Voice, 6th–7th century CE, Egypt, ink on papyrus, 37.3 x 25.4 cm (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven) archives.yale.edu/repositories...

Yes, you see correctly, there is a drawn person on the right side of this manuscript page trying to slurp away the dirt-stained part of the page with a giant straw. #bookhistory #skystorians

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

Checking in on the Washington Post editorial board’s take on the new RFK-approved food pyramid, and I really cannot believe how lazy these people are www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Human artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you.

Magnificent. Make sure you click on the "1 more reply" link to make sure you read the whole thread. You will not regret it.

He circled the car like a predator, engaged with her pleasantly, and then put himself in front of the car while continuing to film while he murdered her. He was creating a trophy. Even odds he was erect while doing it.

I will immediately do a max contribution to @aoc.bsky.social if she primaries Schumer This *vocalized* moral clarity is so desperately needed everywhere:

Franco Filanci's cover art detail for the 1966 Italian edition of A. E. Van Vogt's Rogue Ship (1965) Italian title: Fuga dal Sole #scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist

Diane and Leo Dillon's interior art for Evelyn E. Smith's "The Man Outside" in Galaxy Science Fiction (August 1957) #scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist

Diane and Leo Dillon's interior art for Clifford D. Simak's "Shadow World" in Galaxy Science Fiction (September 1957) #scifi #sciencefiction #art

In 1972 Norman McLaren and the National Film Board of Canada filmed a tutorial with Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker showing a group of animation students how to use the pinscreen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ3D...

This modern gem was animated frame by frame on a screen of 277,000 metal pins From: The Night Boots (2024), dir. Pierre-Luc Granjon, Am Stram Gram Full film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hyO...

new turing test just dropped

From your lips to God’s ears, Greg the Groyper

I've used traveler's checks.