I'm finally watching Critical Role campaign 1 and they're battling the Briarwoods but their magic isn't working, Vex is at 76 hit points when she gets hit by Finger of Death for 75 damage and then Pike misses Divine Intervention by ONE PERCENTAGE POINT and my poor heart can't take much more of this

Rich villains used to "catch and kill" news stories. Now they "catch and kill" news channels and newspapers.

"Democracy Dies In Darkness" turned out to be a mission objective.

COLUMBO: And these babies, you just… gave them away? OBI-WAN: For their own safety. Their father had become a very great threat. COLUMBO: So you leave the boy on his father’s planet, under his father’s name, where he buys his father’s droids— OBI-WAN: We can’t all be princesses, Lieutenant.

hard to think of a better example of "you may not believe in class war, but billionaires know they're in one" than this

Really enjoying Christopher Buehlman's low fantasy novel The Blacktongue Thief. Realised I've already sort of "head cast" Jack O'Connell as Kinch Na Shannack, and Melissa Navia as Galva. (I'll leave the war corvids to Weta).

This is a great story, and very odd. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"With apologies to George Carlin: It’s a big club, and the worst people are in it — because their interests are all aligned. Pushing back on social justice, it turns out, was coordinated."

the "ADHD twitter is so funny and relatable!" to adult diagnosis pipeline

Can't sleep. Can't wake up. Ugh.

GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

Green’s Dictionary of Slang is now available as a free website! greensdictofslang.com

"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"

Haven't watched For All Mankind yet? Then watch For All Mankind. ☝️ You have 52 days left to watch 40 episodes before season 5. And the rather optimistic vibe of this alternative universe, though obviously imperfect, may be just what you need right now. 👍

Bezos burning the Washington post to the ground is as firm a reason for the continued bbc licence as ever there was. Eventually everything that can be owned by a billionaire will be owned by a billionaire and at that point its future will be determined by the whims of a man making 166k per minute.

People keep debating whether Epstein is more tied to Russia or Israel without understanding it's the same people: dual Russia/Israeli citizens involved in organized crime. The modern roots of this operation, going back to the 1980s, are detailed in the excerpt from HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT below.

Well this does look promising!

I love these magnificent nerds and I want to give them both a hug.

“The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”

Folks, as of right now the stunningly talented artist Frazier Irving is homeless and needs your help. He hasn’t got a fundraising page because he doesn’t want charity but he is selling pages. Please give his shop a look and buy something that appeals if you can. frazerirving.bigcartel.com

"Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder."

The difference between "soft power" and "hard power".

Thrilled my article on the contributions of female writers to the #Wuxia genre (published recently in ArtReview's magagzine) is now on their website. The work of women writers and gender rep has been a major part of my research, which I hope to put in the upcoming book! artreview.com/there-is-no-...

In 1946, cartoonist & illustrator Noel Sickles was sent by Life magazine to sketch the Nuremberg trials. Here is his sketch of the execution of Joachim Von Ribbentrop, who claimed at trial that his boss had made all of the important decisions, & that he was only following orders.

It's hard to accurately express how much danger America is in right now without sounding hysterical, but Senator Van Hollen does a pretty good job of it here.

“The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”

the owner just spent 75 million on a film that opened with a 7 million take

As it’s LGBTQ+ History Month I thought I’d share some bits from my new book Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains (out in mid March) just to give a flavour of what was going on beyond the privet…

'for an estimated 4% of people, this mental imagery is weak or absent. When researchers ask them to imagine something familiar, they might have a concept of what it is, and words and associations might come to mind, but they describe their mind’s eye as dark or even blank.'

We've had two orders this year which is frankly unsustainable from a business and income standpoint 😅 So uh, check out all our cool products like gelly cube soaps (with full dice set inside) at www.tabletoptinkering.com Free UK shipping over £30! #smallbusiness #ttrpg #dice #dnd

Here's all four covers I did for THE EXPANSE: A LITTLE DEATH

It's hard to accurately express how much danger America is in right now without sounding hysterical, but Senator Van Hollen does a pretty good job of it here.

Reminder we're still crowdfunding new audio comedy with @leadmojo.bsky.social. For £14 you'll get six episodes, when we make it - which we only do if it gets funded, so if you want it to happen, please back it! mirlo.space/leadmojo/rel...

Surgical dissection as work of art.

Oh well I guess that settles it then.

Just rewatched Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for the first time in 25 (!) years. I'd forgotten how much fun it is, and how funny.

Boy it's a good thing the UK government isn't up to its eyes in deals with the company founded by one of these guys

I was lucky enough to get a preview of BRUTAL DARK #1 and I'm happy to report that it's great. Pulp noir with a dash of crypto-mysto. Final order cut-off is today, so get those orders in! Vertigo is back, baby!

DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression. CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school? DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town. C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name? DR: Now look

This shit hits like a sledgehammer right now. It's not even remotely an exaggeration.

A TV show you love with 3 seasons or less 📺

Matthew 19:14 -- "Jesus said, Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” John 11:35 -- "Jesus wept."

You may have seen pictures, but have you ever seen video of a gigantic jet #TLE from space? Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 for the DTU/@science.esa.int Thor-Davis experiment. 🧪🔭 youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps Processing: Simeon Schmauß

Post a comic cover you love.

Chap in the middle preparing to collaborate with a Dalek invasion

Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college Fighter Cleric Rogue Wizard Ranger