Today is the birthday of African American science fiction author #OctaviaEButler. The winner of numerous Hugo and Nebula Awards, she was the first science fiction author to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. #💙📚 #Booksky Have you read her work? www.librarything.com/author/butle...

vibe cleanse: this bumper sticker

Happy Father’s Day, Junior Dads!

My nine year old asked for a Rosetta Stone cake for his birthday

Children’s picture book character Pandorobou (the Bread Thief) is a a mouse who disguises himself as a loaf of bread to sneak into bakeries and steal fresh bread.

Ghanian poster for FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986)

Thomas House of Dublin exhibiting the pro-human solidarity that all of us should demonstrate.

Yves Klein, 1959, “Untitled blue monochrome (IKB 82)”

cops got juked out of their shoes lmao

a 13th-14th century seal depicting a squirrel encircled by the words I CRAKE NOTIS ('i crack nuts')

When I don’t think this town is big enough for us and the Australian men’s national soccer team

I wore this outside today and about 50 people asked me if I was a Knicks fan. "Knick who? Oh right. Sure. Yay sports. Um, did you actually read the shirt...?"

The L Train Brass Band leads a Knicks celebration on 5th Ave in Park Slope!

He had to wait to become a team exec to do it, but Patrick Ewing is finally an NBA champion.

I am proud to post the last ever Knicks banner meme

now more than ever

KNICKS IN FIVE KNICKS PRIDE BROOKLYN

NIXON SICKS

the Knicks are 86-47 since Tracy Morgan puked on the floor of Madison Square Garden during a 116-95 win over the Miami Heat on March 17th, 2025

im not watching the video i just wanna shout out the exceptionally pleasing way the film crew have arrayed these six men of radically different heights

Matchbook, Bluesville Jazz Club, Bilbao, 1966

June 6, 1997: The Utah Jazz provide one of the wildest pregame introductions ever, before Game 3 of the NBA Finals—complete with a bear mascot riding a motorcycle, a deafening indoor fireworks display, and (of course) Michael Buffer. The Jazz defeated the Chicago Bulls, 104-93.

had never seen this one and it's killing me

I’ve watched this 500x

When you’re having a completely normal day… then you come across these glowing dog sneakers 🐕✨😭 I can’t stop smiling. Ridiculously cute and an instant mood booster. 💖🐾🔥

let's be clear, let's be very clear, let's be incredibly clear about something: Marcia Lucas is why you love Star Wars. She's why Star Wars worked. She's why it has heart. She's responsible for the in-media-res beginning, she's responsible for basically everything charming and unique about >

Oh hell yeah. tapeop.com/interviews/1...

Mustang horse nicotine packets

Rewatching all of Poirot and a new reaction gif just dropped

EVERY 1 HAS HOT TAKES NO 1 IS DOIG HOT GIVES

any time i’ve seen the clip of dan soder and will sasso doing “macho man reads charles manson quotes” over the last few days i lose my mind. soder’s chappelle impression is delightful, too.

And now they are all gone. RIP Sonny Rollins.

Sonny Rollins, one of the most influential Jazz musicians of our time, died this afternoon. He was 95

Happy 102nd birthday to the amazing Marshall Allen 🎈🎷🎶 youtu.be/-ndhP6A_6aU?...

GOOD NEWS! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a UNIVERSAL vaccine known as GLA-3M-052-LS+OVA, that protects against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria AND even allergens. The vaccine is delivered intranasally AND provides broad protection in the lungs for several MONTHS.

website that picks the Rothko closest to how the weather feels in your location (by Joonas Virtanen) rothko.joonas.wtf

Hey, I started a site/newsletter to continue the work of my recently-cancelled column. I features a monthly (free) rundown of good experimental releases, plus a bonus (paid-sub) post on a single release from the month. Check out goodexperimentalmusic.com and thanks to everyone who encouraged this!

Fifty-five years ago! Happy Birthday Bob Dylan Peanuts cartoon!!*

all slot machines, etc., are tuned to the key of c, in order to keep casinos literally harmonious. which means you can play any recording of terry riley's "in c" over adrian rew's field recordings & it'll sound pretty magical. (or perhaps stage a guerilla performance of "in c" in a casino.)

202 years ago today, this stork was shot in the village of Klütz in northern Germany. It already had a 30-inch arrow in its neck. The arrow was made of African wood, and this first ‘Pfeilstorch’ (‘arrow stork’) played a pivotal role in the understanding of bird migration.

Guys

During his talk at RBS, James Malin—not on Bsky—showed this title page from a 19th-century catalog for Alfred Nobel’s Nitro-Glycerin Company I’d like to nominate this image for the most metal cut in print history—we need to make something with it for Halloween @skeuomorphpress.org

James Proudfoot, British. Sun on A House, Dieppe, 1937

I’ve been waiting for this electric guitar bow to ship for months and it finally did today. It’s the final sound I’ve been looking for to complete my tree project audio. The trees drone and I’m excited to play along with them.

Possum jar in the works

Sad news from the world of Hollywood. Donald Gibb passed away today. #RIP to him.

CARY GRANT raises a glass in front of Diego Rivera's “The Flower Vendor” in 1955 - a painting he’d just donated to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, CA.