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A great BOING BOING review of SECRET OF THE SAUCER! Dear to my heart because I've been reading BOING BOING since I was a baby (15 or something at least) boingboing.net/2025/11/25/h...

Coming from @darkhorse.com in March: @benstenbeck.bsky.social's Lands Unknown: The Skinless Man. Details via @boingboing.net: boingboing.net/2025/11/17/b...

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"Szym's work is unsettling in the best possible way, pulling you toward the edges of familiar reality before tipping over into nightmare." - Boing Boing My daily Boing Boing reader high school self would be pretty pumped about this. @oni-press.bsky.social boingboing.net/2025/09/23/l...

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I was excited to receive the latest issue of @Make:, the "Props, Models, and Miniatures" issue. It has two articles by me, one on "trashbashing" (making sci-fi models from kitchen trash) and a piece on painting, weathering, and modeling tips. The whole issue looks great!

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Over at @boingboing.net, @garethbranwyn.bsky.social has an exclusive look at the new book by @aronwiesenfeld.bsky.social. "These aren't scribblings or casual doodles; they're distilled vignettes packed with mood, mystery, and lots of character." boingboing.net/2025/07/07/a...

Gar’s Tips & Tools just hit issue #200! For seven years, this newsletter has been my way of staying grounded in the DIY world and connected to an incredible global community of makers. Come celebrate with me! garstipsandtools.com/p/gars-tips-...

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@garethbranwyn.bsky.social posts about @propanon.bsky.social fabulous book about RA Wilson! Huzzah!

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Read all about the "clam switches of Warsaw" in my latest newsletter. No, really--clams, outfitted with contact switches, are used in the Warsaw, Poland municipal water system to monitor water quality. garstipsandtools.com/p/gars-tips-...

Here is what I wrote this morning to Senators schumer.senate.gov & @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social. Neither of them have committed to opposing the GOP Budget should it pass the House. Call, write, or demonstrate outside their offices. This is a five-alarm fire. The Senate Democrats may fold on us.

On the London tube. I love the comment someone made on FB: "Smells like sour milk and daddy issues."

My studio mate and I are having a featured artist exhibit @gallery621, Season of Renewal, opening March 6-March 30, 2025. Our reception is Saturday, March 15th, 4-6pm. My work is a mixture of new oil paintings, encaustic and found object assemblage.

I love the concept of the “inspired object.” An inspired object is any tool or physical object that elevates or inspires you whenever you use it—whether through perfect design, beauty, exceptional craftship, or personal history. What are your inspired objects? Share pics! garstipsandtools.com

After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.

We are siding with the enemy.

We can be heroes just for one day.

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This is so brilliant. Canada stops all importation of alcohol from red states!

New column: Rules of Thumb: "Avoid any Instagram or YouTube tips channels where they wag their finger while showing you what’s wrong and give a thumbs up when the issue has been miraculously resolved (usually via some sketchy or just plain impossible 'hack')." garstipsandtools.com/p/gars-tips-...

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BOING BOING says that Marvel Unforgettable Stories “read like a comics nerd's ultimate pull list…. Each tale serves as a reminder of why the Marvel universe remains so enduring.” Selections by @pattonoswalt.bsky.social & @blumjordan.bsky.social boingboing.net/2024/11/21/m...

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RIP Peter Sinfield, co-founder of and early lyricist for King Crimson. I'll never forget the first time I shoved the 8-track of "In The Court of the Crimson King" into the JC Penney stereo of my 14-year-old bedroom, sat on the floor on my lime green "Hang Ten" foot-shaped rug, and heard THIS.