After watching the remake movies, I thought I would probably never be interested in any new Evangelion stuff ever again. But, fair play to studio Khara, getting Yoko Taro to write it was a trick I didn't see coming.

I see the new firmware for the Freewrite has finally gotten the typing latency down to that of my eink typewriter hobby project from five years ago, which is to say, merely a bit laggy as opposed to not updating the screen at all if you type too fast.

Getting rid of about 40 years worth of video games before we move to New Zealand. Sold almost all of my 3rd-6th generation stuff last night. Still need to find a place in town that wants all the Atari.

In honor of then-dog Betty Boop's first appearance entering the public domain, here's a novelette about how she became a human. www.eugenefischer.com/writing/swee...

First-round 1-in-1000 hit on Cavendish

It finally happened. They finally made a movie during my lifetime with good Superman.

But “radical” in the 80s slang sense of “awesome.”

Logged in to Facebook for the first time in forever to see what was up with one specific person. I saw my feed and was like, "Oh my god, all these people I know and love and am never in contact with anymore!" 20 minutes later I was like, "Oh, that's right, I hate this place."

please buy this—I love it so very much—you will make me very happy & I think you will be, too

Email sent to FDA staff informs that agency leadership canceled the agency's LexisNexis subscription, even though staff need this tool to research legal and regulatory information as part of their jobs. I'm reproducing the text of the email here:

If anyone on here works at Politics & Prose or other bookstores that are scheduled to host Chuck Schumer, I have a proposal—if you cancel his event, I would pledge to buy a book of equal value or make a donation to make sure you didn’t lose revenue—and I bet a lot of others would too.

Well this is terrifying.

The Velveteers released a new album on Valentine’s Day, and I’m digging it. Here’s the low-fi video for one of the singles youtu.be/gl7VWsrjEo8?...

Now THAT is how you do a trade! Brian Wright is much better at his job than Nico Harrison

@jakekerr.com I am experiencing the unique sensation of feeling sympathy for fans of the Dallas Mavericks.

Just when I thought it was safe to stop hating the Lakers, they’re gifted Luka. Sorry, Mavs fans.

@theguardian.com removed these passages from a column judith butler wrote after the ‘gender critical’ hacks who write for them kicked up a fuss. now they’re all running around praising trump.

Did you know that this neat WW2 Office of Strategic Services Simple Sabotage Manual is declassified and available freely online? www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184

Truly, truly, truly: FUCK 2025. Another great has left the world. RIP Jules Feiffer, 1929-2025. THIS STRIP IS FROM MANY DECADES AGO BUT COULD'VE BEEN WRITTEN TODAY:

There is a very light dusting of snow on the ground in San Antonio. So, of course, schools are closed.

Jesus Christ the first four months of 2025 have just been brutal, haven’t they.

Rough few days. Improved by curling up with a dog under one of @whatnext.bsky.social’s magical quilts.

Lent is only $2.99 as an ebook right now, so if you happen to want a book about a Dominican monk casting out demons in Renaissance Florence -- what, it's a perfectly normal book like normal people write, well, that part of it, anyway! www.amazon.com/Lent-Jo-Walt...

Before spending 2.5 years exercising multiple times a week, I disliked exercise and felt perfectly happy when it wasn't a part of my life. After spending 2.5 years exercising multiple times a week, I still dislike exercise, but also no longer feel good about myself if I don't do it.

In case you're not familiar with @lilashapiro.bsky.social, who wrote today's big Neil Gaiman exposé, she also wrote the 2022 investigation into Joss Whedon that we all read (among other achievements):

I think it's time to stop pretending I'm going to be able to get any focused work done today.

I spoke to Lila some months ago about being one of Neil’s Clarion students. Her piece on the sexual assault and abuse accusations against him came out today.

I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...

As I wrote last week: "As other information sources fall, Wikipedia’s stubborn independence becomes more vital than ever. The attacks from [the right] aren't just about an online encyclopedia — they're part of a broader assault on any information source that refuses to be controlled."

This is the fundraiser for Keffy Kehrli's in-laws and it has been kind of stuck! I think a lot of the people in the SFF community haven't seen it yet, so I am boosting again - please spread the word.

My family is struggling in the wake of my dad's decline. Any help - even a signal boost - would be deeply appreciated. #family #funeral #cancer gofund.me/32c629ec

Twas the night before Christmas And all through the air Came the growling and snarling Of three GODDAMN BEARS Please enjoy A Very Honey Heist Xmas. PDFs and author’s notes here: www.patreon.com/posts/very-h...

Watched the teaser for James Gunn’s Superman movie and am cautiously optimistic!

This pleases me (gift): "I had only one advantage: I’m a historian. One of the true gifts of studying the humanities is not the content we learn in school, but that we develop the skills to learn what we need to know when life takes unexpected turns. So like a proper nerd, I made a reading list."

Over 30 prominent scientists call for a ban on the creation of a "mirror cell"--a microbe made of molecules that are mirror images of their natural forms. It could cause a mind-boggling global disaster. Here's my story [gift link] 🧪https://nyti.ms/3OUCXp6

Mad Enough to Blog It™️ www.indignity.net/the-washingt...

For anyone who needs three minutes of beauty today, this short film is just wonderful: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0hy...

The Gaza Municipality fundraiser: gaza-city.ensany.com/campaign/6737 The Sameer Project fundraisers for food, medicine, tents &c. for North and South Gaza chuffed.org/project/help... chuffed.org/project/1132...

It's important to remember that the "crisis in the humanities" is deliberate and not because of a lack of funds or lack of student interest, but because of how those with power choose to wield their power.

Who can I speak to about having another week added between this week and next week?

Massive away win for the little fella.

My wife got a used EV last month and among the "I can't imagine using that" random features is a voice memo function. There are dozens of recordings of a grandpa practicing Bar Mitzvah readings with his grandson. We can never delete them. They are precious to us. The car has the Machine Spirit.

My first encounter with metafiction. (My second was Gremlins 2: The New Batch, which for some reason my parents took me to see in the theater. I later got the novelization. During the 4th wall breaking section of the movie, in the book the brain gremlin ties up the author and takes over writing.)

Tonight my evolutionary biologist wife heard Philomena Cunk say that Darwin “came up with the theory that dead animals were less likely to reproduce than ones that are alive,” and laughed for three straight minutes before gasping out, “That isn’t wrong!”

I really want the Triangle Era Superman omnibus, even though I probably own most of the original issues that are in it.

very excited to see what happens to grocery prices when we impose large tariffs on our two largest agricultural trading partners

Spurs repeatedly beating the #1 seed in the West, just as everyone expected

My kid woke up in the middle of the night crying, “Daddy, where are you?” over and over until I went up and spent 40 minutes soothing him back to sleep. Prior to parenthood, I’m not sure my life contained any profoundly heartwarming things that I 100% wish didn’t happen. Now they’re fairly regular.

Kilian Eng is on Bluesky this is not a drill follow immediately