This is a really good resource. Worth a read, wherever you are.

70s kids sitting by the radio with their tape recorder/80s kids with an all-in-one boombox both groups waiting for a song to come on and wishing the DJ would shut up already

Beautiful interview with Patti Smith.

I love this, except it's driving the copyeditor part of my brain crazy that they put the word novel *after* the title instead of before it, where it clearly belongs.

On this #TransDayofRemembrance, as we think of all those who have suffered and died needlessly because of the bigotry of a minority... ...it's a great time to think about how you can protect trans folks by speaking up and taking action in your community. #TransRightsAREHumanRights

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I've been really disappointed by the publisher's responses to this. There are reasonable indemnification clauses, and there are boilerplate contracts that don't try to grab every right under the sun. .

Absolutely egregious from the people who bought the three oldest magazines in SFF and are attempting to convert them into a giant funnel of monetizable IP

As @lastweektonight.com covered tonight, local public media stations across the country are in crisis. You can help out by going to adoptastation.org

For some reason people seem to be sharing photos of old lunch boxes — so here's the one that was my pride and joy as a fifth grader circa 1976, and which miraculously I still have, though it's a little rusty in places. 1/2

The AI bubble may be about to bust. Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock. We all need to say this very clearly: NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH! Expropriate their asses instead. They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet. They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3

Hi, my name is Pufnstuf and I’m from Human Resources. We need to have a talk about that flute you’ve been keeping in your pocket

"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

Every now and then I stumble over a Yoko Ono piece in the wild and it’s always the coolest shit you ever saw with your human eyeballs

Loving this. Mavis Staples singing "Chicago" by Tom Waits, from her brand-new album Sad and Beautiful World. You know where I can be found Where the rainbow hits the ground ... Maybe things will be better in Chicago

Not for nothing, this is one reason why we say "pregnant patient" instead of "woman." It's not just for non-binary inclusion.

Holy heck, there's a new Amanda Lear album!

Chicago! You can now pick up tickets to the world premiere of a new adaptation of The Left Hand of Darkness, presented with puppets:

Look, I know we’re all rightfully pissed about the current Epstein stuff, but you should really set aside some time and read this piece. There’s a reason “mitigating the effects of climate change” is one of my key policy positions.

Every location has a picket line in front of it. Don’t cross the line.

Proof that you actually *can* make friends with salad

"He Must Be Seen To Get Something" will be the title of a future Oscar-winner about this era.

Yeah, I'll admit I didn't think I'd be able to see the aurora here in Chicago so was pretty shocked when I stepped out on my back porch

📢 This coming Sunday, 2:00 pm, in Chicago's Greektown neighborhood (15 S. Halsted) ... join The People's Lobby and their partners for a peaceful demonstration. ❌🧊 Let's tell AT&T to DROP THEIR CONTRACT WITH ICE!

If I'm understanding correctly that pigeons become less worried as they age, I probably need to persuade a pigeon to be my guru/life coach

“After a year spent organizing to try to convince the Democratic Party to unify and oppose this regime, here’s where I am: The time for convincing is over. We need new leadership.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social Demand that your Dem senators call on Schumer to step aside: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both

Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- [email protected] or dm me. RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!

In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help. We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party

A suggestion for Chicagoans

It's all hands on deck, nationwide. 🔥 USE RESIST BOT: Text RESIST to 50409 to CALL YOUR SENATORS ASAP!!! 🔥 Tell your friends!

Dick Durbin's office wasn't taking voicemails when I called just now, but I left one for Tammy Duckworth at her Chicago office. And I just sent emails using this form from Indivisible. TELL YOUR DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TO KEEP HOLDING THE LINE IN THE FUNDING FIGHT act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...

I didn't know that I needed to hear the squeak of a rhinoceros until I heard the squeak of a rhinoceros.

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST WALMART. (This is real. I took the screenshots.)

Yes. I've seen people be dismissive of the efforts to make them unmask, but this is genuinely important.

Love this brand-new song by The The. It's from the soundtrack to Odyssey, a new film by Matt Johnson's brother Gerard.

Gorgeous. Patti Smith on Colbert last night, performing "Peaceable Kingdom" — one of my favorite songs from the later part of her career. So glad she chose to do this one.

A sobering read for a Saturday morning via @naomiaklein.bsky.social

OMG I'm sold ... where can I get some of this "Muzak"

Not too early to start thinking about this. We've actually got strong candidates in places like Iowa, Ohio, and even Alaska if Mary Peltola decides to run. Plus Dan Osborn gets another shot at Nebraska, and the Republicans are having a bitter intraparty food fight in Texas.

I'm not usually big on procedurals, but would probably watch a weekly TV series about the adventures of the elephant-protecting dog squad.

Not just back, but back with *more glitter* ✨ “This time around we were able to refresh the design slightly ... ” Barbeau said, adding that a glass bead top coat was used to “give them a little more grip—and more glitter.”

Her husband told her that detainees at Broadview had to get up at 5am to get in line for one bathroom. He often peed himself. One time he had to wait until 2pm to use the bathroom. You could only use the bathroom once a day. He said the agents would beat you if you used the bathroom on yourself.

Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going! Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists. We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.

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He's already killed more than 600,000 people. Mostly children.

My companion piece explains the film’s context: USAID’s dismantling is estimated to have already killed 600,000 people, ⅔ of them children. Officials simply deny any harm, while halting data monitoring and firing inspectors general who’d have documented it. 2/ www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...