Welcome home, Sea Rocket! Our thanks to Phil Stosberg for alerting us to the return of our beautiful girl! 🤍🌊🚀 📸: Phil Stosberg (Sea Rocket [taken from back of camera], Montrose Protected Beach, May 5, 2026)

Panda regrets to inform that The Smoke Detector Has Gone Off

Members of a children's cinema club near Elstree Studios got to visit the set of an upcoming film called STAR WARS in 1976. I bet those kids have been talking about this ever since. I know I would be. #StarWarsDay

So many swings and misses tonight. You can't compete with the OG, ladies. #metgala #tcmparty

May 4th will mark 140 years since the Haymarket Affair, a watershed moment in the American labor movement. Haymarket Square, which had been a gathering place for a century, was effectively obliterated in the late 1950s by the construction of the Kennedy Expressway. Before-and-after below.

Couple about to sign divorce papers… WOMAN: I wish I'd never joined that Star Wars dating app MAN: You were looking for love in Alderaan places WOMAN: And I wish I'd never married a guy addicted to Star Wars puns MAN: It was a wookie mistake WOMAN: Just sign it MAN, SIGNING: May divorce be with you

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This boy is barely born and already he’s choosing chaos

New neighbor. I shall call her Owlanis Morissette.

Dirt alert! No kidding, wear eye protection especially if you're on a bike. It's windy. 💨👓

#musicsky #surfsky #filmsky #PulpFiction King of Surf Guitar, Dick Dale #BOTD began playing for surfers in 1962 at SoCal’s Rendezvous Ballroom. A fan challenged him to play a song using only one guitar string. Hence came his wild surf version of the Lebanese folk song, “Misirlou”.

when ur on a walk and there's a dog

It ys a moost terrible tyme. My greatest wisshe ys that you may fynde sum unpredicted moment of peace, delight, mirthe, pleasure, discoverye, connectioun, or fascinacioun that doth make yower day just a litel bettir, that doth helpe you thrugh. Ich wisshe thys for thee wyth every bit of myne hearte.

”From a distance, the system can still look intact. Birds are still present. Songs are still heard. But the composition is changing. Diversity narrows before it disappears.” bsky.app/profile/race...

This gown has a label, so of course I immediately started looking into it: Anna Norquist was a Swedish immigrant who worked out of her home (now a parking lot just off I-94) in Minneapolis until 1940. (mnhs.gitlab.io/archive/minn...) bid.augusta-auction.com/online-aucti...

#tcmparty and #tcmff costume and design fans...this site is for you. bid.augusta-auction.com/online-aucti...

An incumbent Georgia Supreme Court justice hasn't lost reelection since the 1920s. One thing to watch out for will be if Brian Kemp uses Georgia's famous judicial "loophole" to keep conservative justices in power if the Democrats win.

Edward Gorey, untitled and undated sketch, reproduced in E Is for Edward.

There are so many great things about #ToKillAMockingbird that it's easy to overlook the stellar contributions of underrated cinematographer Russell Harlan, who shot classic films like Red River, Gun Crazy, Rio Bravo, Witness for the Prosecution, and many others. #TCMParty

I would very much like to start a love fest but I don't want to force anyone to participate in it. But if you want to participate in it, how about you repost or reply to this post with some affection for someone. Let's try to get a shockwave of affection going, just to see what happens.

Happy May Day! Here is the Haymarket Martyrs' Monument at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, the resting place of five men who in 1887 died at the hands of the state for advocating for workers' rights. A thread of a few other Labor-related graves I have visited follows.

Purdue Pharma fueled the opioid crisis, stole lives, and ripped families apart. Today, my office’s $7.4 billion settlement with them goes into effect. No money can undo the harm caused, but I’m hopeful that it will deliver critical resources. Unchecked greed destroys lives. Accountability matters.

On this day in 1893, the World's Fair opened in Chicago. In honor of this day, I'm flying our Chicago-style hot dog flag. If you'd like to see a two-minute video of the flag flying (with lots of birds chirping in the background) youtu.be/rftv2RxQaPs

Well, this is an absolute MUST. MARTY, LIFE IS SHORT (2026) Premieres May 12th on Netflix.

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'Little Garden Ghost' by Paul Klee. #PhantomsFriday #ghost #PaulKlee #Klee #abstractart #artsky

This is Bungalo. She uses that face to get what she wants. It works unbelievably well. 12/10 would never say no to

Following months of activism, 1,500 beagles are being released from the Ridglan Farms testing facility to animal rescue groups: the Beagle Freedom Project and Big Dog Ranch Rescue. To all the dogs being released, we wish you many years in loving homes. 14/10 for all

They say if you throw a coin in this fountain you will return to Rome. I did & got soaking wet getting it out again.

Simple but hugely impactful Banksy installation in Regent's Street. Make it permanent.

Fill My Eyes With That Double Vision. The South Branch of Chicago River reflection in April.

Last I checked, David Costello is still in the primary race and doesn't have an SS Nazi Death Camp tattoo on his chest.

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Somebody somewhere Needs flowers tonight

My best craft advice is "Put a giant worm in it." You can never go wrong with a giant worm. Sci-fi: Giant worm on an alien planet Fantasy: Giant worm in mountain sitting on a pile of gold Horror: Giant worm (eats people) Romance: Giant worm causes third-act breakup Mystery: Giant worm investigates

#ReliefWednesday! A relief plaque with an #owl. 🦉 The owl hieroglyph represents the sound m. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th/3rd century BC, Egypt. On display at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen 📷 me

Our intrepid Boss Lady has come through again! The Chicago Salmon home opener this weekend has been moved to Lincoln Park, just behind the Chicago History Museum. Come out to watch vintage baseball in the city on Sunday. It’s free and open to all. chicagosalmon.org/schedule/

This is what you want to see when you watch a movie. 🎬 #tcmparty

web.archive.org/web/20160519... #Ann-Margret is my favorite Swedish import. My Swedish family was crazy about her. 🩵💛 #tcmparty #byebyebirdie

More details on the firing of the National Science Board. The NSF now has no director, deputy director, or board. They have issued almost no new awards in 2026. The plan appears to be to completely destroyed the agency. The details are horrifying and have Russ Vought written all over them.

Three Penny Cinema Strike, Chicago (1970) Photo: Wayne State Univ. Striking workers (the ticket-taker, cashier, and "candy girl") picket outside the building, because the owner, a communist who fought in the Spanish Civil War, fired the manager for giving thousands of soft drinks to poor children.

www.nature.com/articles/d41... Friday.

Prince the peacock putting on a display for the ladies #peacockdisplay

We got a ton of fresh snow over the last couple of days. It’ll be gone soon, but in the meantime, there are a lot of critters who would like to speak to the Manager 🌿

Interviewed by the DAILY NEWS in Dec. '46 to promote #TheBestYearsofOurLives, #MyrnaLoy said, "People are ducking the great issues we face today...In the film, the characters had to attack their difficulties and bring them to a conclusion. This is the way it should be." #TCMParty

“Hello? (Hello, hello, hello) Is there anybody out there? Just like this post if you can see me!” Sings the flicker. This distinguished gentleman has been busy excavating and preparing a nest in a decaying tree along St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdsSeenln2026 #birdphotography

FOR SALE - My masssssvive I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE French Grande poster. 50s re-issue poster. Not seen one for 20 years, this is a *very* rare piece. £750 DM if interested.