Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little to no money in my crypto x FTX wallet, and nothing particular to interest me on twitch, I thought I would discord surf a little and see the wavy part of the chat.

Once again a chance to post this quote from Joel Hodgson

I like that we spent decades roasting contemporary Christian music and pop evangelicalism for trying to “remain relevant for the youth”, and now some doofuses in secular publishing think they can do it too.

idk why everyone is complaining, i think it's cool that they are building the ship from CONTACT (1997) on the white house lawn. the liberal media says it won't work again but they are IGNORING that approximately 18 hours of static was recorded on that fateful day. explain THAT

HUM wins the Climate Fiction Prize! Read @adamfpetty.bsky.social's review for ARB here:

When I started debating this straw man I didn't expect to fall in love.

Most of you will hate this, but Turner inventing CNN was a legacy accomplishment and a net positive; he was one of the first people to understand that the world was too big and moved too fast for people to wait for a brief summary of events on the 6:30 p.m. news.

Ted Turner had an instinct for mergers, a lot of charm, an inhuman level of self-confidence, AND a wildly overinflated sense of what he could pull off, and if I were to pick a single deal that represented all of those qualities, it would be "I think I can turn Jane Fonda into a trophy wife."

Ted Turner has died. Little while back, I wrote about his life and career for Still Alive magazine--a category that Turner has now, sadly, left for good. A monumental figure who changed the world, until the world moved on and left him behind. stillalivemag.com/articles/ted...

Prime with ads. Just how Kubrick intended.

Met Gala? How's about you met the man from Galilee, our Lord and Savior and Jesus Christ, you vile heathens

I know for a fact I have some followers who should submit to this

wait I'm sorry we got a TOM WAITS COLLAB WITH MASSIVE ATTACK??????

Oh look it's my adolescence The utter silence that gripped the living room during the strip club scene in 'Little Voice'

'Trend simulation' is a queasily evocative phrase. Something out of a William Gibson novel

my evangelical lizard brain is at its most powerful whenever I encounter a technological problem. MacBook not working? let me go to the Lord in prayer

SUPER NINTENDO CHALMERS

the most american thing I've ever read

moby-dick, his eyes enormous: from hell's heart you STAB at moby? for hate's sake you spit your last BREATH at moby? oh! oh! the great shroud of the sea for ahab! the great shroud of the sea rolling on as it rolled five thousand years ago!!!!

Paused MAD MEN while Ted Chaough’s partner was in the hospital and the HBO Max interstitial ad made it look like his dying wish was for a Whopper.

My mouse? Modest

Had to add my 2 cents to Dinergoth Discourse. This one Gets Personal. open.substack.com/pub/verydist...

Papa! I’m stunting on them, papa! It’s ever so based

"The case is a very funny illustration of what can happen when cops, who as a general rule rarely face consequences for their actions, manage to cross a person with plenty of time, a sizable social media following, and a smooth baritone."

this summer, i ran a newsletter series on PTA leading up to the release of OBAA. the contributors were are all so smart and made the project so much better than i hoped or deserved. if you’re looking for OBAA writing this morning, i think you’d like this review roundup:

Mayonaise Smashing Pumpkins 18M views My entire family died 5 minutes ago from cancer this reminds me of the times we had. 5 mins ago Godlike tone for a bald bitch. 2 weeks ago I was 2 years old when I first heard this now I am dead and in Heaven. 20 years ago Bald bitch. 7 years ago

helpful thing when navigating discourse on here is knowing that when a leftist says "liberals" will do some heinous act, theyre actually talking about a specific person they dislike. when liberals say a "leftists" will do some heinous act, they are also talking about a specific person they dislike.

Who up unleashing they chiang

They said AI couldn't create actual art with actual humor but damn if this isn't the funniest shit I've ever seen

Idk, I've never liked Rubio in the past, but if he's a fan of science fiction luminary Ted Chiang, he can't be all that bad!

RIP to a real one

Living in West Michigan be like

Forget the peace prize--Trump deserves the Nobel prize for literature, for the way he has destroyed & remade the English language in his own terrible image

Oh man, Silverblatt was a tremendous interviewer. RIP Seriously, think of your favorite author, go search the Bookworm archives, and guaranteed Silverblatt elicited the most illuminating interview you've ever heard.

Bl@ck Ph1lip dropping his new mixtape, "Delicious Life Vol. 4: SANDWITCHES"

wrote about a new Halldor Laxness translation for the Harvard Review www.harvardreview.org/book-review/...

My "Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers" teeshirt is raising a lot of questions, but mostly just "where can I also get a teeshirt like that, that's dope"

Well my name's John Keats and I'm here to say / that Beauty is Truth, in a major way

ME: Lord, I just pray that you send a hedge of protection. GOD: Say less.

The Text Man breaks his silence

Señor Bad Bunny,,,,,, thank you for standing up for heterosexual marriage

Nice heights. Are they wuthering?

You know who’s NOT in the Epstein files?

When you lose Shinedown, you've truly lost America

My campaign ad in 2028: You will see these criminals placed in stocks in the town square and you can throw up to three (3) tomatoes in their faces

Ah yes, Coleman Hughes, the Thomas ChatGPT Williams of commentators