This might be a good day to rewatch @clmazin.bsky.social's amazing HBO series, Chernobyl. "The truth doesn't care about our needs or wants, it doesn't care about our governments, our ideologies, our religions. It will lie in wait for all time. And this, at last, is the gift of Chernobyl."

Currently Reading: "Corpse Knight" from @imagecomics.com, created by writer and horror filmmaker Michael Chaves and artist Matthew Roberts. Youthful innocence confronts magic and terror in 15th Century France.

The Third Man starred Orson Welles but it’s not actually “an Orson Welles film” — it was directed by Carol Reed. #Jeopardy

BREAKING: #SDCC #Hotelpocalypse is set for this Wednesday: sdccblog.com/2026/04/date...

I NEEEEED young YouTubers to cite their sources and credit people. Its SO BAD. A video covers an entire run of a comic. The YouTuber goes "I like the art it kinda reminds me of Invincible" YEAH BECAUSE THE ARTIST IS RYAN OTTLEY. you couldn't be bothered? You are making money of their labor!

Very good article what it would take for AI to have "agency" and self-preservation goals (w/ a few quotes from me). & I appreciate the reiterated debunking of the "GPT-4 on its own lied to a TaskRabbit worker to solve a captcha" story. www.quantamagazine.org/why-do-we-te...

I sometimes wonder how it would feel to have been born other than I am or where I am. Edward Hopper’s paintings make me feel nostalgic for a past I never lived. I love this! 🎨🖌 British painter, “Phil Lockwood” painted this, he filled every window with an “EDWARD HOPPER” painting.

#Paradise fans: While waiting for season 3, this might be a good time to check out Alex Garland's #Devs (also on #Hulu)

You must picture Sam Altman holding a knife to Tim Berner-Lee's throat. We are in a truly existential level of danger when it comes to the survival of the open web, across every front. This year is when it all comes to a head. www.anildash.com/2026/03/27/e...

“A mood of perpetual disquiet hangs over Nadia’s life, as it does all who live under the eye of a surveillance state.” THE SHADOWER in stores March 24th @idwpublishing.com @topshelfcomix.bsky.social

On sale today from @topshelfcomix.bsky.social: 'The Shadower' by @coinophoey.bsky.social, a tale of a life lived in a surveillance state.

Arriving soon from @topshelfcomix.bsky.social: 'The Shadower' by @coinophoey.bsky.social -- the tale of a life lived in a surveillance state that takes an unexpected turn. "The book’s sharp, isometric illustrations and moody coloring effectively portray the isolation of this world."

Note to self: When replacing the desktop's data drive (D:), be mindful of the top directories' capitalization. Windows doesn't care, but #Adobe #Lightroom can get confused.

Spent the morning setting up a local network between an old Windows 7 10Base-T/RJ45 system (right) and an even older Windows 95 10Base-2/BNC system (left) and -- lo and behold -- it works! #retro #tech #retrotech #vintagetech #win95 #win7

Think George Crumb's 'Black Angels' is scary? Crank up the audio and play his 'Haunted Landscape' at full volume!

Eraserhead (1977) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) The Birds (1963) How the West Was Won (1962)

What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it

The needle drops in Dan Fogelman's #Paradise are amazing, featuring lesser known covers of hit tunes. Just one example: an episode that included a discussion of 'Rocky III' later featured this haunting version of 'Eye of the Tiger'

@galeannehurd.bsky.social I just noticed you were the producer on Switchback (1997). It's a strong action/thriller -- but what makes it spectacular is the location work. The film has such a beautiful and evocative sense of place.

"Tell me five classes you took at university. . ." - Calculus - Film as Social and Intellectual History - 19th/20th Century Art - Indian Vocal Music: Theory and Practice - Sanskrit

Review: 'Pig Wife' by Abbey Luck, a dark tale of family dysfunction and madness. #comicssky #booksky @topshelfcomix.bsky.social

I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.

Just read: 'This Place Kills Me' by Mariko Tamaki and @nicolegoux.bsky.social, a gripping, well-crafted tale of the social torments of high school -- compounded by a tragic death that may be more than it seems.

Spotted at this year's @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social: Santa #cosplay.

It's that time again!

sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference

For an organized overview of my photos from @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social, you can start at this summary. Click or tap on the thumbnail images (or the embedded links) to display more photos on each topic. #baltimorecomiccon

Thanks to the folks who run @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social for another great show! If you want to see what the event looked like from my perspective, here is my Flickr album of nearly 500 photos from the weekend. #baltimorecomiccon #comiccon

@fanexpophilly.bsky.social just announced 'Lord of the Rings' cast members Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, and Dominic Monaghan for this spring's #FanExpoPhilly. This should be fun! When Wood, Astin and Boyd appeared at the 2018 show they were riotously funny:

Will we see you?

@baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social starts in two weeks. For an overview of last year's show -- with links to lots of photos -- check out: ontechnologyandmedia.com/2024/09/26/b... I hope to see everyone at #baltimorecomiccon #bcc2025 this year!

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

On sale today at your local #comics shop: 'The Exorcism at 1600 Penn' by @hannahrosemay.bsky.social, Vanesa R. Del Rey, and Jordie Bellaire.

Review: 'The Exorcism at 1600 Penn' by @hannahrosemay.bsky.social, Vanesa R. Del Rey, and Jordie Bellaire -- a tale of supernatural horror wrapped inside an emotionally gripping political thriller and family drama. Coming soon from @idwpublishing.com ‪ #comics #graphicnovel

Rereading the 'Wild Palms' comics series by Bruce Wagner and Julian Allen. It's a swirling cacophony of conspiracies, drug-fueled insanity, and obscure movie references.

Amazing, necessary piece by @bradricca.bsky.social, author of Super Boys: The Amazing Adventures of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster--the Creators of Superman, about the historical context of Superman and why the character has always been political.

Don't be fooled by the somewhat snarky title. 'Dr. Werthless' by Harold Schechter and @eric-powell-comics.bsky.social from @darkhorse.com is a fascinating, well-researched, and nuanced account of the life of a complicated individual: comic book nemesis Fredric Wertham.

"In silicon, no one can hear you scream"

Mixed feelings about the M:I movies -- some I liked! Some I didn't! -- but I always enjoyed imagining Mr Schifrin getting another enormous check.

This set of books (with the one I gave to Lynch) sold for $3,900. I have to wonder: Was the note I sent to David Lynch included with the book?

@sdccblog.com For your List of Announced Panels: Svengoolie just announced he and the rest of the Sven Squad will be at SDCC this year: www.metv.com/svengoolie/

Also in the auction of the #DavidLynch estate: prop menus from Winkie's

Lot #236 from the auction of the #DavidLynch estate. I gave Lynch the fifth book from the top in the left-hand column, "Modern Ruins: Portraits of Place in the Mid-Atlantic Region."

Such great stories. These kinds of encounters are part of the magic of #SDCC

Since @fanexpophilly.bsky.social returns next week, here's a look back at last year's pop culture fan fest: ontechnologyandmedia.com/2024/05/07/f...

@chrisstaros.bsky.social & @topshelfcomix.bsky.social Any plans to submit Sam Fonseca for the Russ Manning Newcomer Award at #SDCC? "Shadowplay: Night School" is such a great book. More people should know about it! www.comic-con.org/awards/other...

unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

Here is an interesting adjective quirk that you probably aren’t even aware you are doing. In English, adjectives seem to follow a specific order: opinion - size - age - shape - color - origin - material - purpose - noun

@maddow.msnbc.com Doylestown, in the heart of Bucks County, PA, the "the swingiest swing county in the swingiest of swing states."