Do you know programming languages like SQL or Python and want to help rescue at-risk fan archives? Want to wrangle #AO3 tags or translate them into English? Are you fluent in other languages? The #OTW is recruiting: otw-news.org/2p94jnbf

If you ever question if your fanfic is too self indulgent please remember that’s actually the point of fanfiction

One of my greatest wishes for the comic industry is for it to be treated as a respected medium that can be chosen on its merits for storytelling rather than an IP farm for other mediums. I have wished for this since I noticed how bad it was getting in 2012. It's only gotten worse.

Last year I presented on Star Trek and had so much fun! This year I'm considering pitching a panel idea again. I have ideas... 😈😏🚨

you know how in Sailor Moon it's like. if any new trendy product or shop or something pops up you're like DUDE DON'T GO IT'S A TRAP YOU'RE GONNA GET YOUR ENERGY STOLEN this is how fun little social media trends feel in the age of AI 🫠

🕯️Manifesting 🕯️

Adolescences of Utena (1999) directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara

How was it that I was just rewatching this with @saffronscarf.bsky.social last night after yeaaaars of not seeing it only to open bsky and here it is again.

I love New York.

It's never too late to start masking again! We've known that conventions and fests are superspreader events for decades, you don't have to get sick! COVID is still here and leaving so many disabled people isolated from most public spaces. If you don't want that to happen to you, wear a mask!

BREAKING: The Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday approved 0% rent increases for about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, delivering on one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s signature campaign promises. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/25/r...

One of my favorites!

One more for #terriblecomicday Is this a terrible thing to do to some precious muppets? Or is it everything they deserve??? Happy Pride Month, lol

it's basically the number one rule to any medium ; you can't just tunnel-vision and pigeon hold yourself into a corner. that niche may feel comfortable but it's stifling and prevents you from seeing "the bigger picture" in any sort of artistic/cultural context

For Vogue, I talked to Ramell-Correen Frederick, aka Cheeks, who embroidered Knicks gear in the streets of Brooklyn after Game 5. He uses a 104-year-old hand-crank, chainstitch embroidery machine that he named Jessica.

me too, mothman

Someone asked which muppet is most out of pocket on Sesame Street in the wake of the Knicks win. While there are lots of good answers, we actually have photographic evidence for this one

New Yorkers singing Empire State of Mind

Last image from tonight (short film in the morning): this brother out here with his Singer sewing machine, gifting people a custom embroidery on their jerseys and hats with the name and the date, was more artistic than anything at Burning Man and ad gorgeous as a Caravaggio. Magic! Goodnight.

HISTORY.

GOOD MORNING NEW YORK CITY.

Propping the TV up with big cans of Roma tomatoes. Greatest city in da world

You know what, I love little guys, I'm gonna make a thread. Will update every time I think of more 🔽🧵: - Faience Hippo (William) Middle Kingdom. Egypt - Amber Bear. Mesolithic or Proto-Neolithic. Poland - Hedgehog holding bowl. Early Cycladic II period. Greece. - Bowl with feet. Predynastic. Egypt.

one and the same in this economy 😔

Y'all. Please remember the artists that drew these things when sending around memes. I feel for these artists who NEVER get credited for these (and some, nowadays, are even being accused of being AI!) Here's a few common ones I see (feel free to add others, I want this to be a living thread): 🧵

Persepolis - Eye of the Tiger (2007)

"fiction normalizes—" idk abt any of that but I think social media has normalized absolutely batshit behavior and social conventions that are inconceivable to anyone that is actually well-balanced and thriving in the real world and that's a bigger problem than fiction will ever be

You ever just gotta get up and look at some rocks and minerals

Didn't even realize I unintentionally wore a pride shirt today until I took these pictures with my cat. Happy Pride from my Frog and Toad t-shirt.

Bisexual Kirk says happy Pride.

Happy Pride!! Get your dick hard (literally or metaphorically), offer safety and comfort to your neighbor, and build power!! 🏳️‍🌈✊ And if you're wasting your righteous rage on other queer people, you've fucked up! Do better!

happy pride! I hope you can find ways to be with your community this month!! my personal three pillars of pride are the queer liberation march, the dyke march, and a mandatory day at NYC's historic queer & trans beach, jacob riis. here's a little 1-page zine I made about it:

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Happy Pride! Star Trek is gay! 🌈🖖

happy pride it is high time i remind you that ALL vampires are gay, every single one 🩸🏳️‍🌈 also this has been my best-selling t-shirt three years running, it's gone places! please consider grabbing one if you are a gay vampire or you enjoy gay vampires byelacey.threadless.com

Some thoughtful person provided a link to a non-paywalled version of this article: gcaptain.com/drowning/

life is at least a little beautiful idk

Embrace the doujin ethos. Make things exist in a way only you can because YOU want them to exist

Happy release day! This is a wonderful edition (that, full disclosure, I contributed annotations & comics to!) that tells a wonderful story about the process of making, continued examination, and extended impact of this important work! Check it out!

I MUST get this.

Thanks to Katie Carr on Threads, I just learned: in 1996, the cast of the newly-launched “Star Trek: Voyager” got together to do a feature for Parade magazine about the power of late-’90s technology. Behold its fabulously unhinged glory. 1/

Just a reminder that Blambot's Indie License allows small press comic creators to use Blambot's indie fonts (those marked with a $0 option) for free even if you make money with your comic or merch directly related to your comic. More info: blambot.com/pages/licenses

New York City- NEXT TUESDAY May 5 from 7-8pm The Nonbinarian Bookstore is hosting Lucky & I at The Brooklyn Community Pride Center @lgbtbrooklyn.bsky.social (1561 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225). Register here: luma.com/go0tz11x

You can now use code "CLOSING" for 50% off your entire purchase at checkout. 💖 missypena.myshopify.com ✨

I'm so proud to share that the workers at Hachette Book Group are unionizing to build a sustainable future in publishing and are joining the global movement for worker power. We are changing the story together, and we invite you to join us! Sign our letter of support at hachetteworkers.com

NY state peeps! You can help trans kids get healthcare again in NYC if you have 5 seconds to spare! 1. Click the link below. 2. Then click “send the AG feedback.” 3. Fill in your details, and below is a script for the comment (you can copy-paste the alt text).

thinking this morning about Please Margaret No