We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over

Hey it's *Bandcamp Friday* again. The best day to go find that artist who was top of your Spotify unwrapped and actually buy their music, because all the proceeds go to them today. And by god do musicians need it.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that when you have absolutely nowhere to go, that is when your hair shall look its best.

Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.

Joke's on Santa, I really want the new and beautiful 12th Edition of the @merriam-webster.com Dictionary under the tree this year! (But seriously. That, and the Lego Enterprise NCC-1701-D.)

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

Happy consumerism bonanza day! Throw tomatoes at target/Walmart/Amazon! Get some freaky little presents from artists! Big corps make the wealthy wealthier & artists are trying to buy wet food for their cats. Artists, drop your shops! For a start, check out SquidFacts.net More of my faves below

THANK YOU FOR THIS GIFT

The least popular president in US history is not Trump, not Nixon, not Hoover, not the usual suspects... It is Harry S. Truman. He had an approval rating of 22%. He refused to compromise on human rights and championed civil and workers rights. And the American people loathed him for it.

Going to end on one of the most beautiful commercials ever made with the reminder and a call to remember the small things. They make a big difference to others. Love all, help all. Go Jackets.

ye olde trans rights. now and forever. 🏳️‍⚧️✨ #TDOR #TransDayofRemembrance

Her first film will be g rated

AI is like this giant fucking boat we all were forced to get on, and it's a boat they stole, and also it barely floats, and also it's not going anywhere good. So it either takes us somewhere we hate, or it fucking sinks, so either way, fuck AI.

Because, you know, no holiday art exists already that you could buy from an artist.

Part 100! of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg This 14th century door at Exeter Cathedral, UK, is thought to be the oldest existing cat flap.

sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference

This is an excellent one

THEY GAVE RIKER HIS TROMBONE Please remind me I absolutely cannot afford this. Because I am dying here.

New awareness campaign

in my humble moderate opinion i think sam altman should be tried at the hague and everyone at openAI should be tried as an accessory

(on the right) Oh, we knew

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it

Watch this clip from the grindhouse version of The Empire Strikes Back and just try to tell me it's not VASTLY superior to the legally available version????

Feels like a good moment to mention that I edit tattoos. Before you get something permanently on your body, I will check to see if it says what you think it says, search for unintentional references, see if it looks like something else from a different angle, kerning...all of it. #amediting

Are hornbills WAY BIGGER than you thought too?

HEY! HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY! Typing messages has become part of daily life. Unwritten etiquette urges senders to keep messages brief, respond promptly, and avoid all capitals, which can be interpreted as shouting. LEARN MORE ABOUT TEXTING ETIQUETTE ➡️ w.wiki/FLhc

If you keep lowering your standards to “win” against the other side, eventually you’ll just be on the other side

Still using this damn sign.

Goddamn @theamynicholson.bsky.social COOKED with this FRANKENSTEIN review. Bow down to one of the greats. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

Actual Intelligence, always and forever!

If anyone is planning to do the #AScareADay October challenge (a story or poem a day, curated by yours truly!)... I've made a little recording of the first day's poem - Robert Herrick's 'The Hag' A nice quick listen (for fun or for the challenge) - enjoy! youtu.be/pGPeozcz4DM

Someone remind me to do this sometime.

Dear My Phone, My Computer, My Apps, My Electronic Devices, and so forth: Please stop asking me if I want to enable AI. Or use your janky AI tool. Or load my documents or pictures with a bunch of useless, off-putting, earth-killing AI junk. I don't want it. I SAID I don't want it. Stop offering.

Squidward Nooooooo

Charles II: Did you finish that statue of the Archangel Michael defeating the devil? Luisa Roldán: Si y yo hice la Diablo real fucking sexy, just like you asked

You didn't get your autism from your mom who treated her headache while pregnant. You got it from your dad who can name every model of airplane made since the 1900s.

I'm here to banish the darkness, if only for a moment. A vaccine for chlamydia in koalas. Developed in Canada by a global team, with help from the family of Steve Irwin. It reduces mortality, reduces disease severity, provides protection for baby koalas. Turning the tide on a deadly disease.

I can't believe I need to have an AI policy! I made it pretty short though: Using AI is cheating, yourself mostly. In addition to the environmental blight created by AI, it makes no sense to use it in your intellectual and creative work. Why would you outsource your innate intelligence?

HE WASN'T KIDDING

A very weird thing about being an editor is reading an extremely intense scene, then having to pause to double-check whether "arm holes" is one word or two. One, for anyone interested. #amediting

You will never guess where this is going.

Editor-approved statement.

Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere

roses are red violets are blue singular they predates singular you