For Wired, I wrote about this week's stomach-churning Mad Men snafu, and about the larger perils of transferring classic shows into new formats:

At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read books in front of a crackling fire in a Scottish Highlands cottage during a raging snowstorm whilst enjoying a plate of chocolate croissants?

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you Guardmice!!! A grateful heart to well wishes to your families and loved ones.

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Normalize having a book on your bookshelf that, when pulled, opens the door to a secret room.

I’ve always wondered about Cooper in this scene, is he in Truman’s office or somewhere else completely? Beautiful series! #TwinPeaks

Wow, I really need to check out The Art of Mercy in Middle Earth, by Miriam Ellis. Looks so gorgeous! #BookSky 💙📚 #Books

Okay but hear me out: An abandoned lighthouse that’s converted into an independent bookstore.

I'd like to give a shout-out to a superb antho that published this week, which I'm three quarters of the way through. This World of Vile Wonder, edited by @coyhall.bsky.social, reads like a true classic!

Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee is a book that I earnestly believe every American should read.

1st day of fall Wishing all a colorful season

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Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon (Le voyage dans la lune) was released 123 years ago today. This silent, black-and-white film is the forebear of everything this account is about. 🖖

Tea mail! Two teas from @fridaytea.com that I’ve been super excited to try. #tea

Well, I finished Malazan book 1, Gardens of the Moon, incredible read but I still feel like I don’t have a complete grasp of this world yet. I’m curious to see where things go in book 2! [#BookSky](skeets://tag?tag=BookSky)💙📚 [#Books](skeets://tag?tag=Books#BookSky#Books#Malazan

HOLD ON / LET GO — last 48 hours to enter the urns for living raffle! www.themarginalian.org/2025/07/25/u...

THIS is how you open a story: "Among the tales of sorrow and of ruin that come down to us from the darkness of those days there are yet some in which amid weeping there is joy and under the shadow of death light that endures."

We ask our audience: Was there a book you read during high school that helped shape who you are today? Which book do you think all high schoolers should read now? We'll publish replies in a few weeks.

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips have been impressing readers with their crime noir comics for twenty years. Initially publishing individual comics, which are repackaged as graphic novels, they've become a trusted creative team, fans happily picking up new books without even knowing what they're about.

I’m really looking forward to this first volume of Malcolm Guite’s reimagining of the Arthurian tale. Beautiful cover as well!

Only 103 days to Halloween.

“There is nothing more revealing than to see a thinking person walking, just as there is nothing more revealing than to see a walking person thinking… Walking and thinking are in a perpetual relationship that is based on trust.” This is wonderful: www.themarginalian.org/2019/06/25/t...

Still buzzing about the absolutely wild all-round gorgeousness of this cover 😍 canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978178...

Okay but hear me out: A nighttime café in which the only lighting comes from candles and lanterns, the walls are adorned with van Gogh paintings, after-dark espressos and croissants are the popular specials, and a spooky book reading occurs during every full moon.

It's an undeniable fact that the sound of rain on the roof enhances the reading experience by a minimum of 57%.

" Initially, I wasn’t thinking of any particular unity between the books I picked, but when I looked back over them I realized that these novels are all pretty formally inventive." fivebooks.com/best-books/b...

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!! crimereads.com/on-the-endle...

No joke, this picture of a canal wall is one of my favorite photos I took during my recent trip to Venice, just look at that color spectrum

Friday Afternoon Tea are not just friends of the show, but do so much for the community. If you've ever enjoyed their awesome teas, please consider helping if you can

Today on @thedigitalbits.bsky.social website – Sony sets Krull for #4K Steelbook, Kino Cult’s Xanadu #UltraHD, plus TONS of new Warner Archive, Indicator Films, and Imprint Films titles! thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-t...

Actor John Lithgow Reads 20 Lessons on Tyranny, Penned by Historian Timothy Snyder

That's so true 😂

This #Tolkien line haunts me. What a profound and startling reality.

Just in time for AuthorCon V, my out-of-print novella SHADES OF THE BLACK STONE is returning. Mysterious monuments, ghosts, and small town horror to the max.

“Don't the great tales never end?" "No, they never end as tales," said Frodo. "But the people in them come, and go when their part's ended. Our part will end later – or sooner.” - LOTR

‘The Stargazers’ A piece inspired by evening light and the unforgettable moments captured while out on the Northern landscape. Robbie #stargazers #mountainart #canadianart #yellowknife #nightsky

This quote by Tolkien has always meant so much to me, so wonderful.

What a wonderful book and short film, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse. Such a balm, thanks so much Charlie Mackesy! #booksky #filmsky #mindfulness

The Halls of Mandos Artwork by Mariusz Lewandowski #Tolkien

I really enjoyed Where You Once Belonged, by Kent Haruf. I read Plainsong by Haruf years ago, was good to get back to his writing. #Booksky 💙📚 #Books

#FilmSky #Movies 🎬🎥 Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order No explanations, no reviews, just gifs. Day 9

Oh come ON now. This new JWST image is just ASTOUNDING. I feel like I’m falling looking into it, and that I would fall forever, and that I would enjoy it. NASA, ESA, CSA, K. McQuinn (STScI), J. DePasquale (STScI)

The snow melts from a tree branch Someday soon it will be a cloud And the rain will fall on new leaves There is spring in winter, And winter in spring Take heart … #hope, #mindfulness, #poetry

Hey, the kindle edition of House of Bone and Rain is only $4.99 for a couple days! Get on it. Tell a friend. Send it to your mom (it’s a “mom” book…in a way). Thank you very much! Long live the dark stuff. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CP...