This this this. Give me all the art that does this. Show me the beauty and unevenness and complexity in people. “Crook has spent the past two decades searching for the humanity in everyone” inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

we spent years setting up WorldCon 2020 then had to pivot to digital in a couple of months due to covid. It's still something that hurts a little – I'd really appreciate any support in bringing it back to the South Pacific so folks like me can actually attend in person, for once.

Hey folks, if you like stories about your heroes turning out to be bad people, and uh, like wizards and shit, I have a book out now.

Sweet zombie Jesus this went places…

I have just read this entire blogpost aloud to Viv, with deadly performative sincerity. Thank you, @defector.com defector.com/high-level-a...

I’m in this and I…actually I’m ok with it.

Age verification? I rewound mix tapes with an old pencil.

Just yesterday Canadian Blood Services said there was an urgent need for blood and plasma donations. Today's tragedy is a reminder that donating blood is something that you can do that will always help in the wake of a mass casualty event, but it also preemptively saves lives. www.blood.ca/en

I never noticed this either.

Ten years ago today we shipped Firewatch. I say this every anniversary but it feels both like a lifetime ago and like it was yesterday. Thank you everyone who played it back then or played it today for the first time. Thank you to everyone on the team, I’m still so proud of what we made.

In happier news, this goes to the printers today. Expect to see it physically wherever I am soon (GAMA and Adepticon are nearest), and digitally everywhere else. Totally free. It's an entirely self-funded effort to promote unionization through play with a generous donation of art.

I have so many…but: “How soon do you need that?” “WAV, 48khz.” “You’d be amazed how well a duvet works in a pinch.”

As a former journalist, and as someone who has had mixed experiences with Rascal as a developer and artist, this article was absolutely infuriating to read and led to me not renewing my subscription. An unattributed pull quote before a paywall calling someone a fake queer is beyond ethical failure.

I'm going to say this again in case you haven't heard this one: I was a talented writer and it did *nothing whatsoever* because I hadn't put in the work, and I put in the work for ten years (subtracting the bit where I had to quit for my mental health) to write Witchmark talent alone could *never*

C.L. always brings the good stuff. I'm reminded of one of my favourite tiktokers. INCREDIBLE cosplayer and martial artist, does these amazing costume transitions that look like magic. She describes herself as 'good at not giving up.'

I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what

i can’t think about deer anymore without thinking of this tweet

GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

As someone who edits 1-2 publishing agreements a week, whenever a funding agreement from a successful developer trying to share the wealth passes my desk they tend to include some of the best and most equitable terms I have ever seen. An unseen positive trend in the industry at the indie level!

Anyone got any good garage decal artists? Because we have a new, very specific blue garage door and we'd like to pop some TARDIS decals on there

As a studio in Aotearoa, today we celebrate Waitangi Day. 186 years ago, Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed by representatives of the British Crown & Māori Iwi Chiefs, marking a significant moment in our history. Today, we reflect on its ongoing importance & how it binds us together as a community

Dog Watch, Cat Protection League, DOC and Forest and Bird all get multi billion dollar funding boosts. So do multiple other charities.

who the hell called them "podcast hosts with whom I've developed an unhealthy parasocial relationship" and not . . . earbuds.

DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression. CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school? DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town. C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name? DR: Now look

Yep

MY VESSEL IS STOPPED.

For this month's ask an expert column, we asked the multi-talented @alasdairstuart.com to field your questions about tabletop gaming and working with existing intellectual properties. This one is a mega edition, so strap yourselves in... britishfantasysociety.org/ask-an-exper...

This made me laugh for solid minute without stopping.

What.

Sherlock Holmes is only an asshole when it suits him. NEVER when it will hurt someone he cares about and NEVER when it will hurt the case. The man is actually masterful at human relations. Every modern adaptation fails at this.

Today's writing prompt was find a species of wildlife and write an opening narration for a documentary about it. And now I know how cool bristlecone pines are. www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wil...

The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember: - Organized a city wide general strike - Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence - Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE - Flipped public opinion against ICE

Every little bit helps. EVERY. Little. Bit. Don't listen to the haters and the self-appointed purity/heroism cops. Do what you CAN, and don't self-bash for not doing more.

Someone on Tumlbr was lauding Heated Rivalry for shooting 6 episodes in less than 40 days (compared to other shows releasing 8 episodes in 2 years) and as someone who's dad worked in film and TV for years, and who saw it degrade over time... I am *screaming* at someone thinking that should be

Folks, if you are feeling hopeless right now, please consider donating to one of the many dozen groups and people on this website. If you can't afford, pick a cause you care about from their themed lists and share those links instead of political memes. I swear it'll help.

Turning up to bear witness and record evidence when there’s a very real risk of getting shot is a level of courage I thought few people had. I was wrong, and it gives me real hope to see so many people willing to stand up for their communities.

It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.

Isn’t our current world situation how the original Fallout started?

I spent a long time learning to make the villains I wrote seem more “realistic”, more human, more relatable and understandable. Turns out actual evil people tend to be stupid, selfish, awful, and loud about it.

'If you don't use this snake oil we've poured billions into, the line won't go up!' is a hell of take. I see we're getting desperate and pivoting to victim blaming.

I thought this was a clever metaphor for the state of the world at first but…no…this is a very literal thread about being on a bus where the driver has some very set ideas about where the bus is going. It’s absolutely bonkers.

Remembers folks: I don't just post food photos to piss people off. I also wrote an entire book about food.

My new dentist moved heaven and earth to make going to a dental appointment safe for me and my wonky ass lungs.

This sums it up nicely.

This is a good lesson, no matter how you come to learn it

Cancel. Genuinely. Cancel. A rejection at the border is a permanent mark against entry, forever. If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.

Look at this amazing image “Squid (likely an Illex coindetii) observed During Dive 07 of the third expedition of Voyage to the Ridge 2022 at 631 meters (2,070 feet) in depth...” from NOAA you can use as a desktop image oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/multimedia/s... #invertebrate #ocean