Guess what's behind your advent calendar door today? It's our Christmas episode on 2010's dark comedy, action adventure, fairy-tale horror (I could keep going) film Rare Exports! soundcloud.com/user-9286559...

Once a week I think about the guy in my building's tenant group chat who once asked to borrow a plunger from someone because his wasn't getting the job done and no one responded to him.

The amount of “put me in” I heard at the game yesterday and honestly, the Eagles could do worse at this point than the 200 level creatures with a SEGA Genesis Joe Montana playbook

Genuinely believe within like 10 years the door sequence in Wicked: For Good will be a pillar in queer film study courses

If you're getting a jump on the holiday traffic and need some listening goods, we've got just the thing for you: our discussion of 1986's Witchoard, our favorite film from this year's 24 hour Horrothon soundcloud.com/user-9286559...

Non spoiler Wicked For Good review: Part 1 was for the movie lovers, Part 2 is for the theater kid sickos

Philly, feel strongly about AI? Scared of what technology and unchecked arrogance can do? I wrote an award-winning book about that! Come by the Rittenhouse Barnes and Noble 12/2 and check out all the authors and small presses (also Julian rocks).

I didn't read The Silmarillion twice for far right Silicon Valley losers to get Tolkien so wrong. Episode 1: The myth of "a mythology for England" substack.com/@melmoy/note...

Have the Blue Jays considered winning the World Series tonight? because winning at home on Halloween night would go pretty hard

One of the more well done haunts I've been to in a while. Really leaned into the stregnth of the actors and their character work and embraced the tight, old space of the building.

Costume item sourcing 48 hours before Halloween is the reason I recommend everyone have a South Philly contact.

#Hooptober got me journaling at this point substack.com/@melmoy/note...

Not to get too political, but I find it convenient to live on a planet with a habitable climate

I watched Paranormal Activity for the first time in like 15 years and had a new perspective on it and what the paranormal reality media landscape in general reflects about gender dynamics (if you can believe it) numenornerds.substack.com/p/paranormal...

I am never braver than when I decide to fold the laundry as soon as it comes out of the dryer

Anya Rainwater taps in and out of SEPTA around 8 times a day. As a traveling case manager, she meets her clients where they are, and that means traversing Philadelphia via public transit. With SEPTA cuts looming, she’s concerned for those clients. (1/4) 🔗 www.inquirer.com/transportati...

A a new home team.

Angela Lansbury: "Thank you for inviting me to this Ahhctic Research Station." The Thing: "J. B. Fletcher? The mystery writer?!"

My scary cool friends @craiggors.bsky.social and @melmoy.bsky.social kindly invited me back to ask them more dumb questions about horror films.

Should have known when they changed the title to Wicked: For Good that it was gonna be for the sickos.

Approached Porchfest yesterday by ranking each band on a 1-10 The Bronze Scale on how likely they would be to play at The Bronze in any given episode

It only took three (3) coats of sunblock to not get burned on MDW

There is dark irony in Meta stealing my science fiction novel about malicious AI to train their own shitty AI.

No matter your stance, this should scare everyone. It's giving "first they came for the socialists..." they're not going to stop with just the people you disagree with.

One of the early purges under Nazism included Jews from the military.

birds

The only thing that will get me through being unwillingly buckled into a trade war with literally everyone is that Gaga is finally back to speaking in tongues in her post-choruses.

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Is learning the basics of Akkadian grammar and cuneiform a reasonable goal for 2025? Check back with me in December.

Can’t talk, need to obsessively search all Nosferatu Letterboxd reviews posted in the last hour to find the guy writing a novel for his on his phone during the movie

First, let's thank the City Councilmembers who are committed to fighting for the community and for a city where all of us can thrive. #NoArena Nic O'Rourke: 215-686-3452 Jeffery Young Jr: 215-686-3442 Rue Landau: 215-686-3420 Jamie Gauthier: 215-686-0459

Sixers are seriously doubling down on their absolute ~~need~~ to have this $1.3b, community-displacing arena when current home game tickets are going for *checks notes* $8. Get your asses to Camden #NoArena

My therapist today talked about holding space for things and boy did it take all my energy to smile and nod

Panels on sci fi writing, Dune, ghost stories, and more this weekend! #booksky

This year we're going around the table and giving thanks for the person who warned you Wicked was a two parter.

Gotta be honest, that Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth jumpscare almost took me out of it at 120 minutes.

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” - James Baldwin

I’ve seen enough, book Saquon Barkley’s number retirement ceremony now

1 Week until Philcon WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! (Psst! Panelists, get your notes together!!)

8 days until @philconconvention.bsky.social where I’ll be moderating some panels on ghost stories, ATLA, and The Locked Tomb, participating in others on sci fi realism and the lasting impact of Dune, and generally soaking in the vibes! 🚀