Grumpy frogs in Japanese art

Alan Moore’s latest novel has an acknowledgements section in which he thanks the universe, a moon goddess, and a python god. it also includes this line: “Existence is a stupefying stroke of luck and we should all feel grateful to be part of it, even when much of it's on fire and overrun by Nazis.”

You know what we don't talk enough about? Queen & Annie Lennox/David Bowie rehearsing 'Under Pressure' in 1992. So much going on! Everyone's clothes, Bowie with a lit cig throughout, where Annie PROPER GOES FOR IT, George Michael singing along in the background. The amazing vocals. Yes, please!

Wherever you land on this spectrum, you are valid and I support you

As an anthropologist, I endorse this message!

"Once you know that (it) exists, it’s hard not to think about it every time you see a sudden flood of enthusiastic posts about a famous person’s new project or haircut or outfit or relationship or face." web.archive.org/web/20260515...

Happy World Goth Day! youtu.be/zu1XfUcSSVA?...

GO! MY LABUBU MISSILE! KILL!

As Pride is fast approaching, and TeePublic is having a sale, perhaps I can interest you in a shirt? www.teepublic.com/user/michr

I love how fucked up this mirror is.

I don't normally subscribe to the "German has a word for it" thing because all languages can invent and borrow new words! That said, I can't stop thinking about "hobbyless" as an insult since I saw it a few days ago, so here you go It promotes a growth mindset!! www.tumblr.com/abbiistabbii...

god I love reddit sometimes

Do you have any money? I want to spend all your money. At the gay bar.

The editorial cartoonist's pen is one of the sharpest tools in journalism, whittling issues down to basics for satire or rage. I'm proud to say that my long-ago colleague, Milt Priggee, is unafraid to shock with a tough point of view.

As a rideshare driver I drop people's kids off at school fairly often. Mostly high-school students but sometimes younger. Probably because they don't have other options. Typically from working class neighborhoods and I'm guessing from jobs that lack the flexibility that some white collar jobs have.

I demonstrated two things today: that driving faster increases the risk that someone will die and that, after the pandemic, people started driving like bigger assholes. Gift link: www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...

Holy smokes

It's been a rough April. Car engine blew up, emergency tooth extraction, and whilst I got my first call in for an interview in ages I was rejected for the job. I'm hoping that all this is contained in April and perhaps May will be awesome?

One year the Scientologists were a sponsor of the Virginia City Camel Races, so I have a Scientology pamphlet with a lot of camel pictures on it somewhere around here.

This was from when Charlie Kirk was shot and we were supposed to pretend gun violence was newly shocking because it affected someone who was supposed to be exempt from it. Some of our Elite Journalists are doing the same routine now.

“Regrettably for Mr. Dosio, one of the elephants was a Make-A-Wish recipient.” www.dailymail.com/news/article...

Aw hell, it's the anniversary of Johnny kickin' off this mortal coil. Play it loud: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlFs...

This is not wrong.

Took my old man dog to daycare to play today. He’s so wiped out that he slept through me opening the refrigerator.

The First WORLD FENCING LEAGUE is happening April 25th!!! I'M GEEKING!!! Japanese engineers developed this "Sword Tip Visualisation" tracking technology specifically for this event that will make it so much easier for the average person to see what's going on! I MUST WATCH THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT

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Following on Dr. Lorgia's post, Angeles Arrien writes:

The new Massive Attack x Tom Waits track and video are worth a listen and watch.

Two new shirt designs this week, which is what happens when your car breaks down and you can't work. www.teepublic.com/user/michr

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Now that’s what they call a deus ex machina.

Thousand Island No Career just doesn’t seem like the kind of name to draw a crowd.

There is no McTry.

Using your debt, your search history, and your private data to decide how much you’re worth? Hell no. This is what happens when technology is built to serve profit instead of people. This is why every worker needs a union.

I made a shirt inspired by the famous Rasputin Tumblr post. www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/9028...

Challenger explosion, live in US History class. 😬

NASA isn't why the US doesn't have universal healthcare, or a social safety net. The US doesn't have those things because politicians with the power to provide them choose specifically not to (with varying levels of support from voters). Enthusiasm for human spaceflight doesn't drive that choice.

My traditional Easter reading, from James Tate.

In case your day needed a Krazy Kat

I’m descended from Germans and have ADHD rather than autism, but this is so correct, “The category isn't German or autistic — it's people for whom the gap between how things are and how they ought to be is not an abstraction but a constant, low-grade irritation.”

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."