Wow they always go in threes: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Ozzy Osbourne, and Chuck Mangione and absolutely no one else

AEW and NXT have had great shows over two weeks. Io Sky may be the best wrestler in either promotion. Will the streak continue? Unlikely!

Next month? Now it's next week!

Let's keep it going for the artists!

“Reviewers also describe my work as ‘cartoonish,’ which I take as a compliment, because I love cartooning, and cartooning is very Greek... The creators of the Greek myths worked like cartoonists, painting in big bold strokes without a lot of physical or psychological detail.”

Raw was all filler. It was a rerun of the week before. Nothing moved forward. Rather watch Top Chef reruns.

RAW on Netflix is starting to return to VKM tactics - the half-hour of nothing (entrance, interrupted speeches, all about something happening later), opening bout I can't remember, one okay match (I v. L), filler, and then a main event Zayne jobbed . . . again. Evil New Day is fun, though!

McIntyre's elimination from the Rumble was something of a botch, apparently. I thought he was overselling his death stare, turns it was aimed at LA Knight's showboating.

The Rumble was fun. Breaker was great. J. Fatu was great. The setting up of the Road to WrestleMania? Fun. But Cody v. Owens was awkward and the finish so tired it felt like a botch. Glad Charlotte Flair is back, though!

Everything is Terrible, but PW gave my new book THE GET OFF a stared review today. “Supremely satisfying…an outstanding conclusion…a remarkable final act for a top-shelf series.” www.publishersweekly.com/9781835411735

I was interviewed by MILITARY HISTORIANS ARE PEOPLE, TOO! We discuss my mom's life as a war refugee of the Eastern Front, why outsiders are difference makers in science and military affairs, and, of course - PRO WRESTLING! Great time had by all! open.spotify.com/episode/5l2p...

This we released The Switchblade Svengali by @coyhall.bsky.social, a follow-up to A Séance for Wicked King Death. shotgunhoney.com/announcement...

My latest Short Review of a Short Book for @fabulistmag.bsky.social looks at Nisi Shawl's THE DAY & NIGHT BOOKS OF MARDOU FOX fabulistmagazine.com/beat-re-gene...

As promised, here's our editorial on the Hugos, with a renewed call for work in translation: "On Ongoing Prejudice in the SFF Community and What Is to Be Done" reckoning.press/on-ongoing-p... The below thread links to some of the same resources and many more. And we'll be adding to it as we go.

Here are some for the crime/horror crowd (or are these band names?): Needlestick! Texas Hold'em! Status Offender! Smashmouth (really?)! Run-and-shoot! Psychobabble! Misery Index (my fave)! Leisure Suit! G-Rated! Blood-and-Guts! Back Channel! Alternative Rock!