Really enjoyed this Heated Rivalry take from the romance perspective.

#AshmoleanAdvent Day 21: Snowy Bridge Today’s advent calendar treat is a woodblock print titled Yuhi Hill and Drum Bridge at Meguro by Japanese master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige. The unusual arched bridge in this wintry landscape was known as a ‘drum bridge’ because of its shape.

I have been loving this show, but as is clearly stated in the thread below it is a fantasy! Romance is fantasy and not an instruction manual. Enjoy the fun TV show without pulling real people into the fantasy.

Day 20 A moment of calm contemplating my leaded stained glass homage to Mondrian. Built to fill in a 1970s serving hatch. #ArtAdventCalendar #StainedGlass #Mondrian

#ArtAdventCalendar Dec. 17 Why use wings when you can just engage missile mode? This downy woodpecker male was foraging among the spruce trees, and decide that for this short journey, wings were not needed! #Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶

Will the sleet turn to snow and become a blizzard as warned? Or will there be nothing but ice on every surface? Or blizzard snow on top of ice? All roads lead to not fun in the morning.

My sister gave me a wreath at one of her high school students made as part of a fundraising program they do every year. I happened to have some small lights laying around and I think they came together well.

#ArtAdventCalendar Dec. 14 They are one of the tiny little birds that stay with us year round. In the winter they are especially busy, constantly foraging and talking. This red-breasted nuthatch has just plucked a small nut from a spruce cone and will either eat or stash it for later. #birds 🪶

A male Downy Woodpecker perches on a snowy branch. Males tend to forage more on small branches and plant stems, while females are more often found foraging on larger branches and tree trunks. This is due to the males chasing off the females from the better food spots

Stormy Canola Field… a quintessential prairie scene. Wet felting fibre art… a sloppy but satisfying process #artadventcalendar #fibreart #wetfelting #wool

I took a detour to the edge of the city to take a picture of these amazing sundogs over Winnipeg caused by ice crystals blowing around in the sky.

"And in truth, the stories where the princesses rescued themselves were my favorites anyway." Check out this excerpt from @jessiemihalik.com's Silver & Blood, a new steamy romantasy about monsters, curses, and a woman who decides to take matters into her own hands:

Y'all the latest episode of the #Kilauea #eruption just went CRAZY. It looks like pressure built up enough to explode out the ground around the two existing vents (first few seconds), leading to a massive surge in lava fountaining.🌋🤯 USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...

Y'all this past week I've seen some baffling takes on Heated Rivalry by people who have zero knowledge or enjoyment of romance novels, romance narratives, or sex scenes as a storytelling device. "Uh where's the romance? Why are they boning so much???"

The talk around Heated Rivalry is making me reconsider subscribing only after the whole season has dropped.

I had no idea these are here year round.

Highly recommended. I wish it didn’t feel relevant to today.

I don’t get why they didn’t drop him back in 2005 based on his comments about women. Based on what we’ve got from these emails, I’m sure that would have been a better choice.

✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨ Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done: www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...

I am not new to the trilogy, but did know of this prequel!

A very stark reminder why no one goes out on foot after dark in Churchill, Manitoba. This mom and her cubs came just off the beach and behind the town complex. The Polar Bear Alert staff gently herded them away from town to keep everyone safe. #mammals #BearSeason2025 🌿

Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!

This really highlights what I don’t see working with AI in code over the long term - where does the new training data come from? I also mainly work in the embedded space. I rarely find writing the code to be the hard part. Figuring out what the code needs to do is the hard part.

Jennifer Crusie’s Agnes and the Hitman is on sale at Kobo today! I live this book so much. You should read it. www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...

What did Watson and Crick discover in 1953?” “Rosalind Franklin’s notes!” Now would be a good time to listen to my interview with the brilliant @matthewcobb.bsky.social about Franklin, Watson, Crick and the discovery of the double helix. geneticsunzipped.com/blog/2023/8/...

The McMichael Canadian Art gallery in Kleinburg has a gorgeous Indigenous art exhibit on right now until March 2026. A few pieces by Monkman, more than a few by Morrisseau, and many, many others including Inuit & Haida artists too. Plus, a beautiful short hike around the grounds await after the art.

This is really well done. slate.com/business/202...

Also one of my favourites this year. Highly recommended. Read now.

@drjengunter.bsky.social wrote about getting it a couple of years ago at 52. vajenda.substack.com/p/why-i-got-... so it is available. And my gynecologist here in Canada is willing to write me a prescription for it and I'm also over 45.

RIP Jane Goodall. I was fortunate to have heard her speak on two occasions. She was an inspiring force for optimism.

Tonight is missing focaccia content.

In honor of @scalzi.com's visit to our warehouse today, our fabulous production editor did a little photo shoot with two of her pet mice, Ivy and Nettle. We feel it's only right to give away a signed copy of WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE. Follow and reshares to enter! Int'l, ends 9-14 at noon ET!

After a tough competition flipping the vote back and forth all day, it’s a #PEROVSKITE WIN over #Calcite by just 203 votes. Amazing hustle everyone!

This is a really disingenuous take from Smith. I’ve read both the order and the list. Every book I’ve read in the list - about a third - falls afoul of the order. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... It’s a ridiculous order and I’m glad that’s being highlighted.

I really liked this a lot! It Was Her House First is a fabulous ghost story. Highly recommended!

COVER REVEAL! The cover for Silver & Blood is here, and it’s stunning!! 😍 Art by the incredible @luisapreissler.bsky.social! A desperate mage finds her fate intertwined with the handsome, mysterious man who saves her from a deadly beast. Preorder links: www.jessiemihalik.com/book/silver-...

Finally watched the last two episodes of Murderbot. So very good. For anyone who has not read the books - the title is not an obvious descriptor of the show!

See what summer in your city c... newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/202...

Here's a little overview of my app PocketCal, if you haven't tried it yet! pocketcal.com

this absolutely outstanding Palladian pile is up for sale and you’re all gonna have to bear with me because this one gets a whole thread www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

Not true. I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵

I didn't know that forest fire smoke could block out the sun. These are pics from yesterday from the train, between Le Pas and Thompson, Manitoba. 1st pic is from 5:30 pm, 2nd pic is 6 pm. For perspective, sundown here is 11 pm. The lights on the 2nd photo are from the train's headlights.

Untitled (Flin Flon) Monique Rainville 2024

This is a great article. Tech billionaires loving the Culture shows such a shallow reading and complete ignorance or disregard of the actual themes. It’s bizarre.

Thanks to @subpress.bsky.social for letting me know of The Adventures of Mary Darling! Which led me to this post making me move it to the top of my tbr.

If you’ve never seen it, Know I’m Here can be played at this link: vimeo.com/268498404 It’s a documentary of the mural festival in Churchill in 2017 and covers when the rail line went down.

I’m at the Liberal party party in my riding. Peopled out so sitting at a table in the corner. Though I am wearing my version of red pants of righteous rage. Food is very good!