Victory Gin!

This goes so far beyond creepy. “‘Rest easy, king,’ read the final message sent to his phone. ‘You did good.’”

2030, NYC: "Actually we don't call them 'city-owned grocery stores,' they're called 'valdunjas' because of the cats, this is the only place in the world you can call them that."

Midnight at 8pm, clinging to the desperate yellow lamplight and listening to "Kiss the Rain" on repeat: hello November

Next Star Trek reboot should be a series of jazz-soundtracked intergalatic bodice-rippers about the legendary romantic exploits of one Commander William T. Riker

Let's not forget that Dick Cheney didn't save all his evil for public office; he was an all-around terrible person

Sometimes it's nice to revisit old work, to know you were right in 2018 and have become much righter since. medium.com/@jrmcconvey/...

Between this and "properly shopped groceries," I think it might be time for me to enter that coma.

Shohei can hit - but can he write exhilarating sentences?

Turns out World Series Game 3 is Christopher Nolan's surprise sequel to Inception, and it's actually still happening.

"Female skeleton playing the guitar" by José Guadalupe Posada.

Aha! We have a Fred Van Barger situation here.

Is Bruce Brown the Nuggets' secret sauce?

March 2025: not a pro baseball player October 2025: First MLB start. Playoff appearance. Strikes out Aaron Judge. Strikes out Cal Raleigh. Wins ALCS. Starts game 1 of World Series at home, looking to strike out Ohtani. What a year for this kid.

Not many know that Tiago Splitter got his start with a brief scene in Jackie Treehorn's classic, Logjammin'

In the second film the group adds Han Seoul-oh, Roman Pierce, Deckard Shaw and Twinkie.

Wow.

'Novelty' shop, Times Square 1974

(Instantly becoming HBO's best new drama series of 2027):

Let's take a moment to recognize Jontay Porter as the real trail blazer here

Raptors have 138 POINTS in their first game of the season, we are rebuilt

YEAR OF MAMU

I like to think that if all the Halloweens take place in the same universe, no one would have to worry about Michael Myers because every Halloween his face would turn into bugs.

Maybe if @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social gets an SS tattoo the Democrats will finally rally behind him

It's 152 years ago this week that a giant squid tentacle showed up at Moses Harvey's door in St. John's, and a year since I released my horror noir novel inspired by the story, False Bodies. A Halloween read for fans of the X-Files, True Detective and Falling Angel. www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

Me waking up this morning

One thing that's wild to me now is hearing about a horror movie, watching it and THEN finding out it's Canadian. That never used to happen. 5 you might not know are 🍁: *Backcountry *Pyewacket *American Psycho *American Mary *The Gate

Five Canadian horror films you may not have seen: * Red Rooms * The Strings * Clearcut * The Editor * Les Affamés

“The danger is not in the multiplication of machines, but in the ever-increasing number of men accustomed from their childhood to desire only what machines can give.” —Bernanos, “La révolution de la liberté” (1944)

Heartbroken that, per his social media accounts, Drew Struzan has left us. His poster and album art was quite simply shorthand for imagination for countless young people.

I'll fuck with any place that has neckbones on the menu

Left before 4 because it looked like a sure thing for Boston. But even missing the 4th, saw strong takes from Gradey Dick, couple good dishes from Mamu, and Shead continuing to impress. #raptors

MOGBO

Big ups to naked mole rat

Bass / drums / guitar / vocals

Halifax donair. You like shaved meat log? Try it with condensed milk, onions and some tinfoil

Scottish fiction, Scottish fiction

A huge cartoon mouth that is the spirit of Morton Downey Jr. doling out advice to Trump like an oracle from every toilet in the White House

Happy Peter Steele season to all those who celebrate www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFwY...

Great reading list for October. I'll add my novel, False Bodies, for those who like tentacles and brine.

Many people now do not know what art is.

Chat show me Shel Silverstein as an NBA player

Oh good we're banning punk artists again. Time to haul out the ol' Dayglo Abortions catalogue.

"How well Your Majesty's new clothes look. Aren't they becoming!" He heard on all sides, "That pattern, so perfect! Those colors, so suitable! It is a magnificent outfit."

Definitely one of the better words for throwing shade

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

happy 35th to rust in peace www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4u...