international women’s day

This is like Amadeus except they’re both the part when he farts on the piano

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Hey folks in LA! There's a Jack Kirby exhibit at the Skirball Center for ONE MORE WEEK! See a huge gallery of original inks!

It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.

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The YOUNG OLD DERF CHRONICLES Episode 3. Out now! Twinkle goes undercover, GOOD_E dispenses some justice, Shae makes a love connection, and Derf barely spill any pee all over the place. Featuring the incredible @vornietom.bsky.social ! www.missiontozyxx.space/tyodc/d03-th...

Just the silliest and most inexplicable video. youtu.be/XP5oHL3zBDg?...

Ladies and gentlemen, the famous Jordan Family Grab is about to begin! #thegrab

AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re- BEASTIES: MORSE AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of Beasties: COURSE MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy BEASTIES: MOOCHER MCA: We’re Christmas Past MIKE D: Christmas Present BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE

ALL my games are in the Steam Winter Sale! ❄️ 🚀Catch up with this year's release, Citizen Sleeper 2: bit.ly/CS2Steam 💫Start a new life on the Eye in Citizen Sleeper: bit.ly/CitizenSleeper 🐟Descend into the warm turquoise tides of a ocean planet in In Other Waters: bit.ly/IOWSteam Happy holidays!

I'd like to make it clear I stand by this song 1000% and I'm sure it won't come back to haunt my career later

The run that Rob Reiner went on between 1984 and 1992 is one of the most amazing hot streaks any director has ever had. Legendary stuff

The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing. All from his movies.

Feels relevant today

Hear me talk about the closest I've come to dying on How to Survive this week!

I'm teaching another session of my podcasting class starting in January! I'll take you through everything you'll need to know to record, edit and publish your own show, all in just six weeks. More info here: jeremybent.com/podcasting-c...

All transgressive music eventually, with the passage of time, arrives at the same place: on a float in the Macy's Parade.

Oh I am TOO TIRED to do this but here we go!! #Heistgiving

In the final one-off ep before The Young Old Derf Chronicles, the crew fulfills a repeated request: to make a live role playing podcast. Yes, it’s Mission to D-Syxx! The entire crew is here, playing a Dungeons and Dragons one shot adventure as their medieval characters from Zyxx Ep 419. Out NOW!

I'm not saying RX bars are bad but they are a food straight out of the Snowpiercer cinematic universe

The Steam Awards 2025 are officially open, and we need YOUR help! 😤 Head over to Steam and vote for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector for Outstanding Story-Rich Game. 📖 We really appreciate it! bit.ly/CS2SteamAwards

It’s almost Thanksgiving, so what better time to celebrate the many great indigenous artists in the Eurovision Song Contest over the decades? We’re joined by the hilarious writer & actor Jana Schmieding to talk about some great songs! Check it out here: maximumfun.org/episodes/eur...

When your record collection goes from self-titled (1992) to The Battle of Los Angeles (1999) problematic Rage gap

i’d be more comfortable with the olivia nuzzi coverage if every story was headlined something like “seduced by a guy who eats roadkill: the story of an extremely stupid lady”

NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected. And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.* Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:

Katherine Dunn's GEEK LOVE left such an indelible impression on my mind. I couldn't believe someone wrote a novel so steeped in bizarre body horror that was also intensely personal & relatable. Still a favorite.

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friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

Happy posthumous 96th birthday to the realest bitch to ever pick up a pen: Ursula K. Le Guin

they invented a technology that makes you worse at your job while convincing you you’re better at it. also your boss has to believe you’re better at it or else the entire economy explodes. they made the sophon from three body problem in real life

this is how I, a resident of LA, found out that the Palisades fire was arson, that they caught the guy, and that he used gen AI to work his way up to doing the crime

Author and filmmaker Justine Bateman on generative AI

Give folks their flowers No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier "They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

Old pal @benriggs.bsky.social had me on his podcast to interview Chris McDowall of Mythic Bastionland, a new fave indie ttrpg! We talk about improv, Arthurian myth, and of course, the Higgins Armory Museum. Listen: readingdndaloud.libsyn.com/the-ring-kni... Watch: youtu.be/pyxt_y9oV5I

It's true: I’m serious about pay what you can. If you're interested in the class, check the link, send me a message and we'll work something out. I want to see you in class! jeremybent.com/podcasting-c...

First I’m hearing of this?

A reminder my online class that will teach you the fundamentals of home podcast recording and editing starts in just two weeks! More info here: jeremybent.com/podcasting-c...

Doctor I trust more than RFK Jr.

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

You can’t even befriend British men these days because of blokes

Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑

Gonna need to see a lot more politicians call for removing “A.i.” from government and education and defunding OpenAI and ChatGPT.

LAPD choppers are a malignant nuisance. They're harbingers of surveillance, operated *continuously*—yet the city's own data show they raise stress, impair cognition and burn 100,000s of gallons of gas. The best part? there's no evidence they deter or reduce crime at all. It's time to ground them.

Hey I got a headline for you: millions of humans are suffering right now, no question mark needed, while dipshit takes like these get published instead

My friend Marty has upped my flyer game for podcasting class! More info at jeremybent.com/podcasting-c...