Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."

Best magazine article I have read this weekend: bittersoutherner.com/issue-no-12/...

The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste

If you haven’t seen Paul Morrisey’s Udo Kier-starring, Andy Warhol-produced creature features, then you should treat yourself this season. Recommended for adventurous viewers only.

Is it 3/14 already?

Not much to say about Trans Day of Remembrance anymore besides “try loving and celebrating us while we are alive”

Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days

Yeah I looked upon Cthulhu's dread visage and I was fine. Big octopus on a man's body. Not exactly "difficult to comprehend." Maybe you guys should go outside more idk

Subscape is a music festival celebrating a variety of bands that come from Baltimore and other nearby cities. baltimorebeat.com/photostory-s...

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Maryland will spend $62 million for families to receive full SNAP benefits for November baltimorebeat.com/maryland-wil...

I wrote about 28 Years Later

I have just now completed my Halloween essay, which is about NIGHTBREED. It was just about the coolest thing I'd seen when I was 14, its flaws are more evident now, but so are its various meanings. It has dozens of cool monsters, it's pro-freak, anti-fascist, and full of imagination. I love it.

They finally built a machine that can simulate peaking on edibles

“It’s almost time, kids. The clock is ticking.” It’s Halloween, so definitely time to share this, the HALLOWEEN III / horrorthon concept album you didn’t know you needed. #HalloweenIII #SeasonOfTheWitch #SecretChiefs3 #Horrorthon secretchiefsthree.bandcamp.com/album/horror...

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1. This morning, a flurry of movement in federal rulemaking signals Trump's intent to ban transgender youth care nationwide. If these rules go into effect, the administration may be successful in doing so. Subscribe to support our journalism.

I just picked this up at Walmart in Hanover, PA. which means you can almost certainly find a copy at Walmart, Anywhere. This would make a lovely stocking stuffer. Or a Valentine’s Day means of proposing? You know they’re a keeper if they say yes to WNUF Halloween. www.walmart.com/ip/WNUF-Coll...

first halloween season in awhile where i have not watched PRINCE OF DARKNESS (my favorite carpenter?) but i am watching THE THING right now so i can’t really complain

this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread

Here’s to 50 years. “Be just and fear not.” youtu.be/TMqFVXszRLg?...

grateful that GDT continues to make movies expressly for my demographic, i.e. girls who love books, bugs, and sexy monsters

H-2A apple workers in upstate NY tell us a lot of farms are getting rid of piece rate pay, but are still forcing outrageous daily bin requirements. If workers don't meet the requirements, they won't be rehired next year. That's why they want a union to protect them. #WeFeedYou

Happy Columbo’s Day

Libra season is upon us. My power is now infinite and fall has finally fallen. Crisp and clear today. Praise Beyoncé.

Meowlignant (2021)

Halloween is the only US holiday where interaction and communion between strangers is the key ritual

Yearly reminder that my weird talky slasher flick Camp Killer is available for FREE on Tubi, Fandango & Plex for all your #31daysofhalloween #31daysofhorror needs

RIP Kaleb Horton kalebhorton.ghost.io/2025-so-far/

Our constitutions are not the same. We have been very proud of always holding elections, no matter what else was going on. I am so tired of Trump shitting on the United States of America.

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Happy Rosh Hashanah y'all.

a few of Caleb Deschanel's astonishingly beautiful shots of Robert Redford in The Natural

Today is the 30th anniversary of Hackers

When folks say “don’t give up in advance?” What does that mean? 🧵

Kash Patel’s FBI puts two pounds of methamphetamine in the incinerator at an animal shelter, sending 14 people to the hospital, and exposing some 75 cats and dogs to the narcotic. www.bbc.com/news/article...

SISKEL & EBERT, which premiered #OTD in 1986, had a master class of an opening sequence. Thirty-five seconds, 21 shots, and a flawless establishment of the professional rivalry of two Chicago newspapermen who inspired a generation of film buffs. #FilmSky #TVSky

This Chesapeake treasure is ours for $450K. The lighthouse at the mouth of the Potomac comes with 4BRs, hurricane-rated windows, and more than a little romance. Crab pots convey! #FridayNightZillow www.zillow.com/homedetails/...?

Severna Park Library is accepting donations through September 30 for Annapolis Light House to support a teen-led service project. These donations will help those experiencing or at risk of homelessness in our community. 1/2

The real issue isn’t left vs right. It’s not white vs black. It’s not citizen vs immigrant. It’s not gay vs straight. The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.

A visual history of the awesomeness of the matte painting. For 120 years of filmmaking, sets and extras have been faked in post instead of being filmed practically, for logistics, schedule and budget purposes. Matte painters are still on the credits of modern films. Talent remains, tools change.

A study co-authored by BDP @stevensalzberg.bsky.social sequenced human cancers and found far less microbial DNA sequences than earlier studies reported in the same cancer tissue samples. Read more about the study and its implications here: www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroo...