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 🧵)

[Youth pastor voice]: Let me tell you about someone else who vanished for several days, only to return on the day of the Rapture

What movie do you consider perfect?

46 years ago today Pennie Smith photographed Paul Simonon of The Clash at the New York Palladium, September 20, 1979. She made one of the most famous images in (punk) rock history. #punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #PaulSimonon #penniesmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd

My panel on the Enduring Mysteries books at Crypticon Minnesota was rescheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m. If you're attending, come visit me then! I also have a table selling and signing books in Vendor Hall C.

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I'll be at the Crypticon Minnesota convention this weekend to talk about my Enduring Mysteries books! My panel on the series is on Friday at 6 p.m. www.crypticonminneapolis.com

John Carpenter's THE THING

Stunning time-lapse of the Milky Way galaxy over Cerro Armazones in Chile. Credit: ESO/S.Brunier

"How is your writing going today?" "Good, I think I've figured out the ending."

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Ellen's latest new release is "Shugo," a playful nonsense song she learned from retired lumberjack Fuzzy Barhight in 1956. (If you know Ellen's discography: Yes, it's the same Fuzzy whose songs she sang on her 1958 Folkways disc "Songs of a New York Lumberjack." ellenstekert.com/2025/08/29/e...

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

My kid sent this to me and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to unhear it.

this has been my facial expression for the last ten years

Your Daily Dracula – Terence Stamp, Dracula (Shaftesbury Theatre, 1978)

"Kills ants for up to 3 months," it says. What happens after 3 months? Do the ants come back to life? Am I going to be plagued by ZOMBIE ANTS???

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Earth at night viewed from space (watch fullscreen).

logging on

Forgot to do this on Friday, so: #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

SAMURAI BATS who knew these were even a thing in Japanese culture! The artist, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川 國芳 1798-1861), was one of the great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting.

#birdbot

Ellen's interview with Paul Metsa can now be heard on our blog here ellenstekert.com/2025/07/26/t..., or at the AM 950 website here: www.am950radio.com/wall-of-powe... Please give it a listen!

Then she'll be on Paul's "Wall of Power Radio Hour" in the Twin Cities on AM 950 KNTF today at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m., or on the web via Paul’s website, paulmetsa.com. Please tune in! (2/2)

Ellen talks with musician and writer Paul Metsa today on his radio shows! Her interview will broadcast on "Stars on the Prairie" 10am to noon in Duluth at 610AM- 103.9FM or stream worldwide at www.kdal610.com. (1/2)

Kids playing Ozzy's Crazy Train on xylophones

I love this picture of Orson Welles. #BlackAndWhite #Photography 📷 🎞️

Ozzy on pizza:

Next: Zen Arcade

Posted today by artist Brian Walsby. Hüsker Dü & Peanuts mashup prints available for you to buy. If you’re a fan of both, these are hard to pass up. First: Metal Circus and New Day Rising.

Some very cool music news: We have discovered what we think is the earliest known home recording of blues and gospel legend Reverend Gary Davis in Ellen Stekert’s personal archives, made in 1951 when he was still a street performer in New York. ellenstekert.com/2025/07/18/e...

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A very nice writeup from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Ellen's new album, and our whole ongoing archival project! Thank you, ABC! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

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Originally worn by Carl Perkins

RIP Lalo Schifrin. I posted this just a few days ago when he turned 93, and it's worth posting (and listening to) again: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaNr...

We’re pleased to share this delightful profile of Ellen and our recent archival-music project, “Ellen Stekert: The New Old Sound,” written by Terri Sutton for the University of Minnesota’s College of Liberal Arts website! cla.umn.edu/english/news...

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Ellen's latest single is a slice of LGBTQ+ history just in time for Pride Month. Have a listen to her beautiful cover of "Four Strong Winds": ellenstekert.com/2025/06/26/w...

Barking Dog is on #ckuw in one hour! Catch a lovely new archival release from @ellenstekert.bsky.social early on in the show, and check out the very kind shoutout she and her team gave us on their website! 🔗: ellenstekert.com/2025/06/19/b...

Andrew Ford, who recently interviewed Ellen for Australian radio’s The Music Show, wrote a terrific article for Inside Story about “Scarborough Fair” (of Paul Simon fame), discussing many versions of the song, including the one sung by Ellen on "Go Round Songs". ellenstekert.com/2025/06/26/o...

I had a wonderful talk recently with Paul Bestall on his podcast Mysteries & Monsters about the Enduring Mysteries books. We talked about capturing younger readers, the fun of a good Bigfoot story, and how paranormal stories function as folklore. Check it out! christopherbahn.com/writing/blog...

Lalo Schifrin is 93. Here’s a brilliant version of the greatest theme tune ever. youtu.be/aaNrAiUNHtQ?...

Good Lord, don't miss this one.

must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

I still think the best idea for progressive donors is to just revive every alt-weekly in the country and staff them with 10 reporters each.

my most Gen X coded belief is that cities and the culture at large suffer profoundly for the near-complete death of alt-weeklies