I’m taking recommendations for 90-minute romcoms or comedies with a happy ending to watch with my mom who has dementia.

I was left to my own devices and had mac and cheese for dinner and am now suffering the consequences

Hey friends! We're bringing back one of our wishlists specifically looking for hand & foot warmers for the folks who have to be outside to protect the community! With temps plummeting in the Twin Cities, this is a quick & easy way to help! @naomikritzer.bsky.social will be collecting again!

Here's how my sister is advertising my niece's Girl Scout cookie sales on Instagram (yes, she's proud of herself)

If everyone is doing it, and doing so makes your writing look obviously flat and lazy transparently not giving a damn, you actually are not "losing out" by not doing it. It's literally the only way to actually stand out.

I keep seeing Kalshi ads on all my cozy game apps and 1. Assumed the major push was because of the sportsball stuff coming up 2. Every single ad feels like it was filmed in 5 minutes at one location with the same three basic ass tech bros Anyway, all this sports betting stuff is scammy af. Hate it

Dear #readers, have you heard @npr.org ‘s #BookofTheDay podcast? It’s so good! Short snackable episodes where you will find great new #books to add to your #tbr or #read immediately 📚🥰 #library #booksky www.npr.org/podcasts/510...

Already booking guests and I haven’t even finished our landing page! 🥹 If you’re interested in this type of conversation, feel free to reach out!

My darlings! You may have heard that it's Award Season, but did you know @everiotartist.bsky.social, @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social, and I have been hosting our annual awards show since 2022? Help us celebrate art and kindness by voting and nominating at the link below madameaskew.com/2026/01/17/n...

Very San Francisco-vampire of me, but the weather app saying it “feels like 54” is a lying liar pants who lies because I’m sweaty and took off my sweater after walking a couple of blocks.

seeing corporate outlets repeatedly refer to ICE beating the shit out of protesters as “clashes” may be the thing that sends me over the edge

They are canceling youth sports across the city in Minneapolis this weekend because lawless masked armed federal paramilitaries are targeting the children and families.

It really cannot be overstated at this point enough that literally in some of the whitest suburbs of the city, we have armed Gestapo agents going door-to-door, asking people to turn in their neighbors.

ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms

It seems like this Bridgerton event is broken? I can’t get anything up on laptop or desktop, and on mobile I just get a “we’ll be right back” screen.

Every time I see someone yammering about abolish ICE / policing and how DEEPLY UNPOPULAR it is, I want to remind them that the GOP abolished Roe v. Wade and that was also deeply, deeply unpopular, and here they are, in charge of everything still.

This updated second edition features a new introduction by @keeanga.bsky.social and a powerful new interview with Angela Y. Davis.

👀 If any brands/companies want to hop on the ground floor of an awesome project, I am working on an Atlantis-themed campaign and am looking to secure funding for all the awesome collaborators on this project! if you have a favorite TTRPG brand that sponsors creators, feel free to tag them below!

Want to keep the flow of 3D printed whistles going to ICE-infested cities? @mostlybree.kitrocha.com has a linktree of 3D printers who need help buying filament and shipping supplies. My daughter is running 2 printers round the clock. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

A few months ago, ICE hired me I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!" My latest for Slate

I'm running a popular romance course at the University of Liverpool... but only if enough people sign up! Come and join us! www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...

If you're using iOS 26.x, the instructions for iPhone are NOT correct. Secondly, per quick deep dive, Google is now in cahoots with Apple and you have to finagle some settings. Also, I had Siri turned off pre 26.x and with the "update," it's now turned back on. Lastly, everything else is correct.

I meant to post this in December but alas, time got away from me: Romance authors, if you have a 2026 release coming out (or it just came out), promo it in the form of an AITA post. And please, if you can, drop a buy link or a GR link. Let’s topple some TBR piles.

Everyone’s been doing hockey romance recs — and good thing! — but I’d like to also take a moment and point out that there’s a ton of great Asian-Canadian contemporary romance writing happening right now too!

First time reading any Anne Rice (blame AMC) and Lestat’s big concert being at Cow Palace is SO FUCKING FUNNY.

NEW: GoFundMe strictly bans fundraisers for “the legal defense of financial and violent crimes,” yet is currently running one “to help pay for any legal services” for the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good. Its conflict is not even the least bit contestable.

DC, this is a big one. Two Black women authors. One historic Release Day conversation. 📅 Jan 13https://buff.ly/px9SPff

semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003 when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out

What is currently going on in Minneapolis is far past the 'what if he declares martial law' hypothetical for the practical impact it is having on people's lives. (And deaths.) They are going door-to-door, sometimes kicking those doors down, demanding papers on the street and shooting folks.

From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.

Me seeing the latest update in the probate case: why you so obsessed with stalking my social media if I’m such a bad person???? 👀🫢 Anyway, live your best life and let the haters hate.

“Palestine has lived in my heart, certainly, my entire life.” Alllll the way back during Sundance 2025 last January (the day David Lynch died of all days), I spoke to Cherien Dabis about her about her beautiful, epic film ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU. Read at @reverseshot.bsky.social:

A gentle reminder in your grief that Renee Good was out there to protect her Black and brown neighbors from ethnic cleansing. That is still the mission. The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.

Police killed at least 1,292 people in the United States in 2025. There were only six days with zero police killings last year. Source: mappingpoliceviolence.org.

Update: As of January 7, The Trace has identified 28 incidents, including 14 shootings, in which federal agents shot someone or held them at gunpoint during an immigration enforcement action under Trump’s crackdown. At least four people have been killed and five others have been injured.

This is Fire Island's year!

And a reminder that February is only seven weeks away so the #RomComBracket starts soon! March Madness? Pshaw!

This year as every year, do it for Queen Latifah!

It’s here, a little late (gestures at the end and beginning of the year) but still more than enough time to check out new to you movies! We’ve a got more than a few first timer movies on the list and I’m excited for you to see them

It’s almost time!!!

Dr Janell Green Smith, CNM a respected midwife, scholar, and advocate has died from complications related to childbirth. She leaves a husband and newborn that need the support of her village. If you are able, please consider joing me in donating. www.gofundme.com/f/dr-janell-...

30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine

You probably don't need to be told that this scammer is not Nora Roberts, but that is definitely not her email address, fuck you, get her name out of your mouth.

Please stop bringing your dogs everywhere. Especially when you have them on a long leash and you literally aren’t paying attention to the dog.

Lots of folks in publishing are returning to make the books tomorrow, so just a reminder to treat industry people like people in the New Year. Everyone is just trying their best. ❤️

Mistakes get made. Admitting to them & taking steps to correct them is how you earn & retain trust. And I've just added another author to my no-buy list.

Site seems to be down, but I'm bookmarking to check back later

USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked

Yeesh, much earlier and bigger than the scope of the upcoming planned outage:

Bumping the panel again for the Saturday/YouTube crowd! I FINALLY got this to upload on YouTube after... many struggles with censorship. So if you want to hear some thoughts about Anti-Zionist Jewish practice and TTRPGs that YouTube apparently really doesn't want you to encounter, head on over!