The Owls retaliate !

Did someone say « dog ear » ?

I’m probably one of the least likely people to ever get radicalized on YouTube*, this is literally what my algorithm looks like every day. (*unless the cats are secretly recruiting and I’m already too far gone.)

joining the war on autism on the side of autism

Here are the books my beloved RIS reading group (@dianalog.bsky.social @kasylongauthor.bsky.social @pounk.bsky.social @anitaholmes.bsky.social & E.F.) has read in the past year, with Dickinson always in our ears.

One of a few new favorites that surfaced for me at this year’s Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon during the Tell It Slant Poetry Festival. 👁️🌌✨ (F.839/J.972)

Love the idea of arts news but presented with the tone, cadence, and inflection of sports coverage.

he's got more of a comment than a question, really

In just under 9 months, Trump’s 2nd term has racked up 230 nationalist actions - 75% occurring in the past 3 months. From executive orders to mass detentions & political violence, the darkness is spreading. Can we hold the line? My latest Substack ⬇️ christinapagel.substack.com/p/nationalis...

#OtD 15 Sep 1993 Ward 2/3 of UCH hospital in London was occupied by local residents and some nurses in protest at its closure, part of a series of struggles at hospitals around that time stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8746...

Onto September! A short story a day. Featuring stories from these collections and a few others. Titles are in alt text.

birds on the moon

Super cool. Form mirrors its own process. Sometimes I forget how much I love how comics let that kind of play happen in ways few mediums can.

Not quite sure I’ve mastered the art of saying “I knew them before they were big” without sounding like a jerk yet… but I saw Turnstile in a sweaty punk room a decade ago, and hearing that same wild energy in such an incredible-sounding Tiny Desk feels pretty special. youtu.be/ylL-SSRDyJc?...

Happy #NeMusicFriday ! 😌🎧🎵 I have yet to recover my headphones from The Great Flat Unpacking™ but still enjoyed listening to some great tracks by Water From Your Eyes, Superchunk and Wolf Alice today.

You might think putting nearly 400 records (which is far from the most collection) in moving boxes is pretty straightforward but yeah no, it is nooot. The potential of overloading boxes and the stress of balancing the weight within each are real.

Not religious but searching for the deity that would let me pray to them so I can just blink and wake up in September, hopefully mostly moved out by then.

Genuinely unsettled by how many people are posting personal photos in Facebook groups, asking others to use AI to essentially rewrite their memories. The whole idea feels surreal, and that’s not even touching on the serious privacy concerns.

As I always say : socialism (and Carly Rae Jepsen) for everyone. Well, done NYC. Keep it going. 👏

Not saying the whole world is closely watching the 2025 NYC mayoral race, but honestly, it’s been feeling increasingly like one of (too) many installments of ‘Earth, Season Finale’ : equal parts dread, hope, so much at stake and maybe even potential for worldwide ripples.

Happy #FirstFridayOfJuneNotBandcampFridayActually !

This Pride month, we are super happy to be launching a crowdfunder for the 2nd book in our Everyday Acts series: Be Gay, Do Crime: Everyday Acts of Queer Resistance and Rebellion. Preorder discount copies on our Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrk...

Eadweard Muybridge did this cat motion study in 1887. Just posting it for everyone who thinks Edwardian and late Victorian cats had to sit still for 5 minutes to be photographed. ☺️ www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/c...

Last (old) bookmark of the day : An experiment that challenges you to identify concert halls based on their unique acoustics by listening to short music clips. www.aalto.fi/en/news/can-...

More #UnearthedBookmarks : Disorientation Guide to Librarianship (2021), a compilation zine that critiques library values & serves as an accessible introduction to structural oppression in librarianship, aimed at supporting those challenging injustice in the field. violetbfox.info/disorientati...

Going through my 2,7k+ bookmarks, tagging, organizing and finding some fun stuff. Data viz and sound people rejoice, here is a (relaxing) place where you can listen to the recent changes on Wikipedia live. listen.hatnote.com

Mozilla bought my beloved trusted « Read-It-Later » app (Pocket), slowly ruined the user experience and is now shutting it down. Only got *yeeears* of articles, research papers, great reads etc… saved and tagged. Ugh.

Allo Darlin' reunion and new album, The Beths new album, Fortitude Valley new album, Rilo Kiley reunion... 2025 could have had an absolutely majestic Indietracks lineup, if that was still a thing.

#NowPlaying Asteroids - Loose Tooth ( A little nostalgia for the Milk Records days. ) youtu.be/Hmo6UxUnnpw?...

Happy International Workers' Day. youtu.be/QawrcW2QWn4?...

#NowPlaying Yezemed Yebada (የዘመድ የባዳ) - Ibex Band ibexband.bandcamp.com/track/yezeme...

"My girls protect me, not the cops." Seen in Paris, France

ネコ飛出し注意 (neko tobidashi chūi) Means “watch for cats darting out” and I love this sign.

Am I depressed because of what's happening or am I depressed because of the people who somehow didn't see it coming? Both. It's both.

Not every album by Swedish rock band The Hives is equally great, but there isn’t a single bad one in the bunch.

There’s a live video of that song being performed at Macy’s 4th of July : crowd decked out in flags, absurdly over the top patriotic and I snicker every time she opens with “My friend the communist…” (followed by the entire running thread of anti-consumerist vibe in this “summer anthem”).

This is high art

#NowPlaying Pain Without a Touch - Sweeping Promises sweepingpromises.bandcamp.com/album/pain-w...

Spring cleaning my Pocket saves, so here’s a short story for ya : The Desert by Naz Riahi, Public Space No. 32 apublicspace.org/magazine/det...

"Refugees didn't take away affordable housing, Rich landlords and greedy politicians did" Posters seen in Utrecht, Netherlands

Retour en image sur le Carnaval Deter

Happy(?) to confirm that the opening line ‘My baby loves a port town and a shuffle, only cries on Ferris wheels’ 🎶 has firmly taken up residence in my head for the foreseeable future.

By eliminating USAID and gutting global humanitarian aid, the eugenics freaks who hide behind the veil of “long-termism” and “utilitarianism” are getting exactly what they want: the mass death of people they view as unnecessary. lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-...

It’s 2025 and I’m listening to a new Allo Darlin’ single. Stop, this is so nice. 🥹

Thought about Walter Benjamin writing about the Parisian underworld again during a bout of insomnia last week.

April Fool’s feels especially draining nowadays, w/ absurd headlines already a daily occurrence. On top of that, it’s driving a surge in GenAI images, as peeps rush to create visuals for their made-up jokey news. The most delightful pranks showcase creativity, and this lazy touch-up is just… ugh.

jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

East London's most beloved indie pop band with jangly guitars and the raddest bass lines is making a comeback after a 9-year hiatus this week, btw. youtu.be/57eii7Bdf3g?...

🚨 BREAKING: Long COVID research grants rescinded earlier this week have been restored, according to researchers & patient reps. Advocates organized quickly yesterday in response to the news, helping reverse the decision. Exclusive in @thesicktimes.bsky.social thesicktimes.org/2025/03/28/u...