Seasels!

Some giant corporations have never had to be a mod on an Internet forum, and it shows.

I have long struggled with the idea of "nontoxic masculinity," because it seems that there's no difference between that and just being a good person in general. (1/4)

Attention: I have used my glove compartment to store gloves.

In these trying times, I strive to occasionally Basic Post. As our blood boils at the daily crimes against humanity both here and abroad, I will post about toast being “too toasty sometimes” to center you in the hope of normalcy returning.

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller February 27,1958

I was getting angry about culture wars, so I doodled a cartoon snail.

"You don't have a 6 ohm part?" "No one would. It's not a standard resistance value." How I feel:

So I feel (both as a reader & author) like discoverability of new books is down lately, especially for the midlist. Please tell me some recently published (past year-ish) SFF books you loved that are midlist/overlooked/deserve more hype! (And please share your recs/this list!) My recs in reply!

US policy on refugees generally ranges from "shameful" under Republicans to "ever so slightly less shameful" under Democrats.

What's a line delivery you'll never forget?

Love the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got

stole this off reddit for the very niche group of you who will enjoy it as much as I did

'Frankie Manning, leading dancer at Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom, and Ann Johnson, 1941'

A+ State of the Union counterprogramming by TCM.

Lisa: "Pablo Neruda said laughter is the language of the soul." Bart, dismissively: "I am familiar with the works of Pablo Neruda."

a mundane curse #comic

The thing I don't get about the "women can't be intellectuals" bit is that in my background, academic achievement is, if anything, feminine coded. Maybe that's why these yahoos are so concerned about it.

You know I been through ther desert on a

Snowy, rocky hillside.

Of course the pants of your youth are out of style. It is the duty of every new generation of kids to find some type of pants that scandalizes their elders.

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The fact that the bands Europe and Asia never combined to form Eurasia also seems like a missed opportunity.

The original version of the Babylon 5 pilot telefilm had a soundtrack by Stewart Copeland, which gives it an 80s feel, even though it's from 1993. The later edits replaced it with music by Christopher Franke, who scored the rest of the series. youtu.be/nc9KM9YQ-WQ

check out @bbonniecrawfordd.bsky.social ‘s ceramics website featuring pieces made using techniques inspired by traditional Japanese nerikomi! 👀 shop: bonniecrawford.com/ceramics

You spend a decade trying to understand the UK’s baffling relationship to class, you think you’ve finally started to get it, then you see something like this and realise you’re right back to square one.

Stop, stop, my love of this deceased British actor can only take so much.

Today is the birthday of Dwayne McDuffie. I've been celebrating it every day for more than half of my life by continuing his mission.

A cool thing for programming and electronics nerds to set up irl would be cyberpunk garbage festivals You and a bunch of people with a whole pile of electronic waste, making weird shit out of it. Maybe make out, who knows. The important part is reusing electronic waste.

There should not be an adult man named “Prince Andrew.” That is the name of a toddler in a sailor suit or a show dog

Trinity College Library 📚 in Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪 Photographies by The Dusty Valise @thedustyvalise [IG] #libraries #architecture #history #oldtimes #photography

Maxing.

You put a redneck from Heilongjiang and a Redneck from Alabama in the same room and they'll be comparing pictures of the gizmos they built from scrap metal to grill 30 chickens at the same time

I managed to stir up some Star Wars drama yesterday, and now I'm going to do some more: the offhand addition of making Darth Vader Anakin Skywalker was probably a mistake, because it turned the galactic civil war into the increasingly absurd story of one small family.

<David Byrne voice> 🎶 We're on the Roomba nowhere , carpet inside. Taking that robot nowhere, watch how it tried 🎶

Gen-chan the Japanese river otter is a mascot from Ehime Prefecture who plays the saxophone.

I keep being surprised by how many men never progress beyond a 13-year-old boy's understanding of sexuality and interactions with women.

it's hard to see someone else live your dream

There's a lot to love about the classic Simpsons episode with the softball team. But one of my favorite things is the terrified, ghostly figure of Ozzie Smith in the background of the team photo.

Based on some quick googling that brought up a couple of pics posted to r/nostalgia, the signage looks more like Waldenbooks than B. Dalton, and that matches my vague memories.

Art Nouveau study

The existence of a Prime Meridian in the DC Comics universe implies the existence of 51 other meridians.

The most important thread on Bluesky today. The next question: is this a Waldenbooks or a B. Dalton?

When I was young, I didn't know that "dressing gown" was the British term for what Americans call a bathrobe. So I imagined Sherlock Holmes lounging about 221B Baker Street in an elegant dress.

The liturgical calendar goes: Pączki Season Fish Fry Season Chicken Barbecue Season

In re my last repost: As a kid growing up in a small town, I got used to reading comics or book series out of order or missing installments because I had to read them as I could find them. Usually my imagination filled in the blanks, often in a much more interesting way than the "real" versions.

Want to start reading Superhero comics, but are intimidated by the massive lore/hundreds of back issues? I got ya. Here are a few hints: 1. People will kill me for saying this, but the lore doesn't matter (except to folks like me). Or, it matters less than you might think. Don't let it stop you.

Put your hand up if you received the ELIZA vaccine at a young age and are now immune to chatbot spiraling