It’s that time of year again, let’s talk about food security and planting your yard, (or balcony if you live in an apartment) You don’t need a lot of space. A few planters are great, fabric planters are great, hanging planters, raised beds, a rain barrel maybe, berry bushes, they’re all great!

Your 'moment of doom' for Mar. 26, 2026 ~ Cockeyed optimists. "The new report projects that by 2050, vulnerable countries will see an increase in heat-related deaths equivalent to current fatalities from common diseases." www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

My 2015 Chronogram magazine cover. "Happy" Equal Pay Day, everyone [pronounced with extreme irony].

This is from last March, but I'm bringing it back because it makes me smile so much. This is on the trail across the road from where I live. Crank your volume to hear the lynx calling its mom with the cutest meow ever. #mammals

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

There’s a political push for more water-guzzling AI data centres in Canada. And uh, it looks like - at least in Alberta - they’re planning to plop most of them in high water stress areas. For @nationalobserver.com, let’s cover @rorywh.bsky.social and @natashabulowski.bsky.social’s scary findings:

greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail

Policing *is* sexual violence "sexualized conduct in police workplaces has been a recurring issue that I’ve seen far too often... He said using office’s systemic investigation power for the first time would allow it to examine issues with broad impact" www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Entries #34-36 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 were CLAY PRIDE: BEING CLAY IN AMERICA (2001), THE FISH CURRY (2017), and SNOW JOB: THE MEDIA HYSTERIA OF AIDS (1986) 📽️ Even though the last one was from 1986 it’s extremely relatable to current events

Anyone looking to buy some romance novels?

As the years go by, past police operations against Indigenous people and social movements are slowly exposed. And the spying continues. If you dream of a different world, and manage to actually do something about it, they probably got a file on you. www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

MTL! Come see us at the Punk Rock Flea Market at Foufounes on March 29, 11-6! mtlpunkrockfleamarket.com

In 2024, we signed onto the global Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. In support of this boycott, we have withdrawn our magazine from Indigo Books & Music!

When I worked in retail, a really disagreeable customer surprised me by asking if we had what was my favourite Stephen King book. I had to hand It to them.

these super low profile thumb braces are the reason i can play video games again and i did a lot of searching to find them. no provider recommended them to me for video games! none of them really knew what to do about gaming. i don't want to gatekeep! www.mothership.blog/a-thumb-brac...

#Duster won a @saturnawards.bsky.social for Best Action/Adventure TV Show! Congrats to our entire cast and crew for this incredible honor! So proud. deadline.com/2026/03/satu...

i do not "organize my files", i do not "put things in separate folders", i PUT EVERYTHING IN DOWNLOADS! and if i can't find it, i LOST IT!

been seeing a certain amount of ‘LLMs are a tool like any other’ on the timeline recently. in the interest of contributing to a lively marketplace of ideas let me offer another perspective. LLMs can suck my dick and choke on it

Getting a fed doorknock over dildos has to be the funniest fucking thing I’ve ever seen

This Wednesday at 8 PM EDT/5 PM PDT, I’ll be hosting the #FilmNoirClub watch party of A WOMAN’S VENGEANCE (1948), with its incisive script by Aldous Huxley, and a performance by Jessica Tandy that I consider among the finest committed to film. Join us. 😊 Link to watch: archive.org/details/a-wo...

Everyone should check out this sci-fi classic newly available on #CriterionCollection

🚨NEW BOOK RELEASE🚨 Enemy of My Enemy: A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel is out now in stores and online: prhcomics.com/book/?isbn=9... Come celebrate with me and @kewandwillow.bsky.social tonight at Maple Grove for a talk w/ @charlessoule.bsky.social and signing: events.humanitix.com/book-launch-...

THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966) 📽️ : The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time

Entry #33 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was TOWER (2016) 📽️ the untold stories of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of America’s first mass school shooting at the University of Texas at Austin on August 1, 1966

Entries #31 and #32 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 were THE ROAD TO PALESTINE (1985) and I AM FROM PALESTINE (2023) 📽️ two very emotional slices from the lives of refugees

Before you submit your Anthony nominations for Bouchercon: a reminder that THIS VIOLENT HEART is eligible for Best Paperback Original!

THE MINISTRY FOR THE FUTURE (2020) 📖 is a book I will re-read every 5-10 years or so until I die

Entry #30 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was GOODY DON GLEES! (2022) 📽️ by Atsuko Ishizuka - a coming-of-age story about the fearlessness of being young and the bittersweet journey of self-discovery.

Entries #28 and 29 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 were a couple of palate cleansers from Pixar to change my mood. COCO (2017) 📽️ and TURNING RED (2022) 📽️ are two comfort movies that usually do the trick

Entries #26 and #27 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 were LES TEMPS MORTS (1965) 📽️ and LES EACARGOTS (1966) 📽️ a pair of shorts by René Laloux in collaboration with Roland Topor

Entry #25 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was WOLF CHILDREN (2012) 📽️ which is about a woman who, after her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident must find ways to raise their werewolf son and daughter while keeping their trait hidden from society.

A drone strike on a hospital in East Darfur killed 64 people including kids and injured at least 89 others yesterday but I’m only gonna see people talking about that plane where 2 people died in NYC on my timeline all day

Magic government

Happy birthday to the legendary AKIRA KUROSAWA - born on March 23, 1910 He was one of the greatest artists the world has ever seen inspiring the likes of Bergman, Spielberg, Fellini, Kubrick, Lucas, Wes Anderson, Coppola, Herzog, Tarkovsky and pretty much anyone who’s ever stood behind a camera 📽️

I’m not really into true crime despite my love for #FilmNoir , hardboiled crime books, pulpy video games and comics but I just found out about Kouri Richins and it seems she was drawn to life in the shadows

Are we doing anything to celebrate Akira Kurosawa’s birthday tomorrow?

This machine kills fascists

Another perk of the 31 Days of Oscars being over on #TCM other than #NoirAlley returning is we also thankfully see the return of #TCMImports and #SilentSundayNights

WHEN I WALK (2013) 📽️ Is About Support, Not #Disability www.patreon.com/posts/153632...

#NoirAlley is back baby LETSGOOOOO!!!! #FilmNoirClub #TCMParty

LAS HURDES (1933) 📽️ is a fascinating film (ignore the incorrect year below) The producer Ramón Acín was removed from the credits by the government because he was an anarchist. youtu.be/LqCuv7_OAQ

Over the nearly three-year conflict between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), WHO has confirmed that 2,036 people have been killed in 213 attacks on health care, including Friday night’s strike in Al Deain.

Irish music group Kneecap is performing in Havana in solidarity with Cuba. During the show, the crowd chants “Free Palestine.” People everywhere must stand in solidarity. Genocide and fascism can only be defeated this way.

FIND WHAT YOU LOVE AND LET IT KILL YOU #3 - A PUNK NOIR Magazine series

SICK OF IT (2025) 🎼 - SHY FRiEND shyfriend.bandcamp.com/album/snaggl...

Vey sad to hear that Sam Kieth has passed. He had such a unique voice in comics and I for one will miss it being part of the artistic conversation.

Mental heat moved today in the Central States with 101F in Kansas,99 in Nebraska,97 in South Dakota,Missouri and Iowa (State record trashed by 5F !) and 90 in Wyoming. Colorado also 95F ,1F from its record. 102F in Oklahoma Updated list of new March State records in 2026

Entry #25 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was PEACE ON EARTH (1939) 📽️ one-reel MGM short directed by Hugh Harman and voiced by Mel Blanc about a post-apocalyptic world populated only by animals after human beings have gone extinct due to war. It was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Nobel Peace Prize🤯