I feel like the pope being an American cinephile is God finally rewarding Scorsese for a lifetime of devotion

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

As a huge Silver fan, I love imagining the days when he played shows 10 minutes from my front door.

Here's next week's cover of the New Yorker

It’s probably a typo and I was supposed to set out a minefield. But mines are horribly inhumane and none of the mimes said a word as I buried them.

I’ve got a bone to pick, and it’s the tibia.

The torches are lit, the ceremonial garb has been donned, and the offerings have been prepared. Darkness falls. Let the demons come. We are ready.

We know so much about Shakespeare, and so little about the Marion who created the first marionette.

as a bird artist, in honor of tonight’s game i have attempted to draw the gorgeous blue jay as accurately as possible. as always please let me know if you have any constructive criticism

Ghost Show Press needs your help to get their latest book of film essays over the finish line. I've written for several of their books (but not this one) and they're always tons of fun, with great writing about a wild array of movies. Join me in backing the book! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...

There are 6 times as many librarians in the US as coal miners

Anyone can become disabled. Anyone can lose their job. Anyone can become homeless. Anyone can go hungry. These are not moral failings. They can happen in an instant. Most people are far closer to living in poverty than they realize. We must fight for one another & for the most vulnerable.

Honestly we'd be a much better world if all art from over fifty years ago were just available for free instead of locked behind pay-to-watch streamers, overpriced home video releases, or just non-existent beyond piracy. Public domain takes too long and copyright owners usually suck.

Some days are a battlefield, And Mars the God of War. "Tiu's his name," Germanic tongues proclaimed, And made it Tuesday, heretofore.

I can finally post videos so... Hi, I'm Cressa and I do stop motion. You may have seen my preshows at your local movie theatre. Here's a cute thing I made for the release of Godzilla Minus One:

I've written for past books from the Ghost Show and they're always terrific. Nothing from me in this one, so join me in backing the project as a fan of movies and good writing about them! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...

NO-TELL MOTEL is so back. The Employee Bundle is BACK in stock, and now includes the Door Hanger for when you wanna tell people to slink away or slink inside. Keychains, door hangers, "Dice Trays" still available a la carte. Matchbooks with every order. Check in: bannerless.games/shop

Halloween Horror Card Games Sale My horror-themed card games have joined the role-playing games in celebrating Halloween! Through the end of the month, these card games are just 66¢ for the print-&- play PDFs, and 31¢ above my cost for print decks. Here are direct links to those card games: Wolf…

Chatbots and AI slop are going to ruin countless brains. Yours doesn't have to be one of them. Study history. Read poetry. Get acquainted with Bach, Shakespeare, George Eliot. In a time when people are rapidly getting dumber, we need communities devoted to the life of the mind.

He isn’t kidding when he calls this the greatest comic ever made. Right in the overlap of My Favorite Comics and My Kid’s Favorite Comics.

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere. Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Thunderbirds started 60 years ago today! @gerryanderson.bsky.social A British show that fired my imagination as a child (but 20 years later). A childhood that stays with me thanks to the Thunderbird 2 replica in my office. 😌

Hey it's #SteamSale! You can get 🔥 IMMORTALITY for $9.99 👁️ TELLING LIES for $4.99 ☕ HER STORY for $4.99 & wishlist Project C and Project D whilst you are there... It's a good time to play good games in the present and wish for good games in the future! ✨ store.steampowered.com/developer/Sa...

You should read a small, self-published game today, and I'll tell you why. There's two kinds of creators. There's ones whose poems, games, novels, comics, artwork recapitulate the same narratives of mass media films and publishing and billionaire-owned news outlets, because the...

Absolutely nobody asked for this but I reformatted my animal yeetability thread into printable poster & zine files. Introducing, the "Pocket Guide to Responsible & Sustainable Animal YEETING" featuring a revamped rating system. Download links below.

This only happens to you once

had the urge to do this since the moment i saw this post! #pixelart

Lester Smith, veteran game designer and a pal of mine, has brought fantasy classic The King Of Elfland's Daughter to four different systems for your gaming pleasure in this bundle. Grab it! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Look, I know he's running all over the place and causing chaos, but could we at least do him the respect of using his full name, William Nilliam?

We just drove by an accident where every air bag went off including on the sides and the back and side of the car were basically obliterated and it looks like everyone walked away Seatbelts and airbags, incredible technology. Regulation works.

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us. We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again. That's the revolution.

also a lot of the stuff everybody's complaining about in mainstream tv and movies (myself included) is solved by going to other mediums (comics, novels, etc) because no executive management team cares enough about what we're doing to bother meddling with it lol

Fitness goals.

So cool in so many ways…

@artologica.net is off working out (or should be), so you should check out the very cool science-inspired paintings she makes!

anyway this is basically the defining social studies text of the 2020s internet

I was 100% that child. My parents still tell the story about the time they told me for the fourth time they were leaving the bookstore and while they waited outside, 8 year-old me didn't even think to go look for them for over an hour.

Some people are born into the arts. Others have someone hold the door open for them. The rest of us have to bust that door down with an axe we carved from a stick we found and a rock we chewed sharp with our own fucking teeth. Sharpen your axes, my friends, and break down those fucking doors.

Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more! thoughtpunks.com/ope...#TTRPG #OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames

This is not how corporations respond to an ineffective protest. This is how they respond to a protest that they would like to have go away. So don't let it go away. Keep it going. In fact, Streissand Effect this shit. Call attention to how much they want this to go away.

Remember, all us, the 10th of August, Programmers all made a fool; I think and I trust That each one of us Will not soon forget Zero Cool.

Are you an agent or a publisher looking to add to your list? There are FANTASTIC authors left in the lurch by Unbound who need homes for their existing bools and for sequels / new books. A thread, grouped by genre. Please reskeet! Here’s YA spec fic & fantasy:

Happy 30th to the first Ben Folds Five album. Wrote you some thoughts on it from tour bus, as i listened to it all the wau theoigh for first time in 3 decades www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

When it comes to game design, I'm not drawn to 'how can I make characters more powerful!' I'm much more interested in creating tools and mechanics that give players a broader array of options, even (especially!) potentially silly ones that make them approach situations creatively.

Voters across Washington made their voices heard on Tuesday, August 5th, in support of public libraries. Ballot measures to fund library services passed for the Whatcom County Library, Kitsap Regional Library, and Fort Vancouver Regional Library, each with a strong majority.

AULDREALM SCROLLS is out, my submission to the Mythic Bastionland Jam, is out! Make your Knights' squires wilder, ride around on strange mounts, and dig through a 25-page toybox of oracles, tools, and inspirations! inkslinger.itch.io/auldrealm-sc...

Fantastic news about a fantastic place!

In the homestretch on AULDREALM SCROLLS, my Mythic Bastionland jam entry that will collect together my campaign notes and tools. Looks like it will be about 18 pages? Hope to get it out by Wednesday (with a likely 'oh no typos' update sometime in the week after.)