On the Bad Signal podcast, Ben Percy speaks about the works that inspired The End Times, how Stephen King got involved as a contributor, and his work at Marvel bringing Predator into the comic universe.

I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.

GOT BIG CRIME IN DC AT THE WHITE HOUSE Neil Young

it's HAPPENING! I've revealed the subject of my next book and it's YES of course, it's a deep dive into #BattlestarGalactica! For that news and a few thoughts on the #BSG convention that just took place, read this! 💚🔥 www.moryan.com/its-official...

Look, it’s Heroin and Adderall ganging up on Tylenol.

This ought to be engraved somewhere.

'Tylenol' is known in the civilised world as Paracetamol 2.4 million children born in Sweden between 1995 and 2019. Studied 186,000 children whose mothers were treated with paracetamol during pregnancy. news.ki.se/no-link-betw...

Typhoon Ragasa is barreling toward southern China, prompting flight cancellations, mass evacuations and the closure of Hong Kong’s Disneyland and Macau’s casinos. The storm, which made landfall in the Philippines on Monday, is the most powerful in the world so far this year. nyti.ms/3W158pZ

Danish PM: airport drone incursion a ‘serious attack’ on critical infrastructure

If you still have Hulu, watch the Lilith Fair documentary. I went to the concert with my wife and daughter nearly 30 years ago. It’s great.

To err is Homan?

When Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Tucker Carlson all agree that the FCC was wrong in suspending Kimmel and, for once, being on the side of normalcy, you know the rapture has come.

Spirit Airlines plans to furlough a third of its flight attendants as it seeks to cut costs in a bid to survive. The airline, which in August filed for its second bankruptcy in a year, said that it plans to put about 1,800 flight attendants on extended leave by December.

Flights have been halted to Copenhagen Airport after multiple drones were spotted over the Øresund Strait, Reuters reports.

A tiger handler who had acquired some of his tigers from Joe Exotic was fatally mauled on Saturday by a tiger at his family-run zoo in southeastern Oklahoma, the authorities said.

Celebrating Peter Straub w/ Nat Cassidy, Dan Chaon, & Kelly Link at Books Are Magic, Brooklyn - Monday, October 27 · 7 - 8pm EDT. Join us for a discussion of Peter Straub's vast range of horror novels, moderated by store owner Emma Straub! The event will be livestreamed for free on Youtube live

"Who builds a ballpark next to a gun range?" A youth baseball game turned terrifying Sunday morning when a coach was shot in the shoulder by a stray bullet, reportedly fired from nearby recreational gunfire. The coach was airlifted from the scene in Katy, Texas.

I would watch a movie or read a book about this!

Dory is a small gray and white cat who loves curling up on her spot on the sofa — and now, she's also a movie star. The friendly feline landed a role in The Long Walk, filmed in Manitoba, after the movie's director wanted to cast a cat with no eyes —and Dory performed her role purrfectly.

Heron Bay is the rebranded (amalgamated) part of northern New Brunswick where I grew up. One of my old school friends is director of a new film festival there.

New: Sarah MacLachlan, Jewel, and more musicians scheduled to perform at tonight's premiere for Hulu's ABC News doc LILITH FAIR have all pulled out after Disney scrapped the red carpet. First notable talent consequence of the Jimmy Kimmel situation.

It's been a bad couple of months for goaltenders

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Heathrow cyber-attack: Airports brace for second day of disruption

Ukraine war briefing: Shoot down trespassing Russian jets if necessary – Czech president

A Sacramento man was arrested and charged on Saturday morning after officials said he shot at a local television news station in the city the previous day.

Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company

“The leader of the free world” wanted to send a DM to Attorney General Pam Bondi. Instead he posted it to everyone on Truth Social. It’s now been deleted. Medical intervention required.

On my flight home from Newark today I rewatched almost all of the first season of SLOW HORSES. What an excellent show it is…and I can’t wait for the new season to drop.

scramble you little shits, scramble

If you love the song “Me and Bobby McGee” you absolutely must read @elongreen.bsky.social on the life of the woman who inspired the song.

Hundreds delayed as FAA probes system failure.

Microsoft pulls the plug on support for Windows 10 next month, though consumers can extend that for a year. @consumerreports.org says that’s a mistake, and pulls no punches, calling it “hypocritical' and a risk to national security. CR is not wrong. Gift link.

“Forget the myths that the media has created about the White House. The truth is, these are not very bright guys…” -All the President’s Men (1976)

Another senior Russian executive has been found dead in Moscow. Alexander Tyunin, CEO of Umatex, a Rosatom subsidiary, supplied materials for Shahed drone production. Russia says suicide.

🏆 Why the San Antonio Saviors might be the best fake football team name ever: https://bit.ly/47NxN9j

Penn Jillette and Teller, who have been performing for 50 years, were inducted into the Magic Circle, the exclusive private society of magicians based in London on Friday.

Ten years ago @ligo.org detected gravitational waves for the first time. I visited LIGO to retrace this historic discovery, which changed not only our understanding of the universe, but our understanding of perception itself. My latest column: 🧪🔭 invisibleuniverse.substack.com/p/the-day-we...

LMAO immediately no “Judge Steven Merryday ruled that Trump's 85-page lawsuit was overly long and full of "tedious and burdensome" language that had no bearing on the legal case. "A complaint is not a megaphone for public relations or a podium for a passionate oration at a political rally”

Trump’s gonna cancel The Onion next.

#FridayReads THE RIDGE by @mjkoryta.bsky.social

the hand is way too big, but otherwise? brilliant.

Don't overlook this: Kash Patel was an absolute fiasco in the Epstein hearings. He basically admitted Trump's name appears extensively in the files and stupidly agreed to probe whether Trump's signature was forged. On the pod, Nicole Hemmer is brilliant on all this: newrepublic.com/article/2006...

An unexpected solar storm triggered the surreal display.