Author: WebMage and Fallen Blade series, School for Sidekicks, Numismancer, Dragon Diaries, Morning Arrived, etc. Also local elected—I might be the FORMER head of a small government in a purple state, but don’t tell anyone.
OKAY! So the big deal with this wedding dress is that Anita Mui, Hong Kong's Madonna, was diagnosed with cervical cancer at age 40, so for her last performance, she wore this special wedding dress to sing her signature "Sunset Melody" and announced she "Married the stage". She died one month later!
Amanda WongThen I went to the Chinese Canadian Museum on my own to check out their current Cantopop/Mandopop exhibit WHICH WAS SO EXCELLENT. They also had a stamp rally.
Love ys not complicated. Love ys two creatures movinge towarde each othir wyth joye ynstead of turninge awaye from ech othir wyth fear or reticence. Love ys the yes you saye to the othir soul.
i stopped thinking about the block button as “you are a bad person and i am punishing you” and more as ”there are functionally infinite people to talk to online and you are taking up space in my consciousness that someone interesting could occupy”
It’s pretty jarring we’ve just come to expect that the feds will lie to us and publicize false information and that there is virtually no consequence for it.
CNNThe Justice Department is admitting that a $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against a former Olympian that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing. https://cnn.it/3RJJnwj
God, grant me Serenity to accept that bad people can make good art, Courage to remember that Cartoon Network used to push the envelope, and Wisdom to understand that Dr. Frankenstein WAS the monster.
Hard to overstate how much of a threat leaders and public officials who actually govern and serve the people pose to those whose political careers depend on fomenting cynicism and delegitimizing democracy
Mayor Zohran Kwame MamdaniNow this is the kind of trash talk we can get behind. We’re containerizing neighborhoods by taking trash off our sidewalks and allowing mid-size buildings to trade in their wheelie bins for a bigger, better, cleaner alternative: Empire Bins. It’s time to put a lid on it, New York.
Safe Haven is a Green Bay WI nonprofit for special needs cats & dogs (FIV, diabetes, tripods, etc). On 6/24 a storm collapsed their roof. Everyone(!) is safe & they have a temp space, but they are raising $ for a new bldg. @catsofyore.bsky.social can you share? www.gofundme.com/f/help-safe-...
Donate to Help Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary Recover, organized by Dana ArendtSafe Haven Pet Sanctuary, founded by Elizabeth Feldhausen, has been a safe space for… Dana Arendt needs your support for Help Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary Recoverwww.gofundme.com
have we started an actual list of these weirdly appropriately named people because wtf lol
journeyman folkloristThis is my attorney Christopher O’prison
Are you saying the DOJ withdrew that pool vandalism indictment… upon reflection?
Breaking News, Space Unicorns! Highly detailed analysis of the Uncanny Magazine Year 13 KICKSTARTER has revealed that having made VERY GOOD progress it is IMPORTANT to KEEP GOING!! LETS MAKE ANOTHER YEAR OF UNCANNY HAPPEN!! (Also, even this graphic beats AI!!) buff.ly/9vsnOnl
The other day, Chuck Schumer (who allegedly never does anything) introduced a bill to address corruption. I was skeptical, but Brennan lays out why it is a good bill.
Brennan CenterA new bill would tackle political corruption by establishing a new federal enforcement agency — here's why that's important:
Obvious genAI slop plagiarism theftware barf, but I think the thing pro-slop CEOs will never truly understand is how much they botched ever getting creatives (not slop-generators, creatives) on board with anything touched by genAI by having it steal all our stuff to scam us for money we don’t have.
This is the only way to get one of these AMAZING Space Unicorns!!! IT HAS A BANDANA!!! 🦄😊
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It turns out insurance companies believe in climate change whether you do or not
FinTwitterMIAMI'S COST OF LIVING SURPASSES NYC FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
So curvy! Regular visiting Coastal whiptail came to say Hi this morning. #herps 🦎
the thing about the NYT or HP or whatever thing you think you just can't give up for Very Good Reasons? no one can come to your house and force you. and no one will know whether or not you did unless you tell them. your need to tell them to demand absolution makes me think you know it's icky.
How to have a career as a writer: Take the hit. And the next one. The one after that. Yeah, and the one after that too. Keep showing up, keep trying to get better, and wait on the luck.
Americans are having to adapt to the biggest price jump on groceries in 50 years thanks to Donald Trump. And instead of helping you, he’s adding more tariffs, more gas price hikes, and more chaos at home.
Americans rewire their grocery shopping routines while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 yearsLiving through the biggest jump in grocery prices in a half-century has many Americans changing their eating and food shopping habits.apnews.comYou ever wonder how samurai and other people of feudal Japan survived the country's balmy, scorching summers? They had their ways, from saying "Fuck walls!" to the original boba, eels, mind over matter, and cold sweat. Read more about it in my latest article: www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_cult...
How Feudal Japan Stayed Cool During Summer HeatwavesLong before air conditioning, feudal Japan cooled down with sliding-doors, water vendors, and ghost stories designed to send a chill down your spine.www.tokyoweekender.com