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A floofy black cat looking majestic even though slightly out of focus

Not my cat, but an old friend. All floof all the time

This sounds brilliant

I have been waiting for this since my reels taunted me with it forever.

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And we all take turns in each demographic, depending on the subject matter

Two Working LEGO Printing Presses | LEGO® Ideas The development of mechanical printing changed how ideas move through the world. Once text and images could be printed rather than copied by hand, knowledge was…

Hi #EarlyModern Bluesky - did you know that someone brilliant has built working printing presses using Lego and they are trying to get enough supporters so that Lego will release it as a kit?

They look so cool!

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Part of it may be generational hangover from the Depression. When I was a kid, my dad was carefully checking that groceries weren't mischarged by five cents. When *he* was a kid in the 1930s, five cents could buy a quart of milk.

Fantastic story!!

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Reginald the Vampire (2022) Mandela Van Peebles, Em Haine, and Jacob Batalon in Reginald the Vampire (2022)

Reginald the Vampire

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(Photo shows three smiling people sitting at a table: a white woman, a bald Filipino-American man, and a Black man)

Bonus that it's a great visual backdrop for Felix

Bobby has Needs.

A book cover with the title “Children of Owl” and a girl looking up at a mountain with an owl boy prominent in the background.

CHILDREN OF OWL HAS A COVER!!!! With art by Abigail Rajunov, who also illustrated 25 pages of comics in the book. It was an honor to work with her; I couldn’t be happier!! 🥹💕

Gosh, that took me back. Saw it in the theaters, then read the book.

4pm today on BBC Radio 4 Extra it’s the repeat of my adaptation of Iain M. Banks’ The State of the Art, with Sir Antony Sher as the ship. So proud of this amazing production by @nadiamolinari.bsky.social

Nice shot. Moving water is cool

In the larger Firefly fandom, I'm more aware of people who love the show and aren't used to analyzing its flaws. Not much talk about the Lost Cause, for example. (Those conversations may be happening, but I don't see them.)

The Buffy folks I know are quite aware of the problems with Buffy. They're used to talking about the flaws in the stuff we love. But then I am aware of some more niche corners of fandom, feminist and AO3 folks.

Buddy with a stick!

Paul's being doing criticism for ages. Check your library for his books, maybe?

The Origins of Anime: Watch Early Japanese Animations (1917 to 1931) Japanese animation, AKA anime, might be filled with large-eyed maidens, way cool robots, and large-eyed, way cool maiden/robot hybrids, but it often shows a level of daring, complexity and creativity ...

The Origins of Anime: Watch Early Japanese Animations (1917 to 1931)

(If you can find key lime stuff near you. Or even a bakery with one of the kinds of pie. It can be fun when reading prompts tasty snacks.)

My book group enjoyed Key Lime Sky, especially as our host made appropriate snacks. Key lime tarts FTW, okay if you like that sort of thing. (I haven't gotten to any of Hess's other books yet.)

Could be woorse, either one.

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(because you deserve a medal AND a cookie)

I have laid eyes on Lake Ontario, but I've never been in or on its water.

The GM’s Day sale at Drive Thru RPG has just kicked off, so here’s a reminder that there are a bunch of titles I wrote or contributed to on sale now, covering D&D, World of Darkness, and also some fiction. Take a look: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?au...

Tell me a random fact about yourself that sounds fake but is 100% true

I have canoed on four of the five Great Lakes, in 26' and 34' canoes.

Thank you.

Goodnight my friends. Leave a kind comment for our fellow travelers if you are so inclined.