The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
If you encounter an aswang and happen to have some citrus fruit in your pocket, you can throw it at them.
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I’ve been hearing about a new superstition that you can’t bathe during the Lunar New Year. I asked a friend from my Chinoy cultural organization if this was true and this is what he said:
In short, this is a case of historical realities being carried over into superstition.
The final exam at clown school is murder
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A "chicken flap" in the wall of a chicken house, made out of an old toilet seat. (If they'd flipped it around, they could have also had a little entry ramp.)
I doubt I will ever see a more inspired bit of upcycling.
Do you have any idea how hard it is to set an appointment with the Queen of Philippine Horror? Charot.
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"Kids putting their teeth under their pillow is the most occultist shit in the world. Yes, child, put the discarded bone under your pillow. If you are lucky the tiny demon will come and make her purchase. Sell your bones for riches, my child, your youth will be spent soon."
Good morning
Photo of a wood panel and brick gate house. The Welsh word for welcome above the entrance
As the old year dies, new doors and portals appear.
2025 HIGHLIGHT: The Thai cabinet approved a proposal from the National Identity Committee on 18 November 2025 to designate 5 native domestic cat breeds as official national pet symbols.
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
A screenshot from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give you up music video
A screenshot from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give you up music video
A screenshot from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give you up music video
A photograph of the seminary gym in knives out. It has the same window.
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
“FINISH HIM,” I scream as Nana takes the last bite of her gingerbread man
Scientists are uncovering the hidden purpose behind gray hair. Melanocyte stem cells, responsible for hair color, may sacrifice themselves when damaged, causing strands to gray while protecting the body from potential tumor formation.
was it Yosemite Sam
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
There's a rather realistic looking donkey made to look like it's pulling a fruit cart that will greet you when you enter the supermarket in Marquee Mall.
I don't know why they decided to put a donkey (and only a donkey) there but someone definitely thought about giving an ass.
In mid-November, I agreed to an experiment. Anthropic had tested a vending machine powered by its Claude AI model in its own offices and asked whether we'd like to be the first outsiders to try a newer, supposedly smarter version. Claudius, the customized version of the model, would run the machine: ordering inventory, setting prices and responding to customers-aka my fellow newsroom journalists-via workplace chat app Slack. "Sure!" I said. It sounded fun. If nothing else, snacks! Then came the chaos. Within days, Claudius had given away nearly all its inventory for free— including a PlayStation 5 it had bron talked into buying for "marketing purposes." It ordered a live fish. It offered to buy stun guns, pepper spray, cigarettes and underwear. Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared.
Oh my god…
One week until Christmas… have you trapped that seasonal spirit? 👻🎄
5) AI, which is good at bullshit, may thrive because we have made a society run on bullshit. But in the end I cannot believe we will all become nothing but consumers. People MAKE. An not in the Randian "makers and takers" sense, in the yearning, stretching toward the infinite sense.
6) Art is, in the end, a way of taking a feeling out of my head and trying to jam it into yours from across space and time. There may be some tasty junk food made by AI eventually, but without intention, our appetites to make will be unmet, and we will eventually move on. 6/6
I was asked to write about my journey as a horror writer for @manilabulletin.
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Wrote about some of the most popular folklore creatures for @voguephilippines. So happy that there’s a growing interest in what used to be called “superstition.” We’re now understanding that these beliefs is one of the keys to who we are as a society.
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Holding a PB of Insect Hag & Other Stories by Yvette Hag
52nd read of 25:
Insect Hag by @yvettetan.bsky.social solidifies her as one of my alltime favorite horror authors & one that makes me feel closer to my Filipino heritage. 5 stars (and then some)
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