Chris Piuma

This was a fun one. One of these books was turned into a movie (which we talk about), and maybe the other one should be as well?

Yeah, I read it as a child, and I consider it the gateway to everything I love about literature. Baby’s first metatextual postmodernism.

This has been on the long list for books to cover on @thespouterinn.bsky.social for a while now. (I had that same urge to look up who the human author was a while back!)

you know, i've been meaning to reread that for like fifteen years, maybe this is my cue.

Yeah my understanding is that Pocket Casts doesn’t get up to such shenanigans. So that’s the podcast network inserting those. And maybe they’re confused (and/or you’re using a VPN?).

I think that’s right. There’s no reason why they couldn’t do that, after all. But I admit, I don’t really listen to podcasts that are on networks that do that sort of thing.

Either way, the ads are sort of like YouTube ads — they're served to listeners based on demographic/geographic info, and the producers/hosts don't get much control over them (beyond asking their network not to take ad deals from a particular sponsor anymore because evil, or something).

So last I checked, there are two kinds of dynamically inserted ads you might get — one from the podcast network, and one from the podcast player. But the only podcast player that I know of that does that sort of thing is Spotify.

I mean the most successful adaptation of Wuthering Heights to date has been Kate Bush's and she mostly covers a few pages in chapter 3!

Yes! I was surprised at how funny the book was (and then I watched the Olivier film and was like, oh, that's why the Discourse is so weird about this book).

Very yes! Also true of Phantom, though it’s been ages since I read that.

I finally read it for the podcast (and for my husband’s sake) last year, and it was a significantly weirder and funnier book than I had imagined from the way people talk about it.

We've been planning this pairing for YEARS. So happy to finally get to blurble on about Xavier de Maistre's weird little book with Suzanne.

it would actually be cool if @bythebywater.bsky.social were nominated

So wikipedia says, and I choose to believe it.

I hadn’t seen that art before, though, amazing!

No, that’s the one I meant (and went to)!

The cover of Negativland's album "points".

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Either Basquiat or Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys.

This seemed like my inevitable end.

Babe, wake up, new sarcastic but entirely worthwhile internet abbreviation just dropped

Gotta say, my Bluesky feed is filled with trans literary exuberance; from my outsider perspective, the scene seems energizing and enthusiastic.

Anyway, this article/review was compelling!

Little Ghosts Books Workshop Space Little Ghosts Books horror bookstore & community hub is looking to expand its space by renovating our back garage into a studio to host our workshops, book clubs, and author events.

Can we help our pals @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social expand their programming and build a fabulous workshop?

crowdfundr.com/littleghosts...

A few moments of proper internet bliss here.

1624 reasons to hit the soundboard.

There is, somewhere in volume 2, but the Alan Lomax compilations are where I heard it. They are absolutely worth checking out!

Protest sign from MN that says, “DEARLY BELOVED. WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TODISMANTLE THIS THING CALLED ICE.” with a picture of Prince in the left hand lower corner.

10/10 ICE protest sign

Are you reading @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social's notes on his newly started reread? Because they've been a delight.

YouTube video by Technology Connections You are being misled about renewable energy technology.

Technology Connections knocking it out of the park in this one. Twice.

Twitch Twitch is the world

@erlking.bsky.social and @wordgarbler.bsky.social of Megaphonic FM will be streaming the game demo in 20 minutes! 7:30PM EST

Hope to see you there!

twitch.tv/megaphonicfm