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DIY Without Substack: Build Your Own Site for $33/month — Writing and Whatnot Julie Benson explains why she skipped Substack & built her own newsletter and website for $33/month. Complete Workflow: Squarespace, MailerLite, Canva, and more!

I just did a whole Writing and Whatnot blog post about how to do this!

I'll share it here in case it helps anyone... (hope that's ok, Greg). writingandwhatnot.com/blog/diy-new...

A drawing of three speed skaters (by me!) One is wearing red and white with black accents and the caption "Guy who is either Canadian or Swiss or Austrian or Japanese or Polish or Danish" One is wearing red white and blue and is labeled "Guy who is either American or Norwegian or French or Czech or Slovakian or Slovenian or British" One is wearing neon orange and labeled Guy who is UNDENIABLY DUTCH

God bless the Dutch for this

FFFFFF all the way F you F

You didn't ask for submissions, but my suggestion for Beverly Crusher's version of "engage" is "Let's Crush this."

Fandom friends can be important to your experience of the community without being "close" in the traditional sense. 💗

“Shout out you AO3 demons out there” 😭

A Callan Potter cameo where he talks about Hayden Pike

via therealcliffmar

None pizza left beef

Roses are red
Stem held between teeth
I ordered us takeout but it's

The CBC made this clever & cute video that uses kids to explain the rules of curling:

A collection of six ominous bird valentines set against a background of pink hearts. In the first one, a Canada Goose looks angry and hisses and the text says "Baby, I'll make you fall head over heels if you approach within 10m of my nest." In the second, an American white pelican opens its mouth to eat the reader and the text says "There are plenty of fish in the sea, but I want this one." In the third valentine, a Black Vulture looks suspiciously at the reader and the text says "I will love you until you die. And after that, I'll love you even more." A Southern Cassowary stands proudly against the heart-covered background. The text says "My wattles are red. My head is blue. My deadly reputation has been somewhat overblown, but I'd kill for you." In the fifth valentine, a Northern Giant-Petrel stands open-billed next to a large brown furry object, and the text says "Let's seal the deal by sharing a 3000 kg elephant seal carcass." In panel 6, a happy-looking Bearded Vulture holds a bone in its beak, and the text says "I love every part of you, especially your bones."

Ominous bird valentines.

This is very cool, going to give it a go!

It's Time to Rage Against the AI Music Machine If AI music takes over "humans will begin to echo the machines, and there will be a downward spiral into slop."

"In 1999, I interviewed Prince for TIME and he told me to leave my tape recorder off because he didn’t trust what future technology might do with unauthorized recordings of his voice.

At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid..."

time.com/7338205/rage...

Raúl Esparza will return to Broadway after a fourteen-year absence to star in the title role of Galileo, a new musical inspired by the life of the 17th century Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, which is set to open December 6 at the Shubert Theater.
www.galileothemusical.com

Hudson saw a line going around the block 4 times to get into an LA HR rave and *that* is the thing that convinced him the show had broken out. (Jacob: not you presenting at the globes??)

Playbill for High Sprits (Encores)

Rozanov 81 hoodie in the audience tonight.

Thank you! (I legit thought they left Scott home this year)

That is too many. See: the hundredth monkey. What are they learning?

Guy in the elevator this evening: I feel that 32 degrees is balmy at this point. LOL

Study Finds 98% Recidivism Rate Among Americans Who Burn Mouths On Hot Food

Study Finds 98% Recidivism Rate Among Americans Who Burn Mouths On Hot Food https://theonion.com/study-finds-98-recidivism-rate-among-americans-who-burn-mouths-on-hot-food/

a meme — the top says “My dog just got a haircut and now he looks like he gave up drinking and got his life together” and underneath are 2 photos of a dog (a schnauzer i think?). on the left, the “before,” he’s scruffy and in need of a haircut and a bath. and on the right, the “after,” he’s clean and clipped and wearing a jaunty red bow tie and looking very dapper indeed.

i don’t know if it’s the jaunty bow tie or what but i cannot stop laughing at this

A Newbie's Guide to Ice Hockey at the 2026 Olympics | Overinvested Get more from Overinvested on Patreon

A newbie's guide to ice hockey at the 2026 Olympics, introducing some of the main storylines, rivalries and star players: www.patreon.com/posts/newbie...

Cappuccino in a black mug. Out the window a sidewalk is visible with several inches of dirty snow.

There's still snow on the ground 12 days later but at least coffee exists.

Cappuccino in a black mug. Out the window a sidewalk is visible with several inches of dirty snow.

There's still snow on the ground 12 days later but at least coffee exists.

Incredible art of gritty playing fiddle on the roof of a west Philadelphia row home. In Yiddish it says Fidler Oyfn Fakh פֿידלער אױפֿן דאַך)

We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

This is the central lesson when I teach a networking course.

The secondary one is "most of the core protocols were designed by researchers who implicitly trusted each other, security is at best bolted on after the fact".

Aaah the hockey 🏒 already??

New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped

Kind of amazed she had it turned on? I only turn it on when I'm crossing borders or am visiting a country controlled by a repressive regime ahhh shit

a brown wire-haired pup stands on a wooden deck in a grassy yard. he looks at us with golden eyes and his right ear flipped inside out. he has a pipe-shaped stick in his mouth, giving him the appearance of a sophisticated and dapper gentleman. just give him a deerstalker cap and a cloak, and he'd give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.

This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10

If you're looking to revisit some of Catherine O'Hara's legendary comedic performances, Netflix has added four of her Christopher Guest comedies in the US:
Waiting For Guffman
Best In Show
A Mighty Wind
For Your Consideration