Kendra, normal version

"Artists peak at 30", "30 under 30", "by 30 you should" ridiculous. Arts industries capital craves young people to exploit and burn out. It doesn't want older artists thriving and guiding the young. It also doesn't want artists to exist. Stop letting cannibals tell you you only matter on a plate.

Arby's CEO fingerbanging a roast beef and cheddar

For the first time in a long time I am listening to the radio all day at work and man, I wasn't fully aware of the impact of Kpop Demon Hunters but I hear "Golden" like 3+ times a day, a number only matched by literally Taylor Swift

“At the end of the day, she didn’t sound any better than some of these ultra-conservative people who were demeaning Black and Brown folk on a regular basis,” said Rev. Rodney Sadler, a Bible scholar and longtime community activist in Charlotte. “It felt like a betrayal of the utmost.” Cunningham’s comments proved so problematic for Sadler that he said he realized that she was “no longer worthy of being our representative” and he had to run against her. “It drove me to a point of saying, ‘She needs to go, and she needs to go now,’” the 58-year-old pastor, who works at Charlotte’s Union Presbyterian Seminary, told Bolts.

this guy challenged a sitting Democratic lawmaker in yesterday's primary, angered by her pro-ICE vote, and he ousted her 70% to 22%.

boltsmag.org/north-caroli...

Publisher in 2026: Now could we have her directly address the reader to say that periods are natural and normal and to ask their parents if they have any questions about their cycle

losing a primary by FIFTY points because you backed ICE should tell everyone where the zeitgeist is right now

The stuff considered "risky" today is like baby food compared to the books getting published back then! It's such a shame

As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann! Haven't finished it yet so I can't speak for the whole thing but it's really good. Massive trigger warnings for basically everything you can imagine

When a fictional character behaves in a way unbecoming of his station...

I wish I could unknow the myriad ways people can read work in bad faith. I wish I could be wiped clean of the inexplicable takes people will have and the way they will hold you responsible for them. Let me write a truly nasty guy, unchained by dumbasses

It's so nice to read a book written 25 years ago featuring a truly flawed and reprehensible protagonist knowing the author never had to come online and spoon feed the story to readers incapable of not treating fiction like a book of manners

Aka a shit ton of people cancelled their Nitro's (imagine paying for discord lmao) and it tanked their perceived value right before IPO

If you cancelled your Nitro, proud of you, don't resubscribe. If you still have Nitro (why?), still cancel it.

I was, shall we say, “slightly resistant” to receiving help after this money was stolen from me, but I’ve been sufficiently cowed by friends privately chewing me out for shame and pride. Dylan has kindly offered to do this for me, and many others have wanted to help directly. Options in replies.

Ghost of Yotei star: 'workers need more protections' in game development 'If you're watching this, if you're like me, please demand that the workers are treated fairly.'

Ghost of Yotei star: 'workers need more protections' in game development

Sentona Games stole $24,000 worth of labor from this writer and now refuses to pay her what she's owed.

Ilja Immler and Andrea Glavačević Jakubi are listed as the co-founders of Sentona Games.

Do not do work for Sentona Games. Do not do work with Ilja Immler or Andrea Jakubi.

Mind you these workers are specifically Kenyan workers who are made to view and annotate the absolute worst things created by man and machine for extremely low pay and absolutely no support or care from Meta for the trauma they endure every day at work

It is true that he has absolutely no real views whatsoever but that's actually really helpful in this situation, because you should take it as a clear sign and a win if someone with no beliefs feels the wind is blowing in your direction.

Please share if u do!!!

An overflowing trash can on a sidewalk in the foreground of a DASH bus that is labeled "All-Electric Bus"

Beautiful little poem happening here

Rude Tales of Magic is the best and funniest D&D podcast and they are starting a new arc. Yes its funnier than the one you are thinking of

Meet The Unconventional Publishers Trying To Unfuck The Games Industry Developers turned publishers like Innersloth and Pocketpair are leveraging their success to help other indie games thrive.

Anyway all of this is endemic of the mode through which we monetize video game development. It's shifted to offloading risk from the wealthy publisher that can afford it (tencent) to the poorer developer that cannot (wildlight)
we don't have to make games like that
aftermath.site/indie-game-p...

Oh my god, what a nightmare!! I hope you're healing up and resting lots

Gaming pro from Cameroon detained by ICE for deportation An Oxon Hill-based computer gaming champion is facing deportation, and his family says his life would be in peril in his native Cameroon.

He thought it was a routine ICE check-in. Now his family fears he’ll be deported to a country where he is not safe.

Letting Fetterman score clean dunks like this is a threat to national security

Don't let them kill free speech, call your reps ahead of Thursday when bills including KOSA will be discussed again

When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2007, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2017, the US president was born in 1946.

And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.

A comic page from The Witch Wolf - Elle walks through a misty manor as a disembodied voice welcomes her home.

The Witch Wolf - Chapter 4: Part 4 is live!

Elle wanders a strange manor, but who is calling to her? What shadows follow her steps? 🥀

Read at thewitchwolf.org!

The Witch Wolf: a webcomic about love & magic by Dani Carr & Bree Williams

Interview: Kel McDonald reveals inspiration for THE CITY BETWEEN webcomic The City Between Kel McDonald reflects on the story's origin and inspirations, including its world-building and structure.

Interview: Kel McDonald reveals inspiration for THE CITY BETWEEN webcomic

The City Between Kel McDonald reflects on the story's origin and inspirations, including its world-building and structure.

If my girl @lillywachowski.bsky.social is steering something, you can bet it has the goods. Now, more than ever, we need a cinema by and for the queers.