Ben Hellmann

Amen. I had the first issue of Weirdo when I was 13. The Subgenius pamphlets he reprinted definitely made an impression

Live From Austin: Behind the Curtain of ‘Saturday Night Live’ The Harry Ransom Center's exhibition is a treasure trove of archival material.

The first thing you see when you walk inside the Harry Ransom Center is the Gutenberg Bible.

Keep going and you’ll encounter another marvel: one of the boxes from SNL's “Dick in a Box.” https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/saturday-night-live-ransom-center-exhibition-review/

One simple trick…

Mickey Mouse in chains surprised to see a canister labeled “Opium”

Now I'm beginning to doubt that you're the "President" of Europe!

Maybe it’s like how they announce the selection of a pope: black garbage bags only = no new president

Good morning! The cover is by Gary Panter.

Developing an alt text button for images on my website | James' Coffee Blog Mastodon shows an Alt button in the bottom right of images that have associated alt text. This button, when clicked, shows the alt text the author has written for the image.

Struggling with image accessibility? James shows how he built an alt text button to make websites more inclusive. Practical, simple, and share-worthy!

jamesg.blog/2025/08/17/a...

#DigitalAccessibility #InclusiveDesign #WebDev #AltText #A11y #UX #WebAccessibility #AccessibilityMatters

Two bumper stickers that say: ASK ME ABOUT MY RICH INNER LIFE KEEP HONKING! I'M LISTENING TO JOHN CAGE'S 4:33 AND YOU'RE A PART OF THE PIECE NOW

Seen in the wild in Portland, Oregon!

I think now after every horrible thing that happens instead of advising people to pray we should all be saying “if you are religious, no matter what god you pray to, tell him to cut the shit”

...and not even the good half

Meatloaf reference ftw

Last year I passed a liquor store in Cranston, RI, with announcements in the window that he was doing a meet and greet for some ‘merkin-themed product.
That bummed me out.

You say that like it's not the plan

The Last Mastodon - Believer Magazine I hesitate a moment at Stanford University’s Special Collections desk. “I got in touch about seeing the Constellation? The newspaper from 1859?” I ask Tim Noakes, the library’s head of public services...

“The trick to steam-powered piracy, then, was somehow to cram a book into a newspaper.”

— @paulcollins.bsky.social on the history IP theft via “mastodon” newspapers

www.thebeliever.net/the-last-mas...

Deep cut

The butterfly ballot effect, if you will

Totally. "Let's rally the troops! To make us seem like a viable party for donors."
And maybe that's the whole game. I'm a sap for expecting more.

We have rules like "If this sock can stand up on its own, it might need to be washed next month."

They're absolute nihilists. They won't live to suffer the worst, so they're happy to make the cash now.

On my app at least the options are stacked. Maybe their thumb slipped.

Wide view of a city with a pink goo running through its streets. Someone off panel says, “Finally, the whole city will be BURIED in CHERRY GELATIN!“

Got banned from reviews because of jokes I made nine years ago

They're self-serving.

Look, I was 17 when his hearings took place. I got to learn about "Long Dong Silver" in real time.
Also, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion released a version of their first album on a label called Pubic Pop Can, directly referencing the hearings

I just wanted to give an extra tip of my hat for that perfect analogy

Sky-writer following his inner Bob Ross. Some whimsical clouds doing their own thing. No judgment

Totally underrated tribute band