βIf a woman dares to show herself in public in any way, then she can and will be sexually harassed with the aid of genAI-driven tools that can easily turn her face into highly realistic pornographyβ is an absolute red-alarm human rights disaster
05.01.2026 03:02 β π 3634 π 1129 π¬ 27 π 22
"If you don't call me cool and give me my lil award I'll kill as many people as possible out of spite" really does appear to be the driving animus of everyone in this administration and its adjacent oligarchy.
05.01.2026 03:28 β π 3458 π 747 π¬ 88 π 13
"Deterrence logic is normalized in security debates. In such a context, the risk is not outright forgetting, but dilution. Memory becomes ceremonial and detached from contemporary decision-making."
05.01.2026 13:33 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Filthy Matters | Los Angeles Review of Books
Calvin Gimpelevich writes on the history and politics of public bathrooms, in this essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47, βSecurity.β
"So you see, the elimination of bodily wastes, in an architectural space shared with others, has always been fraught."
Calvin Gimpelevich for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social:
29.12.2025 15:20 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1
Like the Jon Favreau directed Lion King "live action" remake (2019) which is a shot-for-shot of 1998's The Lion King filmed entirely in the uncanny valley at release was the 7th highest grossing film internationally OF ALL TIME and a ton of people dont even know it exists
27.12.2025 17:15 β π 40 π 4 π¬ 2 π 0
The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World
How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World
The really interesting dystopia is happening next door with the "real life" shot for shot remakes of the Disney Renaissance movies. You can read a whole chapter of history and theorizing about that shit in The Extended Universe! (Out in April!) bookshop.org/a/5522/97988...
27.12.2025 17:09 β π 43 π 10 π¬ 1 π 0
florida seems like a terrible place to live
27.12.2025 16:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
'With the sleeve illustration based on the found art of a packet of fireworks, hand-made collage ran through much of their work, but also reflected their combinations of contradictory styles of music.'
The Beta Band - The Three E.P.βs is No 62 in tQ's Reissues etc of 2025 Chart
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27.12.2025 16:00 β π 19 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Facebook for iPhone in 2009
Facebook for iPhone in 2009
#MobileAppHistory
27.12.2025 16:27 β π 80 π 18 π¬ 3 π 0
So many Potters are George Baileys in their own mind, thatβs part of the problem
26.12.2025 05:32 β π 57 π 11 π¬ 1 π 0
retvrn
25.12.2025 20:15 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
as she continues her redemption arc, let's never forget this
25.12.2025 20:13 β π 14 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0
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25.12.2025 19:49 β π 61 π 10 π¬ 1 π 0
Join me for Hearty White's Miracle Christmas Special on WFMU @wfmu.bsky.social a classic flashback episode with brand new Christmas songs! Christmas night at 6pm eastern. Perfect for putting on and leaving to make it sound like someone's home while you look at lights or get chinese food.
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Opinion | Martin Scorsese: βRob Reiner Was My Friendβ
I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
25.12.2025 18:17 β π 3112 π 858 π¬ 73 π 51
going to the chocolate fountain at guy fieri's golden corral
25.12.2025 18:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Two stacks of AK Press published books sit on top of a black surface, with an out-of-focus pallet of book boxes in the background.
It's the most wonderful time of the year: the AK Press 50% off sale! Get ALL of our published titlesβplus all AK merchβhalf price, now through 9am on 1/1. Start the new year off with some new reads: www.akpress.org/published-by...
25.12.2025 17:59 β π 71 π 35 π¬ 0 π 3
"That dumbass baby couldnβt redeem a ham sandwich.β
25.12.2025 18:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Marsha P. Johnson in her Christmas tiara is all I want for Christmas. This Polaroid was taken in Randy Wicker's lighting store in 1988. Another treasure from the NY LGBT Community Center archives. π
25.12.2025 18:02 β π 43 π 10 π¬ 0 π 0
save the date for FRUITCAKE EIGHT!
Baltimore's quarterly queer reading series in collaboration with fifth wheel press, especially for AWP 2026
Thursday 3/5/26, Ottobar Upstairs (2549 N Howard)
our gift to you today: your thursday #AWP26 plans
i am FERAL waiting to announce this lineup; you're welcome in advance
25.12.2025 17:37 β π 22 π 5 π¬ 2 π 3
The dad rock that made me a woman by Niko Stratis
Today's read is @nikostratis.com's recent memoir! It's been long enough since my memoir binge in the fall that I'm feeling refreshed on the genre, let's give it a spin~
25.12.2025 17:38 β π 98 π 12 π¬ 3 π 1
The Pope also cited Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso and Congo
25.12.2025 17:12 β π 287 π 81 π¬ 5 π 1
he sees you when youβre sleeping: the santopticon
25.12.2025 13:21 β π 58 π 8 π¬ 1 π 0
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