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A US paperback edition of Frank Herbert's 'The Eyes of Heisenberg'

A UK paperback edition of Frank Herbert's 'The Eyes of Heisenberg'

A French edition of Frank Herbert's 'The Eyes of Heisenberg'

A French paperback edition of Frank Herbert's 'The Eyes of Heisenberg'

Frank Herbert sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/herber... died on this day, so here are some of the covers to his "The Eyes of Heisenberg" (Artist: [seems to be Paul Lehr], Ian Miller, Éric Scala and Jean-Claude Hadi):

It's back apparently! (I only know about this event from the Les Blank movie, Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers.)

The number of full-time statehouse reporters at U.S. newspapers has declined 34% since 2014 There are 245 newspaper reporters who cover the statehouse full time in 2022 in the United States, down from 374 in 2014.

The Washington Post news reminded me of this study on the collapse of coverage of state capitols: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

I DELETED THE STARBUCKS APP #DeleteTheApp to show Starbucks that you stand with baristas, not billion-dollar companies.

Your reminder that Starbucks baristas are still ON STRIKE.

So our call to action is simple: Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp bit.ly/deletetheapp

Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙

The ProPublica Guild is Ready to Strike for a Fair Contract — ProPublica Guild The ProPublica Guild is prepared to strike. We have shown up and compromised at the bargaining table for more than two years, but our newsroom’s management has slow-walked negotiations , offering w...

1/ READY TO STRIKE: More than 80% of our members signed a pledge saying we are prepared to strike unless @propublica.org agrees to a fair contract.
www.propublicaguild.org/updates/the-...

This is a really interesting (and sad) story.

www.npr.org/sections/hea...

Cover to a French edition of Paul Auster's 'Moon Palace'

Cover to Paul Auster's 'Moon Palace'

Cover to a Spanish edition of Paul Auster's 'Moon Palace'

Cover to a French edition of Paul Auster's 'Mr Vertigo' (not the greatest quality unfortunately)

Paul Auster sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/auster... was born on this day, so here are some of his book covers (2nd by 'Grez', couldn't identify the other artists):

Captain Kirk and an enormous tribble from the animated series

Apparently I can't even look at Dominos.co.uk without a VPN? To whom do I apply for pizza asylum?

I was going to just let this roll past but today is pizza night around these parts (i.e. my apartment) and, uh, corn is not on the list of menu options. (Though I am a fan of tossing a whole fried egg on top of a leftover slice the next morning, so who am I etc.)

A starfield. At lower left, a bright star, and a smaller companion. Home.

See that larger white blob at lower left, and the smaller blob to its right?

That's Earth and the Moon.

Photographed from the orbit of Mercury.

Powerful Bidet Blasts Hole Clean Through Man

Powerful Bidet Blasts Hole Clean Through Man

The news desertification of America is catastrophic on the scale of the 1930s Dust Bowl.

Cover for Umberto Eco's "Los Tres Astronautas"

Cover for Umberto Eco's "The Book of Legendary Lands"

Another cover for Umberto Eco's "The Book of Legendary Lands"

Cover for Umberto Eco's "The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana"

Umberto Eco sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/eco_um... was born on this day, so here's some of his book covers (Artist: 1st by Juan Marchesi; couldn't identify the others, but 4th by various and I feel I should know the 3rd):

White House   Maid Shrieks After Spotting    Melania  On Ceiling

White House   Maid Shrieks After Spotting    Melania  On Ceiling https://theonion.com/white-house-maid-shrieks-after-spotting-melania-on-ceiling/

Haha ok sure. Very normal Seahawks game.

YouTube video by ParticleMen They Might Be Giants - Santa's Beard (Official Audio)

Santa's Beard. youtu.be/xKBk4aP4-nE

Plus there's a Skippers right across the street.

Cover to Philip K Dick's "Eine Handvoll Dunkelheit" (aka "A Handful of Darkness")

Cover to Philip K Dick's "Cosmic Puppets"

Cover to Philip K Dick's "Time Out of Joint"

Cover to Philip K Dick's "Zeit aus den Fugen" (aka "Time Out of Joint")

Philip K Dick sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/dick_p... was born on this day, so here are some covers to his books, originally published 1955-1959 (artist: Johnny Bruck, Ed Valigursky, Doug Beekman and Klaus Dill):

ARTIST ROOMS Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008

Lawrence Weiner, TUCKED IN AT THE CORNERS, 1988
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1078539

Untitled
https://botfrens.com/collections/25/contents/4930

Well, not really, I just don't use the star system anymore. Anyway it looks great.

I've underrated Prometheus here.

I would love to know what went on behind the scenes here to make this happen.

Impressive run of terrible news this week, honestly.

YouTube video by Elastica Elastica - Generator (live on Later With Jools Holland)

Music streamers are bad, but they're right to say this was an Elastica heavy year for me.
youtu.be/hn4aTvamQIk?...

That Children of Men scene with Guernica and David now seems too optimistic.

Charlie Kirk's death is tearing MAGA apart - Salon.com The killing of the Turning Point USA founder didn’t unify the base — it triggered infighting

I wrote this before Candace Owens accused the Macrons of trying to kill her.

But it's a good example of what I'm talking about. There's an all-out war in MAGA to be the Next Big Thing, and it's encouraging nutty behavior to get clicks.

www.salon.com/2025/11/24/c...