Sigrid Ellis

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Whatever name it goes by, it is deadly!

When I found out that my eldest still likes and listens to some of the songs I put on my tweens' playlists, well, let me assure you, I felt validated! Validated by The Youth!

I have listened to those, they are excellent.

‘Aggressively provocative’: first screening of Saltburn director’s Wuthering Heights gets mixed reaction An early test showing of the forthcoming Brontë adaptation starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi reveals film features horse rein sex, suggestive egg yolks and necrophile nuns

@carriempruett.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...

Death Does Not Bind: The Generational Trauma of War in Weimar Germany and Chamberlain's England as seen in Return of the King

In this paper I shall-

A Lesser Son of Greater Sires: Theoden King and the Role of the Past in a World of Transformation

In this paper I shall-

Friends to Lovers to Enemies: The All-Too-Human Arc of Sauruman the Wise and Gandalf the Grey

In this paper I shall-

Mervyn Bunter and Samwise Gamgee: Batmen and their Officers in the Second World War as Processed in Fiction

In this paper I shall-

I would like to read a book/watch a YouTube series about Wellness Influencers of History. It would cover the individuals who promulgated health fads (often deadly!) from the Ancient World Classical, etc., and not solely focusing on Western/European Diaspora folks.

Tell me if this is a thing!

Ayup.

Okay, here's my hottest hot take:

I love the texting emojis that animate across my entire phone screen. Just love 'em. Angry fire burst? Love it. Party balloon animals? Love it. I use them constantly and preferentially choose the emojis with the big animations.

Sixty years ago today Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act.

Crucial exemption allows majority of Canadian and Mexican goods to be shipped to US without tariffs A key carve-out for Canada and Mexico shields the vast majority of goods from the punishing duties, even though U.S.

apnews.com/article/trum...

Perfect birthday.

Perhaps also watch Challengers, Promising Young Woman, Ripley (miniseries)!

(Not sarcasm! I might watch some of those this evening!)

YouTube video by Scripps News Raw Footage: Montgomery, Alabama riverfront brawl

Happy two-year anniversary of the Alabama Boat Brawl!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=napV...

Solidarity

The vast majority of US adults are stressed about grocery costs, an AP-NORC poll finds A new poll finds the vast majority of U.S. adults are feeling some stress about the cost of groceries, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs rema...

It's not just you.

apnews.com/article/poll...

Oh, dang, I missed that you were moving to Canada!

I'm sorry you have to leave the UK, and congratulations on finding a good-enough place to land, and I hope the actual physical move goes completely smoothly.

Wrecks & Violets by Mehitobel Wilson Cimarron Street Books is pleased to bring you Wrecks & Violets — Mehitobel Wilson’s newest and biggest collection of flammable short fiction....

Which reminds me - if you want your own chonky copy of the Splatterpunk Award Nominated (!!!) Wrecks & Violets, snag it here! cimarronstreetbooks.bigcartel.com/product/wrec...

Hah!!

I love watching strong people break and heal.

Ortegas from Strange New Worlds and her current episode (s) situation.

I was doing some reading about the closure of the deminimus loophole and thinking about direct impacts on a couple of sites. The obvious one that most people are aware of is Etsy.

Sure it isn't what it once was, and doing enough searches to really figure out if that particular item is
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I credit the PPFT for murdering all the joy I had as a child in physical prowess.

Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test, a rite of passage for schoolchildren for decades President Donald Trump has reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children. This test, a staple in schools since 1966, was phased out during the Obama administration.

The flashbacks I just had ....

apnews.com/article/trum...

Flights and Tights: Episode 9: Superman (2025) We're back! Superman makes a triumphant return to the big screen and Jess and Rebecca make an even triumphanter return to podcasting about him. Spoiler: we finally believe a man can fly.

Flights and Tights is BACK, baybee! @puzzleboat.bsky.social and I make our glorious return to Being Right About Superman with a podcast about Superman 2025 that is longer than the actual movie. LIKE THE PEOPLE DEMANDED! flightsandtights.libsyn.com/episode-9-su...

New Smithsonian exhibit highlights American fairs, including crop art, butter from Minnesota An August exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, inspired by Minnesota’s State Fair traditions, will highlight American craft through artworks like crop art, butter sculptures and textiles.

Crop art in the Smithsonian!

Crop art in the Smithsonian!!!

Good heavens, I love crop art.

www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

Whenever you encounter middle of the road folks or conservatives, that's the true thing we can discuss with them; the President is using our government to hide his activities with the child rapist sex trafficker.

I am *ashamed* of my government. And right now, so are conservatives.

I try to not talk politics here. This is my space for hearing how my friends are doing. My happy space.

But I really want my progressive liberal friends to keep banging the drum: our President condoned the child rapist sex trafficker and is using the entire federal govt to cover it up.

Woohoo