Edward Austin Hall

'Yes' is a good answer here.

Great (smart) handle you have there.

/This/ guy woulda survived the whole Ewok fluster cluck . . .

Nice try. I know a cat wizard manipulating an infant universe when I see one.

Colonel George Hardy, rest in power.

Whereas the /en/ dash . . .

Personally, I consider the em dash to be the girder of English-language punctuation: long, steely, and reassuringly sturdy.

/Wow/!

The giant squid anti-press room (ahem) missed the boat this time.

Many happy, healthy returns, @nicolaz.bsky.social!

Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?' President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack."

This is an absolutely extraordinary, revelatory quote. Why is the NBC affiliate in Portland the only place reporting it? www.kgw.com/article/news...

How had I never heard of /this/ pairing!?!

Years ago, I edited an online journal's issue devoted to awful, ugly, and surprisingly delicious food. Thus, I'm loath to help dogpile the crepuscular massacrapple, but I will saddle it with that horrid nickname.

1] Science fiction

2] Comics

3] Steely Dan

Both possible. Walking in the dessert? A well-known kink. Eating desert? A disorder that stems from a massive silicon deficiency.

Fret not.

@wiswell.bsky.social, I'm a copy editor, and every now and then, a homonym will sneak past me, too.

What matters is that you (or your editor) can catch it before it reaches a page or screen.

Put another way: We /all/ need editors.

Subtlety of context for sound? Yeah, that's a job for a person.

Reminds me what was called /rhamphorhynchus/ when I was wee.

So saddened by this news, @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social.

Kitties that prairie dog are rare birds indeed.

How I'd /love/ to attend!

Wiseguy (TV Series 1987–1990) ⭐ 7.8 | Crime, Drama, Mystery 1h | TV-14

Fans of /Breaking Bad/ and /Better Call Saul/, take note: You can finally see what seem to be unbowdlerized eps of the show that /made/ Jonathan Banks. /Wiseguy/ is streaming on Amazon now, with the original source music intact!

www.imdb.com/title/tt0092...

/Defenders/ #50, wrap-up of 'Who Remembers Scorpio,' the first real masterpiece of superhero comics.

As Shalom Auslander tells us, 'God Is a Big Happy Chicken.'

😞

What's really funny is that the essay itself also appears in the far more affordable /Deals with the Devil and Other Reasons to Riot/. I, too, am glad that the pamphlet is a desirable rarity, though—especially because 'Mad at Miles' is essential reading in this misogyny-plagued world.

'/You/ are a senator.'

Hey, @sarahgailey.bsky.social, any chance your includes a stop in Atlanta?

Maybe so, but did you know you turned Pearl Cleage's self-published version of /Mad at Miles/ into a sought-after collectible!?!

So charming, @nickharkaway.com!

Sigh.

My flavorite editions of these books, @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social.

A perfect mix of gorgeous and gruesome!