Marcus Rigsby

Underwear Ninja vs. Captain Underpants. Two enter, only one will survive.

I believe it! The younger generations are pretty open minded about music. They don’t care if it’s old, new, big label, small, etc. If they like it, they’ll listen to it.

Screenshot of Spotify Wrapped story. Reads: Andrew Bird is your top artist. You’re spent 1,112 minutes with them, which makes you a top 0.2% global fan.

Finally, we have a quantifiable measure of who artists’ actual biggest fans are. Please come to Bluesky, Andrew Bird! #spotifywrapped #topartist #andrewbird

Screenshot of Spotify Wrapped story. Reads: Your listening age is 62, since you were into music from the Late 70s. You’re an old soul.

I’m okay being called an old soul. I would only have felt called out if they’d guessed my ACTUAL age. #spotifywrapped #listeningage

Movie poster for Wicked for Good. Glinda in her bubble vehicle reaches for Elphaba’s hand. Elphaba, somewhat elevated above Glinda on her broom, reaches back. Oz and the yellow brick road form a chasm between them.

The best way to enjoy Wicked For Good is to watch the original no more than 48 hours beforehand and imagine both movies as one spectacular production. #wicked #wickedforgood #filmsky #movies

One major problem with studying the ancient writings of America is that none of them are named like “the mythology of Oaxaca” or anything that makes sense. They get named “The Paris Codex,” “The Codex Nuttall,” & “The Dresden Codex”
Names come from current collections and not sources.

At least we know he’s flammable 😆

We got through Vecna, we will get through this!

Compare the ministry of Jesus to that of these new MAGA preachers. Where in the gospels does Jesus preach deportation, homophobia, clawing back money set aside for the poor? Jesus would not recognize his own religion today.

They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression

I’m no longer a Christian, but I grew up in a church that imagined Jesus as a figure of radical love and opened its doors to everyone. This article is a nice reminder that this vision of #Christianity still exists in the world.

Just what was missing from my life. A mischievous demon bat!

Another relaxing session at Draw Your Stress Away. This is a chill guided drawing session that happens live over Zoom. Pumpkins were today's subject. That rough looking bird on the stem is a nightjar, which I added for an extra challenge. #drawing #art #nightjars #pumpkins

Lawsuit alleges ChatGPT convinced user he could 'bend time,' leading to psychosis A Wisconsin man with no previous diagnosis of mental illness is suing OpenAI and its CEO, claiming the firm's AI chatbot led him to be hospitalized for harmful delusions.

This is why we don’t have hover cars yet. The business model for all new technologies is “make it addictive.” If it doesn’t foster dependency, stockholders aren’t interested.
#AInightmares
#ChatGPT
#technology
#technews
#dystopiawriterstakenotes

Democrats had a big night. Here are 5 takeaways from the 2025 elections Democrats had a good night, winning major races including governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey and a redistricting ballot measure in California, while also confronting the future of the party.

The narrative for the last year has been that Democrats still don't get why they lost in 2024. If there's a lesson from last night, it's that Republicans still don't get why they won. The people asked for cheaper groceries, Trump focused on immigration and culture wars. That's why he's losing.

Front of a house at night decorated for Halloween. A ghost hangs from a tree, accompanied by a pair of zombie flamingo lawn ornaments and some pumpkin lights.

A table with Halloween treats, including chocolate cupcakes with milano cookie tombstones and a platter of vegetables cut to look like ghosts.

My girlfriend, her cousins, and I pose in our Nintendo-themed Halloween costumes. I’m Luigi, my girlfriend is Toad, and her cousins are Princess Daisy and Mario.

My cute girlfriend in her Toad from Mario costume, and me, the grinning goofball in back with my Luigi hat and mustache.

Friday’s Halloween party was a roaring success. Thanks, Marielle, for your vision and tireless efforts.

Nothing beats waking up rested on the first day of Standard Time, getting back the hour that Daylight Saving sucked out of my soul in March, like the evil time demon that it is.
#timechange
#autismobsessions
#fuckdaylightsaving

My roommate’s perfect traditional pumpkin and my ambitious, lopsided raccoon that came out looking angrier than I intended.
#halloween
#pumpkins
#raccoons
#jackolanterns

Cover art for The Book of the Damned by Tanith Lee. An androgynous ancient Egyptian noblewoman stands on a stone balcony, overlooking a city inspired by medieval Paris. She is flanked by gargoyles and her hands rest on two detached heads.

One of those books I'll remember liking more than I did. I could talk for hours about the world of Paradys, its history and monsters, its gender nonconforming characters, but I often felt detached from the protagonists, making parts of the book feel like a homework assignment. #books #booksky

Cover art for "Sad Cypress" by Agatha Christie. Thorny pink roses stand on an off-white background with crows circling in the distance.

If you don't plan to read all 39 Hercule Poirot books, make space on your TBR shelf for Sad Cypress. With courtroom drama and a possible death sentence at stake, it's a departure from Christie's formula. The solution caught me off guard, but it felt like a puzzle piece snapping into place.
#booksky

Trump issues a Columbus Day proclamation to 'reclaim' the explorer's legacy President Trump said "left-wing radicals" have tried to tarnish Columbus' legacy, and the proclamation is a way to preserve it. Some experts say it's a way to erase the heritage of Native Americans.

Columbus' voyage wasn't just about exploration, it was about enriching the Spanish Crown at all costs. When he realized that he hadn't discovered a route to Asia, he resorted to enslaving and brutalizing the Taino people to make a profit. If we must memorialize him, let's not gloss over his legacy.

Pencil drawing of acorns and an oak leaf hanging from a twig. A skunk looks up to sniff the acorns.

Highly recommend this chill group on Meetup called Draw Your Stress Away. It’s a free guided drawing session that meets live on Zoom once a month. The drawings are simple, but participants are encouraged to stray from the prompt and make it their own. The skunk is my own addition! #art #drawing

Marcus Rigsby's review of The Invocations 4/5: As I continue to search for a new favorite author to replace Neil Gaiman, I return to the author of House of Hollow, one of the best horror mysteries that I've ever read. Where House of Hollow b...

My full review for Invocations by Krystal Sutherland:
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Cover art for "Invocations" by Krystal Sutherland. A teenage girl with a bob haircut stares fearlessly at the reader through a stream of smoke. Two girls stand behind her. One places a supportive hand on the first girl's shoulder.

My hunt for a new favorite author to replace Gaiman led me back to Krystal Sutherland. She's a master of sensory detail, which means you smell and taste everything. Blood, vomit, decomposition. Yup. Don't try to read Invocations in one sitting, but read it! #booksky #books #horror #witchy #mystery

Me and Marielle making crazy faces and holding cubes of fudge between our teeth. There’s an empty stage and a gathering crowd in the background.

Hey! We got fudge!

Outdoor concert featuring Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit singing fervently and playing acoustic guitar.

Who should appear at Sacramento’s #farmtoforkfestival to do a solo acoustic set? Why, it’s Michael Angelakos of #passionpit, playing some old favorites and debuting a song about his cat!

Harley says thank you! 😊

Mini Australian shepherd wears an e-collar, staring back at the viewer with big, sad eyes.

Poor, poor Harley had her bladder stones removed this week, and now she must wear the cone of shame 🥺
#dogs
#coneofshame
#australianshepherd
#aussie

Trump admin 'seems to care very little about autistic people,' says advocate In making unsupported claims about autism, the Trump administration is "pointing the finger" at parents and making them feel guilty, says autism community advocate Colin Killick.

If you're the mother of an autistic child, you did nothing wrong. Don't let an administration with a pathological hatred for autistic people (and an utter contempt for science) make you think otherwise.

Acrylic painting of a warrior skunk in a lush forest. The skunk, wrapped a cape of leaves and oleanders, stands on his hind legs, clutching an enormous spear, and looks up into the treetops at a shadowy owl. The startled owl looks back with glowing red eyes. The skunk doesn’t notice the other two owls in the canopy behind him, watching him with hungry eyes.

I figured an oversized spear would be a good weapon for a warrior skunk, since owls are among skunks’ few natural predators. I also read that skunks don’t like their own stink, hence the oleander cape. #art #painting #acrylic #skunks #owls #paintsky #artsky