Mark Ampersand

it's absolutely critical to understand in this moment that people aren't largely reacting to who Charlie Kirk was as a person, but who they knew him as because of what tiny pieces of him got clipped out and stuck in their newsfeeds.

The Internet: A Haiku.

It went in my cart,
But then shipping was too high.
Unsubscribe me, please.

I mean, he’d have to have a thought first…

If they can’t handle us at sandwiches, what are they going to do when the milkshakes come out?!

I’m so tired of “How to watch in order” lists. They are neither clever or necessary.

But Paul! Surely we need to check in with all the old white guys first to make sure they don’t want to have a go?! I’d hate for them to miss out!

@travisjj.bsky.social I have a feeling I’m a day late, but Happy Birthday to you! I hope it was a good one.

AI filmmaking and storytelling is punk rock. It’s hip hop. It’s counterculture. It’s a new type of creativity. It’s a new medium. It’s hated by the mainstream film and art establishment. It resists ideology. It ignores gate keeping. It’s uncomfortable. It’s scary. It’s viral. It’s accessible. It’s refreshing. It’s welcoming. It’s here.

AI filmmaking is peeing. It’s pooping. It’s throwing up. It’s a new kind of liquid coming out. It’s hated by the establishment. It’s what goes in the toilet. It’s wet. It’s what’s in the bathroom.

But Trav! What about the free red wine and canopies?! Where are you going to go for those?!

Ah fuck, that sucks. I’m so sorry to hear it.

@felixmeister.bsky.social Oi! Happy Birthday Ol’ Chum!! I hope you’re having a good one and life is treating you well!

some dumb shit head writing bullshit

Women are lagging behind on going bankrupt on DraftKings, drinking themselves to death, and fist-fighting anyone who looks at them funny on the subway but they can catch up.

nah think i will continue to do my writing and thinking in-house and not atrophy my brain to send faster emails

This man has replaced his friends with AI in his social life and has replaced himself with AI at work. At what point do the wealthy realize they can do this because their lives have no value, and this does not translate to the rest of society?

This looks suspiciously like a promo for an upcoming ABC dramady-slash-murder mystery called Broadmeadow.

Zodiac is a comfort watch for me too! I will check out Conclave based on this recommendation.

There Will Be Blood is another one that feels like a warm blanket to me. It’s so soothing.

I love them dearly but the hours between after school and bed time are struggle city

It’s great living in a neurodiverse house. The combinations of all our wacky traits are so fun! For instance, extraneous noises make it hard for me to focus on anything. Meanwhile one of my child’s current stims is humming so there is literally noise coming out of them all of the time please kill me

I love my job as the guy who adds a fake “keep me signed in” checkbox to every website that does nothing

Mark Zuckerberg in a chain and white t-shirt like a nerd trying to play a rapper in an updated high school production of West Side Story

how are we supposed to believe this guy is an expert in friendship when he clearly doesn’t have any friends close enough to tell him that he looks like life coach for sex offenders

I think that by far the greatest and most overlooked convenience mobile phones have given us is always having a torch with you.

When Clive Barker was working on the MUMMY remake for Universal in the early '90s, he had a trans character in the script, and when the studio vetoed it, he basically said "I really can't stress how much I don't need to fucking make THE MUMMY" and left.

@mckelvie.bsky.social I just finished listening to In Dark Corners today. Your Dad is amazing. So grateful to have people like him in the world.

Amazing, thanks!

I really want to see this! Maybe a stupid question, but is it suitable for kids?

My favourite part of Budget day is hearing how amateur economist and part time Olympic high diving judge Garry from Toowoomba could’ve done it better.

I have this open in a tab on my phone for any time I need cheering up. I have read it a lot recently.

I Played 'The Boys Are Back in Town' on a Bar Jukebox Until I Got Kicked Out The boys were back in town, but I was out of the bar, because they asked me to leave.

happy 10th anniversary (!!) to the greatest blog that ever blogged

*hugs* to you sir. I hope it passes quickly for you.

We see this a lot in Australia. There’s an impression that whatever we have currently isn’t working, or there isn’t a perceivable difference between the two main parties, so why not vote the other one in.

It’s a fucking nightmare.