Ben Klug

there is a company called Hotlix that makes novelty food products out of edible insects and I'm afraid you are not prepared for how funny their "dessert scorpion" looks

Gerontocracy rarely survives
first contact with the enemy

this is how we save malls in america

"Larry Summers solicited and received Jeffery Epstein's advice on sexually approaching his mentee" I mean COME THE FUCK ON.

ye ever wanty just wrap yersel up in tin foil nice and cosy and then just fucking get right inty the microwave and blow yersel up tae fuck

Got the latest guidance from the American Academy of Everyday Speech and I'm sorry to report we are being ordered back to "doggos" and "puppers". Not exactly surprising given the recent relaxation on "neurospicy" but hugely unwelcome nonetheless

Why do we bash 'deathtrap' fortresses full of swinging blades, man-serpents, and giant rolling balls; but we never question if the chosen hero simply had bad vibes? Or is just unpleasant to be around?

Well, I've got chat open (as of now, I hadn't realized it was closed), so feel free

Since it's hopefully an academic article in the next year or two, provided things go well, I'd prefer to chat in DMs or Discord, but would love to do so

I'm currently turning over a research project on recent Omelas-posting culture, including the '24 Nebula winner and a few other writing-backs, and I'm afraid I'm going to have to screenshot this for that purpose. (get at me on discord if you want the working thesis of that whole thing)

The Omeliad. The Omelyssey. Omelewulf. Omelabharata. The Omelas Sutra. The Song of Omeland. The Pentaomelas. The Omelas Talmud. The Dictionary of Omelas. Omelamorphosis. Omelasdejing.

made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow

That was Bill Kristol, and we're happy enough to have him. Now we mine the waters.

OK -- this is a long shot -- but does *anyone* have a copy of either of these two books about Lin Carter? (in the thread) They are hellishly difficult to find; I can't even find them from used sellers or on auction sites at any price!

The image depicts a Reddit post on the r/game boy thread GBA SP with 162,000mwh replaceable battery DeWalt themed

Something I wish got challenged more often in this “men in crisis” discourse is the blithe assumption (or sometimes outright assertion!) that everyone’s boss is a woman now. “Women now dominate white collar work and corporate management roles.” No they don’t. That just isn’t true.

the scramble for GOP hopefuls to distance themselves from Trump as the ship goes down is going to be crazy and the most important thing to do is sink all the lifeboats

none of them are allowed to escape his legacy

Self pity backer spike! Wooooo?

I remain mad that they have yet to end a metroid game with Samus being arrested and carted off to space jail accompanied by the title card "The last Metroid is in captivity. The galaxy is at peace."

I will say it again; the Democrats need openly create a list of civil servants called the Dirty Dozen that will be subject to impeachment in 2026, The Constitution provides that “… all civil Officers of the United States” are subject to removal from office upon impeachment.”

By turning it into a cultural issue rather than a material one with only one cogent side

FOR THE WIDOWS / FOR THE DOLLS / TIL I'VE ROBBED THE PALACE HALLS / TIL ALL THESE SHERIFFS FALL / AH SHOOT SHOOT MASTER ARCHER / AH SHOOT SHOOT GOOD MAN

steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back

DJT clearly has no idea how the math works in the house because cutting lose two members of your own party is literally existential

there was this review a while back, can't even remember which album or band it was for, that included a sentence like "vampyric, which, let's be honest, here means french" and I haven't been able to get it out of my head

a “Space Force”, if you will

The only thing that's interesting about Nuzzi is the story of how an amoral careerist with no interest in policy and abysmal ethics became an acclaimed national political reporter. But rather than tell that story, the entire media seems desperate to play a part in it.

I mean this sincerely and I'm not shoehorning my interests: a big reason why (most) Tokimeki Memorials are so beloved in Japan and worth studying for their relationship mechanics as they slowly get translated is precisely because they offer such tall mountains to climb in their lead love interests.

Trump just told reporters on Air Force One that he hasn’t ruled out a pardon for Ghislane Maxwell