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I might be a little less distrustful of AI if the dudes promoting it, supporting it, insisting on it, and advocating for it weren’t the worst fucking people on the planet.

This is just state barbarism. Nothing less.

feeling this hard -- i am so glad that there is an actual conversation that's taking place around cornell, and that survivors coming forward isn't being dismissed as 'woke 1' or whatever the fuck. and it's also hard to ignore that we've been here before, in the recent past, and nothing changed.

If you ever see my ass standing like this, unplug me and plug me back in.

True story: An influence on Mystery Science Theater 3000. It has a guy trapped in space with robot friends.

True story: An influence on Mystery Science Theater 3000. It has a guy trapped in space with robot friends.

If you are the sort of dude who has misgivings about these discussions surrounding sexual assault or feels the need to say “not all men”, I implore you to develop some platonic female relationships. You’ll find out REAL QUICK how carefully curated a bubble you’re in and how often this shit happens.

This historic image is the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima of MAGA idiocy

"Well, I'm proud to say that you lot have officially taken second place to the Americans in the Premier League of numpty knobs."

The fact that Schmitt’s team alerted the media to be ready for drama is the part that too few of you are focusing on. I did PR for years. It would have been a big deal, had it proceeded as planned. That it didn’t, for the precise reasons it didn’t, is revelatory. It speaks to incompetence.

In prison, the only thing lower than a rapist is a pedophile. In the Republican Party, the only thing lower than a rapist or a pedophile is…everyone else. 2026 fucking sucks, man.

People were ecstatic about the JCO tweet on the left then freaked out about the one on the right a few hrs later. As ever, if you can’t take her at her “wrong” you don’t deserve her at her sublime. Frankly, taken together, I think they’re a great argument against AI. Chaotic, human, messy.

The man who boasts that his editor son (who works for him) watched LAWRENCE OF ARABIA on a phone, and who designs his company product to be background noise, doesn’t understand what people like about movies.

Ah, it's that magical time of year when the leaves start to change, a chill takes to the air, and late night hosts switch from making jokes about the Mets to making jokes about the Jets.

Thank god Robert Pattinson didn’t take his advice

Somebody wake up green day

If you’re not opposed to capital punishment in principle, oppose it in practice.

Coyote vs. Acme is funny, entertaining, and a prime example of one of my favorite film genres: Martha Kelly movies. (Yup, tagging you, @marthakelly.bsky.social, to let you know once again how much I love you.)

If there’s any good news to be gleaned from the past week, it’s that between Iced Coffee at interviews, Choosin’ Texas, Cornell, and Hawkeyes-gate, you-know-who seems to have completely lost his ability to maintain himself as the main character. Even his base doesn’t fucking care anymore. Mojo gone.

He could have transitioned to politics and made American into a Scientologist nation

Michael Dougherty is bringing Halloween icon SAM back to life this October with brand new animated shorts, illustrations, artist collaborations, merchandise, and more! We've got the scoop: bloody-disgusting.com/the-further/...

Be sure to check out the latest issue of Fangoria and be first to hear about our latest, crazy project - the one I’ve been hinting at being unlike anything anyone has quite done before. Me + Scott + Ethan. News dropping soon for everyone else!

shout out to all the men logging in to say "i do not support grape, sorry y'all algorithm thing"

That feel when you google someone everyone is mad at only to read the posts that made everyone mad.

Eva, having attained sole possession of the chaise, mourns that there are no more kingdoms to conquer

What's the latest on 28 YEARS LATER: PART III? Danny Boyle tells Variety that it's going to happen. "Quite when I’m not sure, but there’s a script – a very good script by Alex Garland." "[It will have] a lot of Cillian Murphy in it."

Workmen are in and out of the new house today, so I’ve set up a temporary home office. Not a bad view.

HBO Max always has the best category escalations.

Never been more convinced that Taylor Swift would benefit from therapy and that I, an untrained rando, should be her therapist.

Guys, I'm googling "Terrible Aaron Sorkin Freebasing Accident" and not finding anything???

Invoking Bill Clinton is a sure-fire way to not get my vote. An endorsement from Steve Bannon is another. Newsom's really cooking, man.

How to dress a cat Step 1 Find a cat that likes to be dressed

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social & other leaders need to understand that if anyone on the Democrat side even SUGGESTS we just "move on" from this evil era, they will be vilified as bought-and-sold quislings THEY MUST BE PUNISHED

I am tired of space heroes being American and space villains being push Brits. We should take it in turns. First round Space heroes are Jamaican, space villains are Belgian

They might get a few more years of success out of Marvel as long as they stick to the familiar characters. But I think Star Wars is basically done. Ditto Pixar, which can't get traction with original projects. If the thene parks can't sell themselves anymore, I'd say they're in real trouble.

I saw a “doctor” over zoom and it was obvious she was gonna give me anything I asked for so I found another dr that required a long, in person test. Still waiting on the results but if that doesn’t get me a prescription I’m going back to that first dr

NEON is also making their own SCP Foundation movie project, @deadline.com reports. The open-source project will release in theaters next year, competing with A24's V/H/S/SCP project. "Neon expressed its commitment to releasing its film under the Creative Commons license CC BY-SA."

So this is like my part-time job now, right? Writing reviews of every doctor, business, and service I use?

I certainly hope not the Ed Sheeran type of selling out. I am kidding of course -- have a good one y'all!

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New TV spot for CRYSTAL LAKE. All episodes premiere October 15. The woods are off limits...

Was really glad Katherine talked to me for this piece, and I think back on this interview often!

gotta light?

??? I’m a swing voter & this is weird. What’s wrong with this man. I want to vote Republican but maybe I can’t now? Because of this guy?

I am looking for a sci-fi or fantasy portrayal of a matriarchal society that is NOT: -Angel One (LARGE WOMEN, tiny men) or Amazonian -Women alone have a supernatural or superior power / Earth Mother / priestess religion -Based on bees -Extraordinary gender imbalance

I do read romance and it's not monolithic, e.g. you can find almost any genre represented under this umbrella. and though there are tropes and a few hard rules - like the happily ever after - there's no set formula. never forget it's okay to shut the fuck up about something you know nothing about.

KAREN HILL (voiceover): And that's the hardest part. Today everything is different. Can’t even get decent TV. Right after I got here I saw a local listing for The Jazz Singer and it turned out to be the Neil Diamond version. I get to live the rest of my life as a schnook.

My bathroom decor theme shall be Jules Verne/sea monster/kraken and I had a really funny idea of putting a glowy realistic angler fish decal in the medicine cabinet Jumpscare!

The Beta-ist man who ever Beta'd

Probably the most amusing unsolicited criticism I receive is people complaining that something I am discussing is old news I mean… you think??????

GOUT COP! Paperback: tinyurl.com/s6787dba GOUT COP! Ebook: dumb-industries.com/goutcop GOUT COP!

"I learned it by watching you" is a far more sophisticated/knowing joke format and I'm sure I use it more frequently, but in terms of pure "famousness," the answer is "This is your brain on drugs" and it isn't even close...

ALL OF THE PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THE 'John Dies at the End' SERIES ARE $2.99 THIS MONTH IN EBOOK FORM! Catch up before Book 5! Search your device for: John Dies at the End This Book is Full of Spiders What the Hell Did I Just Read If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe

Do you know who are the most precise scholars on the distinctions between a genocide and war crimes. The prosecutors at the ICC. Their indictment charges Netanyahu, rightly, with war crimes up to and including crimes against humanity. So not apologists. You know what charge they did not level? Yup.

Taking a page out of the Monster High playbook, Jakks Pacific's upcoming toy line DOLL HAUS OF DREAD reimagines horror icons as fashion dolls. Pinhead, Jason, Ghostface, and Billy the Puppet from Saw are the first four dolls being released. Each comes with killer accessories.

Saw a video where someone was calling out performative consumption online but they opened with “we all perform to the algorithm, who are we to judge?” And it’s like a mugger opening the crime by saying they don’t really hold to this robbery business. I hate fence sitters.

I detest that everything has gone so thoroughly to shit that we, as a right-thinking society, are simply unable to dedicate enough anger to the fact that we still do this ridiculously inhumane thing.

Please God, the lightning

Buffalo Wild Wings is celebrating Halloween with their new Fright Feast Menu... and Sarah Michelle Gellar is helping to launch the vampire slayer-approved treats. The limited time menu includes: - Vampire Hunter Wings - Black Garlic Glaze Cheese Curds - Vampirita Cocktail

Cast Professor Fate in your Graverobbers from Space movie, you cowards

Well, Alister MacGregor Munro, if that really is your name, you thought wrong.

The Reacher Scale: Not as good as Reacher — Lanterns. As good as Reacher — Neagley, Slow Horses, Widow’s Bay. Better than Reacher — Furious.

I’m starting to think Pete Hegseth might be a bad person who is not very good at his job. You heard it here first.

I'm sure You Can See Everything is great and all, but I just think anyone saying it's the greatest documentary they've ever seen should have to say what the second-greatest documentary they've ever seen is

ffs you go on Texas Stripchat Rodeo Girls *once* and you get stuck on lists for the rest of your life:

My latest: Trump rails against “communism”…and also admires President Xi and has the government invest in private businesses. The many ways Trump keeps undermining his own message: www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...

me rn, looking over my old posts

Absolute banger today from @aemccarthy.bsky.social on how Tabasco became the world's default hot sauce, and the consequences of that. Come for mysterious backstories, stay to argue about which hot sauce is actually the best. www.weareravenous.com/how-tabasco-...

Happy haunted month for us hothouse flowers who only thrive under the precise conditions of October

So I guess the Commander in Chief has just lost his post?

THE SIMPSONS: TREEHOUSE OF HORROR XXXVII premieres Sunday, October 25. - Marge gets a horrifying new perspective on marriage. - Bart and Santa's Little Helper embark on a bone-chilling adventure. - Homer takes a driving lesson. Here's a sneak peek... 🎃

Tomato bisque, cheese and olive sandwich, peach cake with whipped cream, tea… You know what? I think I found my dinner menu! I have tomato soup, cheese, olives, peaches… yummmmm

Hold your breath. Austin Abrams has found himself in A Situation again on the new poster for WHALEFALL. Only in theaters October 16.

I dood it

When the Times puts wiggle words like "appeared to" in headlines, I always wonder what other options they're leaving open.

Nice! (And I'm always delighted by the "K." which I assume is there in case we think this work was done by either Downtown Julie Brown or "Cause I'm a Blonde" Julie Brown).

Chilling yet accurate

Stop posting photos of me

The majority of those who actually deal with prosecutions of war crimes and genocides offer opinions that disagree. And what they reference in the Geneva codes and International case law is compelling. For the most part, they center themselves on war crimes, rather than genocide being evidenced.

Can't wait to see this monster humiliated

encouraging -- if only bc i'm hoping we can start a return to normal in this country in two years.

Aside from Kristen Stewart, he's the actor I've been wanting to interview. Finally happened. Short but sweet, excited for you to read it. He's the nicest guy on earth.

Some pretty normal quotes with words many people use here:

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I've been sort of not hyping this angle on this book because, like, it's not a book about that, but I'm really grateful to Harcourt and our editor John Glynn for not blinking at two trans women writing a whole book about a sacred Boomer text. U can buy it here! www.harpercollins.com/products/eve...

My heart fucking hurts today. None of this suffering is necessary, and the devastation and rage of it all is crushing.

I wrote about Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s knotty documentary NAZA and the complexity of putting this film’s narrow POV at this moment. My review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social

Me: (trying to sleep) Professor: (in catbox) 🎶I’ve been working on the railroad all the livelong daaaay🎶

Jack Whitehall and I are cut from the same cloth

The only thing that will surprise me is if it's the last Marvel movie.

When will these clowns recognize the science that says - definitively - that YES, testosterone levels are down, and YES, reproductive capabilities are down, and YES, people are procreating less. But the reason is something they are unwilling to acknowledge: POLLUTION - in particular, PLASTICS.

They're about to print up some galleys of my lady detective novel, so it's time for a new pinned post. So lucky to have stellar blurbs from both Carl Hiaasen and Vicki Hendricks grace the galleys for Bury Me in Vegan Leather.

Once again, Wikipedia, this is a 2027 film. It is not being released commercially until February 2027. I think it's very cool Beyond Fest was able to show it, but that still does not make it a 2026 film.

A big reason Frank Oz’s LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is one of the great all-time musicals is because it’s got Muppet energy. Not just in Audrey II, either. Everyone is on that wavelength.

This is it: The smoking gun that FINALLY ties Trump to Epstein.