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{ feuilleton }, 2 days ago, more info
Cover design by Elizabeth Story. Cover art by Mike Mignola. The subtitle tells you everything you need to know about this new collection of Joe R. Lansdale stories from Tachyon. I designed the interior of the book, less floridly than some of my previous designs for Tachyon, and a little more abstractly than I’d usually do for a title such as this. All of the stories have been published before, …
Verso, 2 days ago, more info
The genocide in Gaza reached its one year mark without any end in sight. 365 days of indiscriminate bombing, the decimation of hospitals, targeted attacks on journalists and aid workers, and mass scholasticide. In the face of this destruction, rigorous analysis of Palestine's history and present has never been more important. That is why we are launching the Verso Palestine Pamphlets. These pamphlets are short, urgent interventions answering pressing questions …
Timeless | Stories from the Library of Congress, 2 days ago, more info
Edgar Allan Poe died 175 years ago today, Oct. 7, 1849, in a Baltimore hospital under circumstances that no one has ever fully understood. He was en route from speaking engagements in Virginia to New York when he went missing in Baltimore. After several days, he was found the night of Oct. 3, the day of a local election, lying outside a pub that doubled as a voting precinct. He …
Flamed Fury, 2 days ago, more info
What’s going on, Internet? After reading Jay Hoffmann’s recent post on “Gift Of Code,” he recounts the moment Netscape ended and Mozilla Firefox emerged from the ashes. Caught in a death spiral, and backed by their employees, Netscape instead chose to gift their browser to the open source community and spun off Mozilla as a non-profit to take charge. For years, Mozilla retooled the codebase, piling rewrite on top of …
Scott Boms | Documenting, 2 days ago, more info
I grew up with the music of John Williams. It was and continues to be synonymous with blockbuster movies. There’s really no one who’s been able to achieve the musical legacy that he has and maybe never will be. He’s given the world a beautiful gift that we can never fully comprehend or repay. A few methods for how to sort the books on your bookshelves. I suppose also useful …
Poemas del río Wang, 2 days ago, more info
Traveling in Kham • Jashideley! • Burial in the sky • Kangding, the gateway of Tibet • The Love Song of Kangding • The monastery of Tagong • The Buddhas of Drakgo The city of Drakgo, in Chinese Luhou, is located on the road from Tagong to Garzê, on the banks of the Xianshui, i.e. Freshwater River, which runs along the road. The name of the city seems to come …
The Millions - Essays Archives, 2 days ago, more info
Representing suffering—how to do it, when we should do it at all—has long been a subject of debate. At the center of that debate is the role of the audience: how do we, as readers and viewers, witness depictions of violence in images, films, plays, or literature? In On Photography, Susan Sontag suggests that the act of looking, from a distance, is self-regarding. For writer and photographer Teju Cole, this …
Eastlondonlines, 2 days ago, more info
Tower Hamlets Black History Month Poster Retrospective Exhibition. Pic: Tower Hamlets Council The annual Black History Month, celebrated in the UK since 1987, has officially started. This year’s theme, Reclaiming Narratives, aims to shine a light on stories about Black people and Black culture that are often overlooked. Across the Eastlondonlines boroughs, there will be a range of events that echo Black History Month’s mission of empowering and educating through …
Dreams in the Lich House, 2 days ago, more info
My youngest son's football team had a "bye" this weekend so I had some extra time Saturday and put together a few maps for our Horror on the Hill Shadowdark game. ("Horror on the Hill" refers to the old TSR-era adventure module B5 The Horror on the Hill).First up is Guido's Fort - a frontier stockade sitting across the river from the ominous "Horror on the Hill". I put a …
The Time Bum, 2 days ago, more info
Last year, I introduced you to the Second Hour Sattelberg, a field watch inspired by a key Australian victory in World War Two. Today, I have in my hand the… The post Second Hour Sattelberg Mk2 appeared first on The Time Bum.
justin․searls․co, 2 days ago, more info
Love that command-shift-D means "Send" in Apple Mail and "Discard Draft" in Gmail.
Sly Flourish: Helping Dungeon Masters run great D&D games., 2 days ago, more info
As characters explore dungeons deep and ancient ruins, they often come across decorations from times past. Such decorations serve as excellent vehicles for secrets and clues, single-sentence pieces of history or lore revealed through play. Here are ten types of stonework decorations to keep on hand to improvise the revelation of such secrets and clues. Relief. The projection of an image in which the stonework around the image is carved …
Sampleface, 2 days ago, more info
is this actually the first ever Baby Keem house remix? The post I’m a little obsessed with this LoVibe. remix of Baby Keem on ‘Savior (Interlude)’ appeared first on Sampleface.
Hunter Angler Gardener Cook, 2 days ago, more info
A rye sourdough recipe that makes a hearty loaf with caraway seeds. Great for sandwiches! Rye Sourdough is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.
Thejesh GN ⏚ ತೇಜೇಶ್ ಜಿ.ಎನ್, 2 days ago, more info
I wanted to ride again to Valparai to note how different it feels from 2008. I remembered riding in the rain through clouds and green tea estates and how beautiful it was. I had forgotten its details. I also remember it as one of the longest ones we did until then. So I thought it would be great to ride again to see what has changed and if Valparai is …