New ambition: be like fungi 🍄

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Unhinged update #1: Of all the sibling name pairings...

This feels like a psychological attack as well as a physical one. Lying there, probably pained and voluntarily immobile, dealing with the fact that someone else's fingers are suddenly FULLY UP your nose. 😖👃🏻☝🏻😆

Lastest addition to favourite dedications. 🧺

My sense is that the author lives in the a-little-over-the-top gear in her own head, and this works well for finding joy and weirdness in new experiences and bursting to share a myriad number of thoughts on the page in written and drawn form.
I think the majority of the articles included were about food, but there are a number of tangents and random moments, some of which were amusing, some of which felt like stumbling on someone's stream of 1/?

I love when creatives mess with the copyright pages.

Intoxicated by the power of the buffet. 😏🙄

There is much that is silly, naughty and kinda gross in this collection, but there are also some beautiful paintings, I love the focus on food, animals and the choice of colours.

Well, I read Devil House, didn't love it and still decide to pick up another John Darnielle, so this one's on me.
From what I remember of Devil House, this book basically has the same issue, the premise, the synopsis, the cover hint at something darker and more intriguing, the book is mostly just sad.1/?

Darnielle, you sneaky bastard, who's telling this story?! 🤔🤨

I feel like the most genuine comments around food are often uncouth. If you love it enough to skip the doggy bag and risk your purse contents, you REALLY loved it. Also: Bachelorettini, pfft. 🤭

Already in love with the writing.

Always up for a twist on not just the Batman's origins, but the foundations of the character itself.
In some ways the pattern is the same, the tragic loss of a parent though gun violence, the intensive period of training, skulking through the night in costume.
And in many other ways it is not : Bruce comes from a working class background, an engineer in the light of day, Matha Wayne lives, 1/?

Batman AF. 😉

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It just doesn't have the same ring to it. 🥴😵‍💫

I want to hear more about the scientific breakthroughs aided by duct tape and bin bags.
Also bonus points for quoting a physicist saying “Massively massy.“ 😏

“...annihilation's afterglow.“
Starting to see where the poetry comes in. There's such a remove from what's being searched for, can be seen, versus what is happening, what is conjectured, you might get a little flowery to fill the gaps, to inspire continued hope, the aforementioned scientific faith.

Poet and dark-matter physicist?! A professional pairing that begs to be read.This woman is going on my TBR immediately.

Continues to be adorable for the most part.
I will say the introduction of the new cat took over this volume to the extent that the gamer metaphors dropped off, and instead of the first cat making life interesting for gamer girl, it was more about the second cat making life interesting for the first cat. Perhaps the author was tired, but there did seem to be larger swathes of physical comedy or just tracking cat action, with no words involved. 1

Agreed. ☺️

Darnielle: consistently getting me in the feels.

I want more! Really my only gripe is that this novella simply whetted my appetite for further stories in the same place.
Newitz did a great job of setting up the characters, their personalities, their woes and hopes, as well as an engaging but not overwhelming amount of world-building exploring how things function in this post-war slightly futuristic California 1/?

I'd be lying if I said the idea of finding a hole in a green space to hide from the world for a bit never occurred or appealed to me. Suppose this comes under the heading of 'forest bathing'? 🤔😅

Here's to a little joyful excess.

Damn. 🌑☀️

An incredible work. Thanhauser writes with passion and clarity, and particularly grabbed me in her method of organizing the subject matter. Moving from Linen to Cotton to Synthetics to Wool, the author moves through the historical record of fibre, fabric, and clothing production with a focus on the humans affected by various developments in this field. 1/?

Today's 'scratched my brain just right' sentence.

Cannot happen in isolation.

Okay, that got me. 🥺🥹😭

Travel size! 🐑

Craft tradition as telling of history hits so much harder crossing from ancient tales to modern times.

Big middle finger to the age of obsolescence. Can we have more stuff like this?

Warp vs. Weft. What are the chances I finally remember the difference after this explanation.

Everybody say thank you OSHA (or your nation's equivalent)! 😬

It's not that complicated, it is that fucked.

Tree House. Definitely my favourite piece.

😍🤩 Stunning.
This is primarily an art book, showcasing pieces from an artist I stumbled upon via Tumblr.
It's divided into four parts by an introductory poem for each, but continues fantastical themes throughout.
Thynell has a consistent palette and style, but there is much in the way of whimsy and creativity.
1/2

My experience of the first 70 pages of this 173 page book is a mix of being back in art history class and wandering around a gallery with a chatty, knowledgeable host, who gets a little gossip-y at times.
The portraits themselves make up the last 100 pages, but before that we get 55 pages of introspection and comparison on the artist's life and work, 1/?

82 portraits, 1 still life and which painting do I end up liking the most? 🤦🏼‍♂️

The ensemble! The shoes match the shirt, and the hair matches the pants. Well done, Hunter.

Digging the style, Barry! 😎

“Hustler-scholars“ is an epic designation, can we please make this a thing?!

“One woman carried a baby in one arm and a big knotted stick in the other, “
Get 'im, mama. 💪🏻👶🏻

“'If the best ones are of my mother,' Hockney wrote, 'it is perhaps because I know her best.'“

Am I being sentimental when I see warmth, even if the portrait is mostly done in cool blues and purples? 💙💜

“Something about seeing her own skull gave her an angry burst of hope.“
Any other AFAB agenders who shave their heads strongly identifying with this passage?! 🥹 ❤️

Okay, I kinda dig it, and it adds to the work, knowing the artist's motivation, though I'll say for the record, that I do think an individual photograph can be a work of art.

Mass-produced, ready-made garments “FIT WRONG IN REAL LIFE,“
Just a reminder: You are not the wrong shape, the clothing industry on a grand scale is fucked.

Published in 2025 under Trump's presidency...👀💅🏻