Argyle St.
@argyleheir.bsky.social
Pics & fics & gothic vibes 🪦
The act of: death-defying affection
insures the constancy of the stars
and their place at the beginning of
everything.
- Richard Brautigan
The act of: death-defying affection
insures the constancy of the stars
and their place at the beginning of
everything.
- Richard Brautigan
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In one fell swoop, Trump has successfully achieved his goal of fucking up voting by mail.
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In one fell swoop, Trump has successfully achieved his goal of fucking up voting by mail.
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Top 10 of this year's most read pieces — no.7: our post on the playful, radical photos by the couple Marie Høeg and Bolette Berg — subversive visions of gender and sexuality in early 1900s Norway: publicdomainreview.org/collection/b...
(Full Top 10 here: publicdomainreview.org/blog/2025/12...)
(Full Top 10 here: publicdomainreview.org/blog/2025/12...)
December 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Top 10 of this year's most read pieces — no.7: our post on the playful, radical photos by the couple Marie Høeg and Bolette Berg — subversive visions of gender and sexuality in early 1900s Norway: publicdomainreview.org/collection/b...
(Full Top 10 here: publicdomainreview.org/blog/2025/12...)
(Full Top 10 here: publicdomainreview.org/blog/2025/12...)
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Great post about generative AI. Happy Holidays. Don't say I never gave you anything. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Great post about generative AI. Happy Holidays. Don't say I never gave you anything. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
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Ola Philly peeps. This is nice write-up about Joey Sweeney at @wxpnfm.bsky.social
www.inquirer.com/entertainmen...
www.inquirer.com/entertainmen...
How to have a Perfect Philly Day, according to WXPN host Joey Sweeney
Musician, writer, DJ, and tastemaker Joey Sweeney's Perfect Philly Day includes a culinary tour of the Italian Market, a corner bar pitstop, record shopping, and late night guitar in the attic.
www.inquirer.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Ola Philly peeps. This is nice write-up about Joey Sweeney at @wxpnfm.bsky.social
www.inquirer.com/entertainmen...
www.inquirer.com/entertainmen...
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Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
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The SFWA is asking for folks to fill out a survey on "A.i." I highly recommend telling them exactly how you feel about this pernicious product.
SFWA members and general SFF community:
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to office@sfwa.org to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to office@sfwa.org to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
December 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The SFWA is asking for folks to fill out a survey on "A.i." I highly recommend telling them exactly how you feel about this pernicious product.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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"Are we still capable of talking to each other," asks the woman hired by billionaires whose economic model is predicated on fomenting polarization to install an actual criminal who dismantles the regulatory state that kept them from fully extracting what remaining wealth there was from the lower 99%
December 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Are we still capable of talking to each other," asks the woman hired by billionaires whose economic model is predicated on fomenting polarization to install an actual criminal who dismantles the regulatory state that kept them from fully extracting what remaining wealth there was from the lower 99%
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Antony Price obituary: fashion designer for pop stars ⬇️
Visionary designer who created the looks of Roxy Music, Duran Duran and David Bowie, dies aged 80
Visionary designer who created the looks of Roxy Music, Duran Duran and David Bowie, dies aged 80
Antony Price obituary: fashion designer for pop stars
Antony Price obituary: fashion designer for pop stars
www.thetimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Antony Price obituary: fashion designer for pop stars ⬇️
Visionary designer who created the looks of Roxy Music, Duran Duran and David Bowie, dies aged 80
Visionary designer who created the looks of Roxy Music, Duran Duran and David Bowie, dies aged 80
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Good morning, Santa Fe!
December 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Good morning, Santa Fe!
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hahahaha This is great www.theanswer2ai.com
AI2AI - Turn Boring AI Posts Into Exciting Allen Iverson Facts!
Rid your LinkedIn feed of AI Drivel, and Replace it with AI Dribble!
www.theanswer2ai.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
hahahaha This is great www.theanswer2ai.com
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An important point #authors need to talk about: there are NO PAPERBACKS anymore. I’m at WW Norton and Harper Collins. They release hardbacks and ebooks and audio. Frequently they do NOT do a paperback at all. If they do, #books get remaindered. Unless you are a bestseller, you may never get one.
December 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Merry Christmas! It's the Hater's Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog! defector.com/the-2025-hat...
The 2025 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog | Defector
[Opens front door while holding a toy corgi in one arm] Merry Christmas! Oh my God, you made it! I thought you might be stuck at the airport for weeks! Well, because it’s such madness out there. Piper...
defector.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Merry Christmas! It's the Hater's Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog! defector.com/the-2025-hat...
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Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
December 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
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Trade catalog images
American Type Founders Co.
Elizabeth, New Jersey
1950
Images: Type, Typewriter and Typography Collection via @archive.org; archive.org/details/ATF1...
American Type Founders Co.
Elizabeth, New Jersey
1950
Images: Type, Typewriter and Typography Collection via @archive.org; archive.org/details/ATF1...
December 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Trade catalog images
American Type Founders Co.
Elizabeth, New Jersey
1950
Images: Type, Typewriter and Typography Collection via @archive.org; archive.org/details/ATF1...
American Type Founders Co.
Elizabeth, New Jersey
1950
Images: Type, Typewriter and Typography Collection via @archive.org; archive.org/details/ATF1...
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
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How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Generate a heartwarming advert for your bookshop:
December 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Generate a heartwarming advert for your bookshop:
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Hear a lovely new Bill Callahan song, "Lonely City"
Bill Callahan Shares New Single "Lonely City": Listen
My Days Of 58, the new Bill Callahan album, will be out a couple months into the new year. The elder-statesman indie singer-songwriter introduced this LP with “The Man I’m Supposed To Be,” and he’s go...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Hear a lovely new Bill Callahan song, "Lonely City"
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Rugelach are blissful flaky pastry-like cookies rolled with jam, nuts, and chocolate if you wish (which of course we do) and a whiff of cinnamon sugar and they're my absolute favorite.
smittenkitchen.com/2015/12/unfu...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Rugelach are blissful flaky pastry-like cookies rolled with jam, nuts, and chocolate if you wish (which of course we do) and a whiff of cinnamon sugar and they're my absolute favorite.
smittenkitchen.com/2015/12/unfu...
smittenkitchen.com/2015/12/unfu...
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@chuckwendig.bsky.social knows what we really want for the holidays...
"Don’t post AI slop...Don’t actively use AI in any way — no Sora ick, no Nano Banana bullshit, don’t even look at ChatGPT."
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
"Don’t post AI slop...Don’t actively use AI in any way — no Sora ick, no Nano Banana bullshit, don’t even look at ChatGPT."
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
Gifts For Writers, 2026
Every year I (try to) do a GIFTS FOR WRITERS post, which is to say, a post speaking not to the writers per se but to those fortunate (or unfortunate) souls that have writers in their lives. Writers…
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December 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
@chuckwendig.bsky.social knows what we really want for the holidays...
"Don’t post AI slop...Don’t actively use AI in any way — no Sora ick, no Nano Banana bullshit, don’t even look at ChatGPT."
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
"Don’t post AI slop...Don’t actively use AI in any way — no Sora ick, no Nano Banana bullshit, don’t even look at ChatGPT."
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
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"I'm not in denial... I'm in open rebellion."
Same, Ethan Hawke. Same.
Same, Ethan Hawke. Same.
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"I'm not in denial... I'm in open rebellion."
Same, Ethan Hawke. Same.
Same, Ethan Hawke. Same.
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And here it is. Kushner is working with the Saudis to grab CNN and make them a propaganda channel for both them and tDumpster. If we do not start doing something now, we are going to belong to all the wrong people.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Jared Kushner is investor in Paramount’s hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros
Jared Kushner’s Affinity Capital, along with the sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, have ‘agreed to forgo any governance rights – including board representation – associate...
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
And here it is. Kushner is working with the Saudis to grab CNN and make them a propaganda channel for both them and tDumpster. If we do not start doing something now, we are going to belong to all the wrong people.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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ALA is disappointed and concerned with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a lower court ruling in Little v. Llano County stand. This decision will significantly restrict the freedom to read in public libraries across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl
December 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
ALA is disappointed and concerned with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a lower court ruling in Little v. Llano County stand. This decision will significantly restrict the freedom to read in public libraries across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl