Vernon Miles
@corbie.bsky.social
Writer/Producer for FOX 5, formerly ALX/ARLnow. Archmage of the College of Winterhold. He/Him.
Day 5: Favorite Books I Read in 2025
1. The Devil’s Chessboard
2. The Things They Carried
3. Sabbat Martyr
4. HHhH
5. Greeks Bearing Gifts
6. False Gods
7. Farewell My Lovely
8. Shamanslayer
9. The Masked Empire
10. Alphabet Squadron
1. The Devil’s Chessboard
2. The Things They Carried
3. Sabbat Martyr
4. HHhH
5. Greeks Bearing Gifts
6. False Gods
7. Farewell My Lovely
8. Shamanslayer
9. The Masked Empire
10. Alphabet Squadron
January 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Day 5: Favorite Books I Read in 2025
1. The Devil’s Chessboard
2. The Things They Carried
3. Sabbat Martyr
4. HHhH
5. Greeks Bearing Gifts
6. False Gods
7. Farewell My Lovely
8. Shamanslayer
9. The Masked Empire
10. Alphabet Squadron
1. The Devil’s Chessboard
2. The Things They Carried
3. Sabbat Martyr
4. HHhH
5. Greeks Bearing Gifts
6. False Gods
7. Farewell My Lovely
8. Shamanslayer
9. The Masked Empire
10. Alphabet Squadron
Day 4: Favorite Games I Played in 2025
1. Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty
2. Clair Obscur
3. Control
4. Hollow Knight
5. Star Wars: Outlaws
6. Midnight Suns
7. Sifu
8. Spider-Man 2
9. Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island
10. Doom: The Dark Ages
1. Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty
2. Clair Obscur
3. Control
4. Hollow Knight
5. Star Wars: Outlaws
6. Midnight Suns
7. Sifu
8. Spider-Man 2
9. Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island
10. Doom: The Dark Ages
January 1, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Day 4: Favorite Games I Played in 2025
1. Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty
2. Clair Obscur
3. Control
4. Hollow Knight
5. Star Wars: Outlaws
6. Midnight Suns
7. Sifu
8. Spider-Man 2
9. Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island
10. Doom: The Dark Ages
1. Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty
2. Clair Obscur
3. Control
4. Hollow Knight
5. Star Wars: Outlaws
6. Midnight Suns
7. Sifu
8. Spider-Man 2
9. Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island
10. Doom: The Dark Ages
I have a friend I play games with online as part of a little group at least once a week. We all hang out at the same club in DC and we all became really tight
I got into work today and found out from a friend that she died. It’s been a real struggle to get through the day without crying at my desk.
I got into work today and found out from a friend that she died. It’s been a real struggle to get through the day without crying at my desk.
January 1, 2026 at 8:39 PM
I have a friend I play games with online as part of a little group at least once a week. We all hang out at the same club in DC and we all became really tight
I got into work today and found out from a friend that she died. It’s been a real struggle to get through the day without crying at my desk.
I got into work today and found out from a friend that she died. It’s been a real struggle to get through the day without crying at my desk.
Ran into someone at work named "Rickard" which I had, up until now, absolutely assumed that was a name George RR Martin made up for A Song of Ice and Fire
January 1, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Ran into someone at work named "Rickard" which I had, up until now, absolutely assumed that was a name George RR Martin made up for A Song of Ice and Fire
An underrated part of Skyrim is how pretty realistic and intriguing the Civil War is.
Not just for spinning out of a bigger conflict, which I always find fascinating, but for portraying a legitimate sectarian conflict where you can make a case for either side
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjsM...
Not just for spinning out of a bigger conflict, which I always find fascinating, but for portraying a legitimate sectarian conflict where you can make a case for either side
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjsM...
The Skyrim Civil War Explained: Which Side Is Right?
YouTube video by Nox's Library
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January 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM
An underrated part of Skyrim is how pretty realistic and intriguing the Civil War is.
Not just for spinning out of a bigger conflict, which I always find fascinating, but for portraying a legitimate sectarian conflict where you can make a case for either side
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjsM...
Not just for spinning out of a bigger conflict, which I always find fascinating, but for portraying a legitimate sectarian conflict where you can make a case for either side
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjsM...
Sometimes I follow up on news stories months or years after they're "resolved".
Checked up on Wally the Beaver... and apparently after all that he got hit by a car and killed :( www.ffxnow.com/2025/03/06/w...
Checked up on Wally the Beaver... and apparently after all that he got hit by a car and killed :( www.ffxnow.com/2025/03/06/w...
Wally is saved: Kingstowne beaver granted reprieve by property management | FFXnow
A petition campaign to save a local beaver at Kingstowne Lake won property management over: Wally will live. According to residents, Wally moved to the man-made stormwater management pond known as Kin...
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January 1, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Sometimes I follow up on news stories months or years after they're "resolved".
Checked up on Wally the Beaver... and apparently after all that he got hit by a car and killed :( www.ffxnow.com/2025/03/06/w...
Checked up on Wally the Beaver... and apparently after all that he got hit by a car and killed :( www.ffxnow.com/2025/03/06/w...
Cleopatra is closer in time to the present day than the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Ok folks: what is your favorite fact that you share with people (maybe a bit too) eagerly?
December 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Cleopatra is closer in time to the present day than the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza
If anybody in the Alexandria is looking for a dog, this very sweet pup in ALX my family took care of is looking for a forever home
December 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If anybody in the Alexandria is looking for a dog, this very sweet pup in ALX my family took care of is looking for a forever home
Father John Misty once accidentally dissed me then, scrambling to fix it, said “no, you’re fine, you have classically handsome features”
Had that on my dating profiles for a while.
Had that on my dating profiles for a while.
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?
December 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Father John Misty once accidentally dissed me then, scrambling to fix it, said “no, you’re fine, you have classically handsome features”
Had that on my dating profiles for a while.
Had that on my dating profiles for a while.
Day 3! Favorite TV Shows I Watched in 2025
December 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Day 3! Favorite TV Shows I Watched in 2025
“Minister, two basic rules of government: Never look into anything you don't have to. And never set up an enquiry unless you know in advance what its findings will be.”
Weirdly hooked on “Mr. Minister”. Also TIL Thatcher also loved the show. We’ll have something to talk about in hell.
Weirdly hooked on “Mr. Minister”. Also TIL Thatcher also loved the show. We’ll have something to talk about in hell.
December 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“Minister, two basic rules of government: Never look into anything you don't have to. And never set up an enquiry unless you know in advance what its findings will be.”
Weirdly hooked on “Mr. Minister”. Also TIL Thatcher also loved the show. We’ll have something to talk about in hell.
Weirdly hooked on “Mr. Minister”. Also TIL Thatcher also loved the show. We’ll have something to talk about in hell.
Day 2: Best Comics I Read in 2026
December 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Day 2: Best Comics I Read in 2026
Walked into a store and immediately felt cozy/relaxed by the vibe, then immediately got stressed again because I didn’t like that capitalism could manipulate my brain that easily
December 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Walked into a store and immediately felt cozy/relaxed by the vibe, then immediately got stressed again because I didn’t like that capitalism could manipulate my brain that easily
Here we go. I look forward to this every single year and spend way too much time during the year curating this, all for this week: Best Stuff I Read/Watched/Listened to for the first time in 2025
Best Albums:
Best Albums:
December 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Here we go. I look forward to this every single year and spend way too much time during the year curating this, all for this week: Best Stuff I Read/Watched/Listened to for the first time in 2025
Best Albums:
Best Albums:
Reposted by Vernon Miles
These parents killed their child and we need to say it
“The vaccination has stuff we don’t trust,” said the father of the 6-year-old girl who died of measles. In March, Tom Bartlett wrote about his visit with a family confronting an unthinkable tragedy.
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/yADSKik3?lin...
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/yADSKik3?lin...
December 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
These parents killed their child and we need to say it
Concept from the underrated 2006 'Prey' game that stuck with me is all the aliens you encounter after being abducted are other aliens picked up by this mysterious vessel travelling the cosmos. Like a real Noah's Ark where most the animals are trying to kill each other
December 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Concept from the underrated 2006 'Prey' game that stuck with me is all the aliens you encounter after being abducted are other aliens picked up by this mysterious vessel travelling the cosmos. Like a real Noah's Ark where most the animals are trying to kill each other
Everything about Kingdom Come: Deliverance seems like it would be right up my alley but I just can NOT get into the wonky-ass combat system or needing to buy your saves in-game. They're up there with BotW's durability system for things that absolutely derail games I should love.
December 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Everything about Kingdom Come: Deliverance seems like it would be right up my alley but I just can NOT get into the wonky-ass combat system or needing to buy your saves in-game. They're up there with BotW's durability system for things that absolutely derail games I should love.
My other genuine but unconventional Christmas movie pick is good for the whole holiday season: The Green Knight
youtu.be/sS6ksY8xWCY?...
youtu.be/sS6ksY8xWCY?...
December 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My other genuine but unconventional Christmas movie pick is good for the whole holiday season: The Green Knight
youtu.be/sS6ksY8xWCY?...
youtu.be/sS6ksY8xWCY?...
Coworker told me they took Italian in high school, then German and Japanese in college
December 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Coworker told me they took Italian in high school, then German and Japanese in college
My wife called my Christmas Day newsroom crew “The Island of Misfit Toys” and I can’t get that out of my head
December 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
My wife called my Christmas Day newsroom crew “The Island of Misfit Toys” and I can’t get that out of my head
This is the George Mason Masonic Memorial in Alexandria (also we should have used the RiverRenew project to further enhance Alexandria's D&D town vibe, imagine the dungeons we could have down there!)
December 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This is the George Mason Masonic Memorial in Alexandria (also we should have used the RiverRenew project to further enhance Alexandria's D&D town vibe, imagine the dungeons we could have down there!)
Had an anchor laugh about AI taking news writer jobs, but reading more and more today about deepfake stuff taking over entertainment jobs -- hodie mihi cras tibi: me today, tomorrow you
December 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Had an anchor laugh about AI taking news writer jobs, but reading more and more today about deepfake stuff taking over entertainment jobs -- hodie mihi cras tibi: me today, tomorrow you
There's a lot of "it happens to take place on Christmas" movies but for my money, Tokyo Godfathers is *genuinely* the best Christmas movie and the themes of the holiday run deep through the movie in touching, poignant and funny ways. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL_2...
Tokyo Godfathers [Official Subtitled Trailer, GKIDS] - MARCH 9 & 11
YouTube video by GKIDS Films
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December 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
There's a lot of "it happens to take place on Christmas" movies but for my money, Tokyo Godfathers is *genuinely* the best Christmas movie and the themes of the holiday run deep through the movie in touching, poignant and funny ways. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL_2...
As whelmed as I was by the Odyssey trailer, it did inspire me to start re-reading the Iliad and pick up Total War: Troy
December 24, 2025 at 4:39 AM
As whelmed as I was by the Odyssey trailer, it did inspire me to start re-reading the Iliad and pick up Total War: Troy
We just did a grievance airing at my station and I was like “well I don’t really think I have anything-“ then went in an absolute tear about AI
When someone says "They hate ai" they're clearly talking about genAI and going "erm can't we specify genAI" is useless at best.
December 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We just did a grievance airing at my station and I was like “well I don’t really think I have anything-“ then went in an absolute tear about AI