ericnewsom.bsky.social
@ericnewsom.bsky.social
Ph.D. Media Scholar, Designer, Psychic Detective (retired).
Was Eric Newsom on Twitter, but now here I am known as Eric Newsom.
Was Eric Newsom on Twitter, but now here I am known as Eric Newsom.
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This day always makes me think of this
Rip to a legend
Rip to a legend
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This day always makes me think of this
Rip to a legend
Rip to a legend
Including this in my syllabi.
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Including this in my syllabi.
Start a Thanksgiving Eve tradition of watching a full Joe Jackson concert from 1983.
Joe Jackson - Live At Rockpalast 1983 (Full Concert Video)
YouTube video by MIG Music
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Start a Thanksgiving Eve tradition of watching a full Joe Jackson concert from 1983.
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BATMAN/GREEN ARROW/THE QUESTION: ARCADIA #1 is in stores today! I’ll be signing it at Collector’s Paradise in Pasadena, CA from 5-7pm this evening.
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
BATMAN/GREEN ARROW/THE QUESTION: ARCADIA #1 is in stores today! I’ll be signing it at Collector’s Paradise in Pasadena, CA from 5-7pm this evening.
BRING BACK "WAGON TRAIN"
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
BRING BACK "WAGON TRAIN"
The Hobtown series is one of my favorite comics finds of the past few years. Beautiful weirdness. Excited for volume 3!
Exclusive Preview: HOBTOWN MYSTERY STORIES returns with SECRET OF THE SAUCER
Hobtown Mystery Stories, Vol. 3: The Secret of the Saucer hits shelves on November 25. Get an exclusive sneak peek before it goes on sale.
Hobtown Mystery Stories, Vol. 3: The Secret of the Saucer hits shelves on November 25. Get an exclusive sneak peek before it goes on sale.
Exclusive Preview: HOBTOWN MYSTERY STORIES returns with SECRET OF THE SAUCER
Hobtown Mystery Stories, Vol. 3: The Secret of the Saucer hits shelves on November 25. Get an exclusive sneak peek before it goes on sale.
www.comicsbeat.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Hobtown series is one of my favorite comics finds of the past few years. Beautiful weirdness. Excited for volume 3!
RIP Jimmy Cliff.
Jimmy Cliff Recording The Harder They Come In Studio Session
YouTube video by Perry Henzell
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff.
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Hear Pulp's new cover of Johnny Cash's "The Man Comes Around"
Pulp Cover Johnny Cash's "The Man Comes Around": Listen
Jarvis Cocker is not Johnny Cash, though they have the same initials. Cocker and his band Pulp aren’t especially known for covering other people’s tracks, though they’ve done it a few times over the y...
stereogum.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Hear Pulp's new cover of Johnny Cash's "The Man Comes Around"
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Good luck losing less than an hour to this: a huge archive of logos for government, non-profit, private, military, and even fictional space agencies and companies. [kottke.org]
The Space Exploration Logo Archive
Good luck losing less than an hour to this: a huge archive of logos for government, non-profit, private, military, and even fictional space agencies and companies. There is also a book, but it looks like it was only
kottke.org
October 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Good luck losing less than an hour to this: a huge archive of logos for government, non-profit, private, military, and even fictional space agencies and companies. [kottke.org]
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My controversial opinion is that while "Rumble" is important, "Jack the Ripper" is so much better.
November 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My controversial opinion is that while "Rumble" is important, "Jack the Ripper" is so much better.
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Remember when Aaron Swartz downloaded JSTOR archives that he had full legal rights to download and the FBI hounded him literally to death for it? Anyway,
NEW: Common Crawl, the massive archiver of the web, has gotten cozy with AI companies and is providing paywalled articles for training data. They’re also lying to publishers who have asked for material to be removed. “The robots are people too,” CC’s exec director told us when we asked about this.
The Nonprofit Feeding the Entire Internet to AI Companies
Common Crawl claims to provide a public benefit, but it lies to publishers about its activities.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Remember when Aaron Swartz downloaded JSTOR archives that he had full legal rights to download and the FBI hounded him literally to death for it? Anyway,
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Read a preview of Batman / Green Arrow / The Question: Arcadia #1 from DC Comics Black Label, written and drawn by Gabriel Hardman.
DC Comics Preview: Batman / Green Arrow / The Question: Arcadia #1
Read a preview of Batman / Green Arrow / The Question: Arcadia #1 from DC Comics Black Label, written and drawn by Gabriel Hardman.
comicbookclublive.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Read a preview of Batman / Green Arrow / The Question: Arcadia #1 from DC Comics Black Label, written and drawn by Gabriel Hardman.
Look at this gorgeous Bill Sienkiewicz Rocketeer illustration.
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Look at this gorgeous Bill Sienkiewicz Rocketeer illustration.
@atkinsjeff.bsky.social My dad just sent me this.
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
@atkinsjeff.bsky.social My dad just sent me this.
@benitocereno.bsky.social You may or may not be interested in this thing I've just stumbled across: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc0B...
The Nightmare Anno Dominimas
YouTube video by Ben Swithen
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
@benitocereno.bsky.social You may or may not be interested in this thing I've just stumbled across: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc0B...
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Out today, with what I like to call "The Good Back Cover" and Greg likes to call "Too Creepy to Have Visible in My Office".
This week, LAZARUS: FALLEN #6, the conclusion of "Rise" -- the first of our four final arcs. There are... developments....
By myself, @michaellark.bsky.social, @airy.bsky.social, @mercuryeric.bsky.social, @richardhowe.bsky.social, Santi Arcas, edited by @alejandrobot.com. From @imagecomics.com!
By myself, @michaellark.bsky.social, @airy.bsky.social, @mercuryeric.bsky.social, @richardhowe.bsky.social, Santi Arcas, edited by @alejandrobot.com. From @imagecomics.com!
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Out today, with what I like to call "The Good Back Cover" and Greg likes to call "Too Creepy to Have Visible in My Office".
Showed Social Network to a bunch of students today forgetting that there's a big Larry Summers bit in the middle of it.
Epstein documents released last week showed dozens of email exchanges between Summers and Epstein from 2016 to 2019.
Epstein Files Fallout: Larry Summers Steps Back From Public Roles, Says He’s ‘Deeply Ashamed’
Epstein documents released last week showed dozens of email exchanges between Summers and Epstein from 2016 to 2019.
www.forbes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Showed Social Network to a bunch of students today forgetting that there's a big Larry Summers bit in the middle of it.
Suggest some games to me from this discount sale list, and I'll buy three of them that I haven't already!
Our #AdvX25 Steam Sale Event is now live and will be featured on the Steam homepage in the UK for 72 hours, starting at the top of the hour!
store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
Not all discounts are live and visible on the event yet, more will show up at the top of the hour.
store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
Not all discounts are live and visible on the event yet, more will show up at the top of the hour.
AdventureX 2025 Event
AdventureX - The Narrative Games Convention
store.steampowered.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Suggest some games to me from this discount sale list, and I'll buy three of them that I haven't already!
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November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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It is actually not mandatory for everyone else in the room when he does this to women in front of witnesses to just giggle nervously and ignore it. People could actually do the decent thing that one does in such circumstances, and tell him to back off, and take the consequences. I mean for starters.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
It is actually not mandatory for everyone else in the room when he does this to women in front of witnesses to just giggle nervously and ignore it. People could actually do the decent thing that one does in such circumstances, and tell him to back off, and take the consequences. I mean for starters.
Passing this along to you all because I know I would be destroyed if I read it.
If you and a parent (or child) ever bonded over shared love of movies, this beautiful remembrance by film critic and programmer Michael Koresky will make you all misty. It's about the experience of watching movies with his mother. Signed by the author. mzs.press/SIGNED-Films...
SIGNED Films of Endearment (Hardcover, NEW)
An Esquire Best Book About Hollywood A USA TODAY Best Book of 2021 “A lovely and loving book.”—Will Schwalbe, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Your Life Book Club
"I'm not sure I have...
mzs.press
November 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Passing this along to you all because I know I would be destroyed if I read it.
The great Todd Snider has passed. Such a great human being and fantastic songwriter. Here's the first song I ever heard from him: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZWu...
Talkin' Seattle Blues
YouTube video by Todd Snider - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The great Todd Snider has passed. Such a great human being and fantastic songwriter. Here's the first song I ever heard from him: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZWu...