Critical Nostalgia
@highway62.bsky.social
Feral writer. Intergenre. Opstmodern. Hedorahgroove. Smogwave. The Hazeland books. Horror fantasy crime on the streets of 80s LA.
No rep. Bad reputation.
California · highway62press.com
No rep. Bad reputation.
California · highway62press.com
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An important corollary to this:
Insurance coverage was cheaper/better, so you wouldn't necessarily bankrupt your family if you jumped your Huffy off the roof of the mothball factory or played a fun game of "throw and empty beer bottle in the air and try to hit it with another beer bottle."
Insurance coverage was cheaper/better, so you wouldn't necessarily bankrupt your family if you jumped your Huffy off the roof of the mothball factory or played a fun game of "throw and empty beer bottle in the air and try to hit it with another beer bottle."
Absolute truth. We’d drop our books and disappear into the cornfield, or the pine forest, or the hardwood jungle in the creek bottom. Total HUCK FINN wild roaming savages.
It. Was. Wonderful.
It. Was. Wonderful.
February 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
An important corollary to this:
Insurance coverage was cheaper/better, so you wouldn't necessarily bankrupt your family if you jumped your Huffy off the roof of the mothball factory or played a fun game of "throw and empty beer bottle in the air and try to hit it with another beer bottle."
Insurance coverage was cheaper/better, so you wouldn't necessarily bankrupt your family if you jumped your Huffy off the roof of the mothball factory or played a fun game of "throw and empty beer bottle in the air and try to hit it with another beer bottle."
*obvious statement from a guy with a blue check and a big name*
Me: Wow, that's a lotta likes and reposts.
Me: Wow, that's a lotta likes and reposts.
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
*obvious statement from a guy with a blue check and a big name*
Me: Wow, that's a lotta likes and reposts.
Me: Wow, that's a lotta likes and reposts.
Of course I studied the classics
February 10, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Of course I studied the classics
You know what they said? Well some of it was true!
*sound on*
*sound on*
Look, I dig through retrotrash as a hobby.
I've seen a LOT of bizarre and disturbing shit in the process.
It takes quite a bit to phase me these days.
That said...
...WHAT THE FLYING FUCK IS THIS.
I've seen a LOT of bizarre and disturbing shit in the process.
It takes quite a bit to phase me these days.
That said...
...WHAT THE FLYING FUCK IS THIS.
February 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
You know what they said? Well some of it was true!
*sound on*
*sound on*
"[name] is my final girl."
What's even happening here?
What's even happening here?
February 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
"[name] is my final girl."
What's even happening here?
What's even happening here?
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For the new folks: I am a disaster survivor and my only income is making shirts and art.
www.etsy.com/shop/thenigh...
www.etsy.com/shop/thenigh...
February 10, 2026 at 6:56 PM
For the new folks: I am a disaster survivor and my only income is making shirts and art.
www.etsy.com/shop/thenigh...
www.etsy.com/shop/thenigh...
Fishbone - Everyday Sunshine
YouTube video by FishboneVEVO
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Today's Elliptical Cinema. Cross of Iron, brought to us by Sam Peckinpah.
My god. Got to the conclusion and audibly gasped. An unbelievable film. Incredible cast and performance from Coburn in particular. Highest recommendation.
My god. Got to the conclusion and audibly gasped. An unbelievable film. Incredible cast and performance from Coburn in particular. Highest recommendation.
February 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Today's Elliptical Cinema. Cross of Iron, brought to us by Sam Peckinpah.
My god. Got to the conclusion and audibly gasped. An unbelievable film. Incredible cast and performance from Coburn in particular. Highest recommendation.
My god. Got to the conclusion and audibly gasped. An unbelievable film. Incredible cast and performance from Coburn in particular. Highest recommendation.
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Hey folks. Made you a playlist around The Queen of No Tomorrows. Other playlists in this thread.
Lots of expected stuff, yes. Hopefully some curveballs (and no, it's not all 100% of the time.)
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Lots of expected stuff, yes. Hopefully some curveballs (and no, it's not all 100% of the time.)
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The Queen of No Tomorrows - YouTube
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Hey folks. Made you a playlist around The Queen of No Tomorrows. Other playlists in this thread.
Lots of expected stuff, yes. Hopefully some curveballs (and no, it's not all 100% of the time.)
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Lots of expected stuff, yes. Hopefully some curveballs (and no, it's not all 100% of the time.)
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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You can never go wrong with a new Roy Montgomery album.
February 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
You can never go wrong with a new Roy Montgomery album.
Tipping this one to the attention of @nedraggett.bsky.social, sort of an Italian example of convergent evolution with The Marilyn Decade, if I was to reach for a convenient metaphor.
via @vintageobscura.net
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCFX...
via @vintageobscura.net
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCFX...
Mickeranno - Che Si Tratti Di Me?
YouTube video by Infinite Expanse
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Tipping this one to the attention of @nedraggett.bsky.social, sort of an Italian example of convergent evolution with The Marilyn Decade, if I was to reach for a convenient metaphor.
via @vintageobscura.net
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCFX...
via @vintageobscura.net
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCFX...
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Oh, we're all off Discord now. I use Witchhazel now. Lindworm doesn't let you stream your screen. Paprika is actually a foreign surveillance app. Dude, send me your Dingo. I can't sign up for Jester Plus. I don't like the UI for Cabinet's mobile app. Just toss me your Spork. We're on Spork now.
February 9, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Oh, we're all off Discord now. I use Witchhazel now. Lindworm doesn't let you stream your screen. Paprika is actually a foreign surveillance app. Dude, send me your Dingo. I can't sign up for Jester Plus. I don't like the UI for Cabinet's mobile app. Just toss me your Spork. We're on Spork now.
"Publishing doesn't work well as a career for [this segment of the population.]"
Bad news. It doesn't work for most everyone. The successes that people think represent the vast majority are in fact the super-successful, so much so that it distorts perception of the entire field.
Bad news. It doesn't work for most everyone. The successes that people think represent the vast majority are in fact the super-successful, so much so that it distorts perception of the entire field.
February 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
"Publishing doesn't work well as a career for [this segment of the population.]"
Bad news. It doesn't work for most everyone. The successes that people think represent the vast majority are in fact the super-successful, so much so that it distorts perception of the entire field.
Bad news. It doesn't work for most everyone. The successes that people think represent the vast majority are in fact the super-successful, so much so that it distorts perception of the entire field.
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watching this 1997 piece on online fandom is like cooing over a mogwai just before stuffing him with a pork roast at 12:05 AM
February 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
watching this 1997 piece on online fandom is like cooing over a mogwai just before stuffing him with a pork roast at 12:05 AM
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John Paul Leon
Robocop
Robocop
February 10, 2026 at 10:36 AM
John Paul Leon
Robocop
Robocop
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Interview with @stereomcs.bsky.social in this month’s Classic Pop magazine. Pics include the album cover I painted for them in 1990…
February 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Interview with @stereomcs.bsky.social in this month’s Classic Pop magazine. Pics include the album cover I painted for them in 1990…
Imagine reposting Laura Loomer and not being drunk or high or otherwise suffering damage of the brain while doing so.
February 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Imagine reposting Laura Loomer and not being drunk or high or otherwise suffering damage of the brain while doing so.
KIRBY
KIRBY
KIRBY
KIRBY
KIRBY
February 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
KIRBY
KIRBY
KIRBY
KIRBY
KIRBY
I dunno. Seems to me Amazon already has a marketplace for AI slop called Amazon. All you have to do is indicate that AI got used in making it when you upload it.
February 10, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I dunno. Seems to me Amazon already has a marketplace for AI slop called Amazon. All you have to do is indicate that AI got used in making it when you upload it.
Watching Nixon leave the White House and figuring out that this was a big fat hairy deal. The President was always going to be a crook after that.
Instead of changing things to make it impossible, it was embraced.
Instead of changing things to make it impossible, it was embraced.
Age verification, you say.
Well, mentioned this yesterday but to reinforce: me and those my exact age are the youngest who can recall a time before _Star Wars_ existing in the public consciousness. I *just* remember that time. Everyone else after me, you always had it, one way or another.
Well, mentioned this yesterday but to reinforce: me and those my exact age are the youngest who can recall a time before _Star Wars_ existing in the public consciousness. I *just* remember that time. Everyone else after me, you always had it, one way or another.
Age verification?
The news of Kurt Cobain's death brought my 10th grade art class to a halt.
The news of Kurt Cobain's death brought my 10th grade art class to a halt.
February 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Watching Nixon leave the White House and figuring out that this was a big fat hairy deal. The President was always going to be a crook after that.
Instead of changing things to make it impossible, it was embraced.
Instead of changing things to make it impossible, it was embraced.
Eddie Bauer was purchased in 2009 by Golden State Capital.
Ban and dismantle all private equity groups.
(I've never personally bought anything at an Eddie Bauer storefront or website.)
Ban and dismantle all private equity groups.
(I've never personally bought anything at an Eddie Bauer storefront or website.)
The operator of Eddie Bauer, a sportswear company known for selling goose-down coats and other outdoor apparel, filed for bankruptcy on Monday, citing declining sales and supply chain issues.
Eddie Bauer Files for Bankruptcy
The sportswear company’s operator cited a shift in consumer preferences, rising inflation and elevated tariffs. It is the third bankruptcy since Eddie Bauer’s founding in the 1920s.
nyti.ms
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Eddie Bauer was purchased in 2009 by Golden State Capital.
Ban and dismantle all private equity groups.
(I've never personally bought anything at an Eddie Bauer storefront or website.)
Ban and dismantle all private equity groups.
(I've never personally bought anything at an Eddie Bauer storefront or website.)
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Today my newest @mitpress.bsky.social, THE UNSEEN INTERNET, is officially out in the world.
Here’s the argument:
At the dawn of cyberculture a lot of people on online were intentionally doing magic. And now it feels like we’re all kind of doing magic.
Here’s the argument:
At the dawn of cyberculture a lot of people on online were intentionally doing magic. And now it feels like we’re all kind of doing magic.
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Today my newest @mitpress.bsky.social, THE UNSEEN INTERNET, is officially out in the world.
Here’s the argument:
At the dawn of cyberculture a lot of people on online were intentionally doing magic. And now it feels like we’re all kind of doing magic.
Here’s the argument:
At the dawn of cyberculture a lot of people on online were intentionally doing magic. And now it feels like we’re all kind of doing magic.
Author as product is an endless torment.
February 10, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Author as product is an endless torment.