Laura E. Hall
@lauraehall.bsky.social
Mysteries, puzzles, adventures. I make games, write books & preserve immersive history. PDX. They/she
Immersipedia coming soon!
PLANNING YOUR ESCAPE (Simon & Schuster), KATAMARI DAMACY (Boss Fight Books)
✨ lauraehall.com
🔎 cfia.org
🎙️ secretlives.games
Immersipedia coming soon!
PLANNING YOUR ESCAPE (Simon & Schuster), KATAMARI DAMACY (Boss Fight Books)
✨ lauraehall.com
🔎 cfia.org
🎙️ secretlives.games
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There’s a lot of really cool behind the scenes for this movie in particular, but the hallway scene is a highlight. Especially with the technology they had access to at the time, making this look the way it does is really impressive.
Michiya Kato shows how they animated the rippling hallway in Paprika (2006), dir. Satoshi Kon, Madhouse
January 5, 2026 at 12:43 AM
There’s a lot of really cool behind the scenes for this movie in particular, but the hallway scene is a highlight. Especially with the technology they had access to at the time, making this look the way it does is really impressive.
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ME: (doing standup) what's the deal with airplane food
AUDIENCE: *crickets*
[later]
GRASSHOPPER: how was the show
CRICKET: oh man that guy was hilarious
AUDIENCE: *crickets*
[later]
GRASSHOPPER: how was the show
CRICKET: oh man that guy was hilarious
January 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
ME: (doing standup) what's the deal with airplane food
AUDIENCE: *crickets*
[later]
GRASSHOPPER: how was the show
CRICKET: oh man that guy was hilarious
AUDIENCE: *crickets*
[later]
GRASSHOPPER: how was the show
CRICKET: oh man that guy was hilarious
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You want an Iron Age cartoon about cooperation and environment? Heh. You've come to me on a good day. I so happen to have a link here to watch Cartoon Saloon's new short, Eiru.
Free.
But the link will only last for 3 days,so hurry!
watch.animationshowcase.com/landing/Eiru...
Free.
But the link will only last for 3 days,so hurry!
watch.animationshowcase.com/landing/Eiru...
On-Demand Viewing Portal
watch.animationshowcase.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:42 PM
You want an Iron Age cartoon about cooperation and environment? Heh. You've come to me on a good day. I so happen to have a link here to watch Cartoon Saloon's new short, Eiru.
Free.
But the link will only last for 3 days,so hurry!
watch.animationshowcase.com/landing/Eiru...
Free.
But the link will only last for 3 days,so hurry!
watch.animationshowcase.com/landing/Eiru...
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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ALT: GAMES applications close in one week (midnight 11 Jan) if you want to apply do it now or you’ll forget and be so mad at yourself
We’re so freaking back. Videogames. Board games. Role playing games. I wanna show case you at ALT: GAMES 2026! Submit in the cheeky link.
Successful applications will be paid an honorarium.
If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there.
Link:
powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
Successful applications will be paid an honorarium.
If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there.
Link:
powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
January 4, 2026 at 8:37 AM
ALT: GAMES applications close in one week (midnight 11 Jan) if you want to apply do it now or you’ll forget and be so mad at yourself
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January 4, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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“In the woods where snow is thick, bars of sunlight lay like pale fire.”
(Catherine Mansfield)
🎨 Eyvind Earle
#wintersky
(Catherine Mansfield)
🎨 Eyvind Earle
#wintersky
January 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
“In the woods where snow is thick, bars of sunlight lay like pale fire.”
(Catherine Mansfield)
🎨 Eyvind Earle
#wintersky
(Catherine Mansfield)
🎨 Eyvind Earle
#wintersky
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if anything, anime girl figurines predate and are possibly ancestral to warhammer minis. just look at all these mikus
January 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
if anything, anime girl figurines predate and are possibly ancestral to warhammer minis. just look at all these mikus
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Just realized that Emperor Qin Shi Huang's "Terracotta Army" of clay soldiers he kept in a vault in like 200 BC make him the first Warhammer Guy. he got some disposable income and started painting minis. totally get it
January 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Just realized that Emperor Qin Shi Huang's "Terracotta Army" of clay soldiers he kept in a vault in like 200 BC make him the first Warhammer Guy. he got some disposable income and started painting minis. totally get it
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sorry i haven’t been online much. it’s the usual explanation. i’ve been learning the greek alphabet by carving 24 lino plates that i will bind into an abecedary of epithets for hermes. we’ve all been there
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
sorry i haven’t been online much. it’s the usual explanation. i’ve been learning the greek alphabet by carving 24 lino plates that i will bind into an abecedary of epithets for hermes. we’ve all been there
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ICYMI Have you ever wanted to watch a film from 1930 but couldn’t find it? They’re now in the public domain, so I put together a database of every feature film released that year and where to find them. Enjoy! pre-code.com/how-to-find-...
Where to Watch the Pre-Code Films of 1930
January 1st, 2026 means that American movies released in 1930 are now in the public domain. As part of my commitment to trying to advocate for this era as much as possible, I spent my down time thi…
pre-code.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:56 AM
ICYMI Have you ever wanted to watch a film from 1930 but couldn’t find it? They’re now in the public domain, so I put together a database of every feature film released that year and where to find them. Enjoy! pre-code.com/how-to-find-...
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I think we all need a timeline cleanse right now….
An adorable #Greek rhyton in the shape of a #cow's head. Vessels such as this one were used in drinking parties. Since they didn't have a base, their contents had to be consumed before the vessel could be put down
Dating ca. 460 BC.
🧵1/2
🏺
An adorable #Greek rhyton in the shape of a #cow's head. Vessels such as this one were used in drinking parties. Since they didn't have a base, their contents had to be consumed before the vessel could be put down
Dating ca. 460 BC.
🧵1/2
🏺
January 4, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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January 2, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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repost to give those 2 or 3 followers who always like your weird posts a little forehead kiss & a grilled cheese cut diagonally
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
repost to give those 2 or 3 followers who always like your weird posts a little forehead kiss & a grilled cheese cut diagonally
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interviewer: is there anything more you could tell us about yourself?
cookie monster: me want cooki-
interviewer: besides that
cookie monster: me want cooki-
interviewer: besides that
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 AM
interviewer: is there anything more you could tell us about yourself?
cookie monster: me want cooki-
interviewer: besides that
cookie monster: me want cooki-
interviewer: besides that
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Duppy Detective Tashia by @spritewrench.com
We NEED more mystery games. And this one is set in Caribbean folklore! With a really cool art style, this is one to track.
store.steampowered.com/app/1958800/...
We NEED more mystery games. And this one is set in Caribbean folklore! With a really cool art style, this is one to track.
store.steampowered.com/app/1958800/...
Duppy Detective Tashia on Steam
Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!
store.steampowered.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Duppy Detective Tashia by @spritewrench.com
We NEED more mystery games. And this one is set in Caribbean folklore! With a really cool art style, this is one to track.
store.steampowered.com/app/1958800/...
We NEED more mystery games. And this one is set in Caribbean folklore! With a really cool art style, this is one to track.
store.steampowered.com/app/1958800/...
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Shout out to the top 5 ables in the world, veget, syll, valu, Lunch, and Les Miser.
January 2, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Shout out to the top 5 ables in the world, veget, syll, valu, Lunch, and Les Miser.
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Fallen Ash
Digital painting
Digital painting
January 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Fallen Ash
Digital painting
Digital painting
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Bafflingly there are still people out there in the world who think being passionate about nature is “kind of weird”. or “a niche interest”. These people have it all wrong. Nature isn’t some quirky sideline to the main business. It IS the main business. Nature is us.
January 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Bafflingly there are still people out there in the world who think being passionate about nature is “kind of weird”. or “a niche interest”. These people have it all wrong. Nature isn’t some quirky sideline to the main business. It IS the main business. Nature is us.
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If you see this post your birb art 🐦⬛
December 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
If you see this post your birb art 🐦⬛
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i got enamored with bluesky's new years mascot, the festive lemon pig 🍋 🎉
January 2, 2026 at 5:45 AM
i got enamored with bluesky's new years mascot, the festive lemon pig 🍋 🎉
Does anyone have a link to that game or meme that looked like a pop-up on an illegal download site and the game was to figure out which link to click?
January 2, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Does anyone have a link to that game or meme that looked like a pop-up on an illegal download site and the game was to figure out which link to click?
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The Thing (1982)
Oh god oh fuck I left the Lemon Pig out too long oh fuckkkk
January 1, 2026 at 5:36 AM
The Thing (1982)
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ya gotta draw a damn lemon pig its new years baby!!
January 1, 2026 at 9:14 PM
ya gotta draw a damn lemon pig its new years baby!!