Lux "Gangster Octopus" Alptraum
@luxalptraum.com
Journalist, author, podcaster, bon vivant. Literally OCD (F42.2!). She/her
לפעמים אני כותבת בעברית כי אני לומדת עברית ורוצה להשתפר. תיקונים מדוברי עברית תמיד מוערכים. היא
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לפעמים אני כותבת בעברית כי אני לומדת עברית ורוצה להשתפר. תיקונים מדוברי עברית תמיד מוערכים. היא
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Why would I learn from history, everyone from history is just dead dry bones now and *I* am living wet bones and therefore superior
What happens to the couples who aren’t interesting enough to be full story arcs on Couples Therapy and just end up as waiting room b roll, do they have to pay for therapy?
February 11, 2026 at 2:10 AM
What happens to the couples who aren’t interesting enough to be full story arcs on Couples Therapy and just end up as waiting room b roll, do they have to pay for therapy?
I’m reading the sequel to Mickey7 and while I just started it I’m a little bummed that Mickey17 changed the story’s ending enough to preclude the possibility of them making a movie of the sequel
February 11, 2026 at 1:24 AM
I’m reading the sequel to Mickey7 and while I just started it I’m a little bummed that Mickey17 changed the story’s ending enough to preclude the possibility of them making a movie of the sequel
Better to use alcohol as a social lubricant than a sexual lubricant, amirite
Dr. Oz said alcohol “brings people together,” after the federal government dropped alcohol limits. But social drinking can also lead to health problems, studies show.
Drinking Is a ‘Social Lubricant.’ That’s Not Always a Good Thing.
Explaining why officials dropped limits, Dr. Mehmet Oz said alcohol “brings people together.” But social drinking also can lead to health problems, studies show.
nyti.ms
February 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Better to use alcohol as a social lubricant than a sexual lubricant, amirite
I'm too spicy for this job but I feel like *someone* on #JewSky has to be a fit www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5...
Director of Content - New York, NY 10006 - Indeed.com
Orthodox Union
www.indeed.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I'm too spicy for this job but I feel like *someone* on #JewSky has to be a fit www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5...
Elevating this out of the thread
Beads arrived yesterday! I have to figure out the spacing (possibly today, possibly not)but I think this is going to be cute
If anyone is interested in buying I would be willing to part with this one, price TBD but at least $200
If anyone is interested in buying I would be willing to part with this one, price TBD but at least $200
February 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Elevating this out of the thread
I feel like in America the mindset is that a name is just a random collection of sounds that has been designated as a name, which is funny because in a lot of other cultures names are just normal words that get assigned to people at birth
February 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I feel like in America the mindset is that a name is just a random collection of sounds that has been designated as a name, which is funny because in a lot of other cultures names are just normal words that get assigned to people at birth
I can’t tell if there are now two competing Palestine sodas or if Drink Palestina changed its name (I checked the cans and they have different URLs but I’m too lazy to check the websites themselves)
February 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I can’t tell if there are now two competing Palestine sodas or if Drink Palestina changed its name (I checked the cans and they have different URLs but I’m too lazy to check the websites themselves)
Cancel straight people
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Cancel straight people
You know what would be a good Metro desk piece? A photo essay of the places in NYC where you can still find pristine, unsullied snow weeks after the blizzard.
February 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM
You know what would be a good Metro desk piece? A photo essay of the places in NYC where you can still find pristine, unsullied snow weeks after the blizzard.
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removing a symbol of pride from a small park in the middle of the west village is really an enormous fuck you from the worst people on the planet
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
removing a symbol of pride from a small park in the middle of the west village is really an enormous fuck you from the worst people on the planet
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This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people — never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners — are now dead.
We are murdering people and it is basically just background noise at this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific, With One Survivor
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people — never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners — are now dead.
One of the reasons why I never turn my nose up at weird rituals is because I am very aware that my own religious practice involves dancing with a scroll of parchment that’s dressed like a drag queen and shaking a bundle of sticks in a bunch of directions and smelling an ugly lemon.
I think about cults a lot because as an abuse survivor I am cognizant of how readily I can get stuck in a bad situation with no easy way out. Anyway! When I call something a cult it’s not necessarily because of weird rituals, cause that could just be religion. What I see as a cult is three things:
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 PM
One of the reasons why I never turn my nose up at weird rituals is because I am very aware that my own religious practice involves dancing with a scroll of parchment that’s dressed like a drag queen and shaking a bundle of sticks in a bunch of directions and smelling an ugly lemon.
I think about cults a lot because as an abuse survivor I am cognizant of how readily I can get stuck in a bad situation with no easy way out. Anyway! When I call something a cult it’s not necessarily because of weird rituals, cause that could just be religion. What I see as a cult is three things:
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
I think about cults a lot because as an abuse survivor I am cognizant of how readily I can get stuck in a bad situation with no easy way out. Anyway! When I call something a cult it’s not necessarily because of weird rituals, cause that could just be religion. What I see as a cult is three things:
Put this on my tombstone
One thing about me is that I do *not* think I am too smart to get sucked into a cult and that’s why I have to be ever vigilant about them
February 10, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Put this on my tombstone
It’s really good that I am broke and that Williamsburg is not a convenient location for me because man, a part of me is like “you know I wouldn’t mind going back to Othership”
I guess I gotta make sauna and cold plunge a more regular part of my life (just not the culty expensive one)
I guess I gotta make sauna and cold plunge a more regular part of my life (just not the culty expensive one)
Okay so that place is a straight up cult
February 10, 2026 at 12:21 PM
It’s really good that I am broke and that Williamsburg is not a convenient location for me because man, a part of me is like “you know I wouldn’t mind going back to Othership”
I guess I gotta make sauna and cold plunge a more regular part of my life (just not the culty expensive one)
I guess I gotta make sauna and cold plunge a more regular part of my life (just not the culty expensive one)
Oh also having been to the class it’s what expected: they’re just doing a guided meditation/breath work — this one where they talk about the elements — and while subtle differences to that experience might make you feel more relaxed or more energized it’s sorta hard to describe that in copy.
February 10, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Oh also having been to the class it’s what expected: they’re just doing a guided meditation/breath work — this one where they talk about the elements — and while subtle differences to that experience might make you feel more relaxed or more energized it’s sorta hard to describe that in copy.
Oh man I just remembered that I had a very elaborate and extensive dream that involved hanging out with various exes, including attending a screening for a film by my most recent ex that had a character with my name. I stood up in the theater and screamed, “Take my name out of your film!!!”
February 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Oh man I just remembered that I had a very elaborate and extensive dream that involved hanging out with various exes, including attending a screening for a film by my most recent ex that had a character with my name. I stood up in the theater and screamed, “Take my name out of your film!!!”
Oh also when you do this class and they bring you back into the sauna the second time they’re like “WAIT THERE IS A SECRET FIFTH ELEMENT: ETHER.”
February 10, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Oh also when you do this class and they bring you back into the sauna the second time they’re like “WAIT THERE IS A SECRET FIFTH ELEMENT: ETHER.”
For clarification, when I say that something like OneTaste or Othership is a cult what I mean is that they are cultivating an experience that is designed to make you feel vulnerable and dependent on them so that they can exploit you and extract as much money as possible from you
Okay so that place is a straight up cult
February 10, 2026 at 2:28 AM
For clarification, when I say that something like OneTaste or Othership is a cult what I mean is that they are cultivating an experience that is designed to make you feel vulnerable and dependent on them so that they can exploit you and extract as much money as possible from you
It’s not really known what killed my father (aside from the proximate cause of “taken off the ventilator after being determined to be brain dead”), but one of the possibilities floated was a pulmonary embolism, so learning that that’s what’s on Catherine O’Hara’s death certificate is giving me feels
February 9, 2026 at 10:21 PM
It’s not really known what killed my father (aside from the proximate cause of “taken off the ventilator after being determined to be brain dead”), but one of the possibilities floated was a pulmonary embolism, so learning that that’s what’s on Catherine O’Hara’s death certificate is giving me feels
My life would be so much easier if I could just do a normal job that paid me a steady salary and gave me things like a 401k and HSA or FSA or whatever you call it but alas I was cursed to be interesting
February 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
My life would be so much easier if I could just do a normal job that paid me a steady salary and gave me things like a 401k and HSA or FSA or whatever you call it but alas I was cursed to be interesting
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Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club!
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
The A.V. Club hiring Film Critic in Greater Chicago Area | LinkedIn
Posted 8:42:22 PM. The A.V. Club is seeking an experienced Film Critic to join our team of trenchant writers and…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club!
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
I assume that "Panican" is supposed to be "Panic-American" which just leads my brain down a rabbit whole to this
February 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I assume that "Panican" is supposed to be "Panic-American" which just leads my brain down a rabbit whole to this
Also now that I am thinking about ancient hits I'm wondering if Temperature counts as a non-English banger since it's about half in Jamaican patois
All the talk of Daddy Yankee has me with this non-English banger as an ear worm youtu.be/CCF1_jI8Prk?...
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Also now that I am thinking about ancient hits I'm wondering if Temperature counts as a non-English banger since it's about half in Jamaican patois
Ooooh as someone who loves a heist I love a social justice heist even more
Johannesburg’s Nyamakop Studios turns African artifact repatriation into a bold heist game.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Video game 'reloots' stolen artefacts, by reclaiming works of art from Western museums
www.france24.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Ooooh as someone who loves a heist I love a social justice heist even more