Rick Marshall
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A&E Editor @TimesUnion.com | Professional Geek | Award-Winning Writer / Editor / Podcaster / Journalist | Rotten Tomatoes & Critics Choice | Cat Guy
Past: MTV News, Digital Trends, Mental Floss, Daily Gazette, IFC, etc.
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Remembering the creator behind my favorite Universal Monster design, MILLICENT PATRICK, on her birthday. I never tire to draw this guy so a huge Thank you for adding the Creature From The Black Lagoon to the horror pantheon, Millicent! 💚💚💚
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Remembering the creator behind my favorite Universal Monster design, MILLICENT PATRICK, on her birthday. I never tire to draw this guy so a huge Thank you for adding the Creature From The Black Lagoon to the horror pantheon, Millicent! 💚💚💚
First snow of the season adds an interesting element to our post-Halloween decomposition study.
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
First snow of the season adds an interesting element to our post-Halloween decomposition study.
Comics, coffee vodka, and Albany ghost stories blend in "Awakened Spirits," the new comic from Albany Distilling Co.'s John Curtin and writer Ron Marz. (I've read it, and unlike most "promotional comic" projects, it's really good - esp. if you're interested in local lore.) Read all about it here:
Albany Distilling launches new coffee vodka with comic book
“Awakened Spirits” comic from writer Ron Marz explores Albany’s spooky history while promoting Albany Distilling’s coffee-infused vodka.
www.timesunion.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Comics, coffee vodka, and Albany ghost stories blend in "Awakened Spirits," the new comic from Albany Distilling Co.'s John Curtin and writer Ron Marz. (I've read it, and unlike most "promotional comic" projects, it's really good - esp. if you're interested in local lore.) Read all about it here:
IT'S A MAJOR AWARD! (Congrats to @caseyseiler.bsky.social @ericasmith.com @katkiessl.bsky.social & @jess-on-ice.com for well-deserved honors and recognition!)
The Times Union took top honors in the Journalists Association of New York awards for investigative work, podcasts, opinion writing, sports coverage and more.
Times Union wins 10 awards from Journalists Association of New York
The Times Union took top honors in the Journalists Association of New York awards for investigative work, podcasts, opinion writing, sports coverage and more.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
IT'S A MAJOR AWARD! (Congrats to @caseyseiler.bsky.social @ericasmith.com @katkiessl.bsky.social & @jess-on-ice.com for well-deserved honors and recognition!)
A series of things I found in my lawn this morning.
November 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A series of things I found in my lawn this morning.
Gaze upon this gorgeous ROM Spaceknight by @zippyrich.bsky.social that is now en route to me. It's a thing of beauty, folks. FOR GALADOR!
#comics #romspaceknight
#comics #romspaceknight
A little bit of homework from the most recent Albany Comic Con–a little ROM the Spaceknight for @rickmarshall.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Gaze upon this gorgeous ROM Spaceknight by @zippyrich.bsky.social that is now en route to me. It's a thing of beauty, folks. FOR GALADOR!
#comics #romspaceknight
#comics #romspaceknight
Oh hey that's me. Fun fact: That brief clip was pretty much the only portion I read that didn't include obscenities. I got a good set of pages.
The New York State Writers Institute hosted a marathon public reading of William Kennedy's novel "Legs" on Nov. 5 at Albany Distilling Co. Kennedy joined attendees in reading portions of the 1975 novel.
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Oh hey that's me. Fun fact: That brief clip was pretty much the only portion I read that didn't include obscenities. I got a good set of pages.
Looking for something to do around the region over the next few days? Here's everything happening over the next 7 days. Oh, and here are my faves:
- Weed-friendly "Smokus Pocus" magic show
- Clash of the Titans screening in Schen.
- Flamy Grant, the only drag queen to make the Christian music charts
- Weed-friendly "Smokus Pocus" magic show
- Clash of the Titans screening in Schen.
- Flamy Grant, the only drag queen to make the Christian music charts
Arts, entertainment, film, festivals and more events happening this week in the greater Capital Region from Thursday, Nov. 6, through Wednesday, Nov. 12
This week's highlights: Billy Strings, Garrison Keillor, Joni Mitchell tributes
Arts, entertainment, film, festivals and more events happening this week in the greater Capital Region from Thursday, Nov. 6, through Wednesday, Nov. 12
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November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Looking for something to do around the region over the next few days? Here's everything happening over the next 7 days. Oh, and here are my faves:
- Weed-friendly "Smokus Pocus" magic show
- Clash of the Titans screening in Schen.
- Flamy Grant, the only drag queen to make the Christian music charts
- Weed-friendly "Smokus Pocus" magic show
- Clash of the Titans screening in Schen.
- Flamy Grant, the only drag queen to make the Christian music charts
Set phasers to "DAAAAAAAAAAMN, LEGO! THAT'S THE STUFF!"
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Set phasers to "DAAAAAAAAAAMN, LEGO! THAT'S THE STUFF!"
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“He had no conception of organic friendship as opposed to transactionality,” de Blasio (the former mayor, guys) said. “ ... The only thing he could conceptionalize [sic] was political power and gaining the next office and somehow ... surpassing his father in his own mind. That was a horrible trap.”
"Yet the former governor drew a more personal — and competitive — distinction when conceding the race: He received a slightly higher share of the vote than his father’s failed mayoral bid 48 years ago." -- www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
He tried to come back from exile. Now Andrew Cuomo’s career is over for good.
The former governor’s half-century in New York politics hits a screeching halt with a failed comeback bid.
www.politico.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“He had no conception of organic friendship as opposed to transactionality,” de Blasio (the former mayor, guys) said. “ ... The only thing he could conceptionalize [sic] was political power and gaining the next office and somehow ... surpassing his father in his own mind. That was a horrible trap.”
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William Kennedy reads from “Legs” at the NYS Writers Institute’s daylong community reading — which is running late, thus allowing time for good literary fellowship.
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
William Kennedy reads from “Legs” at the NYS Writers Institute’s daylong community reading — which is running late, thus allowing time for good literary fellowship.
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Perfect Albany evening celebrating the celebrated William Kennedy. A true honor being present to hear him read.
November 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Perfect Albany evening celebrating the celebrated William Kennedy. A true honor being present to hear him read.
I'll read an excerpt from William Kennedy's "Legs" as part of this public event a little after 6pm tonight. Come join me (and fellow readers incl. @caseyseiler.bsky.social & @ronmarz.bsky.social ) at Albany Distilling Co. (Donations to the local food pantry are being collected on location.)
Marathon reading: William Kennedy's "Legs"
www.nyswritersinstitute.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I'll read an excerpt from William Kennedy's "Legs" as part of this public event a little after 6pm tonight. Come join me (and fellow readers incl. @caseyseiler.bsky.social & @ronmarz.bsky.social ) at Albany Distilling Co. (Donations to the local food pantry are being collected on location.)
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In stores today, from @comicstitan.bsky.social and @heroicsignatures.bsky.social.
Savage Sword of Conan #11 in stores tomorrow, with a Cormac Mac Art story by me and @dannyearls16.bsky.social, plus a Conan epic by @liamsharp.bsky.social. All for $7, by Crom!
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
In stores today, from @comicstitan.bsky.social and @heroicsignatures.bsky.social.
I love editing/proofing our weekly arts event listings. Why? Metal show lineups like this: "Dysentery, w/ special guests Groaning Retch, Blood Starved Beast, Invoke Thy Wrath, Windchimes."
(I know nothing about Windchimes, but w/ a name like that in a lineup like that, they must be metal AF.)
(I know nothing about Windchimes, but w/ a name like that in a lineup like that, they must be metal AF.)
a cartoon of beavis and butthead sitting at a desk
ALT: a cartoon of beavis and butthead sitting at a desk
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November 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I love editing/proofing our weekly arts event listings. Why? Metal show lineups like this: "Dysentery, w/ special guests Groaning Retch, Blood Starved Beast, Invoke Thy Wrath, Windchimes."
(I know nothing about Windchimes, but w/ a name like that in a lineup like that, they must be metal AF.)
(I know nothing about Windchimes, but w/ a name like that in a lineup like that, they must be metal AF.)
"...wreaths made out of human hair..."
November 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"...wreaths made out of human hair..."
This is an actual page on the Whitehouse.gov website right now. We might not be in the darkest timeline (yet), but we're definitely in the dumbest.
November 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is an actual page on the Whitehouse.gov website right now. We might not be in the darkest timeline (yet), but we're definitely in the dumbest.
"At the heart of Wicked’s enduring legacy is its chilling, cyclical relevancy. It’s a tale of outsiders, totalitarian control and propaganda as much as it is a tale of female friendship," writes @katkiessl.bsky.social in her review of the stage show (at Proctors Theatre through 11/9).
#wicked
#wicked
Review: 'Wicked' brings Ozian spectacle to Proctors
Soaring leads, chilling relevancy and sheer spectacle bolster the flaws of the pop culture musical behemoth, running through Nov. 9 at Proctors.
www.timesunion.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"At the heart of Wicked’s enduring legacy is its chilling, cyclical relevancy. It’s a tale of outsiders, totalitarian control and propaganda as much as it is a tale of female friendship," writes @katkiessl.bsky.social in her review of the stage show (at Proctors Theatre through 11/9).
#wicked
#wicked
This story is fascinating and all, but I really just love the classic "academic in the midst of discussing their research with their feet up on a messy desk against a backdrop of a chalkboard filled with indecipherable calculations" photo.
🧪 #evolution
OTD 1977 Carl Woese appeared on the front page of the NYT in a story about the discovery of a "form of life that predates higher organisms" a 3rd domain of life.
Here is a perspective on this groundbreaking discovery of the Archaea, made with George Fox.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
OTD 1977 Carl Woese appeared on the front page of the NYT in a story about the discovery of a "form of life that predates higher organisms" a 3rd domain of life.
Here is a perspective on this groundbreaking discovery of the Archaea, made with George Fox.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This story is fascinating and all, but I really just love the classic "academic in the midst of discussing their research with their feet up on a messy desk against a backdrop of a chalkboard filled with indecipherable calculations" photo.
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On the other site, an 18-year-old Zohran canvasser described the legendary Wallace Shawn as "the actor who plays Dr. Sturgis on Young Sheldon" which is honestly adorable
November 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
On the other site, an 18-year-old Zohran canvasser described the legendary Wallace Shawn as "the actor who plays Dr. Sturgis on Young Sheldon" which is honestly adorable
I'm not done with the #Halloween photos (it's still Halloweekend, after all), so two more of my favorite plague doctor pics.
November 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I'm not done with the #Halloween photos (it's still Halloweekend, after all), so two more of my favorite plague doctor pics.