Genevieve Williams - Shakespeare Adjacent out now
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SFF writer, hardingfele player, tracker, librarian. Longer writings and book reviews at welltemperedwriter.wordpress.com. masto: welltemperedwriter@wandering.shop, insta: datamuse. SFWA, Codexian. Shakespeare Adjacent anthology out now!
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Korpiklaani are my favorite band, I had to look up translations of their lyrics from Finnish. Many songs about drinking, elves, or drunk elves.
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
February 9, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Korpiklaani are my favorite band, I had to look up translations of their lyrics from Finnish. Many songs about drinking, elves, or drunk elves.
Memory is weird. The other day I was in a conversation about the original ending of the Little Shop of Horrors musical, and
I've had “Don’t Feed the Plants” stuck in my head ever since. I probably last heard that song in 1985.
I've had “Don’t Feed the Plants” stuck in my head ever since. I probably last heard that song in 1985.
February 5, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Memory is weird. The other day I was in a conversation about the original ending of the Little Shop of Horrors musical, and
I've had “Don’t Feed the Plants” stuck in my head ever since. I probably last heard that song in 1985.
I've had “Don’t Feed the Plants” stuck in my head ever since. I probably last heard that song in 1985.
The one where Kid Rock mashed up two songs by far better artists than he could ever hope to be, because whenever I hear it at first I think it’s one of those, but no, it’s Kid Rock
Fuck your favourite song. Tell me your least favourite song. The one that makes you die inside the moment you hear the first 3 seconds.
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 AM
The one where Kid Rock mashed up two songs by far better artists than he could ever hope to be, because whenever I hear it at first I think it’s one of those, but no, it’s Kid Rock
Column A, column B, one apiece, etc.
I wonder how much of this was "people turned down performing for Trump" and how much was "a board who had no experience in the arts didn't understand that they had to sit down and actively plan a calendar of events."
CNN is reporting the real reason Trump is closing the Kennedy Centre for two years is not for renovation: “the Kennedy Center does not have a 2026/2027 season. There would not have been any programming to announce."
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Column A, column B, one apiece, etc.
Describe your BlueSky account in a single image:
January 31, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Describe your BlueSky account in a single image:
GSV STOP CARRYING OUT YOUR INTENTIONS is my Culture starship
January 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM
GSV STOP CARRYING OUT YOUR INTENTIONS is my Culture starship
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I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
"Only being able to mourn or demand justice for the purely innocent binds the public into a tighter and tighter trap that ultimately harms everyone. If the government can bend the laws or the judicial system’s interpretation of them, it is possible to make it so that no one is innocent."
I wrote about how murders of people seen as “good” tend to galvanize the public against state violence in helpful ways. But to establish a just system in the long run, it's critical to recognize harm done to those who would never make the cut as saints.
The Innocence Trap
Survival should not require sainthood.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:34 AM
"Only being able to mourn or demand justice for the purely innocent binds the public into a tighter and tighter trap that ultimately harms everyone. If the government can bend the laws or the judicial system’s interpretation of them, it is possible to make it so that no one is innocent."
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Arkona
Warpaint
First Aid Kit
Thunderpussy
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Arkona
Warpaint
First Aid Kit
Thunderpussy
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers
Indigo Girls
Warpaint
Wet Leg
Liz Phair
PJ Harvey
Indigo Girls
Warpaint
Wet Leg
Liz Phair
PJ Harvey
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Velocity Girl
Belly
The Breeders
Mila Jovovich
X
Velocity Girl
Belly
The Breeders
Mila Jovovich
X
January 24, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Arkona
Warpaint
First Aid Kit
Thunderpussy
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Arkona
Warpaint
First Aid Kit
Thunderpussy
Can't imagine why this quote's been playing in my head on repeat lately
Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe:
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Can't imagine why this quote's been playing in my head on repeat lately
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I wrote about how concentration camp regimes evolve and why it's not too late to stop this, even though we are deep in it now.
Into the abyss
The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:37 AM
I wrote about how concentration camp regimes evolve and why it's not too late to stop this, even though we are deep in it now.
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
January 15, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
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Perhaps the surest sign of AI not being super intelligent is the amount of tailored scams targeting the finances of authors, which is as rewarding as trying to mug a seagull.
January 12, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Perhaps the surest sign of AI not being super intelligent is the amount of tailored scams targeting the finances of authors, which is as rewarding as trying to mug a seagull.
"Whatever your quiet superpower, it is needed now."
The Friday roundup is here! With links to this week's podcast episode, along with some thoughts on junior high-school French class, my supervillain origin story, and why (whatever our sad pasts) each one of us is desperately needed in the fight ahead.
January 9 Friday roundup
With links to the podcast! Also, why nothing in life is wasted.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM
"Whatever your quiet superpower, it is needed now."
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You best start believing in history. You're in it.
January 8, 2026 at 7:19 AM
You best start believing in history. You're in it.
A thing I first started doing habitually during the first year of COVID is go outside to a specific spot that feels copacetic and just hang out there. Notice what's going on. Count birds or dogs. Maybe bring a notebook and a pencil. Never my phone.
I bring this up right now for no reason at all.
I bring this up right now for no reason at all.
January 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
A thing I first started doing habitually during the first year of COVID is go outside to a specific spot that feels copacetic and just hang out there. Notice what's going on. Count birds or dogs. Maybe bring a notebook and a pencil. Never my phone.
I bring this up right now for no reason at all.
I bring this up right now for no reason at all.
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
combine and ruin two bands
Butthole Zeppelin
Butthole Zeppelin
combine and ruin two bands
They Might Be Gorillaz
They Might Be Gorillaz
ruin two bands by combining them:
Nine Inch Hole
Nine Inch Hole
December 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
combine and ruin two bands
Butthole Zeppelin
Butthole Zeppelin
There's research showing effects of using your phone while driving that are tantamount to being drunk, so effectively making the entire dashboard a phone always struck me as a really bad idea.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
There's research showing effects of using your phone while driving that are tantamount to being drunk, so effectively making the entire dashboard a phone always struck me as a really bad idea.
I spent a week in the Kalahari Desert last year without a streetlight within a hundred miles. It’s not just the absence of electric lighting. The stars look close enough to touch, and there are so many of them.
If you ever have the experience of seeing a night sky out in the deep countryside you can understand this; it really is a fundamentally different experience, and I can't imagine it not being formative to people.
December 27, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I spent a week in the Kalahari Desert last year without a streetlight within a hundred miles. It’s not just the absence of electric lighting. The stars look close enough to touch, and there are so many of them.
Still looking for proof that Doris Lessing actually said this:
"Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible."
Lovely sentiment. Can't find evidence that it came from Lessing.
"Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible."
Lovely sentiment. Can't find evidence that it came from Lessing.
This is why it’s so important to trace things back to the beginning whenever possible.
I believe @rauchway.bsky.social calls these “historical urban legends”
I believe @rauchway.bsky.social calls these “historical urban legends”
looking up the source of quotes, whether for a book or a video script, is great for figuring out when a quote everyone "knows" and has repeated for ages is actually just weird bullshit someone else made up
December 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Still looking for proof that Doris Lessing actually said this:
"Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible."
Lovely sentiment. Can't find evidence that it came from Lessing.
"Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible."
Lovely sentiment. Can't find evidence that it came from Lessing.
Need some faith in humanity this morning? Here you go:
Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
December 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Need some faith in humanity this morning? Here you go:
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You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.