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Konrad vs. the Shrines
Pinned
change of plans. feeling like I'm just gonna come to terms with my rusty cage
the first place I ever saw in NY was Long Island. me & Rachel stayed in Port Washington, then drove up to Newpaltz the next day. I will always, always have love for Long Island and this fuckin rules
ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:36 AM
the first place I ever saw in NY was Long Island. me & Rachel stayed in Port Washington, then drove up to Newpaltz the next day. I will always, always have love for Long Island and this fuckin rules
RIP ma, I have l'd it o
February 2, 2026 at 11:46 PM
RIP ma, I have l'd it o
Something interesting I found – I’ve said before how I started writing “no children” on the envelope that holds an airplane ticket — this must’ve been from the same trip, probably the way back — where it says BOTTOM FEEDERS, another notebook shows that as the original working title for “Tallahassee”
February 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Something interesting I found – I’ve said before how I started writing “no children” on the envelope that holds an airplane ticket — this must’ve been from the same trip, probably the way back — where it says BOTTOM FEEDERS, another notebook shows that as the original working title for “Tallahassee”
my God, it’s beautiful
they say the world will die in fire and ice, print ad, zx spectrum (1984) archive.org/details/zxco...
February 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
my God, it’s beautiful
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DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
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The Ancient War continues
February 1, 2026 at 9:09 PM
The Ancient War continues
yup -- he's gonna tear it down.
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 2, 2026 at 12:52 AM
yup -- he's gonna tear it down.
lol if Isaac Chotiner says "I see" to you, your reputation as a person of any merit is done. Kaputt. Over. Chotiner's "I see" is Vinnie saying "He's gone and we couldn't do nothin' about it" in Goodfellas
February 1, 2026 at 11:46 PM
lol if Isaac Chotiner says "I see" to you, your reputation as a person of any merit is done. Kaputt. Over. Chotiner's "I see" is Vinnie saying "He's gone and we couldn't do nothin' about it" in Goodfellas
one thing that's great about Bluesky is when there's new Chotiner piece we all meet up like fans of a band for a surprise listening party
February 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
one thing that's great about Bluesky is when there's new Chotiner piece we all meet up like fans of a band for a surprise listening party
this has gotta be a Church of the Subgenius bit. come to think of it the last 12 years have gotta be a Church of the Subgenius bit
February 1, 2026 at 9:06 PM
this has gotta be a Church of the Subgenius bit. come to think of it the last 12 years have gotta be a Church of the Subgenius bit
you may not know it until it's slinking through your immediate environment but you need this new tune by Tomeka Reid so so much outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/track/oo-long
Oo long!, by Tomeka Reid
from the album dance! skip! hop!
outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:16 PM
you may not know it until it's slinking through your immediate environment but you need this new tune by Tomeka Reid so so much outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/track/oo-long
all paintings should be called Apple Family II
February 1, 2026 at 1:16 PM
all paintings should be called Apple Family II
lol
Sir, “white settlement” has gone woke.
This race was such a massive swing blowout that Democrat Taylor Rehmet literally won a city called White Settlement
February 1, 2026 at 1:15 PM
lol
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another week of ✨ Shameless Self Promotion Saturday ✨ where thinking about the ethics of trying to make a living in this moment in history makes us feel like turning our skin inside out
hi new people. hi old people. hi creatures who dont identify as people.
we love you.
please buy art. or dont.
hi new people. hi old people. hi creatures who dont identify as people.
we love you.
please buy art. or dont.
a lot of new eyes this week.
hi, we're mox. we devote one day a week to trying to pay our bills. today is unfortunately that day.
if you are new, we do things differently than most. it's the only way that doesn't feel gross.
thank you. stay safe.
artbymox.shop/our-model
hi, we're mox. we devote one day a week to trying to pay our bills. today is unfortunately that day.
if you are new, we do things differently than most. it's the only way that doesn't feel gross.
thank you. stay safe.
artbymox.shop/our-model
January 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM
another week of ✨ Shameless Self Promotion Saturday ✨ where thinking about the ethics of trying to make a living in this moment in history makes us feel like turning our skin inside out
hi new people. hi old people. hi creatures who dont identify as people.
we love you.
please buy art. or dont.
hi new people. hi old people. hi creatures who dont identify as people.
we love you.
please buy art. or dont.
People in the Arts Use Public Domain Materials for Something Other Than "Thing That Was Cute -- now it's SCARY!" Challenge
January 31, 2026 at 4:29 PM
People in the Arts Use Public Domain Materials for Something Other Than "Thing That Was Cute -- now it's SCARY!" Challenge
wish Conrad were alive to see this. he would be so proud
January 31, 2026 at 4:18 PM
wish Conrad were alive to see this. he would be so proud
it's like SUPER cold for North Carolina today but I went to the farmer's market and on the way back I saw people 10+ years my senior, which is saying something, holding up NO ICE protest signs and I said hey fantastic job it's cold and they said "not as cold as in Minneapolis" blessed people
January 31, 2026 at 4:10 PM
it's like SUPER cold for North Carolina today but I went to the farmer's market and on the way back I saw people 10+ years my senior, which is saying something, holding up NO ICE protest signs and I said hey fantastic job it's cold and they said "not as cold as in Minneapolis" blessed people
honestly a complete joy, this thread
Some terrific replies in here. Mountain Goat folk are good people.
skaters will not have this problem should they choose to skate with the universally beloved music of the Mountain Goats
January 31, 2026 at 3:46 PM
honestly a complete joy, this thread
wow seems like colorless green ideas do their dreaming in a lot of pretty sketchy venues
January 31, 2026 at 3:41 PM
wow seems like colorless green ideas do their dreaming in a lot of pretty sketchy venues
facts
the Peter Balkan Overture i practically made for this
skaters will not have this problem should they choose to skate with the universally beloved music of the Mountain Goats
January 31, 2026 at 1:50 PM
facts
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Tit of the Day:
Himalayan Black-lored Tit
📷 Nitin Chandra
Himalayan Black-lored Tit
📷 Nitin Chandra
January 31, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Tit of the Day:
Himalayan Black-lored Tit
📷 Nitin Chandra
Himalayan Black-lored Tit
📷 Nitin Chandra
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Musidora in Les Vampires
January 16, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Musidora in Les Vampires
skaters will not have this problem should they choose to skate with the universally beloved music of the Mountain Goats
I’m getting word that there are skaters having to fight music rights battles right now just days before the Olympics. We know Lauriault/le Gac has already made the decision to change their RD. Don’t be surprised if we get some other program changes in Milan
January 31, 2026 at 1:43 PM
skaters will not have this problem should they choose to skate with the universally beloved music of the Mountain Goats
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Thoughts and prayers for something wonderful happening
January 31, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Thoughts and prayers for something wonderful happening
but on the other hand, no really tell me, Earnest, how much have you seen of me, cinematically? The roms, the coms, the rrrom-coms, the dramas, the dramadies? [The straight-to-DVDs?] No really Earnest, how much have you watched me? [uhh, sporadically? I really liked the one where you were fighting w
deeply, deeply resent a slate of nominees that makes me care about an awards show. anyhow maybe happy ending over death becomes her with the caveat that “rose’s turn” in Audra McDonald’s hands is one of the greatest performances of the century so far, no lie
The GRAMMY Awards are tomorrow! Which cast album do you think should win Best Musical Theatre Album? Let us know down below! ⬇️
January 31, 2026 at 12:39 PM
but on the other hand, no really tell me, Earnest, how much have you seen of me, cinematically? The roms, the coms, the rrrom-coms, the dramas, the dramadies? [The straight-to-DVDs?] No really Earnest, how much have you watched me? [uhh, sporadically? I really liked the one where you were fighting w