winston rowntree
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I CAN’T
January 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I CAN’T
Re-live peopleWatching Season 1 today, and receive the gift of being distracted from reality for like 75 minutes! Actually the show repeatedly refers to reality and how fucked we all are, but it's at least pretty funny..!
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Re-live peopleWatching Season 1 today, and receive the gift of being distracted from reality for like 75 minutes! Actually the show repeatedly refers to reality and how fucked we all are, but it's at least pretty funny..!
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Been at this over 20 years, it's important you have your own site, I have seen publishers come and go, promises broken and sites burnt, others castles (sites) will sink and you will have to rebuild when they do. Only your own castle will last you a lifetime.
January 25, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Been at this over 20 years, it's important you have your own site, I have seen publishers come and go, promises broken and sites burnt, others castles (sites) will sink and you will have to rebuild when they do. Only your own castle will last you a lifetime.
See the particular effectiveness (and courage) of organized nonviolent resistance with what's happening in Minnesota: *anyone* can participate, young and old alike, and so they do; worldwide media attention is gained; it's very clear who the antagonists are, so nobody watching can pretend otherwise.
Essentially, what stops abductions is when crowds outnumber the masked kidnappers. When people aggressively follow ICE with whistles and horns, crowds are ready to show up. If they show up fast enough, ICE leaves and a family is not broken. (People here understand the stakes).
January 23, 2026 at 9:24 PM
See the particular effectiveness (and courage) of organized nonviolent resistance with what's happening in Minnesota: *anyone* can participate, young and old alike, and so they do; worldwide media attention is gained; it's very clear who the antagonists are, so nobody watching can pretend otherwise.
January 22, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Oversharing is caring!
This week on the pod, Sara and Sarah discuss their Autism Nest essentials, plan a sloth's bar mitzvah, and pit Jason Momoa and Tyra Banks against each other in a literal cold war. Find Autistic Women Oversharing wherever you get your podcasts!
S02 E02 - Autism Nests
Podcast Episode · Autistic Women Oversharing · 22/01/2026 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Oversharing is caring!
Martin Luther King Jr., from "Where Do We Go From Here"
January 19, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Martin Luther King Jr., from "Where Do We Go From Here"
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Every time I go back to Subnormality (usually to find Everything's Better With Cheese) I end up rereading old favourites.
www.viruscomix.com/page596.html
Count to Ten is about choice and yearning, and these panels still make me cry every time I read them.
Thank you, @winstonrowntree.bsky.social
www.viruscomix.com/page596.html
Count to Ten is about choice and yearning, and these panels still make me cry every time I read them.
Thank you, @winstonrowntree.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Every time I go back to Subnormality (usually to find Everything's Better With Cheese) I end up rereading old favourites.
www.viruscomix.com/page596.html
Count to Ten is about choice and yearning, and these panels still make me cry every time I read them.
Thank you, @winstonrowntree.bsky.social
www.viruscomix.com/page596.html
Count to Ten is about choice and yearning, and these panels still make me cry every time I read them.
Thank you, @winstonrowntree.bsky.social
So pleased to be sponsoring this season of the podcast Autistic Women Oversharing! Definitely check it out, and also follow @thedailytism.com for all your autism satire needs! (my own autism satire needs are SUBSTANTIAL)
A treat for your commute! Autistic Women Oversharing is BACK and we’re reading out highlights from our school reports for your entertainment with the hilarious @laurarichmond.bsky.social ! How did nobody notice???
S02 E01 - School Reports, ft. Laura Richmond
Podcast Episode · Autistic Women Oversharing · 15/01/2026 · 1h 10m
podcasts.apple.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM
So pleased to be sponsoring this season of the podcast Autistic Women Oversharing! Definitely check it out, and also follow @thedailytism.com for all your autism satire needs! (my own autism satire needs are SUBSTANTIAL)
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This season could not have happened without our incredible sponsor, peopleWatching. If you enjoy The Daily Tism, this is basically custom made for you & is one of the funniest, realest & most moving things out there. Seriously, watch an ep - you’ll be hooked.
Episode 1: peopleWatching 101 – The Non-Religious Confessional
YouTube video by Part-Time Cult
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January 15, 2026 at 10:20 AM
This season could not have happened without our incredible sponsor, peopleWatching. If you enjoy The Daily Tism, this is basically custom made for you & is one of the funniest, realest & most moving things out there. Seriously, watch an ep - you’ll be hooked.
It's just sad that one of the most historically successful cartoonists dies and all anyone can rightly feel is pity at life wasted in avarice and bigotry. Learn the lessons he didn't- don't get validation from money, don't stop being accountable, don't decide it's normal when nobody respects you.
January 13, 2026 at 5:53 PM
It's just sad that one of the most historically successful cartoonists dies and all anyone can rightly feel is pity at life wasted in avarice and bigotry. Learn the lessons he didn't- don't get validation from money, don't stop being accountable, don't decide it's normal when nobody respects you.
peopleWatching has a new home on youtube! Find us at PART-TIME CULT-- Season 1 is currently uploading, with S2 to follow and then the new Season 3 debuts in March! Please subscribe and re-experience the OG episodes as well-- your views and comments make a difference!
www.youtube.com/@parttimecul...
www.youtube.com/@parttimecul...
January 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
peopleWatching has a new home on youtube! Find us at PART-TIME CULT-- Season 1 is currently uploading, with S2 to follow and then the new Season 3 debuts in March! Please subscribe and re-experience the OG episodes as well-- your views and comments make a difference!
www.youtube.com/@parttimecul...
www.youtube.com/@parttimecul...
This book is vital modern history from @juliaioffe.bsky.social Read it, especially the unbearable parts. Learn from history- how misogyny is inherent to authoritarianism, and the total oblivion of the human spirit for *all* people at the end of patriarchy's dark corridor. This is the human struggle.
January 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM
This book is vital modern history from @juliaioffe.bsky.social Read it, especially the unbearable parts. Learn from history- how misogyny is inherent to authoritarianism, and the total oblivion of the human spirit for *all* people at the end of patriarchy's dark corridor. This is the human struggle.
30 years ago today...
December 31, 2025 at 11:13 PM
30 years ago today...
I rarely feel strongly enough about things to write a review, but this 80-page book by Emily Dickinson's niece, describing what her aunt was like, is easily my favorite thing i read this year, and i highly recommend it.
December 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I rarely feel strongly enough about things to write a review, but this 80-page book by Emily Dickinson's niece, describing what her aunt was like, is easily my favorite thing i read this year, and i highly recommend it.
I still believe in the webcomics dream of 20 years ago when the "infinite canvas" of the computer screen let comic strips be as long and as weird and as horizontal-scrolling as possible, before phone screens began to reign in the medium again. As always read for free:
viruscomix.com/subnormality...
viruscomix.com/subnormality...
December 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I still believe in the webcomics dream of 20 years ago when the "infinite canvas" of the computer screen let comic strips be as long and as weird and as horizontal-scrolling as possible, before phone screens began to reign in the medium again. As always read for free:
viruscomix.com/subnormality...
viruscomix.com/subnormality...
peopleWatching is getting a new home on YouTube btw..! Season 1 is up first and will re-launch soon-- here's the trailer so you can revisit those 2017 vibes...
youtu.be/F02CdYsLMio?...
youtu.be/F02CdYsLMio?...
peopleWatching Season 1 Teaser
YouTube video by Lakeside Animation
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
peopleWatching is getting a new home on YouTube btw..! Season 1 is up first and will re-launch soon-- here's the trailer so you can revisit those 2017 vibes...
youtu.be/F02CdYsLMio?...
youtu.be/F02CdYsLMio?...
Problems are systemic
December 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Problems are systemic
In terms of how they contrast, effective writing is when little actually happens yet you feel like you've gone on a journey, whereas naïve writing is when you're taken on the most elaborate journey, but, when you think about it, little has actually happened.
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In terms of how they contrast, effective writing is when little actually happens yet you feel like you've gone on a journey, whereas naïve writing is when you're taken on the most elaborate journey, but, when you think about it, little has actually happened.
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I'm sure OP envisions moral boundaries or even evils but it is important to remember that this applies to acts of Justice as well.
Don't just think about how many steps away you are from a moral atrocity or violence, think about how many steps away you may be from an act of bravery or kindness.
Don't just think about how many steps away you are from a moral atrocity or violence, think about how many steps away you may be from an act of bravery or kindness.
Think of morality in terms of stairs-- whatever we do enables us to then easily do something one step beyond that. Don't ask "should i do this," ask "do i want to be somewhere a few steps from here," because *that's* what may eventually seem exactly as reasonable as what you're considering now.
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I'm sure OP envisions moral boundaries or even evils but it is important to remember that this applies to acts of Justice as well.
Don't just think about how many steps away you are from a moral atrocity or violence, think about how many steps away you may be from an act of bravery or kindness.
Don't just think about how many steps away you are from a moral atrocity or violence, think about how many steps away you may be from an act of bravery or kindness.
Think of morality in terms of stairs-- whatever we do enables us to then easily do something one step beyond that. Don't ask "should i do this," ask "do i want to be somewhere a few steps from here," because *that's* what may eventually seem exactly as reasonable as what you're considering now.
November 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Think of morality in terms of stairs-- whatever we do enables us to then easily do something one step beyond that. Don't ask "should i do this," ask "do i want to be somewhere a few steps from here," because *that's* what may eventually seem exactly as reasonable as what you're considering now.
New work on Patreon -- sign up to read or miss out forever on my unwelcoming walls of text with occasional drawings alongside..
www.patreon.com/subnormality
www.patreon.com/subnormality
October 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
New work on Patreon -- sign up to read or miss out forever on my unwelcoming walls of text with occasional drawings alongside..
www.patreon.com/subnormality
www.patreon.com/subnormality
One of my biggest takeaways from the new Robert Crumb biography is the recurring theme of him selling his original art and sketchbooks over the years, and the independence that granted. A literally valuable lesson: you can sell what you own (and a reminder of what AI art is meant to steal from you).
October 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
One of my biggest takeaways from the new Robert Crumb biography is the recurring theme of him selling his original art and sketchbooks over the years, and the independence that granted. A literally valuable lesson: you can sell what you own (and a reminder of what AI art is meant to steal from you).
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🖤RIP Drew Struzan
Legendary artist Drew Struzan has died at the age of 78.
His work has inspired generations of artists, and while his most famous illustrated movie posters include the other 'Star' franchise, he did a number of beautiful pieces for #StarTrek.
🖖1947 - 2025
Legendary artist Drew Struzan has died at the age of 78.
His work has inspired generations of artists, and while his most famous illustrated movie posters include the other 'Star' franchise, he did a number of beautiful pieces for #StarTrek.
🖖1947 - 2025
October 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🖤RIP Drew Struzan
Legendary artist Drew Struzan has died at the age of 78.
His work has inspired generations of artists, and while his most famous illustrated movie posters include the other 'Star' franchise, he did a number of beautiful pieces for #StarTrek.
🖖1947 - 2025
Legendary artist Drew Struzan has died at the age of 78.
His work has inspired generations of artists, and while his most famous illustrated movie posters include the other 'Star' franchise, he did a number of beautiful pieces for #StarTrek.
🖖1947 - 2025