Ally J. Shivka 💖💜💙
@allyjsdesign.bsky.social
Graphic Design / Art Direction / Writing
My opinions are my own and not my employer's.
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My opinions are my own and not my employer's.
She/they
They pulled the "everyone thought Bond died but he's alive" several times in the franchise. They did it in the Craig era! Which was also a soft reboot that said "actually we're now at the start of his career even though in the film canon before he met Judi Dench's M in the middle of his career"
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
They pulled the "everyone thought Bond died but he's alive" several times in the franchise. They did it in the Craig era! Which was also a soft reboot that said "actually we're now at the start of his career even though in the film canon before he met Judi Dench's M in the middle of his career"
That plastic molding though
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
That plastic molding though
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OUR KING IS FREE!
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
OUR KING IS FREE!
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Apparently all you needed to do to predict the NYC election results was read that one N.K. Jemisin novel.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Apparently all you needed to do to predict the NYC election results was read that one N.K. Jemisin novel.
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Fruit Stripe Gum (circa 1961-2023): A line of fruit-flavored chewing gum, famous for the colorful, zebra-stripe pattern on each stick, and notorious for its expeditious loss of flavor
November 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Fruit Stripe Gum (circa 1961-2023): A line of fruit-flavored chewing gum, famous for the colorful, zebra-stripe pattern on each stick, and notorious for its expeditious loss of flavor
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Romancelandia friends, Harlequin has a buy 3 get 2 flash sale on for Halloween! Looks like it includes all lines and new releases! Code is HWSALE: www.harlequin.com/shop/index.h...
October 31, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Romancelandia friends, Harlequin has a buy 3 get 2 flash sale on for Halloween! Looks like it includes all lines and new releases! Code is HWSALE: www.harlequin.com/shop/index.h...
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Casper Meets Wendy Count Chocula (1998-1998): A promotional release for the direct-to-video movie, "Casper Meets Wendy", this variant on classic Count Chocula cereal featured marshmallows shaped like Casper the ghost, Wendy the Witch, cats, and broomsticks
October 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Casper Meets Wendy Count Chocula (1998-1998): A promotional release for the direct-to-video movie, "Casper Meets Wendy", this variant on classic Count Chocula cereal featured marshmallows shaped like Casper the ghost, Wendy the Witch, cats, and broomsticks
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Had to think and honestly feel like Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 from Die Hard would be my pick.
What's your favorite use of pre-existing classical music in a movie not directed by Stanley Kubrick?
Mine is probably "Hall of the Mountain King" from Fritz Lang's M, the main melody of which is whistled by the killer.
Runner up: Howard Hanson's Symphony No. 2 ("Romantic") at the end of Alien
Mine is probably "Hall of the Mountain King" from Fritz Lang's M, the main melody of which is whistled by the killer.
Runner up: Howard Hanson's Symphony No. 2 ("Romantic") at the end of Alien
October 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Had to think and honestly feel like Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 from Die Hard would be my pick.
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Mamdani says that six years ago, a well-meaning uncle told him that he didn't have to tell people he was Muslim
October 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Mamdani says that six years ago, a well-meaning uncle told him that he didn't have to tell people he was Muslim
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It is possible to stumble across this shit accidentally because they have co-opted a lot of imagery over the years.
But if a romance author can be diligent about not replicating it accidentally, a politician better try at least as hard.
But if a romance author can be diligent about not replicating it accidentally, a politician better try at least as hard.
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It is possible to stumble across this shit accidentally because they have co-opted a lot of imagery over the years.
But if a romance author can be diligent about not replicating it accidentally, a politician better try at least as hard.
But if a romance author can be diligent about not replicating it accidentally, a politician better try at least as hard.
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I actually had to do this because our O'Kane esthetic involved skull tattoos and Gothic fonts and there was one point where I was doing a redesign and had to ditch a font because I showed it to someone and they were like "kinda Nazi??" and I did a deep dive and if was.
I don’t like that I keep learning more and more Nazi iconography that I didn’t know about.
Starting to think I will need to do some sort of deep dive which I REALLY didn’t want to do, but is starting to feel necessary.
Starting to think I will need to do some sort of deep dive which I REALLY didn’t want to do, but is starting to feel necessary.
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I actually had to do this because our O'Kane esthetic involved skull tattoos and Gothic fonts and there was one point where I was doing a redesign and had to ditch a font because I showed it to someone and they were like "kinda Nazi??" and I did a deep dive and if was.
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The bluetit (I am writing it as one word, or else Facebook might give me trouble 😅) is also a recurring bird in my art works. These little yellow and blue fluffballs are regular visitors to my garden, and I quite adore them. So here is a collection of paintings I did over the last few years.
October 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The bluetit (I am writing it as one word, or else Facebook might give me trouble 😅) is also a recurring bird in my art works. These little yellow and blue fluffballs are regular visitors to my garden, and I quite adore them. So here is a collection of paintings I did over the last few years.
to be honest
to be honest
I could have possibly been tempted by Tron and then I saw the star was Leto and that killed any interest. I really don't get why studios keep casting him.
to be honest
I could have possibly been tempted by Tron and then I saw the star was Leto and that killed any interest. I really don't get why studios keep casting him.
October 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
to be honest
to be honest
I could have possibly been tempted by Tron and then I saw the star was Leto and that killed any interest. I really don't get why studios keep casting him.
to be honest
I could have possibly been tempted by Tron and then I saw the star was Leto and that killed any interest. I really don't get why studios keep casting him.
Wild for Hegseth to criticize anyone's appearance when he dresses like Rex from Napoleon Dynamite
October 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Wild for Hegseth to criticize anyone's appearance when he dresses like Rex from Napoleon Dynamite
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It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
October 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
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I think I did some good work here overall, but my guess is that most people are going to want to fast forward to the 34:30 mark to hear me and "David" from North Carolina.
www.c-span.org/program/wash...
www.c-span.org/program/wash...
Elie Mystal on Comey Indictment and Trump Justice Department
Elie Mystal talked about the Indictment of former FBI Director James Comey and actions of the Trump Justice Department.
www.c-span.org
September 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I think I did some good work here overall, but my guess is that most people are going to want to fast forward to the 34:30 mark to hear me and "David" from North Carolina.
www.c-span.org/program/wash...
www.c-span.org/program/wash...
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Labyrinth Gum (1986-1986): A promotional, collectible item for the Jim Henson/David Bowie vehicle, consisting of packs of bubble gum, each adorned with illustrations of various characters from the movie
March 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Labyrinth Gum (1986-1986): A promotional, collectible item for the Jim Henson/David Bowie vehicle, consisting of packs of bubble gum, each adorned with illustrations of various characters from the movie
The WNBA has incredible coaches and players; and they are responding by stepping on rakes over and over and over
a red car is parked next to a trailer that says u-tow on it
Alt: Sideshow Bob from the Simpsons keeps stepping on rakes which hit him in the face
media.tenor.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The WNBA has incredible coaches and players; and they are responding by stepping on rakes over and over and over
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good news: mady’s right! house bills that are part of the FY26 budget probably won't *all* pass as is.
but in march, 10 senate dems voted for a temp funding bill to avoid a shutdown. remember schumer upthread?
these are the dems.
trans rights aren't a bargaining chip to keep govt open: reps.fyi🧵
but in march, 10 senate dems voted for a temp funding bill to avoid a shutdown. remember schumer upthread?
these are the dems.
trans rights aren't a bargaining chip to keep govt open: reps.fyi🧵
September 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
good news: mady’s right! house bills that are part of the FY26 budget probably won't *all* pass as is.
but in march, 10 senate dems voted for a temp funding bill to avoid a shutdown. remember schumer upthread?
these are the dems.
trans rights aren't a bargaining chip to keep govt open: reps.fyi🧵
but in march, 10 senate dems voted for a temp funding bill to avoid a shutdown. remember schumer upthread?
these are the dems.
trans rights aren't a bargaining chip to keep govt open: reps.fyi🧵
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Minute Maid Strawberry Soda (1993-2005): A bright red, strawberry-flavored soda, part of the Minute Maid-branded family of soft drinks. The entire soda line was phased out in the mid-2000's in favor of Fanta.
September 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Minute Maid Strawberry Soda (1993-2005): A bright red, strawberry-flavored soda, part of the Minute Maid-branded family of soft drinks. The entire soda line was phased out in the mid-2000's in favor of Fanta.
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deepest of deep breaths
feeling nervous about this one, friends! I've written about the mainstreaming of pull-to-publish, its impact on fandom, and what it means for an increasingly corporate and IP-driven creative landscape.
feeling nervous about this one, friends! I've written about the mainstreaming of pull-to-publish, its impact on fandom, and what it means for an increasingly corporate and IP-driven creative landscape.
"Feed fanfic into capitalism, and it comes out shaped like capitalism."
@readingtheend.bsky.social dissects the trend pulling fanfiction through the traditional publishing pipeline (and what it means for fandom):
reactormag.com/with-the-ser...
@readingtheend.bsky.social dissects the trend pulling fanfiction through the traditional publishing pipeline (and what it means for fandom):
reactormag.com/with-the-ser...
With the Serial Numbers Filed Off: The Problem with Trad Pub Fanfic - Reactor
Jenny Hamilton looks closer at three Dramione fics-turned-novels publishing this year.
reactormag.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
deepest of deep breaths
feeling nervous about this one, friends! I've written about the mainstreaming of pull-to-publish, its impact on fandom, and what it means for an increasingly corporate and IP-driven creative landscape.
feeling nervous about this one, friends! I've written about the mainstreaming of pull-to-publish, its impact on fandom, and what it means for an increasingly corporate and IP-driven creative landscape.
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It’s Vivian Stephens’ birthday! One of the most important romance editors of the 80s along with Kate Duffy and Carolyn Nichols, here are five books that she had a role in that you should know about.
September 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It’s Vivian Stephens’ birthday! One of the most important romance editors of the 80s along with Kate Duffy and Carolyn Nichols, here are five books that she had a role in that you should know about.
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if anyone wants to learn a thing or two about the rapture, I made a feature length youtube video on the subject years ago. only thing I've ever made that has gone "viral" in the sense that it has well over a million views.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRxN1DXmSdA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRxN1DXmSdA
Left Behind and the Translation of God | Renegade Cut
YouTube video by Renegade Cut
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
if anyone wants to learn a thing or two about the rapture, I made a feature length youtube video on the subject years ago. only thing I've ever made that has gone "viral" in the sense that it has well over a million views.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRxN1DXmSdA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRxN1DXmSdA