Giovanni Tiso
@gtiso.bsky.social
Online magazine editor, @overlandjournal.bsky.social. Bylines at New Humanist, Pantograph Punch, New Inquiry, Popula, Sport. Translator. He/him.
Please reply to this post with all the other things I should know, at the age of 54.
Then I found out that every oven has a self-cleaning steam function. You just need to fill a tray with water and run it at 150°C for half an hour.
Now my question is WHY AM I JUST DISCOVERING THIS NOW? It seems like something they would teach you at school.
Now my question is WHY AM I JUST DISCOVERING THIS NOW? It seems like something they would teach you at school.
November 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Please reply to this post with all the other things I should know, at the age of 54.
Looking into buying a new oven (the old one is carking it) and moving away from gas, which is expensive for a bunch of reasons. A big factor in the purchase is the presence of a self-cleaning option, of which there are two kinds
1 Pyrolytic: Brutish. Can damage the gaskets.
2 Steam: Gentler, fancy.
1 Pyrolytic: Brutish. Can damage the gaskets.
2 Steam: Gentler, fancy.
November 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Looking into buying a new oven (the old one is carking it) and moving away from gas, which is expensive for a bunch of reasons. A big factor in the purchase is the presence of a self-cleaning option, of which there are two kinds
1 Pyrolytic: Brutish. Can damage the gaskets.
2 Steam: Gentler, fancy.
1 Pyrolytic: Brutish. Can damage the gaskets.
2 Steam: Gentler, fancy.
This presumes quite a lot of my trust in Vance's reporting. It all just looks like the National Party having factions, which is a normal thing in many countries. Ours do too, it's just not spoken about for some reason.
Bishop so useless he can't even roll the most hopeless Prime Minister New Zealand has ever had.
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Chris Bishop in failed National leadership coup - report
Former Hutt South MP and Transport, Housing, Infrastructure and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop was behind a recent failed coup plan within the National Party, The Post has reported.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This presumes quite a lot of my trust in Vance's reporting. It all just looks like the National Party having factions, which is a normal thing in many countries. Ours do too, it's just not spoken about for some reason.
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This is worse than Grenfell, absolutely horrifying.
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This is worse than Grenfell, absolutely horrifying.
Image of the Tories campaigning on repealing the regulatory standards act they just passed.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Image of the Tories campaigning on repealing the regulatory standards act they just passed.
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“That old one — the working class as one dumb mass — is nothing but another bourgeois cliché. We are not simpletons, we’re just exploited.”
From a polemic by Sergio Chesán on literature and class, translated for us by Roy Duffield.
From a polemic by Sergio Chesán on literature and class, translated for us by Roy Duffield.
Literature, no place for the poor - Overland literary journal
That old one — the working class as one dumb mass — is nothing but another bourgeois cliché. We are not simpletons, we’re just exploited.
overland.org.au
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
“That old one — the working class as one dumb mass — is nothing but another bourgeois cliché. We are not simpletons, we’re just exploited.”
From a polemic by Sergio Chesán on literature and class, translated for us by Roy Duffield.
From a polemic by Sergio Chesán on literature and class, translated for us by Roy Duffield.
Water buddies up with being wet.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
Andrew Little buddies up to the right
In his first council meeting as Wellington mayor, Andrew Little opened a political rift between Labour and the Greens.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Water buddies up with being wet.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
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By making the monster human and the humans monstrous, del Toro draws us back to the radical empathy of Shelley’s novel, but also into familiar ableist horror tropes.”
Kosa Monteith on maternity, monstrosity and disability in the new FRANKENSTEIN.
Kosa Monteith on maternity, monstrosity and disability in the new FRANKENSTEIN.
Frankenstein was a “bad” mother: maternity, monstrosity and disability - Overland literary journal
By making the monster human and the humans monstrous, del Toro draws us back to the radical empathy of Shelley’s novel, but into familiar ableist horror tropes. Empathetic, but not empowering. He’s a ...
overland.org.au
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
By making the monster human and the humans monstrous, del Toro draws us back to the radical empathy of Shelley’s novel, but also into familiar ableist horror tropes.”
Kosa Monteith on maternity, monstrosity and disability in the new FRANKENSTEIN.
Kosa Monteith on maternity, monstrosity and disability in the new FRANKENSTEIN.
Reminds me of the old Gershwin song
"You say potato, I say potahto
You say titular, I say eponymous
Potato, potahto
Titular, eponymous
Let's call the whole thing off"
"You say potato, I say potahto
You say titular, I say eponymous
Potato, potahto
Titular, eponymous
Let's call the whole thing off"
titular has got to be the best type of hero to be
November 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Reminds me of the old Gershwin song
"You say potato, I say potahto
You say titular, I say eponymous
Potato, potahto
Titular, eponymous
Let's call the whole thing off"
"You say potato, I say potahto
You say titular, I say eponymous
Potato, potahto
Titular, eponymous
Let's call the whole thing off"
Examples include "bend spoons with his mind".
November 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Examples include "bend spoons with his mind".
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“She learned to use ink
to slowly cover
her reflection in the water,
hiding it from every eye,
until her skin
grew a waterproof shell.”
From HER NAME IS A RIVER, our latest #Fridaypoem by Tangqing Zhang.
overland.org.au/2025/11/her-...
to slowly cover
her reflection in the water,
hiding it from every eye,
until her skin
grew a waterproof shell.”
From HER NAME IS A RIVER, our latest #Fridaypoem by Tangqing Zhang.
overland.org.au/2025/11/her-...
Her name is a river - Overland literary journal
They measured her body / with iron chains, / and gave her a new name— / as if planting a eucalyptus / into a church vase, / uprooting the old one completely.
overland.org.au
November 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM
“She learned to use ink
to slowly cover
her reflection in the water,
hiding it from every eye,
until her skin
grew a waterproof shell.”
From HER NAME IS A RIVER, our latest #Fridaypoem by Tangqing Zhang.
overland.org.au/2025/11/her-...
to slowly cover
her reflection in the water,
hiding it from every eye,
until her skin
grew a waterproof shell.”
From HER NAME IS A RIVER, our latest #Fridaypoem by Tangqing Zhang.
overland.org.au/2025/11/her-...
Okay I had to see for myself. This is... something alright.
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Okay I had to see for myself. This is... something alright.
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Simon Watts says he announced back on Oct 12 that the Govt would reject the Climate Commission's advice to have a carbin negative 2050 target.
That surprised many, including, presumably, Simon Watts, who on Oct 14 told me that announcement would come "in due course".
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/21/c...
That surprised many, including, presumably, Simon Watts, who on Oct 14 told me that announcement would come "in due course".
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/21/c...
Confusion reigns as climate minister appears unaware of own announcement
The Govt says it rejected the Climate Change Commission's advice a month ago, but the commission says it hasn't heard anything from the Govt.
newsroom.co.nz
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Simon Watts says he announced back on Oct 12 that the Govt would reject the Climate Commission's advice to have a carbin negative 2050 target.
That surprised many, including, presumably, Simon Watts, who on Oct 14 told me that announcement would come "in due course".
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/21/c...
That surprised many, including, presumably, Simon Watts, who on Oct 14 told me that announcement would come "in due course".
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/21/c...
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Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
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oh cool new zealand is a GREAT country to be trans I'm not extremely worried about the changes occuring
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
New Zealand pushes pause on puberty blockers pending UK trial
Green Party MP Ricardo Menéndez March says the government is "buying into imported culture wars" .
www.rnz.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
oh cool new zealand is a GREAT country to be trans I'm not extremely worried about the changes occuring
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
A stark indictment by opposition MP Chris Bishop.
Hard choices lie ahead, Bishop says, as he explains funding the $56 billion in motorways promised by the Government would require a nearly 50c per litre lift in petrol taxes.
Transport Minister Chris Bishop says funding $56b in roads a 'challenge'
Hard choices lie ahead, Bishop says, as he explains funding the $56 billion in motorways promised by the Government would require a nearly 50c per litre lift in petrol taxes.
dlvr.it
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
A stark indictment by opposition MP Chris Bishop.
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“During the late months of 2024, it was becoming readily clear to some of us that Gaza existed on two incommensurable planes: one which was transmitted in Arabic and the other in English.”
An introduction to OF WEAPONS AND WORDS, and to the vital task of translating militant writings on Palestine.
An introduction to OF WEAPONS AND WORDS, and to the vital task of translating militant writings on Palestine.
To fight against the annihilation of thought: an introduction to Of Weapons and Words - Overland literary journal
Across Palestine and beyond, militant intellectuals continue to study the ongoing catastrophe despite Israel’s best efforts. This study and critical analysis has nothing to do with scholasticism. It r...
overland.org.au
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“During the late months of 2024, it was becoming readily clear to some of us that Gaza existed on two incommensurable planes: one which was transmitted in Arabic and the other in English.”
An introduction to OF WEAPONS AND WORDS, and to the vital task of translating militant writings on Palestine.
An introduction to OF WEAPONS AND WORDS, and to the vital task of translating militant writings on Palestine.
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whoever selected the photos for this article deserves an award for photo selection, this is peak photo selection, unsurpassable perfection, all other photo selector people can just get their coats and go home because this selection will never be bettered
Graham Linehan clashes with Father Ted star Ardal O’Hanlon over trans views
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/18/graham-linehan-ardal-ohanlon-anti-trans-views/?utm_content=1763480405&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/18/graham-linehan-ardal-ohanlon-anti-trans-views/?utm_content=1763480405&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Graham Linehan clashes with Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon over trans views
Anti-trans activist Graham Linehan has claimed Father Ted actor Ardal O'Hanlon 'disagrees' with his views on trans rights.
www.thepinknews.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
whoever selected the photos for this article deserves an award for photo selection, this is peak photo selection, unsurpassable perfection, all other photo selector people can just get their coats and go home because this selection will never be bettered
Fucking A. www.rnz.co.nz/life/books/t...
Top writers ruled out of NZ book awards due to AI covers
For the first time AI regulations have been applied to the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, including every detail from cover to cover.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Fucking A. www.rnz.co.nz/life/books/t...
I swear New Zealand has some of the clumsiest racists www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
‘I’m a little uncomfortable’: Local board members walk out of meeting due to karakia
Two members of the Whangamatā Community Board walked out of a meeting ahead of a karakia being recited.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I swear New Zealand has some of the clumsiest racists www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Lucia has made an entire stereo this year in carpentry. Kids these days, etc.
November 16, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Lucia has made an entire stereo this year in carpentry. Kids these days, etc.
I witnessed a scene that shook me to my core today. I need to share it in its full, gruesome detail.
I went to a cafe for lunch, and as I was queuing to pay for the meal the woman in front of me was told hers came to $21. She handed over a $50 note, then looked in her purse for a $1 coin.
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I went to a cafe for lunch, and as I was queuing to pay for the meal the woman in front of me was told hers came to $21. She handed over a $50 note, then looked in her purse for a $1 coin.
...
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I witnessed a scene that shook me to my core today. I need to share it in its full, gruesome detail.
I went to a cafe for lunch, and as I was queuing to pay for the meal the woman in front of me was told hers came to $21. She handed over a $50 note, then looked in her purse for a $1 coin.
...
I went to a cafe for lunch, and as I was queuing to pay for the meal the woman in front of me was told hers came to $21. She handed over a $50 note, then looked in her purse for a $1 coin.
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