Howard Simmons
@hellis.bsky.social
Writer, editor, professional napper
Don't know if anyone else felt this way, but I found Bring Her Back quite moving. I was in tears as credits rolled. Obviously can't say much b/c spoilers, but how far we will go, how much of ourselves we will give up, the terrible things we will do for love...Sally Hawkins was just incredible.
June 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Don't know if anyone else felt this way, but I found Bring Her Back quite moving. I was in tears as credits rolled. Obviously can't say much b/c spoilers, but how far we will go, how much of ourselves we will give up, the terrible things we will do for love...Sally Hawkins was just incredible.
Clive Barker's Thief of Always is just a perfect scary kids book. I remember reading it as a kid and being 100% creeped out. Rereading now and the creepy factor is still high, but now I'm appreciating the sheer beauty of the writing.
May 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Clive Barker's Thief of Always is just a perfect scary kids book. I remember reading it as a kid and being 100% creeped out. Rereading now and the creepy factor is still high, but now I'm appreciating the sheer beauty of the writing.
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Reminds me of this eternal Ted Chiang banger-
May 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Reminds me of this eternal Ted Chiang banger-
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once again my full throated support and endorsement for any democrat who pursues criminal legal accountability for the DOGE boys. and i’d be fine with shipping these guys to the Hague
Two of Musk’s most strident goons manually, one-by-one, killed lifesaving programs even those Rubio wants credit for trying to save, on Musk’s orders.
May 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
once again my full throated support and endorsement for any democrat who pursues criminal legal accountability for the DOGE boys. and i’d be fine with shipping these guys to the Hague
Fuck this. Canceled my app subscription.
Duolingo CEO says he's getting rid of contract employees and replacing them with AI
Duolingo employees can also expect their AI use to be graded in their performance reviews.
fortune.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Fuck this. Canceled my app subscription.
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PRESIDENT BUSINESS GENIUS: a big man came up to me tears in his eyes and he said sir Mister Business Genius I have too much money
PRESIDENT BUSINESS GENIUS: *sets all the money on fire*
REPUBLICANS: *cheer*
REPUBLICANS: *also catch fire*
AMERICA: *on fire*
PRESIDENT: *does his jerkoff dance*
PRESIDENT BUSINESS GENIUS: *sets all the money on fire*
REPUBLICANS: *cheer*
REPUBLICANS: *also catch fire*
AMERICA: *on fire*
PRESIDENT: *does his jerkoff dance*
April 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
PRESIDENT BUSINESS GENIUS: a big man came up to me tears in his eyes and he said sir Mister Business Genius I have too much money
PRESIDENT BUSINESS GENIUS: *sets all the money on fire*
REPUBLICANS: *cheer*
REPUBLICANS: *also catch fire*
AMERICA: *on fire*
PRESIDENT: *does his jerkoff dance*
PRESIDENT BUSINESS GENIUS: *sets all the money on fire*
REPUBLICANS: *cheer*
REPUBLICANS: *also catch fire*
AMERICA: *on fire*
PRESIDENT: *does his jerkoff dance*
I've had Roth's Sabbath's Theater on my TBR for forever and have finally started it. It is aggressively heterosexual and frankly icky and I'm not sure if it's worth continuing.
April 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I've had Roth's Sabbath's Theater on my TBR for forever and have finally started it. It is aggressively heterosexual and frankly icky and I'm not sure if it's worth continuing.
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If Dems fail to make Signal leak an incessant story demanding resignations/impeachment, it would be a mirror image of Benghazi, her emails, etc. In face of GOP zone-flooding, Dems cowered instead of calling bullshit; now when GOP says Signal leak is NBD, a failure to push back would be catastrophic.
March 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If Dems fail to make Signal leak an incessant story demanding resignations/impeachment, it would be a mirror image of Benghazi, her emails, etc. In face of GOP zone-flooding, Dems cowered instead of calling bullshit; now when GOP says Signal leak is NBD, a failure to push back would be catastrophic.
No visit to Chicago is complete without a stop at Bucket O'Blood Books and Records. Picked up a couple of David Sodergren books for the hubby.
March 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
No visit to Chicago is complete without a stop at Bucket O'Blood Books and Records. Picked up a couple of David Sodergren books for the hubby.
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A model is emerging, which is simply pretending the First Amendment doesn't exist
Florida mayor seeks to evict cinema for showing Oscar-winning documentary
Miami Beach mayor also proposes withdrawing grant after O Cinema screened Palestinian-focused film No Other Land
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A model is emerging, which is simply pretending the First Amendment doesn't exist
FINALLY watched Fall of the House of Usher by Mike Flanagan and it is delightful. Eight episodes of rich assholes getting exactly what they deserve in the most horrific ways possible. It felt absolutely cathartic.
March 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
FINALLY watched Fall of the House of Usher by Mike Flanagan and it is delightful. Eight episodes of rich assholes getting exactly what they deserve in the most horrific ways possible. It felt absolutely cathartic.
Three poems by Julia Lundy from The Commuter by @electriclit.bsky.social: electricliterature.com/three-poems-...
Staring Into the Void of a Five-Dollar Egg White - Electric Literature
Three poems by Julia Lundy
electricliterature.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Three poems by Julia Lundy from The Commuter by @electriclit.bsky.social: electricliterature.com/three-poems-...
Day 3 of bronchitis. Can't sit still for very long or concentrate on anything, which I think means I'm rounding the sickness corner?
January 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Day 3 of bronchitis. Can't sit still for very long or concentrate on anything, which I think means I'm rounding the sickness corner?
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A truly awful day for movies and art, losing one of the most singular and brilliant voices to ever make them.
We've unlocked our full David Lynch issue from 2017, which is now entirely free to read.
R.I.P. Mr. Lynch, and thank you forever for the work and example you left us.
We've unlocked our full David Lynch issue from 2017, which is now entirely free to read.
R.I.P. Mr. Lynch, and thank you forever for the work and example you left us.
Issue 51: David Lynch Archives - Bright Wall/Dark Room
September 2017
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A truly awful day for movies and art, losing one of the most singular and brilliant voices to ever make them.
We've unlocked our full David Lynch issue from 2017, which is now entirely free to read.
R.I.P. Mr. Lynch, and thank you forever for the work and example you left us.
We've unlocked our full David Lynch issue from 2017, which is now entirely free to read.
R.I.P. Mr. Lynch, and thank you forever for the work and example you left us.
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Artists Book House in Chicago has a character workshop with @audreyniffenegger.bsky.social. I loved being in her Big Books class in grad school. www.artistsbookhouse.org/eventscalend...
Character Building with Audrey Niffenegger — Artists Book House
This is a workshop for fiction writers, or anyone interested in creating characters for comics, graphic novels, creative non-fiction, etcetera. Students will concentrate on techniques for building gro...
www.artistsbookhouse.org
January 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Artists Book House in Chicago has a character workshop with @audreyniffenegger.bsky.social. I loved being in her Big Books class in grad school. www.artistsbookhouse.org/eventscalend...
Finished Lila (the impact of this one crept up on me) and replaced it with Night Watching by Tracy Sierra. Closing in on Brighton Rock, though!
Starting 2025 reading three books: David Copperfield, Lila, and Brighton Rock. Why do I do this to myself?
January 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Finished Lila (the impact of this one crept up on me) and replaced it with Night Watching by Tracy Sierra. Closing in on Brighton Rock, though!
Starting 2025 reading three books: David Copperfield, Lila, and Brighton Rock. Why do I do this to myself?
January 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Starting 2025 reading three books: David Copperfield, Lila, and Brighton Rock. Why do I do this to myself?
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The weird thing is, if 100 people reskeet this, the moon will transmogrify into cheese. Sure that sounds fun but the consequences will be dire.
Jeremy C. Shipp’s FAMILIAR asks “What if Junji Ito had made LITTLE WOMEN?” Cover art by Betty Rocksteady. Available now from Ghoulish Books: ghoulish.rip/jeremy-c-shi...
@jeremycshipp.bsky.social @bettyrocksteady.bsky.social
@jeremycshipp.bsky.social @bettyrocksteady.bsky.social
December 19, 2024 at 6:59 PM
The weird thing is, if 100 people reskeet this, the moon will transmogrify into cheese. Sure that sounds fun but the consequences will be dire.
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Meet Don Hankey, the man who paid Trump’s $175,000,000 bond.
If you have Knight Insurance, cancel your policy.
If you live near Hankey’s house in Malibu, eggs are $4.99 a dozen at Ralphs.
Gift link: wapo.st/4cGzlSo
If you have Knight Insurance, cancel your policy.
If you live near Hankey’s house in Malibu, eggs are $4.99 a dozen at Ralphs.
Gift link: wapo.st/4cGzlSo
How a California billionaire known for auto loans provided Trump’s bond
Don Hankey, a Trump supporter who made billions on high-interest auto loans, financed the former president’s $175 million bond to appeal his New York civil judgment.
wapo.st
April 3, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Meet Don Hankey, the man who paid Trump’s $175,000,000 bond.
If you have Knight Insurance, cancel your policy.
If you live near Hankey’s house in Malibu, eggs are $4.99 a dozen at Ralphs.
Gift link: wapo.st/4cGzlSo
If you have Knight Insurance, cancel your policy.
If you live near Hankey’s house in Malibu, eggs are $4.99 a dozen at Ralphs.
Gift link: wapo.st/4cGzlSo
Struggling between quickly reading Angel of Indian Lake by @sgj.bsky.social 'cause I'm hooked and taking my time 'cause it's the last of the trilogy...
April 3, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Struggling between quickly reading Angel of Indian Lake by @sgj.bsky.social 'cause I'm hooked and taking my time 'cause it's the last of the trilogy...
This song is so fucking good.
BDR
Chelsea Peretti, Kathleen Hanna · Song · 2020
open.spotify.com
March 19, 2024 at 3:17 PM
This song is so fucking good.
First day back to work after a long weekend and my anxiety is sky high.
March 13, 2024 at 6:04 PM
First day back to work after a long weekend and my anxiety is sky high.
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It would be so cool if laws existed for Elon Musk
The Musk Foundation is one of the US's largest charities and Elon Musk has received huge tax benefits. But the foundation isn't doling out as much $ as is legally required.
When it does give, that $ often goes to causes benefitting his own interests. We investigated: www.nytimes.com/2024/03/10/u...
When it does give, that $ often goes to causes benefitting his own interests. We investigated: www.nytimes.com/2024/03/10/u...
Elon Musk Has a Giant Charity. Its Money Stays Close to Home.
After making billions in tax-deductible donations to his philanthropy, the owner of Tesla and SpaceX gave away far less than required in some years — and what he did give often supported his own inter...
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2024 at 6:01 PM
It would be so cool if laws existed for Elon Musk
Wagering with myself if my flight to Chicago will actually leave. Was supposed to leave at 5:09, then delayed 4 times to 8:29, then moved back to 7:30, now claiming to depart at 7:46.
March 9, 2024 at 12:24 AM
Wagering with myself if my flight to Chicago will actually leave. Was supposed to leave at 5:09, then delayed 4 times to 8:29, then moved back to 7:30, now claiming to depart at 7:46.