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Nigel Quinlan
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Writer, The Maloneys' Magical Weatherbox and Cloak Of Feathers. Repped by The Nuremberg Agency.
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My short story - you know, for kids - The Hungry Giant is up on Ember Journal if anyone wants something a bit odd and scary and sad but also hopeful to read....

#speirgorm #kidlit #mglit
The Hungry Giant | Ember
There was no safe place in the entire world from the rain of stars. The fox fled to the one place he knew, the one place he remembered, where he had felt safe and secure and happy. He ran to the…
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Hong Kong’s hopping kung fu horror comedy MR. VAMPIRE is now streaming on Criterion Channel, and it also happens to be celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

@horrordad.bsky.social looks back at the folklore and production behind this infectious '80s gem:
‘Mr. Vampire’ at 40: Hong Kong’s Hopping Kung Fu Horror Comedy
1985 was a hell of a year for Hong Kong cinema. Classics like Heart of Dragon, My Lucky Stars, and Police Story were all released in the span of a few months, showcasing the multifaceted talents of st...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Would you mind if I gave my zines a little push again? Hopefully the first batch(es) have reached owners now. Maybe a good Christmas gift for someone who likes photography 👀.

Here are four pics of the same house taken over several years. #Zine #Photography

www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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The Irish State is dumping €450 million of wind energy a year, despite 29% of households suffering fuel poverty, because 'there's no market'.

If you're struggling to get your head around that, it's called capitalism.
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Up to €2.7m worth of energy ‘wasted’ every day by State, committee told
Wind farms wound down or shut down at night while households are in fuel poverty, says energy charity chief
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November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Truth hard to hear above the chorus of fossil fuel voices at COP
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I ordered one of these for my son it's going to arrive in time for Christmas I CAN'T WAIT FOR HIM TO SEE IT
Well now. This beauty has turned up. I imagine a lot of people will be spending the weekend pouring over this.
Well done to @ianmcque.bsky.social and @rossignol.bsky.social for delivering the must have book this year. #Mileships
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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César Romero, signing autographs for fans at the Puerto Rico Theater’s stage door, East Harlem, New York, Feb/March 1950, by Janet Mevi.
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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come for a walk with me
Come for a Walk With Me
YouTube video by Michael Spicer
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November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Oct 1962: an amateur taking a family shot in a field by Hatfield’s DeHavilland Airport catches the terrifying sight of a crashing Lightning fighter. Escaping with just 150 feet to go, the pilot’s parachute just opened & he landed in a greenhouse, where he fortunately/unfortunately broke his legs.
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.

Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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this, all day right now

(unmute, it’s a bop)
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Diana — Arthur Rackham, 1921
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Ray Morimura (Japanese Artist, born 1948)
"House in Tamugimata", 1999.
Japanese Woodblock Print, 45 × 30 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
August 22, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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As Hollywood stars paraded down the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival, Kevin Spacey posed for photos alongside his producer, a woman in a shimmering silver gown, before settling in to watch the trailer for “Holiguards Saga — The Portal of Force.” www.icij.org/investigatio...
The Russian crypto guru’s Hollywood gambit
How the alleged mastermind of a multimillion-dollar crypto scam teamed up with a globe-trotting influencer and a disgraced Oscar winner as he pushed his latest dubious project.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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As with everything: make these programs universally free. If you are deeply concerned that rich people are getting access to universal government programs, then tax their incomes or assets.
A family where both parents earn 99k get 30 “free” childcare hours a week and a family where one parent is on minimum wage and one earns 100k get no “free” childcare hours at all. It’s a dumb system and I imagine most high earners game it in some way.
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Walter King Stone
(American Artist and Illustrator, 1875–1949)
"Night Owl on a Winter Eve Flight", 1925.
Charcoal and Watercolor, 11 × 17 inches.
Private Collection.

#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
November 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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I saw the beaver on its evening swim
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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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
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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My kid loves this so much I had to download it
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
November 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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If you liked Snow, you're going to love Locomotion.

16 hypnotic minutes of accelerating visuals with a matching Steeleye Span soundtrack.
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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A moment, please, to consider the absolute majesty of Daphne Oram's unbelievable score to this. A pitch shifted, time stretched, frequency agile glimpse of the future of music production; a liberty-taking all analogue remix of Sandy Nelson's Teen Beat realised in real time with the visuals.
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
YOU'RE THE BACON NOW, TWO-LEGS
So we're planning to publish this one as one of our new Paperbacks from Hell. Only the book is so scarce that we can't find a copy to scan for our text. If anyone has one to lend us, send us a message. We'll swap you some free Valancourt books for your trouble!
November 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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I'll have more to say about this on the blog tomorrow but the reason I was looking for hieroglyphics that spelled the name Nyarlathotep was so I could finish this piece for the Haunter of the Dark book.
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM