Krishna Chandra Eluri (KC)
@one-more-toy.bsky.social
Editor @Reuters. Bookworm. Compulsive Theorist. Middle Earth and Gallifrey enthusiast. Gently feeling up the Cosmere. Rooting for Arsenal and McLaren. All opinions are mine, reposts don't imply endorsement
Pinned
Here's some things I like:
* Tolkien and Middle Earth
* Doctor Who
* Reading Fantasy, Thrillers and Sci-FI
* Arsenal
* McLaren
* Cosmere
* Time Travel
* DC/Marvel
* Pets
* Coffee
* Astronomy
* Physics
* Chemistry
* History
* Wildlife
#promosky
* Tolkien and Middle Earth
* Doctor Who
* Reading Fantasy, Thrillers and Sci-FI
* Arsenal
* McLaren
* Cosmere
* Time Travel
* DC/Marvel
* Pets
* Coffee
* Astronomy
* Physics
* Chemistry
* History
* Wildlife
#promosky
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Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs
Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs
Ockham Book Awards dropped two titles from contention after new guidelines introduced on artificial intelligence use
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs
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The real Slim Shady? Eminem sues Australian company Swim Shady for trademark infringement
The real Slim Shady? Eminem sues Australian company Swim Shady for trademark infringement
Eminem claims consumers may mistakenly think he is linked to the Sydney beach brand – but Australia is no stranger to lawsuits from US rappers
Eminem has launched legal action against the Australian beach brand Swim Shady, alleging its name is too close to that of his trademarked alter ego, Slim Shady.
The 53-year-old rapper, real name Marshall B Mathers III, filed a petition to cancel Swim Shady’s US trademark days after it was successfully granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in September. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The real Slim Shady? Eminem sues Australian company Swim Shady for trademark infringement
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Always liked Sunderland
October 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Always liked Sunderland
It feels, if you will excuse the parlance, like a big dog move. But once again, just as importantly, it’s really funny because, in the words of our dear friend Michael Keshani, the joke is somehow always on Tottenham. And in this cold, uncertain and quite mad world, that constancy is comforting
Eze Come Eze Go
When Arsenal signed Dennis Bergkamp in the summer of 1995, my next door neighbour, also an Arsenal fan, knocked on my door one Sunday morning. I opened and he didn’t say anything. He was just holding ...
arseblog.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
It feels, if you will excuse the parlance, like a big dog move. But once again, just as importantly, it’s really funny because, in the words of our dear friend Michael Keshani, the joke is somehow always on Tottenham. And in this cold, uncertain and quite mad world, that constancy is comforting
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Gavin Newsom responds to Fox's OBSESSION with him
August 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Gavin Newsom responds to Fox's OBSESSION with him
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This is exactly why Dems get their ass handed to them by Trump's world. They have no clue how to leverage social media algos to their advantage.
open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...
open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...
Silent Coup: How Trump’s Allies Are Gaming Algorithms To Seize Your Feed
New research unravels the secret tactics behind Stop the Steal and other right-wing disinformation campaigns.
open.substack.com
August 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is exactly why Dems get their ass handed to them by Trump's world. They have no clue how to leverage social media algos to their advantage.
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open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...
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I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
July 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
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The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
March 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
Silikovitz texted Speak to let her know it was finally happening: He was going on Jeopardy! They first met at an audition in 2006, and Speak had been a key ally and sounding board through H-Bomb’s journey to Jeopardy! Speak wrote back that she cried when she saw his message, Silikovitz says.
A ‘Jeopardy!’ Win 24 Years in the Making
Harvey Silikovitz first auditioned for ‘Jeopardy!’ in 2001. On Monday, he finally got a chance to play.
www.theringer.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Silikovitz texted Speak to let her know it was finally happening: He was going on Jeopardy! They first met at an audition in 2006, and Speak had been a key ally and sounding board through H-Bomb’s journey to Jeopardy! Speak wrote back that she cried when she saw his message, Silikovitz says.
Still, plenty of people found Kearney’s narrative compelling. “I published it,” Kearney told me, “and it, like, broke the website. I had to upgrade my servers.” His YouTube broadcast the next evening, in which he again went through this material, drew far more viewers than ever before
Turtleboy Will Not Be Stopped
A profane blogger believes an innocent woman is being framed for murder. He’ll do anything to prove he’s right—and terrorize anyone who says he’s wrong.
www.theatlantic.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Still, plenty of people found Kearney’s narrative compelling. “I published it,” Kearney told me, “and it, like, broke the website. I had to upgrade my servers.” His YouTube broadcast the next evening, in which he again went through this material, drew far more viewers than ever before
Soon, Ruck was seeing mushrooms everywhere. Moses, he posited, was a psychedelic shaman, his encounter with the burning bush an allegorized mushroom trip. Paul’s conversion, too, was a “shamanic rapture,” his experience mirroring that of a psilocybin trip.
Is God a Mushroom?
New research into the role of psychedelics upends our understanding of spirituality — and with it, our vision of the cosmos.
longnow.org
March 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Soon, Ruck was seeing mushrooms everywhere. Moses, he posited, was a psychedelic shaman, his encounter with the burning bush an allegorized mushroom trip. Paul’s conversion, too, was a “shamanic rapture,” his experience mirroring that of a psilocybin trip.
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"If the narrative shifts from amount of weight lost over to how long someone can actually keep that weight loss off, that might be a powerful story"
New weight loss drugs aim to save muscle
About a dozen drugmakers are developing new weight-loss treatments aimed at preserving muscle, and industry analysts, clinical trial experts and doctors say they may also need to demonstrate additional health benefits beyond the numbers on a scale to get approved.
www.reuters.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"If the narrative shifts from amount of weight lost over to how long someone can actually keep that weight loss off, that might be a powerful story"
U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend
Exclusive: FDA staff reviewing Musk’s Neuralink were included in DOGE employee firings, sources say
U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
www.reuters.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend
Suddenly, there it is, the unnamed executive’s line from two decades ago repurposed as dialogue. “I love movies,” says Rogen as Remick, “and now I feel like it’s my job to ruin them.”
Seth Rogen is the Boss Now
You know him for his comedies, his love of weed, and his raspy chuckle. In his new series, "The Studio," Rogen plays an aspiring Hollywood mogul. But in real life the forty-two-year-old actor and prod...
www.esquire.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Suddenly, there it is, the unnamed executive’s line from two decades ago repurposed as dialogue. “I love movies,” says Rogen as Remick, “and now I feel like it’s my job to ruin them.”
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Manchester United. 15th in the Premier League. Rotting like that cucumber you forgot at the bottom of the fridge. Superb.
February 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Manchester United. 15th in the Premier League. Rotting like that cucumber you forgot at the bottom of the fridge. Superb.
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“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
February 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
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They suck equally hard.
February 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
They suck equally hard.
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