Pangur Bán
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‘Messe ocus Pangur Bán, cechtar nathar fria saindan; bíth a menmasam fri seilgg, mu menma céin im saincheirdd.’
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piracy discourse is so exhausting and passe, but i will observe that every truly great collector of physical media I know has a big harddrive of pirated books and movies. you literally cannot have one without the other
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
piracy discourse is so exhausting and passe, but i will observe that every truly great collector of physical media I know has a big harddrive of pirated books and movies. you literally cannot have one without the other
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November 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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🇨🇿💩🇵🇱 Polish - Czech false friend festival begins swiftly, "kupa" is "a heap" in Czech, it's the same in Polish, but also "poo".
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🇨🇿💩🇵🇱 Polish - Czech false friend festival begins swiftly, "kupa" is "a heap" in Czech, it's the same in Polish, but also "poo".
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Anecdotal, but in June a pal returned from Glastonbury and Wimbledon, comically sunburned from both. "Ha!" I said, "remember when we were kids, every year it was mudbaths at the main stage and rain-stopped play on centrecourt? That was the *whole* deal with both those things- oh right jesus fuck".
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Anecdotal, but in June a pal returned from Glastonbury and Wimbledon, comically sunburned from both. "Ha!" I said, "remember when we were kids, every year it was mudbaths at the main stage and rain-stopped play on centrecourt? That was the *whole* deal with both those things- oh right jesus fuck".
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#NowPlaying Satie. If he'd been around in the '60s he'd have been in Pink Floyd. Fin de Psychédélique? Titles:
Desiccated Embryos; Exasperations of a Big Wooden Dummy; Flabby Preludes For a Dog; Being Jealous Of a Friend Who Has a Big Head; Spleen; A Little Prelude to The Death of Mr Fly; Rat Air.
Desiccated Embryos; Exasperations of a Big Wooden Dummy; Flabby Preludes For a Dog; Being Jealous Of a Friend Who Has a Big Head; Spleen; A Little Prelude to The Death of Mr Fly; Rat Air.
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#NowPlaying Satie. If he'd been around in the '60s he'd have been in Pink Floyd. Fin de Psychédélique? Titles:
Desiccated Embryos; Exasperations of a Big Wooden Dummy; Flabby Preludes For a Dog; Being Jealous Of a Friend Who Has a Big Head; Spleen; A Little Prelude to The Death of Mr Fly; Rat Air.
Desiccated Embryos; Exasperations of a Big Wooden Dummy; Flabby Preludes For a Dog; Being Jealous Of a Friend Who Has a Big Head; Spleen; A Little Prelude to The Death of Mr Fly; Rat Air.
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Was just thinking: will future archeologists be able to date human remains based on the amounts of microplastics built up in them?
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Was just thinking: will future archeologists be able to date human remains based on the amounts of microplastics built up in them?
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"We grant people different rights based on their genetic heritage and on which scrap of land they happened to be born on. That’s mad, isn’t it?"
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
Why does nationality matter, anyway?
Deciding someone's legal rights based on a nebulous combination of birthplace and parentage is a bit weird
www.newstatesman.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"We grant people different rights based on their genetic heritage and on which scrap of land they happened to be born on. That’s mad, isn’t it?"
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
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Little Mari is *reading* M.R James’ ghost stories to some festive ghosts (who are very scared)
Note: Little Mari cant read and most likely all the ghost stories she tells revolve around ghosts stealing toast
Note: Little Mari cant read and most likely all the ghost stories she tells revolve around ghosts stealing toast
November 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Little Mari is *reading* M.R James’ ghost stories to some festive ghosts (who are very scared)
Note: Little Mari cant read and most likely all the ghost stories she tells revolve around ghosts stealing toast
Note: Little Mari cant read and most likely all the ghost stories she tells revolve around ghosts stealing toast
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Little Mari shows the Icelandic Yule Cat,Jólakötturinn ,her new sweater to ensure they are still friends and not a future snack
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Little Mari shows the Icelandic Yule Cat,Jólakötturinn ,her new sweater to ensure they are still friends and not a future snack
When you just have to get a new turntable and speakers:
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 AM
When you just have to get a new turntable and speakers:
Now that's what I call a double bill:
This is the poster for the 1966 screening of Alphaville and La Jetée at which JG Ballard first saw two films he would often mention as SF favourites. He reviewed La Jetée in New Worlds shortly after. John Brunner (at the same screening) reviewed Alphaville in the following issue. He hated it.
November 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Now that's what I call a double bill:
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Me and relationships:
Berlin — proving once again that romance is not dead 💐
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Me and relationships:
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[Review] Surreal and beautiful, Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's Angel's Egg anime film remains an enigmatic entry in both creators' careers.
Angel's Egg Anime Film Review
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
[Review] Surreal and beautiful, Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's Angel's Egg anime film remains an enigmatic entry in both creators' careers.
Kawai's music for this is some of my favourite ever: his trademark electronics+percussion marries an ever-evolving ancient Japanese vocal chorus in a haunting ritual ceremony.
Lawrence English speaks to art director Hiromasa Ogura and composer Kenji Kawai in order to celebrate one of the greatest #anime ever made
Many Happy Returns to Ghost in the Shell, which turns 30 today!
buff.ly/blsrn8d
Many Happy Returns to Ghost in the Shell, which turns 30 today!
buff.ly/blsrn8d
November 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Kawai's music for this is some of my favourite ever: his trademark electronics+percussion marries an ever-evolving ancient Japanese vocal chorus in a haunting ritual ceremony.
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happy 30th anniversary to Oshii's gorgeous "GHOST IN THE SHELL / 攻殻機動隊"
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
happy 30th anniversary to Oshii's gorgeous "GHOST IN THE SHELL / 攻殻機動隊"
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Not entirely sure what’s going on here
November 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Not entirely sure what’s going on here
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I’d like to apply for the job of Bookshop Cat.
art by Emily Paquin
art by Emily Paquin
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I’d like to apply for the job of Bookshop Cat.
art by Emily Paquin
art by Emily Paquin
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I personally find it very cool that the National and University Library of Iceland allows you to browse its catalog in English, Icelandic, and... Polish.
November 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I personally find it very cool that the National and University Library of Iceland allows you to browse its catalog in English, Icelandic, and... Polish.
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FaePost: 3
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
FaePost: 3
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I know, I know I probably just caught it in the midst of renovation, but in this land of doubles I couldn’t help but smile a little. It’s like a local dilemma embodied - to uncover the past and let it be seen or to let it be, out of sight, shrouded in the layers of dust?
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I know, I know I probably just caught it in the midst of renovation, but in this land of doubles I couldn’t help but smile a little. It’s like a local dilemma embodied - to uncover the past and let it be seen or to let it be, out of sight, shrouded in the layers of dust?
Everywhere in twenty years:
November 17, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Everywhere in twenty years: