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Having just watched Backrooms (2026), here are some of my thoughts. There may be spoilers, so you've been warned! The thing that stands out the most is atmosphere — nightmarish, 90s setting, bewildering, corporate (?) The film really...
Another mystery photo, likely originally belonging to my great grandparents - William Lucas Hankins and Mary Jane Kellam. All I know is what is written below the photo - Prude Tut B - 1905. I can't identify any young girls named Prudence...
Well, that was short-lived. The proposed Getty Images and Shutterstock mega-merger is dead, and the stock photography industry remains exactly where it was before: fragmented, under pressure, and staring nervously at the advancing AI...
There’s been a lot going on around here over the past six months, between upcoming in-person events, a new podcast, a trip to Japan, and ever-expanding brands in our shop! As we get caught up over the holiday weekend - and rest a bit - I...
In April, I bought a bike, dusted off my Apple Watch SE (2020), and got active. My workouts were walking and bicycling (easier on the knees). All the metrics were tracked. But with a nearly six-years-old fitness/smart watch and a barely...
“Earlier in May, the Texas Attorney General’s office sued Meta for deceiving users on the level of security offered by end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp. E2EE is used as a catch-all term to describe secure messaging features across a lot...
Hello, loves! I see one more thing that needs doing. And then I propose that we have a little fun. What am I saying, programming IS fun for me. CW: Brief LLM excursion. Begin with a digression … In fact, I do this simple programming...
WACs relaxing after a day’s work * What you answer to is something else. – Lucille Clifton Citizen Ratified in 1868, three years after the abolishment of slavery, … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
For me, the American Bicentennial celebrations in 1776 came and went without leaving much of an impact. I was not yet four years old, so am unsure of what I do remember, though certain impressions (crowds, heat, loud sounds) persist. I...
Dear Constant Reader, Almost exactly six years ago, I filmed this reading and then abandoned it. Yesterday, I decided it should finally see the light of day, filmed a new intro, and edited it. As usual, Scratch gave me a hand, finding...
Lately I've been checking the ol Donyo Lodge webcam in the mornings. It's nice.
On this day in 1976 America celebrated its Bicentennial birthday. And my family had moved to a house that was less than a year old. We had moved into the house in the late fall of 1975. Today I am living in that house after having left...
for the month of june, i tried my best to engage with as many pieces of queer media (either characters depicted are queer or the author/director are) as i could to celebrate pride month. i unfortunately didn't get to finish the goal i...
“That is the most terrifying ride on the planet Earth” – so exclaims one of the young men who I have just watched riding Dinoconda at China Dinosaurs Park. It’s a roller coaster with a twist – it’s 4D. So, while the track throws you...