Indrapramit Das

ICYMI, my mythic realist novella about a boy coming of age in an extended family who may refugees from another reality, in a house in Calcutta that may be a dragons' nest. It won a British Fantasy Award and a Subjective Chaos Kind of Award, if that affects one's inclination to read it:

have a little misandry as a treat, i certainly have, but it is not a replacement for political thought or action. ceding half the population to fascists is doomerism. taking 'woman' as a category of people who are politically good is dangerous. gender essentialism is fun but it's not good for us. ok

Frankenstein — Bernie Wrightson

In my book I argue that IP fandoms are a crucial part of the economic model of the current media monopoly landscape, as fan campaigns drive down the value of creative labor via harassment and disposability, scare artists from taking risks with IP, and give execs a direct fan base all their own

Somehow missed until today that Bernie Wrightson did fan art of THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE.

Wrightson's spectacular art for CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF was what first drew me into Stephen King as a child (found the book at the Calcutta Book Fair, needled my parents into buying it), a pretty big milestone for the path to becoming a writer.

20/ Serbian students 11-point program has a political philosophy: "Not just changing the people in power, but changing the rules that enable the monopolization of political power and the subjugation of state institutions and citizens' lives to the control of those in power." x.com/IsinElicin/s...

Congratulations all!

I can vouch for Archita, a fellow writer in Kolkata who's sick & struggling with costs to support her mother through cancer treatment, as well as dealing with safety issues & repair on their home. She recently lost her father to cancer, & is dealing with all this alone. Please share widely & donate:

Feels weird to reshare this in the midst of festive season, but my mother is still on chemo, and I'm dealing w healthcare bills, electrical repairs and other expenses, along w frequent trips to medicine shops, police (due to safety issues), etc. It's a lot, so any support will help us stay alive.

I’m seeing people reacting by pointing out that he’s obviously wrong. I appreciate that, but it’s also a pointless exercise. The problem isn’t that he’s wrong. The problem is that this is normal in American politics — and it’s been normal for a while.

Oh goody Hard Right versus Far Right what a time to be alive.

Apex is one of the great stalwart sff magazines that's survived the corpo-fascist blighting of the internet. Help them keep going. My 1st non-flash pro pub was with them; 'The Widow and the Xir', 2011, a story about nomads, ghosts, transmigrating souls on the desert moon of a Saturnine giant:

Prof. Thapar argues that focusing on inscriptions might have changed public perceptions of Indian history. Whether you agree or not, consider -- Is there a single book of translated Indian inscriptions accessible to students? Teaching resources matter. www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...

yeah yeah yeah but Zionism is not racism

Following an absolute farcical trial that makes a mockery of the rule of law, an Egyptian court has fined Lina Attalah LE 3 million and ordered the closure of Mada Masr, Egypt's leading independent media outlet, relied on by the world's diplomats, researchers, and scholars.

Lynda Barry's basically perfect definition of How To Art thenearsightedmonkey.tumblr.com/post/1447676...

Bernie Wrightson

Frankenstein — Bernie Wrightson, 1983

Citizens are not solely responsible for maintaining peace; the state must also make reasonable arrangements for peaceful assemblies and justify restrictions. scroll.in/article/1096... Preventive proceedings can impose burdens with no conviction for a crime. By Shubham Kumar

Listening to a report about Google chopping down a quarter of a million trees in Finland to build a data centre while washing out yoghurt pots for the recycling

Sri Lanka mourns the loss of beloved tusker Kavantissa as public anger grows over the escalating human-elephant conflict. Amid calls for clinical reviews of his care, conservationists argue that bold action is needed to save the nation’s remaining tuskers. Malaka Rodrigo reports for #Mongabay.

New on Against the Grain: Counter-tendencies and the Separation of the Economic and the Political in China Mieville’s Between Equal Rights (yes, THAT China Mieville) — against-the-grain.blog/2026/10/27/c...

ECI tells Supreme Court that the West Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal had the authority to bulk submit Form 7 without stating the reason why. who needs laws and rules when we have BJparty to bulldoze all of it.

yes, for udta teer. please enjoy.

A thread-of-threads on my research into the ruined places of the world, the abandoned ruins of modernity, interesting historical knowledge I've come across, and strange parts of history I find fascinating.