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@thebitterguy.bsky.social

Old nerd. Just four bad ideas in a trenchcoat. Half the weirdos on Is That Some Kind of Japanimation Thing? and regular contributor to Ghost Show Press’s Everyone’s Gone to the Movies series. They say I cannot be killed by normal means. He/him

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Ari Marmell
@mouseferatu.bsky.social

Time for my semi-regular likely futile question: Do any of you know of any paying horror markets that accept novelettes (roughly 17-18K, in this case)? It's a combination mystery horror and folk horror, with a little bit of body horror and just a sprinkle of what might be cosmic.

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Jonathan Goldsbie
@goldsbie.bsky.social

In Toronto-Danforth, Caryma Sa'd — whom I forgot was running until I accidentally found myself at a ward debate late Saturday night — finished 6th of 18:

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@thebitterguy.bsky.social

🎶and I said, what about Breakfast of Champions🎶

davidtheauthor.bsky.social@davidtheauthor.bsky.social

Not only is the amazing Bitter Guy in this anthology, but yours truly has been working on a short piece about a very obscure little cult film that happened to star Bruce Willis at the height of his career; yet bombed utterly.

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@thebitterguy.bsky.social

We live in an era where this is probably true but also it could not be. I mean, award nominated Mubi movies don't pay the bills.

#BruceSterling@bruces.bsky.social

*I blame science fiction dystopias for Demi Moore starring as a blood-gushing body-horror monster, while still managing to sell anti-aging cosmeceuticals #TheSubstance

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George Takei
@georgetakei.bsky.social

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

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Jesse Thorn
@jessethorn.bsky.social

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

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@thebitterguy.bsky.social

So last night I watched a pair of documentaries about comedians. The first was I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, which does its best to make a shameless, unrepentant asshole seem like an okay, misunderstood guy. I don't know him, but I think I wasn't up to buying that line.

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@thebitterguy.bsky.social

There was a gag on SNL UK last night with a fake trailer for a movie called "The Cher Witch Project" which was very funny and holiday relevant. Of course, I went to YouTube to look it up and it turns otu that gag has been done a bunch of times over the lifetime of the platform. Which is good,

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@thebitterguy.bsky.social

So last night I watched a pair of documentaries about comedians. The first was I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, which does its best to make a shameless, unrepentant asshole seem like an okay, misunderstood guy. I don't know him, but I think I wasn't up to buying that line.

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She at no point in unaware of herself and her flaws. She's amazingly generous with her time and her money, as her collaborators frequently mention. She's the rarest thing, a combination of someone who is a generational talent and a decent human being. I can't wait to see her in Hamilton in December.

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@thebitterguy.bsky.social

The contrast of the two is a little astounding. Especially a week after I saw You Can See Everything, a doc where Fielder and Oppenheim are quite enthusiastically saying that the form is a fallible and fragile one. I think I trust Apatow and Berkley and feel sympathy for Zenovich.

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@thebitterguy.bsky.social

So last night I watched a pair of documentaries about comedians. The first was I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, which does its best to make a shameless, unrepentant asshole seem like an okay, misunderstood guy. I don't know him, but I think I wasn't up to buying that line.

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but I just want to point out he's never appeared on Only Murders in the Building with his two co-stars from that movie. Chase lacks any sort of awareness of who he is and what he's done to people. I mean, John Carpenter wanted to give up filmmaking after working with him.

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@thebitterguy.bsky.social

The other film I watched was Paralyzed by Hope the Maria Bamford story. Bamford is such a polar opposite of Chase. She is wracked by almost crippling mental illnesses and has found herself frequently institutionalized for her own protection. Yet she's still one of the funniest comedians alive.

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@thebitterguy.bsky.social

So last night I watched a pair of documentaries about comedians. The first was I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, which does its best to make a shameless, unrepentant asshole seem like an okay, misunderstood guy. I don't know him, but I think I wasn't up to buying that line.

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@thebitterguy.bsky.social

I mean, it's odd how how none of his co-workers ever came onscreen to say "Chevy is not the asshole he's spent his entire career pretending to be onscreen and off (and in this actual documentary you're now watching)". Martin Short seemed to have fond memories of working with him on The Three Amigos

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CineCalendar
@cinecalendar.bsky.social

Oct 25th 1894 - Sir Aldridge awoke to discover his breakfast hadn't been prepared. Overnight his daughter had murdered all of the servants. He locked his daughter in the basement to avoid public humiliation. 📽️📅 Ghostbusters (2016)

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@thebitterguy.bsky.social

My first five RPGs D&D Marvel Superheroes Top secret Si Nightlife Vampire: the Masquerade

Khairul Hisham@hishgraphics.bsky.social

My first 5 RPGs - Star Wars RPG - AD&D 2E - MERP - Robotech - Shadowrun 2E

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Angus Abranson
@angusabranson.bsky.social

Turtles No More - Palladium’s TMNT RPG licence is ending After a successful Kickstarter revival, Palladium Books has announced the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles licence won't be renewed, putting remaining stock in a webstore sale. www.tabletopsentinel.com/news/modern/...

tabletopsentinel.comTurtles No More - Palladium’s TMNT RPG licence is endingAfter a successful Kickstarter revival, Palladium Books has announced the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles licence won't be renewed, putting remaining stock in a webstore sale.

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Jonathan Goldsbie
@goldsbie.bsky.social

Replying to @goldsbie.bsky.social

My feature for The Local isn't about the *election*, per se, but I'm hopeful that however the vote goes, it will offer some insight as to why: thelocal.to/olivia-chow-...

thelocal.toHas Olivia Chow Been an Effective Mayor? | The LocalI followed Olivia Chow over a summer of announcements and events to try to understand how she's fared as a leader. I came back with a more fundamental question about what it means to be mayor of Toron...
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@thebitterguy.bsky.social

The WORST way is to, mid dinner, mention you don't particularly care for the film, at which point I'll take a deep breath, raise my palms and say "Oh, you see, the thing is..." and that's gonna cost us both an hour or so and I've already written this.

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Kieron Gillen
@kierongillen.bsky.social

Replying to @kierongillen.bsky.social

We come back to the idea of Execs who really don't understand art or why people make art, in any way, finding ways to absolutely annihilate those that do, in a death of a thousand cuts and then one big 400-person cut. It's heartbreaking. The western games industry kills a NIntendo every year.

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derek guy
@dieworkwear.bsky.social

US garment workers helped pioneer multi-ethnic labor unions, which united people across racial, religious, gender, linguistic, and cultural divides. Also native-born citizens and immigrants. I think about that sometimes when I see people suggest such divides are unbridgeable.

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Bellingcat
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Help us explore the capabilities of open-source AI models and build tools designed to support researchers, not replace them. If you bring a different perspective or experience, we’d encourage you to apply and help shape the future of open-source investigations: www.bellingcat.com/contractor-a...

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We’re looking for an AI Engineer to build agentic systems for open-source investigations. If you’re experienced in developing AI tools, particularly for researchers and journalists, we’d like to hear from you. This is a 12-month contract. Apply by 8 November: www.bellingcat.com/contractor-a...

bellingcat.comBellingcat is Hiring - Contractor: AI Engineer (Open Source Agentic Systems) - bellingcatBellingcat is hiring an AI Engineer. Apply within.
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@thebitterguy.bsky.social

How does this fit into Sister Souljah Moments?

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

it is the same exact thing as demanding that black candidates for office “disavow farrakhan,” which happened quite a bit in the 90s and 2000s

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@thebitterguy.bsky.social

The Monkees and Marty the Chimp traverse the country solving financial crimes.

Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social

You are part of a 1970’s cartoon mystery-solving team clearly ripped-off from Scooby and the gang. What is the name of your cowardly dog mascot?