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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 4h

I'm in the midst of a Star Trek rewatch. I'm at "Subspace Rhapsody" (the Strange New Worlds musical episode), and it's still one of my absolute favorites. Even if you don't like the musical bit, it covers the messiness of relationships and the emotions they engender wonderfully.

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Mike Schuster @mcs212.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

There is a fifth wave of ska, beyond that which is known to rude boys

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 10h

They're just envious that the Catholics have figured out how to have an election in which only pre-approved older men are allowed to vote.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There are more roundabouts being installed in the United States, and while many drivers hate them, I think they're fun. I look forward to the day when our roads are just long ribbons of roundabouts chained together.

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Tim Price @timprice.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Our Japanese friend took us out to dinner and she was telling us that in Japan they hear about an almost mythical American figure called Florida Man. We confirmed for her that his exploits were very real and we also let him choose our leaders

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LK @lkcreations.art · 29/09/2026

Artist! Quote with the artwork you cannot explain!

Photo of a sketch depicting a weird black and withe shape growing up toward a white orb.
Brushed ink pen on a5+ paper.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'm sitting in a medium-sized airport in the Midwest. A maintenance worker was setting up a ladder beside my seat to check the ceiling, and it took about two minutes of apologizing between us before we reached the understanding that neither of us was in the other's way.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Why is Brent Easton Ellis's "Less than Zero" the carry-on book I brought along for flying today? Because Georgette Heyer's "The Grand Sophy" was bigger and heavier.

A picture of a trade paperback book that reads BRENT EASTON ELLIS (the author's name) in big, yellow letters, while the actual title "Less than Zero" is in much smaller letters covering the eyes and mouth of an underexposed photo of a human man.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Waiting for my plane to leave today, I realized the easy listening piano instrumental they were playing seemed familiar. After a moment, I realized it was Taylor Swift's "Style." It was followed by slow piano versions of "Africa" and "Smells like Teen Spirit."

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I upgraded to first class on an hour long regional flight because the upgrade fee was lower than the price for staying in coach and checking a bag.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I remember years ago there was a macro that would change any use of "the cloud" to "somebody else's computer." Maybe we need that for AI algorithms too.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The thing about all the sports betting ads now ... Why are they so bad? Why are they so amateurishly written and acted, one step up from your local used car dealer?

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Well, the Pirates didn't make the playoffs, but they did technically have a winning season (82-80). They're the team for Low Expectations and Minor Victories.

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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

'Arrival' (2016) Dir. Denis Villeneuve

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The funniest thing about Rolling Stone complaining about people not knowing modern music is that I came of age in the late 80s and early 90s when Rolling Stone was about 50 % or more Boomer nostalgia for the 60s.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I've discovered a short-lived British show from the 80s called The Collectors. It's a procedural, except the characters work for Excise and Customs, so most of the crimes are things like smuggling wine from France on the ferry or farmers using their tax-discounted fuel for their personal vehicles.

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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

in my talk today, as an example of the strange things you can do in comics given their sequential but also spatial/simultaneous nature, I included this gonzo panel from 1950s Batman, which I just love in all its weirdness! Yes, I have more intentionally clever examples, but something about this...

part of a page from a batman comic. In one panel, batman leaps from off panel onto a diving board, the motion lines of his rebound travel across to another panel, where we see him finish his leap and crash into the crooks to save the day

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IGN @ign.com · 24/09/2026

Kraft Dinner Canada has revealed a new limited-time cream soda with a "subtle hint" of its iconic mac & cheese flavor, in collaboration with with Solly's Craft Soda.

Kraft Dinner Has Launched A Mac & Cheese Cream Soda

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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

My advice, for those who need it: Live every day like you might become trapped in a hedge maze and chased by emissaries of the goblin king.

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Mr. Spooky, If You're Nasty @mrskippy69.myatproto.social · 24/09/2026

Anyone know if that cruel angel ever got their degree

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Tim Price @timprice.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

You joined "grand vizier chat (secret)" You: dark rumors from aboard You: abroad* fuck Sssnakecharmer: mf said aboard WhispersintheChapel: ahoy matey lol PonderMyOrb changed the group name to "rumors from aboard"

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William in Nevada 🎃👻🍬🦇💀🧡🐈‍⬛🌙 @william-in-nv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

For those of you who still celebrate the old ways...

A woman is being carried on a throne by four other women there are two women in front playing a flute and spreading flower petals. One woman has a light jacket up on a pole. The words above say ceremony welcoming light jacket season.

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Danielle Johnson @dwhren.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Unfortunately I don’t know who made this but it’s hilarious

Key showing winter in white, summer in black, autumn in red and spring in yellow. A chart showing Alaska mostly white with a small stripe of red. Florida mostly black with small stripes of red and yellow. Maryland as the Maryland flag design.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Fall in America: is that a pedestrian about to cross the street in front of my car? No, it's yet another seasonal scarecrow.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Why does this world seem so dark and foreboding, Crueller than I'd like to be? Someday we'll find it The Donut Connection The dunkers, the eaters, and me.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I wonder how the "English is an ethnicity" people would react to my claiming to be English based on having English ancestors several centuries ago.

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Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress Joan Jett was born #OnThisDay in 1958. She wore this Audrey Carter cropped jacket with multi-coloured sequin embellishments when David Bowie visited her backstage in New York in 1989. Sold in aid of Musicares by Juliens Auctions. #fashionhistory

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/09/2026

Tyrannosaurus xkcd.com/3300/

Comic. [Person with long hair pointing to diagram with Tyrannosaurus Rex standing next to a person.] PERSON: We now believe the primary prey of Tyrannosaurus Rex was these humans who kept standing next to it for scale.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If you have more reasoning capability than a small piece of broken concrete block, you *want* to have lots of people in an insurance program who are not currently using its benefits.

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Oh Joy Sex Toy @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Middle-aged and post-menopausal, @erikamoen.bsky.social has thoroughly lost her libido. So what the heck is she doing at a KISSING PARTY? Can (and should) she actually ask a hot girl to makeout with her??? Pucker up for her thrilling lip-lockin' adventure! www.ohjoysextoy.com/kissing-boot...

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

See also the La Brea Tar Pits, which if you translate the Spanish become "the the Tar Tar Pits."

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Merriam-Webster is my go-to dictionary, but its definition of a real number as "a number that has no imaginary part" might not be of much use to those just learning about the concept.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Kyoto" means "capital city." As opposed to Tokyo, which means "eastern capital."

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"First, you take all the parts of the pig that are left over..." Me, describing scrapple to people on the West Coast.

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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"i have created the machine that thinks." you fucked up a perfectly good graphics card is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Me: I’d like a slice of pizza Server: that comes with three sides Me: I know what shape it is

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Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Narnia books as Isekai Manga

1. My Sweet Tooth Made Me The Villainess’ Slave
2. In Another World, The Dwarves Picked Me To Lead The Revolution
3. All At Sea With My Level 0 Sailing Skills
4. On A Mission In Another World And I Can’t Remember The Cheat Codes
5. That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Horse
6. Help! My Uncle’s In Love With The Demon Queen!
7. Reincarnated In Another World Just As The Game’s Ending

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The final movement of Dvorak's Symphony #9 is fun because it starts with Jaws and then is suddenly the medal ceremony from Star Wars.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Title: Gentlemen! Are you in want of a wife? Allow our algorithm to assist!

Image: a series of yes/no questions for that lead to different outcomes.

Questions include “are you rich?”, “are you dashing?”, “are you a rake” and “are you a vicar?”

Outcomes include “You win the most beautiful daughter of the richest man in the county!”, “You remain a bachelor”, “You marry a dowdy cousin” and “You rescue a 23-year-old from Spinsterhood”.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is indeed an insane stunt. Gerrit Graham was Beef from Phantom of the Paradise. The Q bored with life on Voyager. An angry clown outside the opera on Seinfeld. He's been in lots of stuff you've seen but probably didn't choose because of him: one of those character actors who always helped.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

United through Denver: for when you want to involuntarily walk a long distance at a high altitude.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Turns out the movie that accurately predicted the future was "Heavy Metal" (1981).

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"You used to have darker hair?" asked airport security, looking at my passport photo. "I've gained some gray in the last six years."

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Pittsburgh Pirates @pirates.com · 16/09/2026

A legacy that lives on. The Clemente family threw out the ceremonial first pitch tonight.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Which is funnier: that some Wikipedia editor had to figure out Herbie's gender, occupation, and nationality for the character box, or that some Wikipedia editor felt it was important to add those fields?

A picture of Herbie, the love bug. He is a white Volkswagen Beetle with red and white stripes and the number 53. The Wikipedia character box gives his gender as "male," his occupation as "racing car," and his nationality as "German-American."

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A.J. Wilden🏳️‍⚧️ @wcwit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"They're not misunderstanding the film; they're co-opting a message"

Screencap from the interview linked in the quoted post

Marlow Stern (the interviewer): You have one of the most renowned replies in Twitter history. Elon Musk tweeted out, “Take the red pill,” then Ivanka Trump enthusiastically wrote, “Taken!” to him, and then you replied, “Fuck both of you.” I’m curious how you feel about the co-opting of “The Matrix” by those on the right who don’t really seem to understand its messaging.

Lilly Wachowski: I mean, I can’t sit in a room and explain the movie to every single person who watches it. Even if I did sit in a room with Elon Musk and Ivanka Trump — yikes — it doesn’t matter. They’re not misunderstanding the film; they’re co-opting a message. And that’s what fascists do: They co-opt the messages of progressives and use it to their benefit to confuse and obfuscate what is going on and the intention of their ideology. They do it with everything. They do it with Martin Luther King Jr. Look at how they’ve changed the idea of what antisemitism is.

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Brian Anderson @bganderson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I had questions. The Internet tells me this pinball machine is loosely themed after the 1927 film Metropolis, which....I guess answers some of the questions?

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Trans Moleman, Street Estrogen Junkie @transmoleman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Absolute S-tier level of dudes rocking

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