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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 18h

What is the movie that came out before you were born that you’ve watched the most times?

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 21h

I checked out the digital comics shop and picked up The Poorcraft Cookbook for only one dollar. I wish I’d had this book up when I first started cooking! The section on reverse-engineering restaurant food would have put me in a much different place in my cooking journey.

The cover of The Poorcraft Cookbook, by Nero Villagallos O’Reilly

Penny lists the basic spices and seasonings that belong in every pantry: salt, pepper, white sugar, and brown sugar.

The Poorcraft girls outline basic cookware every kitchen needs. I still need a wooden cutting board…

Penny begins to reverse-engineer a tasty restaurant sandwich.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My history minor led me to take a single semester class dedicated to the American Civil War. That, and the African American literature class I took for my major, probably shaped my worldview more than anything outside Sunday School.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Resurfacing my “any future adaptation of the Lord of the Rings must be a musical” take.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

[Exit, pursued by a f%#ing bear.]

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Reading Faulkner is fun, it’s like solving several mysteries on every page: Who is talking to who? Are they related, and if so, how? What actually happened while I was trying to figure out who was talking to who and whether they’re related?

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Yes, and” is a skill that has relevance outside of improv comedy.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I KNEW this was gonna be the Cupid Shuffle. My whitest trait (of many) is that I genuinely LOVE dancing to the Cupid Shuffle.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Saturdays are for comics. Actually, they are for your kindergartner’s baseball games, but they are also for comics.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Man, sometimes food is cool. From Jang: The Soul of Korean Cooking, by Minho Kang.

Embedded in the history of Korean fried chicken is the history of Korea in the twentieth century. First introduced by Black American GIs stationed in Korea during the 6-2-5 War, fried chicken has grown into a national obsession. What was once rare - even the affordable chicken was once out of reach of most Koreans, and cooking oil was too precious for deep-frying - has become one of our greatest culinary exports. Crunchy, salty, and sweet, Korean fried chicken is the most common anju, a genre of food (often fried) that is consumed while drinking. In fact, fried chicken goes by many names, one of which is chimaek, a portmanteau of chikin, meaning fried chicken, and maekju, beer. My favorite nickname for fried chicken, however, is Chisus - "chicken Jesus." That gives you an idea of how revered fried chicken is in South Korea.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

First “older” bit of writing that I read and immediately understood to be funny was Pride and Prejudice. I read first Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, realized the book would probably be better without the zombies, and… yeah, it very much was.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I listened to this book over the summer. I give it a “strongly recommended.”

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There’s such an easy answer to this “gotcha” question and it’s “Sports are inherently unsafe and unfair and it’s ridiculous to single out trans athletes when we allow 150 pound linebackers to go up against 260 pound linemen in freshman football on a daily basis. Let kids play with their friends.”

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I made ice cream for a buddy’s birthday last week. I got the ice cream making bug again. RIP my weight loss. This magic stuff is Liquid Cheesecake. Recipe by Salt and Straw. It creates a cheesecake “ribbon” in your ice cream. Gonna throw it in some blueberry and graham cracker ice cream later.

A bottle of Liquid Cheesecake: cream cheese, sour cream, and vanilla paste mixed with gelatin.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"I mean, someone had to put Jesus up on the cross, am I right? When you think about it, we'd all be dead in the water if not for that guy."

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

IMO, the perfect length for a show is 3 seasons. Most of my favorite shows either run too long (Gilmore Girls, MASH) or ended prematurely (Pushing Daisies). The Good Place is a weird exception in that it ran for five nearly perfect seasons and is the correct answer.

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Hourly Peanuts Comics @esnupi.me · 30/08/2026

Peanuts by Schulz: Saturday, October 21, 1989

A Peanuts comic strip, drawn by Charles M. Schulz, originally released Saturday, October 21, 1989

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Alex Jaffe ➡️ NYCC @alexjaffe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Jack Kirby did 3 things: make comics, fight nazis, and love his big wife

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow Wilson East of Eden by John Steinbeck …probably some Grant Morrison comics in there too.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Look, I know it’s a solemn, angry time, but… “Darkseid is baby.”

Batman, wearing a bat-shaped headlamp, holds up the supervillain Darkseid, who has been turned into a baby, and says “…and I’m here to use him! Now, stay back!”

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Maniac Magee. The book lured me in with its lightning-quick chapters (easiest 180 pages you’ll ever capture for your quarterly page count), but then it hits you with “baby’s first discussion of racism.”

The cover to Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I feel like this must have been done at some point, response poems are a storied tradition, but anyway I wrote "Margaret, Bringing Fresh Flowers" today and thought I'd share

Uncle Gerard, do you remember how,
when I was a kid, you found me crying
and I told you it didn't seem fair how all the nice leaves
had to die in the winter when I loved them so much;
and you told me, well, it gets worse from here,
and besides, it's not really the leaves,
you're a smart kid, they'll be back next spring,
but in the meantime you're right of course,
all kinds of things are going to die
and die and die and die and die and die,
your whole life, and it doesn't get easier,
it gets harder, because eventually you realize
all those dead hands go down pointing a finger at you,
and that's actually why you're sad, see,
because in a sense you're next,
even if it takes a while for next to get here?
And do you remember
how I said, Jesus Uncle Gerry,
can't a person be sad for a tree sometimes,
just sad about a tree?
Well, anyway,
you were probably right,
and you know this already,
because I tell you this every time I come here
but I suspect it's harder to remember things
where you are now
so I'm telling you again,
just in case.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I’m a big softy, especially when it comes to children’s entertainment (cartoons in particular). Does it show earnest emotion? Inspire hope in adversity? Stress kindness and cooperation over force and anger? I WILL cry, and I will LOVE it. MAWS accomplished this each season.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The takes are amazing. For every “The X-Men have outgrown the school,” there’s a “The X-Men don’t work without the school.” For every “The X-Men need to lean into soapy drama,” there’s a “The X-Men work better as adventure fiction than soapy drama.” And the best part is everyone is right.

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Brian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.com · 12/08/2026

On August 12, 1960, Dr. Seuss published what would become his biggest-selling book of all time. Written as the result of a $50 bet between Seuss and his publisher at Random House, Bennett Cerf, the book, by some estimates, has sold north of 200 million copies. The book? Green Eggs and Ham. /1

An original 1960 copy of Dr. Seuss's GREEN EGGS AND HAM.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It’s a WILD time to be putting together slides for a presentation on preventive medicine. A lot of the AAFP/AAP guidance for preventive medicine simply restates federal guidance. So far the groups still mostly align, but that could change quickly and significantly.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Literally just spent an hour playing sword with my little girl (<5): “You be Lex Luthor, and I’ll be Katana!” (I talked her into letting me be Deathstroke, who actually uses swords.)

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I would LOVE a Mormon essay on Secret Wars. Heck, maybe I’ll write it. The notion that humans have the potential to become gods is a significant part of Mormon theology. In my life, I’ve encountered very few works of art that take the idea seriously. Outside superhero comics, that is.

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Seán Lynch @naes.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The ongoing #EventsDearBoy project has been one of the best reasons to log into Bluesky this year. As a pretty casual comics fan, been an absolute delight to get such witty, insightful and succinct, overviews of the big shakeups in the worlds of Marvel, DC, et al. Can't believe we're at the top 10!

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Every now and again, I have to drop everything and remind myself that a couple performers from the original Broadway cast of Hadestown ALSO performed in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Patrick Page is REALLY GOOD as a REALLY BAD Green Goblin. youtu.be/5RgR0-EWuNY?...

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Spider Man A Freak Like Me Needs Company live on TV in 2015

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I have bought books by @faitherinhicks.bsky.social (notably Friends With Boys), gifted the copies to friends or schools, and then repurchased them AT LEAST three times. Worth it every time.

Cover to Faith Erin Hicks’s Friends with Boys.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I’ve taken my kids (both under 5) grocery shopping every week for years. They help me find the aisle numbers. They hold the produce and put it in bags. They pick out food they’re actually willing to try. They swipe the cards at checkout. AND they (usually) make the grocery clerks smile.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Your girlfriend’s family reunion is a bit much.

Describe your favorite movie as boring as possible.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I have never gone from “disinterested” to “👀” so quickly.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I’m writing a gay romance about two rival tailors. It’s called Pleated Rivalry.

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The Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Can you imagine conspiracy theories in King David’s time? “The king started the war to get with the general’s wife” listen to yourself. Get a grip. That’s not how serious people behave

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I think I'm too late for the whole “healthy breakfast in mason jars” thing… which is too bad, because I'm getting pretty good at them.

Two stackable mason jars full of chocolate overnight oats, topped with almonds, berries, and chocolate chips.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Sadly, it seems impossible to find macadamia nuts that aren’t at least a little rancid if you live in a landlocked state.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Genuinely wondering if the founding fathers were as horny as they were portrayed in the musical 1776.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Morrison mutants: This is Wart. He’s the ugliest thing you’ve ever seen, but he’s also a teenager who’s never been in love, so…

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Not to kick us while we're down, but we have a stupid national anthem, too. Hard to sing, bad meter, stolen tune, and the entire message is, "SOMEBODY CHECK ON THE FLAG!! IS THE FLAG OK??" Just an embarrassment.

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S.R. Braddy @braddybuns.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Been experimenting with a way to make gochujang-flavored almonds for snacking, and I think I’ve got a winner here? Almonds toasted in a pan, and then coated with a gochujang slurry (gochujang and water, plus salt, pepper, garlic powder, and ground cumin).

A glass bowl, holding a small quantity of almonds, coated in a gochujang glaze.

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