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Matt Ruff

@bymattruff.bsky.social
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Author of Lovecraft Country, Fool on the Hill, Bad Monkeys, and various other novels. www.bymattruff.com

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Matt Ruff @bymattruff.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I am, somehow, 61 years old today.
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muscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
theater was empty except for my family when coyote vs. acme started so i stood up and put my hands on my hips to watch it
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Matt Ruff @bymattruff.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Make a band bigger: The Tu-160s
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
jesus along with all the other threats right now... be careful, portland...
Vampire threat chart with arrow on danger! in the red
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Aryeh @aryehcw.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"Don't see it if you have explosive diarrhea"
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Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
thecjn.ca/opinion/the-...
I do not wish to poo-poo the efforts themselves, which are worthy, at least in motivation. But what we’re looking at is a siloing, wherein there is a place for Jewish books, but it’s at a Jewish Books table. That’s already a problem if the hope is that the Jewish book has some non-Jewish readers as well, although this points to a wider issue in 2010s-and-onwards book publishing, with everything needing to be categorizable along empowering-or-tragic identity lines. Granted, the siloing of Jewish books has happened for very different reasons than that of other identities. The Jewish Books table is there not to remedy past discrimination, but the ongoing sort.

But a Jewish-authored book that is not about Jewish themes, that does not belong on a Jewish Books table, is whatever the literary equivalent is of politically homeless.
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Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Gird your whatevers, everyone, but The Kit just ran an excerpt! thekit.ca/living/livin...
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Why It's Become Unfashionable to Want a Husband or Boyfriend
Women used to need men in ways that we no longer do. And now, it's become gauche to want one
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Matt Ruff @bymattruff.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
They paved it, the motherfuckers.
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aric @aghastronaut.com · 14/06/2026
Five hours later, a masked stranger enters the White House UFC ring
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Matt Ruff @bymattruff.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
RIP Sub Press
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
this is kind of like saying “people feel like there’s already enough electricity,” which is an easy position to hold as long as you don’t have to describe whose power is gonna get turned off
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Pulpfiction Books @pfbvan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
@bymattruff.bsky.social
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
guys I just tried googling this to find the exact Andor quote and jesus fucking christ guys what the fuck is happening here
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Matt Ruff @bymattruff.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Coming back from Trader Joe's and spotted a hawk sitting on the pigeon he'd just killed. #snacks
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Gil Roth & his Virtual Memories Show @vmspod.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
WHAT HE SAID
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
This is one of the wildest performances anyone has ever seen. Truly incredible stuff.
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Nisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Oh hey, I missed this list promoting the Everfair series: reactormag.com/backlist-bon...
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Backlist Bonanza: 5 Books That Deserve an Adaptation - Reactor
Have you ever read a book and thought to yourself “this would make a great movie”?
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Matt Ruff @bymattruff.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Guess who just saw the Mandalorian and Grogu
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Matt Ruff @bymattruff.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
After discovering that the original Dawn of the Dead is now on YouTube, I got curious about what became of the lead actors (other than Ken Foree, who's still acting). Way to go Fran and RIP Flyboy, but the most interesting Wikipedia entry belongs to Roger, aka Scott Reiniger.
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Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
There's no other way to say this: PUB DATE! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/745513...
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The Last Straight Woman by Phoebe Maltz Bovy: 9780771013027 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A fiercely intelligent, funny, and much-needed reality check on the state of heterosexual women. The Last Straight Woman is a call to set aside the baggage of what female heterosexuality evokes,...
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warrior cop @wyattprivilege.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I GET LOGGED OUT. BUT I LOG IN AGAIN
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Matt Ruff @bymattruff.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Finally watched this, and my favorite part hands down is the filmmaker's wife offering criticism of the documentary as he's making it. Her reaction to the first draft of the ending -- "Is this a joke?" -- is worth the price of admission.
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
**SPOILER WARNING** Stupid that Grogu gets run over by a bus in the first five minutes. Why even put him in the title of the movie.
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Matt Ruff @bymattruff.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaFE...
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Vonda Shepard - Searchin' My Soul (Official Video)
YouTube video by Vonda Shepard
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Matt Ruff @bymattruff.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Brainstorming session for Widow's Bay: "What if we made the mayor from Jaws a sympathetic protagonist?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLMo...
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WIDOW'S BAY Official Trailer (2026)
YouTube video by Movie Trailers Source
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Gwenda Bond @gwenda.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
It’s Ky Gives Day! Help the Lexington Writer’s Room unlock a generous $1,000 match from the @scalzi.com Family Foundation! www.kygives.org/organization...
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Support Lexington Writer's Room | KY Gives Day 2026
I’m ready to support Lexington Writer's Room on May 12, 2026 during KY Gives Day 2026. Learn more about Lexington Writer's Room and all the other organizations participating in KY Gives Day 2026.
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Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Book to launch! In Toronto? Please come!
Book event, launch of Phoebe Maltz Bovy, The Last Straight Woman, May 21, 6:30-8pm, Flying Books, 784 College St, Toronto, ON.
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Scott Westerfeld @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
My adult crime thriller written with Justine Larbalestier comes out July 21. It's called The Mortons. You can pre-order it now: scottwesterfeld.com/blog/2026/03...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/05/2026
Tom BetGeorge said delivery drivers often enter the wrong driveway, despite efforts to resolve the matter on Google Maps. “We even have a sign on our street signaling toward our driveway. Nothing worked, so we figured this might help,” BetGeorge said.
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Victor LaValle @victorlavalle.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
We’ve shared the opening scene of Devil in Silver. Let’s just say it sets the tone, and look, and sound, for what’s to come. Play it with the volume up so you can really hear it when things start to…crack. THE TERROR: DEVIL IN SILVER 5/7 on AMC+ & SHUDDER
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Christopher Moore @theauthorguy.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
It's in the spirit of Ezekiel x.com/BY1959/statu...
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🌅 Patricia Wallinga 🌇 @pwallinga.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Florida is a world leader in Sentence™ exports
A Florida woman is facing charges after using a kayak in a mall fountain while dressed as a pirate and shouting orders at shoppers. Headshot shows a woman with spiky blond hair and an eyepatch
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HJenk @hjenk.rocks · 14/04/2026
His plans are measured in centuries
A screenshot from the BBC News site that reads “Chalamet thanked by Royal Ballet and Opera boss for boosting ticket sales. The attached photo is of Timmy with a shit-eating grin
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Matt Stormcrow @mattstormcrow.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Meanwhile, in Mage:
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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
‘Well, Well, Well, Not So Easy To Find A Plot That Doesn’t Suck Shit, Huh?’
George Lucas
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Matt Ruff @bymattruff.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I understand the criticisms, but this could really rejuvenate the mid-budget action movie industry
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Matt Ruff @bymattruff.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Discovered a new YouTube genre, cover versions of songs in old or dead languages. youtu.be/DHspDQZKvwg?...
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Running up that hill Cover in Early Middle English BARDCORE/MEDIEVAL version. Original by Kate Bush.
YouTube video by the_miracle_aligner
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I laughed until I cried
picture of Taylor Swift as a guest on a late night talk show set. She is wearing a WILD outfit. It’s like a turtleneck blouse, pants and a jacket all on the same black and white zigzag stripe. the text of the tweet reads:

Emma Manzini @EmmaManzini
Totally loving Taylor Swift's suit, which is designed to break up her shape against the background, thereby making it difficult for German U-Boats to calculate her range, speed and direction.
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Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I have, no paywall, attempted to make sense of the expression "millennial feminism" phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/what-iswas...
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Victor LaValle @victorlavalle.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
If you haven’t read this yet, you should fix that.
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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
"Deckard: take these blades and just ... run! Run like the wind!"
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Chase Madar @madar.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Just think what mid-70s Argento could have done with this 📽️🍿🔪👹
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Matt Ruff @bymattruff.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
AI is empowering a new generation of online scammers but it's also making them really lazy.
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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
these Wicked sequels keep getting worse
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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
sliwa got to him, man
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Matt Ruff @bymattruff.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Ceci n'est pas une food replicator.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/01/2026
Family Dog Suspected Cause Of Miniature Chuck-Wagon Disaster theonion.com/family-dog-suspected-c…
Family Dog Suspected Cause Of Miniature Chuck-Wagon Disaster
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