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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

A figure stands in a barren landscape; reaches for the lever on a large, eccentric contraption covered in wires, pipes, dials and buttons; looks over towards two figures inside a bunker and says:

"'Trust me, it's safe' would sound a lot more reassuring if you weren't saying it from inside a concrete bunker."

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Every line is made of gold, you guys

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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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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Sept 2026 #TBRChallenge is "Lush Life." I went to a favorite vintage author for this, which unfortunately made the TSTL heroine and the obstinate hero extra frustrating to read about 😑 #romancelandia #booksky vintageromancereader.dreamwidth.org/25987.html www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Is there anything more irritating than a great author writing stupid, stubborn, obstinate characters who stay stupid, stubborn, and obstinate until the literal last page? I just...UGH! I know this author can do better than this! 😫 (Why yes, I do abhor the Big Mis trope, however did you guess?)

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Going vintage. Buying more books than I will ever be able to read, especially with my library addiction.

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Wow, a 14 oz box contains more Vitamin C than a 4 oz glass! Who'da thunkit?? 😱 (It was also 71% sugar, apparently.)

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In the words of my Moy bro chickenpattysan - talk about balls you need a wagon to haul! 😂

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

He looks like he has Seen Some Things, LOL

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Turner Classic Movies @tcmtv.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A singular performer with inimitable talent and charm, Dolly Parton's work touched countless lives throughout her career. From her performances across mediums to her philanthropy, Parton was the epitome of the best of the American spirit. Our thoughts are with her loved ones.

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The Sovereign Planet of the Moon @planetofthemoon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

PLANET EARTH, YOUR GREATEST HUMAN HAS DIED. YOU HAVE A SHORT WINDOW TO CANONIZE HER AS A SAINT FOR ALL TIME. DO NOT FUCK IT UP.

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 25/08/2026

if infrastructure is what connects people, holds them together, serves, supports, and endures, then Dolly Parton was infrastructure.

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Damn! I came here to post about some excellent additions to the D&C jukebox, only to be confronted with this. She was - and always will be - a national treasure.

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

One of my better treasure hunts this year 🩷 Really looking forward to digging into the Second Chance at Love line! #romancelandia

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The August 2026 #TBRChallenge is "Backlist Banger" - and boy do I have a lot of backlists on Mount TBR! I chose an absolute gem by Candice Hern - this tugged at my heartstrings in all the right ways ❤️ #romancelandia #booksky vintageromancereader.dreamwidth.org/25604.html

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Title:
Who is Haunting The Library of Forbidden Tomes?

Image: five panels showing characters in a gothic library

22% - tormented souls, frozen between life and death (a ghost reading a book)
4% - dank, fetid horrors from the icy depths below (a black slug like creature with a single eyestalk reading a book)
15% - cold, lifeless bones possessed by a corrupt sorcery (a skeleton reading a book)
11% - frigid and malevolent ectoplasmic vapours (a shapeless apparition reading a book)
48% - regular readers happy to away from the heatwave
(A mother, small child and toddler in buggy, all reading books)

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This expression reminds me of @sameoldcircuit.bsky.social's cat LOL

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Today's daily coloring picture is pretty trippy 🫨

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Maybe if they weren't slow as fuck to review things. (I have interacted with a lot of IRBs. North Star is way down on the list of good experiences.)

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Happy International Cat Day! Here is my liege lord 🩷

Mr Butters, an orange striped tabby cat, laying on a light blue duvet cover with a dynamite shaped cat toy

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I first learned about this from reading Ms. Bev's books. This is why I love actual history in my historical romance #romancelandia

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

Panel one: a climber reaches the top of a towering cliff. There, among the clouds, a serene figure with a long beard, wearing a robe, sits crosslegged on the bare rock. He is "The Great Wise One of the Mountain"

Panels two, three and four: sitting serenely crosslegged on successively lower clifftops we see the Assistant Wise One of the Mountain, The Post-Doc Research Fellow of the Mountain and a group of PhD Students of the Mountain

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Genre > publisher > series > author last name in alphabetical order. New media is almost immediately cataloged in @librarything.com when it enters my domicile. If you like organizing and/or cataloging your media, LibraryThing is the answer to your dreams!

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The second of my double dip for #JenkinsJuly was Blessings #7. I really enjoyed this, and the callout to my first choice for the month, Something Like Love! The ending felt a little rushed, unfortunately, but it's always fun to visit Henry Adams ❤️ #romancelandia www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

The cover for Stepping into a New Day (Blessings #7) by Beverly Jenkins. The main image is a couple, viewed from behind: a woman in a red dress and a man in a brown suit. The background is a pretty honey-gold color, and there is a building with a steeple in the distance.

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I stand in absolute awe of Derek's surgical precision. He's a slayer who will never be slain

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Wayne's World: We're Not Worthy!

Alt: Wayne's World: We're Not Worthy!

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Been WFH this week, and my coworker is SO LAZY. ... Why yes, I am envious, why do you ask?

Mr Butters, an orange striped tabby cat, sleeping very contentedly in a square pink cat bed next to a window with tan curtains slightly open above his cute litty ears 🩷

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

"There seems to be a popular impression that cats are thoroughly selfish and incapable of any natural feeling. I do not believe that. My experience has shown me that cats are very affectionate, especially to persons whom they like." C.E. Bullard, 1915.

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Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi @roywoodjr.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

They started calling king-sized candy bars, "share size", to make us feel less greedy. Man please. even if I had a friend with me, they grown. Get ya own fcking candy bar. I aint sharing SHIT. Just go ahead and call ‘Share Size’ what it is “Greedy Bitch” because that’s what I am.

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

He forgot that the first rule of art is that money flows TO the artist, not FROM the artist.

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The Scamperbeasts @scamperbeasts.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"I'm not lurking. I'm observing with intent."

Saja, lurking at the top of the living room cat climb.

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The July 2026 #TBRChallenge is "Freedom." In honor of #JenkinsJuly, I chose Something Like Love, the love story of Neil & Olivia July, the founding members of the July dynasty in Henry Adams. As anticipated, it is completely swoonworthy! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #romancelandia 📚 www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Something Like Love by Beverly Jenkins: a beautiful light-skinned Black woman in a royal purple gown is held from behind by a handsome dark-skinned Black man who is shirtless, wearing denims, and a black leather gun belt

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Good riddance. Now, if only Mitch McConnell's office was brave enough to admit the same.

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

TWO orange babies?! How could anyone resist?? 😻

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This is the second WC that I have intentionally ignored, but even I have heard about The Incident. When I saw that they lost yesterday, all I could think was

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David Bowie's Schadenfreude Smile

ALT: David Bowie's Schadenfreude Smile

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Great title, or greatest title? 🤔

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Mr Magnifique atop his forest of cat trees

Mr Butters, an orange stiped tabby cat, sits on the top platform of a gray cat tree, one of several, in front of a pair of French doors. His expression is very patient, and the end of his tail is curled up.

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

"The Real Senior Citizens of Henry Adams" 😂😂😂 I LOLed at my desk during that throwdown between Rita Lynn and Marie #Blessings

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Wendy Osefo: I'm Here For It - Real Housewives

ALT: Wendy Osefo: I'm Here For It - Real Housewives

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Or - just hear me out here - you can have a Dreamwidth blog for free?? 🤔

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The June 2026 #TBRChallenge is pride. Prideful characters are not something I seek out, so this was certainly a challenge! I went for an old standby author and she did not disappoint 🙂 #romancelandia #booksky vintageromancereader.dreamwidth.org/25483.html www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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EuroHackie @eurohackie.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Roku wins again: original city confidential episodes on demand!! This was perhaps my first favorite true crime show - and the reboot was extremely, disappointingly awful 😕

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

Title:
“A pie chart of what the Mars Rover can see”

Image:
A pie chart. The lower half is orangy red. The upper half is divided into three, with a small browny red area and a small darker browny red area on each side with a larger cream section in the middle

Key:
Orangy red area: Surface of Mars
Cream : Sky
Browny red: Mountain
Dark browny red: Another mountain

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