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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 17h

Ankylosaurus has a point to make.

An orange Ankylosaurus walks and talks while gesturing. Ink on paper, colored with Procreate.

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So Jimmy Kimmel had his wife parody Natalie Harp on his show. She played his unhinged assistant. It was as ridiculously funny as you might imagine.😅

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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is a really important point. With virtually all VC money going toward AI, all other investment, including game start ups, has dried up. Sadly, when the AI bubble bursts there will be a potentially long period of time when all the VC money will be wiped out, so still none for start ups.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

'Landscape with a Geoglyph ll' by contemporary painter Sarah Lees #WomensArt

Painting of a stylised landscape with rolling hills with fields in browns and creams and bare trees

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Art Nouveau jewllery designed by Glasgow School artist and Frances Macdonald (1873 –1921) #WomensArt

Four photos of brooches created in silver and enamel in an Art Nouveau style

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

UK textile artist Rachel Wright creates artworks using machine embroidery on calico with various fabrics #WomensArt

Pictorial textile artwork featuring a view looking down on a lighthouse in a swirling sea

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Billy Dallas Patton @bdpatton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Relearning comic books, part 3: DC Absolute Trinity - Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman. Did the layout digitally, printed it, used a lightboard to transfer, and tried my hand at traditional penciling. Photo-scanned the final pencils then inked and toned in @clipstudiopaint.bsky.social

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Remember when we were being told we were entering a brave new age of tv shows and movies being created on the fly and cuatomized to a viewer’s desires? Ever notice that we don’t hear about that anymore? I think the Techbros realized that the amount of compute that would take makes it impossible.

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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.

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Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.memyon.org · 26/09/2026

It's time to play "What's the Score?" Listen to the 5 music clips and guess the movies AND the composers. Then, see if you can spot the common theme or connection between the 5 films. Send your answers to my DM and I'll give you your score! See replies for rules and hints:👇 #filmsky #moviesky #games

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"What's the Score?" The Movie Music Guessing Game! Sep. 26th, 2026

How to play: Listen to the 5 music clips in the video. Your job is to guess the title of each movie the music is from, and the name of the composer for each one. You get one point for each correct mo...

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Process video. Clearly I didn’t know where I was going when I started.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 26/09/2026

Does my Speak-n-Spell feel pain when I type O-U-C-H? The jury is out. Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Man Who Saved The World. May his memory be a blessing.

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I just heard about an enormous snafu at UCSD because they depended on AI to organize all the records and form assignments. I’m trying to find some details in the situation but my searches so far haven’t turned up anything. Has anyone else heard about this?

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A new Pumpkinhead drawing! I don’t have any idea why Jack is studying late in the library, but I like this drawing.

Jack Pumpkinhead is burning the late-night oil studying for some sort of exam or some such.

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Mateus [ Thian & Zarvin ] @mateusboga.itch.io · 28/08/2026

I got a little cozy Discord server for artists and the like to share their interests, so if you'd like, come on in: discord.gg/v35tbfZUpn (Expired links have been posted around by accident, sorry everyone!)

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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Look at the pen work on this Alex Raymond RIP KIRBY strip! My gawd.

Rip Kirby and a woman walk through the fog.

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Oreo trying his hardest to get himself into trouble.

Oreo the b&w cat walks THROUGH the basket rather than around it.

Oreo extracting himself from the basket.

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Rob Turpin 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️ @thisnorthernboy.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I'm Rob, an illustrator, designer, and writer from the UK. With a background in graphic design, I now spend my time drawing spaceships, robots, and other strange stuff - either for myself or for indie games and publishers. 1/n

A poster, built in Blender, showing the industrial Funicular from the Manga, Akira.

My illustration, Elk Island Light. An orange lighthouse floats on the ocean, at its base, tentacles extend in to the deep.

My illustration, Deep Space Fleet. A page of brightly coloured spaceship sketches.

My illustration, ISO Grid. 16 isometric illustrations of various little buildings. From a sci-fi noodle bar, to a Venetian palazzo.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Also in this issue: an *8-hour* Crash Course Astronomy marathon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HICD...

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Crash Course Astronomy Marathon • Full Series

YouTube video by CrashCourse

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James Hance @jameshance.com · 21/09/2026

“Pictures Of You” 🎨✨ Did you have a favorite reel? I absolutely loved the Batman ‘66 set, the tiger in 3D was terrifying! 😅 A new original framed gouache painting on canvas panel up on jameshance.com today ❤️

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

More index card drawings in the works!

5 little index card drawings awaiting color. Ink on paper.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 20/09/2026

OH FUCK YES WE'RE ALL AUTUMNAL IN THIS MOTHERFUCKER YOU BEST BELIEVE SHIT'S GETTING SWEATER WEATHER AS FUCK LOOK WE DID NOT CHOOSE THE GOURD LIFE THE GOURD LIFE CHOSE US NOW GET FUCKING COZY OR GET THE FUCK OUT

Two mums, two gourds, all motherfuckin' autumnal

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Bill Krause @admiralbuck.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A couple of last studio shots before this is shipped off to the client. 1/35 scale G700 Skyliner.

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sparth @sparth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

more of this complex spaceship stuff.

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Sverker @sverkermansson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Amazing mural painting from Quebec. #muralpainting #photography #art

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Rick Schmitz @rickschmitz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Can you imagine what it must have been like to commission a portrait of yourself or a loved one and THIS is what you get back? I would be OVER THE MOON if someone made a portrait like this of my wife or my kids! Just effing stunning!

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Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.memyon.org · 19/09/2026

Quick note about today's game: Because there are almost NO "gimmes" in the music clips, I have added HINTS in the second half of the video below. DON'T PLAY past the first set of five clips if you want to challenge yourself. Otherwise, watch part 2 for SPOILERISH hints. Good luck! #filmsky #moviesky

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