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#PaneloftheDay from Episode 2-1, "Do Not Fine" softies.net/comic/book2-...
October 8, 2026 at 1:07 AM
#PaneloftheDay from Episode 2-1, "Do Not Fine" softies.net/comic/book2-...
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Squinting at the car in front of me trying to figure out which spiky haired final fantasy character is in their iridescent vinyl sticker cutout
The spiky hair is a crown of thorns. It's jesus
The spiky hair is a crown of thorns. It's jesus
October 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Squinting at the car in front of me trying to figure out which spiky haired final fantasy character is in their iridescent vinyl sticker cutout
The spiky hair is a crown of thorns. It's jesus
The spiky hair is a crown of thorns. It's jesus
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you may have noticed that animation has never been more in-demand & in the zeitgeist and yet, seemingly, never have media conglomerates been less willing to produce it. you may also notice these guys get multimillion dollar severance packages after they gut a studio. there is probably no connection
Skydance now owns Nick, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Comedy Central, and MTV, effectively ending US TV animation as we know it. Countless jobs will be lost, and fewer new shows will be created. An apocalyptic scenario for cartoons, yet it's maybe the 5th-worst thing about the Paramount-WB merger!
October 6, 2026 at 6:29 PM
you may have noticed that animation has never been more in-demand & in the zeitgeist and yet, seemingly, never have media conglomerates been less willing to produce it. you may also notice these guys get multimillion dollar severance packages after they gut a studio. there is probably no connection
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The political challenge of my adulthood is that, every 7-8 years, something takes a sledgehammer to one of the pillars of the postwar consensus and roughly doubles the ambient apathy / despair / solipsism of a system that requires true believers to operate.
October 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The political challenge of my adulthood is that, every 7-8 years, something takes a sledgehammer to one of the pillars of the postwar consensus and roughly doubles the ambient apathy / despair / solipsism of a system that requires true believers to operate.
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Every hour on the hour, a huge truck, made entirely of pressed ham, lumbers its way across dog heaven—and all the car chasers can decide for themselves whether or not to participate.
October 6, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Every hour on the hour, a huge truck, made entirely of pressed ham, lumbers its way across dog heaven—and all the car chasers can decide for themselves whether or not to participate.
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Alice in Wonderland:
(with a keyblade)
(with a keyblade)
October 5, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Alice in Wonderland:
(with a keyblade)
(with a keyblade)
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I still remember getting my first email address as a freshman in college. It was the coolest thing ever and no one was screaming YOU BETTER ADOPT THIS OR WE’RE ALL DEAD.
i especially love all the dopes saying “when the internet first went mainstream everyone hated it too” like it happened in the pioneer days so no one can dispute it, like mf’ers we were THERE
October 5, 2026 at 10:04 AM
I still remember getting my first email address as a freshman in college. It was the coolest thing ever and no one was screaming YOU BETTER ADOPT THIS OR WE’RE ALL DEAD.
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You should be asking why Rockstar gets to do this and doesn't run into any issues with payment processors, while the rest of anyone drawing or writing "explicit content" on any platform have so much trouble getting paid
GTA 6 has received a rating of PEGI 18, revealing mentions of "decapitation," the ability for players to snort cocaine at any time, "scenes of sexual fetishes," and much more.
GTA 6 PEGI Age Rating Reveals Mentions of 'Decapitation' and Cocaine That Can Be 'Snorted' at 'Any Time'
bit.ly
October 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
You should be asking why Rockstar gets to do this and doesn't run into any issues with payment processors, while the rest of anyone drawing or writing "explicit content" on any platform have so much trouble getting paid
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here's a tiny articulated papercraft ✂️
September 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
here's a tiny articulated papercraft ✂️
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November 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Can confirm. This, for example, was at the top of my “for you” feed when I logged in to find an old post the other day.
October 4, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Can confirm. This, for example, was at the top of my “for you” feed when I logged in to find an old post the other day.
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Dang yall, thanks so much for the support 😭 Usually I ignore the random AI accusations but I wanted to take the chance to talk about how important it is to do your research in times like these. Didn't expect to get soooo many kind comments though! We gotta stick together, my beloved art community ♥️
Wow. LOISH got accused of using Ai to make her art. I started following her on early deviantart. I remember first seeing her paintings in college. This is ridiculous, no one is safe. Artists Ive followed for actual decades are getting harassed because their work has been stolen and regurgitated.
October 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Dang yall, thanks so much for the support 😭 Usually I ignore the random AI accusations but I wanted to take the chance to talk about how important it is to do your research in times like these. Didn't expect to get soooo many kind comments though! We gotta stick together, my beloved art community ♥️
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If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent
October 2, 2026 at 10:38 PM
If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent
Interesting thing, Lichtenstein makes a couple of choices in composition that frame THE GUY rather than the woman, while the original is more clearly framing HER.
(he removes the lines overlaying the guy's face, the guy's head is just straight up LARGER in the painting, etc etc)
(he removes the lines overlaying the guy's face, the guy's head is just straight up LARGER in the painting, etc etc)
I'd never seen this Roy Lichtenstein painting before, but it's incredible how he manages unfailingly to make his copies worse than the original comics he's ripping off.
October 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Interesting thing, Lichtenstein makes a couple of choices in composition that frame THE GUY rather than the woman, while the original is more clearly framing HER.
(he removes the lines overlaying the guy's face, the guy's head is just straight up LARGER in the painting, etc etc)
(he removes the lines overlaying the guy's face, the guy's head is just straight up LARGER in the painting, etc etc)
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i dislike the whole project but his paintings have always overwhelmingly struck me as NAIVE in a way that he doesnt seem to intend-- he's treating the illo as lowbrow and authorless and making a joke of putting it into Fine Art, but all i can see is man this fucker had no grasp of drawing at all lol
I'd never seen this Roy Lichtenstein painting before, but it's incredible how he manages unfailingly to make his copies worse than the original comics he's ripping off.
October 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
i dislike the whole project but his paintings have always overwhelmingly struck me as NAIVE in a way that he doesnt seem to intend-- he's treating the illo as lowbrow and authorless and making a joke of putting it into Fine Art, but all i can see is man this fucker had no grasp of drawing at all lol
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there are growing concerns that eating lead paint chips can damage cognition. here are some useful tips on how to consume lead and stay sharp! 🧪
There is growing concern that AI can blunt memory and reasoning. Specialists in education and cognition have useful tips on how to stay cognitively sharp in the age of AI, according to a feature in Nature. #Academicsky 🧪
How to stay smart in the age of AI: the science of critical thinking
There is growing concern that AI can blunt memory and reasoning. But science shows ways to keep the brain sharp.
go.nature.com
October 3, 2026 at 2:23 AM
there are growing concerns that eating lead paint chips can damage cognition. here are some useful tips on how to consume lead and stay sharp! 🧪
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Rod Serling was a king. WWII paratrooper in “The Death Squad,” TV pioneer, LOUD critic of McCarthyism who knew his status as a war hero put him in a privileged position to call shit out. Wrote critiques of racism into his scripts, created The Twilight Zone to escape the censorship that brought on.
THE TWILIGHT ZONE debuted OTD in 1959. One of my absolute favorite shows ever. Been blessed to not only have provided several covers to the comics series over the years but to also co-write w @francazilla.bsky.social & draw our own episode, “SILENT WARNING” currently in stores by @idwpublishing.com
October 3, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Rod Serling was a king. WWII paratrooper in “The Death Squad,” TV pioneer, LOUD critic of McCarthyism who knew his status as a war hero put him in a privileged position to call shit out. Wrote critiques of racism into his scripts, created The Twilight Zone to escape the censorship that brought on.
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Artists have to get ahead of shifting online spaces CONSTANTLY Youtube changes its algorithm to favor longer content? Animators suffer. Social media pushes video content? Artists have to make videos now. Tumblr goes on a censorship purge? Artists self-censor. Now Ai is forcing us to prove we're REAL
October 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Artists have to get ahead of shifting online spaces CONSTANTLY Youtube changes its algorithm to favor longer content? Animators suffer. Social media pushes video content? Artists have to make videos now. Tumblr goes on a censorship purge? Artists self-censor. Now Ai is forcing us to prove we're REAL
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Art by • Tyler Pennington
October 2, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Art by • Tyler Pennington
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Stephen King by Naoki Urasawa. Neil Young t-shirt is a nice touch!
October 2, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Stephen King by Naoki Urasawa. Neil Young t-shirt is a nice touch!
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John William Waterhouse (1847-1917) British
“ Envious Circe” 1892
Oil in canvas 180 x 37 cm
Art gallery of South Australia.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
“ Envious Circe” 1892
Oil in canvas 180 x 37 cm
Art gallery of South Australia.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
October 2, 2026 at 4:03 AM
John William Waterhouse (1847-1917) British
“ Envious Circe” 1892
Oil in canvas 180 x 37 cm
Art gallery of South Australia.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
“ Envious Circe” 1892
Oil in canvas 180 x 37 cm
Art gallery of South Australia.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt