Mastodawn

You can and should read or listen to all three books in full, but as usual, Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic) makes his story - "The Weight of a Feather (The Weight of a Heart)" - available for all to hear.

https://craphound.com/overclocked/2025/01/26/the-weight-of-a-feather-the-weight-of-a-heart/

Contrary to the normal purpose here, I am intentionally keeping my opinions and adjectives to myself for these stories, except for how I already described them: challenging.

The Weight of a Feather (The Weight of a Heart) | Cory Doctorow's craphound.com

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AJCxZ0 Jan 24

These anthologies contain stories by many then-and/or-now famous writers along with many other talented but not famous ones, with the collective theme being that all stories express challenging ideas of the type which are usually filtered out by the process of commerce.

They are glued together with commentary by editors Harlan Ellison and, for 2024's "The Last Dangerous Visions" which was published eight year after Ellison's death, J. Michael Straczynski, along with authors' biographies.

AJCxZ0 Jan 24

With a brief delay after being read both Harlan Ellison-edited anthologies "Dangerous Visions" and "Again, Dangerous Visions" - not comparable to the delay in their publishing - I was recently read "The Last Dangerous Visions".

Contributing writers include legends such as Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) and Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic).

https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/search?q=Harlan+Ellison

#HarlanEllison #DangerousVisions #AgainDangerousVisions #TheLastDangerousVisions #BlackstonePublishing #Audiobook #Book #ScienceFiction

AJCxZ0 Jan 22

spaf Jan 22

“Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.”
—J.R.R. Tolkien – The Hobbit, 1937

AJCxZ0 Jan 15

The Pixel Artist Jan 15

Can't believe it's been a year since we lost David Lynch. I created this pixel art portrait of him the day he died, as he was a huge inspiration to me in so many ways. What's your favorite Lynch film?
#pixelart #DavidLynch #pixelartportrait

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AJCxZ0 Jan 12

Covering Phil alone is astonishing, so how about covering both Phil and Chester?

"Duke's Travels and Duke's End - Genesis Live 1980 - Enzo Ursino Drum Cover (EnzoDrummerBoy)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnrZ20OG9go

PS. "Duke" is the best Genesis album.

#Drums #Drumming #Percussion #ProgressiveRock #ProgRock #ClassicRock #Genesis #PhilCollins #ChesterThompson #Duke #Music

AJCxZ0 Nov 28

Eugen Rochko Nov 27

I boost, therefore I am.

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AJCxZ0 Oct 31

Anna von Hausswolff - ICONOCLASTS album released today.

Digital: https://annavonhausswolff.bandcamp.com/album/iconoclasts
Media: https://shop.year0001.com/
Stream: https://yr1.se/iconoclasts

#AnnavonHausswolff #ICONOCLASTS #OrganMusic #ProgressiveMetal #IggyPop

AJCxZ0 Sep 28

MASTER BOOT RECORD Sep 28

Tenebre Rosso Sangue (ULTRAKILL Soundtrack), live for the first time.

PRAISE THE CODE

AJCxZ0 Sep 28

Will

Sep 27

Happy 50th anniversary #rockyhorrorpictureshow The film had its US premiere on Sept. 26, at the UA Westwood in Los Angeles in 1975 and we’ve been doing the #timewarp in the states ever since!
Note: I should also mention that #RockyHorror started in England. For those interested in the complete history, the film first debuted in London August 14, 1975 and the musical first ran June 19, 1973 also.
Image from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rhs1974kingsrd.jpg#mw-jump-to-license