@dvaleris
Professional book critic, amateur cellist, full-time polymath. Occasional game designer, perpetual game enthusiast. Mom of 3 in the DMV. Arsenal till I die. S/H https://linktr.ee/dvaleris
A reminder that neither The Art Of War or The Prince were intended as the genius tactical manuals that these chuds think they are, but basically as "Baby's First Book Of Tactics/Politics" for dumb royals with no real-life experience.
Just a friendly reminder that Arsenal are...
1. Top of the League
2. Last 16 in the Champions League
3. Quarterfinalists in the FA Cup
4. Finalists in the Carabao Cup
5. Not battling relegation 😂
"aren't you worried about farmworkers." yes. primarily i am worried that they are doing backbeaking labor in the hot sun and we rely on an entire shadow economy which can feel free to abuse them essentially at will.
Check out what this is responding to. The most beautiful “so you hate waffles” post I’ve seen in the wild in a while
Image of a billboard, text (and graphics to match - mostly blue sky with clouds, a smol brick castle to the right a pipe/tunnel to the left - all in computer game pixels) saying: “Have a Super MAR 10” Text beneath by user TheSassyCat: You can only reblog this roday. Response by use AskBombasticBlake: I missed my chance last year. Not gonna let it happen again
It has to be done ^^
My neighbor was one of the 300+ fired from WaPo last month. She wrote the very popular Local Events newsletter, which she's now relaunched as her own. Give her a follow -- and check out her coverage of @unpub.org! ♦️🎲
alisadailydose.beehiiv.com/p/a-festival...
This is amazing.
When the government kills a crucial report, independent scientists decide to write it anyway and release it outside of government channels.
That’s science serving society, even when our political leaders don’t.
Not sure about the DRM-free part, which are usually set by the publisher anyway, but Bookshop sells eBooks (and I have a storefront there if you're looking for recommendations!) bookshop.org/shop/dvaleris
I sometimes worry that too many people think being a good critic means being a self-righteous dick about every little thing and I think far too many miss the point that you can't critique anything if you don't know how to love something.
DC Armoury Presents Bayer Leverkusen v The Arsenal UEFA Champions League Wednesday, 11 March 2026 Kickoff: 1345 EDT Franklin Hall 1348 Florida Avenue NW Washington, DC 20009
#DCGooners, the quest for Budapest begins in earnest tomorrow, with a return to Kai and Piero’s old stomping grounds! Join us at Franklin Hall for a special kickoff time of 1:45pm; doors open at 1pm! #GoonersAtTheHall #VCC
The book has a red cloth spine. The cover shows a retrofuturist city with airships and cablecars. A single woman appears in a door high in the towers.Far below, male figures spill out of underground tunnels and climb stairs towards her
A retrofuturist city with airships and cablecars. A single woman appears in a door high in the towers. Far below, male figures spill out of underground tunnels and climb stairs towards her.
A page of ink drawings of stick figures and strange architecture.
I drew the cover for a new edition of lost sci-fi classic 'Woman Alive' by Susan Ertz. It is out now from @manderleypress.bsky.social
1. The book / 2. A close up of the artwork / 3. Some notebook doodles
www.manderleypress.com/shop/p/womanalive
Move Over Little Free Library – Meet the Little TEA Library - This is pretty great: www.popville.com/2026/03/move...
i was reading on the internet that only weak beta males opt for rotator cuff surgery whereas alphas do shots of anti-freeze before asking one of your bros to hit it with a sledgehammer
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
This is the kind of energy you ought to bring to playing ttrpgs
Long-time buddies Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were out for a pleasant van drive in Oklahoma when, all of a sudden, their lives would change.
Every pardoned J6er keeps getting caught being a pedophile, it's weird how many dozens and dozen and dozens of times this keeps happening.
Almost like they fundamentally do not believe in consent and that laws apply to them.
Congrats to "THE KING IN YELLOW" by Caleb Hernandez, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬
An eerie remix that is genuinely unsettling and even frightening when watched alone at home.
Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/king...
#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
13 is middle school
A random juice jar? No! No!!!
Spurs are SO bad they're making me feel bad for a Spurs player
The most disastrous Tudor campaign on the continent since they lost Calais
it's such a crazy move that we might have to check for a Polymarket account
And his ventriloquism video was adorable! I felt so bad the way his own club was making fun of his enthusiasm
I'm worried about what Spurs will be like when this new manager bounce wears off.
Hey so Loot The Room is going to disappear off the internet if I can't come up with about £250 in the next few days.
If you've ever thought about picking up any of my games now would be an excellent time to do that.
loottheroom.itch.io
that’s the worst result for a Tudor against the Spanish for half a millennium
worth remembering, David Lynch directed “fix your hearts or die” specifically at transphobes. it wasn’t a generic “no mean people allowed” statement, it was said by his Twin Peaks character in defense of a trans woman he cared for and deeply respected.
And the VA won't care for them or their widows or orphans if republicans have their way
They have no problem spending a billion dollars a day on war, but fight for every penny when it comes to caring for Veterans.
How come Brentford never gets any of the blame for ruining the game! 🙃
