A beautiful reflection on being an immigrant and whether the things we leave behind can be replaced with new ones in our heart. In the end, something will always be missing.
by @filiphdz.bsky.social in @lightspeedmagazine.com
"Psychology says people who constantly apologize for things that aren't their fault aren't being polite. They grew up in an environment where someone else's bad mood was always their responsibility to fix." share.google/LxDa6ftaoJmN...
Absolutely zero tolerance for the "Oh you aren't as cynical or depressed as me? You fool, you normie" kind of posting. That shit's not just toxic, it's dripping with jealousy and is deeply pathetic.
meanwhile in Germany: a company offers AI services via fax
simple-fax.de/fax-ki
Exactly four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bellingcat’s Volunteer Community looks back at the data we have collected on civilian harm during this time - documenting attacks on cities and the near-total destruction of rural villages. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...
In coming days there will be be a lot of demand for Ukrainian drone-defense technology.
Americans are the main characters, everyone else on earth just exists to facilitate their hero's journey
This isn’t a dig at the piece itself, which is excellent, but I don’t think the best way to replicate Heated Rivalry’s success is to just make “Heated Rivalry + insert sport.”
It’s to adapt more romance novels.
They will not ask any of the right people but they *will* keep trying everything else.
The hunt for the next Heated Rivalry is extremely simple. There is a ton of queer romance and sport romance and queer MM sports romance. People want romance stories and queer stories and romantic queer stories. There is literally nothing else to understand. Fans have been very clear about this!
who was that dude who was here like "translation as an industry will no longer exist because AI"
New Philosophy Tube just dropped on Nebula ⭐️
A complete history of conversion therapy from 1849-now, including an exposè of groups trying to keep it legal in Britain and enforce it on the NHS with the apparent blessing of Health Secretary Wes Streeting
nebula.tv/videos/philo...
my favorite part about this weird gay moral panic article is how it sneaks in bits proving the premise of the article is factually inaccurate, but continues on anyway citing rumors from anonymous sources as "proof."
the problem with silicon valley isn't the presence of gay men, it's fascism.
When you put it like this, a $75 million bribe to Melania and gutting the Washington Post seems like a small price to pay.
there is an infamous 'joke' lecture they invited him to do about groping. they didn't just think it was acceptable, they thought it was hilarious.
www.publicbooks.org/asimovs-empi...
It's not just the women and girls we know of. It's all their future work, and everything they could have been, and how we build structures that shelter their abusers. It's how a man's future has always been worth more than my past, present, and future combined.
"We would have lost so much if we'd driven him away" is the justification.
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
As one of the people who suffered through the cataclysmic embarrassment that was the butchering of names at Seattle's Hugo Awards, @grigorylukin.bsky.social's essay is a must-read. He's got my vote.
A reminder in time for the Hugo nomination deadline! I know 2025 was a BANGER year for novellas but I'm incredibly proud of this one, and would love to see it on the ballot 🔥👻
Hugo Noms have opened and I want to get in quick with this: there is a fabulous and vibrant contemporary SFF novella scene and the quality is *not* disproportionately located at tordotcom, which puts out brilliant work but does not have a monopoly on it.
5 titles for your consideration follow:
Please consider HOW TO SURVIVE THIS FAIRYTALE, a novella-length queer retelling that focuses on the fairytale characters whose stories aren’t about them.
Many readers are calling this indie novella their favorite book of the year.
www.smhallow.com/how-to-survi...
Okay, nomination eligible folks. I want to see NUMBERS. I want us to beat the record of the most ever Hugo nominations. I don't actually know what the record is, but I believe we can fly past it!
As we approach the end of the year, it's a great time to record things you love! Not just for the Hugo Awards, but in general. The rec sheet is a handy resource for nomination, but also at its heart a rec resource in a loud, busy media environment.
Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident"
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
If you enjoyed this essay of mine back in August, and if you're filling out your Hugo Awards ballot... I believe this is eligible for "Best Related Work." 😌
This has escaped containment, which is great because the fic is great, and I’m seriously bookmarking this for my Hugo ballot.
Ja ir kāds grūti izskaidrojams LV politikas paradokss, tad šis: LV politiķi caurmērā ir konservatīvāki nekā sabiedrība. Demokrātijās biežāk ir otrādi.
No tā izriet pārblīvējums konservatīvajā flangā un ļoti ierobežota izvēle vērtību ziņā liberālajā flangā.
replay.lsm.lv/lv/skaties/i...
"Estonia has moved so much closer to the Nordic and Western cultural sphere that I don't feel like people really find it strange or stare," Piller said. news.err.ee/1609854867/f...
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
