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https://www.startribune.com/law-enforcers-are-getting-around-the-transparency-of-body-worn-cameras/601233065 Psychedelic DMT Controls Near-Death Experiences, Scientists Say https://phys.org/news/2025-03-years-efforts-yellowstone-bison-population.amp https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/books/review/we-tell-ourselves-stories-alissa-wilkinson.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=g&pvid=20F1D650-3372-42BD-A82D-36FA9D9F43AE French MEP asks US to return the Statue of Liberty Heartthrob, Hero, Closet Intellectual: The Many Faces of Bruce Willis | Vanity Fair https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2016/05/the-buffalo-killers/482349 Snow White (2025) – FILM FREAK CENTRAL ‘King Kong’: The Unbelievable True Story of Hollywood’s Favorite Giant Ape Why Simon &
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(one shy of “10” here, but I suspect this week’s about to get away from me, meaning that the next time I look at this, it’s gonna be “45” or something. and, WOW: first one of these I’m posting that doesn’t have some Neanderthal/Paleolithic read. who even am I) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/technology/microsoft-quantum-computing-topological-qubit.html The Department of Veterans Affairs
Ugh
Despise spreading this, but, man: how much longer is it feasible to even stay in the United States? Trying to hold on for 2028—the hope of 2028, which may very well break my heart again—but, man, I don’t know: may not be anything left to hold onto?
Magazine Covers
Same way I’ve got a place to archive reader tats, figure I should do the same for magazine covers. These are the ones I can remember. Will try to keep them in order, so you can my hair go from not-grey to quite silvery, like, you know, a yak (think there’s another “not-old hair” shot
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/science/china-fossils-ancient-humans-homo-juluensis-denisovans DVD is dead. Long live DVD. Romero Was Right https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/books/indie-bookshop-e-books.html Newly discovered fungal species makes zombies of cave spiders on island of Ireland Op-ed: It’s okay to be angry at anyone who voted for Trump https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/notes-on-sweet-child-o-mine-as-delivered-to-axl-rose-by-his-editor https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/obituaries/tom-robins-dead.html https://creativetime.org/programs/archive/1990/TheBlackSheep/BlackSheep.htm
I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide
Well, not really. But I do like ZZ Top.Aanyway, honored to be on the cover of Writer’s Digest—thing I never even considered: Got another cover coming next week, too, but shh, can’t say it yet. Also, many thanks to Lauren Deschain, for this kind of fun:
Ft Collins Book Fest
Was a great time, Saturday. Very cool venue, too: The Lyric. I’d like to catch a film there someday.
Father, Son, Holy Rabbit
Got to talk about it with friends: Episode 016: Father, Son, Holy Rabbit by Stephen Graham Jones by radicaledward Read on Substack
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finally remembered to post this when the hands struck “10!” Mark Zuckerberg Defends Decision To Fly Confederate Flag At Facebook Headquarters – The Onion https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/science/antarctica-deep-ice-core/index.html Limerick granted ownership of her works – Longmont Times Call https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/11/03/tina-fey-profile-anchor-woman https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/science/giant-sea-bug-darth-vader-vietnam/index.html https://screenrant.com/the-monkey-2025-movie-osgood-perkins-stephen-king-story-change-reaction https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/18/oldest-gun-in-us-arizona/77802506007 https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/01/how-sleeping-pills-interfere-with-the-brains-internal-cleaning-mechanism https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/books/clay-mcleod-chapman.html
Blue Butterfly Land
I used to keep track/embed/link fun stuff from Twitter, “Birdlandia,” when I was there. Not there anymore. Only on BlueSky. So, let’s see how & if this works: These are only seeable if you’re logged onto BlueSky, I think? meaning, they’re just links: https://bsky.app/profile/jonathanslater.bsky.social/post/3ldsxst2clk2y https://bsky.app/profile/pengarr.postes.club/post/3lecwjvjmis27
Today
but also: (and, no didn’t watch—was doing an interview about writing novels, doing art. or maybe Art. both? both) late add: And, coupled of even later additions that are too excellent (see: “sad”) to not stash here:
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wow: first time I’ve done one of these where I’m not checking the “paleo” category—still reading a lot of it, of course, just probably not logging it. also, have found a YouTube channel or two that does little mini-documentaries on the stuff, so, you know: something to watch over lunch, each day . . .
New Year, New Documentary Series
And my episode’s up first, on Substack, from Etch. This was so much fun to shoot—so great, working with professionals, with people who care about horror and what it can do. Nothing but an honor: First Word on Horror – Sneak Preview by Philip Gelatt Stephen Graham Jones on horror, Texas, and escape. Read on