Fighting the good fight on TERF island

I can finally have my dream beverage, a ginggalo & tonic

A colorized photo of Shibuya crossing taken in 1952. A few landmarks still exist today: - Hachiko statue in the bottom left (created 1948) - Sanzenri Pharmacy in the bottom right (it opened as an eatery but became a pharmacy in 1962)

For today's Chicago Tribune front page, I wrote about LGBTQ families who are moving to Illinois from states with conservative legislative agendas. Read more below ⬇️ chicagotribune.com/business/ct-bi…

Superdawg is turning 75 — but the family behind the famed hot dog joint remains as passionate as ever.🌭 buff.ly/3VslPK4

We’re 75 years old and still looking very super 🤩🌭🌭 Here’s a thread of us through the years, starting with our original 1948 style!

The 75th anniversary of Superdawg Chicago🌭

One of the tools I used to create my recent sample pack "Nuclear Drum Loops" has a fascinating history - Journalist Mika McKinnon uncovered it and published it in Symmetry Magazine: symmetrymagazine.org/article/upcycl…

biweekly 🚨 DO NOT paint your brick 🚨 PSA

I suppose now is a good time to mention I just got an invite and joined the Good Blue Site (also as antimoof)

We try to avoid "doom loop" talk over here--business owners must be optimistic to hang on, and there are SO MANY great indie and legacy (and new!) businesses in SF--but this one hurts: sfchronicle.com/food/wine/arti…

In case you're still around, you get the link before the AM people hackingbutlegal.com/naomi-wu-and-t…

Where I first saw Rocky Horror back in the day

I've wanted to see Nortec: Bostich + Fussible for twenty years; finally!

#FOIAFriday SCOOP: US Fish & Wildlife Service turned over more than 1K pages of emails, pics & other docs abt the aftermath of the SpaceX rocket that exploded shortly after takeoff in April. Incredible look behind the scenes Dana Hull 👩🏻‍💻 is on BLUESKY @danahull Loren Grush & me 1/ bloomberg.com/news/features/…

I still have several ВlueSky invite codes, if people need 'em

Ever wondered "why...?" Then started pulling on that thread until your jumper is just a large pill of wool? Well, that's pretty much what happened here and its amazing. tylervigen.com/the-mystery-of…

Archeologists unearth 2200-year-old mosaics in an ancient Greek city named Zeugma in Gaziantep Province, Türkiye. Three new mosaics have been discovered, dated 2nd Century BC, but incredibly well-preserved and look as beautiful and stunning as the first day. Zeugma House of