Books and Reading
Gail Carriger recommends Black Authors Writing Queer Comfort.
“One of my reading wheelhouses, Gentle Reader, is queer comfort. These are books, mostly romances, featuring queer characters where trials might happen but things all turn out okay in the end. One of the reasons I like these books is because I see them as writing into existence the future we all want.”
Rachel Cordasco at SFRA recommends some SF in translation.
Jo Walton’s Reading List: April 2022
Adri at Birds of a Feather, Flock Together recommends some recent short fiction. (I wish they had linked to the stories where available, but you can copy and paste into Google for a search.) Questing in Shorts: Spring 2022.
Cartoons, Comics, and Humor
Bizarro by Wayno – Wayno’s weekly post of the week’s Bizarro cartoons.
Sarah Andersen – Sarah Andersen’s tumblr.
Questionable Content by Jeph Jacques – I love all these characters, and am amazed at the prolificity and quality Jeph Jacques brings every day.
Therapy Comics by Mardou – Mardou’s therapy comics help me feel less alone. I don’t think the RSS is updated anymore, but I read new comics on Instagram.
This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow – “The Absolutist”
You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack by Tom Gauld
A blog by Bado about editorial cartoons.
Peyote Cowboy by Dan Piraro
Columns and Essays
Jem Bendell is the author of Deep Adaptation, which I have not read. The following essay, however, has prompted me to get it through the library’s interlibrary loan. I share his critique of ecomodernism, but I have no opinion on his solutions.
Telling Uncomfortable Truths to Progressives
“…it can be helpful when those of us freeing ourselves from capitalism’s diminishing ideologies also try to influence public understanding and public policies.”
“…it is obvious that ecomodernism is bullshit…”
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An entrepreneur finds a way to repurpose partially used hotel soap. The surprising afterlife of used hotel soap.
Horoscope
Free Will Astrology – All signs; May 5, 2022.
Music
Bandcamp Daily – If you watch “What We Do in the Shadows” you’ve heard Norma Tanega. If you’re unfamiliar with her work, Bandcamp has you covered.
“Tanega, who had a single hit in 1966 with her song “Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog,” was unwilling to bow down to the pressure of the music industry. She dropped off the scene after releasing two records (in 1966 and 1971) and spent the rest of her life as a visual artist and ESL teacher in California, where she grew up.”
Secondhand Songs – Search engine for cover songs.
News
I assume you already have your preferred news source(s). Here are news sources I use to supplement my news diet.
Wonkette – I love the cursing and share their love of Molly Ivins.
Popular Information – independent investigative journalism.
WikiNews – Wikipedia has a news page. It can be kind of hit or miss, but I always use it when I’m following a big breaking news story.
Wikipedia Post of the Week
Remedios Varo – Spanish surrealist artist working in Spain, France, and Mexico.
Coda
(100 Days of Blogging: Post 098 of 100)