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Scientists reclassified a long-misunderstood fossil from Brazil as a new genus, Franscinella riograndensis. Using advanced microscopy, they discovered spores preserved in situ—a rare find that links fossil plants to microfossil records. The breakthrough reshapes knowledge of Permian ecosystems and highlights the power of revisiting classic fossils with new tools.

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27 September 2025 09:11
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I went to Mercury A's 50th birthday party at her place on Capitol Hill last night. It was a good old-fashioned house party full of goths, many of whom are old friends. Pretty awesome, and easy to get there & back on the bus. You know, I could do my 60th that way. We shall see.

I've decided not to spend the night in San Francisco, which means no clubbing. Given that I'll need to be more careful with money for surgery — yes, even with the inheritance — and work has been a little unpredictable lately, it seemed like a bad idea.
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Six works new to me: four fantasy, one mystery, one non-fiction (from an unexpected source)... unless you count the fantasy-mystery as mystery, in which case it's three fantasy and two mysteries. At least two are series. I don't know why publishers are so averse to labelling series.

Books Received, September 20 — September 26

Poll #33662 Books Received, September 20 — September 26
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 15


Which of these look interesting?

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An Ordinary Sort of Evil by Kelley Armstrong
3 (20.0%)

Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst (July 2026)
4 (26.7%)

Following My Nose by Alexei Panshin (December 2024)
4 (26.7%)

The Fake Divination Offense by Sara Raasch (May 2026)
3 (20.0%)

The Harvey Girl by Dana Stabenow (February 2026)
2 (13.3%)

Scarlet Morning by ND Stevenson (September 2025)
7 (46.7%)

Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)

Cats!
13 (86.7%)

Yuletide 2025 Nominations Closed

27 September 2025 07:05
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Thank you for your nominations! Nominations are now closed. We have 6078 fandom nominations to sort through: that means that at least 1216 people nominated, but probably more. This is lower than our highest ever number of nominations received previously - 6257 - but higher than last year's 5950 nominations.

So, what happens next?
First there's a pause. We review the information we have already and get our ducks in a row. Then, when we begin to approve your nominations, it won't be in any obvious order. The approvals interface shows us fandoms at random, rather than according to who nominated them or when the nomination was submitted.

Help us get through approvals faster - please keep an eye on this community for questions about nominations we find confusing. In turn, if you are confused by how we've approved your nomination, you can ask us about it. If you submitted evidence close to the end of nominations, we may also have follow-up comments for you; however, we won't be accepting any evidence for new canons now that nominations are closed.

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Chalk tracks, East Chaldon

27 September 2025 13:40
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Chalk track, near East Chaldon 3
Walked from East Chaldon up to the coast, through a landscape of small round hills, secretive valleys, snaking chalk tracks.

Nameless paths, not much light for photography )
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A House of Dynamite     HD1080p 23MB
Trailer for the latest thriller directed by Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Strange Days, Zero Dark Thirty). When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond. Cast members include Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee and Jason Clarke.
Reviews from the recent premiere in Venice describe the movie as being very, very tense. After a brief theatrical release will start streaming on Netflix October 24th.

The Mandalorian and Grogu     HD720p 19MB
First teaser trailer for another Star Wars spinoff movie, to be in theatres next May. The generic summary so far reads: Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure. It's probably Pedro Pascal in that armour, Sigourney Weaver will be part of the cast, Jeremy Allen White will lend his voice (I think he's the "guy" who can briefly be seen at the 0:51 mark). Directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Jungle Book, The Lion King).
Even though I know none of the characters I get the feeling I've already seen the movie before.

The Bride!     HD720p 24MB
Trailer for another unconventional dark monster horror thriller. A lonely Frankenstein (Christian Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious (Annette Bening) to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride (Jessie Buckley) is born. What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession! A wild and radical cultural movement! And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance. Peter Sarsgaard, Jake Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz are also part of the cast. Directed and adapted for the screen by Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter).
Jessie Buckley is one of those actresses where it's not a question of if but when she will win an Oscar.

The Librarians     HD1080p 40MB
Documentary about America’s war on books, and superheroes who don't wear capes. In Texas, the Krause List targets 850 books focused on race and LGBTQIA+ stories – triggering sweeping book bans across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate. As tensions escalate, librarians connect the dots from heated school and library board meetings nationwide to lay bare the underpinnings of extremism fueling the censorship efforts. Despite facing harassment, threats, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work – the librarians’ rallying cry for freedom to read is a chilling cautionary tale.
And that was before the current regime took over. Now in limited release in the US and the UK.

Wicked: For Good     HD720p 47MB
Another trailer for the second part of the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical, again directed by Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights, Now You See Me 2), to be on theatres in November. Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her fight for the freedom of Oz’s silenced Animals and desperately trying to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum). Glinda, meanwhile, has become the glamorous symbol of Goodness for all of Oz, living at the palace in Emerald City and reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. Under the instruction of Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh), she's deployed to serve as an effervescent comfort to Oz, reassuring the masses that all is well under the rule of The Wizard. As Glinda’s stardom expands and she prepares to marry Prince Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) in a spectacular Ozian wedding, she is haunted by her separation from Elphaba. Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode and Bowen Yang also will return.

Firewhiskeyfic: Shocktober Edition

26 September 2025 21:12
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All houses wherein men have lived and died
Are haunted houses. Through the open doors
The harmless phantoms on their errands glide,
With feet that make no sound upon the floors.

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Firewhiskeyfic is FRIDAY, October 3! So don't start drinking yet--at least not for the event! :D

For this Shocktober event, we highly recommend these 27 Fall Cocktails!

What says autumn better than a Pumpkin Spice White Russian...

Picture of a milky beverage with ice in a short glass

Or perhaps a ghoulish Blood Orange Margarita is more your style!

Pink drink on ice with a slice of orange

The festivities will begin at 10PM BST/5PM EDT/2PM PDT on Friday October 3! Hopefully, the time works for you but remember that you can come and go as you please, start early, leave late. It's all good as long as while you are writing, you're drinking. :D

We are hosting on our DW community again this round. If you do not have a DW account (yet *g*), you should be able to comment with OpenID or anonymously.

Your Prompts!

Jack Frost

Haunted House

Pumpkin Juice

Fright

Halloween Sex Toys

"If anyone had told me I'd be waiting in a pumpkin patch on Halloween night, I'd have said they were crazy."


A rundown of the rules. A more thorough explanation will be posted on the night of the event.

Basic Rules )

Again, Friday, October 3 at 10PM BST/5PM EDT/2PM PDT. We hope to see you there!

Nominations Closing Soon

26 September 2025 19:48
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This that and the other thing...

26 September 2025 17:48
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1. Vaccines

Got the COVID vaccine after work. The New York Governor made it possible for everyone between the ages of 6-110 to take it for an expandable 30 day period, under an emergency order.

I scheduled it while at work for around 4:40pm, and ended up getting there early - so go it around 4:30pm. I got it today, in case there are any major side-effects. That way I have the weekend to get past them, not that I've ever had any outside of a sore arm. Read more... )

No, I didn't get either the Flu shot or the Shingles at the same time. My primary care begged me not to. I'm immune-compromised, so it's not a good idea. I tried to tell her that everybody else that I know of - has, but she was adamant. I could, I suppose, ignore her and do it anyhow - but I was afraid to - best not to take an unnecessary risk.

2. Take a photo of any book with your phone and have it instantly read to you - I keep seeing this weird app advertised on Facebook, in which you can take a photo of literally any book in a library or book store and automatically have it read to you.

Speechify reads books to you

Of course it does it in a monotone - but you can pick any number of digitized voices to do it.

I don't have any issues with having books read to me - my issue is that someone can willy nilly go to a book store or library, scan the book, and have it read to them for free? I don't know, that kind of screams copyright infringement? It's one thing if the writer is getting paid a royalty from the service...but what if they aren't?

3. Traveling Water Color Kit Another thing advertised on FB and Instragram that I'm resisting the urge to purchase: Tobios Travel Watercolor Kit, whomever is marketing this is doing an excellent job. I keep reminding myself - that this is not how I like to paint. I like to do it alone. In my apartment. With a large canvas. And room. Not in miniature. I have shaking hands, and no fine motor coordination - so can't do the miniature work well. I'm not a miniaturist, I tend to work better large? Big woman. Big hands. Big canvas.

But it is lovely for someone who wants a small traveling kit to wander about doing small stuff with?

Don't get it from Amazon - which apparently is selling knock-offs.

4. Shopping Went online shopping - via Talbots and Amazon - and picked up a few things on sale, including pjs, and a shawl.

Read more... )

As an aside? For the most part, I hate or dread shopping. But I did find it weirdly comforting doing it online this week. I prefer online than in-store shopping. Sales clerks and other shoppers and the dressing rooms, plus hunting stuff makes me edgy.

I like it displayed. I have no patience for hunting through the racks. I'm not a good bargain shopper. My mother isn't a shopper. The appeal of hunting for things in stores is kind of lost on us? But hunting for things online shopping is fun - even if it's a bit like playing Russian roulette? Since I suck at returning things, and some places don't let you.

Debating buying a pair of Uno Black Sneakers from Amazon. I don't really need them. I have enough shoes. But does one ever really have enough shoes? Ponders.

5. Buffy Revival or Continuation (Because it's not a reboot! Got it?) I keep stumbling upon online fights over whether it's a reboot or a continuation or a revival...which is kind of amusing. Welcome to the Internet - where people fight over semantics incessantly.

Anyhow, the latest: Gellar Reveals more about Buffy's Comeback and Insists its not a Reboot (But it's a lot easier to call it a reboot.)

"In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Sarah Michelle Gellar was asked about the Buffy reboot which is under no circumstances to be called a reboot. “There’s so little I can say about what we just shot,” Sarah explains. “I will say that it’s not a reboot. It’s a continuation of a world - the world of Buffy, if that makes sense. It’s picking up 25 years later in a world of Buffy. It’s equal parts incredibly thrilling but also it’s very nerve-wracking. People have been asking for this for so many years but everyone also has an opinion on how it should be done."
Read more... )

[From what I've read - I don't think much of the original cast will return, outside of maybe one or two, and as either special guest stars or brief cameos...I think it's mainly a continuation of the world, with Gellar more in a Giles' role. The shift is the mentor/watcher will be Buffy herself. Which is also why - I don't think it will do that well or get picked up past one season? Because the fandom fell in love with the characters NOT the world? Joss sucked at world building. Star Trek, it's not. Also what was captivating was the dialogue and banter, the one liners, and the humor - also, sigh, the supporting characters. A good portion of the fandom did not watch for Buffy - they watched for everyone else. I know I did. Buffy did pull me in - but not Gellar, it was the writing, direction, and how Gellar played Buffy against and with the other characters. I've not liked her in anything else. And I didn't like books like Fray which were playing with the world - but didn't have the television characters in it. But hey, I could be VERY wrong about this? Just because it doesn't seem appealing to me...doesn't mean it isn't to other people?]

New York continues to shape my life.

26 September 2025 14:26
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Latex drinks, all very sociable and an excellent opportunity to show off something I picked up in New York. (Madame Zoie identified the maker, Polymorphe, while I was blanking on their name.) Sadly, the season of needing heat lamps in outdoor spaces has begun in Seattle, at least if you're wearing latex, which doesn't insulate. Le sigh. And that cutie who looked age-appropriate? Very poly and as far as I know het. Le sigh redux.

Oh, and speaking of things I picked up in New York, a piece of information: The Deschamps-Braly clinic in San Francisco does excellent facial feminization surgery. I've since learned that their lead times are actually reasonable. I, uh, pulled the trigger: I put down a deposit and scheduled an in-person consultation down there. Gosh, what kind of trouble can I get into on a Wednesday night in San Francisco, and with whom? (Folks, I have a pretty good idea of the answers to these questions.)
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This morning at coffee after rowing practice, a teammate asked me if I feel the same way after coaching a rowing session as after rowing, and I gave the honest answer, no, I do not. Followed by, but if I did NOT coach, then no one would get to row, and that seems like a worse outcome.

These coaching occasions will not be permanent.

I am grateful that it was still pretty warm this morning, so whatever symptoms of illness I'm experiencing were not exacerbated by a chill.

But it still very much feels like the end of a very long and busy week.

Shaggy Mane mushroom

26 September 2025 14:43
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Found on an industrial estate in middle England

(click for bigger/better quality)

Less Than Punctilious

26 September 2025 13:00
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Posted by Jen

Continuing my mini series on the wonders of punctuation, let's take a look at what happens when grammar goofs go horribly, seriously funny.

Drat. They're on to me.

 

Because no matter what your efforts, there will be times when you ask for a symbol and get a whole lotta trouble instead.

When a simple slash turns into a case of indecent exposure.

 

For clarity's sake, you might want to mention when a word should be plural.

Don't.

 

In fact, you should never spell anything out. Period.

Especially the actual period. Period.

 

And you know what they say about bad commas, don't you?

That's right: they always come back to bite you.

"Good night, good luck, must dash!"

- Edward R. Murrow with a full bladder

 

Thanks to Kristin D., Kristin S., Stephanie A., Doreen L., Kate A. for what I'm calling our "literal" period.

*****

P.S. Here's a giggle for my coffee-loving friends:

"My Four Moods" Dragon Tee

:D
It comes in both Men's & Women's cuts, plus a bunch more colors.

*****

And from my other blog, Epbot:

Bound Feet by Kelsea Yu

26 September 2025 09:17
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A grieving mother and her best friend break into a ghost museum to conduct illicit but surely harmless Ghost Day celebrations. Revelations await.

Bound Feet by Kelsea Yu
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I am a simple man who likes simple things and Kate McKinnon being willing to make such a mess of herself on Hot Ones made me incredibly happy.

Anyway this is just a quick break from playing Hades II because v.1.0 launched last night! I got one game in before bed (Toby was unimpressed), and am pretty much just going to be playing extremely badly (god SO badly, I played with the scythe today and just, haha, ah, sigh) and getting more story out of this game. It's fun pinging all the achievements (not that many) from previously gameplay and they're all at 0.1% rarity or whatever because not enough people have played this version of the game yet, it'll be nice to see the numbers go up.

It's humid today. The 20C might as well be 30C. I'm going to really miss winter this year, I'm not ready for summer, and spring is not playing around. She's a fickle thing. (Actually, Luflijka, you're not, I know you're doing your best).

I've been thinking of how antis/anti-shippers sometimes respond to 'don't like don't read' as though it's the worst thing to say, but it's really just the fandom equivalent of 'hey you remember what the safewords are right? You can safeword at any time.' It's like they resent being reminded of their ability to consent to reading fic, because they can't handle any form of self-accountability at all. And that's where we start, right before the bullying and the abuse takes place. Idk how anyone ever feels that an anti-shipper ever has a single leg to stand on, when that's the starting line.

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