the who of what now

librarian • book blogger • gif enthusiast • murderino. she/her. doggie farts warm my heart. baby cheeks make life great. mostly tmi. pic by @ummmmandy

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

can we all agree that remembering something you saw online only to, days later, be unable to find it because you didn't favorite it because you didn't think you loved it *that much* is The Worst™️?

how am I supposed to keyword search a ✨m o o d✨?

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

A phenomenal read

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

For our December cover story, @ClintSmithIII visited Holocaust memorials across Germany and was reminded that the most powerful memorials did not begin as state-sanctioned projects, but emerged from ordinary people. https://t.co/Kcjyf95WKq

[Vogue Magazine @voguemagazine]

Novelist Jessica Knoll describes the surprising process of adapting her best-selling novel "Luckiest Girl Alive," and how Mila Kunis, played a pivotal role in starring—and making—the Netflix film. https://t.co/Szd8KQKmYi

[William Pietri @williampietri]

I want to dig in for a bit on this set of Slack replies from a Twitter manager talking about undoing some of the layoffs.

[Buy Mass Effect The Board Game! (also on bluesky) @ithayla]

elon did not 'buy Twitter'

he impulsively made a ludicrously overpriced offer on Twitter

signed a contract that put him on the hook for that exact amount

tried to back out but was sued BY TWITTER to complete the buyout at the ridiculous price

and is now in a deal where-

[Sean Cole @seanccole]

In retrospect, the creation of The Sims, and its popularity, seems inevitable. Far from it. The game was often misunderstood and felt like it might never be released. For @VICEUK, I spoke to some of the Maxis team about making a genre-defying juggernaut. https://t.co/Kz7Nv02hY5

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

For a dollar??? Obsessed

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

All of y’all preaching about McDonald’s fountain Diet Coke were not joking…

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

A great companion piece to the discussion @Remember_Sarah and @Carmenmariamach had on @yourewrongabout!

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

“Go Ask Alice,” the supposedly real diary of a teen drug addict, was really the work of a straitlaced stay-at-home mom. https://t.co/HBmS4aQXSj

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

“One of the film’s greatest demands upon our suspension of disbelief is the impossible idea that anyone in Gotham could see Batman’s distinctive, hot jawline and Wayne’s distinctive, hot jawline and not realize that they are the same person.”

[Vulture @vulture]

#TheBatman creates a Gotham City that is grungy, grimy, and pervasively sexy — and that's a good thing. @roxana_hadadi writes https://t.co/ELYsICwcl6

[Literary Hub @lithub]

"'The Batman' is a tactile, textured film about the human body as a material and a force; its Batman is, above all else, a man." @oldrutigliano on Matt Reeves' dark and fascinating riddle. https://t.co/TBhaetX7df

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

Sometimes self care is removing your birthday from Facebook and spending the night with your bestie 👇

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

An “I’m too old for this shit” reason why I barely read ya anymore:

“If I’m a plague, then you should keep your distance, unless you plan on being destroyed.”
“No.” His hands dropped to her waist. “Destroy me.”

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

Netflix: “In the year 2455, hockey-masked, machete-wielding killer Jason Vorhees…”

Me:

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

Sometimes I look up two dudes with whom I went on two very cool first dates and they both seem to be happily coupled. It’s good that everything worked out for the three of us,
but also I am so, so happy I found the bf and not someone else.

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

@marthabwaters @rosiedanan

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

Prue matching her lipstick to her glasses is a power move I can only aspire to make. @BritishBakeOff

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

@rosiedanan omg this is PERFECT

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

I did fall in love, though, so that's pretty dope

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

@QueenOfRats I LOVE this: “A white woman silencing the words of a queer Black person because the white woman doesn’t like what the Black person said is literally tone policing.”

I read her side first; the fact that I’ve had to dig around to find out other perspectives is... interesting.

[the who of what now @thewasofshall]

@eminencefont As someone who said shit multiple times last night at a library-run book club, this convo hits different. Sometimes, in a room full of like-minded adults, it’s just the best word!