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Yes, Henry Cavill is a great ambassador for the hobby, however, Peter Cushing would be my personal choice for 'Warmaster of Wargaming.' If I'm not wrong, I believe he has a copy of HG Wells' 'Little Wars' in the last photograph too. 👍

Buddy’s underground bar. Decent way to spend a Thursday.

#ThingThursday Happy Birthday #JohnCarpenter

Karen Wynn Fonstad was a cartographer who exhaustively mapped J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...

I’ve actually done this for a different org and it’s actually quite soothing and interesting, highly recommend as a meaningful way of helping academics and historians

I miss this legendary game..... youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Emma Kunz (1892-1963), Swiss healer, visionary and outsider artist who published three books and produced many drawings #womensart

Wow! How great is it that a Windows update arrives right as I’m wanting to log in for the day’s work?? That’s awesome. 😡

Collision Course. #Space1999

"The Land That Time Forgot" (1974) 🦖 This sequence was shot a number of times, the full-size dinosaur getting progressively heavier as it absorbed more water. A stuntman made the fall, with an aqualung concealed within the dinosaur's mouth. #movies #fantasy #kaiju #1970s

Dracula's Daughter (Universal, 1936) Lobby Card . #TerrorByNight #DraculasDaughter #Dracula #GloriaHolden #UniversalMonsters #ClassicHorror #VintageHorror #MonsterKid .

youtu.be/h34lUKQ9KU8?...

Is it too much to ask for? #universalhealthcarenow

#TheDunwichHorror

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Apocalyptic horticultural horror doesn't quite do Wyndham's book justice, but it nails the B Movie fun factor. It's botany with bite. 1963. #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #horroraddict #filmsky #mutantfam #horrorfam #horrorsky #monsterfam #horror

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧 (𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟏)

Jan. 12, 1925: Reference librarian Minni Bardenwerper Cameron in the San Antonio Public Library, holding a pedometer to log the plentiful mileage she amasses walking to and from the stacks.

Layers in the book store. #BlueSkyArtShow #Layers #Photography #Mummy #Books #EastCoastKin

Sunday is Funday at the Manor! Get on your brooms and ride! youtu.be/7GctvmCUTv4?...

@ies-sas.bsky.social very excited about @laurajcleaver.bsky.social’s upcoming talk on booksellers as manuscript collectors (especially as far as Bernard Quaritch is concerned, of course)! ies.sas.ac.uk/events/other...

Logan's Run (1976) Michael Anderson

Chap. 101 - January 1966 Simon and Garfunkel - Homeward Bound The song was reportedly written while Simon was waiting at Widnes railway station in Cheshire for a train to Humberside. A plaque commemorating this moment is displayed at the station. #music #musicsky #nowplaying #musicchallenge

—The Marty Morning Song— “Rock Lobster” by B-52’s. Their debut single that came out in 1978. youtu.be/n4QSYx4wVQg?...

“Does the brain die all at once? How much of it must die before it’s really dead? And what if — in some bizarre way — thoughts persist after the brain itself has shut down?” #death #dying #brain 🧪 elemental.medium.com/the-brain-as...

Impoverished authors are told they should do it for the love. Try saying that to a dentist www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Choose 20 random things on your home. One thing per day for you 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, just pictures. Day 2

Day 10 #20days20albums

These are great literary resolutions for #2025 via @maris.bsky.social & LitHub #booksky lithub.com/fighting-for...

Choose 20 random things on your home. One thing per day for you 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, just pictures. Day 1

Podcasts reminding me that Frank Herbert had a holy war against AI, in the pre-history of Dune. AND im kinda like "Huh, maybe we ought to do just that bit?"

“Tomorrow and I is the heir apparent to Black Mirror. The Thai series, consisting of four 70-ish minute episodes so far, is also an anthology of sci-fi stories inspired by our reliance on technology. But where it differs is the culture…”

Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge 20/20

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters (GIFs in reply). 20/20 #filmsky #filmchallenge #films 📽🎥🎬

Day 9 #20days20albums

Day 8 #20days20albums

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge 19/20