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I have watched the first two episodes of Heated Rivalry, and omg it is so much fun (and I find it better than the book tbh; the book sometimes felt awkwardly written and the show just smooths out and amplifies so many great moments). I haven't watched the third episode yet and am desperate to, but I also kind of want to reread Game Changer first, just slam through it this morning, so I can better recognize the ways it's been adapted. (And of course I want to reread the book of Heated Rivalry as well, just to see if my memory is betraying me!) And I just learned twenty minutes ago that a sequel series to Spartacus just dropped and I'm dying to check it out. And how did I miss that there was a third series of Leverage: Redemption? (And on top of all those things that are sitting on my hard drive absolutely alluring me, I'm watching The Pitt with a friend -- her first time through it; my second -- and watching the current series of Shetland both with Geoff and with another friend, and already counting the days until the Call the Midwife Christmas special drops -- and omg it's specials, plural, we get one on the 25th and a second one on the 26th and then the new series presumably sometime in the spring.)

I have to prep to help lead service at church tomorrow morning, and all I want to do today is read Rachel Reid and watch TV. Can't I just stay home and worship at the Church of Bubble Butts?

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[BBC] Four people have been arrested after custard and apple crumble were flung at a display case containing part of the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London ... Take Back Power, which describes itself as a new non-violent civil-resistance group, claimed it was behind the act. [Guardian] The demonstrators then opened their coats to show their T-shirt slogans reading "Take Back Power", before one shouted "democracy has crumbled". [Metro} They have been taken into custody. [Apple crumble recipe]

https://www.metafilter.com/211333/You-just-know-theres-going-to-be-food-puns

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Posted by toastyk

https://www.metafilter.com/211332/A-ceasefire-in-name-only

Scotland's The National laid out a timeline of Israel's ceasefire violations on their front page this week. ungated Watched, tracked, and targeted - Life under surveillance in Gaza. ungated CNN investigation points to the Israeli military bulldozing the dead bodies of Palestinians seeking aid. Israeli forces kill two Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender.

(Previously.) Current state of US legislation: - HR 3565 Block the Bombs Act - 57 cosponsors - HRes.876 - Recognizing the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza - 21 cosponsors Commentary: Mondoweiss - Stop calling right-wing criticism of Israel "anti-Zionism" - One danger of this misidentification is that it reproduces, in reverse, the spurious logic that conflates anti-Zionism and antisemitism. The resistance by pundits and politicians like Fuentes, Owens, Marjorie Taylor Green and others to U.S. support for Israel is transparently rooted in antisemitism first and foremost. Foreign Affairs - The End of the Israeli Exception ungated - by Andrew Miller, former Biden staffer. NYT - How the Democrats Blew It On Gaza ungated - by Ben Rhodes, former Obama staffer

https://www.metafilter.com/211332/A-ceasefire-in-name-only

flamebyrd

I ate'nt dead and all that...

We upgraded Ubuntu on our webserver, which upgraded PHP, which broke the CMS I was using for random.fangirling.net. The CMS (PicoCMS) is no longer supported or under active development, as is the way of such things, and it makes sense to me because the niche it filled - flat file CMSes - was quickly squeezed out by static site generators.

So I figured I should rebuild it using a static site generator (SSG), and spent some time playing around with Astro and Eleventy before I got too frustrated by how hard it was to build a site with the file structure I wanted. And then I thought, why did I spend all that time writing a static site generator if I wasn't going to use it?

And thus, here we are. random.fangirling.net is now mostly functional again. Please let me know if anything seems amiss!

The biggest thing that's missing is the breadcrumb navigation, which was the only kind of navigation I had on the site but which is difficult to generate with my script. So that's on the TODO list.

I thought I might make the code I use to generate the site public too, as a demo for how to use my makesite.py fork. Something to ponder!

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Posted by chavenet

https://www.metafilter.com/211331/A-disturbing-kind-of-satisfaction

The crude, even violent collision of forms seemed to capture the political and generational rifts that had been straining American society, and the American family in particular, since the 1960s, and it established Mr. Gehry as a force in architecture. from Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96 [NYT; ungated]

Legendary architect Frank Gehry dies aged 96 [BBC] Frank Gehry, whose designs defied gravity and convention, dies at 96 [NPR] Remembering Frank Gehry: Ten Landmark L.A. Buildings That Defined The Boundary-Shattering Architect's Genius [Secret LA]

https://www.metafilter.com/211331/A-disturbing-kind-of-satisfaction

sholio

We finally got around to watching the first Stranger Things new episode drop! Somehow I had remained completely and utterly unspoiled for it, to the extent of having even forgotten that there was a new season until suddenly a post with "stranger things spoilers" arrived on my Tumblr dash and I immediately blocked the tag. So I knew literally nothing.

( Random spoilers in no particular order )

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Posted by growabrain

https://www.metafilter.com/211330/Dreaming-about-finishing-my-To-do-List

Retirement Plan is a new, animated Irish short about a middle aged man's plans for the rest of his life. It is narrated by Domhnall Gleeson. It's the kind of cute fare that will probably be nominated, and possibly even wins at the Oscars.

https://www.metafilter.com/211330/Dreaming-about-finishing-my-To-do-List

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Title: Sirens
Characters/Pairing: Philip Swift/Syrena
Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Music: Sirens by Fleurie
Length: 3:08
Streaming/download at: DW | Tumblr

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Blasting outward from variable star KX Andromedae,

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251205.html

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Posted by drewbage1847

https://www.metafilter.com/211329/All-Things-To-Me-Netflix-Edition

It was announced earlier today that streaming giant, Netflix, has agreed to purchase the film and tv assets of Warner Brothers while Discovery Global (the other half of Warner Discovery) will retain cable channels like CNN, Discovery Channel, TNT, HGTV, Animal Planet, Food Network, Investigation Discovery, TLC, TruTV, and Cartoon Network

Now the next big question (beyond whether the merger will pass federal approval), is Netflix trying to kill Warner's theater releases?

(No word yet on the fate of the multi-branded HBO Max/Go)

https://www.metafilter.com/211329/All-Things-To-Me-Netflix-Edition

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https://www.metafilter.com/211328/How-Cold-War-foes-became-close-colleagues-until-toilets-got-in-the-way

How Cold War foes became close colleagues — until toilets got in the way. It was November 20, 1998, and a rocket wasn't an unusual sight in this remote part of Kazakhstan. But today's cargo was a piece of history that would have seemed impossible just years before.

https://www.metafilter.com/211328/How-Cold-War-foes-became-close-colleagues-until-toilets-got-in-the-way

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Posted by Dawn Trask-Dontell

https://www.metafilter.com/211327/Its-Such-A-Mind-Game-Isnt-It

Ariana Grande & Adam Sandler | Actors on Actors is a 40 minute conversation about acting. Like seriously, this isn't comedian Sandler here. It's deeper than you might expect, and I recommend it by posting it here.

https://www.metafilter.com/211327/Its-Such-A-Mind-Game-Isnt-It

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Posted by Hardcore Poser

https://www.metafilter.com/211326/The-Mighty-Fitz-and-Me

For the past week we have been hammered by November storms. Much of this essay was written at anchor off Long Point in Lake Erie, where we sought refuge along with nine other ships. For 48 hours the wind did not drop below 30 knots and regularly gusted to 50. As I sat typing in my cabin I could hear the wind rage, rattling the super structure around me. Sleet and snow frenzied at my cabin window. At times the ship strained against the anchor chain and sent judders through the hull which I could feel 600 feet aft at my desk. Despite being in the lee of Long Point, the waves were tall and relentless. For 24 hours there was not a single ship moving across the entirety of the Great Lakes. Currently we're storm routing up the American side of Lake Huron and we anticipate many more weather related delays before the season is done. Winter has arrived and this year her claws are out.

Nick Tabone is a writer, a sailor, a runner, and a skateboarder. Other essays on life working the Great Lakes are here.

https://www.metafilter.com/211326/The-Mighty-Fitz-and-Me

sdwolfpup

That's right - next month More Joy Day is back for the 19th year in a row!

What's More Joy Day? In short it's this:

Every year since 2008, in the interest of spreading more joy, I’ve proposed that on a designated day in early January we each engage in one act, either online or physical space (or both!), which brings joy to another person, in the hopes that that person will spread that joy further, and exponentially onward.

This act can be as simple as leaving a comment on a fanwork to as complicated as planting a tree or flower in someone's honor and sharing a photo of it and why you chose that person. If you want the longer version (and more suggestions) you can check out this tumblr post from 2024 which provides both.

In 2026, More Joy Day will be Thursday, January 8!

(The first MJ Days were on Thursdays, and then I moved them to Fridays, but I'm going back to Thursday this year because I think a regular work day could use more joy than a Friday. Let's see how it goes.)

On More Joy Day, I'll post here and you can share your MJ Day activity so other people can feel the radiating waves of joy just from reading about it. :) I hope to see you there!

Current Mood: mellow
Current Music: My now 16 year old Puplet doing something I think making pizza? Who knows.

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This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand.

Here are the rules for the weekend posts.

Book recommendation of the week: Buckeye, by Patrick Ryan. A short-lived affair in a small town in 1945 has long-lasting consequences for two families. I loved this! It ended up being my favorite book of everything I read this year. (Amazon, Bookshop)

* I earn a commission if you use those links.

The post weekend open thread – December 6-7, 2025 appeared first on Ask a Manager.

https://www.askamanager.org/2025/12/weekend-open-thread-december-6-7-2025.html

https://www.askamanager.org/?p=32143

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https://sisinmaru.com/?p=33266

今日はまるさんの月命日でもあり、月の第1土曜日でもあります。ということで、今日はまるさんの思い出写真です！ Today is also the monthly anniversary of Maru’s d […]

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Hey all, it's December and that means it's time to share your suggestions for next year's themes!

You can comment on this post with up to 10 suggestions. Comments will be screened, but I'll unscreen mine so you can get a feel for how it goes.

Suggested themes should be new to the comm and broad enough to sustain a month of recommendations, and I'm going to be more particular than I have in the past, as I'd like to focus on general themes that make it easier for everyone to participate. To give you an idea of what this means, I'm aiming for themes that have at least 5,000 completed works on AO3. I've also preloaded the list with some common genres that, surprisingly enough, we haven't done yet, like fantasy.

I'll drop by your comments and let you know which of your suggestions meet these guidelines. As part of this process I may offer slight alterations or rework themes to make them more inclusive.

If you can, check out our spreadsheet of past themes before commenting to make sure your suggestions aren't already on there.

If you need some inspiration:

Last year's suggestion post
List of Fic Kinks, Tropes, and Clichés at Fanlore
Cliché Bingo's Big List of Clichés (Wayback Link)
Hurt/Comfort Bingo Prompts
Kink Bingo's Kink Wiki (NSFW)
Trope List & Definitions at Trope Bingo
TV Tropes

I'll add the suggestions to this post once they've been confirmed, but I still, somehow, don't have all the past themes memorized, so if I make a mistake or if I accept a suggestion that is hurtful or badly worded, let me know.

Theme suggestions will be voted on later this month and the most popular will advance to the monthly theme polls in 2026.

( Confirmed Theme Suggestions )

If you have any questions or need help, come find me!

schneefink

I'm feeling better, but I went to the doctor's office and to the pharmacy and to the store this morning and afterwards I was absolutely wiped.

Too tired to catch up on chores just yet, but I can start catching up on reviews, at least.

Three weeks ago, friends and I went to see Maria Theresia the musical at Ronacher. I rarely go see musicals in Vienna; the last one was the Falco musical in the same place around 1-2 years ago, both of them premiered there. I enjoyed "Rock Me Amadeus" more than expected, so I was very curious about a new one about empress Maria Theresia. A key figure of Austrian history; I only remembered bits and pieces of what I learned about her at school and during museum visits etc, but I briefly looked at her Wikipedia page beforehand just in case.

I had a good time! The beginning was the weakest part imo, but then it picked up the pace and focus. Of course they took plenty of liberties with historical facts but that was inevitable. I liked the music (not especially memorable but I am also not great at remembering music in general tbf) and staging, and especially some of the things they did with the lights. I found Falco too loud in places, but not this one, possibly because we sat further back.

( Spoilers )

Afterwards I was in the mood to read a book about the Habsburgs, and the only one currently available as an ebook from the library was one about "scandalous love affairs of the Habsburgs," by Hanne Egghardt. Fortunately a quick stop to any romanticizing of the Habsburgs through sheer, hm, mundanity. It features several scandalous affairs throughout the centuries, from the wife of the emperor falling in love with and almost certainly having an affair with her sister-in-law, to Napoleon's widow having kids with a general sent to look after her, to several archdukes falling in love with "commoners" - with varying degrees of happy endings that all showcase why such relationships were viewed with much skepticism.
It was often mentioned that these nobles had allowances of specific sums of money that all sounded like a lot, but I have no context how much so-and-so thousand guilders were worth back then so I couldn't say whether they were extremely rich or just moderately wealthy for their station.

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voiceinmyear, a community to share any kind of audio-based narrative entertainment. Here you can recommend, critique, signal boost or otherwise enthuse about:
- podcasts, both fiction and non-fiction
- audiobooks
- podfics
- audio essays - YouTube or other video formats are fine as long as it can be enjoyed without visuals
- apps, platforms or websites to access or discover any of the above.

Just created and I'm keen to post some content soon, but also thrilled if anyone else wants to jump in and share some aural joy.

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Current Location: Bed
Current Music: The chickens wot want to be let out but I'm busy chillin'

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Fandom: Chen Qing Ling;
Pairings/Characters: M/M; Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian; the Cloud Recesses bunnies
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 2:26
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply, anvilicious rabbit symbolism, canon-typical blood, canon-typical phallic sword symbolism, corporal punishment, fluff (figurative and literal), innuendo, societal homophobia (in-story and real-world), sparring with subtext, Xiao Zhan’s A+ rabbit handling, (not you, Wang Yibo, you’re fine.)
Creator Tags: vid, Bunnies, Pining, i'm sorry lan wangji, no really a lot of pining
Creator Links: (AO3)

soupytwist, (Dreamwidth)

soupytwist, (Tumblr)

soupytwist (locked); (YouTube)

twistedsoup

Theme: Amnesty, Angst With A Happy Ending, Animals, Humor, Non-Fic Recs: Fanvid, Canon LGBTQ+ Characters, Pining

Summary: If you look inside the heart of the mighty Hanguang-jun, you might find... bunnies.

Author’s Notes:( Continue. )

Reccer's Notes: A rec in celebration of the 4 December 2025 Full Supermoon. Stephin Merritt’s wryly anguished anthem of gay pining gains not only an unironic tenderness but the hope of a happy resolution when juxtaposed with CQL’s literal rabbits (and their pervasive symbolism as tokens, symbols, and allegory of Wangxian’s relationship, as well as allusions to a Rabbit God who’d bless a gay union.)

Nor does soupytwist’s pitch-perfect syncing of visuals to lyrics hurt one bit.

Fanwork Links:
AO3 (locked): [FANVID] Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits; Part 2 of Gusu Love Songs.
Vimeo: Let’s Pretend We’re Bunny Rabbits
YouTube:Let’s Pretend We’re Bunny Rabbits

Current Music: Implicit in the subject.

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Posted by MonkeyToes

https://www.metafilter.com/211325/Melting-Spoons-and-Autistic-Burnout

"If you saw someone going through Autistic Burnout would you be able to recognise it? Would you even know what it means? Would you know what it meant for yourself if you are an Autistic person? The sad truth is that so many Autistic people, children and adults, go through this with zero comprehension of what is happening to them and with zero support from their friends and families." From Ryan Boren and Stimpunks.org: Autistic Burnout: The Cost of Masking and Passing.

"Burnout, long-term shutdown, or whatever you want to call it, happens generally when you have been doing much more than you should be doing. Most people have a level to which they are capable of functioning without burnout, a level to which they are capable of functioning for emergency purposes only, and a level to which they simply cannot function. In autistic people in current societies, that first level is much narrower. Simply functioning at a minimally acceptable level to non-autistic people or for survival, can push us into the zone that in a non-autistic person would be reserved for emergencies. Prolonged functioning in emergency mode can result in loss of skills and burnout." A long, link-filled reflection. Like long enough to require a table of contents. (I believe that Ryan Boren is the original author.)

https://www.metafilter.com/211325/Melting-Spoons-and-Autistic-Burnout

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Title: You're the Boss
Fandom: Spooks (MI5)
Rating: G
Length: 400 words
Summary: Harry Pearce tells Adam and Lucas their Christmas plans will have to change

( Harry Pearce called... )

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All Things To Me: Netflix Edition

How Cold War foes became close colleagues — until toilets got in the way

It's Such A Mind Game, Isn't It?

The Mighty Fitz & Me

It's (almost) the most wonderful time of the year!

weekend open thread – December 6-7, 2025

思い出まるさん。Maru’s memories.

2026 Theme Suggestions

Mar-i-a The-re-sia, M.T.

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New community: Voice in my ear

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