🎵🎭 I’m listening to the Broadway cast of Moulin Rouge and I’m really impressed with how well it uses the 20 years’ worth of music between the film’s release and the Broadway show.

Want to read: The Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses by Paul Koudounaris 📚

📚 In 2008, 8 years before my kid was born, I replied to a Slate article that asked, “do you really want the Hulk teaching your kid to read?” with a resounding “Yes but Spider-Man or the X-Men would be better.” I stand by my earlier sentiment.

I was distracted around Summerween so I’m declaring July 31 Second Summerween.

“When we are making our art we must bend all of the resources and possibilities to work for us, not the other way around.” -Jami Attenberg in this week’s issue of Craft Talk 🎨🧶🧵📝

Finished reading: Star Trek: Discovery: Succession by Kirsten Beyer 📚

I honestly don’t know how anyone is left living in the Terran Empire. Mirror Universe stuff stresses me out. But Discovery Annual #1 is chef’s kiss. Seeing how Paul and Hugh meet? 😍

Finished reading: Star Trek: Discovery - The Light of Kahless by Mike Johnson 📚

I speak Dutch with a Yiddish accent, I can’t help it, it’s in my blooooood. 🇳🇱

It’s my and Will’s 13th wedding anniversary today. The traditional gift for this anniversary is lace. The modern gift is fur or textiles. I gave him a gift card for a cat cafe. 🐈☕

Finished reading: The Dead Zone by Stephen King 📚

I love the way King has characters reference his own other work. “Like in that book, Carrie!”

Another, as W. puts it, compulsively readable book. A little chilling in its political prescience, really.