HALF JOKER - Balatro

a couple years ago the eric carle museum of picture book art had an exhibit on diane & leo dillon who are responsible for so many iconic illustrations. i went back twice just to see the collection again. this is a sliver of their work— it’s hard to find high res images.

It's alive

March 16, 2025 - White-chinned Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla merula) These woodcreepers are found in lowland forests and wetlands across northern South America. They eat mostly arthropods, along with some small vertebrates, capturing prey in short flights as it flees ant swarms and sometimes peccaries. Little is known about their breeding behavior, though they are thought to nest in cavities and females likely care for the chicks alone.

Judgmental Dark-eyed Junco Gettysburg, Pa. 3/3/25

photo by Jim Bargas Photography

*banging pots and pans* APRIL IS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH

we love queer poetry!! you should love queer poetry!

we’ve got over 180!! books of queer poetry in our library

read some queer art that’s weird on purpose <3

broun seeing valence’s robotics and being like tch + ratio + i could build this better (and they DO by the way)

oh yeah broun?

It's not an April Fools joke... it's Side Story, a new podcast from Friends at the Table, all about the games we play and the stories we tell about them! Hosted by @/austinwalker.bsky.social!

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the incredible cover art is by @/formyths.bsky.social!

[IMG ID: Side Story cover art by A Liang Chan / formyths.com. End ID.]

April 1, 2025, 1:00 PM PDT / 4:00 PM EDT (Source)

And along with the podcast, we're also launching a new Let's Play, exclusive for our $10 Patrons. Austin, Jack, and Janine (as the angel/devil on their shoulders) are playing through Outward: Definitive Edition. First episode is available free right here!

youtu.be/y2x6KwmkUEQ

April 1, 2025, 1:00 PM PDT / 4:00 PM EDT (Source)

This week, @/austinwalker.bsky.social, @/notquitereal.bsky.social, and @/bleatingheart.bsky.social dig into their time playing Soulframe, the still-in-development latest from Warframe developer Digital Extremes, and REPO, the horror-comedy extraction game from semiwork!

sidestory.show/01-its-all-a...

April 1, 2025, 1:00 PM PDT / 4:00 PM EDT (Source)

We wanted to launch this earlier, but Apple Podcasts refuses to refresh with the first real episode! It seems to have pushed to just about everywhere else, and hopefully it'll pop up on Apple a little later today! Til then, you can always add the RSS feed: feeds.libsyn.com/574115/rss

April 1, 2025, 1:00 PM PDT / 4:00 PM EDT (Source)

Pūkeko (Porphyrio melanotus)

so true miss pickman

April 1, 2025 - Fluffy Tit (Zeltus amasa) Found in parts of South and Southeast Asia, these tits live in and around forests. They feed on nectar, flowers, and buds. Males sometimes gather on the forest floor to drink and feed on nutrients from the moist soil. Females lay their eggs on the buds or bases of flowers.

My train was late. AGAIN.

Reverse Engineering a Definition of Yuri

One year ago, @follypersist posed a question with no answer. Today, I set out to solve their riddle:

What IS Yuri, anyway?

Transcript here.