#Editor's pick

[bolllywoodhungama]

Star galore at AP Dhillon: First Of A Kind Blue Carpet | Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh & others

[sporclechezchunklets]

Sporcle-related joy! Woke up this morning to an Editor's Pick in Gaming.

[pangur-and-grim]

this might be interesting to show!

so I won a 30-min phone call with an editor, and used it to fix up my query letter (it went from lefthand to righthand)

it definitely helps my shorter attention span to read something broken into smaller paragraphs like this, so hopefully I’ll have more success with this version!

[longreads]

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

Oh hey, weekend, c'mon in! We've got some great reading for you in this week's edition:

• How Israel uses AI for assassination in the Gaza War • A father reflects on his son’s development • The rise of the term, “gaslighting” • Toni Morrison’s expansive rejection letters • The history of PostSecret

Learn why our editors recommend these reads and find out which piece our audience loved most. 

[marshmallowgoop]

No matter how special it is, a kid's lunch is still just a kid's lunch.

I dunno, I liked "The Genius Restaurant" (Episode 1,089).

Happy (belated) birthday, Jimjam.

[Song link] [YouTube link]

[mikaikaika]

Quackity : Chilling after unleashing his social experiment on the ccs

Meanwhile Cellbit :

[staticwaffles]

ANDOR | 1.11 Daughter of Ferrix -> 10 random timestamps per episode (11/12)

[il3x]

me @ Cetaganda. the entire planet of Cetaganda

[littleragondin]

Every week, She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat continues to be delightful, smart, warm, quietly impactful, so gentle and so deeply, deeply kind.

I love Nomoto and Kasuga so much, how they love each other, the way they care for each other. I am enjoying so much watching them navigate their relationship as two very different people. I especially like the way Nomoto realized that her enthusiasm might have stifled Kasuga's plans, and Kasuga admitting that she does tend to push down what she wants - and then "I want you to be selfish in front of me." and "let's go figure this out together."

And Kasuga doing the cooking for Nomoto! and the little strawberry pie... (´꒳`)♡

I also highly enjoyed the focus on Nagumo and the steps she is taking toward some form of recovery. That little exchange she had with Yako-san, who is supportive but makes it clear that Nagumo not being able to do something is not making her a failure? That was so so sweet. (i couldn't help but see a parallel with the fact that Yako-san suffered from maybe feeling like a failure in her relationship(s) because of her asexuality based on the flashback we saw)

I love this show and how it shows you kind people being kind to each other, taking care of each other, supporting each other, loving each other. Once again I will say, do yourself a favor and watch this one - it's a treat.

[cambrian-creature]

Rewatching Torchwood and I forgot how fucking insane this show is. Like. Cyberwoman. Batshit crazy episode. We see barely any of Ianto up to now and then we find out he's keeping his cyborg girlfriend in the basement while he tries to cure her cyborg-ness and the second she's off life support she starts killing people. He's more okay with this than he should be. Then his coworkers get back and find out while he's trying to hide the body and try to kill his cyborg girlfriend because she's killing people. This is the worst thing that's ever happened to Ianto (so far). Absolutely gut wrenching performance from Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto begs his friends to let him try to save Lisa while they physically drag him away and he's crying, struggling, he doesn't know what to do, only that he can't let her die, they can still save her, and then it cuts to Bikini Cyborg fistfighting a pterodactyl. What the fuck were they thinking.

[hotvintagepoll]

Dual propaganda! Sylvia Sidney AND Loretta Young, because they were both saved in my 'my god what a FACE' folder.

First up, Sylvia! I had this picture as my phone wallpaper because she's just so dreamy.

And far be it from me to withhold these from you:

And finally, she starred in a movie called Behold My Wife, which is funnily enough exactly what I think each time I look at her.

And on the other side of the coin, Loretta Young YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS because my god what a FACE

[mirrorballhughes]

him + tate = greatest vibes ever☺️☺️

[elisacifuentes]

Misinformation, manipulation, it's what he does, Ilsa, it's what he's trained to do. Lane lies to you, you sell those lies to Hunt - together, you're both compromised. That's his ultimate objective. This may be authentic, but there's only one person I trust to verify that information - you.

[possessionisamyth]

idk man, this new fascination with putting multiple people speaking in the same fucking paragraph is going to make decent fanfiction harder to read than it already is to find

Please press the enter button every time someone new talks.

Don't: ❌

Jill either didn't hear him or ignored him as she went to Carlos' side to check him over. Chris shuffled in, closed the door behind him, and gave Leon a weak smile. Leon didn't return it. The smile fell off Chris' face. "How bad was it?" Chris asked. "He was partially crushed by rubble and pierced by rebar. The usual lucky to be alive story. I'm sure he'll get a documentary," Leon said. "Has he woken up at all?" Jill asked, her hand on one of his casts and her other hand fixing his hair. "No. They're moving him out of the trauma ward tomorrow morning. He's been out of the danger zone for a while, so it'll be regular monitoring until he snaps out of it," he said. "I'm sorry, Leon," said Chris.

Do: ✔️

Jill either didn't hear him or ignored him as she went to Carlos' side to check him over. Chris shuffled in, closed the door behind him, and gave Leon a weak smile. Leon didn't return it. The smile fell off Chris' face.

"How bad was it?" Chris asked.

"He was partially crushed by rubble and pierced by rebar. The usual lucky to be alive story. I'm sure he'll get a documentary," Leon said.

"Has he woken up at all?" Jill asked, her hand on one of his casts and her other hand fixing his hair.

"No. They're moving him out of the trauma ward tomorrow morning. He's been out of the danger zone for a while, so it'll be regular monitoring until he snaps out of it," he said.

"I'm sorry, Leon," said Chris.

[longreads]

This week we're highlighting stories about:

- What it’s like to be a child of war. - A school-shooting support group for principals. - Being a rodeo queen in 1981. - Becoming a woman in NYC in 1978. - The San Francisco donut shop that hasn’t closed in over 50 years.

Be sure to check out why our editors loved each piece.  

[deadpanwalking]

In your opinion is there still space for new authors (that don’t write YA) in the publishing industry?

I'm guessing you mean the traditional publishing industry. I’d be a hypocrite if I told you to burn down the Big Five publishing houses that take up space in your head, but you gotta understand that in addition to the shit that’s always been wrong, there’s a now a huge labor issue on account of the buyouts and layoffs last year, not to mention that the recent layoffs in the journalism industry = less book coverage = less publicity = fewer sales = more layoffs of editorial staff.  The chances of you getting a fair shake with that crowd any time soon are not great. Mind you, this is provided you’ve already locked down a literary agent who either likes your shit or thinks it will sell (birth of first child<the purple 😎 on QueryTracker when you get Offered Representation).  In any case, if you’re pitching literary fiction, get acquainted with reputable small presses, micro-presses, and indie publishers—some take unsolicited manuscripts if you aren't repped.