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Paul Constant@paulconstant.com |
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Seattle-based writer of journalism, criticism, progressive economics and politics pieces, and comic books. Snelson, my comic with Fred Harper was a New York Public Library Best Adult Comic selection for 2022. Email: thisispaulconstant at gmail dot com.
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Erica C. Barnett
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Seattle's Bok a Bok ditches rent-seeking middlemen and starts doing its own delivery. Hope more follow suit in response to the apps' punitive fees, which they imposed in an effort to roll back higher minimum wages for their workers earlier this year.
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Paul Constant
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HARRY TURTLEDOVE: What would society be like today had the south won the Civil War? ME: What would society be like today if dogs had sweat glands in their armpits? (Weirdly, only one of us is a bestselling author.)
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Paul Constant
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At first I thought she’d been elected to Congress but then I realized her quote was just fluffing out the page.
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Paul Constant
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Embarrassed for whoever at the New York Times thought this counter would be a good idea—pretty sure it's ticked up by a grand total of two since it launched yesterday. No matter what you think about the current situation, this is a clear case of the media getting trampled by its own parade.
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Paul Constant
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Love a co-op bar/restaurant. Also, given the collective ownership of it all, I would totally buy a “Comrade Byrne” t-shirt.
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Lone Cub Productions
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@comicbookyeti.bsky.social is a happy home for conversations on #ProjectCryptid from @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social!
Join @alisakwitney.bsky.social, @paulconstant.com, @henrybarajas.bsky.social & @baheds.bsky.social in a roundtable chat on their featured creatures!
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Paul Constant
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If you’re in Seattle, I recommend two local organizations—Royal Hounds and Greyhound Pets Incorporated. We got Oberon from RH and Wallace from GPI, and they were both great to work with.
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Paul Constant
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If you've ever thought of adopting a greyhound, your best chance is coming up soon! You won't regret bringing one of these velvet sacks of elbows into your life. (Source: I'm typing this while looking at two napping greyhounds.)
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Tatiana Gill
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Come see me this Saturday at @fantagraphics.bsky.social bookstore! I will be there with my comic books along with dozens of amazing local and national cartoonists, live music, and more.
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Ellen M.
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Not going to lie, watching the short election cycles in the UK and France turn out positive results makes me wish our cycles didn’t begin five minutes after someone is in office. I just want the majority of pundits out of work and people I vote for to focus on governing—which is apparently weird.
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Paul Constant
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I loved the audiobook of Raw Dog! I’ll have to add the other two to my list.
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Paul Constant
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I had just started a debut novel that was read by the author and had to send it back to the library within 15 minutes, so fiction was on my mind.
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Paul Constant
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Good point. I’m much more forgiving of non-fiction, particularly memoirs, or books by podcasters or reporters with broadcast experience.
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Paul Constant
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Possibly controversial opinion, but: With very few exceptions, authors should not do the readings for their own audiobooks. I’m not going to devote hours of my attention to a recording of someone with no professional voice acting experience.
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Warren Terra
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About 40 years ago white conservatives tried to establish a community outside Coeur d'Alene, Idaho characterized by Christian values, large families, and fewer immigrants, just like Skyler Kressin in this profile the NYT ran on July 4. Back then, they called their community the Aryan Nations.
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Paul Constant
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Just be in the mood for intensity. It’s definitely not a lighthearted movie!
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Paul Constant
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Very curious to hear @outlawvern.bsky.social‘s thoughts about this movie, in particular.
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Paul Constant
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On a whim, I decided to go see a matinee of KILL, an Indian movie that starts out with a generic Die-Hard-on-a-train premise but then takes a sharp turn into bonkersville. If you like violent action movies, check it out (and try to not read or watch anything about it before you go.)
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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD
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Paul Constant
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A minor point, but businesses that allow you to subscribe online should be required to allow you to unsubscribe online. It should take the exact same number of clicks to unsubscribe as it did to subscribe.
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Paul Constant
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I’m sure he’s tried it at least once. Maybe even took some selfies before he got scared and shaved it off.
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Paul Constant
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These RETVRN fuckwits invariably look like greasy teenage boys playing dress-up in daddy’s good clothes.
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Paul Constant
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I’m very excited about this extension!
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Paul Constant
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I never thought I’d live to see “Symphony!”
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Paul Constant
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Taking manspreading into a whole new dimension. A true innovator.
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Paul Constant
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Uhhh, that sounds more like a second Civil War. Put down the Ayn Rand and pick up a history book! Maybe also take a second to look up how all this worked out for the Nazis, too, while you're at it.
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Paul Constant
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Perhaps I died and am in purgatory. That would explain why the news has been regurgitating “Biden is old” and “Paramount might sell to Skydance” stories like a skipping record for the past three months.
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Paul Constant
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Even the conservative media’s attempts to minimize and normalize this year’s Supreme Court decisions make those decisions seem awful.
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Moby Dick
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Ah, the world! Oh, the world!
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Paul Constant
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I’ll do some digging and see which high concept appeals to me most. Thanks!
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Paul Constant
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Without question!
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Paul Constant
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I’m definitely going to read more. Any recommendations?
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Paul Constant
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I’d never read Charlie Huston before but Catchpenny is so good! Fantasy novels don’t often do it for me, but this was great fun.
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Paul Constant
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My old coworker Jen Graves recently started a free newsletter, and this latest issue, about the late, great Lesley Hazleton, reminds me why Jen is the best arts writer I've ever known.
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b-boy bouiebaisse
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all of this for donald fucking trump of all people
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Paul Constant
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New issue of my free monthly newsletter is out today. I write about a couple of exceptional local authors, and I share some advice for people who are feeling bad about the politics.
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Paul Constant
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Maybe someone smash-and-grabbed their piss bottle?
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Paul Constant
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A friend suggested it was an experimental car that runs on piss, and the real shame of that scenario is “Elon Musk” would be the perfect name for the inventor of a piss-car.
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Paul Constant
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Still thinking about this sticker I saw in the window of a truck downtown on Wednesday. Only sticker on the car that I saw. A real mystery.
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Paul Constant
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This is the montage of bad decisions in the superhero movie that ends with the villain revealing his full costume.
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Paul Constant
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Watching UNDER PARIS right now and I agree—it is the perfect Friday night movie to end this hellish week.
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AHOY Comics
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The folks at HOLLYWOOD SOAPBOX sat down with @baheds.bsky.social, @paulconstant.com, @paulcornell.bsky.social, @pauljholden.bsky.social, @bryceingman.bsky.social, @mfolson.bsky.social, and more to talk about PROJECT: CRYPTID — in stores now!
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Paul Constant
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“In lieu of post-debate commentary, we’re going to run footage of former Obama staffers wetting their pants and shrieking for 90 minutes.”
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Paul Constant
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Such a fun comic!
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Paul Constant
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I have never once pushed one of those buttons to summon an employee to get something out of a locked case—not at Target, not at Walgreens, not anywhere. I just leave and go somewhere else.
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Paul Constant
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There's also a book called Four Horsemen of the Esophagus, and Jamie Loftus has written a lot about competitive eating, most especially:
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Ben Harris
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“We locked up half our merchandise, understaff our stores and have unpredictable inventory. Inexplicably, people aren’t shopping in our stores.”
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Paul Frazee
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"Who can reply" is now on every thread you create. If a thread ever gets frustrating, click that button and lock the thread. No more replies.
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Paul Constant
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Let’s just give up and throw this on the bottom of bills when they’re signed into law.
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