1) Saw episode 5 of Hawkeye and found it intriguing. ( Read more... )

1) Thanks to someone's comment on one of my meta posts I discovered that there is a fandom meta newsletter over on Tumblr, so I created a feed here on DW that anyone can subscribe to.

2) Hawkeye's third episode was great fun. I was literally surprised when it was over because the episode went by so quickly. There were lots of nice action set ( Read more... )

1) A dog who knows how to play with infants, and a papa cat who is less than helpful when checking on an exhausted mom. Plus, a momma dog and her subwoofers and games with your cat.

2) First, this Winter Falcon fanart was very funny so reason enough to link it here, but it highlights something Mike has pointed out, which is that everyone on TV is a ( Read more... )

1) ) More animals that look like plushies, an amazing shot of a mama bat carrying her baby, while baby sloths are hung out to dry.

2) Thanks to a post earlier this year by
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1) What a good boy!

2) Being along for the beta, I got first crack at reading Shadowcast's new Umbrella Academy fic, No Future Is Perfect, But This One's Pretty Good. I was lucky enough to finish watching the series and then sail right into these first chapters. The story's complete and the rest will be going up soon. Definitely hits the spot for ( Read more... )

1) A bunch of cats, catting in unexpected places, in your food , down some stairs, telling us what they want, and
proving that little is impossible for them. Also a dog welcoming its human home.

But my favorite is this hedgehog waking to the smell of food.

2) I watched Bombshell, and thought it was really well done. ( Read more... )

1) While we have one cat seeing her ultrasound, this one resolving a noisy problem, and another mothering 8 baby hedgehogs, the standout video of animal spies is enhanced by its soundtrack -- so I'd encourage viewers to turn on sound!

2) An interesting discussion of memes and the quarantine experience.

3) When I heard an NPR interview with the ( Read more... )

1) Anyone watched Vienna Blood? We've finished two of the three stories in its first season. It's fine, but Mike ships them more than I do. Although the text itself is rather on the nose about this when Max's fiancée suggests that her relationship with him is a three way one with his detective partner.

2) I've posted a few new posts to
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1) The OTW has kicked off its International Fanworks Day events early this year, launching its annual short fanworks challenge last week. I wrote a double drabble this year as I couldn't find a way to shorten it. (Spoilers for S2 of The Good Place and the ending of Rise of Skywalker ( Read more... )

1) doctorsidrat had an interesting post looking at the history of recs culture on LJ/DW and asking why it seems to have diminished. Also if you know of any rec communities or accounts, a list is being made.

2) I am curious what Star Wars fans think of this. I stumbled across some comments about attendance at the new Star Wars land at Disney, and ( Read more... )