Raphaël Costeau

we need to periodically remind everyone that a headline not including a person's name isn't an attempt to erase their identity from the narrative, it's just not good practice to put someone's name in a headline unless the reader can be expected to already know who they are

"if you can say the name in the article why can't you say the name in the headline?" what do you think a headline is for

the sewing machine is like if a horse and an inkjet printer had a child

in order to celebrate diversity the new nato phonetic alphabet is advocacy belonging chosen-family defiance empowerment freedom glamour herstory identity joy kin liberation majesty nonconformity opulence persistence queer reclamation solidarity transgender unapologetic visibility werk xtra yaaas and zaddy

Fallout 3 power armor mechanic and his duplicitous twin brother who says the word "uncivilized" too much.

why do men have this eternal fear of being used for money they don’t have lol

read the three-body problem recently. the dialogue was shockingly stilted, which i thought might be a translation issue but looking into it i've seen chinese readers affirm that the original has a similar issue. i guess it's likely a purposeful throwback to 50s sci-fi, it does feel at times very asmovian, but it was jarring as i otherwise found the nonspoken characterisation in the novel very effective. lots of really vivid and striking images and concepts which is what i read sci-fi more so i suppose i can't complain overmuch. rubbish ending though

trying to groom an old guy "youre so mature for 50"