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Should be wrapping up The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold in the next day or two. I like it enough to finish it, but apart from a few sections, it's much slower than I generally care for.

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The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen

After an investigation goes sideways, a detective gets relegated to running a cold cases department with just one assistant. They end up looking into a politician's disappearance from 5 years ago.

I enjoyed this (and it was a fast read), but the details of the disappearance are kind of gimmicky. I've since watched the Danish adaptation, which I found kind of disappointing for how much they stripped out and tweaked (although they did tone down some of the stereotyping, thankfully). Planning to watch the new series that came out last week as well (Department Q), to see how it compares.

Bingo squares: continent HM, motion picture, orange, x of y, alliterative, award HM, responsibility HM, jerk HM (maybe?)

Small Gods of Calamity by Sam Kyung Yoo

A detective that can see spirits gets involved in a case that's connected to his past, and is forced to team up with someone he hates to defeat the soul-eating monster behind it all.

This was a fun little novella, incorporating elements of Korean shamanism into kind of an urban fantasy with horror elements. It's well-paced, and manages to give you a decent sense of the main characters, despite being plot-heavy. I had a couple of small quibbles with it, but will gladly try more from this author.

Bingo squares: minority author HM, x of y, short, lgbtqia+

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

I don't read on desktop, but I use Pocketbook Reader on my tablet. Free with no ads, and lets me use any colors I want, override terrible embedded fonts and cramped line height, change margins, etc. It does have a couple of quirks that annoy me from time to time, but I haven't found a replacement I like better.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

You might have a look at Darebee workouts/programs. Can search by 'upper', 'abs', etc to cut out a lot of stuff your foot might have trouble with.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago

And then Loki got preggers, and gave birth to Sleipnir, an 8-legged horse that Odin rides around.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

HintTake a closer look at the arm rest of the bench.

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Released February 7, 2025.

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Hey everyone!

We're about six months into our first [email protected] Book Bingo challenge. If you didn't know about it, or if you've been debating joining, there's still plenty of time to participate! You do not need to fill a whole card to complete the challenge: 'bingo' is only five squares in a line.

If you're already working on bingo, how's it going so far? Doing any fun challenges? Having trouble with any squares or rules? Any and all feedback is welcome and appreciated!

We'll be doing another post in a few months for 2025 bingo suggestions, and a turn-in post at the beginning of April.

On behalf of myself, Dresden, and JaymesRS, thank you for being here, and happy reading!

[-] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago

I would add The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993) to your Funny and Spooky list. I'll also second the The Fog (1981) suggestion.

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I wanted to see this thing in motion, so I tried to search up the youtube video, but no dice. Every article on it is just copy-pasted from the original on the Express site, and I can't get the embedded video attached to it to work. I did find an article on NIWA's site about a species of sea pig, which looks similar.

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In a small Dutch village in the Dark Ages, Frieda carries the blame for her struggle to conceive a child with her husband. She believes God is her only hope and seeks help from the village priest. But when the local butcher attempts to take advantage of Frieda, chasing her into the forest, he mysteriously disappears. Frieda comes back unscathed, the first to ever return from the unknown dangers outside of the village. The community becomes suspicious that it was not God who brought her back safely but a dark force cloaked in fog beyond the edge of the woods. Frieda becomes suspicious as well, but her doubts begin to form a new faith within her; a faith in the ones that linger in the darkness.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1219739-witte-wieven

Technically this premiered in the Netherlands already, but it's debuting in the US this week at Fantastic Fest as per here. Hopefully that counts as "upcoming"!

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  • September 6 at 11 a.m. ET - September 9 at 11 a.m. ET: Heavy Caliber + 30K Credits
  • September 13 at 11 a.m. ET - September 16 at 11 a.m. ET: Depleted Reload + 30K Credits
  • September 20 at 11 a.m. ET - September 23 at 11 a.m. ET: Tainted Shell + 30K Credits
  • September 27 at 11 a.m. ET - September 30 at 11 a.m. ET: Magnum Force + Stratos Emblem

(mission details are in the post, if you care)

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Mixing every color using light = white

Mixing every color using pigments (paint, ink, etc.) = black

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A note: this is not the full series, just a large percentage.

ETA: Requires a Kobo account to redeem; also, US only.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

100% agree; I was so bummed Riddick was just inferior Pitch Black. The animated one, Dark Fury, was fun, though, iirc.

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Nightwave: Nora’s Mix Vol. 6 is coming to a close—ending on Tuesday, September 3rd at 1 p.m. ET. However, similar to Nora’s Mix Vol. 6, Nightwave: Nora’s Mix Vol. 7 will be released quickly after, on Tuesday, September 3rd, around 2:15 p.m. ET (whenever we Hotfix!)

Vol. 7 rewards are Stalker-themed (the link has a list, but no pictures).

Don't forget to spend your creds!

[-] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

This is correspondence and such that's been sitting around in a warehouse for however many years, untouched.

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From their most recent album, Twilight Aura.

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Fanart of artist rendition:

Lemongrab from Adventure Time, yelling. The caption reads, "UNCONSTITUTIONAL!"

I have the sound of this stuck in my head now, thanks.

[-] [email protected] 43 points 11 months ago

Did a quick search, looks like ExeKiller, which isn't out yet. Hope you find something good to play in the meantime!

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A favorite of mine from a few years ago.

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