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New Day Cafe - Saturday: Vids and Stills, & Neil. [1]
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Date: 2025-07-26
Good morning, Newdists. Hope you all had a good week.
In this era of banned books, do you have problematic authors on your bookshelves?
I do.
What are your thoughts? Should one ditch books by authors that have suddenly been shown to be problematical? Such as they are accused of having been a member of the old Nazi Party, or they have a hidden history of abusing girls and women?
Have you watched any episodes of Sandman? It’s really good. I’ve always loved the books.
Season 2 has dropped (it sounds intense!) and I’ve gone back to rewatching season one on Netflix before I go on to season 2.
Season 2 is the final season. That was established even before all what later surfaced regarding Neil Gaiman and allegations of his misbehavior with a former babysitter and other women. What does one do — in a situation like that — with a series of much loved books, authored by someone about whom you suddenly find out all kinds of horrible things that are personally abhorrent to you? I’m not conflicted about condemning his behavior. I am conflicted about his books and keeping them.
The book series on Sandman has two teevee shows affiliated around it — Sandman on Netflix, and also Lucifer. The latter is loosely based on Sandman’s resident of Hell, even though the writers for the latter show take significant liberties and the theme differs. One thing both shows have in common is they both utilize music that really fits into the show. [The selection is from a scene when Dream Lord follows his sister Death on her rounds]
So much of my twenties was wrapped around music and that included Neil Gaiman. Because if you remember, he wrote a biography on Duran Duran. I got that one out of the library, and sped through it, oh donkeys years ago. I didn’t acquire his books in order of publication, I got them whenever I had the money to buy them, and time to read. My collection is not nearly as big as many other people that I know, because I read so many of them from the library.
The ones I do own, I moved them off the shelf where I used to see them whenever I walked passed them in the basement. Recently, I moved them out of sight onto another shelf. But...will I ever be able to put them in the shed? I can't conceive of that. Also, onto that old shelf, I’ve moved in other favorites by other authors. This way, I can still get a surprise every time I walk by, and feel like browsing.
Also, I cannot not finish watching the series. It’s like a half finished song that keeps playing over and over in my head. So, I’m gonna watch it and move along. That’s where I am now.
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Which one are you today? I’m very much in #1 mode.
x Which medieval snail are you today? pic.twitter.com/vhvIWyT3b6 — Titania (@TitaniasRealm) July 24, 2025
Water puppy meets human —
x It’s time for walking exercise for these fish 🐟😀#FridayFun pic.twitter.com/OVgRC60RKJ — Star Snap 🌟 (@StarSnap_1) July 25, 2025
Sometimes perspective takes time —
x Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Robert Frost pic.twitter.com/XC0vrVXjk3 — The English Oak Project (@TheKentAcorn) July 20, 2025
x Breathtaking Kinetic Water Art pic.twitter.com/UuliNdqNHm — March (@MarchUnofficial) July 25, 2025
x David Hockney Landscape. pic.twitter.com/s4usZ2Rye0 — Jim Beattie (@JimBeattie18) July 23, 2025
x A family of swan in crystal clear waters
pic.twitter.com/97e9zVRAIq — Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) July 23, 2025
uh…
x The spaghetti clearing technique 😅 pic.twitter.com/EEBLD8MqzM — internet hall of fame (@InternetH0F) July 23, 2025
Missing British Parrot Returns [Suffolk Gazette]
x bro went to college😭 pic.twitter.com/4SnjXuftM0 — kira 👾 (@kirawontmiss) July 22, 2025
x There is no red in this picture.
Your brain is filling in the red color. The picture is made entirely of light blue, black, and white.
[🖼️ Akiyoshi Kitaoka] pic.twitter.com/ehfBq9z7CM — Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 23, 2025
x Ok, here’s an unusual post. There was no wind, and all these starlings were lined up chattering away, so stuck my camera on the tripod and filmed. 😄 pic.twitter.com/Nw2bcqQ4ly — stormcabbirds (@stormcabbirds) July 24, 2025
Cool story
x 🚨: A 9,000-year-old skeleton in Somerset was genetically matched to a local man named Adrian Targett. Their mitochondrial DNA reveals an unbroken maternal lineage spanning 300 generations — the longest verified lineage in history. pic.twitter.com/8AlhrSXEjS — Curiosity (@MAstronomers) July 24, 2025
C'mon, they’re herding the car. We all know this. They’re taking it home.
x If you see bison on the road, be patient and stay in your vehicle. Wait for them to move, and do not honk your horn. That will only make them go slower. A bison’s level of aggressiveness, both physical and passive, is legendary. pic.twitter.com/pEoXE8NGz3 — National Park Service (@NatlParkService) July 24, 2025
x Here’s a beautiful Hare, a work in progress, for a peaceful moment in your morning. Stretching out her long back before she settles down to sleep in the sunshine. This piece will be in my September exhibition. I’ve watched many a hare in my time doing just this pic.twitter.com/8PvJbvK1Q3 — Liza Adamczewski or the accidental ecologist (@lizaadamczewski) July 24, 2025
x When I was flying out of Seattle, I took a few quick snaps of Mount Rainier on my phone. I just edited one of them (straightened, cropped, contrast) and got this. pic.twitter.com/R2h1xtBHSj — Sandy Horne (@SandyHorne61) July 24, 2025
x Hit us with a water emoji if you have water in your garden right now for visiting hedgehogs & other wildlife! 💧💧 #WildlifeWednesday #WaterforWildlife
📹 Claire pic.twitter.com/dxWpz65w1h — Hedgehog Society (@hedgehogsociety) July 23, 2025
Newdists, please grab a cuppa, something to eat, and join us in the comment thread.
New Day Cafe is an Open Thread.
What do you want to talk about today?
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