Chris Barkley (He/Him)
Reader, Writer, Raconteur and winner of the 2023 Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer!
What Scarlett Johansson Wants: AI Boundaries, Respect for Blockbusters—and Revenge on Michael Che
The director of ‘Eleanor the Great’ and star of ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ on being sexualized as a teen, how “we’re being muzzled” by Trump’s tech allies, and more.vanityfair.com- Multiple Trump officials have links to antisemitic extremists... www.npr.org/2025/05/14/n...
Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists
NPR has identified three Trump administration officials with close ties to antisemitic extremists, including a prominent Holocaust denier.npr.org ‘Customers are being duped’: how murky grocery sales tactics are squeezing some Kroger shoppers
Kroger stores in multiple states have overcharged customers by listing expired sale tags and then ringing up regular prices – a practice that adds extra burdens on struggling US familiestheguardian.comLuxury 747 from Qatar Totaled After Hegseth Drives it Into Tree
The Defense Secretary decided to give the plane a test drive after discovering it in the Pentagon parking lot with the keys in the ignition.open.substack.com- 1 Astronaut, Many Cameras and 220 Days of Amazing Images From Space... www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/s...
1 Astronaut, Many Cameras and 220 Days of Amazing Images From Space
nytimes.com Pixel Scroll 5/13/25 The Psy Who Clicked In From The Scroll
(1) ATWOOD’S FREEDOM TO PUBLISH AWARD. The Guardian reports an award acceptance speech in which “Margaret Atwood says she cannot remember another time ‘when words themselves have felt under s…file770.com- SAY WHAT????? 😮 www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe HOF-eligible as MLB lifts ban
The all-time hit king and Jackson -- both longtime baseball pariahs stained by gambling, seen by MLB as the game's mortal sin -- are now presumably eligible for election into the Baseball Hall of Fame...espn.com Episcopal Church will not help resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The Episcopal Church says it will not assist with the resettlement of South African migrants and will end it's government partnership to support refugees. NPR hears from presiding bishop Sean Rowe.npr.org- "Refugees" MY ASS!!!!! 🧐 www.npr.org/2025/05/13/n...
First group of Afrikaner refugees arrive in the U.S.
The first group of white South Africans have arrived in the U.S. after the Trump administration granted them refugee status. Meanwhile, the resettlement of other refugees remains on hold.npr.org
