Amy Ziegfeld

@amyz.bsky.social

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Disability rights attorney, feminist, writer, incompetent artist, lover of games. Former comic book reviewer.

A DVD with a Queens Library barcode stuck directly on the data.
Screenshot from YouTube TV. A listing for the 1960 Roger Corman film "The Little Shop of Horrors" illustrated with a frame from the 1986 Frank Oz film "Little Shop of Horrors"
Gif of Benoit Blanc in Knives Out saying "It makes no damn sense! It compels me, though..."
Deku Deals showing Veilguard on sale for $9.99
Google map of Gettysburg, PA, showing no results for a search for "Spaghettisburg."
Screengrab of headline from The Kenya Times: "Americans to receive $2000 from President Trump as court makes major ruling on tariffs."
Follow-up GIF from The Simpsons, Martin transfixed by the My Dinner with Andre arcade game, saying "Tell me more," as the scene shifts to the controls, an arcade stick that can be pointed at three options: Trenchant Insight, Bon Mot, or "Tell Me More."
GIF from The Simpsons of the My Dinner with Andre arcade game. Text overlay: "Thirsting for a way to name the unnameable, to express the inexpressible."
Title card for The Jetsons, Season 2, Episode 25, reading "The Jetsons in: Space Bong."
Greg Bovino photo.
The Hollywood Pictures Logo: The Sphinx, above three horizongal lines and the words "HOLLYWOOD PICTURES."
Ed Zitron post quoting a Matt Darling post. Darling: I think this strengthens the case for Stancilism. Immediate post pandemic economy was *weird* in a way that made it hard to compare it to similar years. But we've got low unemployment and low inflation now. Very hard to make the case that now is worse than the Volcker shock. Zitron: Shit got more expensive and stayed more expensive so “being employed” doesn’t help you as much. Zitron adds: Economics may be complex and all that but the stuff you buy today costs a lot more than it used to even a few years ago because companies raised prices blaming “inflation,” posted record profits and never brought prices down. If “inflation” doesn’t ever recede for the consumer that’s a problem!
Excerpt from a Newsweek article. It reads: "Newsweek contacted the GOP by email outside of normal business hours to comment on this story."
Text from a Technosapiens newsletter summarizing the results of a recent study on kids, teens, and screen use: "In general, addictive patterns of screen use were associated with worse mental health outcomes. Kids who showed highly addictive social media or video game use were at greater risk for suicidal thoughts, suicidal behavior, and other mental health problems Kids who showed highly addictive phone use were also at greater risk for suicidal thoughts and behavior"
List of special features on the Criterion Collection blu-ray of Watership Down. Highlighted: "PLUS: An essay by comic book writer Gerard Jones."
Screenshot of the Criterion Collection website, classifying animation as a genre.
Half-assed photo of a screen showing a clip from The Black Hole (1979).
Cover for an EC Comics anthology of Tales From the Crypt comics by Jack Davis called "'Tain't the Meat... It's the Humanity!"
Banner for an article from Cryptopolitan, headline "More than 50% of US taxpayers don't qualify for Elon Musk's $5,000 DOGE stimulus."
Phone Link text from an anonymous number, to a variety of people: "FINAL NOTIFICATION – TOLL VIOLATION – STATE OF NEW YORK This is an official alert regarding an outstanding toll balance linked to your vehicle. Under New York Vehicle and Traffic Law § 510(4-e), failure to remit full payment by May 7, 2025 will trigger formal enforcement actions. If this matter is not resolved by the deadline, the following consequences may occur without more notice: Suspension of your vehicle registration by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (NYSDMV) Referral of ur account to the court system for collection and legal enforcement Reporting of the delinquency to credit bureaus, potentially affecting your credit rating Designation of your vehicle as unlawfully operated, subjecting you to citations, fines, or impoundment Continued operation of a vehicle with a suspended registration may result in roadside stops by law enforcement and additional legal penalties under New York State law. To avoid disruption to your driving privileges—and to prevent inconvenience to ur daily travel—please fix this matter immediately. This is your final opportunity to settle the balance voluntarily. Enforcement actions will begin after May 6, 2025. Make payment now to avoid penalties and service interruption: " The text "ur" as in "your" has been highlighted.
Bonkers expensive pair of Balenciaga running shorts, on sale at Saks Fifth Ave. for $1,250.00
More Caldwell: "In tonight’s edition of The Best & The Brightest, I’ve got a wide-ranging interview with David Axelrod, the former top Obama aide and political strategist, about the seismic shifts underway in Illinois, the implications for the Democratic Party, and much more."
Leigh Ann Caldwell's politics newsletter for Puck: "Hello and welcome back to The Best & The Brightest. I’m Leigh Ann Caldwell, exhausted from the late nights and long days of parties, brunches, and events surrounding the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, but also energized from seeing old friends—some of you multiple times over the past three days—and meeting lots of new people. I was also thrilled to spend some time with my Puck colleagues Julia, Peter, Abby, and Dylan; and, of course, Jon Kelly, Sarah Personette, Ali Hattamer, and Alex Bigler, all the people who make Puck thrive."
Entry from my library requests list for Conclave.
Line of people in New York City waiting for Gamestop to open to pre-order a Switch 2.
Excerpt from a Puck newsletter by Leigh Ann Caldwell: "Hello, and welcome back to The Best & The Brightest. I’m Leigh Ann Caldwell, counting down the days to White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend. This is a particularly good year to support the W.H.C.A., since the White House is trying to delegitimize the organization, which defends press access and more. As MSNBC’s Steph Ruhle said on The 11th Hour last night, it was unfortunate when “other media outlets” failed to “stand in unison” with the AP and Reuters after the administration restricted their White House access. Anyway, say hello if you see me. I’ll be there, even if Trump is skipping the dinner again this year…"
Map of the electoral college results in 1932. Hoover won Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. FDR won every other state.
From the Wikipedia entry for Not For Tourists: "History NFT originated in Jane Pirone's early-morning search for an open gas station in 1990. She and Rob Tallia published the Not For Tourists Guide to Manhattan 2000 ten years later. The name was changed to the "Guide to New York City" in 2002, which also saw the release of NFT's second city, Los Angeles. In late 2003, the guides were opened up to advertisements for financial reasons."
Stanza of Rime of the Ancient Meriner: "The Sun came up upon the left, Out of the sea came he! And he shone bright, and on the right Went down into the sea."
Da Share Zone "Just Walk Out" meme
The Leonardo DeCaprio pointing meme, from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Shot of the interior of the DVD case of Amadeus Director's Cut. Four Proof of Purchase chits are visible.
Photo of the back of an early Criterion Collection DVD release of M, by Fritz Lang. No special features are listed (because there are none).
Screen shot of an essay included with the Criterion Collection edition of Armageddon. It begins, "Despite what you may have heard, Armageddon is a work of art by a cutting-edge artist who is a master of movement, light, color, and shape—and also of chaos, razzle-dazzle, and explosion. (It was no surprise to me to learn that as a thirteen-year-old, director Michael Bay blew up his toy train set with firecrackers so he could photograph the result with his mom’s 8mm camera.)"
Puck engaged in fairly typical autofellatio: "We published Après Zelensky on Monday evening. Almost immediately, Puck’s always percolating Slack channel was alight with notes from our partners, such as Matt Belloni and Marion Maneker, declaring that they’d been deluged with praise from friends and subscribers about the piece. On Tuesday afternoon at Le Dip, I was thrilled to toast Julia’s success in person."
The worst chicken sub you've ever seen.
eBay listing for just one disc of one season of Batman: The Brave and the Bold
My kiddo.
Victory screen for Proletariat's Patience.
Screenshot of a game of Proletariat's Patience, from Zachtronic Solitaire, two moves in.
Fire Emblem Heroes status bar showing, among other things, 6,000 orbs.
Burt Ward as Robin in Batman (1966) bound, gagged, and handcuffed in a fairly suggestive manner to a large marble horse.
White text on a black background: PLACEHOLDER ASSET REPLACE ME PLEASE!!"
"An important reason for Generation Y's definitive nostalgia is that they grew up in a time when multiple consumer arts were reaching their high water marks. The concept is alien to Millennials and Zoomers, but if you were a kid in the 4, 8, and 16-bit eras, you had every reason to expect that each new installment in your favorite movie, TV, and game series would be better than the last. The excitement over the premiere of Super Mario Bros. 3 or a new season of The Simpsons was justified."
Baby Clark
Picture of baby Clark and mommy
Title card for "Les Douze Travaux D'Asterix" ("The Twelve Tasks of Asterix")
Photo of Jim Downey on Conan O'Brien's podcast
The White Witch looking extremely upset in the 1979 animated adaptation of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Headline from Kakuchopurei article by John Leo, "Shin Megami Tensei's Most Popular Demon Companion is Getting the Figma Treatment."
Poster for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
Excerpt from a Gaming Bible article: "Some assume it’ll be announced at The Game Awards, and thus launch early next year, while others believe Nintendo will announce it randomly via a social media post or something obscure."
Poster for Batman Returns