Richard Littler / is on Nostr

Writer, graphic artist, creator of [@scarfolk](https://mastodonapp.uk/@scarfolk ). "This guy, who apparently saw the future" - Edward Snowden. Neurodivergent (ASD/ADHD).

Banner image: A selection of Scarfolk books & merchandise.
Avatar image: Black & white photo. Me: bald, bearded, bespectacled, and seemingly unaware of the enormous arachnid with the face of a malevolent baby, and the plague doctor, behind me.

Website: https://www.richardlittler.com
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/richardlittler.bsky.social
Scarfolk blog: https://scarfolk.blogspot.com

Last Notes

2024-06-12 09:29:32

A typical #ADHD tale...
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2024-06-11 17:29:17

With the UK #elections coming up, politicians are in full spin (lie) mode. Consequently, misinformation, and its evil twin, disinformation, are rife online.
To save me having to point out each and every time an untrue claim is made, I've created my own lttle response graphic.
"You are wrong again. Check the facts.
#illustration
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2024-06-10 09:32:19

Them: "Hi, how are you today?"
Me: "Fine."*
*Easier to say 'fine' than 'I feel like I'm living in a time in which mass psychosis is ravaging at least half the population; like I'm a passenger in a car being driven at 120mph toward a cliff edge by an unhinged driver who has never driven before but, in his derangement, a) believes he's Cowboy Jesus riding a tamed dinosaur, and b) has convinced other demented passengers of this, and they are now willing to shred and eat anyone who opposes him.'

2024-06-09 15:16:30

If humans were the result of intelligent design, we'd be able to detach our arms when we go to bed. They just get in the way. It's like sharing the bed with two insomniac geese.

2024-06-08 12:02:35

I see Russell Brand has tapped into that inexplicable and absurd demographic that comprises fervent American Christians who will bend over backwards to endorse convicted fraudsters, perjurers, sexual predators, and felons of all creeds, whose actions are all explicitly denounced in their holy book.

2024-06-02 22:16:11

New drawing. A cinema I frequently
visited as a child. It's pictured here as I remember it, circa December 1977/January 1978. It has long since been demolished.
If you'd like to read a little more about the cinema, here's a link:
https://www.richardlittler.com/post/altrincham-hippodrome-studio-1-cannon
#altrincham #cinema #architecture
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2024-05-23 21:54:38

I've been hunting for this specific typeface/font/lettering for ages, but can never find it. It was used for cinema light box/marquees in the UK in the 1960s-1980s. It's close to some of the usual suspects (Gill Sans, Human521, Futura, DIN, Century, etc ), but no cigar. Any ideas?
#typography #fonts
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2024-05-22 10:13:45

I still find it utterly absurd that #sport is a mandatory part of all news broadcasts. For someone with zero interest in sport, it has sounded like this to me for 50+ years: "Those were the main news headlines... Now, rodent news: Manchester Zoo has loaned Señor Fluffi, a Spanish gerbil, from Zoo Aquarium de Madrid for £20 million. They have also expressed interest in acquiring a squirrel..."

2024-05-10 11:14:44

Jack Dorsey is furious that #Bluesky has attracted "very very common" people. He also doesn't like the idea of moderation tools facilitating the banning of racists.
All these tech billionaires are like a version of the movie Big, in which a pre-adolescent boy wakes up in the body of an aging Howard Hughes. Or Colonel Kurtz. Or a sardine.
#JackDorsey
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2024-05-02 14:35:07

"Mike, my beloved husband of 40 years died two weeks ago and I used #AI to write his eulogy. I inputted a few biographical details, which were then transformed into a lengthy, heartfelt tribute. I had no idea, however, that he'd also been an electrical device for amplifying sound. He'd kept that to himself. A humble man. I'm so proud."

2024-04-30 20:44:27

It's #internationaljazzday!
Here are some #jazz facts: According to research, jazz improves your verbal ability, focus, memory and mood. It also increases productivity & boosts creativity because it activates theta brain waves. It also promotes relaxation by increasing alpha waves. It has even been found to lessen depression symptoms. Jazz musicians improvising with other musicians show robust activation in the same brain areas traditionally associated with spoken language.
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2024-04-26 14:01:20

It's #AlienDay. Here are my photos of the bar that H R Giger designed. It jars enormously with its location - a little, picturesque Swiss village.
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2024-04-25 14:03:07

Me: "I'm starting work on a simple story idea. Shouldn't require any research..."
3 weeks later
Me: "I'm researching ontology/epistemology, astronomy, politics, mass sociogenic disorders, psychology, etc. I understand <1% of it and I can't write the story because I don't possess all human knowledge"