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Currently teaching, reading, and writing, in that order. I enjoy looking at old boats.

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Maybe the real "big booms" were the pieces of content we made along the way.

05.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

David Cronenberg's "Absalom, Absalom!"

05.03.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Never a big Narnia guy but this 6 seconds typifies everything I love about British television.

24.02.2026 08:48 πŸ‘ 3480 πŸ” 939 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 91

Godzilla '98 was my favorite from that era. Banger of a soundtrack for a movie that was so ass.

03.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Y'all out here just discovering dirty rice? You can really tell people who have never had to eat on a budget.

02.03.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Home Alone" but it's these three kids while their parents' vacation is scuttled by an active war zone would make an instant crowd-pleaser.

02.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Joe Dante and Hideo Kojima are close seconds but no director was more right about the future of war than Barry Levinson with the 1992 box office flop Toys.

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28.02.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 9108 πŸ” 2863 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 11

If it makes you feel any better, I'm gonna buy it.

28.02.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Attn. @playchampion.bsky.social

28.02.2026 03:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

after failed military incursion, us government responds with economic sanctions

25.02.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 2953 πŸ” 795 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 21

This reminds me to tell you to read my story "Scratches" in Tales of Sley House 2025 (available here www.sleyhouse.com/product-page...)

26.02.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dang, I can't believe I missed this when it was new. Great piece. Thanks for sharing it

26.02.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hire Julie so that I can play more of her work! Interstate 35 is great.

24.02.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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iambic tetrameter ass stick

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Ken Marino driving a van and singing β€œDanny’s Song” but the text has been changed to read β€œDiane, 11:30 AM, February 24th. Entering The Town Of Twin Peaks”

Ken Marino driving a van and singing β€œDanny’s Song” but the text has been changed to read β€œDiane, 11:30 AM, February 24th. Entering The Town Of Twin Peaks”

24.02.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 916 πŸ” 207 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 7
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How to stop a dictator I spent months studying how authoritarians like Trump lose. The answer is shockingly simple.

I have spent the past several months studying the cutting-edge research on modern democracies that have defeated authoritarian leaders.

I've learned that the conventional wisdom on the topic is wrong β€”Β in ways that have clear implications for the US going forward

THREAD www.vox.com/politics/479...

24.02.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 2114 πŸ” 899 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 129

"2026 is the year of the horse"

The horse:

24.02.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

these people treat being called racist like it is a slur, and treat slurs like they're mere differences of opinion

23.02.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 9999 πŸ” 2148 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 36

"I agree with you. I hear you." -- the words said by someone who is doing neither of those things.

Great article and interview.

23.02.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
So you get out your Fascism for Dummies book for the 15 things you do, and we tried to include as many of them as we could in the most artful way possible. How were we supposed to know that this clown car in Washington was going to basically use the same book that we used? So I don't think it's prescience so much as the sad familiarity of fascism and the karaoke menu of things that you go through to do it. You could list them from the show, or you could list them from the newspaper.

So you get out your Fascism for Dummies book for the 15 things you do, and we tried to include as many of them as we could in the most artful way possible. How were we supposed to know that this clown car in Washington was going to basically use the same book that we used? So I don't think it's prescience so much as the sad familiarity of fascism and the karaoke menu of things that you go through to do it. You could list them from the show, or you could list them from the newspaper.

Tony Gilroy, creator of Andor, wasn’t allowed to use the word β€œfascism” during press junkets in 2025.

Interesting interview in The Hollywood Reporter.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...

21.02.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 3794 πŸ” 1131 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 73

We really could have nice things if the most uncreative people in the world didn't have the keys to the kingdom.

21.02.2026 03:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel the same way about higher ed.

21.02.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes to the colors. No to literally everything else about these things

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Wearing those bad boys counts as a physical challenge

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"get back in the sneakers, Shinji!"

21.02.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: January 2026 - Reactor This month's short fiction recs include strange tales, near future explorations, and at least one giant.

The world is a trash fire. Take a break with some new short speculative fiction. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...

19.02.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Well that's just awful. Bluepoint has been doing such good work.

20.02.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a black shirt is making a funny face with his hands on his chest . ALT: a man in a black shirt is making a funny face with his hands on his chest .

My reaction learning that our utopia is built on child torture

19.02.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Extremely Norm Macdonald voice: "Yeah, Board of Peace spelled B-O-R-E-D."

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