Alex A. Pagliuca
@alexpagliuca.bsky.social
Writer. Film lover. Horror evangelist. Anti-fascist. Night owl. Misfit toy. Pragmatic idealist, and skeptic at the same time. Autistic. AI is for suckers. All I want is to be an honest man and a good writer.
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The Year in Horror 2025: Have You Checked The Children? | Alex Pagliuca
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We’re just about at year’s end. What was one of the dominant themes in horror 2025, and what does that say about the fears and anxieties of the people making and responding to them?
I have some ideas. Free to all.
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I have some ideas. Free to all.
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ICE detained multiple kids (all under the age of 10!) in the last week alone. Still kidnapping people based solely on the way they look. Still arresting parents at school pick up.
Nothing has changed in Minnesota. Nice words from the Admin won’t change that. ICE leaving will.
Nothing has changed in Minnesota. Nice words from the Admin won’t change that. ICE leaving will.
February 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
ICE detained multiple kids (all under the age of 10!) in the last week alone. Still kidnapping people based solely on the way they look. Still arresting parents at school pick up.
Nothing has changed in Minnesota. Nice words from the Admin won’t change that. ICE leaving will.
Nothing has changed in Minnesota. Nice words from the Admin won’t change that. ICE leaving will.
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My parents died a couple years before smartphones, and the only audio I ever had of them were voicemails that they’d left on whatever landline I had when they died, deleted when I moved and changed numbers. The writer’s longing to hear his dad’s voice one more time is palpable. Great read.
A period drama, a Supreme Court case and voice our film critic hadn't heard in decades. n.pr/3MjwnuM
I thought I'd heard my dad's voice for the last time. A movie helped me find it again
A period drama, a Supreme Court case and voice our film critic hadn't heard in decades.
n.pr
February 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
My parents died a couple years before smartphones, and the only audio I ever had of them were voicemails that they’d left on whatever landline I had when they died, deleted when I moved and changed numbers. The writer’s longing to hear his dad’s voice one more time is palpable. Great read.
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This is action EVERY city in the country can take. If your hotels cooperate with ICE, goodbye liquor revenue.
A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
Minneapolis Council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the liquor licenses for the Canopy by Hilton in the Mill District and Depot Renaissance Hotel.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:57 AM
This is action EVERY city in the country can take. If your hotels cooperate with ICE, goodbye liquor revenue.
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Today in 1979 — YOU CAN’T DO THAT ON TELEVISION debuted on CJOH-TV in Ottawa, Ontario.
Nickelodeon picked up the kids' sketch comedy show in 1981, and it soon became their highest rated program. #TVSky
Nickelodeon picked up the kids' sketch comedy show in 1981, and it soon became their highest rated program. #TVSky
February 4, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Today in 1979 — YOU CAN’T DO THAT ON TELEVISION debuted on CJOH-TV in Ottawa, Ontario.
Nickelodeon picked up the kids' sketch comedy show in 1981, and it soon became their highest rated program. #TVSky
Nickelodeon picked up the kids' sketch comedy show in 1981, and it soon became their highest rated program. #TVSky
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Is Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Super Fly’ (1972) one of the greatest albums of all time? Vote for it—and up to ten albums total—in our readers’ poll here: album.ink/GOATAlbumsPoll
February 4, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Is Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Super Fly’ (1972) one of the greatest albums of all time? Vote for it—and up to ten albums total—in our readers’ poll here: album.ink/GOATAlbumsPoll
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Finally dropped a review of my beloved PILLION! Yes, it was incredibly hard to write as all my favorite movies are. If you're looking for an authentic romantic drama this is the one. And ASkars is gorgeous (no surprise).
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Pillion Review: Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgard Dominate This Tenderhearted Romance
A dom/sub romance we all need in our lives.
thefilmmaven.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Finally dropped a review of my beloved PILLION! Yes, it was incredibly hard to write as all my favorite movies are. If you're looking for an authentic romantic drama this is the one. And ASkars is gorgeous (no surprise).
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Tuesday.
How do we cope🤔
How do we cope🤔
February 3, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Tuesday.
How do we cope🤔
How do we cope🤔
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Heading into Valentines Day like:
February 2, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Heading into Valentines Day like:
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Blondie's "Heart of Glass" from 'Parallel Lines' hit #1 on the UK singles chart 47 years ago on February 3, 1979
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February 4, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Blondie's "Heart of Glass" from 'Parallel Lines' hit #1 on the UK singles chart 47 years ago on February 3, 1979
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album.ink/blondiePL
This. Whole. Thread.
If you haven't noticed, I have stopped posting about a whole lot of this, because to be frank, the majority of people responding with VERY STRONG OPINIONS have zero experience, and are just posting based on vibes and previous internet arguments. Gwen has perspective.
If you haven't noticed, I have stopped posting about a whole lot of this, because to be frank, the majority of people responding with VERY STRONG OPINIONS have zero experience, and are just posting based on vibes and previous internet arguments. Gwen has perspective.
Increasingly polarized into opposing dumpster fire tactics not even on principle as because I never want to see a dumpster fire tactical debate post again ever for the rest of my life.
February 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
This. Whole. Thread.
If you haven't noticed, I have stopped posting about a whole lot of this, because to be frank, the majority of people responding with VERY STRONG OPINIONS have zero experience, and are just posting based on vibes and previous internet arguments. Gwen has perspective.
If you haven't noticed, I have stopped posting about a whole lot of this, because to be frank, the majority of people responding with VERY STRONG OPINIONS have zero experience, and are just posting based on vibes and previous internet arguments. Gwen has perspective.
I got a list?
The Godfather I + II
Cool Hand Luke
Apocalypse Now
12 Angry Men
The Wild Bunch
The Dirty Dozen
8 1/2
Rear WIndow
Vertigo
Young Frankenstein
The Bourne Trilogy
The Fisher King
Klute
It's A Wonderful Life
The Verdict
Ran
The Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Casablanca
The Big Lebowski
The Godfather I + II
Cool Hand Luke
Apocalypse Now
12 Angry Men
The Wild Bunch
The Dirty Dozen
8 1/2
Rear WIndow
Vertigo
Young Frankenstein
The Bourne Trilogy
The Fisher King
Klute
It's A Wonderful Life
The Verdict
Ran
The Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Casablanca
The Big Lebowski
What’s everyone’s favorite dad movie
Trying to do a daily dumb little prompt to not think about The Horrors
February 4, 2026 at 3:00 AM
I got a list?
The Godfather I + II
Cool Hand Luke
Apocalypse Now
12 Angry Men
The Wild Bunch
The Dirty Dozen
8 1/2
Rear WIndow
Vertigo
Young Frankenstein
The Bourne Trilogy
The Fisher King
Klute
It's A Wonderful Life
The Verdict
Ran
The Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Casablanca
The Big Lebowski
The Godfather I + II
Cool Hand Luke
Apocalypse Now
12 Angry Men
The Wild Bunch
The Dirty Dozen
8 1/2
Rear WIndow
Vertigo
Young Frankenstein
The Bourne Trilogy
The Fisher King
Klute
It's A Wonderful Life
The Verdict
Ran
The Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Casablanca
The Big Lebowski
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I've been thinking about this a lot and this is gamergate energy.
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:49 AM
I've been thinking about this a lot and this is gamergate energy.
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The testing ground of our oppression. Shout-out to @thenation.com
Today, as Gaza continues to be stuck in a bloody limbo, we are turning our website over to Gaza and its people in an initiative we are calling “A Day for Gaza.” There will be no pieces published on our website today that do not come directly from Gaza.
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
The testing ground of our oppression. Shout-out to @thenation.com
True.
The 3:10 to Yuma remake is honestly better than the original
You can take your pick from the James Mangold filmography. 3:10 to Yuma? YES. Ford v Ferrari? YES. Walk the Line? YES. Wait, he even did the Bob Dylan movie? My God. He's in the running for the dad movie championship.
For me, though, it's Wrath of Khan.
For me, though, it's Wrath of Khan.
February 4, 2026 at 2:51 AM
True.
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The Nation ( @thenation.com ) chronicles the ever-increasingly corrupt graft of our ever-increasingly pig-fisted, short-fingered vulgarian presidunce, Pedophilius.
Sometimes, it's best just to call a pig a pig!
Sometimes, it's best just to call a pig a pig!
How Trump Became the Biggest Crook in the History of Democracy
The penny-ante bribes of his first term have given way to billions in graft.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
The Nation ( @thenation.com ) chronicles the ever-increasingly corrupt graft of our ever-increasingly pig-fisted, short-fingered vulgarian presidunce, Pedophilius.
Sometimes, it's best just to call a pig a pig!
Sometimes, it's best just to call a pig a pig!
Folks really need to mind their business about other people having kids. I was about 10 when I started saying I was never having kids. I felt a difference/isolation I was not going to willingly submit anyone to. I know now, I was recognizing autism, without having a name for it. Mind yo BIZNESS
the only time i ever listened to smartless was years ago when jennifer aniston was a guest and when she was talking about how much she loves hosting friends at her house one of the guys asked if that made her feel less lonely bc she doesn’t have kids
Jason Bateman Criticized for Asking Charli xcx About Having Kids and Telling Her ‘You Might Find Somebody’ Who Changes Your Mind; She Responds: ‘I Am Married’
Jason Bateman is getting flak on social media for asking Charli xcx about not wanting to have kids, then telling her she might change her mind.
variety.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Folks really need to mind their business about other people having kids. I was about 10 when I started saying I was never having kids. I felt a difference/isolation I was not going to willingly submit anyone to. I know now, I was recognizing autism, without having a name for it. Mind yo BIZNESS
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Pop singer Lorde will donate the $204,000 she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups.
Lorde donates merchandise proceeds from Minneapolis shows to immigrant rights groups
Pop singer Lorde will donate money she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups, she shared in a post on Instagram on Tuesday.
bit.ly
February 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Pop singer Lorde will donate the $204,000 she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups.
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I don’t understand why colleagues stay silent when this happens.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I don’t understand why colleagues stay silent when this happens.
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this is exactly right. "popularism" in practice amounts to an abdication of political leadership!
This part of our response essay is where I'm at. Boiling down all of politics to electoralism has been absolutely terrible for resisting rising authoritarianism.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 AM
this is exactly right. "popularism" in practice amounts to an abdication of political leadership!
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this is really good
“BORTAC in particular is used to operating in the desert. They are not trained for urban policing,” says Gil Kerlikowske, a former CBP commissioner. “They’re absolutely the wrong tool for the job. It’s like using a chain saw to mow your lawn”
The Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's Killings
Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:04 AM
this is really good
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“Even if you just wanted the printed photo, your data is being held by a third party unbeknownst to you. ... The fact that this third party leaks it freely is icing on the cake. It violates any reasonable expectation of privacy.”
‘Curator Live’, a popular photo booth company for weddings and other events, is exposing all sorts of unsuspecting people’s photos.
Wedding Photo Booth Company Exposes Customers’ Drunken Photos
‘Curator Live’, a popular photo booth company for weddings and other events, is exposing all sorts of unsuspecting people’s photos.
www.404media.co
February 4, 2026 at 12:16 AM
“Even if you just wanted the printed photo, your data is being held by a third party unbeknownst to you. ... The fact that this third party leaks it freely is icing on the cake. It violates any reasonable expectation of privacy.”
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hey remember when I got shit on for years for trying to warn people that GamerGate was just Nazis and not just about harassing women and not just about some “consumer revolt”
The Epstein files reveal what powerful people see in video games: profit, coercion, and control
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February 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
hey remember when I got shit on for years for trying to warn people that GamerGate was just Nazis and not just about harassing women and not just about some “consumer revolt”
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"People misread our joy, our discomfort, our boundaries, then demand our children perform 'clear communication' on command." @lovettejallow.bsky.social describes the specific pressures on Black non-speaking autistic children and their families. #autism #BlackAndAutistic #neurodiversity
“Will my nonspeaking autistic child ever speak?” is a search-bar question. Under it sit two fears: fear for the child’s future, and fear of how family will interpret the child. Speech becomes proof of “good parenting.” The child becomes a performance.
#autism #nonspeaking
#autism #nonspeaking
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
"People misread our joy, our discomfort, our boundaries, then demand our children perform 'clear communication' on command." @lovettejallow.bsky.social describes the specific pressures on Black non-speaking autistic children and their families. #autism #BlackAndAutistic #neurodiversity
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Imagine the things that Stokely Carmichael would have posted about Dr. King
The successful nonviolence and civil rights movements of the past, as I’ve gathered from reading about them, ALSO featured a shit ton of incessant petty drama and in-fighting.
But crucially, they didn’t have social media - so this was kept far more private.
But crucially, they didn’t have social media - so this was kept far more private.
February 4, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Imagine the things that Stokely Carmichael would have posted about Dr. King
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🚨"Hands on your face! Get the f*ck back!" ICE agents scream as they pull loaded gun on Minneapolis observer. When our reporter asked why they were arresting the observers, ICE claimed activists were "threatening" them with...hand gun gestures.
FULL VIDEO ⬇️
FULL VIDEO ⬇️
February 3, 2026 at 7:25 PM
🚨"Hands on your face! Get the f*ck back!" ICE agents scream as they pull loaded gun on Minneapolis observer. When our reporter asked why they were arresting the observers, ICE claimed activists were "threatening" them with...hand gun gestures.
FULL VIDEO ⬇️
FULL VIDEO ⬇️