Pat Padua
@anamelessyeast.bsky.social
A freelance writer and dog lover with too many records
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I’ve got an essay in the @imprintfilms.bsky.social super deluxe release of John Woo’s The Killer
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The Killer (1989) - 4K UHD + Blu-ray SteelBook + Hardcover Booklet in Limited Edition Hardbox - Imprint Asia #50 | Via Vision Entertainment
One Vicious Hitman. One Fierce Cop. Ten Thousand Bullets.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:43 AM
I’ve got an essay in the @imprintfilms.bsky.social super deluxe release of John Woo’s The Killer
viavision.com.au/shop/the-kil...
viavision.com.au/shop/the-kil...
You had me at Hello Larry
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
You had me at Hello Larry
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Good Night From The Drummer, My Friends. Sleep Tight.
THE UPSETTER REVUE - Play On Mr Music [1977]
YouTube video by Bionic Dub
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February 7, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Good Night From The Drummer, My Friends. Sleep Tight.
The Fantasy Island that ends with Gene Rayburn in a throuple
February 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The Fantasy Island that ends with Gene Rayburn in a throuple
talent is beekeeping
February 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
talent is beekeeping
Tonight on Fantasy Island, Robert Goulet is Gaugin and Helen Reddy eats hate gumdrops
February 8, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Tonight on Fantasy Island, Robert Goulet is Gaugin and Helen Reddy eats hate gumdrops
TIL Amy Madigan sang in a soft-rock band youtu.be/gAgY4LDyi9c
JELLY - No One Like My Baby〜No Words Of Love
YouTube video by Sweet Melodies
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February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
TIL Amy Madigan sang in a soft-rock band youtu.be/gAgY4LDyi9c
Bandcamp Friday haul, plus another VU boot and the new Peng Peng Dong Peeee
February 7, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Bandcamp Friday haul, plus another VU boot and the new Peng Peng Dong Peeee
Friday night sophistipop I had never heard before youtu.be/6Dla9xLIkfQ?...
Freeez - Southern Freeez
YouTube video by Beggars Banquet Records
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February 7, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Friday night sophistipop I had never heard before youtu.be/6Dla9xLIkfQ?...
Sure I’ll cover Wuthering Heights—the Fantasy Island episode with Britt Ekland and … Hugh O’Brien
February 6, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Sure I’ll cover Wuthering Heights—the Fantasy Island episode with Britt Ekland and … Hugh O’Brien
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always grateful when I can indulge my obsessions on assignment; in this case, David DeCoteau and Aunt Voula’s parasitic twin www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
September 7, 2023 at 11:09 PM
always grateful when I can indulge my obsessions on assignment; in this case, David DeCoteau and Aunt Voula’s parasitic twin www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
I stopped freelancing for the Post in 2023; this remains my proudest moment, with the possible exception of the MBFGW3 review where I namechecked David DeCoteau and mused about parasitic twins. Hugs to all journalists right now
In New York, modern art is going to the dogs
One critic’s response to jaded sensibilities: An exhibition curated by a terrier.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I stopped freelancing for the Post in 2023; this remains my proudest moment, with the possible exception of the MBFGW3 review where I namechecked David DeCoteau and mused about parasitic twins. Hugs to all journalists right now
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The Washington City Paper lives! It's one of the only places in the DC area where you can find local news and arts coverage that The Post just decimated.
Follow @wcp.bsky.social nerds.
Follow @wcp.bsky.social nerds.
We need to find a way to tell the youths about alt-weeklies so they restart them
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The Washington City Paper lives! It's one of the only places in the DC area where you can find local news and arts coverage that The Post just decimated.
Follow @wcp.bsky.social nerds.
Follow @wcp.bsky.social nerds.
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Graceless pivot to survival: I’m launching
THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE
A music newsletter of reccos, rants, illumination, shade, endangered forms (concert/album reviews, human interviews), formless dangers (trash talk, love lore, bespoke illos) — an expansion of my work as your critic + co-listener
THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE
A music newsletter of reccos, rants, illumination, shade, endangered forms (concert/album reviews, human interviews), formless dangers (trash talk, love lore, bespoke illos) — an expansion of my work as your critic + co-listener
February 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Graceless pivot to survival: I’m launching
THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE
A music newsletter of reccos, rants, illumination, shade, endangered forms (concert/album reviews, human interviews), formless dangers (trash talk, love lore, bespoke illos) — an expansion of my work as your critic + co-listener
THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE
A music newsletter of reccos, rants, illumination, shade, endangered forms (concert/album reviews, human interviews), formless dangers (trash talk, love lore, bespoke illos) — an expansion of my work as your critic + co-listener
This week in City Lights @wcp.bsky.social I wrote about the devastating Iranian drama MORTICIAN, screening Friday at the Freer washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7787...
Valentine’s Fete, Sadeqa Johnson, and Film at NMAA: City Lights for Feb. 5–11
Phillips’ Valentine’s party, Mortician and Street of Shame screenings, Johnson on her latest novel, and protest photography.
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February 4, 2026 at 9:38 PM
This week in City Lights @wcp.bsky.social I wrote about the devastating Iranian drama MORTICIAN, screening Friday at the Freer washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7787...
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6/ The Post has lost over 375,000 subscribers in just over a year. If 10% of those readers subscribed to The 51st instead, we could hire 10 reporters and five editors, dramatically scaling our coverage of the city at this critical time. 51st.news/signup
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February 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
6/ The Post has lost over 375,000 subscribers in just over a year. If 10% of those readers subscribed to The 51st instead, we could hire 10 reporters and five editors, dramatically scaling our coverage of the city at this critical time. 51st.news/signup
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Any Art Detectives can identify the painter for me?
January 31, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Any Art Detectives can identify the painter for me?
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NEWS: The Library of Congress has selected 25 films for the National Film Registry due to their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage. Highlights in this thread. 🧵
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#NatFilmRegistry
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#NatFilmRegistry
The 2025 National Film Registry: “The Thing,” “Inception,” “Clueless” and More! | Timeless
The 2025 National Film Registry is out today, showcasing a group of 25 films spanning 118 years and including fan favorites such as “The Thing,” “Clueless,” “The Big Chill” and “The Incredibles.” The ...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:25 PM
NEWS: The Library of Congress has selected 25 films for the National Film Registry due to their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage. Highlights in this thread. 🧵
blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/01/...
#NatFilmRegistry
blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/01/...
#NatFilmRegistry
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These dust jackets designed by Peter Rudland are probably better than the books themselves, I suspect.
Happy to be contradicted by anyone who's actually read one.
Happy to be contradicted by anyone who's actually read one.
January 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM
These dust jackets designed by Peter Rudland are probably better than the books themselves, I suspect.
Happy to be contradicted by anyone who's actually read one.
Happy to be contradicted by anyone who's actually read one.
Extrapolating from the one cassette I found at an estate sale down the street five years ago, wondering how many copies of Anita Baker’s RAPTURE can be found within a quarter-mile radius of my house
January 28, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Extrapolating from the one cassette I found at an estate sale down the street five years ago, wondering how many copies of Anita Baker’s RAPTURE can be found within a quarter-mile radius of my house
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The City of Annapolis has given up on requiring sidewalk clearing. www.facebook.com/CityOfAnnapo...
January 27, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The City of Annapolis has given up on requiring sidewalk clearing. www.facebook.com/CityOfAnnapo...
winter weather emergencies call for the Eurodisco Gallagher youtu.be/GOHXp5qZNcs?...
BOB McGILPIN "Sexy Thing" (DISCO - 1979) [Tilt - RAI 1979]
YouTube video by Paolo Vaccari
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January 27, 2026 at 12:23 AM
winter weather emergencies call for the Eurodisco Gallagher youtu.be/GOHXp5qZNcs?...
A lot of taste discourse on all sides seems to boil down to “I don’t want to like it/I don’t think you should like it” vs. “How dare you don’t like it!”
January 26, 2026 at 11:48 PM
A lot of taste discourse on all sides seems to boil down to “I don’t want to like it/I don’t think you should like it” vs. “How dare you don’t like it!”
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