Caden Mark Gardner
@cadenmgardner.bsky.social
FTM freelance film critic
Co-writer of Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema out now!
The Dog Dad Jeanne Dielman
Co-writer of Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema out now!
The Dog Dad Jeanne Dielman
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So long to this now-demolished dive where Buffalo Springfield was formed.
Featured in L.A. Confidential, Unholy Rollers, Mannix, Cannon and TJ Hooker, the Hollywood Center Motel was sketchy onscreen and off.
As of today, it is officially a vacant lot.
Featured in L.A. Confidential, Unholy Rollers, Mannix, Cannon and TJ Hooker, the Hollywood Center Motel was sketchy onscreen and off.
As of today, it is officially a vacant lot.
January 4, 2026 at 11:18 PM
So long to this now-demolished dive where Buffalo Springfield was formed.
Featured in L.A. Confidential, Unholy Rollers, Mannix, Cannon and TJ Hooker, the Hollywood Center Motel was sketchy onscreen and off.
As of today, it is officially a vacant lot.
Featured in L.A. Confidential, Unholy Rollers, Mannix, Cannon and TJ Hooker, the Hollywood Center Motel was sketchy onscreen and off.
As of today, it is officially a vacant lot.
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Working in publishing means reading out of time. I read a bunch of things that aren't out yet. And I read other great books that I either don't own because I got a galley or borrowed from the library etc. But because it's the end of the year, here's a selection of the best things I read in 2025:
December 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Working in publishing means reading out of time. I read a bunch of things that aren't out yet. And I read other great books that I either don't own because I got a galley or borrowed from the library etc. But because it's the end of the year, here's a selection of the best things I read in 2025:
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I don't know why you'd need to use ChatGPT to name your baby when it is likely your one and only chance to gift someone with a Thomas Pynchon-esque name. You could name your son Ringo Florp and there's nothing anyone can do about it, unless your child decides to transition later and become a Bailey.
January 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I don't know why you'd need to use ChatGPT to name your baby when it is likely your one and only chance to gift someone with a Thomas Pynchon-esque name. You could name your son Ringo Florp and there's nothing anyone can do about it, unless your child decides to transition later and become a Bailey.
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Women line up at the start of a 10-mile bicycle race in Los Angeles, 1933. The starting gun is held by actor Jackie Cooper.
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Women line up at the start of a 10-mile bicycle race in Los Angeles, 1933. The starting gun is held by actor Jackie Cooper.
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pete is never beating the "there's no rule against this bipedal goldendoodle coaching football" allegations and quite frankly I don't want him to
January 2, 2026 at 5:16 AM
pete is never beating the "there's no rule against this bipedal goldendoodle coaching football" allegations and quite frankly I don't want him to
He still has the marker behind his ear? True sign of a coach of a major progrum.
January 2, 2026 at 5:05 AM
He still has the marker behind his ear? True sign of a coach of a major progrum.
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somebody let me write on the testament of ann lee. reading what other people write about the shakers has been crazy-making.
December 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
somebody let me write on the testament of ann lee. reading what other people write about the shakers has been crazy-making.
Indiana winning? great
Oregon winning? good for them
Miami winning? 12 year-old me who cared about Ken Dorsey would be thrilled
Ole Miss winning? the funniest outcome. like the dumped scorned ex winning the breakup.
Oregon winning? good for them
Miami winning? 12 year-old me who cared about Ken Dorsey would be thrilled
Ole Miss winning? the funniest outcome. like the dumped scorned ex winning the breakup.
January 2, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Indiana winning? great
Oregon winning? good for them
Miami winning? 12 year-old me who cared about Ken Dorsey would be thrilled
Ole Miss winning? the funniest outcome. like the dumped scorned ex winning the breakup.
Oregon winning? good for them
Miami winning? 12 year-old me who cared about Ken Dorsey would be thrilled
Ole Miss winning? the funniest outcome. like the dumped scorned ex winning the breakup.
I cannot locate it- was a 1 and a half ago- but my best sports post on here was saying Curt Cignetti at Indiana became exactly what the establishment feared Deion was going to do in Colorado.
January 2, 2026 at 5:01 AM
I cannot locate it- was a 1 and a half ago- but my best sports post on here was saying Curt Cignetti at Indiana became exactly what the establishment feared Deion was going to do in Colorado.
This is extremely USSR-USA Gold Medal game
January 2, 2026 at 4:54 AM
This is extremely USSR-USA Gold Medal game
Technically that clear clock delay from :06 to :05 is why they're having this stupid run-off.
January 2, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Technically that clear clock delay from :06 to :05 is why they're having this stupid run-off.
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rip to everyone who has to listen to the gambling-related death threats about an accidental safety
January 2, 2026 at 4:49 AM
rip to everyone who has to listen to the gambling-related death threats about an accidental safety
the black lakers jerseys are abominable.
December 31, 2025 at 4:37 AM
the black lakers jerseys are abominable.
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Incredible one handed catch in the end zone for USC's Jaden Richardson
December 31, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Incredible one handed catch in the end zone for USC's Jaden Richardson
Mistake for either its champions or naysayers to compare to it like the two-hander My Dinner with Andre. It honestly made me think of Scorsese's American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince.
Peter Hujar's Day caused me to go out for cigarettes in a snow squall so it has that going for it.
In all seriousness, a great 11th hour implosion of my Top Ten list.
In all seriousness, a great 11th hour implosion of my Top Ten list.
December 31, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Mistake for either its champions or naysayers to compare to it like the two-hander My Dinner with Andre. It honestly made me think of Scorsese's American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince.
Peter Hujar's Day caused me to go out for cigarettes in a snow squall so it has that going for it.
In all seriousness, a great 11th hour implosion of my Top Ten list.
In all seriousness, a great 11th hour implosion of my Top Ten list.
December 31, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Peter Hujar's Day caused me to go out for cigarettes in a snow squall so it has that going for it.
In all seriousness, a great 11th hour implosion of my Top Ten list.
In all seriousness, a great 11th hour implosion of my Top Ten list.
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Presenting...
'A 2025 Media Scrapbook' by me
a video edit featuring some of the films & tv i watched or rewatched this year. all sources credited at the end. determined by what i had access to & whenever i was motivated. runs 49 minutes, check it out!!! drive.google.com/file/d/1dJfm...
'A 2025 Media Scrapbook' by me
a video edit featuring some of the films & tv i watched or rewatched this year. all sources credited at the end. determined by what i had access to & whenever i was motivated. runs 49 minutes, check it out!!! drive.google.com/file/d/1dJfm...
December 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Presenting...
'A 2025 Media Scrapbook' by me
a video edit featuring some of the films & tv i watched or rewatched this year. all sources credited at the end. determined by what i had access to & whenever i was motivated. runs 49 minutes, check it out!!! drive.google.com/file/d/1dJfm...
'A 2025 Media Scrapbook' by me
a video edit featuring some of the films & tv i watched or rewatched this year. all sources credited at the end. determined by what i had access to & whenever i was motivated. runs 49 minutes, check it out!!! drive.google.com/file/d/1dJfm...
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remember the other day when that post ostensibly by Cher in response to Karoline Leavett went viral, and all of us who are intimately familiar with the unique cadence of her tweets were like “lmao Cher did not write that”
sentence case, without an emoji to be found?? that’s some ChatGPT shit
sentence case, without an emoji to be found?? that’s some ChatGPT shit
December 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
remember the other day when that post ostensibly by Cher in response to Karoline Leavett went viral, and all of us who are intimately familiar with the unique cadence of her tweets were like “lmao Cher did not write that”
sentence case, without an emoji to be found?? that’s some ChatGPT shit
sentence case, without an emoji to be found?? that’s some ChatGPT shit
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"Take a Tylenol" could and should have been dialogue in Moonstruck. You can really hear her saying this
December 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
"Take a Tylenol" could and should have been dialogue in Moonstruck. You can really hear her saying this
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oh brother, another bad post from political influencer beltway brian. i am furious at beltway brian all of the time. i share screencaps of beltway brian's posts with people who have no idea who he is. i hate all of beltway brian's posts and i read all of them every single day, including weekends
December 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
oh brother, another bad post from political influencer beltway brian. i am furious at beltway brian all of the time. i share screencaps of beltway brian's posts with people who have no idea who he is. i hate all of beltway brian's posts and i read all of them every single day, including weekends
Oreo has had bronchitis and is on antibiotics which has made her lethargic. However, it appeared my re-watch of Sinners held her attention for certain periods. Especially when the climax happened and when [redacted] appeared at the end.
December 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Oreo has had bronchitis and is on antibiotics which has made her lethargic. However, it appeared my re-watch of Sinners held her attention for certain periods. Especially when the climax happened and when [redacted] appeared at the end.
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
December 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
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post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
December 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.