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Today marks the 16th anniversary of Sleep No More's final performance at the Old Lincoln School in Boston. This teaser video with these amazing photos and perfectly mysterious music were a big selling point when I was contemplating buying tickets to this thing all those years ago.
Sleep No More Production Photos
YouTube video by American Repertory Theater
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Today marks the 16th anniversary of Sleep No More's final performance at the Old Lincoln School in Boston. This teaser video with these amazing photos and perfectly mysterious music were a big selling point when I was contemplating buying tickets to this thing all those years ago.
Reposted by chiaroscuros
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I may not be the smartest or most well-spoken person out there, but at least I would never be outright rude to other members of an already fragile niche fandom.
February 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I may not be the smartest or most well-spoken person out there, but at least I would never be outright rude to other members of an already fragile niche fandom.
Oh, Catherine O'Hara. This one is tough. So many of her characters, many of which were crucial to the way my taste and sense of humor developed as a kid, loom large in my personal pantheon of the ideal kind of delightfully eccentric weirdo I've always wished I could be more like. 💛
February 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Oh, Catherine O'Hara. This one is tough. So many of her characters, many of which were crucial to the way my taste and sense of humor developed as a kid, loom large in my personal pantheon of the ideal kind of delightfully eccentric weirdo I've always wished I could be more like. 💛
Currently reading:
February 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Currently reading:
New to me films watched in 2026: January
February 1, 2026 at 3:57 PM
New to me films watched in 2026: January
Just saw a guy clearing the snow around his car with what I can only describe as a flame thrower??
January 28, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Just saw a guy clearing the snow around his car with what I can only describe as a flame thrower??
A great panel discussion at the British Library with Blixa Bargeld, Gudrun Gut, and Mark Reeder about David Bowie in West Berlin.
Zeitlos!: Bowie in Berlin
Part of David Bowie in Time
www.blplayer.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 9:26 PM
A great panel discussion at the British Library with Blixa Bargeld, Gudrun Gut, and Mark Reeder about David Bowie in West Berlin.
To celebrate Conrad Veidt's birthday, I wanted to share this blog I finally published the other day. The only things there right now are an intro, a (longer than I wanted it to be) bio, and a collection of resources for anyone who's interested in learning more about a fascinating character.
Villain By Accident
a blog about conrad veidt
villainbyaccident.blogspot.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:32 PM
To celebrate Conrad Veidt's birthday, I wanted to share this blog I finally published the other day. The only things there right now are an intro, a (longer than I wanted it to be) bio, and a collection of resources for anyone who's interested in learning more about a fascinating character.
Conrad Veidt, c. 1919; photo by Franz Xaver Setzer
January 22, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Conrad Veidt, c. 1919; photo by Franz Xaver Setzer
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Conrad Veidt in "Different from the Others" - BOTD
January 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Conrad Veidt in "Different from the Others" - BOTD
Glad I'm not the only person out here Conrad Veidt posting on Bluesky
[Unheimliche Geschichten (Eerie Tales), dir. Richard Oswald, 1919]
[Unheimliche Geschichten (Eerie Tales), dir. Richard Oswald, 1919]
Conrad Veidt was an actor and committed anti-Nazi, the strange, stylish and freewheeling spirit of the Weimar era personified.
January 21, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Glad I'm not the only person out here Conrad Veidt posting on Bluesky
[Unheimliche Geschichten (Eerie Tales), dir. Richard Oswald, 1919]
[Unheimliche Geschichten (Eerie Tales), dir. Richard Oswald, 1919]
Ich möchte kein Mann sein, dir. Ernst Lubitsch (1918)
Fellas, is it gay to drunkenly smooch a cute twink you just met who is actually this girl you're supposed to be in charge of while her uncle is out of town?
Fellas, is it gay to drunkenly smooch a cute twink you just met who is actually this girl you're supposed to be in charge of while her uncle is out of town?
January 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Ich möchte kein Mann sein, dir. Ernst Lubitsch (1918)
Fellas, is it gay to drunkenly smooch a cute twink you just met who is actually this girl you're supposed to be in charge of while her uncle is out of town?
Fellas, is it gay to drunkenly smooch a cute twink you just met who is actually this girl you're supposed to be in charge of while her uncle is out of town?
Notorious, dir. Alfred Hitchcock (1946)
This was a first watch for me, which is kind of crazy. I actually bought the blu ray because it's so hard to find anywhere online. But absolutely 10/10 no notes. Ingrid Bergman is everything.
This was a first watch for me, which is kind of crazy. I actually bought the blu ray because it's so hard to find anywhere online. But absolutely 10/10 no notes. Ingrid Bergman is everything.
January 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Notorious, dir. Alfred Hitchcock (1946)
This was a first watch for me, which is kind of crazy. I actually bought the blu ray because it's so hard to find anywhere online. But absolutely 10/10 no notes. Ingrid Bergman is everything.
This was a first watch for me, which is kind of crazy. I actually bought the blu ray because it's so hard to find anywhere online. But absolutely 10/10 no notes. Ingrid Bergman is everything.
January 15, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Post four TV couples you love
(both actual relationships and profound yearning are acceptable)
Am I doing this right?
(both actual relationships and profound yearning are acceptable)
Am I doing this right?
January 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Post four TV couples you love
(both actual relationships and profound yearning are acceptable)
Am I doing this right?
(both actual relationships and profound yearning are acceptable)
Am I doing this right?
Blixa Bargeld
Rede/Speech
Deutsches Theater, Berlin
23.05.2003
Some kind soul finally uploaded the entire 90 min performance (in German; the dvd version has English subtitles, although it's out of print but can occasionally be found on Discogs which is where I got my copy a few years ago).
Rede/Speech
Deutsches Theater, Berlin
23.05.2003
Some kind soul finally uploaded the entire 90 min performance (in German; the dvd version has English subtitles, although it's out of print but can occasionally be found on Discogs which is where I got my copy a few years ago).
Blixa Bargeld - Rede/Speech - Solo Vocal Performance
YouTube video by fittipaldi666
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Blixa Bargeld
Rede/Speech
Deutsches Theater, Berlin
23.05.2003
Some kind soul finally uploaded the entire 90 min performance (in German; the dvd version has English subtitles, although it's out of print but can occasionally be found on Discogs which is where I got my copy a few years ago).
Rede/Speech
Deutsches Theater, Berlin
23.05.2003
Some kind soul finally uploaded the entire 90 min performance (in German; the dvd version has English subtitles, although it's out of print but can occasionally be found on Discogs which is where I got my copy a few years ago).
Blixa Bargeld
Liebeslieder, 1993
Liebeslieder, 1993
January 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Blixa Bargeld
Liebeslieder, 1993
Liebeslieder, 1993
Happy Birthday to the incomparable Blixa Bargeld 🖤
[art by me]
[art by me]
January 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Happy Birthday to the incomparable Blixa Bargeld 🖤
[art by me]
[art by me]
Favorite films of the decade so far:
2020: Host
2021: The Green Knight
2022: Amsterdam
2023: The Vourdalak
2024: Conclave
2025: Frankenstein
Honorable Mentions
2022: Barbarian, EEAAO
2023: The Boy and the Heron, Sing Sing
2020: Host
2021: The Green Knight
2022: Amsterdam
2023: The Vourdalak
2024: Conclave
2025: Frankenstein
Honorable Mentions
2022: Barbarian, EEAAO
2023: The Boy and the Heron, Sing Sing
January 2, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Favorite films of the decade so far:
2020: Host
2021: The Green Knight
2022: Amsterdam
2023: The Vourdalak
2024: Conclave
2025: Frankenstein
Honorable Mentions
2022: Barbarian, EEAAO
2023: The Boy and the Heron, Sing Sing
2020: Host
2021: The Green Knight
2022: Amsterdam
2023: The Vourdalak
2024: Conclave
2025: Frankenstein
Honorable Mentions
2022: Barbarian, EEAAO
2023: The Boy and the Heron, Sing Sing
Conrad Veidt as Captain Stanhope
Die andere Seite (The Other Side), 1931
Dir. Heinz Paul
Die andere Seite (The Other Side), 1931
Dir. Heinz Paul
December 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Conrad Veidt as Captain Stanhope
Die andere Seite (The Other Side), 1931
Dir. Heinz Paul
Die andere Seite (The Other Side), 1931
Dir. Heinz Paul
Eyyy, Powell & Pressburger name drop: "They don't fuck around with [the color] red." Thinking a lot about that part of this conversation. I think GDT brings up Black Narcissus, but I feel like The Red Shoes is a better parallel to Frankenstein, no?
Martin Scorsese on Frankenstein with Guillermo del Toro, Jacob Elordi & Oscar Isaac | Netflix
YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Eyyy, Powell & Pressburger name drop: "They don't fuck around with [the color] red." Thinking a lot about that part of this conversation. I think GDT brings up Black Narcissus, but I feel like The Red Shoes is a better parallel to Frankenstein, no?
Found in my dad's home library
December 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Found in my dad's home library