Chris Phillips
@chrisphillips.bsky.social
Publisher/editor/writer now archaeologist/archivist, The Backstreets Publishing Empire, Inc. | Still behind the counter at Backstreet Records, til the lease runs out: https://tinyurl.com/bd68sybw | #TeamWaves | proud Oberlin dad | cosmic horror junkie
Ruin a band by changing one letter:
Black Flan
Black Flan
R.B.M.
Ruin a band by changing one letter:
Gen Isis
Gen Isis
January 17, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Ruin a band by changing one letter:
Black Flan
Black Flan
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On this day one year ago, #DavidLynch left us for places wonderful and strange. Rest in Peace.
January 16, 2026 at 10:08 AM
On this day one year ago, #DavidLynch left us for places wonderful and strange. Rest in Peace.
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I found the ep in PLURIBUS where Carol--white, American--meets 5 non-white, non-American survivors of the hivemind off-putting, but in a way that made me curious to see where Gilligan was going. Now that I have, I wrote about how empire, privilege, genAI, & resistance converge in the show's subtext:
Resisting the Hivemind: Pluribus, Generative AI, and Empire - Reactor
While its creator tell us that Pluribus is not about advent of generative AI, it's difficult not to spot the many places where the fledgling tech and extraterrestrial hivemind overlap.
reactormag.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I found the ep in PLURIBUS where Carol--white, American--meets 5 non-white, non-American survivors of the hivemind off-putting, but in a way that made me curious to see where Gilligan was going. Now that I have, I wrote about how empire, privilege, genAI, & resistance converge in the show's subtext:
Stop scrolling & post two characters who bring you happiness.
January 14, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Stop scrolling & post two characters who bring you happiness.
not my house, but I know my way around
January 14, 2026 at 4:37 PM
not my house, but I know my way around
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or AiC
December 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or AiC
“I was born a White Protestant with some prejudices that I am continuously trying to eradicate,” Rockwell said in 1962. “I am angry at unjust prejudices, in other people and in myself.”
"Norman Rockwell was antifa," his granddaughter says. (Fact check: literally true.)
www.thebulwark.com/p/norman-roc...
www.thebulwark.com/p/norman-roc...
The MAGAfication of Norman Rockwell
Trump uses the artist’s work—like other cultural icons—to promote Gestapo tactics and nativist ideas.
www.thebulwark.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“I was born a White Protestant with some prejudices that I am continuously trying to eradicate,” Rockwell said in 1962. “I am angry at unjust prejudices, in other people and in myself.”
How I'm walking out of 2025
December 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
How I'm walking out of 2025
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Hey, asshole. Frank Sinatra was the only child of Italian immigrants Natalina "Dolly" Garavanta and Antonino Martino "Marty" Sinatra.
Dean Martin was born Dino Paul Crocetti, the son of immigrants Gaetano Alfonso Crocetti and Angela Crocetti.
Learn some fucking history.
Dean Martin was born Dino Paul Crocetti, the son of immigrants Gaetano Alfonso Crocetti and Angela Crocetti.
Learn some fucking history.
December 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Hey, asshole. Frank Sinatra was the only child of Italian immigrants Natalina "Dolly" Garavanta and Antonino Martino "Marty" Sinatra.
Dean Martin was born Dino Paul Crocetti, the son of immigrants Gaetano Alfonso Crocetti and Angela Crocetti.
Learn some fucking history.
Dean Martin was born Dino Paul Crocetti, the son of immigrants Gaetano Alfonso Crocetti and Angela Crocetti.
Learn some fucking history.
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
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Sarah McBride rarely centers her identity as a trans woman. Republicans do that for her. So when she steps to the microphone and talks about "21 years of unwavering homesickness," it means something. @mcbride.house.gov www.readtpa.com/p/watch-rep-...
Watch Rep. Sarah McBride's Powerful Statement on Republicans' Anti-Trans Obsession
The first openly trans member of Congress made a rare, personal appeal as the GOP wages an all-out assault on trans youth.
www.readtpa.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Sarah McBride rarely centers her identity as a trans woman. Republicans do that for her. So when she steps to the microphone and talks about "21 years of unwavering homesickness," it means something. @mcbride.house.gov www.readtpa.com/p/watch-rep-...
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An unapologetic ally through and through. Thank you, Rob Reiner. May you and Michele rest in power.
December 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
An unapologetic ally through and through. Thank you, Rob Reiner. May you and Michele rest in power.
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Texas royalty Joe Ely has passed away today.
December 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Texas royalty Joe Ely has passed away today.
All true! Highly recommended
December 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
All true! Highly recommended
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Recent weeks have revealed the existence of two very distinct spheres: One group of specific weirdos (of which I am definitely one) for whom KINKI is basically the cinematic event of the decade. And everyone else, including other horror nerds, who have never even heard of Koji Shiraishi or NOROI.
December 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Recent weeks have revealed the existence of two very distinct spheres: One group of specific weirdos (of which I am definitely one) for whom KINKI is basically the cinematic event of the decade. And everyone else, including other horror nerds, who have never even heard of Koji Shiraishi or NOROI.
Yes yes. EDDINGTON captures what life (or at least our culture) feels like now, as much as @chatpileband.bsky.social does.
Hey y’all, my thoughts on EDDINGTON are now live and for as much as I thought nothing would ever top HEREDITARY for me, I think EDDINGTON might do that eventually. Whew. from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/r/fb36e0cb?m...
Shares/subs are greatly appreciated- cheers! 🖤
Shares/subs are greatly appreciated- cheers! 🖤
Quickie Review: Eddington
Exploring horror, film, and pop culture, all while celebrating the creators, history, and artistry that keep the genre alive.
from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io
December 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Yes yes. EDDINGTON captures what life (or at least our culture) feels like now, as much as @chatpileband.bsky.social does.
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favorite part of the christmas is when santa chooses one child to be The Christmas Boy, and santa makes a small incision upon his wrist and The Christmas Boy drinks deeply of his blood, and then he ascends into heaven to become a new christmas star. he will never enter heaven but he burns so bright
December 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
favorite part of the christmas is when santa chooses one child to be The Christmas Boy, and santa makes a small incision upon his wrist and The Christmas Boy drinks deeply of his blood, and then he ascends into heaven to become a new christmas star. he will never enter heaven but he burns so bright
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new expression of surprise just dropped
December 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
new expression of surprise just dropped
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when the acid kicks in and everyone looks like a demon
The quality of the wax exhibits at Madame Tussaud’s is greatly diminished
December 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
when the acid kicks in and everyone looks like a demon
named my fists Siouxsie & The Banshee cuz you’re gonna kiss them for me
named my fists simon and garfunkel 'cause if you fuck with me all you're gonna hear is the sound of silence
i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
named my fists Siouxsie & The Banshee cuz you’re gonna kiss them for me
post a famous bathroom scene
November 26, 2025 at 5:35 AM
post a famous bathroom scene
Songs that the Hyades shall sing,
Where flap the tatters of the King,
Must die unheard in
Dim Carcosa.
Where flap the tatters of the King,
Must die unheard in
Dim Carcosa.
Janine Antoni, Saddle, 2000
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137538
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137538
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Songs that the Hyades shall sing,
Where flap the tatters of the King,
Must die unheard in
Dim Carcosa.
Where flap the tatters of the King,
Must die unheard in
Dim Carcosa.
Wait what?
Well, he sure did love to dance
Anyway, happy birthday Ann
HOW’S ANNIE??
Well, he sure did love to dance
Anyway, happy birthday Ann
HOW’S ANNIE??
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Wait what?
Well, he sure did love to dance
Anyway, happy birthday Ann
HOW’S ANNIE??
Well, he sure did love to dance
Anyway, happy birthday Ann
HOW’S ANNIE??