Kyle Stevens
@cinementalist.bsky.social
Another film queer. Professor. Book on Mike Nichols. Ed. of The Oxford Handbook of Film Theory. Tons of essays. Boston.
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Kyle Stevens
@cinementalist.bsky.social
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Sneering at, or with, “The White Lotus” | Los Angeles Review of Books
Kyle Stevens examines the farce at the heart of the third season of HBO’s “The White Lotus.”
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I wrote about The White Lotus! I start with Parker Posey’s sneer and end up talking about why we need more farces. (Hint: Class anger.) lareviewofbooks.org/article/snee...
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Oscar Isaac says he is open to returning to STAR WARS but is doubtful about Disney after they suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
“I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
“I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Oscar Isaac says he is open to returning to STAR WARS but is doubtful about Disney after they suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
“I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
“I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
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now trump gets to be like “we don’t know what the shutdown was about, democrats just held the country hostage for 2 months for no reason” and he would be sort of correct
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
now trump gets to be like “we don’t know what the shutdown was about, democrats just held the country hostage for 2 months for no reason” and he would be sort of correct
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Separate Tables (1959), for moral maturity.
What is the best movie not from this year that you’ve seen this year? Bonus points if you say why
November 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Separate Tables (1959), for moral maturity.
Traitors UK talking about Alan (a gay who, like me, came up during predominant AIDS era) as “having gone undetected” is so tone deaf.
November 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Traitors UK talking about Alan (a gay who, like me, came up during predominant AIDS era) as “having gone undetected” is so tone deaf.
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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Been wrong before but demolishing part of the White House while prices rise, the government is shut down, and health premiums are about to go through the roof? Might break through
October 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Been wrong before but demolishing part of the White House while prices rise, the government is shut down, and health premiums are about to go through the roof? Might break through
TFG posting literal AI shit gave more attention to the protests than any major news platform. Totally insane.
October 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
TFG posting literal AI shit gave more attention to the protests than any major news platform. Totally insane.
Absolutely massive crowd here in Boston for the rally!
October 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Absolutely massive crowd here in Boston for the rally!
Only one King! (Vidor)
October 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Only one King! (Vidor)
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Culture might seem a less consequential right than free assembly+ its infringement makes less spectacular news than repressive violence. But the repeal of the right to culture is grave.
honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
How to Protect Your Right to Culture
The United States government’s coordinated repeal of the right to culture has grave consequences for the texture of our daily lives. But there are ways to fight back.
hyperallergic.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Culture might seem a less consequential right than free assembly+ its infringement makes less spectacular news than repressive violence. But the repeal of the right to culture is grave.
honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
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"the solution is still the one that can succeed: to build a new cultural order, a new civilization. To do so, academics must embrace an unusual new role: as knowledge workers, they must seize the means of knowledge production."
www.publicbooks.org/academics-mu...
www.publicbooks.org/academics-mu...
Academics Must Seize the Means of Knowledge Production - Public Books
Trumpism has canceled the knowledge society.
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October 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"the solution is still the one that can succeed: to build a new cultural order, a new civilization. To do so, academics must embrace an unusual new role: as knowledge workers, they must seize the means of knowledge production."
www.publicbooks.org/academics-mu...
www.publicbooks.org/academics-mu...
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Important piece from Marshall. Dismantling kleptocracy is the most urgent goal, & anti-monopoly policy must be part of that.
The problem we face, as I tackled last week, is that with very few exceptions, U.S. anti-monopoly policy has been antitrust, & has ranged from weak to counterproductive.
The problem we face, as I tackled last week, is that with very few exceptions, U.S. anti-monopoly policy has been antitrust, & has ranged from weak to counterproductive.
October 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Important piece from Marshall. Dismantling kleptocracy is the most urgent goal, & anti-monopoly policy must be part of that.
The problem we face, as I tackled last week, is that with very few exceptions, U.S. anti-monopoly policy has been antitrust, & has ranged from weak to counterproductive.
The problem we face, as I tackled last week, is that with very few exceptions, U.S. anti-monopoly policy has been antitrust, & has ranged from weak to counterproductive.
Diane Keaton created new ways for women on screen to laugh, think, cry, age, and, yes, dress. She was flinty and vulnerable and so much everything all at once. I, for one, wouldn’t be me without her.
October 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Diane Keaton created new ways for women on screen to laugh, think, cry, age, and, yes, dress. She was flinty and vulnerable and so much everything all at once. I, for one, wouldn’t be me without her.
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Trump Higher Ed Compact 2025
We stand for education—for science, for students and for freedom—and against this backward, anti-American policy. We call on university leaders, faculty, staff and students to unite in rejecting the T...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Part of Russell T Davies' speech on being awarded Outstanding Contribution to Television at the Bafta Cymru awards. (via www.instagram.com/baftacymru)
October 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Part of Russell T Davies' speech on being awarded Outstanding Contribution to Television at the Bafta Cymru awards. (via www.instagram.com/baftacymru)
You know he’s picturing Yul Brynner.
Trump: We're ending this conflict, it's been thousands of years, since Pharaoh, remember Pharaoh? he was a really tough guy. And the sea parted, unbelievable, and now we want to end all this, after thousands of years.
September 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
You know he’s picturing Yul Brynner.
So do we know why Hegseth just summoned hundreds of generals and admirals to a meeting in VA??
September 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
So do we know why Hegseth just summoned hundreds of generals and admirals to a meeting in VA??
Pernille on Netflix (Porni is the real title and titular character, but I guess that was off-putting) is THE show. Writer-star Henriette Steenstrup is everything.
September 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Pernille on Netflix (Porni is the real title and titular character, but I guess that was off-putting) is THE show. Writer-star Henriette Steenstrup is everything.
Yeah, if you've not yet deleted your academia*edu account, now is seriously the time. The terms of service and AI-generated "podcasts" are so gross.
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Yeah, if you've not yet deleted your academia*edu account, now is seriously the time. The terms of service and AI-generated "podcasts" are so gross.
Superman (2025): the first one that feels like he and Lois actually fuck?
September 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Superman (2025): the first one that feels like he and Lois actually fuck?
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"Fascism is a temper tantrum disguised as an ideology."
This video's framing is great.
This video's framing is great.
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
"Fascism is a temper tantrum disguised as an ideology."
This video's framing is great.
This video's framing is great.
The Morning Show is back. Such a great cartoon. Marion Cotillard is 50???
September 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The Morning Show is back. Such a great cartoon. Marion Cotillard is 50???
It’s so sick, but I had a blip of jealousy for Germans in the 1930s who didn’t have such a clear precedent emblazing their immediate futures before them.
September 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
It’s so sick, but I had a blip of jealousy for Germans in the 1930s who didn’t have such a clear precedent emblazing their immediate futures before them.