Dan Seeger
@danseeger.bsky.social
Longtime college radio kid currently holding down station manager duties at @kvsc881fm.bsky.social in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
I write about music, movies, books, and so on over at coffee-for-two.com
I write about music, movies, books, and so on over at coffee-for-two.com
Recent listening:
Medium Rotation — Quicksand Heart; Embrace for a Second As We Die
Reviews of albums by Jenny on Holiday and Amanda Bergman
coffee-for-two.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Recent listening:
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Just contemplating the number of original films that could be made with the however many bazillion dollars they'll spend on this total redundancy.
Mike Flanagan is set to write and direct a new film adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘THE MIST’ for Warner Bros.
The story follows a group of townsfolk locked in a grocery store after a thick mysterious fog emerges that hides deadly creatures.
(Source: Deadline)
The story follows a group of townsfolk locked in a grocery store after a thick mysterious fog emerges that hides deadly creatures.
(Source: Deadline)
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Just contemplating the number of original films that could be made with the however many bazillion dollars they'll spend on this total redundancy.
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No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
"Don’t you miss me?"
"Like an appendix."
"Like an appendix."
Top Ten Movies of 2025 — Number Seven
A classic story gets an extraordinary reinvention
coffee-for-two.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:25 AM
"Don’t you miss me?"
"Like an appendix."
"Like an appendix."
Recent viewing:
Then Playing — Shivers; Oslo, August 31st; F1
Reviews of films directed by David Cronenberg, Joachim Trier, and Joseph Kosinski
coffee-for-two.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Recent viewing:
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Over the past few decades, scholarly consensus has grown that the so-called "panic" caused by Orson Welles' War of the Worlds was largely a myth produced by a newspaper industry attacking its newest competitor and faulty research methods in a Princeton study. But these days I'm starting to wonder...
according to a pediatric ER doctor my wife follows on Instagram they have started to see children coming in sick because their parents are asking ChatGPT what the correct dosage is on over the counter medication instead of just looking at the instructions on the bottle
One of the easiest ways to shoot down the idea that "AI" is an expert is to show how it deals with something people know about.
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
February 8, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Over the past few decades, scholarly consensus has grown that the so-called "panic" caused by Orson Welles' War of the Worlds was largely a myth produced by a newspaper industry attacking its newest competitor and faulty research methods in a Princeton study. But these days I'm starting to wonder...
A couple articles for your weekend reading consideration.
Outside Reading — Childhood’s End edition
Featuring articles by Corina Knoll, Elian Peltier, Yaqoob Akbary, and Safiullah Padshah, and Justin Chang
coffee-for-two.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:51 PM
A couple articles for your weekend reading consideration.
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Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
A song for your Friday.
This Week’s Model — Iron & Wine, “Roses”
Sam Beam remains in fine form
coffee-for-two.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
A song for your Friday.
February 6, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"Will you be brave?"
Top Ten Movies of 2025 — Number Eight
Chloé Zhao crafts a heartfelt, powerful film about sorrow and art
coffee-for-two.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"Will you be brave?"
Go get 'em, Jessie.
Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”
February 5, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Go get 'em, Jessie.
Recent viewing:
Then Playing — Jay Kelly; Bringing Up Baby; Wake Up Dead Man
Reviews of films directed by Noah Baumbach, Howard Hawks, and Rian Johnson
coffee-for-two.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Recent viewing:
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they're trying to be coy about salivating over the prospect of raping women, they'll contest that but if pushed to explain, that's exactly what they would describe. forced pregnancy of any kind, by a man or by the state, is gender-based violence
February 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
they're trying to be coy about salivating over the prospect of raping women, they'll contest that but if pushed to explain, that's exactly what they would describe. forced pregnancy of any kind, by a man or by the state, is gender-based violence
"It's an original ball for an original guy."
Top Ten Movies of 2025 — Number Nine
The Safdie aesthetic is not for the weak of heart
coffee-for-two.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:52 AM
"It's an original ball for an original guy."
How we spent our weekend.
Sundance 2026
Reviews of three films from the Sundance Film Festival’s last year in Utah
coffee-for-two.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
How we spent our weekend.
Box Office Game
Box Office Game based off the idea from Blank Check
boxofficega.me
February 2, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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*deep breaths*
January 30, 2026 at 8:17 PM
*deep breaths*
Can confirm.
Opened OTD 46 years ago. I was a Senior in high school, and my friends and I could all imitate the commercial and exactly how the VO intoned this adline. I believe @danseeger.bsky.social has heard my impression more than a few times...
January 30, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Can confirm.
I wrote about another Billy Bragg song just about a month ago, but what can I do? These times call for the Bard of Barking.
This Week’s Model — Billy Bragg, “City of Heroes”
Billy Bragg knows he wields a fascism-killing machine
coffee-for-two.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I wrote about another Billy Bragg song just about a month ago, but what can I do? These times call for the Bard of Barking.
January 30, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Recent viewing:
Then Playing — The Quick and the Dead; It Felt Like Love; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Reviews of films directed by Sam Raimi, Eliza Hittman, and Howard Hawks
coffee-for-two.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Recent viewing:
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Recent viewing:
Then Playing — Home for the Holidays; Train Dreams; Merrily We Roll Along
Reviews of films directed by Jodie Foster, Clint Bentley, and Maria Friedman
coffee-for-two.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Recent viewing:
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Absolute badass, with more guts in one fingertip than Trump, Miller and every ICE goon combined. She straight up went after his ass. This is a real American.
REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Absolute badass, with more guts in one fingertip than Trump, Miller and every ICE goon combined. She straight up went after his ass. This is a real American.