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Exorcizamus te, omnis immunde spiritus, omnis satanica potestas, omnis incursio infernalis adversarii, omnis legio, omnis congregatio et secta diabolica...
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I’ve long been obsessed by an unofficial tongue-in-cheek Hollywood club called The Sons of Lee Marvin. The only requirement is that a member must plausibly look as though he is related to the great tough guy actor. It has the blessing of Marvin’s biological son, Christopher.
Below are four members.
Below are four members.
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I was watching the Rockford files and my wife was like "he's not solving anything!!! the solutions are just happening to him!!"
February 6, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I was watching the Rockford files and my wife was like "he's not solving anything!!! the solutions are just happening to him!!"
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Columbo solves murders by combining a keen sense of observation, a methodically logical mind and a refined appreciation of the human condition. Jim Rockford solves crimes by getting beaten up in opportune locations
February 6, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Columbo solves murders by combining a keen sense of observation, a methodically logical mind and a refined appreciation of the human condition. Jim Rockford solves crimes by getting beaten up in opportune locations
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Saviour of the Universe.
First, Buck Rogers.
Then, Flash Gordon.
Now,
Luke Skywalker.
Star Wars (1977): Unused poster concept
Then, Flash Gordon.
Now,
Luke Skywalker.
Star Wars (1977): Unused poster concept
October 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Saviour of the Universe.
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“His stories have tapped into the zeitgeist in ways that should make us uncomfortable,” @mousterpiece.bsky.social writes of Scorsese’s ‘Taxi Driver.’ “The story of Travis Bickle is a discomfiting affair, because young men like him have always existed, often hiding in plain sight.”
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February 6, 2026 at 2:26 AM
“His stories have tapped into the zeitgeist in ways that should make us uncomfortable,” @mousterpiece.bsky.social writes of Scorsese’s ‘Taxi Driver.’ “The story of Travis Bickle is a discomfiting affair, because young men like him have always existed, often hiding in plain sight.”
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Yeah, the crown princess at the very least.
Although Norway's royal is... not great, overall.
www.aol.com/articles/exc...
Although Norway's royal is... not great, overall.
www.aol.com/articles/exc...
February 6, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Yeah, the crown princess at the very least.
Although Norway's royal is... not great, overall.
www.aol.com/articles/exc...
Although Norway's royal is... not great, overall.
www.aol.com/articles/exc...
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If you frame your humiliation ritual/initiation into A Fun Night, the way Douthat did here, you’ve made your bones and they know you can be trusted.
February 6, 2026 at 2:13 AM
If you frame your humiliation ritual/initiation into A Fun Night, the way Douthat did here, you’ve made your bones and they know you can be trusted.
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Not inexplicable at all; there are various rituals they make the lesser lights perform when they’re young, and for Ross that was a little nightswimming with an old ghoul www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
"We're On Our Way Home Now, Duckie!"
Sailing, swimming, and sipping nightcaps with William F. Buckley Jr.
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Not inexplicable at all; there are various rituals they make the lesser lights perform when they’re young, and for Ross that was a little nightswimming with an old ghoul www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Douthat is a dumb regressive Catholic reactionary who inexplicably has been given a huge platform for decades.
February 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Douthat is a dumb regressive Catholic reactionary who inexplicably has been given a huge platform for decades.
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Ross Douthat is….how to put this…a huge fraud
February 6, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Ross Douthat is….how to put this…a huge fraud
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👀 Apparently, Ross Douthat invited Seth Harp to debate him on Douthat's "Interesting Times" NYT podcast. Harp says that the episode was recorded, Douthat got crushed, and RD/NYT decided not to publish it.
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
February 6, 2026 at 1:57 AM
👀 Apparently, Ross Douthat invited Seth Harp to debate him on Douthat's "Interesting Times" NYT podcast. Harp says that the episode was recorded, Douthat got crushed, and RD/NYT decided not to publish it.
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
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This is fabulous! I memorized that for an assignment in high school. I didn’t know what the hell I was saying (I spaced out a lot in class😂)
February 6, 2026 at 2:18 AM
This is fabulous! I memorized that for an assignment in high school. I didn’t know what the hell I was saying (I spaced out a lot in class😂)
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sending sports team shout outs in asl
February 6, 2026 at 2:09 AM
sending sports team shout outs in asl
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Christine Turner’s documentary about the Afro-Futurist band who lived in Germantown for decades screened at the Black Star Film Festival last year.
‘Sun Ra: Do the Impossible’ is headed to ‘American Masters’ on PBS
www.inquirer.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Christine Turner’s documentary about the Afro-Futurist band who lived in Germantown for decades screened at the Black Star Film Festival last year.
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I was going trough the Clevelnd Press February 1930 archives the other day and almost fell off my chair when I saw this review from the book editor for Harry Stephen Keeler's The Amazing Web:
@harryskeeler.bsky.social
@harryskeeler.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I was going trough the Clevelnd Press February 1930 archives the other day and almost fell off my chair when I saw this review from the book editor for Harry Stephen Keeler's The Amazing Web:
@harryskeeler.bsky.social
@harryskeeler.bsky.social
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So, how’s the year going?
August 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
So, how’s the year going?
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when i was a 16yo girl i thought i was an adult. coaching 12-17yo girls as a 28yo really hammered home how much i was wrong about being an adult at 16 and how obvious it is to actual adults that a 16yo is not an adult. if they say they cannot tell they are lying because they are a creep.
February 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
when i was a 16yo girl i thought i was an adult. coaching 12-17yo girls as a 28yo really hammered home how much i was wrong about being an adult at 16 and how obvious it is to actual adults that a 16yo is not an adult. if they say they cannot tell they are lying because they are a creep.
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When you care enough about type to license one of the greatest typeface designs of this century, but not enough to avoid 1988's DTP blunders.
#typography
#typography
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
When you care enough about type to license one of the greatest typeface designs of this century, but not enough to avoid 1988's DTP blunders.
#typography
#typography
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Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
February 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Ooooowee we bout to have a time
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Ooooowee we bout to have a time
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“I didn’t realize how much I missed the simple joy of losing myself in words until these massive tranches of sex crime files were released,” said Indianapolis resident Greta Livingston
Trove Of Emails About Pedophilia Reignites Nation’s Love Of Reading
WASHINGTON—Saying the millions of documents had restored a pleasure they lost long ago, Americans nationwide said Thursday that the recently released trove of emails connected with disgraced financier...
theonion.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
“I didn’t realize how much I missed the simple joy of losing myself in words until these massive tranches of sex crime files were released,” said Indianapolis resident Greta Livingston
The more I learn about David Gelernter, the more empathy I feel for Ted Kaczynski’s goals.
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The more I learn about David Gelernter, the more empathy I feel for Ted Kaczynski’s goals.
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I have never once even considered physically describing a student when writing them a rec letter; in fact, beyond that being massively fucking weird, I would assume it is illegal
This is the Yale professor's explanation for why he described the physical attractiveness of a student in an email to Epstein. He explicitly says he regrets nothing about their association.
Again, I'm so happy Yale hired David Brooks to restore trust.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
Again, I'm so happy Yale hired David Brooks to restore trust.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 6, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I have never once even considered physically describing a student when writing them a rec letter; in fact, beyond that being massively fucking weird, I would assume it is illegal
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I need everyone to know that people are still discussing Klingon teeth on my insta reel from last week.
a man in a wendy 's restaurant behind a counter
ALT: a man in a wendy 's restaurant behind a counter
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I need everyone to know that people are still discussing Klingon teeth on my insta reel from last week.
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The fact that being a serial sexual predator is apparently one of the easiest ways to access circles of power and influence should have us all ready to riot.
February 5, 2026 at 11:44 PM
The fact that being a serial sexual predator is apparently one of the easiest ways to access circles of power and influence should have us all ready to riot.