Elizabeth Cantwell
@eccantwell.bsky.social
high school teacher, horror-lover, poet, Bright Wall/Dark Room editor, parent, person
Everyone has already dunked on this maybe but wow it sucks shit
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ writer Rhett Reese reacts to viral AI video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting:
“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
February 12, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Everyone has already dunked on this maybe but wow it sucks shit
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Hey guys, can we lock in here?” “Do you need to choose another seat?” “No, we don’t need laptops for this.” “You can stop online shopping, ok?” “Please don’t push anyone else’s chair over today, thanks!”
“Hey guys, can we lock in here?” “Do you need to choose another seat?” “No, we don’t need laptops for this.” “You can stop online shopping, ok?” “Please don’t push anyone else’s chair over today, thanks!”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“It doesn’t have to be good. It just has to be finished.”
“It doesn’t have to be good. It just has to be finished.”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Twist a thin-cut swatch of lemon peel over the top."
"Twist a thin-cut swatch of lemon peel over the top."
February 11, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Hey guys, can we lock in here?” “Do you need to choose another seat?” “No, we don’t need laptops for this.” “You can stop online shopping, ok?” “Please don’t push anyone else’s chair over today, thanks!”
“Hey guys, can we lock in here?” “Do you need to choose another seat?” “No, we don’t need laptops for this.” “You can stop online shopping, ok?” “Please don’t push anyone else’s chair over today, thanks!”
can someone explain to me why doctors can't see sick patients anymore? Like why, if I call WHEN MY KID'S PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN OPENS, I am still told to just go to urgent care because it's impossible to actually see a doctor? Seems like a bad system!
February 11, 2026 at 5:53 PM
can someone explain to me why doctors can't see sick patients anymore? Like why, if I call WHEN MY KID'S PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN OPENS, I am still told to just go to urgent care because it's impossible to actually see a doctor? Seems like a bad system!
mental status: watching clips of Stephen Dorff in True Detective Season 3
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 AM
mental status: watching clips of Stephen Dorff in True Detective Season 3
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We all saw the fellas grindin right? That may be a first for the super bowl.
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 AM
We all saw the fellas grindin right? That may be a first for the super bowl.
okay but why was that halftime show SO GOOD can I just watch it again
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
okay but why was that halftime show SO GOOD can I just watch it again
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OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
The world is a lot right now, so we’re going a different direction for our next issue & are looking for essays on films you go to when the world overwhelms you, the one you can count on, your comedy happy place.
Deadline: 2/21
Details: brightwalldarkroom.com/submissions
The world is a lot right now, so we’re going a different direction for our next issue & are looking for essays on films you go to when the world overwhelms you, the one you can count on, your comedy happy place.
Deadline: 2/21
Details: brightwalldarkroom.com/submissions
February 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
The world is a lot right now, so we’re going a different direction for our next issue & are looking for essays on films you go to when the world overwhelms you, the one you can count on, your comedy happy place.
Deadline: 2/21
Details: brightwalldarkroom.com/submissions
The world is a lot right now, so we’re going a different direction for our next issue & are looking for essays on films you go to when the world overwhelms you, the one you can count on, your comedy happy place.
Deadline: 2/21
Details: brightwalldarkroom.com/submissions
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My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
Reminder hack for people who hate crowds: tomorrow is the best day of the year in America to do something you wouldn’t normally do. One year we went to the San Diego zoo on Super Bowl Sunday and it was AMAZINGLY EMPTY
February 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Reminder hack for people who hate crowds: tomorrow is the best day of the year in America to do something you wouldn’t normally do. One year we went to the San Diego zoo on Super Bowl Sunday and it was AMAZINGLY EMPTY
They are systematically trying to take away our art, our culture, our community. They are disassembling, brick by brick, page by page, seat by seat, the places we go to experience moments of joy, empathy, hope, collective grief, connection.
February 4, 2026 at 2:32 PM
They are systematically trying to take away our art, our culture, our community. They are disassembling, brick by brick, page by page, seat by seat, the places we go to experience moments of joy, empathy, hope, collective grief, connection.
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This is our 16-year-old dog in a rare moment of acting the tough sentry by the side door.
Or he’s staring out with no idea what the fuck is going on. Could be either, but we love him.
Or he’s staring out with no idea what the fuck is going on. Could be either, but we love him.
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 AM
This is our 16-year-old dog in a rare moment of acting the tough sentry by the side door.
Or he’s staring out with no idea what the fuck is going on. Could be either, but we love him.
Or he’s staring out with no idea what the fuck is going on. Could be either, but we love him.
my two best TV show recs for comfort watching in troubling times are Angel and Rockford Files. You simply cannot miss with those shows. Also @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social knew what he was doing when he put Angel in a shot-for-shot imitation of the Rockford Files intro in his Angel comic.
February 2, 2026 at 12:11 AM
my two best TV show recs for comfort watching in troubling times are Angel and Rockford Files. You simply cannot miss with those shows. Also @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social knew what he was doing when he put Angel in a shot-for-shot imitation of the Rockford Files intro in his Angel comic.
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63 years ago today, James Balwin released perhaps his most prescient work, with an outsized legacy that has held strong for over a half century.
The Fire Next Time...
The Fire Next Time...
February 1, 2026 at 1:50 AM
63 years ago today, James Balwin released perhaps his most prescient work, with an outsized legacy that has held strong for over a half century.
The Fire Next Time...
The Fire Next Time...
One thing I’ll say in my experience with high schoolers: young people desperately WANT places where they can settle into longer attention spans and connection with art, they just don’t realize it. I have found such success with tech bans in my classroom. Initial resistance, then relief + results.
On a trend us film professors have seen. Free link to “The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films” from THE ATLANTIC yesterday.
archive.ph/GFWzW
archive.ph/GFWzW
January 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
One thing I’ll say in my experience with high schoolers: young people desperately WANT places where they can settle into longer attention spans and connection with art, they just don’t realize it. I have found such success with tech bans in my classroom. Initial resistance, then relief + results.
getting up early for my little 'me' time to drink coffee, watch the sunrise, and attempt to disentangle the web of racism and pedophilia our society is balancing on
January 31, 2026 at 2:32 PM
getting up early for my little 'me' time to drink coffee, watch the sunrise, and attempt to disentangle the web of racism and pedophilia our society is balancing on
It was a good day to be out with people in LA. Fuck ICE.
January 31, 2026 at 12:24 AM
It was a good day to be out with people in LA. Fuck ICE.
Also can we talk about the fucking feat Achebe pulls off in the last paragraph of Things Fall Apart because DAMN it really got me
Today my 10th graders shared their reactions to the end of Things Fall Apart and my 11th/12th graders finished watching The Conversation and it was one of those days I felt really grateful to be present with kids experiencing art and literature and empathy
January 30, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Also can we talk about the fucking feat Achebe pulls off in the last paragraph of Things Fall Apart because DAMN it really got me
Today my 10th graders shared their reactions to the end of Things Fall Apart and my 11th/12th graders finished watching The Conversation and it was one of those days I felt really grateful to be present with kids experiencing art and literature and empathy
January 30, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Today my 10th graders shared their reactions to the end of Things Fall Apart and my 11th/12th graders finished watching The Conversation and it was one of those days I felt really grateful to be present with kids experiencing art and literature and empathy
Ok genuine question. If your job is a caregiving profession (medicine, teaching, senior care, childcare, etc) how are you handling the idea of a national strike/no work day (either on this Friday or any day in the future?)
January 29, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Ok genuine question. If your job is a caregiving profession (medicine, teaching, senior care, childcare, etc) how are you handling the idea of a national strike/no work day (either on this Friday or any day in the future?)
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It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM
It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
SoCal brain is making sure your laptop isn’t balanced on a book before you go to sleep just in case the big one hits tonight
January 28, 2026 at 6:31 AM
SoCal brain is making sure your laptop isn’t balanced on a book before you go to sleep just in case the big one hits tonight
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Ultimately you're not supposed to believe it. It not mattering is the point. The bolder the lie, the greater the impunity. The ultimate victory for evil is not convincing you, it's the truth being irrelevant.
We’re supposed to believe this is a domestic terrorist attacking ICE with a gun
January 24, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Ultimately you're not supposed to believe it. It not mattering is the point. The bolder the lie, the greater the impunity. The ultimate victory for evil is not convincing you, it's the truth being irrelevant.
Remember when teachers spent the majority of their time planning lessons, grading, and thinking about new units for their students? Now we have ICE protocols, AI protocols, lockdown trainings, & we have had to become experts very quickly in taking care of young people who are suffering from trauma.
January 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Remember when teachers spent the majority of their time planning lessons, grading, and thinking about new units for their students? Now we have ICE protocols, AI protocols, lockdown trainings, & we have had to become experts very quickly in taking care of young people who are suffering from trauma.
I’ve been managing to keep functioning relatively normally because I have a job and three kids who need routines but I gotta be honest it’s getting harder and harder to compartmentalize
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I’ve been managing to keep functioning relatively normally because I have a job and three kids who need routines but I gotta be honest it’s getting harder and harder to compartmentalize
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ICE has now carried out two summary executions of innocent people in the streets of an American city.
If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.
If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.
January 24, 2026 at 3:55 PM
ICE has now carried out two summary executions of innocent people in the streets of an American city.
If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.
If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.