Vivian Rutledge
@hanginglamps.bsky.social
Looking for wine, cheese, film noir, jazz, murder mysteries, and Star Wars all the time. Thinking about Ben Solo most of the time. The fallout from TROS spreads far and wide but Reylos keep winning
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Vivian Rutledge
@hanginglamps.bsky.social
· May 30
Love how both of these shots are framed: both of them dark on the left side, with the light expanding bigger & bigger to the right, and Kylo is standing closer to the darkest side in his shot while Rey is standing closer to the lightest side in her shot
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I have so many thoughts about the shattered modern attention span and the insistence of media-illiterate audiences & readers on being spoonfed stories.
If they aren’t having information disgorged directly down their throats like baby birds, it’s “too slow” or “dense” and I want to scream.
If they aren’t having information disgorged directly down their throats like baby birds, it’s “too slow” or “dense” and I want to scream.
When our son was 10 he would ask questions about whatever narrative we were consuming together and it took one talk like "those questions you're always asking are called the story and if you're patient you'll find that they get answered eventually" and a lot of the internet needs that refresher.
"WHY'S SHE DOING THAT?? WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT, I'M BORED" well the cool thing about following a narrative is that eventually if you keep watching or reading or listening, magical bits of information are doled out
November 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I have so many thoughts about the shattered modern attention span and the insistence of media-illiterate audiences & readers on being spoonfed stories.
If they aren’t having information disgorged directly down their throats like baby birds, it’s “too slow” or “dense” and I want to scream.
If they aren’t having information disgorged directly down their throats like baby birds, it’s “too slow” or “dense” and I want to scream.
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The Cotton Club (1984) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola stars Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, and Lonette McKee.
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Cotton Club (1984) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola stars Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, and Lonette McKee.
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The gamergate to MAGA psyop really messed with the US in tangible ways <gestures broadly at the current state of affairs.>
And no one really believed the canaries in that particular coal mine because a very vocal minority really didn't like girls and folks of color in their nerd stuff.
And no one really believed the canaries in that particular coal mine because a very vocal minority really didn't like girls and folks of color in their nerd stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The gamergate to MAGA psyop really messed with the US in tangible ways <gestures broadly at the current state of affairs.>
And no one really believed the canaries in that particular coal mine because a very vocal minority really didn't like girls and folks of color in their nerd stuff.
And no one really believed the canaries in that particular coal mine because a very vocal minority really didn't like girls and folks of color in their nerd stuff.
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All I want for Christmas is #thehuntforbensolo
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
All I want for Christmas is #thehuntforbensolo
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I don’t agree with the segregation of fandom.
Star Wars has always been a cool sandbox and there’s plenty of great SW outside the OT too. As someone alive throughout the 90s it’s astounding it’s still around.
The highs of SW carry the lows, ever since the Holiday Special, but the highs are HIGH.
Star Wars has always been a cool sandbox and there’s plenty of great SW outside the OT too. As someone alive throughout the 90s it’s astounding it’s still around.
The highs of SW carry the lows, ever since the Holiday Special, but the highs are HIGH.
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I don’t agree with the segregation of fandom.
Star Wars has always been a cool sandbox and there’s plenty of great SW outside the OT too. As someone alive throughout the 90s it’s astounding it’s still around.
The highs of SW carry the lows, ever since the Holiday Special, but the highs are HIGH.
Star Wars has always been a cool sandbox and there’s plenty of great SW outside the OT too. As someone alive throughout the 90s it’s astounding it’s still around.
The highs of SW carry the lows, ever since the Holiday Special, but the highs are HIGH.
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If @theguardian.com who had 10.5 million followers on X can leave, so can you.
There's absolutely no excuse for staying.
I have huge admiration and respect for The Guardian for taking a stand and living up to their name.
If you're a good person you should follow their example and leave X.
There's absolutely no excuse for staying.
I have huge admiration and respect for The Guardian for taking a stand and living up to their name.
If you're a good person you should follow their example and leave X.
October 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If @theguardian.com who had 10.5 million followers on X can leave, so can you.
There's absolutely no excuse for staying.
I have huge admiration and respect for The Guardian for taking a stand and living up to their name.
If you're a good person you should follow their example and leave X.
There's absolutely no excuse for staying.
I have huge admiration and respect for The Guardian for taking a stand and living up to their name.
If you're a good person you should follow their example and leave X.
So adorable! Such soulful eyes. Any CA folks looking for a new addition to their household?
Pj -- Urgent! 🐶
Baby male Shepherd mix
Adoptable from Companion Animal Protection Society (Thousand Oaks, CA)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/pj-urgent-79610393/ca/thousand-oaks/companion-animal-protection-society-ca3066/
Baby male Shepherd mix
Adoptable from Companion Animal Protection Society (Thousand Oaks, CA)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/pj-urgent-79610393/ca/thousand-oaks/companion-animal-protection-society-ca3066/
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
So adorable! Such soulful eyes. Any CA folks looking for a new addition to their household?
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You inspired me! I bought a laptop for a 20 yo looking to finish their GED. What a wonderful idea.
I have been looking at Black Friday sales for a week but I do not actually need anything so instead I closed all those tabs and bought a Polaroid for a foster kid in Florida who uses photography to deal with big feelings. Perhaps you would like to do the same for one of the kids at the link below?
🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
November 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
You inspired me! I bought a laptop for a 20 yo looking to finish their GED. What a wonderful idea.
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the person who should be feeling most embarrassed this morning is not Nuzzi, it's the Vanity Fair boss who hired her
November 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
the person who should be feeling most embarrassed this morning is not Nuzzi, it's the Vanity Fair boss who hired her
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It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
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I see so many interesting articles shared on here that are hosted on substack. Like. What are you doing. It’s 2025, don’t hang out with Nazis
every time i see a writer i respect using nazistack 😔😔😔 there are other options, for real
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I see so many interesting articles shared on here that are hosted on substack. Like. What are you doing. It’s 2025, don’t hang out with Nazis
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In honor of Adam Driver’s 42nd birthday today, let’s everyone hope and keep our fingers crossed that we get THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO one day 🤞💙🦋
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
In honor of Adam Driver’s 42nd birthday today, let’s everyone hope and keep our fingers crossed that we get THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO one day 🤞💙🦋
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Ben Solo LIVES, let the hunt for him begin, and may the Force be with us all.
"someone who has hope"
digital painting / #art / #AdamDriver / #TheHuntForBenSolo
read the essay here: buff.ly/YMjj1R8
or on ao3 here: buff.ly/auKOB40
"someone who has hope"
digital painting / #art / #AdamDriver / #TheHuntForBenSolo
read the essay here: buff.ly/YMjj1R8
or on ao3 here: buff.ly/auKOB40
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Ben Solo LIVES, let the hunt for him begin, and may the Force be with us all.
"someone who has hope"
digital painting / #art / #AdamDriver / #TheHuntForBenSolo
read the essay here: buff.ly/YMjj1R8
or on ao3 here: buff.ly/auKOB40
"someone who has hope"
digital painting / #art / #AdamDriver / #TheHuntForBenSolo
read the essay here: buff.ly/YMjj1R8
or on ao3 here: buff.ly/auKOB40
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I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
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Don't cross the picket line. Get your coffee and muffins from somewhere else.
Starbucks workers are on strike. Chronic understaffing, unfair wages and hundreds of unfair labor practices pushed a 92% super-majority to walk out on Red Cup Day and beyond.
The Working People Podcast with @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social speaks with the baristas on taking an indefinite stand.
The Working People Podcast with @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social speaks with the baristas on taking an indefinite stand.
Facing unprecedented labor violations, Starbucks workers overwhelmingly agree to strike indefinitely
Unfair wages, chronic understaffing and hundreds of ULPs have led to a Starbucks Workers United super-majority vote to strike.
inthesetimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Don't cross the picket line. Get your coffee and muffins from somewhere else.
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Major media outlets have little to no interest in holding the wealthy and powerful accountable. Probably because major media outlets these days are dominated by the wealthy and the powerful and the people who want nothing more than to be near them.
November 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Major media outlets have little to no interest in holding the wealthy and powerful accountable. Probably because major media outlets these days are dominated by the wealthy and the powerful and the people who want nothing more than to be near them.
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watching as people cross an active Starbucks picket line (which is currently chanting “don’t cross our picket line”) even tho there are literally two other coffee shops directly across the street??? What do you think it feels like to be evil
November 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
watching as people cross an active Starbucks picket line (which is currently chanting “don’t cross our picket line”) even tho there are literally two other coffee shops directly across the street??? What do you think it feels like to be evil
Just got this in the most recent Criterion 50% off sale 😊
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Just got this in the most recent Criterion 50% off sale 😊
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✨ Imagina volver Adam Driver regresando a la galaxia muy, muy lejana… no como un villano caído, sino como el hombre que volvió a la luz en el último segundo.
Un hombre marcado por su pasado luchando por algo más grande que él.
Yo digo SÍ a #TheHuntForBenSolo 🔥
Un hombre marcado por su pasado luchando por algo más grande que él.
Yo digo SÍ a #TheHuntForBenSolo 🔥
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
✨ Imagina volver Adam Driver regresando a la galaxia muy, muy lejana… no como un villano caído, sino como el hombre que volvió a la luz en el último segundo.
Un hombre marcado por su pasado luchando por algo más grande que él.
Yo digo SÍ a #TheHuntForBenSolo 🔥
Un hombre marcado por su pasado luchando por algo más grande que él.
Yo digo SÍ a #TheHuntForBenSolo 🔥
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I’ve had a Roomba for years but stopped using it after it kept throwing itself into the fireplace while screaming that it just wanted the pain to stop.
iRobot, the US company behind the Roomba robot vacuum, is facing severe financial trouble, raising further questions about the future of its devices www.channelnews.com.au/irobot-on-th...
channelnews : iRobot On The Brink Of Bankruptcy, Leaving Roombas at Risk
iRobot, the US company behind the Roomba robot vacuum, is facing severe financial trouble, raising further questions about the future of its devices. The company’s latest quarterly results show revenu...
www.channelnews.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I’ve had a Roomba for years but stopped using it after it kept throwing itself into the fireplace while screaming that it just wanted the pain to stop.
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My low key conspiracy is that every billionaire democratic donor who saw a flight or a friend's flight out of Tetoboro cancelled on Friday forced this result on Schumer. This was not about helping people it was about helping the donor class not have any minor disruption of their life.
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
My low key conspiracy is that every billionaire democratic donor who saw a flight or a friend's flight out of Tetoboro cancelled on Friday forced this result on Schumer. This was not about helping people it was about helping the donor class not have any minor disruption of their life.
The music was certainly A Choice but otherwise love this movie
November 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The music was certainly A Choice but otherwise love this movie
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Luke Skywalker not being a nigh-omnipotent War God with a hot redhead wife was apparently something that a lot of people were unable to process in a healthy way.
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Luke Skywalker not being a nigh-omnipotent War God with a hot redhead wife was apparently something that a lot of people were unable to process in a healthy way.
This movie is one of my guilty pleasures. He takes a role where he says maybe 100 words total & makes the character somehow tender, tragic, & yet totally convincing as a tough as nails, terrifying avenging angel (or revenging devil?). He does so much with just his face & his line delivery. So good
unfortunately this kind of line is always going to hit for me. it's never not satisfying.
November 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This movie is one of my guilty pleasures. He takes a role where he says maybe 100 words total & makes the character somehow tender, tragic, & yet totally convincing as a tough as nails, terrifying avenging angel (or revenging devil?). He does so much with just his face & his line delivery. So good