Ian Curtin
@iancurtin.bsky.social
Du voté de chez swan
February 16, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Du voté de chez swan
Gotta catch em all (revenue streams)
February 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Gotta catch em all (revenue streams)
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used to be there were honorable jobs in Miami, like "strip mall plastic surgeon" and "anticommunist radio host". now everything is Fraud
February 15, 2026 at 5:39 PM
used to be there were honorable jobs in Miami, like "strip mall plastic surgeon" and "anticommunist radio host". now everything is Fraud
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February 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
"'You're sure you're not afraid?' they'd asked, and I'd said something like, 'All my friends are dead anyway,' and they didn't try any more small talk after that."
February 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"'You're sure you're not afraid?' they'd asked, and I'd said something like, 'All my friends are dead anyway,' and they didn't try any more small talk after that."
An expert breakdown of what my layman's sense tells me: it shouldn't be as hard as many sites make it.
With my work hat on, here are some red flags that tell me a content designer probably hasn't been involved in designing your website. 🚩
1. The main header (H1, page title) doesn't describe what the product or service is, or does.
1. The main header (H1, page title) doesn't describe what the product or service is, or does.
February 13, 2026 at 12:05 PM
An expert breakdown of what my layman's sense tells me: it shouldn't be as hard as many sites make it.
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Birthday boy (Simenon)
February 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Birthday boy (Simenon)
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Happy birthday in heaven to Georges Simenon, born on this day in 1903. To mark the occasion, a piece l did a few years ago for @crimereads.bsky.social celebrating the dark, transgressive wonder that is his Roman’s durs.
crimereads.com/simenon-roma...
crimereads.com/simenon-roma...
The Bleak, Propulsive Noir of Simenon’s Romans Durs
If forced to nominate any positives at all out of the last two years of global pandemic, it is the increased time I’ve had to read. In the first year of Covid I made good on a long-standing desire …
crimereads.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Happy birthday in heaven to Georges Simenon, born on this day in 1903. To mark the occasion, a piece l did a few years ago for @crimereads.bsky.social celebrating the dark, transgressive wonder that is his Roman’s durs.
crimereads.com/simenon-roma...
crimereads.com/simenon-roma...
“The non-professional... forces us to look at the question of what is acting, what is performance? Is it just standing up and saying a line? What is it that good acting brings?"
@cathorave.bsky.social with thoughts on the role & lineage of non-actors in cinema.
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
@cathorave.bsky.social with thoughts on the role & lineage of non-actors in cinema.
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
‘I wasn’t acting: that was me’: how non-actors took over Oscar season
From One Battle to Another to Marty Supreme, supermarket magnates, professors and special agents have been stealing scenes on screen
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:03 AM
“The non-professional... forces us to look at the question of what is acting, what is performance? Is it just standing up and saying a line? What is it that good acting brings?"
@cathorave.bsky.social with thoughts on the role & lineage of non-actors in cinema.
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
@cathorave.bsky.social with thoughts on the role & lineage of non-actors in cinema.
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
- dog collar
- nipple clamps
- six sigma black belt
- nipple clamps
- six sigma black belt
February 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM
- dog collar
- nipple clamps
- six sigma black belt
- nipple clamps
- six sigma black belt
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Well my name's John Keats and I'm here to say / that Beauty is Truth, in a major way
February 11, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Well my name's John Keats and I'm here to say / that Beauty is Truth, in a major way
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Excerpt from Hilary Mantel’s review of Robocop archive.spectator.co.uk/article/20th...
February 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Excerpt from Hilary Mantel’s review of Robocop archive.spectator.co.uk/article/20th...
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Shakespeare anticipates 2026.
February 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Shakespeare anticipates 2026.
Post a banger not in English
music.youtube.com/watch?v=ejEl...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=ejEl...
February 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Post a banger not in English
music.youtube.com/watch?v=ejEl...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=ejEl...
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The great drawback of modernist literature is that you have to be not knackered in order to make sense of it, while one of the main qualities of modernity is being perpetually knackered.
February 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The great drawback of modernist literature is that you have to be not knackered in order to make sense of it, while one of the main qualities of modernity is being perpetually knackered.
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Pencil drawing by Trevor Grimshaw
‘Cobbled Bridge’ 1973.
Size 71 x 51 cm.
‘Cobbled Bridge’ 1973.
Size 71 x 51 cm.
February 7, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Pencil drawing by Trevor Grimshaw
‘Cobbled Bridge’ 1973.
Size 71 x 51 cm.
‘Cobbled Bridge’ 1973.
Size 71 x 51 cm.
"The next morning, she was angry. He read through his newspaper conscientiously, withdrawing his attention from it only for a few seconds to tell her that she hadn't cut all the segments entirely free in his grapefruit - he'd hit exactly four that were still attached."
February 7, 2026 at 10:02 AM
"The next morning, she was angry. He read through his newspaper conscientiously, withdrawing his attention from it only for a few seconds to tell her that she hadn't cut all the segments entirely free in his grapefruit - he'd hit exactly four that were still attached."
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That time I recreated the Simpsons intro using only stock footage.
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 AM
That time I recreated the Simpsons intro using only stock footage.
One of Manchette's best, which puts it pretty high on the scale overall.
All anarcho-Marxist killer, no filler. A fantastic novel. observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Paperback of the week: Nada by Jean-Patrick Manchette
In the 1970s, Manchette reinvigorated French thrillers with his chaotic energy and leftist politics, as deployed in this tale of ragtag revolutionaries
observer.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 10:16 AM
One of Manchette's best, which puts it pretty high on the scale overall.
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Today's vibe (travelling for work)
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Today's vibe (travelling for work)
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My favourite scam email so far. 75-year recluse Patrick Süskind, author of modern gothic classic Perfume - a man who rarely grants interviews and allows no photos - has contacted me to tell me he loves my book and wants to connect as a ‘fellow author’. I should tell him he’s misspelling his own name
February 5, 2026 at 9:35 AM
My favourite scam email so far. 75-year recluse Patrick Süskind, author of modern gothic classic Perfume - a man who rarely grants interviews and allows no photos - has contacted me to tell me he loves my book and wants to connect as a ‘fellow author’. I should tell him he’s misspelling his own name
