Marcus Kelson
@marcuskelson.bsky.social
Retired journalist, at the ABC for three decades, madly in love with Virginia, 37 years married, swimmer and swim teacher, has reviewed film, music and more for 40 years off and on. No DMs unless l know you.
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also on Breaking Bad - very first episode, this utter delight from Mick Harvey, an absolute beacon and champion of independent and original Australian music for nearly half a century...
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Mick Harvey - Out of Time Man
YouTube video by Galactocerebrósido
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February 12, 2026 at 7:20 AM
also on Breaking Bad - very first episode, this utter delight from Mick Harvey, an absolute beacon and champion of independent and original Australian music for nearly half a century...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFiv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFiv...
rewatching Breaking Bad and I'd forgotten about its exquisite soundtrack...well, this from the pilot :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-qg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-qg...
Rodrigo y Gabriela - 'Tamacun'
YouTube video by TheDLShow
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February 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM
rewatching Breaking Bad and I'd forgotten about its exquisite soundtrack...well, this from the pilot :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-qg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-qg...
I only said what l said earlier because this arrived in the mail - be vigilant :)
February 12, 2026 at 4:43 AM
I only said what l said earlier because this arrived in the mail - be vigilant :)
OK so I've binged the Sopranos four or five times because I like water boarding myself - but I've never gone back and had even a second look at Breaking Bad - today is that day.
February 12, 2026 at 3:14 AM
OK so I've binged the Sopranos four or five times because I like water boarding myself - but I've never gone back and had even a second look at Breaking Bad - today is that day.
dear men, go the the bloody doctor and organise a frigging colonoscopy!!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Fundraiser for widow and children of James Van Der Beek surpasses $500,000 goal within hours
The Dawson’s Creek star, who died on Tuesday aged 48, had been open about struggling to meet the high expenses of his cancer treatment
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:10 AM
dear men, go the the bloody doctor and organise a frigging colonoscopy!!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I understand there is a lot of anger over the ALP on a number of fronts but they are at least inching through some sort of agenda though the carry and the optics are pretty rubbish, but please don't let the closing the gap report be overwhelmed by conservative fuckwittery...
February 12, 2026 at 2:57 AM
I understand there is a lot of anger over the ALP on a number of fronts but they are at least inching through some sort of agenda though the carry and the optics are pretty rubbish, but please don't let the closing the gap report be overwhelmed by conservative fuckwittery...
FYI Rhian Teasdale, singer with the brilliant Wet Leg, and Jeff Fatt, one of the original Wiggles.
February 12, 2026 at 2:32 AM
FYI Rhian Teasdale, singer with the brilliant Wet Leg, and Jeff Fatt, one of the original Wiggles.
rewatching a Kevin Bacon film called Taking Chance (HBO/Max), he plays a US army officer, escorting the body of an Iraq war victim home - this comes from a deeply personal space of respect, responsibility and reflection; based on the recollections of U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Michael Strobl.
February 11, 2026 at 11:45 PM
rewatching a Kevin Bacon film called Taking Chance (HBO/Max), he plays a US army officer, escorting the body of an Iraq war victim home - this comes from a deeply personal space of respect, responsibility and reflection; based on the recollections of U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Michael Strobl.
what a vile performance from Pam Bondi - morals of an alley cat as we say in Australia...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Bondi Faces Lawmakers’ Anger Over Epstein Files in Combative Hearing
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:17 PM
what a vile performance from Pam Bondi - morals of an alley cat as we say in Australia...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
point of no return...if we are not already there now...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:11 PM
point of no return...if we are not already there now...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
if anyone was keen to see a performance of sheer mind numbing stupidity have a look at a Press Club lunch from several years ago when David Speers tries to get clarity from Angus on economic policy...
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 PM
if anyone was keen to see a performance of sheer mind numbing stupidity have a look at a Press Club lunch from several years ago when David Speers tries to get clarity from Angus on economic policy...
missed the super G last night and now I'm watching a highlights package, this von Allmen fella who has already won two golds I believe, was just clocked finishing his run at 125 kms per hour - one slip up and bang! saw a pic on insta this morning of Lindsey Vonn - geez...
February 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM
missed the super G last night and now I'm watching a highlights package, this von Allmen fella who has already won two golds I believe, was just clocked finishing his run at 125 kms per hour - one slip up and bang! saw a pic on insta this morning of Lindsey Vonn - geez...
watching the women's moguls #olympics and there is now a manoeuvre called the truck driver - these people have clearly run out of scrabble letters.
February 11, 2026 at 10:26 AM
watching the women's moguls #olympics and there is now a manoeuvre called the truck driver - these people have clearly run out of scrabble letters.
today in Australia we look to a synopsis of conservative politics and where either party can or cannot acccomodate a broader ideological embrace...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCVK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCVK...
Fold In The Cheese! | Schitt's Creek | Netflix
YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix
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February 11, 2026 at 8:48 AM
today in Australia we look to a synopsis of conservative politics and where either party can or cannot acccomodate a broader ideological embrace...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCVK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCVK...
now I'll be perfectly frank, I don't know how the streamings and the algorithms work and how it all gets mashed together and returned to sender - but bloody hell I have a lot of comical/angry old men films to watch - are Jack Lemon and Walter Matthau my spirit animals?
February 11, 2026 at 6:03 AM
now I'll be perfectly frank, I don't know how the streamings and the algorithms work and how it all gets mashed together and returned to sender - but bloody hell I have a lot of comical/angry old men films to watch - are Jack Lemon and Walter Matthau my spirit animals?
just finished this film, oh my word so much to unpack, of course the mystery at the start but that it facilitated the entire collapse of a system placed unusually in the unforgiving Australian landscape - menace, beauty, the deceptive simplicity of it all...one of the greats...
so as I was waxing lyrical yesterday or the day before about Picnic at Hanging Rock (HBO/Max) I'm now watching the whole thing from start to finish for maybe the third time since it came out - of course everyone remembers the pan pipes, but a fabulous use of Beethoven's Emperor as well :)
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 AM
just finished this film, oh my word so much to unpack, of course the mystery at the start but that it facilitated the entire collapse of a system placed unusually in the unforgiving Australian landscape - menace, beauty, the deceptive simplicity of it all...one of the greats...
so as I was waxing lyrical yesterday or the day before about Picnic at Hanging Rock (HBO/Max) I'm now watching the whole thing from start to finish for maybe the third time since it came out - of course everyone remembers the pan pipes, but a fabulous use of Beethoven's Emperor as well :)
February 11, 2026 at 4:18 AM
so as I was waxing lyrical yesterday or the day before about Picnic at Hanging Rock (HBO/Max) I'm now watching the whole thing from start to finish for maybe the third time since it came out - of course everyone remembers the pan pipes, but a fabulous use of Beethoven's Emperor as well :)
also, fuck America...
🚨Buckle up!🚨
Poland is investigating potential connections between Jeffrey Epstein and Polish victims, as well as possible involvement of Russian intelligence in his activities. The Polish government has set up a special task force.
Poland is investigating potential connections between Jeffrey Epstein and Polish victims, as well as possible involvement of Russian intelligence in his activities. The Polish government has set up a special task force.
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 AM
also, fuck America...
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This is a GREAT podcast from a media insider. Eye opening. You may know Nicole from ABC news…
I’m really looking forward to the new episode tonight.
@marcuskelson.bsky.social
Have you listened to this?
I’m really looking forward to the new episode tonight.
@marcuskelson.bsky.social
Have you listened to this?
February 11, 2026 at 3:46 AM
This is a GREAT podcast from a media insider. Eye opening. You may know Nicole from ABC news…
I’m really looking forward to the new episode tonight.
@marcuskelson.bsky.social
Have you listened to this?
I’m really looking forward to the new episode tonight.
@marcuskelson.bsky.social
Have you listened to this?
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just had our last beginners Bridge lesson, we did a six week starters programme, then we go on to a more substantive one and then after supervised playing they let us loose on the people who will in all likelihood devour us - but so much fun and it really makes the brain work...no bad thing :)
February 11, 2026 at 2:56 AM
just had our last beginners Bridge lesson, we did a six week starters programme, then we go on to a more substantive one and then after supervised playing they let us loose on the people who will in all likelihood devour us - but so much fun and it really makes the brain work...no bad thing :)
Fantastic work over the past decade from the wonderful Lenore..
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Lenore Taylor resigns as Guardian Australia editor after 10 years of leadership
Australia’s longest-serving editor credited with transforming a fledgling news organisation into the fourth most-read news website
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Fantastic work over the past decade from the wonderful Lenore..
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
some days are slower than others...
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🚨 RELEASE THE NAMES OF ALL THE CHILD SEXUAL PREDATORS!!! 🚨
February 10, 2026 at 12:06 AM
🚨 RELEASE THE NAMES OF ALL THE CHILD SEXUAL PREDATORS!!! 🚨