Mark Bould
@markbould.bsky.social
Professor of Film, Literature and Poor Life Choices. Full-time duck chaperone. Part-time author of things about films and books.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
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Nobody could have predicted this.
January 4, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Nobody could have predicted this.
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From Russia With Love is such a funny movie. The Training School for Evil Henchmen is something that bond parodies wished they could do, but they can't, because they already did it as part of a real bond film
January 3, 2026 at 1:16 PM
From Russia With Love is such a funny movie. The Training School for Evil Henchmen is something that bond parodies wished they could do, but they can't, because they already did it as part of a real bond film
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Choose a passive-aggressive number of books that shaped you. Even if you are indifferent to or despise them now. No explanations.
4/720 Gregory Benford, Across the Sea of Suns (1984) and to a lesser extent the earlier In the Ocean of the Night (1976) but none at all of those dreary fucking sequels
4/720 Gregory Benford, Across the Sea of Suns (1984) and to a lesser extent the earlier In the Ocean of the Night (1976) but none at all of those dreary fucking sequels
January 4, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Choose a passive-aggressive number of books that shaped you. Even if you are indifferent to or despise them now. No explanations.
4/720 Gregory Benford, Across the Sea of Suns (1984) and to a lesser extent the earlier In the Ocean of the Night (1976) but none at all of those dreary fucking sequels
4/720 Gregory Benford, Across the Sea of Suns (1984) and to a lesser extent the earlier In the Ocean of the Night (1976) but none at all of those dreary fucking sequels
Choose a passive-aggressive number of books that shaped you. Even if you are indifferent to or despise them now. No explanations.
3/720 2000 A.D. (from 1977 until around 1980) plus Starlord (1978) and Tornado (1979) both of which quicky merged with 2000 A.D. Especially ABC Warriors, Black Hawk, ...
3/720 2000 A.D. (from 1977 until around 1980) plus Starlord (1978) and Tornado (1979) both of which quicky merged with 2000 A.D. Especially ABC Warriors, Black Hawk, ...
January 4, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Choose a passive-aggressive number of books that shaped you. Even if you are indifferent to or despise them now. No explanations.
3/720 2000 A.D. (from 1977 until around 1980) plus Starlord (1978) and Tornado (1979) both of which quicky merged with 2000 A.D. Especially ABC Warriors, Black Hawk, ...
3/720 2000 A.D. (from 1977 until around 1980) plus Starlord (1978) and Tornado (1979) both of which quicky merged with 2000 A.D. Especially ABC Warriors, Black Hawk, ...
Choose a passive-aggressive number of books that shaped you. Even if you are indifferent to or despise them now. No explanations.
2/720 Thomas M. Disch, 334 (1972)
2/720 Thomas M. Disch, 334 (1972)
January 4, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Choose a passive-aggressive number of books that shaped you. Even if you are indifferent to or despise them now. No explanations.
2/720 Thomas M. Disch, 334 (1972)
2/720 Thomas M. Disch, 334 (1972)
Choose a passive-aggressive number of books that shaped you. Even if you are indifferent to or despise them now. No explanations.
1/720 Agatha Christie, 4.50 from Paddington (1957)
1/720 Agatha Christie, 4.50 from Paddington (1957)
January 4, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Choose a passive-aggressive number of books that shaped you. Even if you are indifferent to or despise them now. No explanations.
1/720 Agatha Christie, 4.50 from Paddington (1957)
1/720 Agatha Christie, 4.50 from Paddington (1957)
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finally, we're living through precedented times
January 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM
finally, we're living through precedented times
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babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
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And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
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Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
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So it's a heist...
You'd think the Guardian would be able to spell kidnapped...
January 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
So it's a heist...
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Three million people live in Caracas, five million in the metro area. It's one of the densest cities in South America. Remember this in the morning when they try to spin this as anything other than a cold-blooded attack on a major civilian center.
January 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Three million people live in Caracas, five million in the metro area. It's one of the densest cities in South America. Remember this in the morning when they try to spin this as anything other than a cold-blooded attack on a major civilian center.
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The “newly discovered” Epstein archive contains 5 million more pages than the GOP healthcare plan.
January 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The “newly discovered” Epstein archive contains 5 million more pages than the GOP healthcare plan.
Had me at "Leonardo DiCaprio was, as always, adequate but miscast (and yes, I mean that he is always the wrong choice for every actual and possible film role)."
Missing the Pynchonian Element
A narrow reflection on "One Battle After Another"
adamkotsko.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Had me at "Leonardo DiCaprio was, as always, adequate but miscast (and yes, I mean that he is always the wrong choice for every actual and possible film role)."
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Online talk for the Smithsonian — coming up on 23rd Jan, lunchtime ET
smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/pr...
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Graveyards: A History of Living with the Dead
The pyramids at Giza, catacombs of ancient Rome, and cenotaphs around the world all commemorate the dead. Historian Roger Luckhurst delves into the often-unexpected visual culture surrounding these an...
smithsonianassociates.org
January 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Online talk for the Smithsonian — coming up on 23rd Jan, lunchtime ET
smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/pr...
smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/pr...
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Mamdani arrives to his mayoral inauguration at City Hall in a motorcade of NYC taxi cabs—workers he went on hunger strike with in 2021.
January 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Mamdani arrives to his mayoral inauguration at City Hall in a motorcade of NYC taxi cabs—workers he went on hunger strike with in 2021.
@argibbons.bsky.social beginning 2026 like she means to go: gentrifying the ducks with a bowl of organic petit pois
January 2, 2026 at 9:43 AM
@argibbons.bsky.social beginning 2026 like she means to go: gentrifying the ducks with a bowl of organic petit pois
