Ben McLannahan
@mclannahan.bsky.social
Poet / athlete / thought leader
lots to chew on
🧵 I often talk about VDA, Verification, Deliberation, Accountability, as the core functions that make democracy possible. But to understand what’s gone wrong, we need to look at how those functions have changed.
June 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
lots to chew on
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THE SHINING (1980) recreated in Lego renders. The detail is incredible. Can't find who made these so please credit if you know...
1/10 - The Colorado Lounge
1/10 - The Colorado Lounge
May 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
THE SHINING (1980) recreated in Lego renders. The detail is incredible. Can't find who made these so please credit if you know...
1/10 - The Colorado Lounge
1/10 - The Colorado Lounge
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Reposted by Ben McLannahan
Victoria Wood: 'Life's not fair, is it? Some of us drink champagne in the fast lane, and some of us eat our sandwiches by the loose chippings on the A597.'
May 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Victoria Wood: 'Life's not fair, is it? Some of us drink champagne in the fast lane, and some of us eat our sandwiches by the loose chippings on the A597.'
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Goodbye to Gwen Robinson, Asia correspondent extraordinaire, doyenne of FT oped editors, a one-person nuclear power plant, and a true & beloved friend to so many people all over the world. FT's obituary free to read here. enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/3de26...
Gwen Robinson, FT foreign correspondent and editor, 1960-2025
[FREE TO READ] The Asia expert was known for her network of contacts, intrepid reporting and ability to handle big egos
enterprise-sharing.ft.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Goodbye to Gwen Robinson, Asia correspondent extraordinaire, doyenne of FT oped editors, a one-person nuclear power plant, and a true & beloved friend to so many people all over the world. FT's obituary free to read here. enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/3de26...
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This deep dive on Netflix purposely turning movies into barely distinguishable forgettable slop is so insightful, researched & brutally hilarious. A must read if you want to really know what’s happening to the business AND culture of movies.
Casual Viewing | Will Tavlin
A decade before Airbnb persuaded homeowners to transform their homes into hotels, Netflix convinced its users to turn theirs into mini Netflix warehouses. Customers who held onto their DVDs for longer...
www.nplusonemag.com
December 28, 2024 at 8:44 PM
This deep dive on Netflix purposely turning movies into barely distinguishable forgettable slop is so insightful, researched & brutally hilarious. A must read if you want to really know what’s happening to the business AND culture of movies.
HG Wells
Douglas Coupland
Willard Price
Don de Lillo
Elizabeth Strout
Douglas Coupland
Willard Price
Don de Lillo
Elizabeth Strout
Mandel
Mantel
Le Carre
Pratchett
Smith
Mantel
Le Carre
Pratchett
Smith
5 authors¹ I’ve read 5+ books by²:
Austen
Atwood
Mantel
Pratchett
Christie
Austen
Atwood
Mantel
Pratchett
Christie
December 20, 2024 at 3:36 PM
HG Wells
Douglas Coupland
Willard Price
Don de Lillo
Elizabeth Strout
Douglas Coupland
Willard Price
Don de Lillo
Elizabeth Strout
December 16, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Next to some guy called David Mitchell, who “hopes to follow a career in theatre or television as a writer and performer but doesn’t know how.” Hope that turned out ok for him
December 16, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Next to some guy called David Mitchell, who “hopes to follow a career in theatre or television as a writer and performer but doesn’t know how.” Hope that turned out ok for him
Me, reading your takes
November 13, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Me, reading your takes
November 12, 2024 at 8:13 PM
George Miller’s Happy Feet
October 31, 2024 at 7:20 AM
George Miller’s Happy Feet
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1775: Leaves fall very fast. The hangers begin to lose their picturesque beauties.
October 31, 2024 at 7:00 AM
1775: Leaves fall very fast. The hangers begin to lose their picturesque beauties.
David Foster Wallace
you may resurrect one dead artist who would be an amazing shitposter. Who is it?
Kurt Vonnegut for me
Kurt Vonnegut for me
you may resurrect one dead artist who would be an amazing shitposter. Who is it?
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce
October 22, 2024 at 6:48 AM
David Foster Wallace
Post a PERFECT album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana or Pearl jam or Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.
October 18, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Post a PERFECT album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana or Pearl jam or Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.
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Post a PERFECT album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana or Pearl jam or Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.
October 18, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Post a PERFECT album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana or Pearl jam or Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.
Welcome, have a cup of tea and a biscuit
October 17, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Welcome, have a cup of tea and a biscuit
How I arrived at BlueSky
October 11, 2024 at 2:44 PM
How I arrived at BlueSky