Josh Spiegel
@mousterpiece.bsky.social
The co-host of Mousterpiece Melodies, a podcast about the songs of Disney movies.
Email me at mousterpiececinema@gmail.com.
Email me at mousterpiececinema@gmail.com.
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Mousterpiece Melodies -- Episode 14: Dick Tracy | Mousterpiece Melodies
Stick 'em up! OK, but seriously, we hope you're in a mood to head back to a simpler, and yet more dangerous, time in popular culture, back when mobsters and cops fought it out in the streets of the bi...
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On a new episode of Mousterpiece Melodies, @scottmendelson.bsky.social joins @scottrenshaw.bsky.social and I to discuss the songs of Dick Tracy, meaning we got to talk about Sondheim, Madonna, and much more: mousterpiecemelodies.podbean.com/e/mousterpie...
We are stuck in the stupidest goddamn period of history.
November 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We are stuck in the stupidest goddamn period of history.
“Your Holiness, I have one question for you: …you poppin’ my stones???”
“Good ep.”
“Great ep, your Holiness.”
“Good ep.”
“Great ep, your Holiness.”
November 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
“Your Holiness, I have one question for you: …you poppin’ my stones???”
“Good ep.”
“Great ep, your Holiness.”
“Good ep.”
“Great ep, your Holiness.”
The screenshotted tweet has some real “Sir, this is an Arby’s” energy.
epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
November 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The screenshotted tweet has some real “Sir, this is an Arby’s” energy.
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Columbo in his first episode looks like a dog that's just come back from the groomer
October 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Columbo in his first episode looks like a dog that's just come back from the groomer
Top five film genres:
Movies about making movies
Tom Cruise entertains the world via death-defying stunt work
Ungainly surrogate families as a commentary on America and its evolution
The unironic Disney musical
Uncompromising character studies about single-minded artists
Movies about making movies
Tom Cruise entertains the world via death-defying stunt work
Ungainly surrogate families as a commentary on America and its evolution
The unironic Disney musical
Uncompromising character studies about single-minded artists
top five film genres:
lady journalist in depression era america is going to get to the bottom of this, man or no man
warriors learn magic, defeat master who killed their master
the camera moves!: an experiment
the folks in this building is a reflection of all america
immigration as a vibe
lady journalist in depression era america is going to get to the bottom of this, man or no man
warriors learn magic, defeat master who killed their master
the camera moves!: an experiment
the folks in this building is a reflection of all america
immigration as a vibe
Top five film genres:
- pre-WW2 Hollywood comedy where plot’s tertiary at best, all vibes
- French or Italians lookin’ fabulous, talkin’ sophisticated
- your dad loves this movie & now that you’re 50 so do you
- porn is art when it’s softcore & everyone dresses nice
- L.A. Rebellion
- pre-WW2 Hollywood comedy where plot’s tertiary at best, all vibes
- French or Italians lookin’ fabulous, talkin’ sophisticated
- your dad loves this movie & now that you’re 50 so do you
- porn is art when it’s softcore & everyone dresses nice
- L.A. Rebellion
November 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Top five film genres:
Movies about making movies
Tom Cruise entertains the world via death-defying stunt work
Ungainly surrogate families as a commentary on America and its evolution
The unironic Disney musical
Uncompromising character studies about single-minded artists
Movies about making movies
Tom Cruise entertains the world via death-defying stunt work
Ungainly surrogate families as a commentary on America and its evolution
The unironic Disney musical
Uncompromising character studies about single-minded artists
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Day 17 of Disney Fans for good, a fundraiser for the 2nd harvest Food bank of OC which supports CM’s, hospitality workers & community. With layoffs,hours reduced, inflation, & external factors.Need is high! Every size donation counts !Can’t donate? Share🙏
together.feedoc.org/fundraiser/6...
together.feedoc.org/fundraiser/6...
November 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Day 17 of Disney Fans for good, a fundraiser for the 2nd harvest Food bank of OC which supports CM’s, hospitality workers & community. With layoffs,hours reduced, inflation, & external factors.Need is high! Every size donation counts !Can’t donate? Share🙏
together.feedoc.org/fundraiser/6...
together.feedoc.org/fundraiser/6...
A writer’s dream AND a writer’s nightmare? In THIS economy?!?
November 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A writer’s dream AND a writer’s nightmare? In THIS economy?!?
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“Billy, this guy hit .342 with 48 homers and 120 RBI’s… his only defect is he has the Woke Mind Virus”
November 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“Billy, this guy hit .342 with 48 homers and 120 RBI’s… his only defect is he has the Woke Mind Virus”
We can praise the Pope for his clear-minded defense of art and cinema, but I mostly love that his A-List invitees include, among others, this guy.
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall that says are we having
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall that says are we having
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We can praise the Pope for his clear-minded defense of art and cinema, but I mostly love that his A-List invitees include, among others, this guy.
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“You’re not breathing” is a precursor to “Ocean waves,” and they mean the same thing: Fight, but take care of yourself, because the struggle is long, and if you let it destroy you, they win.
PTA shut down production and ballooned the budget on this movie so he could cast Benicio del Toro, and the very first shot of him instantly proves it was worth it
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“You’re not breathing” is a precursor to “Ocean waves,” and they mean the same thing: Fight, but take care of yourself, because the struggle is long, and if you let it destroy you, they win.
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It makes you think
I cannot believe the Epstein news is below the Nuzzi fluff piece on the New York Times home page
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It makes you think
The Complete Far Side and The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Prompt: if you had to performatively display two books that you wanted the NYT writer profiling you about your career ending scandal to notice, what would they be?
November 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Complete Far Side and The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
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You are infinitely closer to struggling than you ever will be to billionaires
James Van Der Beek Auctioning Off Dawson’s Creek Items Amid Cancer Journey
James Van Der Beek has put several Dawson’s Creek and Varsity Blues items up for auction as he continues to battle stage 3 colon cancer.
www.eonline.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
You are infinitely closer to struggling than you ever will be to billionaires
Today at Episodic Medium, I wrote about another very timely episode of Elsbeth and another installment of Matlock that made me long for the title character to actually cross-examine someone in court. www.episodicmedium.tv/review-elsbe...
Review: Elsbeth, “Bunker Down” | Season 3, Episode 6 / Matlock, "Harm Reduction" | Season 2, Episode 6
We all reserve the right to be mad at Katy Perry
www.episodicmedium.tv
November 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Today at Episodic Medium, I wrote about another very timely episode of Elsbeth and another installment of Matlock that made me long for the title character to actually cross-examine someone in court. www.episodicmedium.tv/review-elsbe...
I, for one, think it would be cool if the New York Times still had a Public Editor position.
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I, for one, think it would be cool if the New York Times still had a Public Editor position.
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Say what you will about social media, but there was no other point in history where you got to read thousands of people trying to explain Catholicism directly to the Pope
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Say what you will about social media, but there was no other point in history where you got to read thousands of people trying to explain Catholicism directly to the Pope
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100 years of Disney films and at no point have I ever seen one that I wish had been made by robots instead of humans
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 AM
100 years of Disney films and at no point have I ever seen one that I wish had been made by robots instead of humans
Baseball isn’t boring, but the awards sure feel that way this year.
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Baseball isn’t boring, but the awards sure feel that way this year.
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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This is gross from a company built entirely by creatives. If I'm a creative, I'm running from this as fast as I can.
Well, this sure seems bad! www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
Disney+ to Allow User-Generated Content Via AI
Disney CEO Bob Iger hinted at "productive conversations" with unnamed AI companies that would protect IP but add new features to the studio's flagship streaming service.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is gross from a company built entirely by creatives. If I'm a creative, I'm running from this as fast as I can.
I hope Bobby is donning a very memorable 'stache at this event.
Introducing the 2026 Mets Hall of Fame Class!
Lee Mazzilli, Bobby Valentine, and Carlos Beltrán will be inducted into the #Mets Hall of Fame next year! 👏
Lee Mazzilli, Bobby Valentine, and Carlos Beltrán will be inducted into the #Mets Hall of Fame next year! 👏
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I hope Bobby is donning a very memorable 'stache at this event.
This is…pretty baffling! deadline.com/2025/11/peac...
Mike Fleming Jr: Peacock Folds On ‘Poker Face’ Season 3; Rian Johnson Wants 2-Season Deal With Peter Dinklage As Lie Detector Sleuth Charlie Cale
Peacock Folds 'Poker Face' Season 3; Rian Johnson Wants A New Deal, Two Seasons With Peter Dinklage As Lie Detector Sleuth
deadline.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is…pretty baffling! deadline.com/2025/11/peac...