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me: *in criterion closet* mmm.. fellini's nights of cabiria. just a classic. one of the films that started my love affair with italian neorealism
criterion employee: officer, he's barricaded the door and is interviewing himself. i think he's licking the blu-rays too
criterion employee: officer, he's barricaded the door and is interviewing himself. i think he's licking the blu-rays too
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RIP Sean Connery you would have loved saying this headline
Sex cardigans: can the Wicked sequel make bulky knits strangely alluring?
Sex cardigans: can the Wicked sequel make bulky knits strangely alluring?
It’s not the sexiest of garments. It arguably looks more like a discarded fishing net. And yet it has cast a spell over the internet
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
RIP Sean Connery you would have loved saying this headline
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Finally. My big 2800 word essay about One Battle After Another and its black women characters is live. www.vulture.com/article/blac...
Black Actresses Are Carrying One Battle After Another
Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, and Regina Hall propel the film’s most conflicted ideas, for better and worse.
www.vulture.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Finally. My big 2800 word essay about One Battle After Another and its black women characters is live. www.vulture.com/article/blac...
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I wrote about the beautiful TRAIN DREAMS, and how one change from its source material turns the film into a timely argument against complicity, inaction, and ignoring crimes done to our neighbors, esp. when they look different from us. SPOILERS. @vulture.com:
www.vulture.com/article/trai...
www.vulture.com/article/trai...
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I wrote about the beautiful TRAIN DREAMS, and how one change from its source material turns the film into a timely argument against complicity, inaction, and ignoring crimes done to our neighbors, esp. when they look different from us. SPOILERS. @vulture.com:
www.vulture.com/article/trai...
www.vulture.com/article/trai...
my daughter's school keeps being like "tomorrow is international day for the total elimination of nuclear weapons. wear polka dots."
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
my daughter's school keeps being like "tomorrow is international day for the total elimination of nuclear weapons. wear polka dots."
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I am reading Ulysses by James Joyce and as it turns out I don't know how to read
November 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I am reading Ulysses by James Joyce and as it turns out I don't know how to read
predator: *pulling out a guitar as his spaceship narrowly escapes the badlands* finally found that last song for darkness on the edge of town
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
predator: *pulling out a guitar as his spaceship narrowly escapes the badlands* finally found that last song for darkness on the edge of town
more context: sliwa called him collect from the last payphone in nyc but was forced to hang up prematurely when he was robbed at knifepoint by a raccoon recouping a debt from a 1978 horse race
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
more context: sliwa called him collect from the last payphone in nyc but was forced to hang up prematurely when he was robbed at knifepoint by a raccoon recouping a debt from a 1978 horse race
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St. Peter at the Pearly Gates: Did you live by the Ten Commandments?
Mike Johnson: I have no idea. I have not seen those
Mike Johnson: I have no idea. I have not seen those
November 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
St. Peter at the Pearly Gates: Did you live by the Ten Commandments?
Mike Johnson: I have no idea. I have not seen those
Mike Johnson: I have no idea. I have not seen those
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instead of those “check if you’re a robot” prompts before you post people should have to watch John candy’s speech from trains plains and automobiles before they reply to anything
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
instead of those “check if you’re a robot” prompts before you post people should have to watch John candy’s speech from trains plains and automobiles before they reply to anything
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Zohran Mamdani campaigned a lot and appears not to hate the voters whose support he's seeking. Here's what other Democrats can learn from his unorthodox strategy.
November 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Zohran Mamdani campaigned a lot and appears not to hate the voters whose support he's seeking. Here's what other Democrats can learn from his unorthodox strategy.
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I guess I reflexively resist engaging with art when the creators call it "content" the same way I wouldn't order a dish that a restaurant lists only as "stuff."
October 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I guess I reflexively resist engaging with art when the creators call it "content" the same way I wouldn't order a dish that a restaurant lists only as "stuff."
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I hope Mary Todd's lunatic ghost haunts the shit outta him
sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is
October 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I hope Mary Todd's lunatic ghost haunts the shit outta him
having an ok* night
*olive kitteridge
*olive kitteridge
October 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
having an ok* night
*olive kitteridge
*olive kitteridge
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"There's a second wing of the White House."
October 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"There's a second wing of the White House."
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this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
that's such a good point
dogs
October 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
that's such a good point
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In honor of the great Drew Struzan’s passing, I picked 15 of his best posters.
Drew Struzan’s Best Movie Posters
Celebrating the work of one of the greatest poster artists in the history of film.
screencrush.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In honor of the great Drew Struzan’s passing, I picked 15 of his best posters.
the old man who gets his dogs to howl at the moon in moonstruck
October 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
the old man who gets his dogs to howl at the moon in moonstruck
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what rules about hocus pocus is that at like 8pm bette midler, 17thC witch, doesn’t know what asphalt is, and by 9:30pm she’s doing a ska-flavored rendition of “I put a spell on you”
October 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
what rules about hocus pocus is that at like 8pm bette midler, 17thC witch, doesn’t know what asphalt is, and by 9:30pm she’s doing a ska-flavored rendition of “I put a spell on you”
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damn. hoping it at least signifies something
It is a tale
Told by an idiot
Told by an idiot
October 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
damn. hoping it at least signifies something
look I'm not pleased about it either but stephen miller looks a lot like my penis
October 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
look I'm not pleased about it either but stephen miller looks a lot like my penis
told my dog i loved him point blank for the first time today. he appeared unmoved, i hope because he was already aware.
a horse is standing on top of a rocky hill in the desert .
ALT: a horse is standing on top of a rocky hill in the desert .
media.tenor.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
told my dog i loved him point blank for the first time today. he appeared unmoved, i hope because he was already aware.
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cc: academy awards
October 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
cc: academy awards