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Like if NYC real estate hadn’t been so rotten he wouldn’t have been a media personality; if media hadn’t been so rotten he wouldn’t have been a superstar; if the GOP hadn’t been so rotten he wouldn’t have been able to take it over; if SCOTUS hadn’t been so rotten, etc.
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Like if NYC real estate hadn’t been so rotten he wouldn’t have been a media personality; if media hadn’t been so rotten he wouldn’t have been a superstar; if the GOP hadn’t been so rotten he wouldn’t have been able to take it over; if SCOTUS hadn’t been so rotten, etc.
So many incredible performances. SWORD OF DOOM, HARAKIRI, SAMURAI REBELLION, HIGH AND LOW, KAGEMUSHA, and yes, RAN. Feels like the end of an era
variety.com/2025/film/ob...
variety.com/2025/film/ob...
Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Film Legend That Starred in ‘Ran,’ ‘Harakiri’ and ‘The Human Condition’ Trilogy, Dies at 92
Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan's most celebrated actors who was a frequent collaborator of Akira Kurosawa and Masaki Kobayashi, died. He was 92.
variety.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 AM
So many incredible performances. SWORD OF DOOM, HARAKIRI, SAMURAI REBELLION, HIGH AND LOW, KAGEMUSHA, and yes, RAN. Feels like the end of an era
variety.com/2025/film/ob...
variety.com/2025/film/ob...
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RIP Tatsuya Nakadai - one of the all time greats of world cinema variety.com/2025/film/ob...
Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Film Legend That Starred in ‘Ran,’ ‘Harakiri’ and ‘The Human Condition’ Trilogy, Dies at 92
Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan's most celebrated actors who was a frequent collaborator of Akira Kurosawa and Masaki Kobayashi, died. He was 92.
variety.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
RIP Tatsuya Nakadai - one of the all time greats of world cinema variety.com/2025/film/ob...
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"Demoralizing cognitohazard" is just another term for the internet.
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"Demoralizing cognitohazard" is just another term for the internet.
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Early Florentine self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi on view at Christie's in New York, and up for auction in in February. I just saw it in August and it's very close to her Inclination in the Casa Buonarroti (c. 1615) and other early self-portraits in Florence (thanks, @pjeromack.bsky.social!)
November 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Early Florentine self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi on view at Christie's in New York, and up for auction in in February. I just saw it in August and it's very close to her Inclination in the Casa Buonarroti (c. 1615) and other early self-portraits in Florence (thanks, @pjeromack.bsky.social!)
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I actually have read the sign
November 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I actually have read the sign
[Marty McFly, addressing the shocked partygoers at a dance in the 1560s after playing a rocking rendition of “Greensleeves”, which won’t be written for 20 more years]
“I g-guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.”
“I g-guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.”
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
[Marty McFly, addressing the shocked partygoers at a dance in the 1560s after playing a rocking rendition of “Greensleeves”, which won’t be written for 20 more years]
“I g-guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.”
“I g-guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.”
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Let me just say animal crossing did not prepare me for the stresses of home ownership
November 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Let me just say animal crossing did not prepare me for the stresses of home ownership
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Was this the best use of my time today? No. Is it the most amusing way I could have spent the last 90 minutes? Absolutely. Pattern is free here: bit.ly/4nGGCGc
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Was this the best use of my time today? No. Is it the most amusing way I could have spent the last 90 minutes? Absolutely. Pattern is free here: bit.ly/4nGGCGc
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Sandwich case a wrap as hero found not guilty; jury determines government’s case a turkey, claims ICE testimony didn’t cut the mustard
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Sandwich case a wrap as hero found not guilty; jury determines government’s case a turkey, claims ICE testimony didn’t cut the mustard
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.
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It's amazing that housing supply deniers will say "new housing doesn't lower rents" and meanwhile real estate investors openly write stuff like "thanks to low housing production, there's less competition and we can raise rents!"
October 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It's amazing that housing supply deniers will say "new housing doesn't lower rents" and meanwhile real estate investors openly write stuff like "thanks to low housing production, there's less competition and we can raise rents!"
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NIMBYs are -- in an extremely direct, measurable way -- fucking the Dem Party, and by extension, the country. They just don't come in for abuse like college kids because the leaders of the party are wealthy suburbanite NIMBYs themselves. Easier to yell at the kids.
October 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
NIMBYs are -- in an extremely direct, measurable way -- fucking the Dem Party, and by extension, the country. They just don't come in for abuse like college kids because the leaders of the party are wealthy suburbanite NIMBYs themselves. Easier to yell at the kids.
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THEY MAKE A DESSERT AND CALL IT PEACE
October 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
THEY MAKE A DESSERT AND CALL IT PEACE
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Choitner: You smoke good, correct?
Me: yes.
C: fire?
Me: No -- Isaac. Nothing above mids.
C: Can you explain this passage in your book then?: "I am absolutely gone off that loud"?
M: I consider mids loud. I get fully destroyed off half a hit of that booty shit.
C: I see, we can move on.
Me: yes.
C: fire?
Me: No -- Isaac. Nothing above mids.
C: Can you explain this passage in your book then?: "I am absolutely gone off that loud"?
M: I consider mids loud. I get fully destroyed off half a hit of that booty shit.
C: I see, we can move on.
October 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Choitner: You smoke good, correct?
Me: yes.
C: fire?
Me: No -- Isaac. Nothing above mids.
C: Can you explain this passage in your book then?: "I am absolutely gone off that loud"?
M: I consider mids loud. I get fully destroyed off half a hit of that booty shit.
C: I see, we can move on.
Me: yes.
C: fire?
Me: No -- Isaac. Nothing above mids.
C: Can you explain this passage in your book then?: "I am absolutely gone off that loud"?
M: I consider mids loud. I get fully destroyed off half a hit of that booty shit.
C: I see, we can move on.
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Not my diseased monkey truck! I will never financially recover from this
October 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Not my diseased monkey truck! I will never financially recover from this
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recently discovered that wikipedia volunteers have a hilariously high bar for what constitutes "unusual death"
October 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
recently discovered that wikipedia volunteers have a hilariously high bar for what constitutes "unusual death"
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From the Larchives: The Rocky Horus Picture Scroll. One of my favorite works. I had the assistance of an Egyptology PhD student to translate the Time Warp phonetically. Enjoy :)
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
From the Larchives: The Rocky Horus Picture Scroll. One of my favorite works. I had the assistance of an Egyptology PhD student to translate the Time Warp phonetically. Enjoy :)
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I’ve had this LOWDOWN exchange rattling in my head for the past couple of days, for various reasons.
October 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I’ve had this LOWDOWN exchange rattling in my head for the past couple of days, for various reasons.
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New @nberpubs: "The Ripple Effects of China’s College Expansion on American Universities" www.nber.org/papers/w34391
"Chinese master’s students generated positive spillovers, driving the birth of new master’s programs, and increasing the number of other international and American master’s students"
"Chinese master’s students generated positive spillovers, driving the birth of new master’s programs, and increasing the number of other international and American master’s students"
October 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
New @nberpubs: "The Ripple Effects of China’s College Expansion on American Universities" www.nber.org/papers/w34391
"Chinese master’s students generated positive spillovers, driving the birth of new master’s programs, and increasing the number of other international and American master’s students"
"Chinese master’s students generated positive spillovers, driving the birth of new master’s programs, and increasing the number of other international and American master’s students"