Rick Burin
@rickburin.bsky.social
I write stuff (i Paper, Empire, Sight & Sound, Guardian, Line of Best Fit, Indicator Blu-ray). I like old movies, old books, old buildings and new music. Rep’d by The North Lit Agency.
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He's been! Here's everything I read this year (and a few things I wrote): Henry James! Joseph Heller! Penelope Fitzgerald! A biography of the unsuccessful 1928 Democratic presidential candidate, Al Smith!
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I am a jaded summer child
January 7, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I am a jaded summer child
The original is just, “Well you like *this* shit thing.” I don’t, though. You are failing to imagine a good thing.
reading moby-dick and getting brainwashed by Big Spermaceti
January 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
The original is just, “Well you like *this* shit thing.” I don’t, though. You are failing to imagine a good thing.
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reading moby-dick and getting brainwashed by Big Spermaceti
January 7, 2026 at 12:55 AM
reading moby-dick and getting brainwashed by Big Spermaceti
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"Who is the man who appears unexpectedly in an OS map..?"
January 7, 2026 at 11:43 AM
"Who is the man who appears unexpectedly in an OS map..?"
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‘When you’re mean to me…’ etc
January 7, 2026 at 10:29 AM
‘When you’re mean to me…’ etc
But Brian Harvey did *12* Es and he had to resign. Ludicrous country
At political cabinet today, Morgan McSweeney gave a presentation on “three Es” on how the government can connect with voters - emotion, empathy and evidence.
Am told he said the government currently has a “deficit in emotion”
Am told he said the government currently has a “deficit in emotion”
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
But Brian Harvey did *12* Es and he had to resign. Ludicrous country
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I'm like Oedipus but with your mum
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I'm like Oedipus but with your mum
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Apple Photos Reminds Man He Was Nude In Capitol Building 5 Years Ago
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Apple Photos Reminds Man He Was Nude In Capitol Building 5 Years Ago
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Lost Jan. 6 Rioter Still Searching Capitol Building For Mike Pence https://theonion.com/lost-jan-6-rioter-still-searching-capitol-building-for-mike-pence/
January 6, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Lost Jan. 6 Rioter Still Searching Capitol Building For Mike Pence https://theonion.com/lost-jan-6-rioter-still-searching-capitol-building-for-mike-pence/
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Terence Malick’s BADLANDS (1973) - his poetic, unnervingly still debut shows next Tue afternoon at 3:40pm & Sun 25th Jan at 8:45pm. A landmark of American cinema whose influence echoes everywhere.
🎟️: buff.ly/da6VC9m
🎟️: buff.ly/da6VC9m
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Terence Malick’s BADLANDS (1973) - his poetic, unnervingly still debut shows next Tue afternoon at 3:40pm & Sun 25th Jan at 8:45pm. A landmark of American cinema whose influence echoes everywhere.
🎟️: buff.ly/da6VC9m
🎟️: buff.ly/da6VC9m
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BATTLING POTUS IS CRUST AHEAD
January 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
BATTLING POTUS IS CRUST AHEAD
I have acquired what I think might be the last copy on earth of the Capra at Columbia box-set
January 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I have acquired what I think might be the last copy on earth of the Capra at Columbia box-set
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Gets *really* good by episode 5.
January 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Gets *really* good by episode 5.
Limited series where we found out how Bib Fortuna ended up with two bollocks on his head
Dave Filoni and Lywen Brennan will reportedly replace Kathleen Kennedy as the new co-presidents of Lucasfilm
• Dave Filoni will oversee all creative development
• Lywen Brennan will oversee executive duties
• Announcement is expected to be made in a couple weeks
(via Puck News)
• Dave Filoni will oversee all creative development
• Lywen Brennan will oversee executive duties
• Announcement is expected to be made in a couple weeks
(via Puck News)
January 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Limited series where we found out how Bib Fortuna ended up with two bollocks on his head
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I like the implication in these pictures that on the other 364 days of the year, the zoo has only the vaguest sense of how many lions it should have
London Zoo are doing their annual stock take and it is a thing of joy (pics from Getty Images)
www.gettyimages.co.uk/editorial-im...
www.gettyimages.co.uk/editorial-im...
January 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I like the implication in these pictures that on the other 364 days of the year, the zoo has only the vaguest sense of how many lions it should have
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I think you can give up drinking if you are really into, say, custard. I need to think about this.
January 6, 2026 at 9:23 AM
I think you can give up drinking if you are really into, say, custard. I need to think about this.
Nine years today since I quit drinking. One of my better decisions.
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Nine years today since I quit drinking. One of my better decisions.
Didn’t get to see enough gigs last year, so dragged myself to Islington after work to see James Findlay do his stuff in a little room above a pub. Glorious. Should be illegal to be that talented, really.
January 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Didn’t get to see enough gigs last year, so dragged myself to Islington after work to see James Findlay do his stuff in a little room above a pub. Glorious. Should be illegal to be that talented, really.
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i was gonna say that about my tops
January 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
i was gonna say that about my tops
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that counter narrative mostly consists of the government trying to impress the army of racists that hang out on that web site but ok
Cabinet Office Minister Baroness Anderson tells the Lords the Government will keep on using X.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
January 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
that counter narrative mostly consists of the government trying to impress the army of racists that hang out on that web site but ok
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I know posting AI fails is old-hat now but today Google's AI summary has told me that Martin Landau the UK theatre producer is the same guy as Martin Landau the US actor and also that Bach begins with an F. I mean what are we fucking doing.
January 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I know posting AI fails is old-hat now but today Google's AI summary has told me that Martin Landau the UK theatre producer is the same guy as Martin Landau the US actor and also that Bach begins with an F. I mean what are we fucking doing.
I mean: yeah letterboxd.com/rick_7/year/...
January 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I mean: yeah letterboxd.com/rick_7/year/...
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The first two hours this morning
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The first two hours this morning
@grok Rewrite this online argument so it looks like i won
January 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
@grok Rewrite this online argument so it looks like i won
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Surely he dressed as a *real* admiral? No point dressing as a fake one…
Man fined for dressing as fake admiral at Remembrance Sunday event
Man fined for dressing as fake admiral at Remembrance Sunday event
Jonathan Carley, 65, ordered to pay nearly £800 after pleading guilty to attending ceremony in Royal Navy uniform without permission
A man has been fined after he admitted dressing as an admiral without permission at a Remembrance Sunday event.
Jonathan Carley, 65, pleaded guilty to wearing uniform bearing the mark of his majesty’s forces without permission and was fined £500, and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £200 surcharge, at Llandudno magistrates court on Monday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Surely he dressed as a *real* admiral? No point dressing as a fake one…