Matthew Sullivan
@sulli864.bsky.social
I’ll protect you from the hooded claw.
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Some thoughts on the role of the artist in the struggle against oppression
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How and Why I Wrote 'City of Heroes'
What role can artists play in the struggle against the forces of oppression?
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February 7, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Some thoughts on the role of the artist in the struggle against oppression
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this in a country where the government is deprioritising climate action
February 7, 2026 at 11:23 AM
this in a country where the government is deprioritising climate action
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RIP LaMonte McLemore 💛
Let The Sunshine In ☀️
2.22 one of the greatest song transitions
Let The Sunshine In ☀️
2.22 one of the greatest song transitions
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗔𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗨𝗦 ♒︎ 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝗻 - [Extended]
YouTube video by MrHaagsesjonny1
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February 7, 2026 at 11:15 AM
RIP LaMonte McLemore 💛
Let The Sunshine In ☀️
2.22 one of the greatest song transitions
Let The Sunshine In ☀️
2.22 one of the greatest song transitions
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No Love Lost by Margery Allingham (Penguin C1416, 1963, reprint). Cover Art by John Sewell. #NoLoveLost #MargeryAllingham #1960s #book #books #Paperback #cover #coverart #artwork #JohnSewell #PenguinBooks #PenguinBook #crime #MYSTERY #thriller #thrillerbooks #thrillers
February 4, 2026 at 8:35 AM
No Love Lost by Margery Allingham (Penguin C1416, 1963, reprint). Cover Art by John Sewell. #NoLoveLost #MargeryAllingham #1960s #book #books #Paperback #cover #coverart #artwork #JohnSewell #PenguinBooks #PenguinBook #crime #MYSTERY #thriller #thrillerbooks #thrillers
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Cage No.1 The Lady Killers by Alan Riefe (Mews Books, November 1976). #CageNumber1TheLadyKillers #AlanRiefe #1970s #book #books #Paperback #cover #coverart #artwork #MewsBooks #crime #thriller #thrillers #thrillerbooks
February 7, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Cage No.1 The Lady Killers by Alan Riefe (Mews Books, November 1976). #CageNumber1TheLadyKillers #AlanRiefe #1970s #book #books #Paperback #cover #coverart #artwork #MewsBooks #crime #thriller #thrillers #thrillerbooks
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Before co-founding The 5th Dimension, Lamonte McLemore played minor league baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was also a professional photographer for many decades, working for the likes of Harper's Bazaar, Jet and Ebony magazines, as well as taking the cover pics for these LPs
February 7, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Before co-founding The 5th Dimension, Lamonte McLemore played minor league baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was also a professional photographer for many decades, working for the likes of Harper's Bazaar, Jet and Ebony magazines, as well as taking the cover pics for these LPs
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Just seen the sad news that Lamonte McLemore of the fabulous 5th Dimension died earlier this week
February 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Just seen the sad news that Lamonte McLemore of the fabulous 5th Dimension died earlier this week
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It should never be forgotten that the great MEL BROOKS had the World Premiere of
BLAZING SADDLES (1974)
take place at the Pickwick Drive-In Theater in Burbank, Los Angeles 52yrs ago today for 250 invited guests - ALL ON HORSEBACK.
BLAZING SADDLES (1974)
take place at the Pickwick Drive-In Theater in Burbank, Los Angeles 52yrs ago today for 250 invited guests - ALL ON HORSEBACK.
February 7, 2026 at 11:18 AM
It should never be forgotten that the great MEL BROOKS had the World Premiere of
BLAZING SADDLES (1974)
take place at the Pickwick Drive-In Theater in Burbank, Los Angeles 52yrs ago today for 250 invited guests - ALL ON HORSEBACK.
BLAZING SADDLES (1974)
take place at the Pickwick Drive-In Theater in Burbank, Los Angeles 52yrs ago today for 250 invited guests - ALL ON HORSEBACK.
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Scott Walker in 5 Easy Pieces in playlist form.
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scott walker in 5 easy pieces
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February 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Scott Walker in 5 Easy Pieces in playlist form.
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Last night at home ‘Smokey & the Bandit’, today ‘Black Narcissus’ on the big screen.
February 7, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Last night at home ‘Smokey & the Bandit’, today ‘Black Narcissus’ on the big screen.
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Remember Them?
February 7, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Remember Them?
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In the ’70s it was standard practice for film productions to have a “good luck mime” on union sets.
Haskell Wexler on the set of The Conversation, with
director Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Hackman, mime Robert Shields & camera operator Thomas Laughridge
📷 Brian Hamill, 1974
director Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Hackman, mime Robert Shields & camera operator Thomas Laughridge
📷 Brian Hamill, 1974
February 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
In the ’70s it was standard practice for film productions to have a “good luck mime” on union sets.
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One of my favorite Classic Horror movies is Francis Ford Coppola’s Dementia 13. I watched it as a child on a local horror television show and it is haunted me ever since. Also…Coppola! This was his first film. It was produced by Roger Korman. Yep- w/o Roger Korman we might not have The Godfather.
February 7, 2026 at 7:45 AM
One of my favorite Classic Horror movies is Francis Ford Coppola’s Dementia 13. I watched it as a child on a local horror television show and it is haunted me ever since. Also…Coppola! This was his first film. It was produced by Roger Korman. Yep- w/o Roger Korman we might not have The Godfather.
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A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre
(Garrett Felber): www.akpress.org/a-continuous...
(Garrett Felber): www.akpress.org/a-continuous...
February 6, 2026 at 9:49 PM
A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre
(Garrett Felber): www.akpress.org/a-continuous...
(Garrett Felber): www.akpress.org/a-continuous...
I have reached the point of PhD pre submission where I am talking to my books. “Where are you hiding, Commissioner?” I said while looking to check a detail in this book by Patrick Murphy & Thomas Plate
February 7, 2026 at 2:18 AM
I have reached the point of PhD pre submission where I am talking to my books. “Where are you hiding, Commissioner?” I said while looking to check a detail in this book by Patrick Murphy & Thomas Plate
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it came and was the only one I kept! way to make political mailers actually fun
February 7, 2026 at 1:54 AM
it came and was the only one I kept! way to make political mailers actually fun
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Leigh Brackett was one hell of a great Sci-Fi and Noir author. Leigh wrote the original script for The Empire Strikes Back. She wrote three of Howard Hawks’ toughest Westerns and co-wrote two of the best Raymond Chandler movies ever made. She was also Ray Bradbury’s best friend.
January 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Leigh Brackett was one hell of a great Sci-Fi and Noir author. Leigh wrote the original script for The Empire Strikes Back. She wrote three of Howard Hawks’ toughest Westerns and co-wrote two of the best Raymond Chandler movies ever made. She was also Ray Bradbury’s best friend.
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In love for 36 years.
Not in the Epstein Files.
Not in the Epstein Files.
February 7, 2026 at 1:21 AM
In love for 36 years.
Not in the Epstein Files.
Not in the Epstein Files.
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Brave villagers fight back against Nazis masquerading as good guys in WENT THE DAY WELL? (1942), an unexpectedly timely watch from director Alberto Cavalcanti #BOTD
The British World War II drama is streaming on Hoopla (free w/ a library card)
One of the most powerful war films I’ve seen. #FilmSky
The British World War II drama is streaming on Hoopla (free w/ a library card)
One of the most powerful war films I’ve seen. #FilmSky
February 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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So the whole 'reading books I already owned from the TBR pile in alphabetical order is stopping me buying new books' thing may have hit a bit of a bump:
February 6, 2026 at 12:55 AM
So the whole 'reading books I already owned from the TBR pile in alphabetical order is stopping me buying new books' thing may have hit a bit of a bump:
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Best selling import single of all time- until Just Who Is The 5 O’Clock Hero the following year did even better. That, my friends, is how big The Jam were.
February 6, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Best selling import single of all time- until Just Who Is The 5 O’Clock Hero the following year did even better. That, my friends, is how big The Jam were.
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Donny & Marie on ice
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The Donny & Marie Show -- The Opening of the First Show
YouTube video by Donny Osmond
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February 6, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Donny & Marie on ice
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I wrote about George Simenon's THE CAT for the Literary Review and spoke to Ros Schwartz, translator of the new Penguin edition, about translating Simenon into English. (Sorry, paywall even for me, but they do send out contributor copies of the print edition, which is nice.)
Anne Billson - Scenes from a Marriage
Anne Billson: Scenes from a Marriage - The Cat by Georges Simenon (Translated from French by Ros Schwartz)
literaryreview.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
I wrote about George Simenon's THE CAT for the Literary Review and spoke to Ros Schwartz, translator of the new Penguin edition, about translating Simenon into English. (Sorry, paywall even for me, but they do send out contributor copies of the print edition, which is nice.)
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Several people in the train carriage I am on agreeing loudly with the conductor's announcement that 'noone sitting near you wants to hear the YouTube tutorial you are watching, so wear earphones please'
a man is sitting on a couch smoking a cigarette and drinking a glass of wine .
Alt: a man is sitting on a couch genuflecting with the caption amen to that
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February 6, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Several people in the train carriage I am on agreeing loudly with the conductor's announcement that 'noone sitting near you wants to hear the YouTube tutorial you are watching, so wear earphones please'