Graeme Swanson
@swansonian.bsky.social
Drawerer and photographerer
“The funniest man in this lift” - the other man in the lift
Marswasrubbish.com
https://marswasrubbish.etsy.com
“The funniest man in this lift” - the other man in the lift
Marswasrubbish.com
https://marswasrubbish.etsy.com
Bela Tarr has died. You'll be hard pushed to find a moment from one of his films that isn't stunning in some way.
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Bela Tarr has died. You'll be hard pushed to find a moment from one of his films that isn't stunning in some way.
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Thrilled that THE SECRET AGENT won the Critics Choice award for Best International Film but so disheartened and angry at how it happened. Mendonça Filho and producer Emilie Lesclaux were ambushed on the red carpet, no briefing, no chance of giving a speech, the whole thing an insulting disaster.
Gente? 😵💫 O Critics Choice Award de Melhor Filme Internacional de ‘O Agente Secreto’ foi entregue no carpet, sem qualquer aviso prévio, a Kleber Mendonça Filho e Emilie Lesclaux, produtora do longa.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Thrilled that THE SECRET AGENT won the Critics Choice award for Best International Film but so disheartened and angry at how it happened. Mendonça Filho and producer Emilie Lesclaux were ambushed on the red carpet, no briefing, no chance of giving a speech, the whole thing an insulting disaster.
Drinking coffee from a mug with “tea” written on it. 😎
January 6, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Drinking coffee from a mug with “tea” written on it. 😎
I’ve just been told the community centre has been closed after a council investment scandal. Soz.
I know people have been a bit Leave! Nepo Babies! Alone! lately but god I’ve just read the cast list of the new Inspector Lynley series. Sorry working class actors. There’s always am-dram every Thursday at the community centre.
January 6, 2026 at 10:50 AM
I’ve just been told the community centre has been closed after a council investment scandal. Soz.
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Isn’t the whole thing with Havers that she is the diametric opposite of Lynley? He’s wealthy, posh and looks like a Greek god. Barbara is poor, working-class, plain and overweight.
So let’s cast two very attractive people from wealthy backgrounds. FFS.
So let’s cast two very attractive people from wealthy backgrounds. FFS.
January 6, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Isn’t the whole thing with Havers that she is the diametric opposite of Lynley? He’s wealthy, posh and looks like a Greek god. Barbara is poor, working-class, plain and overweight.
So let’s cast two very attractive people from wealthy backgrounds. FFS.
So let’s cast two very attractive people from wealthy backgrounds. FFS.
I know people have been a bit Leave! Nepo Babies! Alone! lately but god I’ve just read the cast list of the new Inspector Lynley series. Sorry working class actors. There’s always am-dram every Thursday at the community centre.
January 6, 2026 at 9:53 AM
I know people have been a bit Leave! Nepo Babies! Alone! lately but god I’ve just read the cast list of the new Inspector Lynley series. Sorry working class actors. There’s always am-dram every Thursday at the community centre.
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The main reason why, despite comedy seeming to be meritocratic, it is still disproportionately skewed towards the moneyed?
It is almost impossible to be talent spottèd at Edinburgh now unless you've spent your life savings on PR. A media machine working on your behalf genuinely works womders.
It is almost impossible to be talent spottèd at Edinburgh now unless you've spent your life savings on PR. A media machine working on your behalf genuinely works womders.
January 6, 2026 at 9:30 AM
The main reason why, despite comedy seeming to be meritocratic, it is still disproportionately skewed towards the moneyed?
It is almost impossible to be talent spottèd at Edinburgh now unless you've spent your life savings on PR. A media machine working on your behalf genuinely works womders.
It is almost impossible to be talent spottèd at Edinburgh now unless you've spent your life savings on PR. A media machine working on your behalf genuinely works womders.
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day 2 of posting margot photos from the archives until morale improves
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 AM
day 2 of posting margot photos from the archives until morale improves
I realised I feel the same way about sad films as some friends do about horror films. “Why would you want to be scared?”, they ask. A friend told me I should see Hamnet. - “I couldn’t stop crying”
- “Why would I want to do that?” I replied.
- “Why would I want to do that?” I replied.
January 6, 2026 at 9:19 AM
I realised I feel the same way about sad films as some friends do about horror films. “Why would you want to be scared?”, they ask. A friend told me I should see Hamnet. - “I couldn’t stop crying”
- “Why would I want to do that?” I replied.
- “Why would I want to do that?” I replied.
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I just discovered the photographer Saul Leiter and his photo 'Snow' www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
I was reminded of @swansonian.bsky.social and his 'I am on a bus' series.
I was reminded of @swansonian.bsky.social and his 'I am on a bus' series.
January 6, 2026 at 8:25 AM
I just discovered the photographer Saul Leiter and his photo 'Snow' www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
I was reminded of @swansonian.bsky.social and his 'I am on a bus' series.
I was reminded of @swansonian.bsky.social and his 'I am on a bus' series.
Watching Twin Peaks properly for the first time in a very long time, possibly decades. Its oddnesses don’t seem so odd now.
January 6, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Watching Twin Peaks properly for the first time in a very long time, possibly decades. Its oddnesses don’t seem so odd now.
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Hate to ever boost a Waxman post but my god, fuck this guy, who is the reason most of Flavorwire's art got wiped when Bustle bought it www.thewrap.com/michael-grec...
Copyright Troll Michael Grecco to Media: Pay Up or Drop Dead
Photographer Michael Grecco has made a habit out of suing organizations for using a photo he took in the 1990s.
www.thewrap.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Hate to ever boost a Waxman post but my god, fuck this guy, who is the reason most of Flavorwire's art got wiped when Bustle bought it www.thewrap.com/michael-grec...
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#OnThisDay 1981 : 45 years ago today, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was first broadcast on BBC2.
#80s
(TV listing : @woodg31.bsky.social)
#80s
(TV listing : @woodg31.bsky.social)
January 5, 2026 at 8:44 PM
#OnThisDay 1981 : 45 years ago today, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was first broadcast on BBC2.
#80s
(TV listing : @woodg31.bsky.social)
#80s
(TV listing : @woodg31.bsky.social)
I love the Reductress.
January 5, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I love the Reductress.
I have a self loathing problem but I'm very fond of this painting.
January 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I have a self loathing problem but I'm very fond of this painting.
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“you won’t get away with this”
January 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
“you won’t get away with this”
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My top ten favourite guitarists off the top of my head, in order of remembering their name
Jack White
Jimi Hendrix
Son House
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Poison Ivy
PJ Harvey
Mississipi Fred McDowell
Nick Talbot (Gravenhurst)
RL Burnside
Wilko Johnson
Jack White
Jimi Hendrix
Son House
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Poison Ivy
PJ Harvey
Mississipi Fred McDowell
Nick Talbot (Gravenhurst)
RL Burnside
Wilko Johnson
Who are your top 10 all-time favorite guitarists? Real quick off the top of my head...
Prince
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Karen Dalton
Jack White
John Frusciante
J Mascis
Chet Atkins
Stevie Ray Vaughan
George Harrison
KING JIMI HENDRIX
Amongst others 😭
Prince
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Karen Dalton
Jack White
John Frusciante
J Mascis
Chet Atkins
Stevie Ray Vaughan
George Harrison
KING JIMI HENDRIX
Amongst others 😭
Who are your top 10 all-time favorite guitarists? Real quick off the top of my head...
James Dean Bradfield
James Hetfield
Graham Coxon
Jonny Greenwood
Thurston Moore
Jimmy Page
George Harrison
Jimi Hendrix
Alex Turner
Angus Young
#MusicSky
James Dean Bradfield
James Hetfield
Graham Coxon
Jonny Greenwood
Thurston Moore
Jimmy Page
George Harrison
Jimi Hendrix
Alex Turner
Angus Young
#MusicSky
January 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
My top ten favourite guitarists off the top of my head, in order of remembering their name
Jack White
Jimi Hendrix
Son House
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Poison Ivy
PJ Harvey
Mississipi Fred McDowell
Nick Talbot (Gravenhurst)
RL Burnside
Wilko Johnson
Jack White
Jimi Hendrix
Son House
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Poison Ivy
PJ Harvey
Mississipi Fred McDowell
Nick Talbot (Gravenhurst)
RL Burnside
Wilko Johnson
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Quatermass and the Pit - Imps and Demons (5th January 1959). "It's all right, they're dead. They've been dead for a long time".
January 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Quatermass and the Pit - Imps and Demons (5th January 1959). "It's all right, they're dead. They've been dead for a long time".
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Well, well, well, if it isn't my old nemesis, objective reality.
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Well, well, well, if it isn't my old nemesis, objective reality.
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This will transform the lives of the three children in the UK still watching broadcast TV
January 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
This will transform the lives of the three children in the UK still watching broadcast TV
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Are YOU funny?
Could you be funny at 8pm tonight, for 5-10 minutes, on zoom, in exchange for [a small amount of] money?
Get in touch! 🥰
Could you be funny at 8pm tonight, for 5-10 minutes, on zoom, in exchange for [a small amount of] money?
Get in touch! 🥰
🍓ACT NEEDED🍓
Sadly one of our acts is unavailable for tonight.
We’re looking for an opening 10, it’s an online show at 8pm - if you’re interested or know anyone that might be - please message us for details.
Thanks C&H 🍓
Sadly one of our acts is unavailable for tonight.
We’re looking for an opening 10, it’s an online show at 8pm - if you’re interested or know anyone that might be - please message us for details.
Thanks C&H 🍓
January 5, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Are YOU funny?
Could you be funny at 8pm tonight, for 5-10 minutes, on zoom, in exchange for [a small amount of] money?
Get in touch! 🥰
Could you be funny at 8pm tonight, for 5-10 minutes, on zoom, in exchange for [a small amount of] money?
Get in touch! 🥰
I feel there should be a Finnish word for feeling seen by what I just posted online.
German here. I regret to inform you that we have no word in our language for the twee thing you just thought up.
January 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I feel there should be a Finnish word for feeling seen by what I just posted online.
I feel there should be a German word for buying trainers that are just fine. Oh wow. These shoes are so perfectly acceptable.
January 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I feel there should be a German word for buying trainers that are just fine. Oh wow. These shoes are so perfectly acceptable.