Leah Carlson
@themingtacular.bsky.social
Writer, podcaster (Fang Club, Friends for Dinner, Oscar's Podcaast), and expert on all things sexy vampires.
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Leah Carlson
@themingtacular.bsky.social
· Oct 23
Are you an Eggers Nosferatu girlie or a del Toro Frankenstein girlie
Every day that passes, I get a little more worried that I will actually like Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights
November 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Every day that passes, I get a little more worried that I will actually like Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights
The Running Man was not nearly as dire as most of you made it out to be. It was fun
November 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The Running Man was not nearly as dire as most of you made it out to be. It was fun
"You read me, you profligate FUCKS?"
Nick Offerman is so good in Death by Lightning
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 AM
"You read me, you profligate FUCKS?"
Nick Offerman is so good in Death by Lightning
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Nick Offerman is so good in Death by Lightning
I've seen a couple of joke posts about it, but I seriously think his Frankenstein is an interesting companion performance to his work in Ex Machina
Elordi steals the show, no question, but I do keep thinking about what Oscar Isaac did with kind of a challenging role (challenging wrt how the character gets altered in the adaptation). Also the specific way he says "No" to Christoph Waltz's character's Big Request
Loved loved loved GDT's Frankenstein (surprising no one, I guess)
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I've seen a couple of joke posts about it, but I seriously think his Frankenstein is an interesting companion performance to his work in Ex Machina
Edgar Wright is another one (I'm just... that age, sorry), and none of you can convince me that Last Night in Soho was bad
There are a few directors who were such a foundational part of my baby cinephile awakening that I will always be excited for anything new they make, and Danny Boyle is one.
November 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Edgar Wright is another one (I'm just... that age, sorry), and none of you can convince me that Last Night in Soho was bad
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Frankenstein (2025)
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Frankenstein (2025)
Things bringing me joy lately:
-French press coffee (which I recently remembered is the tits)
-Pluribus
-how excited my toddlers get to shout down the storm drain at the park to hear the big echo
-French press coffee (which I recently remembered is the tits)
-Pluribus
-how excited my toddlers get to shout down the storm drain at the park to hear the big echo
November 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Things bringing me joy lately:
-French press coffee (which I recently remembered is the tits)
-Pluribus
-how excited my toddlers get to shout down the storm drain at the park to hear the big echo
-French press coffee (which I recently remembered is the tits)
-Pluribus
-how excited my toddlers get to shout down the storm drain at the park to hear the big echo
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In our house, we teach the truth that Little Blue Truck and Toad are husbands.
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 AM
In our house, we teach the truth that Little Blue Truck and Toad are husbands.
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Katie Wilson has been elected Seattle's next mayor
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Katie Wilson elected Seattle’s next mayor
Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining, it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up.
www.seattletimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Katie Wilson has been elected Seattle's next mayor
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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you can't just bring back austin powers. the franchise wrote itself into a corner after he volunteered to stay behind forever in the shagadelic dimension to save foxxy and vanessa. they already brought him back once without explaining how he escaped from fembot island, the audience won't buy it
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
you can't just bring back austin powers. the franchise wrote itself into a corner after he volunteered to stay behind forever in the shagadelic dimension to save foxxy and vanessa. they already brought him back once without explaining how he escaped from fembot island, the audience won't buy it
Wait, is Kevin O'Leary being in Marty Supreme going to finally give me an excuse to write something that uses all of the Shark Tank knowledge I accquired when I depression binge watched seasons upon seasons of it and got slightly hyperfixated on the insanity of its bizarro ultracapitalist worldview
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Wait, is Kevin O'Leary being in Marty Supreme going to finally give me an excuse to write something that uses all of the Shark Tank knowledge I accquired when I depression binge watched seasons upon seasons of it and got slightly hyperfixated on the insanity of its bizarro ultracapitalist worldview
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Interview with the Vampire was released 31 years ago today 🧛
November 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Interview with the Vampire was released 31 years ago today 🧛
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Seattle's Mamdani is winning by an absurdly small margin over our incumbent mayor, who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot.
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Seattle's Mamdani is winning by an absurdly small margin over our incumbent mayor, who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot.
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
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I have no idea how I would have felt about Die My Love before I had a kid, but as a woman fresh out of the first year trenches... fuuuuuuck
(It's so good)
(It's so good)
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I have no idea how I would have felt about Die My Love before I had a kid, but as a woman fresh out of the first year trenches... fuuuuuuck
(It's so good)
(It's so good)
I have no idea how I would have felt about Die My Love before I had a kid, but as a woman fresh out of the first year trenches... fuuuuuuck
(It's so good)
(It's so good)
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I have no idea how I would have felt about Die My Love before I had a kid, but as a woman fresh out of the first year trenches... fuuuuuuck
(It's so good)
(It's so good)
Okay, it's actually tonight, and I picked Die My Love
Trying to decide which flavor of feel bad I'd like to indulge in at the movies tonight (Bugonia or Die My Love)
November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Okay, it's actually tonight, and I picked Die My Love
Trying to decide which flavor of feel bad I'd like to indulge in at the movies tonight (Bugonia or Die My Love)
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Trying to decide which flavor of feel bad I'd like to indulge in at the movies tonight (Bugonia or Die My Love)
Writing erotica on my phone in the coffee shop, ama
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Writing erotica on my phone in the coffee shop, ama
I guess all I need is some Sudafed-induced insomnia to get me to write
November 6, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I guess all I need is some Sudafed-induced insomnia to get me to write
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Jonathan Bailey Makes History as People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2025
Jonathan Bailey Makes History as People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2025
It happened? Seriously? After all of our speculating that People would choose yet another bland and uninspiring choice for their annual Sexiest Man Alive honour, they picked a good one? Up is down, black is white, and sexy is back,...
Read more...
www.pajiba.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Jonathan Bailey Makes History as People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2025
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Fourteen years later, I *still* think one of the best ways for us to repudiate Cheney's legacy of torture would be to recognize and honor the courageous soldiers and public servants who exposed the torture policies and tried to end them. www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/o...
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Fourteen years later, I *still* think one of the best ways for us to repudiate Cheney's legacy of torture would be to recognize and honor the courageous soldiers and public servants who exposed the torture policies and tried to end them. www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/o...
I got two delicata squash in the CSA box last week, and somehow the twins have decided that the squash are their new favorite toys
November 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I got two delicata squash in the CSA box last week, and somehow the twins have decided that the squash are their new favorite toys
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This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers
We are honored to receive the @rooseveltinstitute.org's 2025 Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech and Expression, and to be among a stellar class of laureates including @wck.org, @cvt.org, and more. Details: tnvge.co/ZMIUg7v
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers
In a Lonely Place... what a picture
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
In a Lonely Place... what a picture