chris
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just leave the fish tank light on babe and crank the mothеrfucking Für Elise
finished work and it's still light outside
February 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
finished work and it's still light outside
experiencing similar trouble with Henry V as I did with The Merchant of Venice, a propulsive, rousing, funny, moving play that is nevertheless valorizing exactly the wrong side, the hero here is not the king leading his men to their deaths in a pointless expansionist campaign
I am inclined to agree with Harold Bloom, flows so beautifully, structured so elegantly, the pound of flesh such an inspired, weird, mythic, disruptive element in what is for the most part otherwise a light comedy, but Shylock's villainy is tied irrevocably to his Jewishness, regardless of sympathy
February 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM
experiencing similar trouble with Henry V as I did with The Merchant of Venice, a propulsive, rousing, funny, moving play that is nevertheless valorizing exactly the wrong side, the hero here is not the king leading his men to their deaths in a pointless expansionist campaign
me telling my gen Z co-workers that it's 20 years since Silent Shout came out
February 17, 2026 at 3:26 PM
me telling my gen Z co-workers that it's 20 years since Silent Shout came out
love to keep up on the discourse
February 17, 2026 at 3:09 PM
love to keep up on the discourse
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phenomenal nile rodgers interview here, so much going on in this paragraph www.vulture.com/article/nile...
February 17, 2026 at 2:18 PM
phenomenal nile rodgers interview here, so much going on in this paragraph www.vulture.com/article/nile...
why is this so funny
February 17, 2026 at 2:42 AM
why is this so funny
the greatest lyric of all time prompt doing the rounds is a fool's errand but I'm listening to Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest - not even my favourite Bill Callahan - and 747's 'we are flies on a mule, and we're good at what we do' might be up there for me
February 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM
the greatest lyric of all time prompt doing the rounds is a fool's errand but I'm listening to Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest - not even my favourite Bill Callahan - and 747's 'we are flies on a mule, and we're good at what we do' might be up there for me
only Wiseman I've seen is National Gallery, he has been prohibitively hard to come by here, and I see that up until last month and the release of the new BFI boxset (still only a handful) National Gallery remained the only one available on disc
February 17, 2026 at 12:14 AM
only Wiseman I've seen is National Gallery, he has been prohibitively hard to come by here, and I see that up until last month and the release of the new BFI boxset (still only a handful) National Gallery remained the only one available on disc
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Seeing Walton Goggins responding to Robert Duvall's death reminded me that I asked Goggins about The Apostle in a 2008 AV Club Random Roles:
February 16, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Seeing Walton Goggins responding to Robert Duvall's death reminded me that I asked Goggins about The Apostle in a 2008 AV Club Random Roles:
I sincerely love how for 15-20 minutes a week this show becomes an only slightly more light-hearted version of In Our Time, a tonal shift that would never be allowed by TV execs
really remarkable how Harry Hill's YouTube show, now four episodes deep, is exactly the same bits every week with the only variation being the guest but is still the highlight of my week
having watched more of this there is no good reason why this shouldn't be on a major TV channel but I'm kind of glad it isn't because it would have slicker presentation forced upon it by a clueless producer and the lo-fi aesthetics work beautifully as is
February 16, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I sincerely love how for 15-20 minutes a week this show becomes an only slightly more light-hearted version of In Our Time, a tonal shift that would never be allowed by TV execs
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one of my favorite posts
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It's called Broad daylight because women light up the world
[A photo of Paulie Walnuts (Tony Sirico) from The Sopranos]
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February 16, 2026 at 9:52 PM
one of my favorite posts
have seen little but contempt for "Wuthering Heights" online this weekend, or at least what positive I've seen has come from outside the UK, is it too much to hope that this is maybe a turning point in only giving posh people access to the arts
he was at the same private school at the same time as FKA Twigs, no harm to either of them, both good at what they do, but the grip that private education has over the arts in this country is fucking rotten man
![The production of Bugsy Malone at St Edward's also featured his classmate Tahliah Barnett, who later became a singer under the stage name FKA Twigs.[10]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dei7f7zh74xr3hoghei6ke3d/bafkreih4lcuag2e4ofeoks57ngtis3u2jknlomlj5krbuzt52qsquany64@jpeg)
February 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM
have seen little but contempt for "Wuthering Heights" online this weekend, or at least what positive I've seen has come from outside the UK, is it too much to hope that this is maybe a turning point in only giving posh people access to the arts
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RIP Robert Duvall, for a good stretch of time you were in everything worth watching
February 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
RIP Robert Duvall, for a good stretch of time you were in everything worth watching
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Bookseller Scrambles To Hide All The Classics After Seeing Emerald Fennell Approaching Door https://theonion.com/bookseller-scrambles-to-hide-all-the-classics-after-seeing-emerald-fennell-approaching-door/
February 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Bookseller Scrambles To Hide All The Classics After Seeing Emerald Fennell Approaching Door https://theonion.com/bookseller-scrambles-to-hide-all-the-classics-after-seeing-emerald-fennell-approaching-door/
feels very Oscars that Dion Beebe's Best Cinematography award is for Memoirs of a Geisha and not Collateral or Miami Vice, which he shot on either side of it
February 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
feels very Oscars that Dion Beebe's Best Cinematography award is for Memoirs of a Geisha and not Collateral or Miami Vice, which he shot on either side of it
he meant the people he deported
On Valentine’s Day, Barack Obama appeared on a podcast and said aliens are real. On February 15, he clarified that he meant they’re probably out there, but he hasn’t seen any.
Obama Walks Back ‘Aliens Are Real’ Statement on Podcast
On Valentine’s Day, Barack Obama appeared on a podcast and said aliens are real. On February 15, he clarified that he meant they’re probably out there, but he hasn’t seen any.
www.vulture.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
he meant the people he deported
watching him in Better Call Saul was a real 'WHO IS THIS GUY AND WHY HAVE I NEVER SEEN HIM IN ANYTHING UNTIL NOW' kind of moment
Tony Dalton is so amazing. just read he's being wasted in some Batman or Star Wars TV show as a character called The Cupid or some bullshit
Lalo Meets Gus | BETTER CALL SAUL
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February 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
watching him in Better Call Saul was a real 'WHO IS THIS GUY AND WHY HAVE I NEVER SEEN HIM IN ANYTHING UNTIL NOW' kind of moment
Don't send me no more letters no
Not unless your mail contains
Bob Dylan toe
Not unless your mail contains
Bob Dylan toe
Bob Dylan foot content
Bob Dylan foot content
February 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Don't send me no more letters no
Not unless your mail contains
Bob Dylan toe
Not unless your mail contains
Bob Dylan toe
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me when i’m asked who marvin the martian is:
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
me when i’m asked who marvin the martian is:
Tidal sources its album reviews from AllMusic and reading them for any album from the mid to late 90s is a demonstration of how absolutely rock bottom the bar was to make it as a presumably paid writer in the early days of the internet
February 16, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Tidal sources its album reviews from AllMusic and reading them for any album from the mid to late 90s is a demonstration of how absolutely rock bottom the bar was to make it as a presumably paid writer in the early days of the internet
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Spike’s All-Star fit
February 15, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Spike’s All-Star fit
once bought an album at the merch table at a Raveonettes gig staffed by the bassist, who didn't realise I'd given her a 20 for an album that cost a tenner and stared at me blankly while I waited for my change
What is YOUR most mundane celebrity encounter?
Belle and Sebastian asked me to hold the elevator for them at a Holiday Inn in Paris, after a gig...
Belle and Sebastian asked me to hold the elevator for them at a Holiday Inn in Paris, after a gig...
February 15, 2026 at 11:40 PM
once bought an album at the merch table at a Raveonettes gig staffed by the bassist, who didn't realise I'd given her a 20 for an album that cost a tenner and stared at me blankly while I waited for my change