Mike B
@98mikeb.bsky.social
Entertainment writer, mainly for Slashfilm and Daily Beast these days
Ok I’m starting to see what happened here
January 29, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Ok I’m starting to see what happened here
Fascinated by these job posts I keep seeing that are based in Albany, New York but also somehow Australia?
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Fascinated by these job posts I keep seeing that are based in Albany, New York but also somehow Australia?
The best type of snowfall is surprise snowfall
December 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The best type of snowfall is surprise snowfall
Life as a freelance writer (complimentary atm)
December 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Life as a freelance writer (complimentary atm)
Some final pics I took, all of which brought me joy.
First is Just Moved, by Henry Mosler
Second is The Baker’s Cart by Jean Michelin
Third is The Artist’s Wife and His Setter Dog by Thomas Eakins
First is Just Moved, by Henry Mosler
Second is The Baker’s Cart by Jean Michelin
Third is The Artist’s Wife and His Setter Dog by Thomas Eakins
December 1, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Some final pics I took, all of which brought me joy.
First is Just Moved, by Henry Mosler
Second is The Baker’s Cart by Jean Michelin
Third is The Artist’s Wife and His Setter Dog by Thomas Eakins
First is Just Moved, by Henry Mosler
Second is The Baker’s Cart by Jean Michelin
Third is The Artist’s Wife and His Setter Dog by Thomas Eakins
Hard to explain why this one stuck out to me, except that it’s very cozy and peaceful. It looks like how a productive writing day feels to me.
Name is The Etcher by Stacy Tolman
Name is The Etcher by Stacy Tolman
December 1, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Hard to explain why this one stuck out to me, except that it’s very cozy and peaceful. It looks like how a productive writing day feels to me.
Name is The Etcher by Stacy Tolman
Name is The Etcher by Stacy Tolman
Love this one because it’s such a mood. We’ve all felt like a lamb with its hooves tied at some point, I’m sure of it.
If someone asks me how I’m feeling after bad news, I will send them this pic.
(Picture is The Lamb of God by Francisco de Zurbaran.)
If someone asks me how I’m feeling after bad news, I will send them this pic.
(Picture is The Lamb of God by Francisco de Zurbaran.)
December 1, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Love this one because it’s such a mood. We’ve all felt like a lamb with its hooves tied at some point, I’m sure of it.
If someone asks me how I’m feeling after bad news, I will send them this pic.
(Picture is The Lamb of God by Francisco de Zurbaran.)
If someone asks me how I’m feeling after bad news, I will send them this pic.
(Picture is The Lamb of God by Francisco de Zurbaran.)
I remember seeing this pic and sending it to my brothers, saying “back when men were men!” I find this one very fun to look at, and plan to use it as a joke response for mild online disagreements.
(Painting title is The Boxer by Richard Humphreys.)
(Painting title is The Boxer by Richard Humphreys.)
December 1, 2024 at 6:59 AM
I remember seeing this pic and sending it to my brothers, saying “back when men were men!” I find this one very fun to look at, and plan to use it as a joke response for mild online disagreements.
(Painting title is The Boxer by Richard Humphreys.)
(Painting title is The Boxer by Richard Humphreys.)
Was at the MET Museum yesterday and want to share some #art that stuck out to me.
This one sticks out not just because it’s pretty but because later that night I almost crashed my car into a deer that stopped in the road. With the headlights shining against it, it sorta looked a lot like this
This one sticks out not just because it’s pretty but because later that night I almost crashed my car into a deer that stopped in the road. With the headlights shining against it, it sorta looked a lot like this
December 1, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Was at the MET Museum yesterday and want to share some #art that stuck out to me.
This one sticks out not just because it’s pretty but because later that night I almost crashed my car into a deer that stopped in the road. With the headlights shining against it, it sorta looked a lot like this
This one sticks out not just because it’s pretty but because later that night I almost crashed my car into a deer that stopped in the road. With the headlights shining against it, it sorta looked a lot like this
“There’s no way that caterpillar’s still hungry after eating this!”
~turns the page~
~turns the page~
November 19, 2024 at 6:28 AM
“There’s no way that caterpillar’s still hungry after eating this!”
~turns the page~
~turns the page~
Anyone here like to read the Best American collections each year? If you’ve read any of them yet, how were they?
So far I’m making my way through the essay one and I’m slightly (just a little bit) underwhelmed. None of the essays are bad exactly, but I feel like they’re all treading similar ground
So far I’m making my way through the essay one and I’m slightly (just a little bit) underwhelmed. None of the essays are bad exactly, but I feel like they’re all treading similar ground
November 10, 2024 at 7:07 AM
Anyone here like to read the Best American collections each year? If you’ve read any of them yet, how were they?
So far I’m making my way through the essay one and I’m slightly (just a little bit) underwhelmed. None of the essays are bad exactly, but I feel like they’re all treading similar ground
So far I’m making my way through the essay one and I’m slightly (just a little bit) underwhelmed. None of the essays are bad exactly, but I feel like they’re all treading similar ground
Getting back into #reading The Dispossessed. Although Left Hand of Darkness will likely reign supreme among the 2 Le Guin books I’ve read so far, the anarchist v. capitalist musings of this book are still fascinating. Just wish the characters themselves were slightly more interesting 😞 #booksky
October 25, 2024 at 8:33 PM
manifesting this for myself in 2025
October 19, 2024 at 7:39 PM
manifesting this for myself in 2025
Anyone here read Slade House by David Mitchell? Recently finished — sort of loved it, even if its structure (with each new POV basically starting from scratch) frustrated me. Also I had no idea this was a companion book to another Mitchell novel (Bone Clocks), wish someone told me! #booksky
October 19, 2024 at 5:08 AM
Anyone here read Slade House by David Mitchell? Recently finished — sort of loved it, even if its structure (with each new POV basically starting from scratch) frustrated me. Also I had no idea this was a companion book to another Mitchell novel (Bone Clocks), wish someone told me! #booksky
He easily had the best interviews of any late show host since, although I miss his horse most of all!
December 11, 2023 at 12:14 AM
He easily had the best interviews of any late show host since, although I miss his horse most of all!
Y’all knew I’m trying to learn Spanish and none of you recommended the Madrid recording of Les Mis? For shame!
September 14, 2023 at 1:16 AM
Y’all knew I’m trying to learn Spanish and none of you recommended the Madrid recording of Les Mis? For shame!
Look, it’s the Simpsons
August 29, 2023 at 3:38 PM
Look, it’s the Simpsons
Long Beach Island doesn’t know what’s coming for it
August 26, 2023 at 3:39 PM
Long Beach Island doesn’t know what’s coming for it
Just touched some grass for the first time in years and now I’m no longer angry about the world
August 25, 2023 at 8:27 PM
Just touched some grass for the first time in years and now I’m no longer angry about the world
Political pundits need to stop attempting film criticism! They’re not good at it
August 5, 2023 at 7:38 PM
Political pundits need to stop attempting film criticism! They’re not good at it
SHARK WEEK SHARK WEEK SHARK WEEK
July 24, 2023 at 12:48 AM
SHARK WEEK SHARK WEEK SHARK WEEK