Adam Vaughn
@adbird13.bsky.social
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
Porco Rosso deserves to stand taller in the Studio Ghibli canon, not least because it's among the great antifascist films. Here's my case regarding why:
New today on the site!
Better a Pig: How Miyazaki's PORCO ROSSO Dismantles the Aesthetics of Fascism
- @aeneas-nin.bsky.social
Better a Pig: How Miyazaki's PORCO ROSSO Dismantles the Aesthetics of Fascism
- @aeneas-nin.bsky.social
Porco Rosso and the Aesthetics of Fascism
Porco Rosso creates a visual language for the anti-fascist politics at its center, undermining key components of the fascist aesthetic.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Porco Rosso deserves to stand taller in the Studio Ghibli canon, not least because it's among the great antifascist films. Here's my case regarding why:
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
Congrats on Game of the Year to the guy in the Game Awards orchestra who had a dozen different cartoon one-man-band instruments and played each of them masterfully
December 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Congrats on Game of the Year to the guy in the Game Awards orchestra who had a dozen different cartoon one-man-band instruments and played each of them masterfully
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
Now that folks have had the weekend to see WICKED: FOR GOOD, I'm over at @thewrap.com going long about how the ending doesn't just fail to meet to moment, it fails to live up to what Jon M. Chu and co. set up in Part 1.
"The girl in the bubble," indeed.
www.thewrap.com/wicked-for-g...
"The girl in the bubble," indeed.
www.thewrap.com/wicked-for-g...
The 'Wicked: For Good' Ending Fails to Meet the Moment | Commentary
The ending of "Wicked: For Good" avoids the darker conclusion from the book, but does a disservice to the sociopolitical commentary in the process.
www.thewrap.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Now that folks have had the weekend to see WICKED: FOR GOOD, I'm over at @thewrap.com going long about how the ending doesn't just fail to meet to moment, it fails to live up to what Jon M. Chu and co. set up in Part 1.
"The girl in the bubble," indeed.
www.thewrap.com/wicked-for-g...
"The girl in the bubble," indeed.
www.thewrap.com/wicked-for-g...
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
since denver launched its e-bike rebate program - the have sold 10,000 e-bikes and reduced an estimated 1,000,000 car trips - replacing millions of VMTs and reducing air pollution
there are no climate silver bullets... but damn - e-bikes and e-cargo bikes are close
denvergov.org/Government/A...
there are no climate silver bullets... but damn - e-bikes and e-cargo bikes are close
denvergov.org/Government/A...
Denver Celebrates 10,000 E-Bike Rebates
Since its inception in April 2022, Denver has distributed over 10,000 electric bikes (e-bikes) to community members through its pioneering e-bike rebate program. As the first U.S. city to implement su...
denvergov.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
since denver launched its e-bike rebate program - the have sold 10,000 e-bikes and reduced an estimated 1,000,000 car trips - replacing millions of VMTs and reducing air pollution
there are no climate silver bullets... but damn - e-bikes and e-cargo bikes are close
denvergov.org/Government/A...
there are no climate silver bullets... but damn - e-bikes and e-cargo bikes are close
denvergov.org/Government/A...
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
When Kansas wants to feel a lil fancy.
October 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
When Kansas wants to feel a lil fancy.
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
I never want to see another human trot across a crosswalk, hurry their stroller/kids/mobility device or rush a senior resident through an intersection or any road. It’s ridiculous, like we’ve been gifted some incredible act of patience and kindness from our auto overlords.
October 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I never want to see another human trot across a crosswalk, hurry their stroller/kids/mobility device or rush a senior resident through an intersection or any road. It’s ridiculous, like we’ve been gifted some incredible act of patience and kindness from our auto overlords.
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
🏈 BAL 40 - 41 BUF
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1092nd unique final score in NFL history.
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1092nd unique final score in NFL history.
September 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
🏈 BAL 40 - 41 BUF
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1092nd unique final score in NFL history.
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1092nd unique final score in NFL history.
Harbaugh should not call the third right here and confuse them so they have to run on the field confused
September 8, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Harbaugh should not call the third right here and confuse them so they have to run on the field confused
I love Lance Leipold, but man, you can’t punt there.
September 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I love Lance Leipold, but man, you can’t punt there.
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
Via Variety: 'Guillermo del Toro refused to make #Frankenstein with too much visual effects and green screens: "I want real sets."'
variety.com/2025/film/fe...
variety.com/2025/film/fe...
August 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Via Variety: 'Guillermo del Toro refused to make #Frankenstein with too much visual effects and green screens: "I want real sets."'
variety.com/2025/film/fe...
variety.com/2025/film/fe...
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
that one scene in SINNERS is one of the most breathtaking feats of cinema i've seen in years. coogler is cooking.
May 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
that one scene in SINNERS is one of the most breathtaking feats of cinema i've seen in years. coogler is cooking.
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
Was thinking about ChatGPT images feel so worthless and something occurred to me. I am not a trained artist (not fishing here!), but I love making pictures of family—in part bc of the process, but also the reaction they engender.
If I pressed a button they’d look better but…they’d have zero value.
If I pressed a button they’d look better but…they’d have zero value.
March 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Was thinking about ChatGPT images feel so worthless and something occurred to me. I am not a trained artist (not fishing here!), but I love making pictures of family—in part bc of the process, but also the reaction they engender.
If I pressed a button they’d look better but…they’d have zero value.
If I pressed a button they’d look better but…they’d have zero value.
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
One of the best sports things is when one fanbase
- watches their rival suffer a devastating loss
- and then immediately suffers a devastating loss
- watches their rival suffer a devastating loss
- and then immediately suffers a devastating loss
March 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
One of the best sports things is when one fanbase
- watches their rival suffer a devastating loss
- and then immediately suffers a devastating loss
- watches their rival suffer a devastating loss
- and then immediately suffers a devastating loss
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
THE ANNUAL MOST ACCURATE MARCH MADNESS UPSET PICKS VIDEO IS LIVE
A 13, 14, and 15 seed for you to fall in love with while filling out your brackets!
youtu.be/HKcXgp_K5ww
A 13, 14, and 15 seed for you to fall in love with while filling out your brackets!
youtu.be/HKcXgp_K5ww
THE MOST ACCURATE MARCH MADNESS UPSET PICKS OF 2025
YouTube video by Rodger Sherman
youtu.be
March 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
THE ANNUAL MOST ACCURATE MARCH MADNESS UPSET PICKS VIDEO IS LIVE
A 13, 14, and 15 seed for you to fall in love with while filling out your brackets!
youtu.be/HKcXgp_K5ww
A 13, 14, and 15 seed for you to fall in love with while filling out your brackets!
youtu.be/HKcXgp_K5ww
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
THE SICKOS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAUNTLET!!! with @sickoscbb.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
THE SICKOS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAUNTLET!!! with @sickoscbb.bsky.social
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
Oh, do I hate the idea of a fade on third-and-goal, that was terrible, terrible.
January 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Oh, do I hate the idea of a fade on third-and-goal, that was terrible, terrible.
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
BETTER MAN has the most exuberant musical numbers I’ve seen in years, performed by a drunk chimpanzee who smokes cigarettes, snorts cocaine and says the c-word a lot. There were times when I wondered if it might be the greatest movie ever made.
January 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM
BETTER MAN has the most exuberant musical numbers I’ve seen in years, performed by a drunk chimpanzee who smokes cigarettes, snorts cocaine and says the c-word a lot. There were times when I wondered if it might be the greatest movie ever made.
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
That big man picked the ball, ran five yards and said, nah, that’s good
January 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
That big man picked the ball, ran five yards and said, nah, that’s good
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
Reposted by Adam Vaughn
Last night, my football dreams came true. A play I’ve yelling about online for about a decade happened in an actual NFL game—the first fair catch kick since 1978.
Here’s everything there is to know about this impossibly rare play, the NFL’s vestigial tailbone: open.substack.com/pub/rodgersh...
Here’s everything there is to know about this impossibly rare play, the NFL’s vestigial tailbone: open.substack.com/pub/rodgersh...
Everything you need to know about the fair catch kick, football's vestigial tailbone
Thursday night, the Chargers made history by converting on a play that hadn't been successful in FORTY SIX YEARS
open.substack.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Last night, my football dreams came true. A play I’ve yelling about online for about a decade happened in an actual NFL game—the first fair catch kick since 1978.
Here’s everything there is to know about this impossibly rare play, the NFL’s vestigial tailbone: open.substack.com/pub/rodgersh...
Here’s everything there is to know about this impossibly rare play, the NFL’s vestigial tailbone: open.substack.com/pub/rodgersh...
Gooooo foooooor twoooooooo
December 8, 2024 at 4:44 AM
Gooooo foooooor twoooooooo
If you score second you should go for two every time.
November 30, 2024 at 4:30 AM
If you score second you should go for two every time.