Allan Berry
@allantberry.bsky.social
From the Red Sea to Greenland, I'll be singing the blues
"Why this sudden bewilderment, this confusion?
Because night has fallen and the barbarians haven't come.
And some of our men just in from the border say
there are no barbarians any longer.
Now what’s going to happen to us without barbarians?
Those people were a kind of solution."
C.P. Cavafy
Because night has fallen and the barbarians haven't come.
And some of our men just in from the border say
there are no barbarians any longer.
Now what’s going to happen to us without barbarians?
Those people were a kind of solution."
C.P. Cavafy
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"Why this sudden bewilderment, this confusion?
Because night has fallen and the barbarians haven't come.
And some of our men just in from the border say
there are no barbarians any longer.
Now what’s going to happen to us without barbarians?
Those people were a kind of solution."
C.P. Cavafy
Because night has fallen and the barbarians haven't come.
And some of our men just in from the border say
there are no barbarians any longer.
Now what’s going to happen to us without barbarians?
Those people were a kind of solution."
C.P. Cavafy
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
If you're a fan of irreverent Latin American Children's TV programmes, vaguely Muppet like performers and some cracking music (and I'm just going to assume that everyone is), then I implore you to watch this: youtu.be/UEqTIwRrWvA?...
31 Minutos: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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October 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
If you're a fan of irreverent Latin American Children's TV programmes, vaguely Muppet like performers and some cracking music (and I'm just going to assume that everyone is), then I implore you to watch this: youtu.be/UEqTIwRrWvA?...
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so much is bad right now but the AI stuff in particular is making me insane. a desperate attempt to smother all human creative labor at an absurd cost to the planet by some of the most short-sighted, rapacious, and pathetic people who have ever lived
September 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
so much is bad right now but the AI stuff in particular is making me insane. a desperate attempt to smother all human creative labor at an absurd cost to the planet by some of the most short-sighted, rapacious, and pathetic people who have ever lived
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Watching this video 10 times has significantly improved my mood.
August 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Watching this video 10 times has significantly improved my mood.
Tom Lehrer meant a lot to me, and there is a period of my life which is inextricably linked in my memory to his music. Listening to my dad's CDs of him and Bob Newhart shaped my tastes in comedy more than anything before or since. There is not a day that goes by where I don't quote him in some way.
July 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Tom Lehrer meant a lot to me, and there is a period of my life which is inextricably linked in my memory to his music. Listening to my dad's CDs of him and Bob Newhart shaped my tastes in comedy more than anything before or since. There is not a day that goes by where I don't quote him in some way.
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hey! I am Caesar
and you betrayed me
so here’s my last words
they’re “Et tu, Brute”
and you betrayed me
so here’s my last words
they’re “Et tu, Brute”
July 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
hey! I am Caesar
and you betrayed me
so here’s my last words
they’re “Et tu, Brute”
and you betrayed me
so here’s my last words
they’re “Et tu, Brute”
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Pepe Mujica, the anarchist guerilla who became president of Uruguay, has passed on. He leaves behind as good a legacy as it's possible to leave.
So it goes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
So it goes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
José ‘Pepe’ Mujica, former guerrilla and ex-president of Uruguay, dies aged 89
In a final interview, Mujica said: ‘We are too focused on wealth and not on happiness … Before you know it, life has passed you by’
www.theguardian.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Pepe Mujica, the anarchist guerilla who became president of Uruguay, has passed on. He leaves behind as good a legacy as it's possible to leave.
So it goes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
So it goes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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More journalists need to talk about this the way Japanese articles do
April 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
More journalists need to talk about this the way Japanese articles do
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Why is "Studio Ghibli" or "Wes Anderson" like the only descriptors people lacking any creativity seem to be able to reference
March 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Why is "Studio Ghibli" or "Wes Anderson" like the only descriptors people lacking any creativity seem to be able to reference
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Revengence remains my favorite and possibly the most prescient Metal Gear game because it eschewed subtlety which is an essential part of understanding America.
This is from *2014*
January 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Revengence remains my favorite and possibly the most prescient Metal Gear game because it eschewed subtlety which is an essential part of understanding America.
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Did you ever see this official Studio Ghibli DVD player that came bundled with the Japanese DVD of Spirited Away? Neither did I.
December 3, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Did you ever see this official Studio Ghibli DVD player that came bundled with the Japanese DVD of Spirited Away? Neither did I.
The problem with social media for me is the social part - too much of a grump. At the same time, with things being what they are, maybe I should give it another go? I've also got some stuff coming up that I might want to talk about when/if it comes to pass. Let's see if I can stick at it.
November 27, 2024 at 10:29 AM
The problem with social media for me is the social part - too much of a grump. At the same time, with things being what they are, maybe I should give it another go? I've also got some stuff coming up that I might want to talk about when/if it comes to pass. Let's see if I can stick at it.
This is an excellent and well-written piece about the weird, sad and fascinating world of influencers, 'vibes'-based social media aesthetics, and exploitative labour on behalf of big corporations. Really interesting stuff.
New from me: Two influencers make very similar content promoting Amazon products. They dress the same. They buy the same stuff. They even have a similar tattoo.
Now one is suing the other, claiming her rival won't stop copying her. But who influenced whom? www.theverge.com/2024/11/26/2...
Now one is suing the other, claiming her rival won't stop copying her. But who influenced whom? www.theverge.com/2024/11/26/2...
The influencer lawsuit that could change the industry
Behind the scenes of a court battle for the “clean girl” look.
www.theverge.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:21 AM
This is an excellent and well-written piece about the weird, sad and fascinating world of influencers, 'vibes'-based social media aesthetics, and exploitative labour on behalf of big corporations. Really interesting stuff.
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the first noble truth is comprehension of suffering. not repression or denial. it's okay to be big mcfuckin mad.
November 8, 2024 at 6:58 AM
the first noble truth is comprehension of suffering. not repression or denial. it's okay to be big mcfuckin mad.