Andy the Corsair
@andyrenfield.bsky.social
ESL expert. Brit in Mexico. Whovian. Nerdfighter.
Personally, I don't think they need defending, but both LXG and Van Helsing are big-budget, later-stage Hammer films in the best way. They're medieval Underworld. They're what vaguely gothy teens (which I was at the time) were crying out for on the Internet. God I love those flicks.
December 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Personally, I don't think they need defending, but both LXG and Van Helsing are big-budget, later-stage Hammer films in the best way. They're medieval Underworld. They're what vaguely gothy teens (which I was at the time) were crying out for on the Internet. God I love those flicks.
This isn't Dave Franco?
Suited-Up Luigi Mangione Appears In Court As Key Evidence Hearing Continues
www.huffpost.com/entry/luigi-...
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Suited-Up Luigi Mangione Appears In Court As Key Evidence Hearing Continues
The 27-year-old man accused of killing the UnitedHealthcare CEO is fighting to bar certain evidence from his trial.
www.huffpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This isn't Dave Franco?
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This is why labor laws are so important — and exactly why big corporations spend so much money lobbying against them.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
NEW: For years, NYC Starbucks workers have claimed that the company has arbitrarily cut their hours, denying them stable schedules. In a historic settlement announced today, Starbucks has to pay out $35 million to 15,000 workers.
This is the power of labor laws.
This is the power of labor laws.
Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labor law
New York City officials say Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours.
apnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is why labor laws are so important — and exactly why big corporations spend so much money lobbying against them.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
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Once again, excellent thread Erin
December 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Once again, excellent thread Erin
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#York Minster painting. Leaning more into my Lowry / Norman Cornish style. Spot the fox! 🦊 #Art #Yorkshire I bloody love this building ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#York Minster painting. Leaning more into my Lowry / Norman Cornish style. Spot the fox! 🦊 #Art #Yorkshire I bloody love this building ❤️
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
December 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
Seriously. I got downvoted to within an inch of my life on r/movies when I said I thought the newest Avatar had already come out.
Cameron definitely has some kind of deal with an Elder God (or Hollywood producer).
Cameron definitely has some kind of deal with an Elder God (or Hollywood producer).
james cameron every couple of years for some reason:
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Seriously. I got downvoted to within an inch of my life on r/movies when I said I thought the newest Avatar had already come out.
Cameron definitely has some kind of deal with an Elder God (or Hollywood producer).
Cameron definitely has some kind of deal with an Elder God (or Hollywood producer).
A great setting for Bluesky would be a toggle to hide all US politics from my feed.
Yeah, I've blocked keywords, but it can't cover everything.
Yeah, I've blocked keywords, but it can't cover everything.
December 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A great setting for Bluesky would be a toggle to hide all US politics from my feed.
Yeah, I've blocked keywords, but it can't cover everything.
Yeah, I've blocked keywords, but it can't cover everything.
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"You can't just put tinsel on Danny DeVito and call it a Christmas tree"
WELL...
WELL...
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"You can't just put tinsel on Danny DeVito and call it a Christmas tree"
WELL...
WELL...
I just started playing Oxygen Not Included (thanks to a sale and a dip in freelance work). I get up to the stage where I ought to start automating and get overwhelmed. Any ONI fans on here who get it?
a cartoon drawing of a yellow bird with a leaf on its head
Alt: A silly gif from ONI of a duplicate stuck somewhere.
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I just started playing Oxygen Not Included (thanks to a sale and a dip in freelance work). I get up to the stage where I ought to start automating and get overwhelmed. Any ONI fans on here who get it?
There are a lot of traditionally-female traits that boys and even men are not being taught; including connection-building, self-regulation and empathy. With women less and less likely to pick up the slack in relationships, it leaves men who are unwilling to learn out in the cold.
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
There are a lot of traditionally-female traits that boys and even men are not being taught; including connection-building, self-regulation and empathy. With women less and less likely to pick up the slack in relationships, it leaves men who are unwilling to learn out in the cold.
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Been v busy and wanted to post about the 10th anniversary of #DoctorWho - Heaven Sent when I read this article that Rachel shared. This episode screened a year after I lost Becky and I found it incredibly insightful about the nature of grief. So much so, I wrote to Steven Moffat about it (1/n)
December 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Been v busy and wanted to post about the 10th anniversary of #DoctorWho - Heaven Sent when I read this article that Rachel shared. This episode screened a year after I lost Becky and I found it incredibly insightful about the nature of grief. So much so, I wrote to Steven Moffat about it (1/n)
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This guy is onto something
December 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This guy is onto something
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Unthinkable we'd get a mainstream listings mag with this cover now, which makes the world a slightly poorer place.
Spirit of Christmas past #5
The 1960s. This stylised scene of pastoral charm was painted by Gaynor Chapman for the 24 December 1966 issue. It was her second successive festive cover for @radiotimes.bsky.social #ChristmasRadioTimes
The 1960s. This stylised scene of pastoral charm was painted by Gaynor Chapman for the 24 December 1966 issue. It was her second successive festive cover for @radiotimes.bsky.social #ChristmasRadioTimes
December 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Unthinkable we'd get a mainstream listings mag with this cover now, which makes the world a slightly poorer place.
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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 2
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 2
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
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While everyone's arguing about it again, why not buy a print of my Bruce Willis picture.
December 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
While everyone's arguing about it again, why not buy a print of my Bruce Willis picture.
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Ball pit full of lesbians?
A spinning vortex of despair?
Whippet petting zoo?
The hopes and dreams of all mankind?
Dolphin in a bathtub?
A spinning vortex of despair?
Whippet petting zoo?
The hopes and dreams of all mankind?
Dolphin in a bathtub?
December 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Ball pit full of lesbians?
A spinning vortex of despair?
Whippet petting zoo?
The hopes and dreams of all mankind?
Dolphin in a bathtub?
A spinning vortex of despair?
Whippet petting zoo?
The hopes and dreams of all mankind?
Dolphin in a bathtub?
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I'm on it, Franz.
November 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I'm on it, Franz.
Bouncing around the internet this morning on a Global Procrastination Tour, I realise that I'm entirely over the preformative purity testing we've fallen into the habit of. It's feels evangelical, dull, and endlessly self-righteous. Bring back having values that you quietly follow in your own way.
November 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Bouncing around the internet this morning on a Global Procrastination Tour, I realise that I'm entirely over the preformative purity testing we've fallen into the habit of. It's feels evangelical, dull, and endlessly self-righteous. Bring back having values that you quietly follow in your own way.
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August 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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“Beauty product or Victorian insult?” - an ongoing game
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“Beauty product or Victorian insult?” - an ongoing game
People getting what's coming to them is the theme of my US-Thanksgiving feed today. And I'm living for it.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
People getting what's coming to them is the theme of my US-Thanksgiving feed today. And I'm living for it.
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I want this moment for us
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I want this moment for us
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muppets wearing scarves is thanksgiving’s most beautiful tradition
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
muppets wearing scarves is thanksgiving’s most beautiful tradition