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Cat Manning

@catacalypto.bsky.social

A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:

"Years and years ago, there was a production of The Tempest, out of doors, at an Oxford college on a lawn, which was the stage, and the lawn went back towards the lake in the grounds of the college, and the play began in natural light. But as it developed, and as it became time for Ariel to say his farewell to the world of The Tempest, the evening had started to close in and there was some artificial lighting coming on. And as Ariel uttered his last speech, he turned and he ran across the grass, and he got to the edge of the lake and he just kept running across the top of the water — the producer having thoughtfully provided a kind of walkway an inch beneath the water. And you could see and you could hear the plish, plash as he ran away from you across the top of the lake, until the gloom enveloped him and he disappeared from your view.
And as he did so, from the further shore, a firework rocket was ignited, and it went whoosh into the air, and high up there it burst into lots of sparks, and all the sparks went out, and he had gone.

"When you look up the stage directions, it says, 'Exit Ariel.”

November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM

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Michael Stipe

@michaelstipe.bsky.social

GOAT— HORSES 50th Anniversary

November 27, 2025 at 6:28 AM

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D. A. Powell

@dapowell.bsky.social

"Poem" by Joe Brainard.

Poem

Sometimes
everything
seems
so
oh, I don't know.

October 26, 2025 at 5:42 AM

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The Blaine Clause

@blainecapatch.bsky.social

every sports team is a Ship of Theseus

October 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM

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❄️ Pablo Hidalgo ❄️

@infinata.bsky.social

Nietzsche vs Hume: Dawn of Justice

Marquee of the Presidio Theater with Superman and Materialists

July 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM

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Snowmanning Krullstmas ⛄🎄

@manningkrull.bsky.social

All of the Children of the Corn sequels should've been about children of different types of vegetables

June 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM

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Clayton Cubitt

@claytoncubitt.bsky.social

BUY ART
FROM LIVING
ARTISTS
THE DEAD ONES
DONT NEED THE
MONEY

May 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM

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Press Play

@pressplaycuration.com

🎶 Something special is queuing up...
Be the first to hear about it. Join our community today! pressplaycuration.com
#PressPlay #Music #ComingSoon #StayTuned

April 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM

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Scott

@theoriginalssd.bsky.social

The speakers are warming up. #staytuned

April 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM

Anthony

@avita1e.bsky.social

The mash up I didn’t know I needed.

Matthew Perpetua @fluxblog.bsky.social · Apr 17

you ever hear the out-of-print Richard X song featuring Jarvis Cocker that's built around a Mazzy Star "Fade Into You" sample? www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5XU...

Richard X - Into U (feat. Jarvis Cocker & Hope Sandoval) [HD]

YouTube video by TyLee

www.youtube.com

April 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM

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Brendel

@brendelbored.bsky.social

Kurt Vonnegut man

Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope:
"Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man.
You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet?
And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope.
I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by.
And I give them the thumbs up. And I'll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is — we're here on Earth to fart around
And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around.
And it's like we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."

April 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM

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BrooklynVegan

@brooklynvegan.bsky.social

Check out pictures and video from the star-studded Patti Smith tribute Carnegie Hall hosted last night, featuring Bruce Springsteen, Michael Stipe, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and more brooklynvegan.com/patti-smith-...

March 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM

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R.E.M.

@remhq.bsky.social

“People Have The Power” from Carnegie Hall tonight—the finale from “A Celebration of Patti Smith.”

Thanks to @ethank.bsky.social for footage

March 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM

Anthony

@avita1e.bsky.social

If the first thing a user sees every time when they open an app is sponsored content, that app is garbage.

March 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM

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U2Songs

@u2songs.bsky.social

U2's "How to Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb" Song by Song. A deeper dive into the songs on the "Re-Assemble" album and where they originated.
www.u2songs.com/news/u2s_how...
#ReAssemble #U2

March 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky”

@pixelatedboat.bsky.social

Every time I read The Great Gatsby, the final paragraph brings me to tears. Breathtakingly powerful writing:

"I'm alive!" said Gatsby, roaring past on a speedboat. He'd faked his own death and gotten away with everything. That's why they called him the Great Gatsby. "Out of the way, current!" he yelled at the water. "This speedboat is bearing me ceaselessly into the future!"

March 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM

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50 Jenna Ipcar Fans Can’t Be Wrong!

@ipcar.bsky.social

In honor of Jerry Lewis’ birthday, here’s my @bwdr.bsky.social essay on his confusing, fascinating and slightly devastating relationship with once comedy partner Dean Martin. So many years I’ve spent on these two, I dunno know how to begin to describe it: www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2021/03/10/m...