Ben Wagner
@benwagner.bsky.social
My takes are half the reason you used to log on to Twitter dot com. Professional Photographer based in Seattle. Cinephile. Shakespearean. Eclecticist.
If there was any justice in this world John Goodman would have at least 6 Oscars
August 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If there was any justice in this world John Goodman would have at least 6 Oscars
Lately I got re-hooked, all these years after it launched on Gran Turismo 7.
Like contemplating buying a sim rig level of hooked.
Like contemplating buying a sim rig level of hooked.
July 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Lately I got re-hooked, all these years after it launched on Gran Turismo 7.
Like contemplating buying a sim rig level of hooked.
Like contemplating buying a sim rig level of hooked.
So I thought the F1 movie (while like a 7/10) made a really compelling case to me, someone who’d never watched 1 minute of Formula One, for what makes the sport interesting.
So I decided to watch the last two races and I’m totally hooked. #f1
So I decided to watch the last two races and I’m totally hooked. #f1
July 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
So I thought the F1 movie (while like a 7/10) made a really compelling case to me, someone who’d never watched 1 minute of Formula One, for what makes the sport interesting.
So I decided to watch the last two races and I’m totally hooked. #f1
So I decided to watch the last two races and I’m totally hooked. #f1
Life as a House
July 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Life as a House
Selena
July 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Selena
I loved Superman. It’s big and beautiful and very messy and wears its heart on its sleeves. Nitpicks a plenty, but I don’t think it matters when you have this much of a soul.
July 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I loved Superman. It’s big and beautiful and very messy and wears its heart on its sleeves. Nitpicks a plenty, but I don’t think it matters when you have this much of a soul.
Idk 1995 looked pretty different?
Lea.Thompson, quite wisely: “If you made Back to the Future in 2025 and they went back 30 years, it would be 1995 and nothing would look that different. The phones would be different but it wouldn’t be like the strange difference between the 80s and the 50s and how different the world was."
‘The film wouldn’t even be made today’: the story behind Back to the Future at 40
The time travel comedy was a surprise smash in 1985 and remains a Hollywood touchpoint and as it reaches a major anniversary, those who made it share their memories
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Idk 1995 looked pretty different?
Honestly yeah fuck this. At this point if someone is reading any book it's a win.
Been thinking more and more about how the internet warped everyone's brains into thinking everything someone does is "performative" and meant for public scrutiny. You know we all used to just... read books and watch films etc. we liked and no one else even knew?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Is it OK to read Infinite Jest in public? Why the internet hates ‘performative reading’
Posts mocking strangers for cracking open classics have become popular. So where are we supposed to read them?
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Honestly yeah fuck this. At this point if someone is reading any book it's a win.
Just thinking this morning about how one of the best things I've done recently is a) move myself off Safari and onto Brave across all my devices, and then b) subscribe to Kagi.
No AI slop search responses. Almost no ads. And when I do see them they aren't creepy targeted ads.
No AI slop search responses. Almost no ads. And when I do see them they aren't creepy targeted ads.
July 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Just thinking this morning about how one of the best things I've done recently is a) move myself off Safari and onto Brave across all my devices, and then b) subscribe to Kagi.
No AI slop search responses. Almost no ads. And when I do see them they aren't creepy targeted ads.
No AI slop search responses. Almost no ads. And when I do see them they aren't creepy targeted ads.
Can’t recommend the scribe enough. I got one a couple of months back and I love it.
New Amazon Kindle Scribe Essentials Bundle including New Kindle Scribe (16GB) - Premium Pen, Fabric Folio-Black, and Power Adapter is $269.97 on Amazon Prime buff.ly/HnENki0 #ad
July 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Can’t recommend the scribe enough. I got one a couple of months back and I love it.
Anyone mad about the 28 Years Later ending who also fetishized Marvel post credits scenes for 15 years should STFU
June 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Anyone mad about the 28 Years Later ending who also fetishized Marvel post credits scenes for 15 years should STFU
Who at Disney does Nintendo need to talk to in order to get Rogue Squadron into Switch online?
June 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Who at Disney does Nintendo need to talk to in order to get Rogue Squadron into Switch online?
LETS FUCKING GO
The Social Network Part II is in the works, with Aaron Sorkin set to write and direct 🧑💻
The film will be based on the Wall Street Journal series, The Facebook Files.
The film will be based on the Wall Street Journal series, The Facebook Files.
June 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
LETS FUCKING GO
Biggest asterisk title I can remember in my lifetime.
June 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Biggest asterisk title I can remember in my lifetime.
. @adobe.com 's continued bastardization of the iPad Lightroom app is infuriating.
Still no keyboard shortcuts when docked.
Removed the camera profile manager.
Removed the preset manager.
Added "AI credits" though.
Still no keyboard shortcuts when docked.
Removed the camera profile manager.
Removed the preset manager.
Added "AI credits" though.
June 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
. @adobe.com 's continued bastardization of the iPad Lightroom app is infuriating.
Still no keyboard shortcuts when docked.
Removed the camera profile manager.
Removed the preset manager.
Added "AI credits" though.
Still no keyboard shortcuts when docked.
Removed the camera profile manager.
Removed the preset manager.
Added "AI credits" though.
This feels like a game 7, both teams know deep down this is the series
June 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This feels like a game 7, both teams know deep down this is the series
The OG switch had Breath of the Wild and not much else for like six months. The Switch 2 has a much deeper library ready to go, as well as a signature launch title that is a sequel to the 5th best selling game of all-time. Like it's fine.
Hot take:
The Nintendo Switch 2 launch lineup it totally fine.
Everyone saying "but there's no breath of the wild" like yeah of course, one system ever had a Breath of the Wild quality game as a launch title, because Breath of the Wild was a once ever event.
The Nintendo Switch 2 launch lineup it totally fine.
Everyone saying "but there's no breath of the wild" like yeah of course, one system ever had a Breath of the Wild quality game as a launch title, because Breath of the Wild was a once ever event.
June 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The OG switch had Breath of the Wild and not much else for like six months. The Switch 2 has a much deeper library ready to go, as well as a signature launch title that is a sequel to the 5th best selling game of all-time. Like it's fine.
Hot take:
The Nintendo Switch 2 launch lineup it totally fine.
Everyone saying "but there's no breath of the wild" like yeah of course, one system ever had a Breath of the Wild quality game as a launch title, because Breath of the Wild was a once ever event.
The Nintendo Switch 2 launch lineup it totally fine.
Everyone saying "but there's no breath of the wild" like yeah of course, one system ever had a Breath of the Wild quality game as a launch title, because Breath of the Wild was a once ever event.
June 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Hot take:
The Nintendo Switch 2 launch lineup it totally fine.
Everyone saying "but there's no breath of the wild" like yeah of course, one system ever had a Breath of the Wild quality game as a launch title, because Breath of the Wild was a once ever event.
The Nintendo Switch 2 launch lineup it totally fine.
Everyone saying "but there's no breath of the wild" like yeah of course, one system ever had a Breath of the Wild quality game as a launch title, because Breath of the Wild was a once ever event.
Reposted by Ben Wagner
Hello I would like to speak to Rick Carlisle. This is the Knicks. Ok. [crosses out name]
June 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Hello I would like to speak to Rick Carlisle. This is the Knicks. Ok. [crosses out name]
I've been pretty disillusioned with Apple (intelligence) the last year or so but I think @snell.zone hits it right on here, and I came away from the keynote way more excited about where Apple is going. Less appeasing pundits, more back to things they can do well.
sixcolors.com/post/2025/06...
sixcolors.com/post/2025/06...
Apple Intelligence shifts gears
Shortcuts for Mac adds support for LLM actions. So last year’s WWDC was too bold, too loud, too defensive. And, as it turned out, too aggressive in promising features Apple couldn’t del…
sixcolors.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I've been pretty disillusioned with Apple (intelligence) the last year or so but I think @snell.zone hits it right on here, and I came away from the keynote way more excited about where Apple is going. Less appeasing pundits, more back to things they can do well.
sixcolors.com/post/2025/06...
sixcolors.com/post/2025/06...
Apple: we’ve revolutionized our user experience
Me: how? By fixing the bugs? Making Apple Music navigable? Making Siri usable?
Apple: two words: “Specular Highlights”
Me: how? By fixing the bugs? Making Apple Music navigable? Making Siri usable?
Apple: two words: “Specular Highlights”
June 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Apple: we’ve revolutionized our user experience
Me: how? By fixing the bugs? Making Apple Music navigable? Making Siri usable?
Apple: two words: “Specular Highlights”
Me: how? By fixing the bugs? Making Apple Music navigable? Making Siri usable?
Apple: two words: “Specular Highlights”