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Great thread on the extraordinary Peter Watkins. Culloden, The War Game, Punishment Park and The Commune all affected me greatly
If I said the last of the great twentieth century British film directors died last night, and very few people even remembered him by the time of his death... would you know what I'm talking about?
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Crying for Freedom: Peter Watkins at 90
Radical British filmmaker Peter Watkins was briefly tipped by the BBC before The War Game made him a controversial pariah. But he persisted — and now, at 90, he is a hero of liberated, formally remark...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Great thread on the extraordinary Peter Watkins. Culloden, The War Game, Punishment Park and The Commune all affected me greatly
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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.
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Canetti understood, Canetti perceived the hordes of invisible dead because the invisible dead are everywhere, pleading with us to avenge the stupidity of their deaths, because it's sheer, unadulterated stupidity, the only explanation
#Haber25 #LesserRuins
#Haber25 #LesserRuins
April 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Canetti understood, Canetti perceived the hordes of invisible dead because the invisible dead are everywhere, pleading with us to avenge the stupidity of their deaths, because it's sheer, unadulterated stupidity, the only explanation
#Haber25 #LesserRuins
#Haber25 #LesserRuins
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March 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Lynch's sincerity and his penchant for exploring human darkness ultimately sprung from the same well, which is why his influence is so vast and why it's so difficult to do something """Lynchian.""" But he really loved when a thing was earnest and "corny," as seen below.
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David Lynch watching It's a Wonderful Life
YouTube video by These Toe Thumbs
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January 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Lynch's sincerity and his penchant for exploring human darkness ultimately sprung from the same well, which is why his influence is so vast and why it's so difficult to do something """Lynchian.""" But he really loved when a thing was earnest and "corny," as seen below.
youtu.be/9DCnIvLmKdA?...
youtu.be/9DCnIvLmKdA?...
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I am surprised at her choice; then he added, Still he seems to me an excellent fellow. What do U think? To which I answered,Certainly.
The deeper the soul plunges into religious devotion, the more it loses all sense of reality, all need, all desire, all love for reality. #Gide25
The deeper the soul plunges into religious devotion, the more it loses all sense of reality, all need, all desire, all love for reality. #Gide25
January 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I am surprised at her choice; then he added, Still he seems to me an excellent fellow. What do U think? To which I answered,Certainly.
The deeper the soul plunges into religious devotion, the more it loses all sense of reality, all need, all desire, all love for reality. #Gide25
The deeper the soul plunges into religious devotion, the more it loses all sense of reality, all need, all desire, all love for reality. #Gide25
Samara Bradley - I Belong Here (Official Video)
YouTube video by Samara Bradley
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January 4, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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How would YOU rate this album on a scale of 1 (unlistenable) to 10 (indispensable)?
Rediscover Stevie Wonder’s ‘Where I’m Coming From’ (1971) | Tribute
An endlessly fascinating album, ‘Where I’m Coming From’ serves as a transitional piece for both Stevie Wonder and Motown as a whole.
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January 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
How would YOU rate this album on a scale of 1 (unlistenable) to 10 (indispensable)?
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Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
December 21, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
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We’re counting down our picks for the 50 BEST ALBUMS of 2024 and #5 is Sy Smith’s ‘Until We Meet Again’ | LISTEN to the album + explore the rankings revealed so far here: album.ink/BestAlbums24 @sysmith.bsky.social
December 8, 2024 at 5:36 AM
We’re counting down our picks for the 50 BEST ALBUMS of 2024 and #5 is Sy Smith’s ‘Until We Meet Again’ | LISTEN to the album + explore the rankings revealed so far here: album.ink/BestAlbums24 @sysmith.bsky.social
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We’re celebrating our staff’s all-time favorite albums and @jesseducker.bsky.social’s list includes Cymande’s eponymous debut album ‘Cymande’ (1972) | Discover why, listen to the album + explore all of our writers’ picks here: https://album.ink/JDucker25
November 30, 2024 at 4:15 AM
We’re celebrating our staff’s all-time favorite albums and @jesseducker.bsky.social’s list includes Cymande’s eponymous debut album ‘Cymande’ (1972) | Discover why, listen to the album + explore all of our writers’ picks here: https://album.ink/JDucker25
The beauty is in the struggle
November 17, 2024 at 1:21 PM
The beauty is in the struggle