Matthew Surridge
@bookofdays.bsky.social
Writer of short stories at the Book of Days project: https://www.patreon.com/BookOfDays
Writer of other things at other places, too, sometimes. He/him.
Writer of other things at other places, too, sometimes. He/him.
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When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Wishing a Joyous, Healthy and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate.
December 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Wishing a Joyous, Healthy and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate.
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The moment when AI news summaries accidentally create the murder mystery we deserve
December 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The moment when AI news summaries accidentally create the murder mystery we deserve
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Game designer: After lots of hard work we’re proud to announce we’ve created the Wheel of Saṃsāra from the ancient Buddhist classic Don’t Get Trapped in the Wheel of Saṃsāra
December 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Game designer: After lots of hard work we’re proud to announce we’ve created the Wheel of Saṃsāra from the ancient Buddhist classic Don’t Get Trapped in the Wheel of Saṃsāra
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This is probably the best thing I've read all year about the movie *business.* Bravo, @aadowd.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This is probably the best thing I've read all year about the movie *business.* Bravo, @aadowd.bsky.social
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@jwomack.bsky.social And after Waylon’s rendition of MacArthur Park had me on the verge of tears, Steve Brown introduced me to this, and equivalent experience of an entirely different flavor
m.youtube.com/watch?v=382T...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=382T...
Todd Snider plays Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling Stones)
YouTube video by scbret
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December 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
@jwomack.bsky.social And after Waylon’s rendition of MacArthur Park had me on the verge of tears, Steve Brown introduced me to this, and equivalent experience of an entirely different flavor
m.youtube.com/watch?v=382T...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=382T...
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
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I created the role for Miguel who I’d known for nearly 20 years. Nothing was ad libbed. Harley Peyton wrote his first appearance and nailed it.
I'd love to hear from @markfrost.bsky.social if he's willing about how that character was developed, Miguel Ferrer had a tendency to play those types but I wonder how much of that dialogue (esp the "I love you sheriff Truman" speech) was ad libbed
December 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I created the role for Miguel who I’d known for nearly 20 years. Nothing was ad libbed. Harley Peyton wrote his first appearance and nailed it.
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Correct.
December 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Correct.
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Glad I saved this by @longwall26.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Glad I saved this by @longwall26.bsky.social
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London Ent-erground
I can’t believe that in this day and age, people are still wearing fir.
December 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
London Ent-erground
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I know there's a lot going on, but scientists just confirmed that sugar has been found on Bennu, the asteroid NASA collected a sample from in 2020
This means the ingredients for life are common throughout the universe
This means the ingredients for life are common throughout the universe
December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I know there's a lot going on, but scientists just confirmed that sugar has been found on Bennu, the asteroid NASA collected a sample from in 2020
This means the ingredients for life are common throughout the universe
This means the ingredients for life are common throughout the universe
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
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Unusually, this book review is worth reading, but it is also very much worth skipping in favor of its footnotes www.thepsmiths.com/p/guest-revi...
GUEST REVIEW: The Triumph of the Moon, by Ronald Hutton
The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft, Ronald Hutton (1999; Oxford University Press, 2021).
www.thepsmiths.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Unusually, this book review is worth reading, but it is also very much worth skipping in favor of its footnotes www.thepsmiths.com/p/guest-revi...
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The kind of preface that makes me want to keep reading. From Bellamy the Magnificent: An Extravaganza (1904) by Roy Horniman.
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The kind of preface that makes me want to keep reading. From Bellamy the Magnificent: An Extravaganza (1904) by Roy Horniman.
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Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
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this really isn’t an exaggeration
This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
this really isn’t an exaggeration
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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I think a big thing I struggle with, and something that is an important thing for people of my generation to attempt to understand, is separating toxic nostalgia from knowledge of the actual ways in which American life has gotten appreciably worse in my lifetime
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I think a big thing I struggle with, and something that is an important thing for people of my generation to attempt to understand, is separating toxic nostalgia from knowledge of the actual ways in which American life has gotten appreciably worse in my lifetime
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far too many media orgs have been slow to learn that in the age of social media the headline IS the story
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
far too many media orgs have been slow to learn that in the age of social media the headline IS the story