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I’m going to try to do my 31 (minimum) horror movie thing again this year, though we’ll see if I make it.
I’ll also be putting up some recommendations for different flavors of horror and/or themed double features.
I usually start the month with some found footage stuff, out of tradition.
I’ll also be putting up some recommendations for different flavors of horror and/or themed double features.
I usually start the month with some found footage stuff, out of tradition.
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Every elite authority in the UK appears to have lost their mind in precisely the same way
November 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Every elite authority in the UK appears to have lost their mind in precisely the same way
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Welcome to the UK, where minors are blocked from accessing porn but it's perfectly legal for a grown man to shout about sissy hypno porn in a minors face.
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage to the phone of a trans activist but not guilty of harassment.
news.sky.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Welcome to the UK, where minors are blocked from accessing porn but it's perfectly legal for a grown man to shout about sissy hypno porn in a minors face.
So when does the statute of limitations expire so we can talk about the narrative decisions in Clair Obscur?
Because, man…the presentation is immaculate, but I feel like they did not do the legwork for the emotional stakes they clearly wanted with that ending.
Because, man…the presentation is immaculate, but I feel like they did not do the legwork for the emotional stakes they clearly wanted with that ending.
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
So when does the statute of limitations expire so we can talk about the narrative decisions in Clair Obscur?
Because, man…the presentation is immaculate, but I feel like they did not do the legwork for the emotional stakes they clearly wanted with that ending.
Because, man…the presentation is immaculate, but I feel like they did not do the legwork for the emotional stakes they clearly wanted with that ending.
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
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The thing about Carville's piece is that it's a perfect example of the way centrists can't write literally anything without getting in a few jabs at the left/minorities. It's entirely possible to run on "economic rage," sure. There's no need to go, "And remember what some people on Tumblr said??"
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The thing about Carville's piece is that it's a perfect example of the way centrists can't write literally anything without getting in a few jabs at the left/minorities. It's entirely possible to run on "economic rage," sure. There's no need to go, "And remember what some people on Tumblr said??"
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Stroller’s vision of politics is one in which an adjunct instructor of English literature is part of the “Establishment” and Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch aren’t. It makes gestures at class politics but it’s all vacuous posturing that ignores anything substantive about Trump‘s actual policy record
this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
Matt Stoller: “..Trump & Mamdani defeated establishment in their own way, representing hunger of voters on the right & left who want something different. If those sides cd come together.. that would be a sea change in how we organize our political economy”.
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
November 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Stroller’s vision of politics is one in which an adjunct instructor of English literature is part of the “Establishment” and Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch aren’t. It makes gestures at class politics but it’s all vacuous posturing that ignores anything substantive about Trump‘s actual policy record
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alas, there's a lot of sanewashing in this piece - even as it expresses frustration in RFK, it treats him as a legitimate, good faith actor in a way that's just not true.
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
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November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
alas, there's a lot of sanewashing in this piece - even as it expresses frustration in RFK, it treats him as a legitimate, good faith actor in a way that's just not true.
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Heads up: New Thief 2 level by one of Arkane's senior level designers and director of The Black Parade for Thief 1.
If he says it's his most ambitious work to date, you KNOW it's going to be amazing.
If he says it's his most ambitious work to date, you KNOW it's going to be amazing.
My new Thief 2 Fan Mission, Reflection in Red, is out! I am very proud of this one, and it is by far my most ambitious work in the Dark Engine to date. www.ttlg.com/forums/showt...
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Heads up: New Thief 2 level by one of Arkane's senior level designers and director of The Black Parade for Thief 1.
If he says it's his most ambitious work to date, you KNOW it's going to be amazing.
If he says it's his most ambitious work to date, you KNOW it's going to be amazing.
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After "film trilogy that dropped a critical plot point exclusively via timed Fortnite event" and "video game series whose story only makes sense if you're aware of the events of a canon pachinko machine", I feel like there are whole frontiers of user-hostile narrative design waiting to be explored.
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
After "film trilogy that dropped a critical plot point exclusively via timed Fortnite event" and "video game series whose story only makes sense if you're aware of the events of a canon pachinko machine", I feel like there are whole frontiers of user-hostile narrative design waiting to be explored.
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www.humblebundle.com/games/indie-...
1 day, 8 hours left to get the indie fears bundle, which includes several amazing games including our very own Adios!! $13 for the whole thing!
1 day, 8 hours left to get the indie fears bundle, which includes several amazing games including our very own Adios!! $13 for the whole thing!
Indie Fears Bundle
Expand your spooky season gaming library with the creepiest indie horror games! Each purchase at the price of your choice supports SpecialEffect charity!
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November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
www.humblebundle.com/games/indie-...
1 day, 8 hours left to get the indie fears bundle, which includes several amazing games including our very own Adios!! $13 for the whole thing!
1 day, 8 hours left to get the indie fears bundle, which includes several amazing games including our very own Adios!! $13 for the whole thing!
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Oh my god that is the worst possible answer
November 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Oh my god that is the worst possible answer
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What To Know About ‘Pluribus’ https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-pluribus/
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What To Know About ‘Pluribus’ https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-pluribus/
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Same.
These scumfucks are already well on their way to ruining *funny pet videos* for everyone. Do you know how fucking soulless and *evil* you need to be do that? To promote that as 'the future'?
Fight those fucking "AI" creeps wherever you can, and give no quarter.
These scumfucks are already well on their way to ruining *funny pet videos* for everyone. Do you know how fucking soulless and *evil* you need to be do that? To promote that as 'the future'?
Fight those fucking "AI" creeps wherever you can, and give no quarter.
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Same.
These scumfucks are already well on their way to ruining *funny pet videos* for everyone. Do you know how fucking soulless and *evil* you need to be do that? To promote that as 'the future'?
Fight those fucking "AI" creeps wherever you can, and give no quarter.
These scumfucks are already well on their way to ruining *funny pet videos* for everyone. Do you know how fucking soulless and *evil* you need to be do that? To promote that as 'the future'?
Fight those fucking "AI" creeps wherever you can, and give no quarter.
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The New York Times' story about Trump calling for the execution of members of Congress ran on Page 16 today, with an itty-bitty promo on the front about halfway down the page.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The New York Times' story about Trump calling for the execution of members of Congress ran on Page 16 today, with an itty-bitty promo on the front about halfway down the page.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
Clair Obscur is 100% going to win “best narrative” and I am going to have *complicated* feelings
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Clair Obscur is 100% going to win “best narrative” and I am going to have *complicated* feelings
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never forget how they reported on us
November 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
never forget how they reported on us
I know the word “fascist” gets tossed around a lot, but this is actual fascist shit.
this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I know the word “fascist” gets tossed around a lot, but this is actual fascist shit.
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There's that famous Collegiality™️ that is just SO characteristic of the Senate 🥰✨
Martha Blackburn defends Trump's call to arrest (and execute) Democratic elected officials
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
There's that famous Collegiality™️ that is just SO characteristic of the Senate 🥰✨
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Thanks @pattonoswalt.bsky.social for pushing back on Maher's anti-trans BS. The fact that he won't even acknowledge that trans people are being targeted by the government is insane.
November 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Thanks @pattonoswalt.bsky.social for pushing back on Maher's anti-trans BS. The fact that he won't even acknowledge that trans people are being targeted by the government is insane.
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PATTON OSWALT: These people are scared. They're being targeted. We're watching them be targeted right now. We're watching transgender people be targeted in a very aggressive way, so—
BILL MAHER: We are? Where?
OSWALT: Oh my god.
MAHER: Where are they being targeted?
BILL MAHER: We are? Where?
OSWALT: Oh my god.
MAHER: Where are they being targeted?
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
PATTON OSWALT: These people are scared. They're being targeted. We're watching them be targeted right now. We're watching transgender people be targeted in a very aggressive way, so—
BILL MAHER: We are? Where?
OSWALT: Oh my god.
MAHER: Where are they being targeted?
BILL MAHER: We are? Where?
OSWALT: Oh my god.
MAHER: Where are they being targeted?
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I just learned that John Carmack misgendered and deadnamed Rebecca Heineman in his "tribute" over on Twitter. He probably thinks it's okay when talking pre-transition days, but FYI, most trans people hate that. Worse, he never calls her "she," switching to "they" for recent memories. Fuck that guy.
November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I just learned that John Carmack misgendered and deadnamed Rebecca Heineman in his "tribute" over on Twitter. He probably thinks it's okay when talking pre-transition days, but FYI, most trans people hate that. Worse, he never calls her "she," switching to "they" for recent memories. Fuck that guy.
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If you're wondering why a large chunk of ostensibly left-of-center pundits are waging war on environmental protections in the form of an "abundance agenda," it's because Silicon Valley has quietly developed a culture of rampant pollution.
EPA fines Apple over hazardous waste violations at Santa Clara factory
EPA fines Apple over hazardous waste violations at Santa Clara factory
(KRON) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday that it has settled claims of hazardous waste violations at an Apple microchip factory in Santa Clara. In August 2023 and January 2024, federal regulators inspected Apple’s facility at 3250 Scott Boulevard after receiving a tip from the public. The inspections, according to the EPA, [...]
www.kron4.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you're wondering why a large chunk of ostensibly left-of-center pundits are waging war on environmental protections in the form of an "abundance agenda," it's because Silicon Valley has quietly developed a culture of rampant pollution.
Hard not to hear this in the exact tone and cadence of that one famous scene from Downfall.
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Hard not to hear this in the exact tone and cadence of that one famous scene from Downfall.
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