Dan Berlinka
@danberlinka.bsky.social
Writer / director / coverer of waterfronts
If you're in London between now and November 9th, there is a gorgeous *free* (and under advertised) Frankenstein exhibition at Selfridges. Costumes, designs, models, and first editions of the novel. (Thanks to mirror-lurking @johnnymains.co.uk for taking me there!) www.selfridges.com/GB/en/stores...
November 2, 2025 at 7:44 AM
If you're in London between now and November 9th, there is a gorgeous *free* (and under advertised) Frankenstein exhibition at Selfridges. Costumes, designs, models, and first editions of the novel. (Thanks to mirror-lurking @johnnymains.co.uk for taking me there!) www.selfridges.com/GB/en/stores...
Fridge magnet / matchbox combo. A timely Halloween gift. Thank you @johnnymains.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Fridge magnet / matchbox combo. A timely Halloween gift. Thank you @johnnymains.co.uk
I will not receive a better text than this today.
October 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I will not receive a better text than this today.
Last night at the Proms I heard the Vienna Philharmonic play Bruckner 9. (Hearing the scherzo on Radio 3 first got me into him.) It was the 20th anniversary of my father's death. He tended to view Bruckner as a second best to Mahler, but I think he'd have enjoyed this performance as much as I did.
September 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Last night at the Proms I heard the Vienna Philharmonic play Bruckner 9. (Hearing the scherzo on Radio 3 first got me into him.) It was the 20th anniversary of my father's death. He tended to view Bruckner as a second best to Mahler, but I think he'd have enjoyed this performance as much as I did.
I'm reading Bleak House and I just got to this line, said by one of the most sympathetic characters in the novel. It doesn't change how I feel about the book, but I suppose what I found remarkable (compared to say the depiction of Fagin) is how casual and *un*remarkable a line like this is.
September 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I'm reading Bleak House and I just got to this line, said by one of the most sympathetic characters in the novel. It doesn't change how I feel about the book, but I suppose what I found remarkable (compared to say the depiction of Fagin) is how casual and *un*remarkable a line like this is.
Delighted to finally meet @annebillson.bsky.social in person (after many little film chats on here and the previous place.) And I was so glad to be able to tell her how much her horror film reviews in Time Out meant to me at the time!
August 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Delighted to finally meet @annebillson.bsky.social in person (after many little film chats on here and the previous place.) And I was so glad to be able to tell her how much her horror film reviews in Time Out meant to me at the time!
The most on brand text from my wife ever:
July 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The most on brand text from my wife ever:
<The Office "They're the same picture" meme>
July 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
<The Office "They're the same picture" meme>
As it happens a friend's French punk band is touring the UK shortly...
July 15, 2025 at 6:42 AM
As it happens a friend's French punk band is touring the UK shortly...
The reasons for the train delays have achieved a sort of nihilistic poetry.
July 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The reasons for the train delays have achieved a sort of nihilistic poetry.
I had a very similar response. (Also the test is quite US-centric. Felt like a *lot* of mac & cheese options.)
June 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I had a very similar response. (Also the test is quite US-centric. Felt like a *lot* of mac & cheese options.)
I finished Spent by Alison Bechdel. As with her other books, the joy is less in the (auto-fictional) story than in the characters. And the real treat is the reappearance of old friends from Dykes To Watch Out For. There's such a balance of humour and humanity in the writing and artwork. I loved it.
June 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I finished Spent by Alison Bechdel. As with her other books, the joy is less in the (auto-fictional) story than in the characters. And the real treat is the reappearance of old friends from Dykes To Watch Out For. There's such a balance of humour and humanity in the writing and artwork. I loved it.
RIP Pik-Sen Lim - she played Wei's Grandma Zhen in an episode of Lagging and gave an absolutely terrific comedy performance. We were very lucky to have her in the show.
June 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
RIP Pik-Sen Lim - she played Wei's Grandma Zhen in an episode of Lagging and gave an absolutely terrific comedy performance. We were very lucky to have her in the show.
What actor's expression in a movie will stay with you for the rest of your life?
May 21, 2025 at 6:17 AM
What actor's expression in a movie will stay with you for the rest of your life?
Checked tfl. I think this is the first time I've ever seen this:
May 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Checked tfl. I think this is the first time I've ever seen this:
When I first saw someone as socially well-adjusted as Eric Binford go to the cinema alone it gave me the courage to do so, too.
May 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
When I first saw someone as socially well-adjusted as Eric Binford go to the cinema alone it gave me the courage to do so, too.
In anticipation of the upcoming film, I read The Long Walk, one of Stephen King's "Bachman Books". Whichever name he's writing under, he has such a gift for developing a simple (horrifying) idea through relatable characters you care about. And then there are breathtakingly prescient lines like this:
May 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
In anticipation of the upcoming film, I read The Long Walk, one of Stephen King's "Bachman Books". Whichever name he's writing under, he has such a gift for developing a simple (horrifying) idea through relatable characters you care about. And then there are breathtakingly prescient lines like this:
I honestly thought for a second this was an ad for a box of Ikea tissues.
April 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I honestly thought for a second this was an ad for a box of Ikea tissues.
Repost with a photo of seafront/shoreline/beach that you took.
April 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Repost with a photo of seafront/shoreline/beach that you took.
This is me pretending to be an inquisitive child looking in an unattended pot on the stove, for an article in a German newspaper. (Sadly I don't have the cutting, only the original photo.)
March 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
This is me pretending to be an inquisitive child looking in an unattended pot on the stove, for an article in a German newspaper. (Sadly I don't have the cutting, only the original photo.)
Wanted to speak to the manager. Was told I'd have to wait.
March 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Wanted to speak to the manager. Was told I'd have to wait.