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Today in The December Comfort Watches, I'm essaying Strictly Ballroom, a loving look at a delightfully weird little subculture, that is, in its way, an absolutely perfect film:
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The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Nine: Strictly Ballroom
A personal story to begin: I was a film critic at the Fresno Bee newspaper when Strictly Ballroom came out in 1992, My review of it was an unqualified rave, and I said something along the line that…
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December 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Today in The December Comfort Watches, I'm essaying Strictly Ballroom, a loving look at a delightfully weird little subculture, that is, in its way, an absolutely perfect film:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/09/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/09/t...
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HELLLOOOOOO PLEASE ORDER OATHBREAKERS I HAVE TRIED NOT TO BE A BOTHER ABOUT IT BUT ITS PRETTY GOOD AND NOW IN PAPERBACK AND A PERFECT GIFT AND PLEASE
today is the day! OATHBREAKERS by me & @lollardfish.bsky.social is available as a paperback. Fits in stockings AND under the tree AND works well wrapped for any birthday or gift-giving occasion!
hit up friends at @bookshop.org or any bookstore anywhere
--> bookshop.org/p/books/oath...
hit up friends at @bookshop.org or any bookstore anywhere
--> bookshop.org/p/books/oath...
December 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
HELLLOOOOOO PLEASE ORDER OATHBREAKERS I HAVE TRIED NOT TO BE A BOTHER ABOUT IT BUT ITS PRETTY GOOD AND NOW IN PAPERBACK AND A PERFECT GIFT AND PLEASE
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choo choo, motherfucker
December 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
choo choo, motherfucker
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'Adult male Alpine Ibex (Steinbock or mountain goat) on a chimney at Merlet Park, Les Houches, France'
Unknown photographer
Unknown photographer
December 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
'Adult male Alpine Ibex (Steinbock or mountain goat) on a chimney at Merlet Park, Les Houches, France'
Unknown photographer
Unknown photographer
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I had a strange dream that all of us who are friends with the most wonderful @wombat37.bsky.social were all at the hospital to see him, but there were hundreds of us so we just linked arms and formed an enormous circle around the hospital and the city, to show our love. Woke up all tearful. 💜💜
December 7, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I had a strange dream that all of us who are friends with the most wonderful @wombat37.bsky.social were all at the hospital to see him, but there were hundreds of us so we just linked arms and formed an enormous circle around the hospital and the city, to show our love. Woke up all tearful. 💜💜
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Reposting here for London-based friends.
A current shortage of ethnically matched donors means Black Londoners affected by sickle cell disease are having to go without blood transfusions.
Could you donate blood this month?
Could you donate blood this month?
December 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Reposting here for London-based friends.
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This is accurate
you know how when you were a little kid you could go up to people and be like, “you, girl with the pink ponytail, do you want to be friends?” and then you were friends?
you can also do that as a grownup; they don’t want you to know this, but people hardly ever say no
you can also do that as a grownup; they don’t want you to know this, but people hardly ever say no
December 6, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This is accurate
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True joy recognizes and acknowledges pain, tears, sadness, and every other emotion that exists within the spectrum of human experience. It is about discovering and finding balance, equilibrium, and a sense of steadiness even in the midst of difficult, trying, and turbulent times.
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
True joy recognizes and acknowledges pain, tears, sadness, and every other emotion that exists within the spectrum of human experience. It is about discovering and finding balance, equilibrium, and a sense of steadiness even in the midst of difficult, trying, and turbulent times.
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Seems about right..
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Seems about right..
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Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...
Thank God for Bluesky
Yes, it's eager. Yes, it's censorious. But it has the very considerable advantage of not being fascist.
iandunt.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...
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NEW BLOGPOST
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
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Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
Today, the government has confirmed that it intends to remove the right to trial by jury in the vast majority of cases in the Crown Courts. Serious criminal allegations, carrying up to three years …
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December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
NEW BLOGPOST
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
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This the season
December 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This the season
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Let’s go gays and theys!
My previous lead fell through, so...
Does anyone in Western Washington have an electric piano with weighted keys that they no longer use and would be willing to give away?
I have a ten year old ADHD kid whose heart is set on one for Christmas but it's not in our budget this year.
Does anyone in Western Washington have an electric piano with weighted keys that they no longer use and would be willing to give away?
I have a ten year old ADHD kid whose heart is set on one for Christmas but it's not in our budget this year.
December 4, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Let’s go gays and theys!
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The cat sofas are so good that your cat will eventually give up trying to ignore it and use it. Even though the cat knows it was purchased for them.
Trust me. I have two cats that tried not to use ours and failed. They both use it now.
Trust me. I have two cats that tried not to use ours and failed. They both use it now.
I make unique cat sofas, lap mats for cats, and foot stools (for humans but cats will use them as cat thrones)
You can find my shop on Etsy
craftysharp.etsy.com
You can find my shop on Etsy
craftysharp.etsy.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The cat sofas are so good that your cat will eventually give up trying to ignore it and use it. Even though the cat knows it was purchased for them.
Trust me. I have two cats that tried not to use ours and failed. They both use it now.
Trust me. I have two cats that tried not to use ours and failed. They both use it now.
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LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
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In case you missed it
Every year we make a free-to-download-and-print-off-yourself colouring-in Advent Calendar. This year’s heavily features Bigfoots. Please share!
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
December 1, 2025 at 7:29 AM
In case you missed it
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Nine years ago Mike Fitzgerald wrote up an extraordinarily fascinating breakdown of the differences between the Tom Stoppard shooting script and the original Jeffrey Boam draft of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.
It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
July 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Nine years ago Mike Fitzgerald wrote up an extraordinarily fascinating breakdown of the differences between the Tom Stoppard shooting script and the original Jeffrey Boam draft of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.
It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
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Every year we make a free-to-download-and-print-off-yourself colouring-in Advent Calendar. This year’s heavily features Bigfoots. Please share!
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Every year we make a free-to-download-and-print-off-yourself colouring-in Advent Calendar. This year’s heavily features Bigfoots. Please share!
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
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In the latest Guardian Blind Date: 'he stayed behind to pick at the cold leftovers'
My review:
My review:
Sarah and Russell
A couple of things we need to get through before we wade in with our knockoff Hunters that we got from the car boot sale from the man who has L-V-O-E tattooed on his left knuckles: THE GLORIOUS DEA…
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November 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In the latest Guardian Blind Date: 'he stayed behind to pick at the cold leftovers'
My review:
My review:
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In today’s ‘Vaccines Work, You Idiots’ news.
Incredible and enviable and with alt-text
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
In today’s ‘Vaccines Work, You Idiots’ news.
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SIGNED books by @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social up for grabs as part of #BuyAStrangerABook day. They're an antidote to cynicism.
Here's another #buyastrangerabook offer!
@dustystacks.bsky.social has bought SIGNED copies of 1983 and Notebook, both by Tom Cox, for me to give away (as a bundle) to one lucky person.
More info here www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php?se...
If you'd like them, get in touch!
UK only
@dustystacks.bsky.social has bought SIGNED copies of 1983 and Notebook, both by Tom Cox, for me to give away (as a bundle) to one lucky person.
More info here www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php?se...
If you'd like them, get in touch!
UK only
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
SIGNED books by @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social up for grabs as part of #BuyAStrangerABook day. They're an antidote to cynicism.
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What an amazing offer!
Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
What an amazing offer!
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Hello and welcome to Assumptions Club. I think we all know why we’re here.
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Hello and welcome to Assumptions Club. I think we all know why we’re here.
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I asked Nutmeg what she calls this collar she’s wearing.
Apparently it’s a ruff.
Apparently it’s a ruff.
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I asked Nutmeg what she calls this collar she’s wearing.
Apparently it’s a ruff.
Apparently it’s a ruff.