Institute
@institute11.bsky.social
Film, TV and sequential art lover. Book clubber. Gen X, apparently. Lecturer in Communication Studies. Of Canada, the land of institutionalized ambivalence. 🇨🇦
Art: Crime & Punishment, Rudolph Palais. The Tower of Babel, Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
Art: Crime & Punishment, Rudolph Palais. The Tower of Babel, Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
It is hilarious and has stuck with me. i watch it every year.
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
It is hilarious and has stuck with me. i watch it every year.
Or any major sports draft or draw or award show. Just pathetically organized and run.
December 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Or any major sports draft or draw or award show. Just pathetically organized and run.
I guess the term "capitalism" centres the owners, profit-making and wage dependency more than some like. I agree there should always be a market economy as part of any vibrant society, but is that capitalism necessarily?
December 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I guess the term "capitalism" centres the owners, profit-making and wage dependency more than some like. I agree there should always be a market economy as part of any vibrant society, but is that capitalism necessarily?
They are the dead, pulling the planet down into hell.
December 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
They are the dead, pulling the planet down into hell.
Wayne is a bit of an idiot, isn't he.
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Wayne is a bit of an idiot, isn't he.
He lets Trump cheat at golf on the regular.
December 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
He lets Trump cheat at golf on the regular.
And the choice of Gretzky to represent Canada today makes it even worse.
December 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
And the choice of Gretzky to represent Canada today makes it even worse.
It would also be nice for a show aimed at the whole world to provide some minimal level of translation for those of us who are unfortunate enough not to be multilingual.
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It would also be nice for a show aimed at the whole world to provide some minimal level of translation for those of us who are unfortunate enough not to be multilingual.
This is the best way to turn most Americans off of The World Cup (and could the production please provide some translation?)
December 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is the best way to turn most Americans off of The World Cup (and could the production please provide some translation?)
No, you nailed it.
December 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
No, you nailed it.
We live in a world of lies.
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We live in a world of lies.
It is making me feel ill. The corrupt celebrating the corrupt and obscuring one of the most exciting sporting events in the world.
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It is making me feel ill. The corrupt celebrating the corrupt and obscuring one of the most exciting sporting events in the world.
It will likely be a boon to the book world, which will be the only place we will get interesting, beautiful and challenging art.
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It will likely be a boon to the book world, which will be the only place we will get interesting, beautiful and challenging art.
Or, most importantly, Trump knows who they are.
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Or, most importantly, Trump knows who they are.
Oops, forgot to mention Skyrim.
December 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Oops, forgot to mention Skyrim.
It could be worse. Mine is all Bon Iver, Iron & Wine and then various ambient and contemporary classical albums, all of which I use to fall asleep to, often in the form of an afternoon nap.
December 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It could be worse. Mine is all Bon Iver, Iron & Wine and then various ambient and contemporary classical albums, all of which I use to fall asleep to, often in the form of an afternoon nap.
I don't know. I have found that a woman will sometimes offer to buy me a drink. Does that mean I have no chance with her? Should I decline next time ;-)
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I don't know. I have found that a woman will sometimes offer to buy me a drink. Does that mean I have no chance with her? Should I decline next time ;-)
Oh no! I did not mean to phrase that as a criticism of your work at all. Just Nuzzi's. My apologies. You sounded great.
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Oh no! I did not mean to phrase that as a criticism of your work at all. Just Nuzzi's. My apologies. You sounded great.
It works and, yes, I can hear the post work. Apparently, the Nuzzi original audio was in worse shape than yours!
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It works and, yes, I can hear the post work. Apparently, the Nuzzi original audio was in worse shape than yours!
The cadence sounds like they created an AI voice based on existing audio recordings or, perhaps more likely, they used a programme of some kind to badly smooth out or somehow regulate her original reading.
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The cadence sounds like they created an AI voice based on existing audio recordings or, perhaps more likely, they used a programme of some kind to badly smooth out or somehow regulate her original reading.
I like the Douglas Coupland definition of Gen X periodization presented here: “If you were born in the ’60s and you don’t remember the J.F.K. assassination, you’re X. Boom, it’s a given.”
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I like the Douglas Coupland definition of Gen X periodization presented here: “If you were born in the ’60s and you don’t remember the J.F.K. assassination, you’re X. Boom, it’s a given.”
And one could question if Mormons actually are.
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
And one could question if Mormons actually are.
And it will be interesting to see if Trump can ever extract himself enough from his love of tariffs in order to give the economy a boost in that way. I will say no, or at least not fully enough.
December 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
And it will be interesting to see if Trump can ever extract himself enough from his love of tariffs in order to give the economy a boost in that way. I will say no, or at least not fully enough.