Jay Seaver
@jayseaver.bsky.social
I watch and write about movies, obsess over the Red Sox, take 3D pictures, and wish certain things had been cooler when I was 13. He/him. www.jaysmovieblog.com, https://letterboxd.com/JaySeaver/, https://www.pillowfort.social/JaySeaver
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Jay Seaver
@jayseaver.bsky.social
· Jan 1
Pinning some 2025 goals:
* At least one #FilmRolls blog per week, helping to get through the Blu-ray backlog
* > 400 seen on @letterboxd.social
* Do at least one maker-mart thing with ViewMaster reels
* Christmas-set Jazz Age body-swap ebook by Christmas
* At least one #FilmRolls blog per week, helping to get through the Blu-ray backlog
* > 400 seen on @letterboxd.social
* Do at least one maker-mart thing with ViewMaster reels
* Christmas-set Jazz Age body-swap ebook by Christmas
There's also just two minutes to transfer between those two buses on a system whose times are not that precise.
google maps (punching me in the stomach): fastest route is uber
me: but i want to take the subway
google maps (throwing me across the room): 2 buses and a transfer would save 4 minutes
me: i like subway
google maps (kicking me in the head): biking is 45 seconds faster
me: underground choo-choo
me: but i want to take the subway
google maps (throwing me across the room): 2 buses and a transfer would save 4 minutes
me: i like subway
google maps (kicking me in the head): biking is 45 seconds faster
me: underground choo-choo
December 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
There's also just two minutes to transfer between those two buses on a system whose times are not that precise.
Hisaishi is low-key one of the great film composers. One thing that sticks in my mind is how playful Yoji Yamada's WHAT A WONDERFUL FAMILY is and how inert the Chinese remake seems without him.
Hisaishi, beloved worldwide for his scores for the films of Miyazaki Hayao, scored some of Kitano's masterpieces - and a few that weren't quite as good. But even when the films weren't incredible, the scores were - and they elevated the the content they graced.
youtu.be/uDB5mZfzSEc
youtu.be/uDB5mZfzSEc
Kitano Takeshi: The Complete Ranked Filmography
YouTube video by Unseen Japan
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hisaishi is low-key one of the great film composers. One thing that sticks in my mind is how playful Yoji Yamada's WHAT A WONDERFUL FAMILY is and how inert the Chinese remake seems without him.
Reposted by Jay Seaver
All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is a refreshing can of Coke Zero
December 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is a refreshing can of Coke Zero
Oh my god, I bet that the belches you could burp after a swig of this would be EPIC.
Canada Dry Jamaica Cola (1970-1989): An extra-caffeinated cola from the stalwart ginger ale company, noted for its intense carbonation, in addition to its high caffeine content. Per reports, it was often sold out of ice cream trucks during the summertime.
December 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Oh my god, I bet that the belches you could burp after a swig of this would be EPIC.
Reposted by Jay Seaver
google maps (punching me in the stomach): fastest route is uber
me: but i want to take the subway
google maps (throwing me across the room): 2 buses and a transfer would save 4 minutes
me: i like subway
google maps (kicking me in the head): biking is 45 seconds faster
me: underground choo-choo
me: but i want to take the subway
google maps (throwing me across the room): 2 buses and a transfer would save 4 minutes
me: i like subway
google maps (kicking me in the head): biking is 45 seconds faster
me: underground choo-choo
December 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
google maps (punching me in the stomach): fastest route is uber
me: but i want to take the subway
google maps (throwing me across the room): 2 buses and a transfer would save 4 minutes
me: i like subway
google maps (kicking me in the head): biking is 45 seconds faster
me: underground choo-choo
me: but i want to take the subway
google maps (throwing me across the room): 2 buses and a transfer would save 4 minutes
me: i like subway
google maps (kicking me in the head): biking is 45 seconds faster
me: underground choo-choo
Wordle 1,634 3/6*
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Pips #114 Hard 🔴
5:01
Decent
Strands #646
“On the court”
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Connections
Puzzle #912
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Tricky one
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Pips #114 Hard 🔴
5:01
Decent
Strands #646
“On the court”
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Eh, okay
Connections
Puzzle #912
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Weird ones with a lot of good decoys
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Tricky one
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Wordle 1,634 3/6*
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Aw, look at U!
Pips #114 Hard 🔴
5:01
Decent
Strands #646
“On the court”
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Eh, okay
Connections
Puzzle #912
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Weird ones with a lot of good decoys
🟠 Align 12/9/2025
⏰ 01:55 🔄 19
globe.com/align
Tricky one
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
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Aw, look at U!
Pips #114 Hard 🔴
5:01
Decent
Strands #646
“On the court”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵
Eh, okay
Connections
Puzzle #912
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Weird ones with a lot of good decoys
🟠 Align 12/9/2025
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Tricky one
Reposted by Jay Seaver
Daily bunny no.3163 adopts a child
December 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Daily bunny no.3163 adopts a child
Wordle 1,633 4/6*
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Pips #113 Hard 🔴
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Eh
Strands #645
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Quick
Connections
Puzzle #911
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Par 5 Letter Boxed in 3 pretty common words
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Pips #113 Hard 🔴
7:07
Eh
Strands #645
“Grammatically speaking”
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Quick
Connections
Puzzle #911
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Tricky and I missed the trick
Par 5 Letter Boxed in 3 pretty common words
December 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Wordle 1,633 4/6*
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Decent
Pips #113 Hard 🔴
7:07
Eh
Strands #645
“Grammatically speaking”
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Quick
Connections
Puzzle #911
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Tricky and I missed the trick
Par 5 Letter Boxed in 3 pretty common words
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Decent
Pips #113 Hard 🔴
7:07
Eh
Strands #645
“Grammatically speaking”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
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Quick
Connections
Puzzle #911
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Tricky and I missed the trick
Par 5 Letter Boxed in 3 pretty common words
Reposted by Jay Seaver
True story/fan comic for @thewaroncars.bsky.social.
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
True story/fan comic for @thewaroncars.bsky.social.
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Come January, Joe Carnahan will have had three movies out within a nine-month period. Is this just an illusion because something sat on the shelf a while, or does he bank scripts while he's in director jail for a few years and then crank 'em out quickly because he knows he'll be back there again?
December 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Come January, Joe Carnahan will have had three movies out within a nine-month period. Is this just an illusion because something sat on the shelf a while, or does he bank scripts while he's in director jail for a few years and then crank 'em out quickly because he knows he'll be back there again?
Reposted by Jay Seaver
Daily bunny no.3162 is preparing to charge
December 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Daily bunny no.3162 is preparing to charge
Maybe the best Jucika strip
(and note the fundraiser)
(and note the fundraiser)
December 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Maybe the best Jucika strip
(and note the fundraiser)
(and note the fundraiser)
Reposted by Jay Seaver
The account manager here, we're 90% of the way funded at $10.1k with about a week left to pay off an emergency kidney procedure
We're in the US and uninsured and anything would help so much, if you have any generosity or shares you can spare it truly would mean a lot
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
We're in the US and uninsured and anything would help so much, if you have any generosity or shares you can spare it truly would mean a lot
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
Donate to Support Genc (aka @JucikaDaily, @GENCZILLA), organized by Genczilla V
Fundraiser Update 11/22/2025
Thank you all for the support so far, we're s… Genczilla V needs your support for Support Genc (aka @JucikaDaily, @GENCZILLA)
gofund.me
December 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The account manager here, we're 90% of the way funded at $10.1k with about a week left to pay off an emergency kidney procedure
We're in the US and uninsured and anything would help so much, if you have any generosity or shares you can spare it truly would mean a lot
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
We're in the US and uninsured and anything would help so much, if you have any generosity or shares you can spare it truly would mean a lot
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
Reposted by Jay Seaver
Jeff Kent's 10 best seasons: 44.8 fWAR
Dustin Pedroia's 10 best seasons: 44.9 fWAR
Kent, MVP, 5x All-Star
55.4 career WAR, 35.8 7yr-peak, 45.6 JAWS, 3.9 WAR/162
Pedroia, MVP, 4x All-Star, 2x World Series
51.8 career WAR, 40.9 7yr-peak, 46.4 JAWS, 5.6 WAR/16
Dustin Pedroia's 10 best seasons: 44.9 fWAR
Kent, MVP, 5x All-Star
55.4 career WAR, 35.8 7yr-peak, 45.6 JAWS, 3.9 WAR/162
Pedroia, MVP, 4x All-Star, 2x World Series
51.8 career WAR, 40.9 7yr-peak, 46.4 JAWS, 5.6 WAR/16
December 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Jeff Kent's 10 best seasons: 44.8 fWAR
Dustin Pedroia's 10 best seasons: 44.9 fWAR
Kent, MVP, 5x All-Star
55.4 career WAR, 35.8 7yr-peak, 45.6 JAWS, 3.9 WAR/162
Pedroia, MVP, 4x All-Star, 2x World Series
51.8 career WAR, 40.9 7yr-peak, 46.4 JAWS, 5.6 WAR/16
Dustin Pedroia's 10 best seasons: 44.9 fWAR
Kent, MVP, 5x All-Star
55.4 career WAR, 35.8 7yr-peak, 45.6 JAWS, 3.9 WAR/162
Pedroia, MVP, 4x All-Star, 2x World Series
51.8 career WAR, 40.9 7yr-peak, 46.4 JAWS, 5.6 WAR/16
Today's fun credits - not only does UNDER CURRENTS have someone credited as an "explosionist", but they have two "explosion assistants"!
It is a fake-looking explosion, but being kind of goofy sort of goes with the Francis Ng character who sets it off.
It is a fake-looking explosion, but being kind of goofy sort of goes with the Francis Ng character who sets it off.
December 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Today's fun credits - not only does UNDER CURRENTS have someone credited as an "explosionist", but they have two "explosion assistants"!
It is a fake-looking explosion, but being kind of goofy sort of goes with the Francis Ng character who sets it off.
It is a fake-looking explosion, but being kind of goofy sort of goes with the Francis Ng character who sets it off.
Not having kids of my own, I often struggle to determine whether some things are good presents for my five-year-old nephew or if they're just well-designed spoofs.
December 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Not having kids of my own, I often struggle to determine whether some things are good presents for my five-year-old nephew or if they're just well-designed spoofs.
Reposted by Jay Seaver
Reminds me of this picture I took the morning of Thanksgiving in 2021. The bus terminal at South Station being this empty on that day was profoundly unnerving.
December 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Reminds me of this picture I took the morning of Thanksgiving in 2021. The bus terminal at South Station being this empty on that day was profoundly unnerving.
I never know if old comic strips are actively trying to be surreal or just referencing things that are completely forgotten.
"Old Doc Yak" returned to Sidney Smith's fold when it made its debut as the Sunday topper to "The Gumps" on December 7, 1930. ("Old Doc Yak" was Smith's pre-Gumps strip, and in fact Doc sold his house to the Gumps.) Here are the first four Sunday topper strips:
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I never know if old comic strips are actively trying to be surreal or just referencing things that are completely forgotten.
I guess it's not *totally* surprising that this is huge worldwide, but I would have guessed "big", not "juggernaut".
Continuing on with the massive domestic box office success of Kokuho and the newest Demon Slayer, Japan now has a foreign film breaking records: Zootopia 2 took in ¥412 million ($2.6 million USD) on its opening day - the biggest opening day in yen for any foreign animated film.
December 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I guess it's not *totally* surprising that this is huge worldwide, but I would have guessed "big", not "juggernaut".
Not being a fan, I do not get a single bit of this, but it is nevertheless hilarious.
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Not being a fan, I do not get a single bit of this, but it is nevertheless hilarious.
Reposted by Jay Seaver
Happy 76th Birthday, Tom Waits!
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy 76th Birthday, Tom Waits!
Wordle 1,632 2/6*
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Lucky
Pips #112 Hard 🔴
2:19
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Strands #644
“You're styling!”
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Brief final stare not seeing the most common
Connections
Puzzle #910
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Pretty decent
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Lucky
Pips #112 Hard 🔴
2:19
Pretty decent
Strands #644
“You're styling!”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵
Brief final stare not seeing the most common
Connections
Puzzle #910
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Odd ones
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Pretty decent
December 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Wordle 1,632 2/6*
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Lucky
Pips #112 Hard 🔴
2:19
Pretty decent
Strands #644
“You're styling!”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵
Brief final stare not seeing the most common
Connections
Puzzle #910
🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Odd ones
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⏰ 01:34 🔄 14
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Pretty decent
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Lucky
Pips #112 Hard 🔴
2:19
Pretty decent
Strands #644
“You're styling!”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵
Brief final stare not seeing the most common
Connections
Puzzle #910
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
Odd ones
🟠 Align 12/7/2025
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Pretty decent
Reposted by Jay Seaver
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com