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Stan Lee Kubrick
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new sign painted on the outside of the whitehouse
cropped screengrab from clive barker’s hellraiser. The words “I am in hell help me” have been scrawled on the wall in blood, which is trickling down to the floor.
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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I mean...
October 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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wow…these renovations…extraordinary.
screen shot of the dumb as dog dick ending to tim burton’s planet of the apes remake where the Lincoln memorial now has a monkey’s head on it instead of Lincoln’s. also the engraving is updated to be about planet of the apes instead of the american civil war. honestly it’s probably not that dumb in light of everything that’s going on and honestly all of those movies are pretty dumb but we really gotta pour one out for the burton planet of the apes which i had to experience no less than three times in theatres for various reasons. i dont really remember anything about it if we’re being honest. i think it was bad. i have no desire to revisit it.
October 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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one time in elementary school my friend (legitimately) accidentally brought a Swiss army knife to school and got suspended for three days. his mom let him stay home and play earthworm jim.
boston.com story headline: “Everett 7th grader arrested by ICE had a knife on him, mayor says, but no gun."
October 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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the nine words every girl wants to hear
a new book by Thomas Pynchon is now available.
October 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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really amazing things happening on youtube right now.
youtube.com. a carousel of video thumbnails: “Civilzation #END: the Decline and Fall of the American Empire”; “This Will Show up When You’re About to WIN”; “everybody is a total mess (and you should be one too)”. It goes without saying but, [sic] throughout.
September 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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actually, wait, i'm recovering proustian memories here. i think this is the superior cookie-and-creme snack option:

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nabisco Teddy Grahm Bearwichs which were just regular teddy grahsm but they had a layer of sugar inside. it slapped. i mean i was probably six the last time i had one but trust me.
September 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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image of philip k dick with a quote from Ubik, “I am alive and you are dead"
September 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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“There’s too much fuckig shit on me.”
Donald Trump (?) looking a little bit too much like Karl Havoc from that I Think You Should Leave sketch than is comfortable.
August 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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These are the guys running the country right now.
YouTube comment from rexgaub1229: "I'm a 68 year old man, when this came out I was 48. I still listen to it loud enough to shatter the windows. My wife never has liked it. Oh well. I pay the bills. My sound system."
August 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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August 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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this is … unfortunate.
call-out from the WERS 88.9 station website. It says “88 Songs of Summer”. Someone really didn’t think this one through.
August 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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New saddest seven-word story just dropped.
Facebook marketplace screen shot that reads, “Wheel of time books, complete set, unread.”
August 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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anti-canadian astroturfing starting up again or americans are just the most illiterate, cretinous people on the planet?
August 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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sweet relief
Bluesky self-moderation page muting the phrase “The Left”. It’s this or public suicide.
August 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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This book did irreparable harm when I was younger and even now I still gotta double-check.
Picture of the YA novel, “Snake in the Toilet.” It’s about what it sounds like it is about.
July 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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current mood
screen grab of Peter Jackson’s “Braindead” (released as Dead Alive in the USA). Main character is covered in blood and surrounded by the walking dead.
July 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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bend over and I’ll show you
headline from CNN: “Many Americans want a third part. But where would it fit?"
July 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Hey r/Austin, huge fan of Richard Linklater’s “Slacker”. I’ll be heading to Austin soon — any good Slacker themed restaurants or stores I can visit? I’d love to get a commemorative Funkopop to mark the occasion.
Text from a r/boston post on Reddit: My wife and I are doing all the obvious Fallouty stuff. Plus going to Fenway to catch a Red Sox game ( We love baseball). But as fans of Fallout, other than the Freedom Trail that covers a lot of Fallout 4 locations. We were wondering if there are any themed bars or stops off the beaten path that we may be able to visit while in town (In Orlando we have Vault 5421 for instance). I've looked and don't think there are. But just wanted to check with you guys/gals . Thanks, and see you soon.
July 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Scene from the end of the 1989 Ghostbusters movie. Annie Potts is staring into the sky and saying, “It’s a sign, alright! We’re going out of business."
July 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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June 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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'There Are Cathedrals Everywhere For Those With The Eyes To See'
Jason standing in a grimy ass Times Square from Friday the 13th part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan.
June 14, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Literary criticism is just anti-semitism with more difficult reading assignments, got it.
Yes, but the whole point is that they include far, far, less symbolism and subtext than English teachers read into things. Past a certain point textual analysis becomes indistinguishable from QAnon, human beings are great at pattern recognition, including hallucinating them where they don't exist.
June 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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June 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Y-yeah? Yes?
Spam email subject line. It reads: “James, Does the government have your money?” which I’m pretty sure is how taxes work.
June 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM