Brett Lambert
@lambear1982.bsky.social
I’m just here because a bunch of friends will no doubt abandon ship from Facebook/Twitter so if this social media platform takes off, I’m ready!
I mostly post news here since Canadians can’t post news articles on Facebook.
I mostly post news here since Canadians can’t post news articles on Facebook.
“Certainly it will not be obvious to most kids. But good films are as worthy of their time as good books, and the best of them are as artistically rich as the finest literature our nation has produced.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/o...
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Opinion | Why These 10 Old Movies Are Really Worth Your Time
Some things can be seen more clearly in black and white.
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April 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“Certainly it will not be obvious to most kids. But good films are as worthy of their time as good books, and the best of them are as artistically rich as the finest literature our nation has produced.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/o...
Reading George Orwell’s essay “Notes on Nationalism” (1945) and he dissects a number of characteristics in line with nationalist thought.
This section describing “Indifference to Reality” feels like a forever relevant fact.
This section describing “Indifference to Reality” feels like a forever relevant fact.
March 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Reading George Orwell’s essay “Notes on Nationalism” (1945) and he dissects a number of characteristics in line with nationalist thought.
This section describing “Indifference to Reality” feels like a forever relevant fact.
This section describing “Indifference to Reality” feels like a forever relevant fact.
“What will remain is his grin when he finally began rapping that song. It was wide, persistent, almost cartoonish in shape. The grin of a man having the time of his life at the expense of an enemy.”
"Of course he performed 'Not Like Us.'" Here's our music critic's review of Kendrick Lamar's headline performance at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show.
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: The Peak of All Rap Battles?
The first rapper to headline the N.F.L.’s biggest stage solo made his Drake diss “Not Like Us” the centerpiece of his set at the expense of a larger statement.
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February 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
“What will remain is his grin when he finally began rapping that song. It was wide, persistent, almost cartoonish in shape. The grin of a man having the time of his life at the expense of an enemy.”
“Barack Obama delivered to black people the hoary message that if they work twice as hard as white people, anything is possible. But Trump’s counter is persuasive: Work half as hard as black people, and even more is possible.” - Ta-Nehisi Coates (From 2017)
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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The First White President
The foundation of Donald Trump’s presidency is the negation of Barack Obama’s legacy.
www.theatlantic.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
“Barack Obama delivered to black people the hoary message that if they work twice as hard as white people, anything is possible. But Trump’s counter is persuasive: Work half as hard as black people, and even more is possible.” - Ta-Nehisi Coates (From 2017)
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
“They should be communicating to voters that Trump “is shutting down the government, and stripping it for parts to sell to billionaires,” […] But Democrats aren’t getting it across, a reality that is disheartening but also symbolic. “It’s part of why we fuckin’ lost. It’s why people stayed home.””
The Democrats are “not only struggling to fill a leadership vacuum but also stumbling beneath the weight of a tarnished brand, an unhappy base, and a growing reputation for fecklessness,” @elainegodfrey.bsky.social writes:
Democrats Wonder Where Their Leaders Are
Activists want to see their opposition party do some actual opposing.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“They should be communicating to voters that Trump “is shutting down the government, and stripping it for parts to sell to billionaires,” […] But Democrats aren’t getting it across, a reality that is disheartening but also symbolic. “It’s part of why we fuckin’ lost. It’s why people stayed home.””
Received the latest issue of Noir City magazine, which is published by Eddie Muller’s Film Noir Foundation.
Eddie does NOT hold back on the implications of a Trump victory and the ramifications it could have on access to classic film.
Also appreciate his clapback to MAGA types.
Eddie does NOT hold back on the implications of a Trump victory and the ramifications it could have on access to classic film.
Also appreciate his clapback to MAGA types.
January 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Received the latest issue of Noir City magazine, which is published by Eddie Muller’s Film Noir Foundation.
Eddie does NOT hold back on the implications of a Trump victory and the ramifications it could have on access to classic film.
Also appreciate his clapback to MAGA types.
Eddie does NOT hold back on the implications of a Trump victory and the ramifications it could have on access to classic film.
Also appreciate his clapback to MAGA types.
“neurodivergence is never an excuse for repeated rude or bad behavior. In fact, this seems less of an issue of emotional intelligence or personality diversity than just plain obnoxiousness, obstinance and entitlement.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/b...
When Is Neurodiversity an Excuse for Rudeness?
How to deal with a colleague who won’t even try to make nice.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
“neurodivergence is never an excuse for repeated rude or bad behavior. In fact, this seems less of an issue of emotional intelligence or personality diversity than just plain obnoxiousness, obstinance and entitlement.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/b...
“A desperate activist tweets,” Frost writes. “An aspiring activist uses Facebook. A fledgling organizer emails. An established organizer has phone numbers. A successful organizer is offered addresses.”
www.cnn.com/2025/01/19/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/19/u...
What MLK knew that today’s progressives keep forgetting | CNN
Sixty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s social justice movement was facing overwhelming obstacles, including a White backlash to Black progress. But King did something that eludes many of today’...
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January 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“A desperate activist tweets,” Frost writes. “An aspiring activist uses Facebook. A fledgling organizer emails. An established organizer has phone numbers. A successful organizer is offered addresses.”
www.cnn.com/2025/01/19/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/19/u...
“That’s the eventual message of the show’s second season: Tribalism is a conflagration that consumes itself.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/o...
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Opinion | There’s a Reason ‘Squid Game’ Hit a Global Nerve
On “Squid Game,” the game is cruel, but life is crueler. In Season 2, a new twist introduces a kind of cruelty that feels uncomfortably close to real life.
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January 13, 2025 at 5:19 AM
“That’s the eventual message of the show’s second season: Tribalism is a conflagration that consumes itself.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/o...
My year in reading as documented by the data amassed in my GoodReads profile.
Anyways I feel I’ve got a healthy mix of books with a balance between non-fiction and fiction (including some classics) and a good mix of topics too.
Full stats here: www.goodreads.com/user/year_in...
Anyways I feel I’ve got a healthy mix of books with a balance between non-fiction and fiction (including some classics) and a good mix of topics too.
Full stats here: www.goodreads.com/user/year_in...
January 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
My year in reading as documented by the data amassed in my GoodReads profile.
Anyways I feel I’ve got a healthy mix of books with a balance between non-fiction and fiction (including some classics) and a good mix of topics too.
Full stats here: www.goodreads.com/user/year_in...
Anyways I feel I’ve got a healthy mix of books with a balance between non-fiction and fiction (including some classics) and a good mix of topics too.
Full stats here: www.goodreads.com/user/year_in...
What is the living wage in Edmonton? It is $20.85 per hour according to the latest calculation from Edmonton Social Planning Council.
Read the full report here: edmontonsocialplanning.ca/2024/11/18/e...
Read the full report here: edmontonsocialplanning.ca/2024/11/18/e...
November 24, 2024 at 12:34 AM
What is the living wage in Edmonton? It is $20.85 per hour according to the latest calculation from Edmonton Social Planning Council.
Read the full report here: edmontonsocialplanning.ca/2024/11/18/e...
Read the full report here: edmontonsocialplanning.ca/2024/11/18/e...
Planning for American Thanksgiving 👀
Here are 25 simple Thanksgiving recipes for roast turkey, stuffing, pie crust and more that will set you up for a spectacular meal.
Our 25 Easiest Thanksgiving Recipes for Busy People
These simple recipes for roast turkey, stuffing, pie crust and more will set you up for a spectacular meal.
cooking.nytimes.com
November 23, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Planning for American Thanksgiving 👀
Soo… what’s good around here? 🤔
October 9, 2023 at 5:08 AM
Soo… what’s good around here? 🤔