John Leman Riley
@lemanriley.bsky.social
Literature, cinema, classical music, art, Slavonic stuff, Shostakovich, Canadiana
BlueSky accidental commentary
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
BlueSky accidental commentary
I had a meal in the revolving restaurant. Very good.
I bought the souvenir vodka. Very bad.
I bought the souvenir vodka. Very bad.
October 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I had a meal in the revolving restaurant. Very good.
I bought the souvenir vodka. Very bad.
I bought the souvenir vodka. Very bad.
Scrolling through my @letterboxd.social I came across this #LetterboxdSentence
August 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Scrolling through my @letterboxd.social I came across this #LetterboxdSentence
@bcferries.bsky.social raising so many questions.
“No pets allowed”
“But pets can use this staircase. The one also used by orca.”
“No pets allowed”
“But pets can use this staircase. The one also used by orca.”
July 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
@bcferries.bsky.social raising so many questions.
“No pets allowed”
“But pets can use this staircase. The one also used by orca.”
“No pets allowed”
“But pets can use this staircase. The one also used by orca.”
For those unaware of the fact, an espresso martini (the middle class vodka and Red Bull) is quite poky.
May 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
For those unaware of the fact, an espresso martini (the middle class vodka and Red Bull) is quite poky.
Funky cardinal becomes pope.
May 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Funky cardinal becomes pope.
First asparagus of the season. Just have to work on getting them all the same size.
April 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
First asparagus of the season. Just have to work on getting them all the same size.
A wall of forest-scene paintings by Emily Carr.
March 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
A wall of forest-scene paintings by Emily Carr.
Jean-Paul Riopelle “Echo I”, inspired by a visit to the Arctic.
March 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Jean-Paul Riopelle “Echo I”, inspired by a visit to the Arctic.
Greta Brătescu. “Medea’s Hypostases II” (1980)
March 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Greta Brătescu. “Medea’s Hypostases II” (1980)
Győrgy Kemény. “Twiggy as Joan of Arc” (1967)
March 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Győrgy Kemény. “Twiggy as Joan of Arc” (1967)
Lutz Dammbeck has been working on his Herakles project for around forty years, since his film proposal was rejected by the DEFA studio. It’s turned into a massive multimedia lifetime’s work. # artsky
March 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Lutz Dammbeck has been working on his Herakles project for around forty years, since his film proposal was rejected by the DEFA studio. It’s turned into a massive multimedia lifetime’s work. # artsky
Is the “Confined Space Simulator” inside this confined space? And is the “Real Confined Space” inside that, like a matryoshka?
March 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Is the “Confined Space Simulator” inside this confined space? And is the “Real Confined Space” inside that, like a matryoshka?
Belated #WorldBookDay entry. By the way, Not For Sale.
March 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Belated #WorldBookDay entry. By the way, Not For Sale.
Looking forward to cracking this open.
“Black Tuesday” from Eureka Masters of Cinema. Good chance to have another listen to the podcast from @tippingmyfedora.bsky.social www.podbean.com/media/share/... before diving into his full-length commentary and other goodies on the disc
“Black Tuesday” from Eureka Masters of Cinema. Good chance to have another listen to the podcast from @tippingmyfedora.bsky.social www.podbean.com/media/share/... before diving into his full-length commentary and other goodies on the disc
March 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Looking forward to cracking this open.
“Black Tuesday” from Eureka Masters of Cinema. Good chance to have another listen to the podcast from @tippingmyfedora.bsky.social www.podbean.com/media/share/... before diving into his full-length commentary and other goodies on the disc
“Black Tuesday” from Eureka Masters of Cinema. Good chance to have another listen to the podcast from @tippingmyfedora.bsky.social www.podbean.com/media/share/... before diving into his full-length commentary and other goodies on the disc
The many faces of Peter Falk.
March 5, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The many faces of Peter Falk.
I assume this book, being efficient, is only twelve sentences long.
January 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I assume this book, being efficient, is only twelve sentences long.
It kept its popularity so that in 1967 a heavily illustrated novelisation was published.
January 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
It kept its popularity so that in 1967 a heavily illustrated novelisation was published.
He has a fiery backhand
January 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
He has a fiery backhand
Always nice to go for a quiet walk and maybe pick up some driftwood for the garden.
December 15, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Always nice to go for a quiet walk and maybe pick up some driftwood for the garden.