Cris GD☕️
@meassuredincoffee.bsky.social
She/her Teacher/Writer/Media Theorist. Always finding things to add to my to be read/watched pile. Need to stop procrastinating by googling how to avoid it.
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Boosting again for Abo Jameel! Please share his request and consider donating if you can
December 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Boosting again for Abo Jameel! Please share his request and consider donating if you can
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When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will enter the public domain in the US, like:
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
December 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will enter the public domain in the US, like:
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
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“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
Finally, any movie me & my girl would go watch in an art house cinema before it was remodeled. It was super small, had a bad rep for being a former porn theater. Ushers and concession became our friends,sometimes it was just us two & a couple of them watching cause there was literally no one else.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Finally, any movie me & my girl would go watch in an art house cinema before it was remodeled. It was super small, had a bad rep for being a former porn theater. Ushers and concession became our friends,sometimes it was just us two & a couple of them watching cause there was literally no one else.
Also me and my little sister spotting that there was no line for Two Towers a few days in. We asked our parents to let us wait and they did. We sat for a couple of hours before they even opened up for the line. To this day LOTR is one of the things we share the most. We were like 15 and 11.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Also me and my little sister spotting that there was no line for Two Towers a few days in. We asked our parents to let us wait and they did. We sat for a couple of hours before they even opened up for the line. To this day LOTR is one of the things we share the most. We were like 15 and 11.
Going with my girl to see Black Panther here after Maria in a still hurricane damaged theater. The absolute joy a Puerto Rican crowd struggling with the worst disaster in recent history had for those couple of hours will be hard to forget. Months of suffering were forgotten for that moment.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Going with my girl to see Black Panther here after Maria in a still hurricane damaged theater. The absolute joy a Puerto Rican crowd struggling with the worst disaster in recent history had for those couple of hours will be hard to forget. Months of suffering were forgotten for that moment.
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this is a load bearing post for me
December 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
this is a load bearing post for me
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friendly reminder that you didn't waste your year. any moments of happiness or comfort. any small accomplishments, they all matter. this has been a really hard year, and simply surviving is something to be proud of.
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
friendly reminder that you didn't waste your year. any moments of happiness or comfort. any small accomplishments, they all matter. this has been a really hard year, and simply surviving is something to be proud of.
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Tom Waits should record a Christmas album.
December 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Tom Waits should record a Christmas album.
The children yearn for the crafts. Gave my junior groups a project to create fake instagrams for characters on poster boards instead of doing it on Google Slides as previous years. Turns out they were absolutely into cutting and pasting on cardboard, a bunch were excitedly drawing and coloring.
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The children yearn for the crafts. Gave my junior groups a project to create fake instagrams for characters on poster boards instead of doing it on Google Slides as previous years. Turns out they were absolutely into cutting and pasting on cardboard, a bunch were excitedly drawing and coloring.
Trust us, we are as burnt out as you guys, if not more cause teachers and staff dont get all the breaks you do
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Trust us, we are as burnt out as you guys, if not more cause teachers and staff dont get all the breaks you do
Hearing the Seniors at school complaint about being back and I am like it’s only about two weeks left relax
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Hearing the Seniors at school complaint about being back and I am like it’s only about two weeks left relax
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This thread is a theatre-historical hero’s journey!
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
December 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
This thread is a theatre-historical hero’s journey!
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JUST IN: Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
The Czech-born British playwright is known for Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Coast of Utopia. Stoppard also wrote screenplays for Brazil and Shakespeare in Love.
n.pr
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
JUST IN: Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
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For context: This is one of the ministers at Lake Street Church of Evanston, arrested earlier this month outside Broadview.
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
For context: This is one of the ministers at Lake Street Church of Evanston, arrested earlier this month outside Broadview.
Religious is a tie between Los Peces En El Rió and Caminan Las Nubes. For secular there is too many favorites but ever since 2017 this one has hit in a special way. youtu.be/qZD0AZTQg_4 The name is Mi Navidad No Se Apaga (My Christmas wont be shut down is a close enough translation of the vibes)
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Religious is a tie between Los Peces En El Rió and Caminan Las Nubes. For secular there is too many favorites but ever since 2017 this one has hit in a special way. youtu.be/qZD0AZTQg_4 The name is Mi Navidad No Se Apaga (My Christmas wont be shut down is a close enough translation of the vibes)
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As everyone knows, the basis of capitalism is that if a product is great you'll need to cram it down everyone's throats (without consent) for years before finally being bailed out by the government
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
As everyone knows, the basis of capitalism is that if a product is great you'll need to cram it down everyone's throats (without consent) for years before finally being bailed out by the government
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The finest minds at the Hollywood Reporter trying to Surf Dracula the gay hockey show
November 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The finest minds at the Hollywood Reporter trying to Surf Dracula the gay hockey show
The temptation to send this to the school admin email since its a private catholic school…not like us teachers been saying we needed to stop the kids depending in Gen AI and LLM for everything for a whole now.
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The temptation to send this to the school admin email since its a private catholic school…not like us teachers been saying we needed to stop the kids depending in Gen AI and LLM for everything for a whole now.
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Also, stop being condescending shitheads when someone asks a question you think is obvious. If they're not asking why a certain group deserves human rights or something, there is literally NO REASON not to be generous and helpful!
This is so soulless, I can't stand it. We have BRAINS. We can USE THEM.
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Also, stop being condescending shitheads when someone asks a question you think is obvious. If they're not asking why a certain group deserves human rights or something, there is literally NO REASON not to be generous and helpful!