Nathanael T. Booth (he/him)
@nathanaeltbooth.bsky.social
Pretty damn queer.
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Author, GOD AND THE GREAT DETECTIVE: ELLERY QUEEN’S STRUGGLE WITH THE DIVINE, 1945-1965 (McFarland 2023)
Co-host, THE PROJECTIONIST’S LENDING LIBRARY
Academic
nathanaeltbooth.com
Author, GOD AND THE GREAT DETECTIVE: ELLERY QUEEN’S STRUGGLE WITH THE DIVINE, 1945-1965 (McFarland 2023)
Co-host, THE PROJECTIONIST’S LENDING LIBRARY
Academic
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Point about PLURIBUS: that language about seeing a person drowning is *very* close to how evangelical Christians describe evangelism. I wonder how that plays into the show’s themes.
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Point about PLURIBUS: that language about seeing a person drowning is *very* close to how evangelical Christians describe evangelism. I wonder how that plays into the show’s themes.
New Orville Peck is good.
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 AM
New Orville Peck is good.
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Nabokov: "In by book, I wrote about the treatment of Lolita as an examination of human cruelty and selfishness"
Pedophiles: "At long last, we have created Lolita from the classic novel It's Really Bad To Sexually Assault Lolita"
Pedophiles: "At long last, we have created Lolita from the classic novel It's Really Bad To Sexually Assault Lolita"
my new theory is that Jeffrey Epstein read Lolita, actually understood it, and killed himself.
did not have Harvard English professor Elisa New emailing Jeffrey Epstein about Lolita on my 2025 bingo card
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Nabokov: "In by book, I wrote about the treatment of Lolita as an examination of human cruelty and selfishness"
Pedophiles: "At long last, we have created Lolita from the classic novel It's Really Bad To Sexually Assault Lolita"
Pedophiles: "At long last, we have created Lolita from the classic novel It's Really Bad To Sexually Assault Lolita"
“Trump did horrible things to teenagers, but Biden sometimes touched shoulders. So, you see, both sides have an image problem”
Trump's love of teenagers raises new questions about Biden's advanced age.
November 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
“Trump did horrible things to teenagers, but Biden sometimes touched shoulders. So, you see, both sides have an image problem”
I don’t think Donald Trump actually gave Bill Clinton a blowjob, but I absolutely believe he should be asked about it constantly.
November 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I don’t think Donald Trump actually gave Bill Clinton a blowjob, but I absolutely believe he should be asked about it constantly.
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God, I miss the days when you could just install a game and play it without dealing with internet crap.
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
God, I miss the days when you could just install a game and play it without dealing with internet crap.
PLURIBUS reminds me of THE PRISONER in some respects, most notably in that the protagonist’s stubborn insistence on not being part of the group is allowed to be awkward and angry instead of simply righteous.
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
PLURIBUS reminds me of THE PRISONER in some respects, most notably in that the protagonist’s stubborn insistence on not being part of the group is allowed to be awkward and angry instead of simply righteous.
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When people trot out "nepo baby" as an ad hominem to dismiss creatives, they're not... wrong but they're kind of missing the point. I think you'd be hard pressed to find any successful writer, director, actor, producer, animation artist, musician, etc. who didn't have some access to wealth-
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
When people trot out "nepo baby" as an ad hominem to dismiss creatives, they're not... wrong but they're kind of missing the point. I think you'd be hard pressed to find any successful writer, director, actor, producer, animation artist, musician, etc. who didn't have some access to wealth-
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Black Friday came early! We're launching our biggest sale of the year with a special early access period. Through Cyber Monday, December 1, get 35% off our entire catalog with code HOLIDAY25! Take advantage now because after December 1, the discount drops to 20%. Happy holidays!
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Black Friday came early! We're launching our biggest sale of the year with a special early access period. Through Cyber Monday, December 1, get 35% off our entire catalog with code HOLIDAY25! Take advantage now because after December 1, the discount drops to 20%. Happy holidays!
Tonight’s middle-aged-man-learns-to-adult experiment is ragu. I usually make my sauces quick and dirty, so this is a nice, leisurely experience.
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Tonight’s middle-aged-man-learns-to-adult experiment is ragu. I usually make my sauces quick and dirty, so this is a nice, leisurely experience.
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Even funnier the Ken Starr does show up in the emails
Very funny development that Bill Clinton is not only not implicated in the emails, Epstein explicitly says “nah he was never on the island”. Slick Willie lives again
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Even funnier the Ken Starr does show up in the emails
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Chat, is it good when you’re being ruled by an increasingly senile monster, so depraved he’s described by his pal, Jeffrey “Child Molester” Epstein, as “evil beyond belief”?
Why again did the NYT sit on all of this?
Why again did the NYT sit on all of this?
Wow.
Jeffrey Epstein writing about Trump in 2018:
"He feels alone and is nuts!!! I told everyone from day one. Evil beyond belief. Mad, and most thought I was speaking metaphorically. It's obvious he could crack. Stormy Daniels? Lies after lies after lies."
Jeffrey Epstein writing about Trump in 2018:
"He feels alone and is nuts!!! I told everyone from day one. Evil beyond belief. Mad, and most thought I was speaking metaphorically. It's obvious he could crack. Stormy Daniels? Lies after lies after lies."
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Chat, is it good when you’re being ruled by an increasingly senile monster, so depraved he’s described by his pal, Jeffrey “Child Molester” Epstein, as “evil beyond belief”?
Why again did the NYT sit on all of this?
Why again did the NYT sit on all of this?
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I am deliriously laughing at the image of Boebert facing dawning revelation that she's actually found the pedophile elite conspiracy ring and that she's standing right in the middle of it
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I am deliriously laughing at the image of Boebert facing dawning revelation that she's actually found the pedophile elite conspiracy ring and that she's standing right in the middle of it
Somewhere Gore Vidal is shrugging and muttering “The twelve Caesars were, after all, a fairly representative lot” (from his essay “The Twelve Caesars”)
I do think we all owe a tremendous apology to Suetonius in general.
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Somewhere Gore Vidal is shrugging and muttering “The twelve Caesars were, after all, a fairly representative lot” (from his essay “The Twelve Caesars”)
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Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
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6) Sword & Sorcery is not a unique American literary form, but...
...we did invent it, & it did start in the US for various historiographical reasons. Hardboiled fantasy in the Robert E. Howard/C. L. Moore/Clifford Ball/Henry Kuttner/Fritz Leiber mode was a counterpoint to William Morris & Tolkien.
...we did invent it, & it did start in the US for various historiographical reasons. Hardboiled fantasy in the Robert E. Howard/C. L. Moore/Clifford Ball/Henry Kuttner/Fritz Leiber mode was a counterpoint to William Morris & Tolkien.
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
6) Sword & Sorcery is not a unique American literary form, but...
...we did invent it, & it did start in the US for various historiographical reasons. Hardboiled fantasy in the Robert E. Howard/C. L. Moore/Clifford Ball/Henry Kuttner/Fritz Leiber mode was a counterpoint to William Morris & Tolkien.
...we did invent it, & it did start in the US for various historiographical reasons. Hardboiled fantasy in the Robert E. Howard/C. L. Moore/Clifford Ball/Henry Kuttner/Fritz Leiber mode was a counterpoint to William Morris & Tolkien.
Eh, why not. I’ll throw on some ONE PIECE (animated). I was charmed by the live action series and I’m told the anime is better, so….
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Eh, why not. I’ll throw on some ONE PIECE (animated). I was charmed by the live action series and I’m told the anime is better, so….
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That was how I understood it, too. It was at least implied that it being a "New Bond Universe" was behind picking CR as the first film.
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
That was how I understood it, too. It was at least implied that it being a "New Bond Universe" was behind picking CR as the first film.
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probably my favorite recent poste
before watchign frankenstein (2025) i had no idea guillermo del toro was such a huge wishbone fan, but theres oodles of little references for eagle-eyed viewers
October 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
probably my favorite recent poste
FIGHT CLUB
THE UNTOUCHABLES
MEMENTO
SCARFACE
THE UNTOUCHABLES
MEMENTO
SCARFACE
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
FIGHT CLUB
THE UNTOUCHABLES
MEMENTO
SCARFACE
THE UNTOUCHABLES
MEMENTO
SCARFACE
I’ve never been as tired of an actor I’ve never really watched as I am of Sydney Sweeney.
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I’ve never been as tired of an actor I’ve never really watched as I am of Sydney Sweeney.
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Capped together because I wanted to be sure people saw them as I did and I can't stop laughing.
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Capped together because I wanted to be sure people saw them as I did and I can't stop laughing.
This makes no sense to me. Just…make a new movie. The Craig era was always its own thing and audiences are smart enough to know that whatever the new Bond is is separate from that.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This makes no sense to me. Just…make a new movie. The Craig era was always its own thing and audiences are smart enough to know that whatever the new Bond is is separate from that.