Nicholas Lundgren
@nblundgren.bsky.social
Feature film editor. I still believe in chillwave and @jackdwright
At this point, at least 50% of the reason behind me watching any sports is to give me the context to read more @defector.com and watch more @pablo.show.
October 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
At this point, at least 50% of the reason behind me watching any sports is to give me the context to read more @defector.com and watch more @pablo.show.
Finally put my finger on what works so well for me about Wednesday’s lyrics: Karly Hartzman writes each new stanza like an individual – yet interconnected – bit of flash fiction. But with full-throated emotion and a grasp toward connection, rather than the distant observation of, say, David Berman.
August 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Finally put my finger on what works so well for me about Wednesday’s lyrics: Karly Hartzman writes each new stanza like an individual – yet interconnected – bit of flash fiction. But with full-throated emotion and a grasp toward connection, rather than the distant observation of, say, David Berman.
The organ that comes in at 2:50 on “New Grass” is always the best sound I’ve ever heard… and then the violas come in a minute later. Incredible.
August 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The organ that comes in at 2:50 on “New Grass” is always the best sound I’ve ever heard… and then the violas come in a minute later. Incredible.
CPB made me who I am. I grew up with PBS, and by my teenage years, the KC NPR affiliate ( @kcur.org ) shared my car’s dial with a local alt rock station and @kjhk907fm.bsky.social.
I’m as upset as I was about USAID.
They are stripping our nation for parts. The Private Equity Presidency.
I’m as upset as I was about USAID.
They are stripping our nation for parts. The Private Equity Presidency.
"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
August 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
CPB made me who I am. I grew up with PBS, and by my teenage years, the KC NPR affiliate ( @kcur.org ) shared my car’s dial with a local alt rock station and @kjhk907fm.bsky.social.
I’m as upset as I was about USAID.
They are stripping our nation for parts. The Private Equity Presidency.
I’m as upset as I was about USAID.
They are stripping our nation for parts. The Private Equity Presidency.
An exceptionally fun morning read with your cup of coffee.
Are you ready for the CRAZIEST story about 'Waterworld', which turns 30 today!
It relates to those opening titles with Universal globe showing the ice caps melting.
The creative studio got an unexpected 'globe' delivery when making the titles...
beforesandafters.com/2020/07/27/t...
It relates to those opening titles with Universal globe showing the ice caps melting.
The creative studio got an unexpected 'globe' delivery when making the titles...
beforesandafters.com/2020/07/27/t...
July 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
An exceptionally fun morning read with your cup of coffee.
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Patently absurd that the Democrats spent most of last week going after Zohran Mamdani instead of focusing on rallying against the bill
July 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Patently absurd that the Democrats spent most of last week going after Zohran Mamdani instead of focusing on rallying against the bill
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Join a:
-labor union
-socialist organization
-mutual aid group
-party caucus
-tenant union
-fraternal organization
-neighborhood group
And attend their local meetings!
Whatever change you want to see, you'll have a better shot getting it with other people alongside you.
-labor union
-socialist organization
-mutual aid group
-party caucus
-tenant union
-fraternal organization
-neighborhood group
And attend their local meetings!
Whatever change you want to see, you'll have a better shot getting it with other people alongside you.
Yes! Your main take away from Zohran’s victory should be: join a local organization.
June 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Join a:
-labor union
-socialist organization
-mutual aid group
-party caucus
-tenant union
-fraternal organization
-neighborhood group
And attend their local meetings!
Whatever change you want to see, you'll have a better shot getting it with other people alongside you.
-labor union
-socialist organization
-mutual aid group
-party caucus
-tenant union
-fraternal organization
-neighborhood group
And attend their local meetings!
Whatever change you want to see, you'll have a better shot getting it with other people alongside you.
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spent my afternoon making a short little web game for New Yorkers called "Don't Rank Cuomo"... it has 10 levels. it's very realistic and challenging. can YOU don't rank Cuomo? play in browser (free): radiatoryang.itch.io/cuomo
June 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
spent my afternoon making a short little web game for New Yorkers called "Don't Rank Cuomo"... it has 10 levels. it's very realistic and challenging. can YOU don't rank Cuomo? play in browser (free): radiatoryang.itch.io/cuomo
It is unbelievable to me that our news media is STILL so ill-equipped to handle Trump, Netanyahu, and their ilk – those for whom personal desires and vibe are the wellspring for fact, and truth itself is meaningless.
HOW do you quote them as if they are telling the truth or speaking in good faith??
HOW do you quote them as if they are telling the truth or speaking in good faith??
June 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It is unbelievable to me that our news media is STILL so ill-equipped to handle Trump, Netanyahu, and their ilk – those for whom personal desires and vibe are the wellspring for fact, and truth itself is meaningless.
HOW do you quote them as if they are telling the truth or speaking in good faith??
HOW do you quote them as if they are telling the truth or speaking in good faith??
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New video!! I've been working on this one behind the scenes for a few weeks now, and am very nervous to step outside of the Pokémon sphere, so I cooked extra hard on it! Please share w/ ur friends!!
Please enjoy:
The Math Behind Balatro's Kill Screen
youtu.be/XKQ-t9-4-30
Please enjoy:
The Math Behind Balatro's Kill Screen
youtu.be/XKQ-t9-4-30
The Math Behind Balatro's Kill Screen
YouTube video by adef
youtu.be
March 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
New video!! I've been working on this one behind the scenes for a few weeks now, and am very nervous to step outside of the Pokémon sphere, so I cooked extra hard on it! Please share w/ ur friends!!
Please enjoy:
The Math Behind Balatro's Kill Screen
youtu.be/XKQ-t9-4-30
Please enjoy:
The Math Behind Balatro's Kill Screen
youtu.be/XKQ-t9-4-30
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Whoever you are, if you think the fascists won’t turn on you, too, you are a hopeless rube. Fascists are for crushing, not debating.
the very next post in this thread is "not even her lawyer knows where she is" and if you think they're gonna stop with non-citizens, I think in a year or two you're gonna be proven very wrong
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Whoever you are, if you think the fascists won’t turn on you, too, you are a hopeless rube. Fascists are for crushing, not debating.
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Right now there is clear, overwhelming opposition to Mahmoud Khalil’s abduction across the moderate, liberal, progressive & left spectrum. This kind of loud unity is what authoritarians are afraid of. To keep it up we need every institution & public leader to join the chorus.
March 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Right now there is clear, overwhelming opposition to Mahmoud Khalil’s abduction across the moderate, liberal, progressive & left spectrum. This kind of loud unity is what authoritarians are afraid of. To keep it up we need every institution & public leader to join the chorus.
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Mayor of LA: someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my city is dying
March 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Mayor of LA: someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my city is dying
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Once again: The animating purpose of representative democracy is to protect the rest of us from the whims of insane rich people, be they kings or oligarchs. Everything else is wainscoting.
The takeover of Twitter was a preview of what we're all living with now and a stark example of why you can't let any one person have too much money: they go insane and make themselves everybody's problem
February 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Once again: The animating purpose of representative democracy is to protect the rest of us from the whims of insane rich people, be they kings or oligarchs. Everything else is wainscoting.
LMAO. Now that I have actually seen the movie, this bad-faith complaint is even funnier, and rhymes with the film’s themes!!!
The most nuanced take I’ve seen on this nontroversy.
Have you ever tried to speak Hungarian? It took me a month to learn how to correctly ask if people spoke English.
Have you ever tried to speak Hungarian? It took me a month to learn how to correctly ask if people spoke English.
I wrote about the Brutalist, AI, and lines in the sand.
February 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
LMAO. Now that I have actually seen the movie, this bad-faith complaint is even funnier, and rhymes with the film’s themes!!!
Every time I start to think about this again I begin to feel physically ill.
Breaking NYT:
The Trump admin will reduce the number of workers at USAID from more than 10,000 to only about 290 positions.
USAID officials were also told that about 800 awards and contracts administered through the agency were being canceled.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
The Trump admin will reduce the number of workers at USAID from more than 10,000 to only about 290 positions.
USAID officials were also told that about 800 awards and contracts administered through the agency were being canceled.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Jobs at U.S.A.I.D. will drop from more than 10,000 to about 290, according to several people.
Officials for the agency were notified of the planned cuts on the same day they learned that about 800 awards and contracts administered through U.S.A.I.D. were being canceled, three people said.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Every time I start to think about this again I begin to feel physically ill.
A Dirty-Projectors-Covering-Rise-Above type exercise where @jackdwright.bsky.social and I recreate the first three long-deleted episodes of Bestie x Bestie completely from memory.
January 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A Dirty-Projectors-Covering-Rise-Above type exercise where @jackdwright.bsky.social and I recreate the first three long-deleted episodes of Bestie x Bestie completely from memory.
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I think the distinction between generative AI and AI-based tools that have been in use for years now is an important one to make.
I wrote about the Brutalist, AI, and lines in the sand.
The Most Mind-Numbing Backlash of the Oscar Season Is Here
It involves The Brutalist, Emilia Pérez, A.I., and … Bohemian Rhapsody???
slate.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I think the distinction between generative AI and AI-based tools that have been in use for years now is an important one to make.
The most nuanced take I’ve seen on this nontroversy.
Have you ever tried to speak Hungarian? It took me a month to learn how to correctly ask if people spoke English.
Have you ever tried to speak Hungarian? It took me a month to learn how to correctly ask if people spoke English.
I wrote about the Brutalist, AI, and lines in the sand.
The Most Mind-Numbing Backlash of the Oscar Season Is Here
It involves The Brutalist, Emilia Pérez, A.I., and … Bohemian Rhapsody???
slate.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The most nuanced take I’ve seen on this nontroversy.
Have you ever tried to speak Hungarian? It took me a month to learn how to correctly ask if people spoke English.
Have you ever tried to speak Hungarian? It took me a month to learn how to correctly ask if people spoke English.
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Elon Musk: Why isn’t there enough water in California?
Grok (burning through an entire lake to generate an answer): Wokeness
Grok (burning through an entire lake to generate an answer): Wokeness
January 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Elon Musk: Why isn’t there enough water in California?
Grok (burning through an entire lake to generate an answer): Wokeness
Grok (burning through an entire lake to generate an answer): Wokeness
Has someone written the essay yet about how A.I. is just the logical endpoint and nadir of Nostalgia Culture? Our own slop, endlessly regurgitated?
December 17, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Has someone written the essay yet about how A.I. is just the logical endpoint and nadir of Nostalgia Culture? Our own slop, endlessly regurgitated?
Just look at California voting to uphold slavery for the imprisoned. It is sadism and hatred. Racism and classism, too.
Prisons are the laboratories of human rights abuses because so many Americans think criminals deserve anything that happens to them
December 10, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Just look at California voting to uphold slavery for the imprisoned. It is sadism and hatred. Racism and classism, too.