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Smore of Babylon
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Why torture yourself when life can do it for you?

Travel ~ Photography ~ Art & Design ~ Cinema ~ Physical Media ~ MST3K ~ Architecture ~ Tornadoes ~ Trains ~ Final Fantasy XIV ~ No Man’s Sky ~ Sundry Other Things
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#AlphabetChallenge presents: A Spike Lee Joint

#WeekIforInside #filmsky
Blu-ray of the film “Inside Man”
March 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Classic #Tornado Media of the Day
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Cleveland, OH June 8, 1953. Rating: F3. Photo by Dick Goddard.
A tornado approaching Hopkins Airport in Cleveland, Ohio
February 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Apple Weather on that good shit again, lol
February 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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What is the coolest shot in movies?

#filmsky
The T-Rex roars while a banner that reads “When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth” falls to the ground in the film “Jurassic Park”
February 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Classic #Tornado Media of the Day
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Antler, ND August 20, 1911. Rating: F4. Photo by W.H. Wegner.
Black and white photo of a large, dusty tornado approaching the town of Antler, North Dakota
February 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #weekGforGold #filmsky
DVD of the James Bond film “Goldeneye”
February 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Classic #Tornado Media of the Day
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Jackfish Lake, SK July 20, 1923. Rating unknown, photo by W. Malligan.
Black-and-white photo of a thin rope tornado/waterspout over a lake in Canada
February 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Thrift Store Score: shout out to whichever SAG-AFTRA member in my area donated all these Netflix/Prime/Apple+ For Your Consideration DVD screeners. #thrifting #tv
For Your Consideration DVD screeners for Ted Lasso, The Americans, The Crown, the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The English, and Bridgerton
February 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Okay, NOW I’m depressed. I know it’s Tumblr and all but damn. #filmsky
Poll on Tumblr that posed the question “Have you seen Matewan (1987)?” 2% of respondents said Yes, 10% said No, and the remaining 88% “Haven’t even heard of this movie”
February 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilm #filmsky #anime
DVD of the Satoshi Kon film “Millennium Actress”, wherein an aged, reclusive former film star in Japan reflects upon her life and career
February 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Classic #Tornado Media of the Day
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Salina, KS September 25, 1973. Rating: F3. Photo by Fritz Mendell.
A tornado displaying a helical vortex structure tears through a residential area of Salina, Kansas.
February 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Happy #UNC vs #Duke Day to those who celebrate.
#goheels
UNC’s Danny Green dunks over Duke’s Greg Paulus at Cameron Indoor Stadium, March 8, 2008
February 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEvent Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, Japan 1964

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Criterion Collection Blu-Ray of the film “Tokyo Olympiad”
January 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Classic #Tornado Media of the Day
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Danvers, IL November 13, 1951. Rating: F2. Photo by Warren Amberg.
Black-and-white photo of a narrow conical tornado looming over farmland in Illinois.
January 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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In Memoriam - Challenger STS-51-L, January 28, 1986 #spaceflight #NASA
The crew of shuttle mission STS-51-L, who perished in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger shortly after launch on January 28, 1985. Left to right: Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik, Richard Scobee, Ronald McNair, Michael Smith, and Ellison Onizuka.
January 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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2003?? Wow, no wonder this thing weighs like 6 pounds.
January 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Update: HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
Toshiba portable DVD player, playing the film “The Brother From Another Planet”
January 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Thrift Store Finds: nabbed this portable DVD player today. IDK about this one honestly, but at least it was only $4.00. We’ll see.
#thrifting #physicalmedia
Toshiba portable DVD player
January 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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In Memoriam - Apollo 1, January 27, 1967
#spaceflight #NASA
February 3, 1967 issue of Life Magazine, memorializing the crew of Apollo 1 (Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee) who died in their spacecraft in a fire on the launch pad during a routine training exercise on January 27, 1967
January 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Classic #Tornado Media of the Day
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College Park, MD September 24, 2001. Rating: F3. Photo by Langston Majette.
A large tornado moves across the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Maryland
January 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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The Wikipedia page for the upcoming Super Bowl already has the #Eagles on it with 4:00 minutes left in the game lol #nfl
January 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Game time. #goheels
Opening tip at the Boston College vs UNC men’s basketball game, Chapel Hill, NC
January 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Classic #Tornado Media of the Day
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Wichita Falls, TX April 10, 1979. Rating: F4. Photo by Pat Blacklock.
A large wedge tornado is seen from the opposite shore of Lake Wichita as it approaches the city of Wichita Falls, Texas
January 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDanger #filmsky #EverybodyInUgandaKnowsKungFu ACTION PACKED MOVIE
DVD of the film “Who Killed Captain Alex?”
January 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Snow Day today! ❄️☃️☕️

#NowWatching some thrift store Blu-ray and DVD pickups from yesterday.

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Physical media editions of the films “Belfast”, “Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning”, and “Escape From Alcatraz”
January 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM