Stankvicious
@stankvicious.bsky.social
Lyrical assassin. Malcontented daydreamer. Fiendish mojito consumer. 🇨🇦
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Steve McQueen was wildly jealous and created a weird one-sided rivalry with James Garner, but Garner handled it like a real mensch. www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film...
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"Such were the crises that McQueen's agent had to fly over to Germany to smooth things over. 'McQueen had power for the first time in his life,' Adams says. 'He was jealous of James Garner, who was very handsome in character with his white sweater. McQueen was upset about that sweater.' So upset, that he demanded a costume swap, according to Adams. 'The production people said, "We'll get Garner to change into a sweatshirt and you can wear the jumper." Eventually, McQueen calmed down and the swap never took place.
For his part, James Garner was amused by McQueen's attempts to manoeuvre himself to the apex of the ensemble cast. Rather than feeling threatened, he had a part in trying to talk the actor round when he threw a tantrum.
'He [Steve] wanted to re-shoot everything that we'd done,' Garner said in an interview some 40 years later, 'and hell, we were hurting for money and time and everything. So a couple of days later, John Sturges came to me and said, "Jim, you're the star of the picture. Steve is out." Rather than grabbing for glory, Garner decided to open up diplomatic channels to bring McQueen back.
'I took Steve and Coburn,' Garner recalled, and we went over to my house in Munich and we went through the script. I said, "Well, what's your problem, Steve?" "Well, I don't like this. I don't like that." We went through a lot of scenes. I said, "This is silly. You don't like anything, Steve." Part of the problem, it seemed, was McQueen's determination that his character remain cool and inscrutable. 'We finally figured out,' Garner said, "Steve, you want to be the hero, but you don't want to do anything heroic.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:57to4anm3kiw2kmo2mudl7fn/bafkreigdffdudjrt5ru2awmqslw2pz3yjsw7ntcnjz7ocf6o67dgotaq3e@jpeg)
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Steve McQueen was wildly jealous and created a weird one-sided rivalry with James Garner, but Garner handled it like a real mensch. www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film...
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a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
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To Recap just this week:
•Noem defied court order & deported immigrants
•Hegseth ordered execution of two fishermen
•Netanyahu has killed on avg 2 Palestinians a day since Trump's "ceasefire"
•Witkoff caught coaching Kremlin to undermine Ukraine
The party of "law & order" is proudly pro war crime.
•Noem defied court order & deported immigrants
•Hegseth ordered execution of two fishermen
•Netanyahu has killed on avg 2 Palestinians a day since Trump's "ceasefire"
•Witkoff caught coaching Kremlin to undermine Ukraine
The party of "law & order" is proudly pro war crime.
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
To Recap just this week:
•Noem defied court order & deported immigrants
•Hegseth ordered execution of two fishermen
•Netanyahu has killed on avg 2 Palestinians a day since Trump's "ceasefire"
•Witkoff caught coaching Kremlin to undermine Ukraine
The party of "law & order" is proudly pro war crime.
•Noem defied court order & deported immigrants
•Hegseth ordered execution of two fishermen
•Netanyahu has killed on avg 2 Palestinians a day since Trump's "ceasefire"
•Witkoff caught coaching Kremlin to undermine Ukraine
The party of "law & order" is proudly pro war crime.
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There might be no better example of the war coming home than a CIA trained teen death squad recruit getting asylum in the US and then shooting a bunch of soldiers who were deployed to DC for no reason other than Kabuki Security Theater
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There might be no better example of the war coming home than a CIA trained teen death squad recruit getting asylum in the US and then shooting a bunch of soldiers who were deployed to DC for no reason other than Kabuki Security Theater
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As I always do with boycotts, I urge: be tough with corporations, gentle with individual buyers. For some people, Black Friday sales are the way they get their kids jackets that fit, shoes that hold up to the weather. Yelling at them doesn’t help the cause.
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
As I always do with boycotts, I urge: be tough with corporations, gentle with individual buyers. For some people, Black Friday sales are the way they get their kids jackets that fit, shoes that hold up to the weather. Yelling at them doesn’t help the cause.
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I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
Three Colors trilogy. I had just dropped out of film school and was feeling hopeless. They gave me hope for some reason.
What movie are you most thankful for? (not necessarily your favorite!)
November 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Three Colors trilogy. I had just dropped out of film school and was feeling hopeless. They gave me hope for some reason.
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Since it's still been mostly flying under the radar, a reminder that we have a 30 hour Wong Kar-wai series being released over the next two months.
"Once you start watching it, you will be hooked,” promises @petersob13.bsky.social about Wong Kar-wai’s thirty episode series, BLOSSOMS SHANGAI. Streaming now on the Criterion channel with three new episodes dropping every week:
Wong Kar-wai's Gorgeous, Captivating "Blossoms Shanghai" Arrives on the Criterion Channel | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert
Wong Kar-wai's Blossoms Shanghai is finally here. It was worth the wait.
www.rogerebert.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Since it's still been mostly flying under the radar, a reminder that we have a 30 hour Wong Kar-wai series being released over the next two months.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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Canada joins Europe rejecting Trump’s Ukraine plan, Anand says sovereignty is key
Canada joins Europe rejecting Trump’s Ukraine plan, Anand says sovereignty is key
JOHANNESBURG - The world's most influential nations gathered in South Africa to work around Washington's disruptive foreign policy Saturday, reaching consensus on issues like climate change and gender...
www.thestar.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Canada joins Europe rejecting Trump’s Ukraine plan, Anand says sovereignty is key
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Breaking character: I am open to the idea the media's coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity was fair or perhaps not even tough enough. But the fact that it was so much tougher than the coverage of Trump's (more severe) mental decline is damning and I can't see how anyone could argue otherwise.
NYT isn’t worth reading because they are in the bag for Trump
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Breaking character: I am open to the idea the media's coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity was fair or perhaps not even tough enough. But the fact that it was so much tougher than the coverage of Trump's (more severe) mental decline is damning and I can't see how anyone could argue otherwise.
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In the American ‘peace plan,’ some wording was found that had originally been written in Russian, The Guardian reports.
Im surprised they even bothered to translate it.
Im surprised they even bothered to translate it.
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In the American ‘peace plan,’ some wording was found that had originally been written in Russian, The Guardian reports.
Im surprised they even bothered to translate it.
Im surprised they even bothered to translate it.
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
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Khashoggi’s final piece before his murder.
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Khashoggi’s final piece before his murder.
"I did not like to think about it just as later I would not like to think about the worm in his brain that other people found so funny."
this is quite possibly the worse writing i have ever experienced. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/o...
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"I did not like to think about it just as later I would not like to think about the worm in his brain that other people found so funny."
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We're primarying John Fetterman.
Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians.
We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.
Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians.
We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We're primarying John Fetterman.
Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians.
We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.
Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians.
We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.
"Who is Bubba?"
"Shut up, Piggy"
"Who is Bubba?"
"You're a nasty reporter."
"Who is Bubba?"
"It was only Democrats who blew Bubba!!"
"Shut up, Piggy"
"Who is Bubba?"
"You're a nasty reporter."
"Who is Bubba?"
"It was only Democrats who blew Bubba!!"
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"Who is Bubba?"
"Shut up, Piggy"
"Who is Bubba?"
"You're a nasty reporter."
"Who is Bubba?"
"It was only Democrats who blew Bubba!!"
"Shut up, Piggy"
"Who is Bubba?"
"You're a nasty reporter."
"Who is Bubba?"
"It was only Democrats who blew Bubba!!"
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He’s sucking the life out of our country. He had to learn that somewhere.
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
He’s sucking the life out of our country. He had to learn that somewhere.
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Jamaica more or less out of the news entirely just a few weeks after Melissa hit. It shouldn't be.
"Hurricane Melissa changed the life of every Jamaican in less than 24 hours."
"Hurricane Melissa changed the life of every Jamaican in less than 24 hours."
‘This is survival’: Jamaica leads calls from vulnerable nations at Cop30
Countries including Mauritius and Cuba reiterate life-or-death nature of cutting emissions, calling it ‘a moral duty’
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Jamaica more or less out of the news entirely just a few weeks after Melissa hit. It shouldn't be.
"Hurricane Melissa changed the life of every Jamaican in less than 24 hours."
"Hurricane Melissa changed the life of every Jamaican in less than 24 hours."
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This is just theater for MAGA. If Trump REALLY wanted the Epstein Files released, he doesn't need Congress. He could just call Pam Bondi and order her to release them. He hasn't. And won't. He and Pam have cooked up a new "ongoing investigation" that she can use as an excuse not to release evidence.
November 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is just theater for MAGA. If Trump REALLY wanted the Epstein Files released, he doesn't need Congress. He could just call Pam Bondi and order her to release them. He hasn't. And won't. He and Pam have cooked up a new "ongoing investigation" that she can use as an excuse not to release evidence.
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This is the best acting lesson ever filmed.
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This is the best acting lesson ever filmed.
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"There are about a thousand of us."
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
"There are about a thousand of us."
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
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Here an underage girl testifies that Epstein vaginally and anally raped her before beating her in fury because Trump had taken her virginity before he could.
November 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Here an underage girl testifies that Epstein vaginally and anally raped her before beating her in fury because Trump had taken her virginity before he could.