Benjamin Torbert
throatybeard.bsky.social
Benjamin Torbert
@throatybeard.bsky.social
Associate Professor of English, UMSL
Freelance classical music writer for StL Post-Dispatch, KDHX and OperaWire
Idiosyncratic views not the responsibility of any employer
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THE BROOD (1979) — 4:15 am ET — 1h 31m
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Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle; directed by David Cronenberg

An estranged husband uncovers unsettling consequences of his wife's radical therapy.

#TCM #TCMParty
Trans Images on Film
November 17 & 24 | 11 Films
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November 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Chapel Bill has lost the shark.
October 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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With a mighty blow, the Wanamaker Organ marks the end of the Center City Macy’s era www.inquirer.com/arts/wanamak...
With a mighty blow, the Wanamaker Organ marks the end of the Center City Macy’s era
The enormous instrument — 28,750 pipes, 287 tons and snaked throughout the building — isn’t going anywhere. But Macy’s is, closing its showpiece store at 13th and Market Streets for good Sunday.
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March 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Behold, the queen!!! We need more of this.

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Ayanna Pressley Rallies Outside Treasury to Protest Elon Musk’s Unlawful Assault on Our Democracy
YouTube video by Rep. Ayanna Pressley
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February 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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New bookstore alert: Leviathan Bookstore has a home (the former Zee Bee Market spot on South Grand) and a grand opening date (March 1). Exciting! www.stlmag.com/culture/Lite...
January 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM