Voyou Désœuvré
@voyou.bsky.social
Lazy rascals spending their substance, and more, in riotous living
"Poor Things" (the book) is filled with specific details of 19th century industrialisation, politics and ideology; moving the setting to from Glasgow to London is emblematic of the way the film replaces all that with a boring, generic steampunk vibe
‘Bloody nonsense’: how Glasgow was cut from the Oscar-tipped film Poor Things
The starry new version of Alasdair Gray’s book expunges almost all of its Scottish context. Along the writer and artist’s trail through the city, locals let their feelings be known
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2023 at 2:54 PM
"Poor Things" (the book) is filled with specific details of 19th century industrialisation, politics and ideology; moving the setting to from Glasgow to London is emblematic of the way the film replaces all that with a boring, generic steampunk vibe
It's a real testament to Frank Sinatra's charisma that he managed to have a successful career despite all his songs being absolute dogshit
October 2, 2023 at 10:38 PM
It's a real testament to Frank Sinatra's charisma that he managed to have a successful career despite all his songs being absolute dogshit
You call it an experimental decentralised social network from the creator of Twitter, I call it Adam Kotsko's new web site
September 28, 2023 at 10:34 AM
You call it an experimental decentralised social network from the creator of Twitter, I call it Adam Kotsko's new web site
To be clear, I am still ideologically opposed to all non-Mastodon Twitter replacements
September 24, 2023 at 8:16 PM
To be clear, I am still ideologically opposed to all non-Mastodon Twitter replacements