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michael röbbins

@alienvsrobbins.bsky.social

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · Dec 24

the only things i published this year that i really care about

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 1h

my slapdash playlist

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bug chief

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 1h

a friend described Big Thief as people “who look like they use ‘van’ as a verb.” it took me a long time to get on the van, but fine, sing me campfire songs about potatoes

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 16h

i actually do support replacing western countries with fajitas

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 2d

This is a smart reversal of Frost’s despicable poem

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 3d

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 3d

took this in Paris last month (fifth attempt at posting this)

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 3d

return to sender

michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 3d

took this in Paris last month (fifth attempt at posting this)

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 4d

walked past two students as one said to the other “be grateful I haven’t stopped being your friend, because you’re dumb and you’re annoying“

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 4d

i love this. gonna start saying “today mostly apples”

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 4d

I love Godard & Godard’s Paris as much as JC did, so I will watch, but I might hate

michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 4d

walked past two students as one said to the other “be grateful I haven’t stopped being your friend, because you’re dumb and you’re annoying“

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 7d

masked fascists are disappearing people from american streets while our billionaire pop queen complains that another superstar said something mean about her once

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 5d

he would have hated it, but in a productive way

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 7d

you don't have to agree with John Berger that "we can only make sense of art if we judge it by the criterion of whether or not it helps men to claim their social rights" to feel that art should at least have the courage to live up to its historical moment

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 7d

masked fascists are disappearing people from american streets while our billionaire pop queen complains that another superstar said something mean about her once

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 9d

just did! thanks

michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 9d

at least he used the traditional honorific, “Mr. Pope”

michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 9d

i haven't been following this, how much do authors receive per book? i don't even believe in copyright, but i believe in taking money from corporate assholes

michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 9d

two!

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 9d

I feel the need to opine that Slow Horses is so good

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 10d

I was in one of these. But fuck this guy