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Dean Van Nguyen

@deanvannguyen.bsky.social

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Writer. Irish-Vietnamese. Author of Iron Age: The Art of Ghostface Killah (2019) and Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur (May 2025). Agent: Chris Clemans at Janklow Nesbit

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · May 6

The day has come! Words for My Comrades is on sale in North America. Thanks to all the comrades, outlaws and generally scandalouz who have supported this book bookshop.org/p/books/word...

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 1h

Very refreshing to see a left wing politician not treat this question like some kind of minefield that needs to be carefully negotiated

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 6h

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 4h

a man in a skeleton costume is standing in a cemetery holding a shovel .

ALT: a man in a skeleton costume is standing in a cemetery holding a shovel .

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 9h

Is there nowhere more discreet they could put that thing?

Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 1d

Eden Lake (2008) I kept waiting for the monster to show up until I realised the “monster” was working class kids with overgrown haircuts. The depiction of peer pressure feels accurate. Nonetheless, this is Tory garbage 1.5/4

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Mimic (1997) Visually striking (it is del Toro) but moody and plodding, especially in its first half, and never tense or scary. A-list actors give performances that suggest they weren’t comfortable with or convinced by the material 2/4

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 3d

“What’s the matter, babe? You’ve barely drank any of your Anderson .Paak Jameson”

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Bug (2006) Friedkin takes you into the slimy-grimy world of a motel room. A highly compelling depiction of paranoia. I admire the actors for going fully in on his vision, and they’re all excellent. Good stuff 3.5/4

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 5d

The tenant at the centre of the Jim Gavin rent payments issue contacted Fianna Fáil on Saturday but has not received any call back from the party or the former candidate since, The Journal has learned.
http://jrnl.ie/6836666t

Tenant yet to hear from Jim Gavin or Fianna Fáil about money owed

The tenant is none the wiser about whether work is underway for his €3,300 to be returned.

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 5d

The funniest part of the Jim Gavin scandal is that his excuse is that back in 2009 he was in financial hardship, while running for… Fianna Fáil

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 5d

The Night House (2020) Highly compelling and truly chilling. The payoff is thin on surprises, but does just about hang together. Strong work all round 3/4

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 6d

Manifesting all the people who owe me money one day run to become the president of Ireland…

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 6d

two men are sitting at a table in front of a crowd and one of them is saying that 's a bold strategy cotton

ALT: two men are sitting at a table in front of a crowd and one of them is saying that 's a bold strategy cotton

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 6d

The rent scandal is so devastating for Jim Gavin because almost everyone knows what it’s like to be screwed out of money by someone who already has more than them

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 7d

Liverpool on track to lose every game of my 40s. What league will we be in after ten consecutive relegations?

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8d

Breaking News: Sean Combs was sentenced to more than four years in prison for prostitution-related crimes.

Live Updates: Sean Combs Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison

The hip-hop mogul was sentenced after apologizing for his “disgusting, shameful and sick” conduct and his lawyers showed the court a video highlighting his charitable works.

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 8d

A few there I’ve not seen, will try to check out, thanks!

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The Boogeyman (2023) Portrait of grief via many old Freddy Kruger tropes. Too slickly produced to be scary but nonetheless pretty tense with fine central performances 2.5/4

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 9d

Night of the Reaper (2025) Works hard in the final act to subvert the cliches it also wants to revel in (I yelled “Run, get out of the house!” at the screen several times) but ultimately not smart enough to justify such heavy use of those tropes. Still, the central mystery maintains interest 2/4

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 10d

October 1 means a new thread of horror movies I’ll watch this month #shocktober

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 15d

It is our duty to fight for our freedom.
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and support each other.
We have nothing to lose but our chains.

RIP Assata Shakur

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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 17d

The farcical spat that has riven Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s “Your Party” exposes a Left increasingly focused on itself rather than on the class it aims to mobilize.

Your Party: A Left for Itself

The farcical spat that has riven Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s “Your Party” exposes a Left increasingly focused on itself rather than on the class it aims to mobilize.

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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social · 17d

This month's column

Dean: The classic hiss of Ireland’s first ever Pavement covers album

“I feel confident in declaring this to be the first local release to use such a concept.”