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Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon

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Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 1d

Watching Now:

Scorsese (2025) docu-series directed by Rebecca Miller, just finished 1st episode 'Stranger in a Strange Land.’ - a must watch.

Started a list of the obscure films; will update the common cinephiles films mentioned, after viewing the entire series ...
boxd.it/PBvHk

Movies mentioned in Scorsese (2025) dir Rebecca Miller

Movies mentioned in docu-series, Scorsese (2025) dir Rebecca Miller: will go back and refresh. But started the list with two I never seen yet ....

boxd.it

Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 1d

Movies mentioned in Scorsese (2025) dir Rebecca Miller

Movies mentioned in docu-series, Scorsese (2025) dir Rebecca Miller: will go back and refresh. But started the list with two I never seen yet ....

boxd.it

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Ann Douglas @anndouglas.bsky.social · 1d

Why we’re blowing a generational moment for Canadian culture

We’re checking the origins of our groceries, but where’s the love for the sector that truly defines who we are?

by @hertzbarry.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com

#GiftArticle #GiftLink 🎁

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a0344d6...

Why we’re blowing a generational moment for Canadian culture

We’re checking the origins of our groceries, but where’s the love for the sector that truly defines who we are?

www.theglobeandmail.com

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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 1d

CMPA chair Kyle Irving said it was “heartening” to hear Guilbeault’s commitment that “Canadian culture won’t be on the table,” and that he and the CMPA are “confident he meant what he said.”

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

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Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 2d

Knuckle balls like throwing a wild pitch every.time. almost like soft underhand throws

Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 2d

The other lefty that Raleigh was looking was Hoffman. Gosh, these games are really blending...

If you trust Little, Scheider, put him in during a blow out. Not in a clutch moment.
#ALCS
#BlueJays

Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 2d

When he came to plate knocked off a home run, and couldn't hardly drag himself around the bases home.
#manifestation
#baseball
#ALCS
#WorldSeriesBound

Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 2d

When the #BlueJays win this thing - it will the stuff of legends ... People will be remembering how George Springer was taken out, and could you imagine Bo Bichette comes in as a pinch-hitter and the becomes Kirk Gibson, he couldn't walk to the plate he was in so much discomfort

Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 2d

Mariners score more than 4 runs -- for the FIRST TIME -- at home in this post season series.

#statiscallyshouldNOThavehappened

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Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 2d

And in contrast, justice for VARLAND. He got himself out. But could gone south faster.

If you want trust, what is the cost benefit analysis ... What does theJays decision makers see in the Shakey leftie

#ALCS #BlueJays

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Andrew 🇨🇦 @andrewc17.bsky.social · 2d

Schneider should be fired for this inning. Two guys who haven’t had an easy time finding the strike zone against the heart of the order. What a waste of an outing from Gausman. #BlueJays

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Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 2d

Wow .. see? Cal Raleigh just said, post game ... "There's two lefties in the bullpen...." And the glee to his swing step must've been ..

Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 2d

Oh when Raleigh saw Little coming out ... Cal Raleigh, who Gausman struck out twice! ... Saw Little and thought to himself, "Swing Away."

#ALCS

Managing gave them that ...

Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 2d

Everything @SiddallJoe just said. 💯💯

They should've been 3-2 coming home.
#ALCS

Do you know how smug the Mariners are going to be? Max didn't even screwed this up? Wild

Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 2d

#Barker is going to lose his mind.

Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 2d

It happened in the bottom of the 8th, a pivotal game and you bring in Shakey guy.

The Mariners didn't not earn this win!

Everytime they use Gausman they squander him with this kind of ridiculousness.

#GeorgeSpringer
#ALCS
#BlueJays

Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 3d

Awww, yeah. This is the kinda of small ball, patience at the plate, and picking off the plate!

That Vladdy call for challenge: it's BASE-a-BALL we luvvrrr #ALCS #BlueJays ✨🍁

Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 7d

For a team coming off 14 innings, ain't bad at all #ALCS

Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · 7d

Come one doesn't the Mariners skipper look like Greg Brady? 🔱 #ALCS

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Aug 8

I am once again contemplating this banger.

A tweet from David East that reads: "starting to think that the rest of the world was actually fine in Children of Men and Britain just chose to be like that"

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💀🧟‍♂️Kevin Church of the UNHOLY 🧟‍♂️💀 @beaucoupkevin.com · Aug 8

John Oliver just says the thing. I'm happy for him.

You’ve had success having a point of view on your show, as Colbert has, at least in the ratings. Late night used to be broad, unifying entertainment. I know Jay Leno recently spoke on this topic, about making a show for everyone …

I’m going to take a hard pass on taking comedic advice from Jay Leno.

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · Aug 8

Next Cuomo is going to start complaining about Mira Nair’s movies

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soraya roberts @sorayaroberts.bsky.social · Apr 29

wrote about tunde adebimpe's first (!!!) solo album and the time-travelling quality of mixes (he designed it to be like a mixtape :x)

Tunde Adebimpe's Solo Debut Channels The Gift Of The Mixtape | Defector

Anything I say about “Magnetic,” the lead single off TV On The Radio frontman Tunde Adebimpe’s first solo album, Thee Black Boltz, won’t live up to hearing it for the first time. Go listen to it. Bett...

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The Wire Report @thewirereport.ca · May 12

Canadian film, audiovisual groups sign global statement on cultural sovereignty:

www.thewirereport.ca/2025/05/12/c...

Canadian film, audiovisual groups sign global statement on cultural sovereignty - The Wire Report

More than 100 organizations from around the world have already signed the petition.

www.thewirereport.ca

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Indira इंदिरा Balkissoon @indirabalki.bsky.social · May 11

The great film score composer Nicolas Britell has always been killing it with Andor. But particularly, season 2 of Andor, 🎶 themes were hitting serious Hans Zimmer vibes from The Thin Red Line song "Journey to the Line" & Interstellar "Time" #tribute

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Jens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · Apr 29

With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.

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