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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 5h

I think it’s the dress whites, honestly. Yes the dog fights are sexy, and yes there was all the flexing and the sweating and the taking off of shirts. But honestly, no one is straight when they’re wearing the dress whites.

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 5h

It was, indeed, very very gay, I will give you that! I can’t remember when, exactly, but my brain chimed in with a chorus of “In the Navy!” at least twice.

If there was any part of me that had any interest in testosterone whatsoever, I would have been very well served.

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 5h

(Not a judgement! Just my weird taste.)

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 5h

The list of 80s movies I somehow missed is long and shocking. I’m slowly catching up as things appear on streaming.

But also, if the movies don’t centre women I find it very hard to care, which is why I haven’t rushed to seek most of these out. Top Gun was a slog for me, I have to admit.

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 6h

Is it bad that my brain keeps trying to parse the dogfights as part of that one episode of Farscape? That said, if these guys started tearfully confessing their love for each other after one of them got possessed by a skull-faced alien, I would probably be paying less attention to Tom Cruise’s teeth

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 6h

I’m also a little distracted by the progression of Tom Cruise’s dental work. Like, his teeth aren’t Legend bad, but they’re not yet the perfect Hollywood caps, either.

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 6h

Watching the original Top Gun for the first time. The makeup department was very liberal with that glycerine spray bottle, wow. Everyone is SO sweaty, all the time.

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 8h

Is it the outbreak that's bubbling or the measles? 🤢

Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 9h

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
A bubbling measles outbreak in the upstate of South Carolina has forced 153 unvaccinated children out of the classroom and into quarantine for a minimum of 21 days.

In Minnesota, 118 students are also under quarantine in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Lili Saintcrow @lilithsaintcrow.com · 9h

You know what to do.

👻 YSUBoOooOooOo 👻 @bassoonysu.bsky.social · 1d

As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.

Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland

YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica

youtu.be

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 13h

After the episode on TV Staffing Meetings, this is probably the second-most-useful podcast episode in existence.

“How to Never Struggle with Small Talk.” I KNOW!

This is from The Jefferson Fisher Podcast about communicating with confidence.

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Jefferson Fisher

www.jeffersonfisher.com

Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 18h

She doesn’t have a channel, but you should look up Lynne Kelly’s work. She talks about human memory and Indigenous knowledge systems, and how that explains Neolithic monuments. There are several videos of her speaking on YouTube. She has changed the way I see the world. Her books are amazing.

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 19h

The new waterfront project is amazing, a for-real GOOD THING in this hideous timeline. And this story makes it almost magical. Have a read, it will kick your weekend off right. Something to be thankful for, indeed.

Lynn Coady @lynncoady.bsky.social · 22h

“I still think back to the moment when those plants were discovered. It was joyful. This whole project has becone a celebration.” Consider this story of renewal your Friday timeline cleanse www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

www.theguardian.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 22h

All I want in life is to persuade everyone, when encountering politics & culture, to ask, "why are we talking about this?" I mean that very literally: anything you encounter on your screens reflects a choice. Someone covered that, talked about that, rather than the many other things out there. Why?

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Canada! If you have never seen When Night is Falling by Patricia Rozema, it's currently streaming on Crave. Highly recommend.

It's my absolute favourite in the subgenre of Canadian lesbian movies from the 90s. And possibly my favourite (still) Don McKellar performance.

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Wil Zmakula 🧛‍♂️ @wilzmak.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote an episode of television in 18 hours, taking into consideration actor availability, daylight shooting hours, standing sets, turnaround times, unit moves, weather cover, budget shortfalls, oh and block shooting with another episode which had already started prep. GenAI can gargle my balls.

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 2d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 1d

Happy vacuum-the-radiators day to all who celebrate. It feels late this year - I never realized it was on the lunar calendar! 😂

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 2d

Episode 92 of the RegenNarration podcast, “Songlines: Combining the Most Powerful Knowledge Systems Ever Known,” is an amazing introduction to Lynne and her work, for those who are curious but don’t have time for the whole book just now.

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#092 Songlines — The RegenNarration

Combining the most powerful knowledge systems ever known (Part 1), with Lynne Kelly

www.regennarration.com

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 2d

It is, yes, about what Stonehenge and other large Neolithic monuments are for. It is also about the phenomenal capacity of human memory, Indigenous knowledge systems, and why we should integrate art and music and dance into every aspect of the school curriculum.

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 2d

I picked up Lynne Kelly’s book The Memory Code because I wanted to know what Stonehenge was actually used for. And then it turned out to be the book that changed the way I see the world. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 3d

Now normally I wouldn’t know a performance artist if she came up and bit me, but if you need some reminding about why art is important, for you as an artist and for the world, give this a listen.

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BBC Radio 4 - This Cultural Life, Marina Abramović

Serbian conceptual and performance artist Marina Abramović on her cultural inspirations.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 3d

The episode with Marina Abramović, a Serbian performance artist, from September 2024, is faaaaascinating. Her commitment to her craft is mind-blowing - in that she puts her life on the line, quite literally, as part of her work. And probably not in the way you expect.

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 3d

This Cultural Life is a “we interview artists” podcast of the stodgy Brit variety - think Desert Island Discs, but a little more general. Inspiration in general, rather than just music.

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 3d

THE FUN STUFF part II

More experts engaging with their subject matter, but this time not specifically framed through a writer’s lens. Basically, I am a huge nerd, and I’ve come across some really cool stuff and I want to share.

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judy 🇨🇦 @judy-bug.bsky.social · 4d

PETITION ALERT!

We need to stop #Conservative Premiers who are privatizing our healthcare!

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.blacksky.app · 5d

wake up, hosers

new petition just dropped

e-6818 is calling to strengthen the Canada Health Act to stop provinces from privatizing health care and to force provinces to account for how and where they used health transfer money

Sign this Petition - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

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Katherine Arcus @katherinearcus.bsky.social · 4d

I'm writing about con artists, card sharps and money laundering over a couple of different projects. RIP my browser history... 😂😭

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