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Vulture @vulture.com · 4h

It’s the season of the Safdies. One brother’s movie faltered at the box office (‘The Smashing Machine’), and the other’s became the secret screening heard ’round the cinephile world (’Marty Supreme’). Will either win an Oscar?

The Season of the Safdies Begins

It’s the season of the Safdies. One brother’s movie faltered at the box office (‘The Smashing Machine’), and the other’s became the secret screening heard ’round the cinephile world (’Marty Supreme’). Will either win an Oscar?

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · 1d

Despite what you may read online, Manute Bol and Flea were NOT born on the exact same day (Bol's listed birth date was plucked out of thin air by a college coach) and neither were Malcolm X and Pol Pot (they were actually six days apart).

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · 2d

Sincere question: What are these women doing that is different from "2016-era resistance liberalism"?

www.thecut.com/article/jenn...

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · 7d

Why look at Bluesky when you could look into your boo's eyes.

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Roxana Hadadi @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social · 10d

this was very exciting to do: chatting with Kleber about being a student of history, living through historical times, and how all that observation and analysis made it into his excellent latest film, THE SECRET AGENT.

Vulture @vulture.com · 10d

Kleber Mendonça Filho is keeping Brazilian historical memory alive. ‘When the far right came back, it almost felt almost like a Halloween party.’

‘These Authoritarians, They Fight Reality All the Time.’

Kleber Mendonça Filho is keeping Brazilian historical memory alive. ‘When the far right came back, it almost felt almost like a Halloween party.’

www.vulture.com

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · 13d

I'm on leave for the next few weeks (I got caught sending demure nudes to the Oscar statuette) and in my absence @joereid.bsky.social is handling Gold Rush. He's off to a banging start!

Vulture @vulture.com · 13d

There are nine important narratives shaping Oscar season this year: Can ‘Sinners’ go the distance? Is Best Actor going to be a bloodbath? Awards columnist Joe Reid breaks it all down.

The 9 Most Important Narratives Shaping Oscar Season

There are nine important narratives shaping Oscar season this year: Can ‘Sinners’ go the distance? Is Best Actor going to be a bloodbath? Awards columnist Joe Reid breaks it all down.

www.vulture.com

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · 14d

No Doubt, at least for the first album

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · 20d

Our daughter when her parents try to put her into a new onesie.

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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 25d

This is AMAZING

Grant @mksongbird.bsky.social · 25d

a fucking true eagles fan.

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Kathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social · 26d

"fuck ice and free palestine" while the money counter falls

A LITTLE ON THE NOSE DON'T WE THINK

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · 28d

She looks like a cross between Munch's The Scream and a bao bun 😍

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · 28d

Happy birthday! 🎈 🥳🎉🎂

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · 28d

Put your tiny hand in mine.

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · Sep 10

(to the tune of "Under the Sea") After the Hunt

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · Sep 8

jackie treehorn-ass president

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · Sep 8

My review of One Battle After Another, a film that asks, "What if Jeff 'The Dude' Lebowski got stuck in the middle of Battle of Algiers?"

letterboxd.com/kn8/film/one...

A ★★★★★ review of One Battle After Another (2025)

The same way Get Out turned out to perfectly anticipate the Zeitgeist of the first Trump era, here we have a film that presciently nails the vibe of the deranged sequel. It's there in the aesthetics, ...

letterboxd.com

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · Sep 7

"In 30 years of acting onscreen, Winters has tended to personify a particular kind of outer-borough rage. Usually Irish or Italian; frequently a cop; spiritually, a Jets fan."

Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · Sep 7

this is a joy of a profile and Winters is a FASCINATING guy www.vulture.com/article/dean...

Dean Winters Never Wanted to Be the Lead

His Allstate commercials pay his mortgage and playing cops keeps him “from working behind a bar.”

www.vulture.com

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · Sep 6

If you haven't read it yet, my Dean Winters profile includes cameos from:

-Andy Warhol
-Jean-Michel Basquiat
-Carolyn Bessette
-gangrene

www.vulture.com/article/dean...

Dean Winters Never Wanted to Be the Lead

His Allstate commercials pay his mortgage and playing cops keeps him “from working behind a bar.”

www.vulture.com

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · Sep 5

With all due respect this is not a "relatively new social media archetype," it's just a reskinned version of Male Feminist discourse from 2013.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/s...

How Do You Spot a ‘Performative’ Male? Look for a Tote Bag.

www.nytimes.com

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · Sep 5

I'm on @vox.com's Today, Explained, talking about Obamacore and the 10th anniversary of Hamilton.

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7Mp4...
Apple Podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/7Mp4...

The Obamacore essay: www.vulture.com/article/obam...

That Feeling You Recognize? Obamacore.

The 2008 election sparked an outburst of brightness and positivity across pop culture. Now hindsight — and cringe — is setting in.

www.vulture.com

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · Sep 5

The word "knowledgeable" should not have that second E in it. This is my truth.

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · Sep 5

In my continuing quest to profile every character actor in Hollywood, I spent an afternoon with Dean Winters, who turns out to be the Forrest Gump of downtown New York: www.vulture.com/article/dean...

Dean Winters Never Wanted to Be the Lead

His Allstate commercials pay his mortgage and playing cops, keeps him “from working behind a bar.”

www.vulture.com

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Nate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · Sep 5

In my continuing quest to profile every character actor in Hollywood, I spent an afternoon with Dean Winters, who turns out to be the Forrest Gump of downtown New York: www.vulture.com/article/dean...

Dean Winters Never Wanted to Be the Lead

His Allstate commercials pay his mortgage and playing cops, keeps him “from working behind a bar.”

www.vulture.com

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Vulture @vulture.com · Sep 5

“When you’re young and you’re kind of handsome, the expectation is you want to be a leading man,’ says the actor, who has a small role in ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ and is famous for his Allstate ads. ‘I’ve always wanted to be a character actor.”

Dean Winters Never Wanted to Be the Lead

“When you’re young and you’re kind of handsome, the expectation is you want to be a leading man,’ says the actor, who has a small role in ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ and is famous for his Allstate ads. ‘I’ve always wanted to be a character actor.”

www.vulture.com

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · Sep 3

Oh man, end of an era. IOT is incredible.

John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · Sep 3

A huge moment -- Melvyn Bragg steps down from In Our Time after over a quarter of a century. What a programme and what a legacy! Just a model for how to make great, clever, engaging radio, and a twenty-seven-year experiment that proves there's a huge global audience for smart, scholarly programming.

Melvyn Bragg decides to step down from presenting In Our Time

After 26 years on the programme, the legendary presenter bids farewell to the series

www.bbc.co.uk

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