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alessa m. rodriguez @maybeally.com · 15d

🎃 it’s maybe spooky season 🎃
every oct i do my annual “it’s maybe spooky” scary movie-thon — 31 days, 31 spooky films 👻🍿

in seattle oct 1–7 🌲☕️ so starting late, but double features will catch me up.

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alessa m. rodriguez @maybeally.com · 54m

#14

Movie: Ghost Ship
Year: 2002

i think i’m in the minority that actually enjoy this movie. it’s not perfect and the story gets crossed eyed a few times but it’s fun and the twist was pretty cool!

7/10

alessa m. rodriguez @maybeally.com · 1h

#13

Movie: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Year: 2006

whew. this one is not great but also not needed. jordana tries her best to save this but the script is just really bad. watching mostly cause it’s on and i got work to do.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 20h

An honor to receive the endorsement of
of nearly a dozen Black clergy leaders in Crown Heights today, including Bishop Orlando Findlayter.

I’m grateful for their support, and this powerful and humbling prayer.

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alessa m. rodriguez @maybeally.com · 22h

#12

Movie: Final Destination Bloodlines
Year: 2025

a really good entry into the franchise and a bittersweet goodbye to one tony todd. it’s got its faults and the acting sometimes is blah but it’s well rounded and finishes strong.

8/10

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1d

Hailey Bieber, whose brand Rhode has become one of beauty’s more influential labels, has changed the way many young women think about makeup and skin care.

How Hailey Bieber Made Rhode Into a $1 Billion Success Story

Bieber joined a growing class of beauty supermoguls this year when her brand sold to Elf Cosmetics for $1 billion. She’s just getting started.

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IGN @ign.com · 1d

Legendary movie poster artist Drew Struzan, known for his work on Back to the Future, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and more, has died at the age of 78.

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Danyel Smith @danyelsmith.bsky.social · 1d

Heartbreaking: Neo-soul legends Angie Stone and D’Angelo both passed away in 2025, just 7 months apart. Stone died in March at 63. D’Angelo died today at 51. They shared a son together. An entire generation’s soundtrack, gone. Rest in power to both 🕊️💔

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alessa m. rodriguez @maybeally.com · 1d

RIP. thank you for the decades of music. for adding soul to my childhood and beyond. for music that brought so many so much joy.

gone but never forgotten. you live through your music forever.

so fortunate to have seen him live. just exceptional.

what a loss.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

Very sad news…

The incredible D’Angelo has died.

A pioneer of the neo-soul movement, he was 51.

His musical legacy continues to have a massive impact today.

This means that his son, Michael, has lost both his mother, Angie Stone, and his father within just a matter of months.

alessa m. rodriguez @maybeally.com · 1d

men***

alessa m. rodriguez @maybeally.com · 2d

#11

Movie: Child’s Play
Year: 1988

who would think that a doll could cause this much chaos!? it’s a classic for a reason. it’s absurd and many times i laugh a time but it’s a good time always.

7/10

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 2d

The price increases will be staggering for millions of Americans. This is why I am standing strong in this fight.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 2d

"She was meant to live long past that, I would have thought. More accurately, to my own heart, she was supposed to outlive me, which is both absurd and understandable — and I feel no need to reconcile that contradiction."

A Toast to Diane Keaton

The patron saint of cool women.

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alessa m. rodriguez @maybeally.com · 2d

asshole me. will wait until you die to be ready to marry.

avoid this time of man at all costs.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 2d

More than a decade ago, I sat down with @marcmaron.bsky.social in his garage to tape something new called a podcast. This time, he came to me to record his last episode.

We talked about the power of conviction, decency in an age of division, and the true story of America.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2d

Police officers who publicly declare that they’ll quit if a mayoral candidate they dislike wins the election are (1) usually bluffing—sure buddy, toss away that paycheck and pension—and (2) exactly the sort of cops cities would be better off without, ones who don’t see themselves as public servants.

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 2d

Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day.

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JA @juan2tree.bsky.social · 2d

Season 2 of Interview with the Vampire was just beautiful. The hurricane scene. The public execution under the spotlight in the theater. The barren blood in Romania due to the despair of war. Ughhh so good. Can’t wait for the new season now.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 2d

There's no "regular politics" anymore because you can no longer maintain the idea that we all agree on common goals but we only differ about the means of getting there or whatever. The guys in charge now are plainly amoral, sadistic nihilists. They delight in it! You can't civilly disagree with that

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 2d

Ask a Stylist: how to pick a leather jacket on.ft.com/4mZD5lS | opinion

Ask a Stylist: how to pick a leather jacket

Recent updates to this wardrobe staple include roomier silhouettes, funnel necks and minimal hardware

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alessa m. rodriguez @maybeally.com · 2d

at least he’s self aware he’s going to the depths of hell.

Pop Base @popbase.tv · 2d

A reporter asked Donald Trump if he thinks he’s going to heaven:

“I don’t think there’s anything that’s gonna get me into heaven. I think I’m not maybe heaven-bound. […] I’m not sure I’m gonna be able to make heaven.”

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alessa m. rodriguez @maybeally.com · 2d

#10

Movie: A Quiet Place: Day One
Year: 2024

i actually really liked this one. seeing this universe from a different perspective was really cool and to see how nyc faired out was super sad. a beautiful ending as well. love lupita.

8.5/10

alessa m. rodriguez @maybeally.com · 2d

my only qualm is why the fuck is this movie this dark! like i get it’s scary but i can’t see shit lol

alessa m. rodriguez @maybeally.com · 2d

#9

Movie: Wolfman
Year: 2025

a new addition to my spooky watch list. this one came out this year! big fan of Julia Garner so i love this one.

8/10

alessa m. rodriguez @maybeally.com · 2d

#9

Movie: Wolfman
Year: 2025

a new addition to my spooky watch list. this one came out this year! big fan of Julia Garner so i love this one.

8/10

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IndieWire @indiewire.com · 3d

The 100 best horror movies of all time: Possession, The Thing, Don't Look Now, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Shining, and the Blair Witch Project.

The 100 Greatest Horror Movies of All Time

The 100 best horror movies of all time: Possession, The Thing, Don't Look Now, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Shining, and the Blair Witch Project.

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alessa m. rodriguez @maybeally.com · 3d

#8

Movie: The Final Destination
Year: 2009

funny to watch one of the best in the series to easily the worst in the series. the kills are weak and it’s way too comical. probably all that 3D nonsense. don’t love this one and can totally be skipped.

4/10