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The John Wicker Man @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 7m

I bet when T-Pain was a relevant cultural figure there were a lot of American history teachers who made fun Thomas Paine / T-Paine puns.

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Jelly🪼 @huskapet.bsky.social · 10d

smart guy in an rpg: hmm..
party member: what's wrong?
smart guy: it's nothing.
(20 hours later)
smart guy: so it's true... i knew it.

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The John Wicker Man @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 14h

"if there's anyone who might claim the mantle of 'first genuinely good white rapper' there's this cat out of Detroit…" and I'm all "oh I get where this is going"

Then the next phrase was "his name is Kid Rock"

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The John Wicker Man @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 14h

ten years ago I read an essay written by Armond White in 1994 about white rappers where he's talking about the significance of Marky Mark vs Vanilla Ice vs The Beasties vs 3rd Bass. At one point he says…

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The John Wicker Man @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 14h

*me whispering to my date when Michelle Pfeiffer sees a ghost under the surface of liquid* that's what lies beneath

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The John Wicker Man @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 17h

Proofreading memes is counterrevolutionary

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The John Wicker Man @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 19h

la plus ca change

distracted boyfriend meme where the guy is labelled "entry level film guys in the 1990s" gawking at a girl labelled "young Rohmer" as the girlfriend labelled "old Rohmer" looks indignant

distracted boyfriend meme where the guy is labelled "modern entry level film guys" gawking at a girl labelled "old Rohmer" as the girlfriend labelled "young Rohmer" looks indignant

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Ted Tubi @daveprosper.bsky.social · 20h

I am going to be on NCPR tomorrow (Saturday Oct 11) presenting an Italo Disco hour for the 3:00 Special, and the chyron they chose for me is incredible

a red haired man in glasses with the chyron: David Prosper, Loves UFOs

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 22h

YOU COULD PERHAPS HAVE LED WITH THE MOVIE PART

NPR @npr.org · 23h

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga

Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.

n.pr

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The John Wicker Man @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 1d

It’s me. I’m the person in charge of classifying musical instruments. I’ll file this away with all the complaints about how Saxophones should be considered brass instruments and not wind instruments.

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The John Wicker Man @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 1d

a thing I love about Star Trek TNG is that sometimes the crew has little talent shows on board

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The John Wicker Man @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 1d

Academy award for best editing.

🦇Zombatman🦇 @budbuddyguy.bsky.social · 24d

The reverb 🤌

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The Pumpkin Dipshit @pumpkinpal.bsky.social · 1d

People in newspapers will write anything. "Johnny Cash seems deeply uncool" no he didn't. That isn't true.

bendwalsh.bsky.social @bendwalsh.bsky.social · 1d

wtaf are you talking about

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The John Wicker Man @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 1d

Kristen Stewart in Love Lies Bleeding looking at the camera with suspicion

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Klaproth @klaproth.bsky.social · 5d

SWIFT: Trav, honey?
KELCE: (looks up from first edition Krazsnahorkai in original Hungarian) (pauses rare Steve Reich LP, Japanese pressing) Yes?
SWIFT: What rhymes with "thighs"?
KELCE: Hmm. "Belies," perhaps?
SWIFT: (under her breath) Oh for fuck's sake

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The John Wicker Man @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 2d

woke up to some good news

fromsoft noun verbed image with a background of donald trump in the yankees dugout shaking hands with the players. the caption reads "yankees eliminated"

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 2d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Jesse Goes to Hell @killgoldfish.bsky.social · 2d

remember how in Red Dead Redemption 2 if you killed people unprovoked it gave you negative karma unless they were Klansman in which case it increased your karma. that was cool

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 2d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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The John Wicker Man @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 2d

Darryl Hall was clearly in primo wife guy mode when he wrote the songs for 1980s "Voices", especially "Kiss On My List" and "You Make My Dreams" (also John Oats was there and had a mustache)

Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 2d

It's a given in the music industry that "I've fallen in love!" albums are usually regrettable, and "I've gotten a divorce!" ones often have some of the artist's best work. So question for the group, what are the best "I've fallen in love!" albums?