Clownf1st
@clownf1st.bsky.social
Bon viveur, futility enthusiast, founder of Milli Vanilli, compulsive liar.
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And The Man Who Would Be King is on at 3.20
January 30, 2026 at 11:25 PM
And The Man Who Would Be King is on at 3.20
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CANCEL SATURDAY PLANS
Next Saturday, January 31st, from 11.05am BBC2 is showing a brace of Powell & Pressburger masterpieces - first, the absolutely gorgeous restoration of I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING followed by the incredible A MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH... #FilmSky
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
CANCEL SATURDAY PLANS
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Apparently it is NOT ok to refer to cleaning supplies as "janitalia".
January 30, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Apparently it is NOT ok to refer to cleaning supplies as "janitalia".
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"I say this reluctantly but honestly. Before AI, my opposition to universal basic income was rooted in a world that no longer exists. I assumed work would always be available for those willing to do it. That assumption is now obsolete."
Another UBI opponent just flipped
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
Another UBI opponent just flipped
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
January 30, 2026 at 8:55 PM
"I say this reluctantly but honestly. Before AI, my opposition to universal basic income was rooted in a world that no longer exists. I assumed work would always be available for those willing to do it. That assumption is now obsolete."
Another UBI opponent just flipped
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
Another UBI opponent just flipped
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
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X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 8:14 PM
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
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The reviews for “Melania” are going to be far more entertaining than the movie. What a fabulous headline:
January 30, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The reviews for “Melania” are going to be far more entertaining than the movie. What a fabulous headline:
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Happy 45th birthday to Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads, released as a single on this day in 1981. Here's David introducing that video
January 30, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Happy 45th birthday to Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads, released as a single on this day in 1981. Here's David introducing that video
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I am so on board with whatever Mackenzie Crook's sub-sub genre is. (Folk Comedy? Lots of Folk Horror elements but Make It Comedy?)
Here's a trailer for Small Prophets. Very exciting! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLKL...
January 30, 2026 at 12:23 PM
I am so on board with whatever Mackenzie Crook's sub-sub genre is. (Folk Comedy? Lots of Folk Horror elements but Make It Comedy?)
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Benjamin Franklin got these glasses from saving up Esso tokens (joke for the kids there)
Not only are these two tumblers not even the same size and shape, they're anachronistic. 18th century liquor glasses were almost exclusively goblet shaped.
Just garbage all the way down.
Not only are these two tumblers not even the same size and shape, they're anachronistic. 18th century liquor glasses were almost exclusively goblet shaped.
Just garbage all the way down.
January 30, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Benjamin Franklin got these glasses from saving up Esso tokens (joke for the kids there)
Not only are these two tumblers not even the same size and shape, they're anachronistic. 18th century liquor glasses were almost exclusively goblet shaped.
Just garbage all the way down.
Not only are these two tumblers not even the same size and shape, they're anachronistic. 18th century liquor glasses were almost exclusively goblet shaped.
Just garbage all the way down.
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They told us our music was worth nothing. Now they say it's worth 13 trillion. Class action? www.nme.com/news/music/s...
Spotify and the three main major record labels sue Anna's Archive for $13trillion for "brazen theft of millions of files containing nearly all of the world’s commercial sound recordings"
Spotify and three major record labels have sued Anna's Archive for $13trillion, alleging that the platform scraped 86million music files.
www.nme.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:53 AM
They told us our music was worth nothing. Now they say it's worth 13 trillion. Class action? www.nme.com/news/music/s...
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My new book Still In A Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers, and the Reinvention of Rock, 1984-94 is out in June on @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social . It's a love letter to the music of my youth and a flashback to the most exciting time of my writing life. Pre-order geni.us/StillInADream
January 29, 2026 at 7:12 PM
My new book Still In A Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers, and the Reinvention of Rock, 1984-94 is out in June on @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social . It's a love letter to the music of my youth and a flashback to the most exciting time of my writing life. Pre-order geni.us/StillInADream
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How to pronounce #Cthulhu.
Basically: if it's easy to say with a human mouth, you're doing it all wrong.
fabledlands.blogspot.com/2026/01/myth...
Basically: if it's easy to say with a human mouth, you're doing it all wrong.
fabledlands.blogspot.com/2026/01/myth...
Mythos without the þorn
Talking about H P Lovecraft last time reminded me of a pet gripe. I have quite a few of those, if we're being honest, but this one is about...
fabledlands.blogspot.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:07 PM
How to pronounce #Cthulhu.
Basically: if it's easy to say with a human mouth, you're doing it all wrong.
fabledlands.blogspot.com/2026/01/myth...
Basically: if it's easy to say with a human mouth, you're doing it all wrong.
fabledlands.blogspot.com/2026/01/myth...
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The Signalman (Postgate, 1976)
January 29, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The Signalman (Postgate, 1976)
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This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.
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I'm definitely up for this.
January 29, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I'm definitely up for this.
Was going to read but I'm "trapped" on the sofa by the boy. Watching the Louis Theroux Scientology film.
January 29, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Was going to read but I'm "trapped" on the sofa by the boy. Watching the Louis Theroux Scientology film.
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"Anderson said he had weapons in his bag, and inside the bag was a barbecue fork and a pizza cutter, according to the criminal complaint."
This needs to be a feature film.
This needs to be a feature film.
"A Minnesota man allegedly tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail in New York, law enforcement sources told ABC News."
Man allegedly tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail by impersonating FBI agent: Sources
A Minnesota man allegedly tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail in New York, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:16 PM
"Anderson said he had weapons in his bag, and inside the bag was a barbecue fork and a pizza cutter, according to the criminal complaint."
This needs to be a feature film.
This needs to be a feature film.
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capybara playing guitar and its friend frog
January 29, 2026 at 7:57 PM
capybara playing guitar and its friend frog
Why not retrain as Helena Bonham Carter?
January 29, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Why not retrain as Helena Bonham Carter?
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Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
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Come hear me share some of Britain's finest bathing spots at @hatchards.bsky.social Piccadilly next Wednesday 6.30pm 🎟️ is.gd/Xazks7
January 29, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Come hear me share some of Britain's finest bathing spots at @hatchards.bsky.social Piccadilly next Wednesday 6.30pm 🎟️ is.gd/Xazks7