A seven decade career. Starring roles in at least half a dozen of the greatest films ever made including, for my money, the finest samurai film of all time.
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A seven decade career. Starring roles in at least half a dozen of the greatest films ever made including, for my money, the finest samurai film of all time.
Only just found out that Zohran Mamdani is the son of filmmaker Mira Nair.
I don't know what to do with that information, but OK. What a fun fact.
I don't know what to do with that information, but OK. What a fun fact.
November 6, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Only just found out that Zohran Mamdani is the son of filmmaker Mira Nair.
I don't know what to do with that information, but OK. What a fun fact.
I don't know what to do with that information, but OK. What a fun fact.
I muted the word "Trump" on day one of my arrival on Bluesky. I still see the Cheetoh Mussolini all over my feed indirectly. God knows what it must be like for the rest of you...
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I muted the word "Trump" on day one of my arrival on Bluesky. I still see the Cheetoh Mussolini all over my feed indirectly. God knows what it must be like for the rest of you...
The darkest part of my sense of humour was pleased that this looks like a very slippery fall risk.
November 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The darkest part of my sense of humour was pleased that this looks like a very slippery fall risk.
Peter Watkins is going to be justly eulogised for The War Game, Culloden, and Punishment Park, but here’s a reminder that his Edvard Munch (1974) is one of the greatest films ever made in any genre. youtu.be/82TuM2E1PE8?...
EDVARD MUNCH (Masters of Cinema) Clip
YouTube video by Eurekaentertainment
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Peter Watkins is going to be justly eulogised for The War Game, Culloden, and Punishment Park, but here’s a reminder that his Edvard Munch (1974) is one of the greatest films ever made in any genre. youtu.be/82TuM2E1PE8?...
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This guy's video explains what's happening.
October 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This guy's video explains what's happening.
Something's gone wrong with Facebook comment sections.
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Something's gone wrong with Facebook comment sections.
They're testing driverless taxis in my neighbourhood of Shanghai. I just saw one stopping in a no-stopping zone (which the human taxis do *all the time*) and then getting stuck trying to do a u-turn in a crossroads that had roadworks in the middle of it. It made me wonder how police pull them over?
October 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
They're testing driverless taxis in my neighbourhood of Shanghai. I just saw one stopping in a no-stopping zone (which the human taxis do *all the time*) and then getting stuck trying to do a u-turn in a crossroads that had roadworks in the middle of it. It made me wonder how police pull them over?
What happened to targeted ads? I see mostly adds for crypto, AI, "digital assets", and other shit that I never go for, often report as scams, and usually flag as 'not relevant'. And they keep coming. Are they desperate, or is this a positive sign that they don't know enough about me?
October 29, 2025 at 4:34 AM
What happened to targeted ads? I see mostly adds for crypto, AI, "digital assets", and other shit that I never go for, often report as scams, and usually flag as 'not relevant'. And they keep coming. Are they desperate, or is this a positive sign that they don't know enough about me?
Can anyone explain why you would steal the crown jewels from the Louvre? How do they expect to sell them? If they're just going to sell the gemstones, they're not worth nearly as much without the history.
October 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Can anyone explain why you would steal the crown jewels from the Louvre? How do they expect to sell them? If they're just going to sell the gemstones, they're not worth nearly as much without the history.
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elon musk has been making so many false assertions about history & politics. this one in particular made me guffaw.
September 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
elon musk has been making so many false assertions about history & politics. this one in particular made me guffaw.
My Mandela effect moment is that I distinctly remember that, in old comic strips and cartoons, convicts would wear uniforms with arrows on them, and now nobody I mention this to knows what I'm talking about.
September 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
My Mandela effect moment is that I distinctly remember that, in old comic strips and cartoons, convicts would wear uniforms with arrows on them, and now nobody I mention this to knows what I'm talking about.
You can decry political violence, or you can call for revenge. You can not do both.
You can call yourself a Christian, or you can call for revenge. You can not do both.
You can reject violent rhetoric, or you can call for revenge.
You can not do both.
You can call yourself a Christian, or you can call for revenge. You can not do both.
You can reject violent rhetoric, or you can call for revenge.
You can not do both.
September 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
You can decry political violence, or you can call for revenge. You can not do both.
You can call yourself a Christian, or you can call for revenge. You can not do both.
You can reject violent rhetoric, or you can call for revenge.
You can not do both.
You can call yourself a Christian, or you can call for revenge. You can not do both.
You can reject violent rhetoric, or you can call for revenge.
You can not do both.
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A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
September 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
Remember when everyone invited Christopher Hitchens onto their shows so they could pretend to be outraged when he said what they expected him to say about the death of Jerry Falwell?
Been thinking about that this week.
youtu.be/doKkOSMaTk4?...
Been thinking about that this week.
youtu.be/doKkOSMaTk4?...
Christopher Hitchens on Hannity & Colmes about Rev. Falwell's Death
YouTube video by William Fischer
youtu.be
September 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Remember when everyone invited Christopher Hitchens onto their shows so they could pretend to be outraged when he said what they expected him to say about the death of Jerry Falwell?
Been thinking about that this week.
youtu.be/doKkOSMaTk4?...
Been thinking about that this week.
youtu.be/doKkOSMaTk4?...
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Community note on X
September 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Community note on X
"Their violent rhetoric fuels political violence."
September 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
"Their violent rhetoric fuels political violence."
What if commemorating the end of World War II by parading a taster menu of your world-ending nukes was not considered a sign of progress?
September 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
What if commemorating the end of World War II by parading a taster menu of your world-ending nukes was not considered a sign of progress?
Spotify users: remember you can block artists from appearing in playlists.
July 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Spotify users: remember you can block artists from appearing in playlists.
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You can't call immigrants lazy moochers looking for government handouts and then round them up at Home Depots where you know they are looking for work.
You can't say immigrants don't follow the rules and then round them up in courthouses where they are following the rules.
Get your lies straight.
You can't say immigrants don't follow the rules and then round them up in courthouses where they are following the rules.
Get your lies straight.
June 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
You can't call immigrants lazy moochers looking for government handouts and then round them up at Home Depots where you know they are looking for work.
You can't say immigrants don't follow the rules and then round them up in courthouses where they are following the rules.
Get your lies straight.
You can't say immigrants don't follow the rules and then round them up in courthouses where they are following the rules.
Get your lies straight.
RIP Sly Stone.
This is one of my favourite vocal performances of anything ever. youtu.be/gZFabOuF4Ps?...
This is one of my favourite vocal performances of anything ever. youtu.be/gZFabOuF4Ps?...
Sly & The Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay (Audio)
YouTube video by SlyATFamilyStoneVEVO
youtu.be
June 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
RIP Sly Stone.
This is one of my favourite vocal performances of anything ever. youtu.be/gZFabOuF4Ps?...
This is one of my favourite vocal performances of anything ever. youtu.be/gZFabOuF4Ps?...
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Pop stars doing their bit.
May 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Pop stars doing their bit.
“Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know?”
I never thought he was funny but that line is pretty good. Maybe the collapse of the USA will at least yield some top-tier "not-my-fault" Trumpian bullshit on the way down.
I never thought he was funny but that line is pretty good. Maybe the collapse of the USA will at least yield some top-tier "not-my-fault" Trumpian bullshit on the way down.
May 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
“Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know?”
I never thought he was funny but that line is pretty good. Maybe the collapse of the USA will at least yield some top-tier "not-my-fault" Trumpian bullshit on the way down.
I never thought he was funny but that line is pretty good. Maybe the collapse of the USA will at least yield some top-tier "not-my-fault" Trumpian bullshit on the way down.
Holy shit, this whole thread.
This would be incredibly damning to an administration that was capable of shame or self-reflection.
This would be incredibly damning to an administration that was capable of shame or self-reflection.
The NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER added the EDITOR OF THE ATLANTIC to a PRINCIPALS COMMITTEE TEXT CHAIN set up for the DEFENSE SECRETARY about PLANNED MILITARY STRIKES.
Here's a thread of involved parties talking about the need for secure communications (when Dems are involved):
Here's a thread of involved parties talking about the need for secure communications (when Dems are involved):
March 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Holy shit, this whole thread.
This would be incredibly damning to an administration that was capable of shame or self-reflection.
This would be incredibly damning to an administration that was capable of shame or self-reflection.