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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 15h

when you see someone striding, it's usually bad

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Simon Parkin @simonparkin.bsky.social · 1d

In 2014 I wrote for @newyorker.com about @kurtjmac.bsky.social, a YouTuber who began walking in Minecraft and never stopped. His quest was to reach the Far Lands, a place at the limits of the algorithmic world, where the landscape breaks apart. On Saturday, after fourteen years, he arrived:

A Journey to the End of the World (of Minecraft)

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 16h

YOU - Suffering will only make me stronger.

ENDURANCE - It's probably this way of thinking that got you where you are.

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 16h

i don't get obsessed like this very often

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1Om...

Ethel Cain - A House In Nebraska (Live)

YouTube video by graveura

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 16h

i hate taking trains to london especially for evening events but tonight i will do it for her

www.youtube.com/watch?v=baeo...

Ethel Cain - Dust Bowl (Official Visualizer)

YouTube video by Ethel Cain

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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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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 2d

Laura is incredible to work with and to communicate with ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 3d

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.

Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

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priscilla 👻🚂🎶 SPOOKY EXPRESS @ghoulnoise.com · 3d

Laura is the funniest writer I've ever worked with, and also the most Professional

From Pathalogic to Skin Deep, you could let her loose on just about anything imo!!!

Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 3d

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.

Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 3d

I have watched my talented, ethical friends lose their jobs because Nazi fuckups like Weiss siphon all the money out of the room and use it to create propaganda mills where sycophants tell the Führer and his thugs they're so special and brave and everyone loves them

Asher Hellbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 3d

No shit I'm furious. I spent eleven years learning to write well about complex topics in ethical ways, often for criminally low rates, because I believe that work's important. It's deeply insulting to see a total dipshit get fabulously wealthy for telling the rich what they want to hear!

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Matt Hackett @richtaur.bsky.social · 4d

[David Lynch looking awesome in sunglasses] i hope you all are having a lot of fun working on your favorite projects

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 4d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 4d

sounds like it was real hard for u

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 4d

perhaps funny enough i have no memory of this but i absolutely believe you

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〽️ax krieger does the damn thing @maxkriegervg.bsky.social · 4d

this will change your life

Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 5d

Our entire catalogue for like $10, I don't know what to tell you! store.steampowered.com/bundle/6109/...

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 4d

they're BEAUTIFUL

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 4d

confronted at public speaking engagements by trembling angry bearded guys raising their hands to announce, “ms. alexandra, I identify as a gamer “

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 4d

my faceboook memories are a living document of an era.......

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 5d

"this definitely falls into that higher category of art"

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 5d

the words of a top-tier art appreciator

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Sonia Spookyman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 9d

So, I'm making a video game based on Palestinian folklore. It's called Thursday of the Dead, and you can talk to a Palestinian ghouleh. It will have branching narrative, and art all made by a human (me). I need exactly $100 to launch it on Steam when it's finished.

ko-fi.com/soniasulaiman

Buy SoniaSulaiman a Coffee

Sonia is writing speculative fiction inspired by Palestinian folklore. Leave her a tip to support her work!

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Nathalie Lawhead @alienmelon.bsky.social · 5d

i didn't know this but on your itch account you can see all the bundles you where in!
the total sum of money made for charity over the years (only that i participated in) is...
$9,748,184.49
and that's only what i was part of!
imagine how much more the site facilitated that went to various causes.