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Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 1h

Shamelessly trying to drum up interest in my soon-to-be-forthcoming book by offering, in this post, a gift link to a NYT article about a new men's underwear line. phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/its-embarr...

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Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 10h

Just saw 'antiracist' Americans here yelling at a Palestinian American woman for supporting ceasefire.

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Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 10h

It's in moments like this I'm thinking what my life would have been had I picked Monash instead of La Trobe: First year in Caulfield, 2nd year in Clayton. The only time I took the train to Glenhuntly was to print my thesis at Monash Clayton.

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Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 12h

In which Kat sees Taylor follows the path of Billy Joel.
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The Free Press @thefp.com · 4d

The secret of her stratospheric success is in her ability to make music out of misery. Now that she’s happy, she’s made a superficial album, writes Kat Rosenfield.

What Is Taylor Swift Without a Breakup?

The secret of her stratospheric success is in her ability to make music out of misery. Now that she’s happy, she’s made a superficial album, writes Kat Rosenfield.

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Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 1d

phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/dr-husband...

Dr. Husband and Mrs. Bucket

-It’s 2025, and the NYT has discovered biological clocks.

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Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 12h

"My colleague Kat Rosenfield feels otherwise. Don’t miss her take on the new album, which she sees as evidence of what happens when the ultimate sad girl’s well of tears finally dries up. (Spoiler alert: The songs suffer.)"

The Free Press @thefp.com · 12h

This week in culture: Suzy Weiss covers Julia Roberts's new movie, whether Melania Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, and fiber becoming the new protein.

Second Thought: Julia Roberts’s #MeToo Movie Is Not Good

This week in culture: Suzy Weiss covers Julia Roberts's new movie, whether Melania Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, and fiber becoming the new protein.

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Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 1d

With the Z word thrown around lately, I classify four groups of anti-Zionists: Muslims and Arabs, left-wing, right-wing, and liberals.

Each of them has their own utopia.
open.substack.com/pub/provmand...

Who Are the Antizionists?

On the current fantastic plastic people of the universe

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Becky Aizen @beckyaizen.bsky.social · 17h

Fringe FILIA event in Brighton at 5:30pm today. Wish I could be there!

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 19h

An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old

“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”

Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon

(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)

Black-and-white picture of two children playing in woodland. Also in the picture, there are 12 hidden animals including an owl, a bat and a squirrel.

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Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 1d

TIL the Christian hymn Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart is just one year older than soundalike Village People's Go West.

My life in Australia, where that tune meant Grateful Heart for Chinese Indonesians and Go West for Gen X Aussies.
robmack.blogspot.com/2009/12/give...

Give Thanks and Go West

Henry Smith wrote ‘Give thanks with a Grateful Heart’ and published it in 1978, although it didn’t become a staple in Christian worship unti...

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Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 1d

Meghan Daum discussed what she called this BDS yesterday. I shared the takeaway from FemChaos, that she's Jewish (too many Mossad jokes in OP's replies) and that she represents Seinfeld Americana that some hate.

I also propose a 3rd point: She's seen as a traitor & saboteur to the Resistance.

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Nina Welsch @ninawelsch.bsky.social · 1d

I'm thrilled to have an essay in Fairer Disputations, a sex-realist feminist journal.
In it, I explore how society went from not taking adolescent girls seriously at all to taking their political "wisdom" way, way too seriously, and why both extremes stem from the same sexism.
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https://fairerdisputations.org/punchlines-to-prophets/

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Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 1d

Indonesian TV took Filmation's Ghostbusters, which began as a 1975 CBS show (Aykroyd began his idea in 1981 from personal interest in paranormal). Knew the Real GB from Malaysian TV.

Slimer got more popular so in 1988 it was retitled Slimer! & the Real GB. I loved the Slimer! part better.

Cover of Filmation's Ghostbusters, featuring a gorilla and a flying car.

Promo picture of Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters, focusing on Slimer and showing the personalities of the Ghostbusters.

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Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 1d

Finally figuring out how to recover the Following timeline on Substack Android app: tap on the top left logo and choose Following. That's better.

Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 1d

With the Z word thrown around lately, I classify four groups of anti-Zionists: Muslims and Arabs, left-wing, right-wing, and liberals.

Each of them has their own utopia.
open.substack.com/pub/provmand...

Who Are the Antizionists?

On the current fantastic plastic people of the universe

open.substack.com

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Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 2d

It used to be chic to be faux-poor as a student. Has this changed, and is that why people are mad at hyperstylized pink dorm rooms? phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/the-end-of...

The end of the faux-poor college student?

Tuition: $70k, dorm decor: 'look what I scavenged!'

phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com

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Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 2d

In early 2023 it was the center left party that rejected Israeli entry, to the disappointment of the liberal public.

2 years on, the liberal public is the biggest haters of Israel, and the government here does the appeasement.

You can see how the writer is of the public.
apnews.com/article/indo...

Indonesia to block Israeli team from competing at gymnastics world championships in Jakarta

Indonesia will block Israeli athletes from competing at the upcoming gymnastics world championships in Jakarta, a government official says.

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Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 2d

All the news anchors.

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Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 2d

This is @cartoonshateher.bsky.social next Trump's impersonation speech.

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Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 2d

Weeks ago X Following timeline jumped from 30 mins ago posts to 4 hours ago posts.

Now it's jumping from 15 mins ago to 2 hours ago, how that could happen.

Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 2d

That episode is very fun Phoebe lols at the end.

Also my that BAR title.

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Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 2d

Graphic artist ex mutual is now more antisemitic than doctor ex mutual (who supposedly refuses to talk to white people).

And somehow I don't think it's a rare case. And that attitude is shaped by irl social communication as much as online's.

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Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 2d

Unlike all you bad-opinion-havers, I'm in favor of world peace.

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Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 2d

I am, as they say, reupping: thecjn.ca/arts-culture...

Emma Forrest wrote a seminal Jewish novel—and was quietly ghosted for it

The British author discusses the muted reaction to her Jewish work and the Manchester attack on Yom Kippur.

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Mario Rustan @mariorustan.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, there's a theory that we're returning to oral society, and for some that's a good thing (with fake images being a part of this, like ancient folklore and myth)

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