Marlowe 🦇
@marlowechris.bsky.social
Not the one who wrote Shakespeare.
Writer, editor, explainer, fact-checker
for hire: movies, music, technology.
Writer, editor, explainer, fact-checker
for hire: movies, music, technology.
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Tod Browning’s landmark horror picture, DRACULA, starring Bela Lugosi, hit theaters across the U.S. #OnThisDay in 1931.
February 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Tod Browning’s landmark horror picture, DRACULA, starring Bela Lugosi, hit theaters across the U.S. #OnThisDay in 1931.
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RIP Bud Cort
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Bud Cort, ‘Harold and Maude’ Star, Dies at 77
Bud Cort, who starred in 'Harold and Maude" and "Brewster McCloud," died Wednesday. He was 77.
variety.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
RIP Bud Cort
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Immediately thought of @weirdmedieval.bsky.social
To celebrate #NationalHedgehogDay, this illustration of two playful hedgehogs is from a Bestiary - a medieval book of beasts - in our Library collection.
Bestiaries were popular in the Middle Ages and feature creatures, both real and mythical, and a moral lesson about each one.
Bestiaries were popular in the Middle Ages and feature creatures, both real and mythical, and a moral lesson about each one.
February 3, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Immediately thought of @weirdmedieval.bsky.social
I did not know that many states have a program that lets seniors and/or disabled people defer paying their property taxes until the property is sold. This was a lifesaver for some people I know. Check your own state. Here's California's
January 30, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I did not know that many states have a program that lets seniors and/or disabled people defer paying their property taxes until the property is sold. This was a lifesaver for some people I know. Check your own state. Here's California's
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So, WikiFlix is this wonderful place where public domain cinema classics are waiting for us.
📽️ From Nosferatu and Night of the Living Dead, to Metropolis and Un Chien Andalou, you can watch everything here: wikiflix.toolforge.org
📽️ From Nosferatu and Night of the Living Dead, to Metropolis and Un Chien Andalou, you can watch everything here: wikiflix.toolforge.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:58 AM
So, WikiFlix is this wonderful place where public domain cinema classics are waiting for us.
📽️ From Nosferatu and Night of the Living Dead, to Metropolis and Un Chien Andalou, you can watch everything here: wikiflix.toolforge.org
📽️ From Nosferatu and Night of the Living Dead, to Metropolis and Un Chien Andalou, you can watch everything here: wikiflix.toolforge.org
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Looney Tunes is (finally!) heading back to broadcast television, with Turner Classic Movies set to position the classic shorts as curated works of film history rather than disposable kids' content.
www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/looney-tu...
www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/looney-tu...
Looney Tunes Returns To TV With Prestige Treatment At TCM
TCM will showcase classic theatrical shorts in curated programming, restoring visibility and providing historical context to Warner Bros.’ iconic cartoons.
www.cartoonbrew.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Looney Tunes is (finally!) heading back to broadcast television, with Turner Classic Movies set to position the classic shorts as curated works of film history rather than disposable kids' content.
www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/looney-tu...
www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/looney-tu...
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18 announced for the 2026 Eisner Hall of Fame
18 announced for the 2026 Eisner Hall of Fame
Comic-Con has posted on social media that 18 individuals have been selected to be inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame for 2026.
graphicpolicy.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:29 AM
18 announced for the 2026 Eisner Hall of Fame
Another mainstream movie promotional still flagged as "adult content" by the censor bot lol
Sophia Loren in a publicity still for The Millionairess (1960)
January 21, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Another mainstream movie promotional still flagged as "adult content" by the censor bot lol
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Born #onthisday in 1809, Edgar Allan Poe. Many illustrators have tackled Poe's dark and macabre tales but perhaps none so hauntingly and brilliantly as Irish artist Harry Clarke. See his exquisite imagery for Poe's Tales of Mystery & Imagination: publicdomainreview.org/collection/h... #otd
January 19, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Born #onthisday in 1809, Edgar Allan Poe. Many illustrators have tackled Poe's dark and macabre tales but perhaps none so hauntingly and brilliantly as Irish artist Harry Clarke. See his exquisite imagery for Poe's Tales of Mystery & Imagination: publicdomainreview.org/collection/h... #otd
Looking for help from fans of NWOBHM or heavy metal in general. I'm trying to find a Saxon video from the late 1980s that features an explosion. Maybe someone gets knocked off their feet by it? Any ideas, @metalinjection.bsky.social ?
January 18, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Looking for help from fans of NWOBHM or heavy metal in general. I'm trying to find a Saxon video from the late 1980s that features an explosion. Maybe someone gets knocked off their feet by it? Any ideas, @metalinjection.bsky.social ?
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‘We wouldn’t still be playing if we’d got stinking rich’: the Damned celebrate 50 years of punk, goth and holy grail hunting
‘We wouldn’t still be playing if we’d got stinking rich’: the Damned celebrate 50 years of punk, goth and holy grail hunting
An appetite for self-destruction left Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies hugely influential but financially insecure. They’re back with a big show and their first album together since 1995
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:16 AM
‘We wouldn’t still be playing if we’d got stinking rich’: the Damned celebrate 50 years of punk, goth and holy grail hunting
This is fun and educational little project by @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social demonstrates creative and on-brand social media engagement without a huge budget
We've searched www.explorebarnsleycollections.com for 🦇
Ceramic plate by Aphra Peirce for Della Robbia
Peirce was one of the many women painters and designers employed at the Della Robbia factory. She later moved to work at the Doulton factory in Stoke on Trent. #HeritageTreasures
Ceramic plate by Aphra Peirce for Della Robbia
Peirce was one of the many women painters and designers employed at the Della Robbia factory. She later moved to work at the Doulton factory in Stoke on Trent. #HeritageTreasures
January 14, 2026 at 4:39 PM
This is fun and educational little project by @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social demonstrates creative and on-brand social media engagement without a huge budget
My computer speaker is distressed at what it's hearing @pareidolia.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 9:46 PM
My computer speaker is distressed at what it's hearing @pareidolia.bsky.social
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Remembering David Bowie, born on this day, 1947. Pictured here in The Man Who Fell to Earth, 1976.
January 9, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Remembering David Bowie, born on this day, 1947. Pictured here in The Man Who Fell to Earth, 1976.
Fantastic photo of one of our sky puppy friends
Your daily reminder that it's OK to scream sometimes.
🦇 : greater bulldog bat
📸 : Christian Ziegler/ Minden Pictures
🦇 : greater bulldog bat
📸 : Christian Ziegler/ Minden Pictures
January 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Fantastic photo of one of our sky puppy friends
Remembering Ron Asheton, who died on this date in 2008. Inimitable, one of the greats
underappreciatedrock.org/ron-asheton
underappreciatedrock.org/ron-asheton
Today in Music History: Remembering Ron Asheton
The Beatles released 'All You Need Is Love'; John Coltrane passed away; Simple Minds made their live debut; Virgin Records signed Keith Richards to a solo deal; Bono received the French government's h...
www.thecurrent.org
January 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Remembering Ron Asheton, who died on this date in 2008. Inimitable, one of the greats
underappreciatedrock.org/ron-asheton
underappreciatedrock.org/ron-asheton
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January 6, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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Welcome to the Public Domain, MOROCCO (1930) 🎩
🎥 Marlene Dietrich was bending the rules as she pleased. See her iconic suit & daring kiss in this pre-Code classic. 🌸💋
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree
🎥 Marlene Dietrich was bending the rules as she pleased. See her iconic suit & daring kiss in this pre-Code classic. 🌸💋
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree
January 2, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Welcome to the Public Domain, MOROCCO (1930) 🎩
🎥 Marlene Dietrich was bending the rules as she pleased. See her iconic suit & daring kiss in this pre-Code classic. 🌸💋
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree
🎥 Marlene Dietrich was bending the rules as she pleased. See her iconic suit & daring kiss in this pre-Code classic. 🌸💋
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree
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Anyone who doesn’t understand how to read a royalty statement, there are professional auditors who will do it for you and they only get paid if they make a recovery for you. If you don’t know any, HMU. I know lots of them.
"Use AI tools to analyze royalty statements and contracts"
oh my god please read your fucking contracts and ask a human being about things you don't understand.
oh my god please read your fucking contracts and ask a human being about things you don't understand.
December 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Anyone who doesn’t understand how to read a royalty statement, there are professional auditors who will do it for you and they only get paid if they make a recovery for you. If you don’t know any, HMU. I know lots of them.
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Season's Greetings and Happy Holidays from your friends at BCI. 💫 Thank you for being a part of our community this year. 🦇❤️
December 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Season's Greetings and Happy Holidays from your friends at BCI. 💫 Thank you for being a part of our community this year. 🦇❤️
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Merry Christmas from Peter Lorre and Sidney Greenstreet
December 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Merry Christmas from Peter Lorre and Sidney Greenstreet
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A number of my works are available through the National Library Service, which provides work via audio and braille, and I encourage their use. All my contracts allow for this service to provide access to my work.
www.loc.gov/nls/who-we-s...
www.loc.gov/nls/who-we-s...
December 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
A number of my works are available through the National Library Service, which provides work via audio and braille, and I encourage their use. All my contracts allow for this service to provide access to my work.
www.loc.gov/nls/who-we-s...
www.loc.gov/nls/who-we-s...
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Someone ask for a snowball? ❄️🥶
These little floofs (𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) hibernate in the snow!
Snow provides good insulation and protection from predators -- which is important when you weigh just 4-8 grams. 😮
🦇 Ussuri tube-nosed bat
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa
These little floofs (𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) hibernate in the snow!
Snow provides good insulation and protection from predators -- which is important when you weigh just 4-8 grams. 😮
🦇 Ussuri tube-nosed bat
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa
December 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Someone ask for a snowball? ❄️🥶
These little floofs (𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) hibernate in the snow!
Snow provides good insulation and protection from predators -- which is important when you weigh just 4-8 grams. 😮
🦇 Ussuri tube-nosed bat
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa
These little floofs (𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) hibernate in the snow!
Snow provides good insulation and protection from predators -- which is important when you weigh just 4-8 grams. 😮
🦇 Ussuri tube-nosed bat
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa
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I have just found out that some reprehensible fucking dork has made an AI chatbot based on the character I played on The Magnus Archives and *it has my voice*. I genuinely don't think I have ever felt so fucking violated. My actual voice. Saying things I have never said. I feel sick.
December 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I have just found out that some reprehensible fucking dork has made an AI chatbot based on the character I played on The Magnus Archives and *it has my voice*. I genuinely don't think I have ever felt so fucking violated. My actual voice. Saying things I have never said. I feel sick.