Philby Bear
@philbybear.bsky.social
A game master, voracious bookworm and cinephile, a tired socialist and a manic depressive chocolate salesperson from Montreal. They/them. 33.
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*Me remembering the author of horror novel House of Leaves talking about a reader who came up to him at an event and said she found the novel as more of a love story and him agreeing with her.*
Great art plays with & defies boundaries. Plus, horror + romance sounds especially juicy to write about.
Great art plays with & defies boundaries. Plus, horror + romance sounds especially juicy to write about.
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
*Me remembering the author of horror novel House of Leaves talking about a reader who came up to him at an event and said she found the novel as more of a love story and him agreeing with her.*
Great art plays with & defies boundaries. Plus, horror + romance sounds especially juicy to write about.
Great art plays with & defies boundaries. Plus, horror + romance sounds especially juicy to write about.
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screaming crying throwing up at the bibliotheque nationale
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
screaming crying throwing up at the bibliotheque nationale
... by the way-
As said, while working, via Tubi, I've put on old episodes of Hell's Kitchen.
I'm on season four now.
I won't lie, I'm suddenly very tempted to write an essay about the undercurrent of classism in this show.
As said, while working, via Tubi, I've put on old episodes of Hell's Kitchen.
I'm on season four now.
I won't lie, I'm suddenly very tempted to write an essay about the undercurrent of classism in this show.
a chef says " you 're cooking like a donkey " while standing in a kitchen
ALT: a chef says " you 're cooking like a donkey " while standing in a kitchen
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November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
... by the way-
As said, while working, via Tubi, I've put on old episodes of Hell's Kitchen.
I'm on season four now.
I won't lie, I'm suddenly very tempted to write an essay about the undercurrent of classism in this show.
As said, while working, via Tubi, I've put on old episodes of Hell's Kitchen.
I'm on season four now.
I won't lie, I'm suddenly very tempted to write an essay about the undercurrent of classism in this show.
And that Brotherhood could slide between these effortlessly puts the lie to bed, eh?
I think of the fact one of my favourite films, Brotherhood of the Wolf, is a gothic horror-kung fu action-period piece romance-conspiracy thriller-creature feature.
a man and two women are sitting at a table with candles behind them
ALT: a man and two women are sitting at a table with candles behind them
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November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
And that Brotherhood could slide between these effortlessly puts the lie to bed, eh?
It's... really silly to see any such discourse at all.
I thought we all agreed genre was a flexible marketing construct, more aesthetic signifier than a set of hard rules?
We need to be more relaxed about this sort of thing, it's such small potatoes.
I thought we all agreed genre was a flexible marketing construct, more aesthetic signifier than a set of hard rules?
We need to be more relaxed about this sort of thing, it's such small potatoes.
Imo when someone thinks horror and romance can’t coexist there can only be two reasons. The understandable one is a deep attachment to the bleak ending. The other one is there’s some misogyny (internalized or otherwise) going on and you don’t want to get cooties from romance in horror media
it's always interesting when conversions about horror romance arise, with even transgressive folks agreeing there is no way for the two to coexist. like it might be a fucked up romance, much like what we see in dark and gothic romance, but idk...
people can get disemboweled and still have a HEA
people can get disemboweled and still have a HEA
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It's... really silly to see any such discourse at all.
I thought we all agreed genre was a flexible marketing construct, more aesthetic signifier than a set of hard rules?
We need to be more relaxed about this sort of thing, it's such small potatoes.
I thought we all agreed genre was a flexible marketing construct, more aesthetic signifier than a set of hard rules?
We need to be more relaxed about this sort of thing, it's such small potatoes.
... You know, not for the first time-
I can't help but wonder what Terry must've been like as a puppy.
Man, I bet he was the cutest lil' dude, this terrier/beagle/catahoula hound mix.
I can't help but wonder what Terry must've been like as a puppy.
Man, I bet he was the cutest lil' dude, this terrier/beagle/catahoula hound mix.
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
... You know, not for the first time-
I can't help but wonder what Terry must've been like as a puppy.
Man, I bet he was the cutest lil' dude, this terrier/beagle/catahoula hound mix.
I can't help but wonder what Terry must've been like as a puppy.
Man, I bet he was the cutest lil' dude, this terrier/beagle/catahoula hound mix.
... and you know what other franchise I ought to mute?
November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
... and you know what other franchise I ought to mute?
... sidebar, it is genuinely pretty funny there's so much horny fan art of Sonar, considering he's a white collar Silicon Valley techbro and crypto con man.
I can't think of a greater horny retardant.
I can't think of a greater horny retardant.
Wait, no-
Prism and Sonar are fun, too.
… boy, I’ve seen so much Sonar furry erotica on my tl the last few weeks.
When it isn’t Phenomeman bara.
Prism and Sonar are fun, too.
… boy, I’ve seen so much Sonar furry erotica on my tl the last few weeks.
When it isn’t Phenomeman bara.
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
... sidebar, it is genuinely pretty funny there's so much horny fan art of Sonar, considering he's a white collar Silicon Valley techbro and crypto con man.
I can't think of a greater horny retardant.
I can't think of a greater horny retardant.
Today, I have a dentist appointment at 1.
I'll lock Terry behind the gate (with his water bowl and a kong full of frozen treats, of course), and trust he'll be okay for the 1hr30min-2hrs I'm gone.
I'll lock Terry behind the gate (with his water bowl and a kong full of frozen treats, of course), and trust he'll be okay for the 1hr30min-2hrs I'm gone.
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Today, I have a dentist appointment at 1.
I'll lock Terry behind the gate (with his water bowl and a kong full of frozen treats, of course), and trust he'll be okay for the 1hr30min-2hrs I'm gone.
I'll lock Terry behind the gate (with his water bowl and a kong full of frozen treats, of course), and trust he'll be okay for the 1hr30min-2hrs I'm gone.
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We’re just normal men
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
We’re just normal men
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gramma: I only have one request, dear, don’t put that picture of me housing the lettuce in the obituary
reporter: no, no, of course not
reporter: no, no, of course not
The beloved Galapagos tortoise named Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo at an estimated 141 years, has died.
Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141
The beloved Galápagos tortoise named Gramma that was the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo at an estimated 141 years has died. Zoo officials say she died on Nov. 20.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
gramma: I only have one request, dear, don’t put that picture of me housing the lettuce in the obituary
reporter: no, no, of course not
reporter: no, no, of course not
Finished episode 2 of Dispatch.
Immediate impressions:
• More. Gimme more dispatches! They’re fun. Wish there was an optional sandbox mode.
• Waterboy is… pathetically precious. I need this guy on the team.
• Of the Z-Team so far… Visi, Punch Up and Aussie!Karlach are my favourites.
Immediate impressions:
• More. Gimme more dispatches! They’re fun. Wish there was an optional sandbox mode.
• Waterboy is… pathetically precious. I need this guy on the team.
• Of the Z-Team so far… Visi, Punch Up and Aussie!Karlach are my favourites.
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Finished episode 2 of Dispatch.
Immediate impressions:
• More. Gimme more dispatches! They’re fun. Wish there was an optional sandbox mode.
• Waterboy is… pathetically precious. I need this guy on the team.
• Of the Z-Team so far… Visi, Punch Up and Aussie!Karlach are my favourites.
Immediate impressions:
• More. Gimme more dispatches! They’re fun. Wish there was an optional sandbox mode.
• Waterboy is… pathetically precious. I need this guy on the team.
• Of the Z-Team so far… Visi, Punch Up and Aussie!Karlach are my favourites.
... Terry Development:
He cries when he wants to cuddle, and can't sleep without me.
I'm in bed, right now, with my iPhone and Steam Deck, and he's curled up in a ball pressed against my hip.
... Oh my God. It's just hit me.
*I'm* his emotional-support human.
He cries when he wants to cuddle, and can't sleep without me.
I'm in bed, right now, with my iPhone and Steam Deck, and he's curled up in a ball pressed against my hip.
... Oh my God. It's just hit me.
*I'm* his emotional-support human.
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
... Terry Development:
He cries when he wants to cuddle, and can't sleep without me.
I'm in bed, right now, with my iPhone and Steam Deck, and he's curled up in a ball pressed against my hip.
... Oh my God. It's just hit me.
*I'm* his emotional-support human.
He cries when he wants to cuddle, and can't sleep without me.
I'm in bed, right now, with my iPhone and Steam Deck, and he's curled up in a ball pressed against my hip.
... Oh my God. It's just hit me.
*I'm* his emotional-support human.
My sister just... sent me a photo of my baby nephew wearing *my* old wool onesie, from when I was his age.
Mum had kept it, all these years, and now has bestowed it upon the new kid.
Won't lie. I teared up a bit.
I said it once and I'll say it again-
My nephew is the cutest lil' guy.
Mum had kept it, all these years, and now has bestowed it upon the new kid.
Won't lie. I teared up a bit.
I said it once and I'll say it again-
My nephew is the cutest lil' guy.
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
My sister just... sent me a photo of my baby nephew wearing *my* old wool onesie, from when I was his age.
Mum had kept it, all these years, and now has bestowed it upon the new kid.
Won't lie. I teared up a bit.
I said it once and I'll say it again-
My nephew is the cutest lil' guy.
Mum had kept it, all these years, and now has bestowed it upon the new kid.
Won't lie. I teared up a bit.
I said it once and I'll say it again-
My nephew is the cutest lil' guy.
I've now muted the words "tlj," "Last Jedi," "Star Wars," "Rian Johnson," and so on, for the next 30 days.
Some of you need to move on, find new sci-fi/sci-fantasy series to obsess over, I swear.
Some of you need to move on, find new sci-fi/sci-fantasy series to obsess over, I swear.
[sees multiple discourses on my tl about Star Wars takes and the posts of some economist]
Nope!
Not today, Satan.
I have a life!
Nope!
Not today, Satan.
I have a life!
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I've now muted the words "tlj," "Last Jedi," "Star Wars," "Rian Johnson," and so on, for the next 30 days.
Some of you need to move on, find new sci-fi/sci-fantasy series to obsess over, I swear.
Some of you need to move on, find new sci-fi/sci-fantasy series to obsess over, I swear.
It's so much fun.
And drops some pretty heavy bars!
"Life is a film made by God!"
And drops some pretty heavy bars!
"Life is a film made by God!"
this is streaming free on kanopy right now
do not look up anything about it
go in as blind as possible
you're welcome
do not look up anything about it
go in as blind as possible
you're welcome
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
It's so much fun.
And drops some pretty heavy bars!
"Life is a film made by God!"
And drops some pretty heavy bars!
"Life is a film made by God!"
[sees multiple discourses on my tl about Star Wars takes and the posts of some economist]
Nope!
Not today, Satan.
I have a life!
Nope!
Not today, Satan.
I have a life!
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
[sees multiple discourses on my tl about Star Wars takes and the posts of some economist]
Nope!
Not today, Satan.
I have a life!
Nope!
Not today, Satan.
I have a life!
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your third moment of calm... you know you need it...
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
your third moment of calm... you know you need it...
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SADAKO for VOGUE JAPAN
November 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
SADAKO for VOGUE JAPAN
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The most commonly shared Batman: The Animated Series art are the backgrounds, but I'd like to offer something similarly terrific: Its amazing array of goons.
November 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The most commonly shared Batman: The Animated Series art are the backgrounds, but I'd like to offer something similarly terrific: Its amazing array of goons.
Reading more Laura, I’m reminded how much I adore a narrator with a distinctive voice.
And I’m struck by how much of the book‘s essential character was lost in the transition to film, and I say that as someone who adores the movie.
And I’m struck by how much of the book‘s essential character was lost in the transition to film, and I say that as someone who adores the movie.
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Reading more Laura, I’m reminded how much I adore a narrator with a distinctive voice.
And I’m struck by how much of the book‘s essential character was lost in the transition to film, and I say that as someone who adores the movie.
And I’m struck by how much of the book‘s essential character was lost in the transition to film, and I say that as someone who adores the movie.
... Upside, my nasal cavity's clean as a whistle!
I never said I was the best chef. This, this was a mistake. A terrible mistake.
I can feel the fire behind my eyeballs!
I can feel the fire behind my eyeballs!
November 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
... Upside, my nasal cavity's clean as a whistle!
... Well, uh.
I just whipped up some homemade spicy chicken ramen using odds and ends around the fridge & pantry. Threw in some curry roux, because why not? I like a thick broth.
... you know when something gets so spicy it overwhelms all other flavour?
I just whipped up some homemade spicy chicken ramen using odds and ends around the fridge & pantry. Threw in some curry roux, because why not? I like a thick broth.
... you know when something gets so spicy it overwhelms all other flavour?
a man sits at a desk with a can of diet coke next to him
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November 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
... Well, uh.
I just whipped up some homemade spicy chicken ramen using odds and ends around the fridge & pantry. Threw in some curry roux, because why not? I like a thick broth.
... you know when something gets so spicy it overwhelms all other flavour?
I just whipped up some homemade spicy chicken ramen using odds and ends around the fridge & pantry. Threw in some curry roux, because why not? I like a thick broth.
... you know when something gets so spicy it overwhelms all other flavour?
Well, that's a bummer.
Unfortunately, the person who'd have driven me to the salon couldn't make it, and I had to cancel Terry's appointment last minute.
"Why not uber?"
I'm trying to save on money, and uber-ing back and forth for this for a whopping $50+? During the holiday season?
Unfortunately, the person who'd have driven me to the salon couldn't make it, and I had to cancel Terry's appointment last minute.
"Why not uber?"
I'm trying to save on money, and uber-ing back and forth for this for a whopping $50+? During the holiday season?
I have good news and bad news.
The good news, I’ve booked a nail trimming session for Terry, at a groomer’s, with private rooms. Perfect for my reactive, neurotic, lad.
Bad news, there’re likely going to be other dogs between points a and b.
Mmmkay…
The good news, I’ve booked a nail trimming session for Terry, at a groomer’s, with private rooms. Perfect for my reactive, neurotic, lad.
Bad news, there’re likely going to be other dogs between points a and b.
Mmmkay…
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Well, that's a bummer.
Unfortunately, the person who'd have driven me to the salon couldn't make it, and I had to cancel Terry's appointment last minute.
"Why not uber?"
I'm trying to save on money, and uber-ing back and forth for this for a whopping $50+? During the holiday season?
Unfortunately, the person who'd have driven me to the salon couldn't make it, and I had to cancel Terry's appointment last minute.
"Why not uber?"
I'm trying to save on money, and uber-ing back and forth for this for a whopping $50+? During the holiday season?
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I keep saying that imo Oates didn't roast or eviscerate him, she just told the plain, basic ass truth about him. Just that truth seared him as if an intense UV lamp was dragged across his pasty ass skin.
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I keep saying that imo Oates didn't roast or eviscerate him, she just told the plain, basic ass truth about him. Just that truth seared him as if an intense UV lamp was dragged across his pasty ass skin.