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robopjokk.bsky.social @robopjokk.bsky.social · 4d

With Bases introduced to Obsidian.md I'm steadily but surely cataloguing my library and maybe other collections later. Goodbye proprietary apps and websites! Sync lets me check my collection on the fly and it is pretty awesome and so far with no issues at all.

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Comics Covers @comicscovers.bsky.social · Feb 17

Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts (4232)

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · Jan 30

Who are your go-to authors for modern Science Fantasy?

The Cover of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine, November 1993 - it shows a beautifully airbrushed painting of a metallic techno dragon being attacked by a pack of, well I’m not entirely sure, think part hyena, part armadillo, part terminator and you get the rough idea.

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robopjokk.bsky.social @robopjokk.bsky.social · Jan 22

A very good documentary, heavily based on the book The KLF: Chaos, magic and the band who burned a million pounds by John Higgs. The book provides a personal commentary that the film, although quiet comprehensive, never manages to provide. #klf #filmsky

Who Killed the KLF? (2021)

Between 1988 and 1992, British Electronic duo The KLF had scored #1 records throughout the world and had become household names. Determined to ridicule the establishment, they battled The Beatles and ...

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robopjokk.bsky.social @robopjokk.bsky.social · Jan 22

Just finished this unauthorised music biography, and it's the best thing I've read in a very long time. The story of The KLF via Carl Jung, Alan Moore, quantum physics, Dada, magic, chaos, Discordianism, punk, rave, Doctor Who, the number 23 and the godess/dwarf planet Eris. Wild and excellent book.

Cover of John Higgs' The KLF: Chaos, magic, and the Band Who Burned a Million Pounds. https://johnhiggs.com/books/the-klf/

robopjokk.bsky.social @robopjokk.bsky.social · Jan 18

Watch DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE (2016) for free.

David Lynch: The Art Life - The Criterion Channel

Directed by Jon Nguyen, Rick Barnes, and Olivia Neergaard-Holm • 2016 • United States, Denmark A rare glimpse into the mind of one of cinema’s most enigmatic visionaries, DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE of...

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robopjokk.bsky.social @robopjokk.bsky.social · Jan 16

New mysteries. New day. Fresh doughnuts.

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Dantastic @dantastic.bsky.social · Jan 5

YouTube is great for when you want to watch an hour long video that could easily be an article you could read in less than five minutes.

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robopjokk.bsky.social @robopjokk.bsky.social · Dec 30

The Substance is not subtle but it is substantial and surely subversionary and sublime. A definitive subjective success. Loved it!

My ★★★★½ review of The Substance on Letterboxd boxd.it/8eP7tr

A ★★★★½ diary entry for The Substance (2024)

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robopjokk.bsky.social @robopjokk.bsky.social · Dec 30

Coolest thing I did today 😎

robopjokk.bsky.social @robopjokk.bsky.social · Dec 29

Yes, I've read a lot of Dahl and actually prefer his short stories, but this is more of a retelling/voice over in frame and not a proper film. It is entertaining, though.

robopjokk.bsky.social @robopjokk.bsky.social · Dec 29

Anderson is saved by Dahl's dry writing and excellent cast. It is somewhat fascinating, but I'm not convinced it needs to be filmed.

My ★★★½ review of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More on Letterboxd boxd.it/8dQcRV

A ★★★½ diary entry for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024)

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robopjokk.bsky.social @robopjokk.bsky.social · Dec 29

A modern soft horror classic. Excellent!

Late Night with the Devil on Letterboxd boxd.it/zo6G

Late Night with the Devil (2023)

A live broadcast of a late-night talk show in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.

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Catomica @categerbasi.bsky.social · Dec 28

Net Dungeon. Oil over board.
30 cm x 52 cm
$1200 USD + shipping.

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robopjokk.bsky.social @robopjokk.bsky.social · Dec 28

Documentary about extreme reality tv, before reality tv was even a real thing. Plus, a producer straight out of hell. Somehow, the end ties things together, but it still feels wrong and misguided, albeit interesting.

My ★★★½ review of The Contestant on Letterboxd boxd.it/8cPwhx

A ★★★½ diary entry for The Contestant (2023)

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Joachim Boaz @joachimboaz.bsky.social · Dec 27

What's my science fictional aesthetic? Surrealism, pop art, post-modernism...

Like these gorgeous German covers!

L, Karl Stephan, 1968 ed. of Alan E. Nourse's The Universe Between (1965; R, Atelier Heinrichs & Bachmann, 1971 ed. of Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah (1969)
#scifi #sciencefiction #books

A bifurcated cover image: L, the photo negative of a man with machinery behind him in stylized color and shape; R, the photo of the same man with a photo of real electrical (?) machinery.

A desert scene with a troupe of men with halos and guns approaching an idol image. There are bubbles and a sun-like garish halo. In the right side of the background there's a surreal collection of shapes that might represent a city.

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robopjokk.bsky.social @robopjokk.bsky.social · Dec 27

Civil War was excellent, and probably my #1, but Dune 2 will still be among the top three for me.

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robopjokk.bsky.social @robopjokk.bsky.social · Dec 27

Just finished John Crowley's debut, The Deep. It was a little hard to get into, and the character names made things confusing, but it also made me realise how much formulaic sf/f I've been reading lately. Great book!

robopjokk.bsky.social @robopjokk.bsky.social · Dec 24

I actually really like Joker: Folie à Deux. I see negative reviews, and personally, I can't stand musicals, but it it is so baffling to me that the guy behind the Hangover movies gets the randomness and the gritty of the Joker. It is good film-making, and because it is, you are allowed to hate it.

A ★★★★ diary entry for Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)

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Simon Mayo @simonmayo.bsky.social · Dec 23

Wanted. Said I’d help. An optimistic book, science-y or sci-fi related, no illness, no death or dying. Any suggestions?

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robopjokk.bsky.social @robopjokk.bsky.social · Dec 23

Let's try this. A presentation of my book collection. Completely random. #booksky

I don't know the good tags yet. It doesn't matter.

This is The Embedding by Ian Watson. #sciencefiction