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Sean Mason @seanmason87.bsky.social · 13h

Superb third act.

Sean Mason @seanmason87.bsky.social · 22h

A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.

a man wearing a clear plastic coat is walking through a hallway

Alt: Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale) dressed in a plastic coat wriggles his hips.

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Cutaway Comics @cutawaycomics.bsky.social · 1d

Funded in under 6 hours! Still plenty of goodies up for grabs with stretch goals coming soon...

www.kickstarter.com/projects/roo...

THE GRAHAM WILLIAMS YEARS - The DNA of Doctor Who

Our second title in a range of beautiful large-format books focusing on the creative team behind BBC Television's DOCTOR WHO!

www.kickstarter.com

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Cutaway Comics @cutawaycomics.bsky.social · 1d

Watching the backer numbers of our new Kickstarter tick up in real time:

two men standing next to each other with the words i 'm just having fun

Alt: The Fourth Doctor says "I'm juat having fun."

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Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 1d

Kickstarter is now live for this tremendous book of new perspectives on Doctor Who's troubled late seventies, including a chapter from me about how the arrival of Star Wars mania in the UK affected Doctor Who - and how it *didn't*. Order your copy now!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/roo...

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 2d

1) every year we all get to vote on which classic story gets made into a muppet movie

2) every year you guys make that muppet movie

3) we will ALL go see every one of these

4) you will never not profit from this

5) why are we not doing things this way

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Sean Mason @seanmason87.bsky.social · 1d

Going live in 20 minutes!

Cutaway Comics @cutawaycomics.bsky.social · 3d

The next strand of the DNA of Doctor Who is explored in The Graham Williams Years. The kickstarter goes live this Friday - follow now to make sure you don't miss out on some very limited edition exclusives. #DoctorWho #Books #GrahamWilliams #TomBaker

www.kickstarter.com/projects/roo...

Coming soon: THE GRAHAM WILLIAMS YEARS - The DNA of Doctor Who

Our second title in a range of beautiful large-format books focusing on the creative team behind BBC Television's DOCTOR WHO!

www.kickstarter.com

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Paul Simpson (SFB) @scifibulletin.bsky.social · 1d

Launching at 11 BST from the fine folk behind @cutawaycomics.bsky.social
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Support the DNA of Graham Williams

The second book in the DNA of Doctor Who series will focus on 1970s producer Graham Williams’ era. Following the success of their Philip Hinchcliffe book, the mad scientists at Roundel Books …

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Cutaway Comics @cutawaycomics.bsky.social · 2d

This goes live in less than 11 hours. Always an exciting time. Let's smash this!

Cutaway Comics @cutawaycomics.bsky.social · 3d

The next strand of the DNA of Doctor Who is explored in The Graham Williams Years. The kickstarter goes live this Friday - follow now to make sure you don't miss out on some very limited edition exclusives. #DoctorWho #Books #GrahamWilliams #TomBaker

www.kickstarter.com/projects/roo...

Coming soon: THE GRAHAM WILLIAMS YEARS - The DNA of Doctor Who

Our second title in a range of beautiful large-format books focusing on the creative team behind BBC Television's DOCTOR WHO!

www.kickstarter.com

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Sean Mason @seanmason87.bsky.social · 2d

Black Series Kyle Katarn action figure? Yes please. (Hoping the Hasbro Pulse website stops randomly cancelling my orders though)

Sean Mason @seanmason87.bsky.social · 2d

I wasn't expecting to feel as excited about the proper return of DC Vertigo as I am, but just seeing that logo nice and big on those covers... damn that stirs some warm feelings.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 3d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Sean Mason @seanmason87.bsky.social · 2d

I adore LIFEFORCE. Especially this sequence where our heroes head to brief the Prime Minister, realises how badly fucked everyone is and instead of wasting time to help those that can't be helped they just nope the fuck out. Superb.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0XE...

Lifeforce 1985 london infected

YouTube video by Average O.B

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James Moran @jamesmoran.com · 2d

Holy shit Werner Herzog is on instagram and the posts are everything you could hope for, he just did an unboxing video and is an absolute delight

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Sean Mason @seanmason87.bsky.social · 3d

Also, the consumer fucking does care.

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The Totally Improvised Company @totallyimprovised.bsky.social · 3d

Ever wonder what it's like to take a comedy course? The best way to find out is to sign up to one.

The second best way is to watch this video and then sign up to our courses starting this Saturday!

Find out more at www.comedysportz.co.uk/workshops today!

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Sean Mason @seanmason87.bsky.social · 3d

I rented it on Amazon Prime but I wouldn't be surprised if it is on a couple of other services too.

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Sean Mason @seanmason87.bsky.social · 3d

Fuck Nick Clegg.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 3d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 3d

if you’ve ever watched the apprentice, that’s the world without arts or humanities degrees

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Sean Mason @seanmason87.bsky.social · 3d

Just watched the film of Goodnight and Good Luck On Broadway. A work that has gained even more relevance than when Clooney made the movie version. A stunning piece of work. Vital, intelligent, compelling. It's available on digital now. Well worth 90 minutes of your day.

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Cutaway Comics @cutawaycomics.bsky.social · 3d

A new book exploring the second phase of Tom Baker's time as the Fourth Doctor?

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 3d

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Sean Mason @seanmason87.bsky.social · 3d

I almost have to wonder if Badenoch is saying half of this bullshit just for the attention because the Tories are dead as a party.

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 3d

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 3d

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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