yesandMissHavisham
@steenyswank.bsky.social
First known tree hug. Know zero about film but have collected for ~38 yrs. Pre-Code love. Dead--but I'm not dead yet--language familiarity. Demi-horticulturalist. Car-free commuting since 1977. Will write Alt Text for food.
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Shout out to Carole Lombard as Mae, sassy, tough and working a petrol pump in this outfit. With Pat O'Brien in Virtue (1932).
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Shout out to Carole Lombard as Mae, sassy, tough and working a petrol pump in this outfit. With Pat O'Brien in Virtue (1932).
The first speculative-question game at the table: where will Karoline Leavitt be in 30 years?
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The first speculative-question game at the table: where will Karoline Leavitt be in 30 years?
Caravaggio pretty much sums it up.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Who was Caravaggio’s black-winged god of love? What this masterpiece reveals about the rogue genius
In three thrilling works by Caravaggio, the same boy’s face crops up. As one – the astonishing Victorious Cupid – arrives in Britain, we ask: who was this anarchic model and muse?
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Caravaggio pretty much sums it up.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Since we are talking about pies...
MR. FLIP (1909) is often listed as having the first cinematic pie in the face but I found evidence of pies being deployed as early as 1901.
MR. FLIP (1909) is often listed as having the first cinematic pie in the face but I found evidence of pies being deployed as early as 1901.
November 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Since we are talking about pies...
MR. FLIP (1909) is often listed as having the first cinematic pie in the face but I found evidence of pies being deployed as early as 1901.
MR. FLIP (1909) is often listed as having the first cinematic pie in the face but I found evidence of pies being deployed as early as 1901.
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I'm sitting here grinning like a loon.
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I'm sitting here grinning like a loon.
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The time fast approaches to collapse in on myself and become a lurking celestial terror.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The time fast approaches to collapse in on myself and become a lurking celestial terror.
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Forget what you're doing in the middle of all tasks and you'll never have any unfinished business
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Forget what you're doing in the middle of all tasks and you'll never have any unfinished business
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Christmas budget: ditch loved ones, buy books for myself.
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Christmas budget: ditch loved ones, buy books for myself.
What feminism has wrought: okay, adults and the well educated might be more off limits so let's get really organized trafficking girls.
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
What feminism has wrought: okay, adults and the well educated might be more off limits so let's get really organized trafficking girls.
Everybody griping about #1. How many of the other 99 have you bothered to watch?
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Everybody griping about #1. How many of the other 99 have you bothered to watch?
Holidays.
Illustration to "A Week of Kindness" https://www.wikiart.org/en/max-ernst/illustration-to-a-week-of-kindness-1934-142
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Holidays.
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Charles Stewart Parnell float sponsored by the Asbestos Workers' Union Local 17, St. Patrick's Day Parade, Chicago (1966)
Photo: R.E. Murphy / UIC Library
Photo: R.E. Murphy / UIC Library
November 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Charles Stewart Parnell float sponsored by the Asbestos Workers' Union Local 17, St. Patrick's Day Parade, Chicago (1966)
Photo: R.E. Murphy / UIC Library
Photo: R.E. Murphy / UIC Library
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November 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Quality holiday distraction: watch as many of the listed films as you can drum up.
Yeah, L'Atalante is mesmerizing. Available to rent in US on Prime.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Yeah, L'Atalante is mesmerizing. Available to rent in US on Prime.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Monkey soulmates and extraordinary talent: the man Charlie Chaplin called ‘the greatest actor in the world’
Michel Simon, who steals the show in Jean Vigo’s 1934 masterpiece L’Atalante, was a soft-faced, gravelly voiced clown capable of tremendous pathos – and total chaos
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Quality holiday distraction: watch as many of the listed films as you can drum up.
Yeah, L'Atalante is mesmerizing. Available to rent in US on Prime.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Yeah, L'Atalante is mesmerizing. Available to rent in US on Prime.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
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I have just pulled on a pair of brand new socks and the week can only go downhill from here.
November 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I have just pulled on a pair of brand new socks and the week can only go downhill from here.
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i think the first thing i'd do with power is go mad
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 AM
i think the first thing i'd do with power is go mad
My reply-crafting energy has sharply dwindled.
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
My reply-crafting energy has sharply dwindled.
Best guide to help spot AI writing. Of course @wikipedia.org nails it.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/20/t...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/20/t...
The best guide to spotting AI writing comes from Wikipedia | TechCrunch
Wikipedia's guide to “Signs of AI writing” is a great resource for learning to spot LLM-generated prose.
techcrunch.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Best guide to help spot AI writing. Of course @wikipedia.org nails it.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/20/t...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/20/t...
Expectantly awaiting the "we found something you might like" email.
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Expectantly awaiting the "we found something you might like" email.
Cleaned my teapots. Gentle, so as to preserve the patina. I wouldn't want my guests to forget that I have been at this for ~300 years.
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Cleaned my teapots. Gentle, so as to preserve the patina. I wouldn't want my guests to forget that I have been at this for ~300 years.
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James Whale's Frankenstein - Released this day in 1931 - French release poster
November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
James Whale's Frankenstein - Released this day in 1931 - French release poster
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On this day in Horror History, FRANKENSTEIN was released in 1931.
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
On this day in Horror History, FRANKENSTEIN was released in 1931.
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"I think atheists should start screaming for attention like religious folks do."
Happy 60th birthday to Björk Guðmundsdóttir OTF, aka Bjork, Born today 21st November 1965
#bjork #photooftheday #ClassicRock #MusicSky
📸 Dave Stewart
Happy 60th birthday to Björk Guðmundsdóttir OTF, aka Bjork, Born today 21st November 1965
#bjork #photooftheday #ClassicRock #MusicSky
📸 Dave Stewart
November 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"I think atheists should start screaming for attention like religious folks do."
Happy 60th birthday to Björk Guðmundsdóttir OTF, aka Bjork, Born today 21st November 1965
#bjork #photooftheday #ClassicRock #MusicSky
📸 Dave Stewart
Happy 60th birthday to Björk Guðmundsdóttir OTF, aka Bjork, Born today 21st November 1965
#bjork #photooftheday #ClassicRock #MusicSky
📸 Dave Stewart
What we may remember about this era is that we ran out of bombshell news stories to print.
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
What we may remember about this era is that we ran out of bombshell news stories to print.