Steven E. de Souza
@stevenedesouza.bsky.social
Jewmaican wordsmith, “Pop” to a select few. My movies & TV in the banner above; also bylines @nytimes, @latimes, @empiremagazine, @SightSoundmag.
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I first watched this when I was 7 and became so obsessed that I started asking my mom for cappuccinos. She’d make me them (it was actually milky hot chocolate with whipped cream) as I rewatched this film over and over.
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I first watched this when I was 7 and became so obsessed that I started asking my mom for cappuccinos. She’d make me them (it was actually milky hot chocolate with whipped cream) as I rewatched this film over and over.
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The rest of the damn Easy Rawlins books
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The rest of the damn Easy Rawlins books
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No one talks about how impressive it is that Mark Kelly got off that island.
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
No one talks about how impressive it is that Mark Kelly got off that island.
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"Christmas" is the Latino father brutally assaulted and kidnapped at his workplace by a gang of masked thugs wearing badges.
It is the third grader whose plate and belly are continually empty in a land of abundance...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-war-on...
It is the third grader whose plate and belly are continually empty in a land of abundance...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-war-on...
The War on Christmas is Finally Here, America. Conservative Christians are Waging it.
Well, it turns out, the Evangelicals were right.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"Christmas" is the Latino father brutally assaulted and kidnapped at his workplace by a gang of masked thugs wearing badges.
It is the third grader whose plate and belly are continually empty in a land of abundance...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-war-on...
It is the third grader whose plate and belly are continually empty in a land of abundance...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-war-on...
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"It was just in an attic, sitting in a box, could have easily been thrown away, could've easily been destroyed in a thousand different ways." f-st.co/5eTUSZj
It's a bird! It's a plane! It’s the most expensive comic book ever sold
The "Superman No. 1" comic, released in 1939, is in excellent condition and known to be one of a few in existence.
f-st.co
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"It was just in an attic, sitting in a box, could have easily been thrown away, could've easily been destroyed in a thousand different ways." f-st.co/5eTUSZj
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If he had to go, at least he got a really great line for his tombstone...eaten by stegosaurus!
@joshmankiewicz.bsky.social
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...
@joshmankiewicz.bsky.social
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Man found dead in huge plastic dinosaur after passersby spotted something odd
A man was found dead inside a giant stegosaurus statue in Spain just hours after being reported missing by his family - police believe it was all one unfortunate accident
www.mirror.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
If he had to go, at least he got a really great line for his tombstone...eaten by stegosaurus!
@joshmankiewicz.bsky.social
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...
@joshmankiewicz.bsky.social
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...
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This @mcsweeneys.net piece is 10/10 no notes www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wit...
With America on My Last Fucking Nerve, I, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Dissent
You know me as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Over the past three years, I’ve tried changing the system from within. I’ve wri...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This @mcsweeneys.net piece is 10/10 no notes www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wit...
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I can't speak for what was said at the protests, but seeing people react to an anodyne statement like "sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law" as if it were a vicious slur is clarifying.
Zohran Mamdani chastised a Manhattan synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews in New York.
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions with Jewish Leaders
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I can't speak for what was said at the protests, but seeing people react to an anodyne statement like "sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law" as if it were a vicious slur is clarifying.
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The French Legionnaires involved in the assassination of Charlie Kirk? Candice Owens has receipts.
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The French Legionnaires involved in the assassination of Charlie Kirk? Candice Owens has receipts.
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RIP Jimmy Cliff (1944 - 2025)
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
They never seem to hear us when we cry
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
They never seem to hear us when we cry
Jimmy Cliff Recording The Harder They Come In Studio Session
YouTube video by Perry Henzell
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
RIP Jimmy Cliff (1944 - 2025)
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
They never seem to hear us when we cry
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
They never seem to hear us when we cry
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Aw no. Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Aw no. Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.
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Another good photo ruined by someone blinking.
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Another good photo ruined by someone blinking.
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New York City generates $1.3 TRILLION in economic activity every year.
Mamdani's agenda requires an additional $0.007 trillion annually be spent on child care, transit & affordable housing
If that looks like a rounding error, that's because it is.
www.newyorkfed.org/regional-eco...
Mamdani's agenda requires an additional $0.007 trillion annually be spent on child care, transit & affordable housing
If that looks like a rounding error, that's because it is.
www.newyorkfed.org/regional-eco...
November 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
New York City generates $1.3 TRILLION in economic activity every year.
Mamdani's agenda requires an additional $0.007 trillion annually be spent on child care, transit & affordable housing
If that looks like a rounding error, that's because it is.
www.newyorkfed.org/regional-eco...
Mamdani's agenda requires an additional $0.007 trillion annually be spent on child care, transit & affordable housing
If that looks like a rounding error, that's because it is.
www.newyorkfed.org/regional-eco...
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Yes yes, Nosferatu (2024), Frankenstein (2025), Werwulf in 2026
but now we need an Abbott and Costello equivalent to meet them all in 2027
but now we need an Abbott and Costello equivalent to meet them all in 2027
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Yes yes, Nosferatu (2024), Frankenstein (2025), Werwulf in 2026
but now we need an Abbott and Costello equivalent to meet them all in 2027
but now we need an Abbott and Costello equivalent to meet them all in 2027
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Larry Summers has brought so much disgrace to the institution that Movie and TV writers in Hollywood who went to Harvard are now only dropping a mention of it into every other sentence instead of every sentence.
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Larry Summers has brought so much disgrace to the institution that Movie and TV writers in Hollywood who went to Harvard are now only dropping a mention of it into every other sentence instead of every sentence.
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Larry Summers asking Harvard if he can at least continue teaching the course
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Larry Summers asking Harvard if he can at least continue teaching the course
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I'm torn between "some kind of nothing" and "no such thing as overacting so long as it's true" as my favourite points; this is marvellous aesthetic advice fur all craft
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I'm torn between "some kind of nothing" and "no such thing as overacting so long as it's true" as my favourite points; this is marvellous aesthetic advice fur all craft
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If the president can just raise taxes and spend money without Congressional approval, the constitution is null and void.
BREAKING: Deputy White House Chief of Staff James Blair said the administration is eyeing ways to give millions of Americans $2,000 dividend checks from tariff revenue without congressional approval, per Bloomberg.
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
If the president can just raise taxes and spend money without Congressional approval, the constitution is null and void.
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THIS ONE WAS SO GOOD
THANK YOU @asherelbein.bsky.social!!!
You can read Asher's amazing Magneto essay here:
THANK YOU @asherelbein.bsky.social!!!
You can read Asher's amazing Magneto essay here:
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
THIS ONE WAS SO GOOD
THANK YOU @asherelbein.bsky.social!!!
You can read Asher's amazing Magneto essay here:
THANK YOU @asherelbein.bsky.social!!!
You can read Asher's amazing Magneto essay here:
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New Issue on Sabzian: ‘André Bazin, Television Critic’
Compiled and introduced by Tillo Huyghelen, this trilingual issue contains 7 articles by Bazin on the notion of television, as well as an interview with Jean Renoir and Roberto Rossellini.
→ sabzian.be/issue/andr%C3%A9-bazin-television-critic
Compiled and introduced by Tillo Huyghelen, this trilingual issue contains 7 articles by Bazin on the notion of television, as well as an interview with Jean Renoir and Roberto Rossellini.
→ sabzian.be/issue/andr%C3%A9-bazin-television-critic
November 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM
New Issue on Sabzian: ‘André Bazin, Television Critic’
Compiled and introduced by Tillo Huyghelen, this trilingual issue contains 7 articles by Bazin on the notion of television, as well as an interview with Jean Renoir and Roberto Rossellini.
→ sabzian.be/issue/andr%C3%A9-bazin-television-critic
Compiled and introduced by Tillo Huyghelen, this trilingual issue contains 7 articles by Bazin on the notion of television, as well as an interview with Jean Renoir and Roberto Rossellini.
→ sabzian.be/issue/andr%C3%A9-bazin-television-critic
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Everyone is a muppet except for Daniel Craig MAKE THIS HAPPEN
MUPPET KNIVES OUT
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Everyone is a muppet except for Daniel Craig MAKE THIS HAPPEN
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Also, just LOOK at the energy Dawson brought to the role in that gif. Colman Domingo is sooooo cool and he has some amazing line deliveries, but because his gameshow host is not the primary antagonist, he's underutilized. He could have been so good in this role.
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Also, just LOOK at the energy Dawson brought to the role in that gif. Colman Domingo is sooooo cool and he has some amazing line deliveries, but because his gameshow host is not the primary antagonist, he's underutilized. He could have been so good in this role.
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One more thing about The Running Man (the good one): Dawson's deeply unpleasant Killian who manages to riff and jive and come across as a saint and a star is exactly what people assume is the case for TV show hosts...and time has proved that assumption correct. Repeatedly. One of them is president.
It's the 1980s. It's Arnold. Arnold, apparently, hiring all the friends and acquaintances in the bodybuilding world he could convince the producers to get. Including Richard Dawson, a real life game show host who plays a version of himself through a mirror darkly. He's FANTASTIC, unsurprisingly.
a man in a suit and tie is talking into a microphone and saying `` it 's time to start ... '' .
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is talking into a microphone and saying `` it 's time to start ... '' .
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
One more thing about The Running Man (the good one): Dawson's deeply unpleasant Killian who manages to riff and jive and come across as a saint and a star is exactly what people assume is the case for TV show hosts...and time has proved that assumption correct. Repeatedly. One of them is president.
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Some takes I've heard about the new Running Man make me wanna point out how smart Arnold movies are. Not just Terminator and Total Recall. Movies he's in do such a great job breaking down complicated ideas for normies to understand.
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Some takes I've heard about the new Running Man make me wanna point out how smart Arnold movies are. Not just Terminator and Total Recall. Movies he's in do such a great job breaking down complicated ideas for normies to understand.