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Jeff 🏳️‍🌈

@tinmanic.bsky.social

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NYC gay guy, legal editor, history buff, crossword nerd, Disney geek, ex-lawyer. There's almost always a book I'm reading. Married to https://bsky.app/profile/hitormiss.org. tinmanic.com

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Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · Nov 12

I left Twitter two years ago and have been using Bluesky as my main social media account since summer 2023

I also saw Hamilton at the Public

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Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 4h

Today’s movie

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A diary entry for Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025)

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Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 5h

Diane Keaton died??? Holy shit. What a loss.

Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 21h

I’m enjoying the Outlander prequel series, Blood of My Blood, which had its first season finale tonight. It’s not often that a prequel series can maintain the spirit of the original and also be its own thing, but this one acquits itself well.

Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 21h

I need to read the words on the page… I’m a lingerer!

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Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 1d

This thread and the comments are excellent

Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 1d

Jenna would make Liz write jokes for her, Liz would write a bunch of feminist material because she’s mad at Jenna and then try to pull it at the last minute because she’s worried for Jenna’s safety. Jenna would ham it up so hard that the Saudis would love it as parody of shrill American women

Suss-- 🥌 @suss2hyphens.bsky.social · 1d

which 30 rock character was most likely to headline the riyadh comedy festival, tracy or jenna

Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 1d

I know that the library solves the problem of cost and bookshelf space, but then you have to wait for a book (I usually want it NOW) and you also don't know what condition it will be in.

Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes I prefer reading ebooks, sometimes physical books.

ebooks:
-available instantly
-weigh less
-usually cheaper
-easier to read in bed with low light
-don't take up limited bookshelf space
-customizable font

physical books:
-sometimes more aesthetically pleasing
-easier to flip back & forth

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Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 1d

For me it's the hyphen in place of an emdash in the fourth paragraph

Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 1d

Great minds...

Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 1d

You know he's just going to start his own peace prize and make himself the first recipient

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Ebil @ebil.bsky.social · 2d

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Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 2d

Catching up on this week’s Only Connect. This contestant is Ham Tobin.

Picture of an Only Connect contestant who looks like Ham Tobin from The Great North

Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 2d

Interesting analysis, answers some questions I was wondering about.

"Trump was and is uniquely positioned to do this. The reasons he’s so well-positioned are themselves very bad. But only he is really in a position to do this."

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2d

Has Trump Brought Peace to Gaza? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/has-t...

Has Trump Brought Peace to Gaza?

Has Trump brought peace to Gaza? Ended the war and cycle of...

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Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 2d

Judith Light and her husband were sitting near us last night. She was wearing a black floppy-brimmed hat and glasses but I recognized her.

Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 3d

Tonight’s show

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Quoth the Rey-ven, "Nevermore" @breathofthewild82.bsky.social · 2d

My hot take is that you should be able to walk in to a show with zero assumed knowledge; whether you are willing to pay top dollar for that experience is a whole other issue.

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 3d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Matt Kingston 🎯 @hitormiss.org · 2d

Meet my husband through our blogs & Friendster and we just celebrated our 22nd anniversary

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 3d

Tonight’s show

Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 4d

I got this one wrong. I have literally never heard "B.E.C." before.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Screenshot of a quiz question:

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What does B.E.C. stand for?

Big expensive coffee
Bacon, egg and cheese
Bridge and Expressway Commission
Brooklyn Environmental Corp.

Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 4d

Hear me out: a quiz show based on the New York Times Connections game. I can even think of a British woman who can host.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/w...

Wordle Game Show in the Works at NBC, Savannah Guthrie Set to Host

Jimmy Fallon is among the producers of the project based on the New York Times game.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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honey i am a guy & i shrunk the kids @snowrespecter.bsky.social · 5d

Are You There God? It's Me, Maigret.

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Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 4d

Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 5d

This feels like a niche concern but I hope they don't fuck up CBS Sunday Morning. I'm hoping Jane doesn't put up with that shit.

Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 5d

I've never seen The Goonies.

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 6d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 5d

Not to be pedantic, but wouldn't any two overlapping rings of identical size form a Venn diagram?

kottke.org @kottke.org · 5d

Oh I don’t know, the appearance of two perfectly overlapping fiery rings in the sky doesn’t seem like a good omen to me, even at low frequencies. [gizmodo.com]

Citizen Scientists Spot a Perfect Extragalactic Venn Diagram

The finding offers tantalizing clues in the ongoing quest to piece together the origins of ORCs—mysterious, ring-shaped radio signals from space.

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Jeff 🏳️‍🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 7d

Today’s movie

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A diary entry for Eleanor the Great (2025)

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