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Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 5d

Hey man I get what you're saying but what if you were saying something different

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Kristen Beckcom @concreteangel16.bsky.social · 5d

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 6d

Oh dang. This is an excellent analogy.

Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 6d

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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Zack Calhoon @visiblesoul.bsky.social · 11d

Evergreen post

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 11d

Everything is so stupid

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 12d

Maybe we’re in such a hellhole because the angry young men (and women) are starting podcasts instead of bands.

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Ian Waters @ianwaters78.bsky.social · 11d

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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 13d

I like it when Paul Thomas Anderson is very clear about the content of his films.

Q: Can I expect to see any blood in this picture?
A: THERE WILL BE BLOOD

Q: Does your new film feature any battles? And if so, to what frequency?
A: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

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Scary Sion Sweet 🖤🐉 @sionsweetagain.bsky.social · 13d

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A photo of a squirrel wearing a red scarf and holding a red bag. The scene is in the forest floor.
Text: We are living in a material world and I am a material squirrel.

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Ian Waters @ianwaters78.bsky.social · 13d

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Zack Calhoon @visiblesoul.bsky.social · 14d

“In the new century, I think we will all be insane.”
-Tony Kushner, ANGELS IN AMERICA: MILLENIUM APPROACHES

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 15d

The world will be mine

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 16d

I need to know the exact hypnosis technique Isaac Chotiner employs the moment after he says, "So how would you feel about jumping on the phone with me for an interview?"

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Cosmically Funny @cosmicallyf.bsky.social · 20d

Feel your fuckings.

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slay-cey @skilletqueso.com · Aug 18

Judge: And how do you plead?

Me: The seven sisters constellation your honor

Judge: Pleiades?

Me: Plea uh deez n-

My lawyer: OBJECTION

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Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 21d

Please stop casting evil spells on me. It’s mean and it hurts my feelings

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Pat Casey @patcasey.bsky.social · 21d

The key to writing a great screenplay is to imagine a great movie and then write it down, in screenplay form

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 23d

My therapist said it isn’t depression, it’s ennui, which is just depression wearing a beret.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 23d

What Robert Redford contributed to American films via Sundance is genuinely immeasurable. He was also an extraordinarily talented director--Ordinary People and Quiz Show are two of the best American studio movies of their eras--and an actor who somehow wore his incredible charisma almost shyly. RIP.