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Simon Parkin @simonparkin.bsky.social · 23h

In 2014 I wrote for @newyorker.com about @kurtjmac.bsky.social, a YouTuber who began walking in Minecraft and never stopped. His quest was to reach the Far Lands, a place at the limits of the algorithmic world, where the landscape breaks apart. On Saturday, after fourteen years, he arrived:

A Journey to the End of the World (of Minecraft)

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Ebil @ebil.bsky.social · 1d

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Saoirse ☀️ @scratchcarddust.bsky.social · 19h

If you know basic kabbalah it's actually not too hard to make a golem out of a labubu. Don't recommend it though. They have a pre-existing body-dharma. As soon as they wake they run straight for the sea. V hard to counter. Lost the first one. No idea what it's doing out there. Moved like lightning.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 13h

GODDAMMIT FERNE

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 22h

pleased to announce that I have won the nobel prize for shitposting with one hand while speed-eating cocktail sausages with the other. please send press queries to the usual address

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 15h

Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design

Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme

tweet from childish branzino @absflora:
timothée chalamet is the new benedict cumberbatch in the sense that you can say ANYTHING and we know who you mean. tiffany chevrolet. timpanogos charlemagne. symphony cabernet. jiminy castaway.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 13h

no no I know exactly what you mean

clunking anachronisms in modern texts which the authors don't realise are anachronisms and which stand out like sore thumbs to anyone with even the barest understanding of the texts which are the focus of the attempted pastiche

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Robgoblin 🎃👻👺🧙‍♀️🧹💀 @robwillb.bsky.social · 1d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 13h

One of my most petty grievances is how desperately Bridgerton and its associated marketing strives, and categorically fails, to emulate the very particular style and syntactic cadence of the 19th century novel, yet the whole wheezing edifice clunks merrily along regardless

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 14h

It's Thursday night, I'm listening to Enya, I've got a scented candle on the go, and I'm sitting at the desk in the bedroom doing my English homework. What goes around.

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 15h

This has to be a joke review

It HAS to be

I'm so mad

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 15h

help

'soda pop' is back in my head

it had been a month

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 15h

'an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness'

YES

YES

FUNNY THAT

YOU ABSOLUTE RUBE

WHY DID YOU GET A TICKET AND I DIDN'T

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 1d

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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Natasa Ilincic @natasailincic.bsky.social · 18h

“Yew tree on Lothrie Burn”, watercolour on hot pressed cotton paper.

I always stop to look at this tree on my daily walk, it was about time I painted it! :)

Now available through
everydayoriginal.com/artistprofil...

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 21h

Really looking forward to the sumo. Hoping Ryuden eats dirt as much as possible.

youtu.be/p5_pUMVFpjg?...

THE GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT LONDON 2025 - Discover Japan’s National Sport

YouTube video by SUMO PRIME TIME

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 22h

pleased to announce that I have won the nobel prize for shitposting with one hand while speed-eating cocktail sausages with the other. please send press queries to the usual address

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 23h

Maybe we *should* bring back bullying in very specific circumstances

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 23h

Every time I see that awful photo of those utterly ghastly Young Tories I desperately want to shove them into a locker and put their heads down the toilet. I am not a violent person. Why does the spirit of the jock overwhelm me in those moments

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 1d

I *had* been reading his recent book about magic.

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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 1d

There's a new issue (Viz 350) in the shops. Sorry no refunds.

A post plugging the new issue of Viz (which, as we say, is in the shops today). A Top Tip reading as follows ... a-hem ... and here it is ... "Save money on whoopee cushions by farting loudly at dinner parties. Tim Steel, Hornchurch."

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 1d

Remembered today that I once dreamed Alan Moore was showing me round a museum exhibition of memes. He paused on the attached image (which was so vivid I had to immediately draw it when I woke up) and insisted that it contained 'esoteric secrets'

It's an old man pope with an upraised hand - the wrong hand - gesturing to the phrase 'KNIFE CRIME NO'. Look the vibes are so off with this

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 1d

Unironically an absolute banger. This'll cheer up your morning.

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Bee Gees - You Win Again

YouTube video by BeeGeesVEVO

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Sebas @ohlookbirdies.bsky.social · 1d

This morning I saw a bunch of geese sneaking up on some jackdaws but they kept softly honking to themselves so it didn't work very well

Six geese walking down a path around a pond towards one visible jackdaw. There are more jackdaws but they are obscured by a bin.

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bryce.lol @bryce.lol · 1d

Dunno. I've read a lot over the years about a culture of moderation and harm reduction among the young and middle aged and very little about how four pints in a pub now cost the same as six rails of coke.

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 1d

Why are the vibes so off with this government. The whole culture at the moment is about moderation and harm reduction, especially among the young and middle aged voters that Labour needs to cling on to if it's going to retain a coalition of support.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

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Wangle-BOO-ry @wangleberry.bsky.social · 1d

what an incredible escalation for a thursday morning (laudatory)

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