Kevin Smokler
@weegee.bsky.social
Writer, Documentary Filmmaker, Inveterate Recommender
New Book: BREAK THE FRAME: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN FILMMAKERS
https://tinyurl.com/yc5r894h
www.breaktheframebook.com
www.kevinsmokler.com
New Book: BREAK THE FRAME: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN FILMMAKERS
https://tinyurl.com/yc5r894h
www.breaktheframebook.com
www.kevinsmokler.com
Clean, elegant, human design. I ain't no expert but there's something timeless and beautiful about that.
January 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Clean, elegant, human design. I ain't no expert but there's something timeless and beautiful about that.
What is uniquely from the state where you grew up? See if we can guess the state based on what you say.
I'll go first. Petoskey stones.
I'll go first. Petoskey stones.
January 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
What is uniquely from the state where you grew up? See if we can guess the state based on what you say.
I'll go first. Petoskey stones.
I'll go first. Petoskey stones.
Reposted by Kevin Smokler
and the shame continues to this anniversary day
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson really is incapable of running any aspect of government
He put out a statement blaming Democrats (somehow) and saying he cannot put up the plaque honoring Jan 6th defenders of the Capitol building…
because reasons
Can we flood _every_ GOP phone,
especially Mike’s?
He put out a statement blaming Democrats (somehow) and saying he cannot put up the plaque honoring Jan 6th defenders of the Capitol building…
because reasons
Can we flood _every_ GOP phone,
especially Mike’s?
A Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement at the Capitol. Its whereabouts are unknown
Some 100 members of Congress, mostly Democrats, have mounted poster board-style replicas of the Jan. 6 plaque outside their office doors.
www.pbs.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
and the shame continues to this anniversary day
Dude, why you gotta slag Mappy?
January 5, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Dude, why you gotta slag Mappy?
Oh wow I had no idea! Thank you for the intel!
January 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Oh wow I had no idea! Thank you for the intel!
I for one am not in support of the series adding 2-3 new characters every movie. Pretty soon the Toy Story universe is just gonna be "now, who were you again?"
January 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I for one am not in support of the series adding 2-3 new characters every movie. Pretty soon the Toy Story universe is just gonna be "now, who were you again?"
Wear and tear does not seem to be a thing in the Toy Story universe. Forky would have lasted 5 minutes in real life.
January 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Wear and tear does not seem to be a thing in the Toy Story universe. Forky would have lasted 5 minutes in real life.
So there's going to a be a Toy Story 5. This time, there won't even be a movie. It'll just be a 93 minute chase scene and then closing credits.
Toy Story 5 | Teaser Trailer | In Theaters June 19
YouTube video by Pixar
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
So there's going to a be a Toy Story 5. This time, there won't even be a movie. It'll just be a 93 minute chase scene and then closing credits.
Warehouse was a Southern California thing, right? (I don't recall seeing it anywhere else). Also famously the site of where Depeche Mode signed records right before their Rose Bowl concert and caused a riot.
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Warehouse was a Southern California thing, right? (I don't recall seeing it anywhere else). Also famously the site of where Depeche Mode signed records right before their Rose Bowl concert and caused a riot.
Oh shoot, did it have an awkwardly fused name like Personics?
January 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Oh shoot, did it have an awkwardly fused name like Personics?
How do i make time for the last season of Stranger Things while I am still busy rewatching all of Rob Reiner and Diane Keaton's movies?
January 4, 2026 at 12:21 AM
How do i make time for the last season of Stranger Things while I am still busy rewatching all of Rob Reiner and Diane Keaton's movies?
Hey kids, did you know record stores used to make mixtapes (aka playlists on cassettes) FOR YOU? (Who remembers Personics from Tower Records?)
January 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Hey kids, did you know record stores used to make mixtapes (aka playlists on cassettes) FOR YOU? (Who remembers Personics from Tower Records?)
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Isiah Whitlock Jr, best known for his role as Clay Davis on “The Wire,” has died. He was 71
Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies: ‘The Wire’ Actor & Frequent Spike Lee Collaborator Was 71
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., known for his roles in The Wire, Veep, Your Honor and The Residence and a number of Spike Lee movies, passed away Dec. 30.
deadline.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Curse-word-beginning-with-S-stretched-out-over-eleven-syllables
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Once again I must beg you all to readopt old tech when and only when it is higher quality than its replacement. Records: yes, CDs: yes, audiocassettes: no, Blu-rays: yes, DVDs: no, VHS: you gotta be kidding, reel-to-reel audio: NOW you’re talking.
December 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Once again I must beg you all to readopt old tech when and only when it is higher quality than its replacement. Records: yes, CDs: yes, audiocassettes: no, Blu-rays: yes, DVDs: no, VHS: you gotta be kidding, reel-to-reel audio: NOW you’re talking.
Fly-ass Hannukah Candles, to be bookmarked for next year (via Ben Brown)
Multi Color Premium Chanukah Candles
45pk. Chanukah Candles, Light your Menorah with these beautiful multi Color Premium Chanukah candles Burning time 1.5 hour
www.nermitzvah.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Fly-ass Hannukah Candles, to be bookmarked for next year (via Ben Brown)
Life Online Flashback to 2003: "MP3 Blogs Shake Up Music Media"
2003: MP3 Blogs and Pitchfork Shake Up Music Media
Online music and blogging were two key trends in the first decade of digital culture. In 2003, they combine in the form of MP3 blogs. Together with Pitchfork, they revolutionize music journalism.
cybercultural.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Life Online Flashback to 2003: "MP3 Blogs Shake Up Music Media"
I once chatted in line while waiting for a hamburger with Laurence Fishburne. Nice man.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I once chatted in line while waiting for a hamburger with Laurence Fishburne. Nice man.
Great news. And take a deep breath please before you start in with "there are no bookstores anymore"
Some good news:
“This year, 422 newly opened stores joined the American Booksellers Association — nearly a hundred more than joined last year.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...
“This year, 422 newly opened stores joined the American Booksellers Association — nearly a hundred more than joined last year.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...
Dragons, Sex and the Bible: What Drove the Book Business This Year
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Great news. And take a deep breath please before you start in with "there are no bookstores anymore"
There's actually (somewhere) an interesting story to be told about John Madden and I am positive David O. Russell will neither find it nor even go looking for it.
December 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
There's actually (somewhere) an interesting story to be told about John Madden and I am positive David O. Russell will neither find it nor even go looking for it.
That's definitely one very accurate way of putting it. I'd add that his latter movies (Say post 3 Kings) seem to be way more about the fact he made it than the movie itself saying anything.
December 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
That's definitely one very accurate way of putting it. I'd add that his latter movies (Say post 3 Kings) seem to be way more about the fact he made it than the movie itself saying anything.
Nicholas Cage playing John Madden in a biopic directed by David O. Russell is a three strike "no" for me. I need another "here's my meaning-free biopic take on a celebrity I think is more important than they actually are" like I need a hole in the head.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ade7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ade7...
Madden | Official Teaser Trailer | Nicolas Cage, Christian Bale
YouTube video by Moviefone
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Nicholas Cage playing John Madden in a biopic directed by David O. Russell is a three strike "no" for me. I need another "here's my meaning-free biopic take on a celebrity I think is more important than they actually are" like I need a hole in the head.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ade7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ade7...
Dude, I dig this so much. I got no place for such pieces in my squat but thrilled to death they exist
December 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Dude, I dig this so much. I got no place for such pieces in my squat but thrilled to death they exist
“You didn’t touch the secret base!”
December 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“You didn’t touch the secret base!”
Have you heard of something called an "Eraser Ball?"
HMM Eraser Ball — The Gentleman Stationer
Inspired by the dandelion puff ball, this combination eraser/pencil stand/cardholder/fidget toy from HMM (Human Made Method) features a geometric design comprising of six identical parts and one centr...
www.gentlemanstationer.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Have you heard of something called an "Eraser Ball?"
An area of reading I have trouble exercising self-control around....
The Most-Read Artist Profiles of 2025
We rounded up Artsy’s most popular artist stories from the last year.
www.artsy.net
December 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
An area of reading I have trouble exercising self-control around....