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Winslow Corbett @winslowinslow.bsky.social · 1d

..and here's Bernadette's version of "Sooner or Later" in her unforgettable concert performance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5n-...

Sooner or Later by Bernadette Peters

YouTube video by Eric Martin

www.youtube.com

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 3d

Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...

Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

www.youtube.com

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Winslow Corbett @winslowinslow.bsky.social · 3d

Yuppp

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Daniel Donner @donnermaps.bsky.social · 4d

Last night it said 100+ bought in the past month. Tonight, 200+. The legion grows.

screenshot of amazon page that says Inflatable Frog Costume for Adults - Blow up Halloween Costume. 200 plus bought in past month

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dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 4d

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

Wide shot of many people in inflatable costumes

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Justin @sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social · Nov 16

White Flour! Wife Power! Great illustration of fascists losing their minds (gift article):

Opinion | Neo-Nazis in Your Streets? Send in the (Coup Clutz) Clowns (Published 2017)

When it comes to frustrating bigots who want to stir up violence in the streets, well-targeted humor can do the job better than violent resistance.

www.nytimes.com

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Winslow Corbett @winslowinslow.bsky.social · 4d

This. Is. Great. Fascinating article!!

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 4d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Centuries of Sound @centuriesofsound.bsky.social · 5d

If there's a heaven then Beckett has this framed on his desk.

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 5d

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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Winslow Corbett @winslowinslow.bsky.social · 5d

So sorry that happened to you. I have found cruelty like that brutally difficult to overcome, no matter how unfairly projected.

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Winslow Corbett @winslowinslow.bsky.social · 5d

Trying, desperately, to get a feeling of influence/ importance/ power, i would think. Clearly without much in their own lives. Sad, sad, small folks.

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Winslow Corbett @winslowinslow.bsky.social · 5d

My concern is they know it it’s lovely and normal but are trying everything they can to escalate tensions, and create violence.. making it easier to justify invoking the Insurrection Act.

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Winslow Corbett @winslowinslow.bsky.social · 7d

SO good

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 7d

My review of Taylor’s new album is that when Beyoncé turned 35 she made LEMONADE.

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Winslow Corbett @winslowinslow.bsky.social · 9d

hahahah! will read asap

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Winslow Corbett @winslowinslow.bsky.social · 9d

aw man, trying to have a good faith discussion! I think we could just agree to disagree without devolving into "you're wrong"? it's art!
no one is wrong. sorry it's not your cup of tea.
good news is i'm re watching it and having a blast.

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Winslow Corbett @winslowinslow.bsky.social · 9d

it's a caper! that's the whole point. they are all having a great time. the tension between the seriousness of the action and their delight in it is the point. you gotta get to the end. seriously.

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Winslow Corbett @winslowinslow.bsky.social · 9d

I'm about 20 min in, rewatching for the first time in years, and i find the soundtrack cozy and witty and ... optimistic? I dunno. I love this film so much.

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Winslow Corbett @winslowinslow.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you, that's so interesting! i've been meaning to rewatch, so I'm about to go for it right now!!

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Winslow Corbett @winslowinslow.bsky.social · 9d

Oh I so disagree; I adore the soundtrack.

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Winslow Corbett @winslowinslow.bsky.social · 11d

from the NYT:
"Another lawyer for Sean Combs, Nicole Westmoreland, a Black woman, broke down in tears while discussing the mogul’s importance in their community via his entrepreneurial work in television, fashion, liquor and music — as a writer, producer, artist and label owner."

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vladchoc @vladchoc.bsky.social · Nov 20

Are you tired of greasy pots and pans? Stubborn kitchen stains? Messy sponges and sprays? Me too. I wish the sun would devour the earth.

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Dr Tiffani Angus @tiffaniangus.bsky.social · 12d

Even “trying it out” tells the techbro assholes bankrolling it (and wrecking YOUR environment to do so) that people want it.

Think of it as dressing up as a N*zi or Klan member for Halloween: even doing it in jest strengthens the original message.

Jason E. Dunlap, Valeyard @redeyedjedi.bsky.social · 12d

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Winslow Corbett @winslowinslow.bsky.social · 12d

Same. This one? Astoundingly accurate: youtu.be/0Dy2fo6E_pI?...

Animal House (3/10) Movie CLIP - Only We Can Do That to Our Pledges (1978) HD

YouTube video by Movieclips

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 13d

Tonight on a NY1 interview, Andrew Cuomo described Zohran Mamdani as "an existential threat" to New Yorkers and the Democratic Party. I can't say strongly enough that this is despicable, dangerous, irresponsible language. I've never held Cuomo in high esteem; let this election be his banishment.

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