Tony Kim
@2ndarymodern.bsky.social
History repeats the old conceits / The glib replies, the same defeats
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we did it! a perfectly structured democracy. it's got checks, it's got balances. this thing is made to last. there's only one weakness: bad guys. if somehow some bad guys who don't care about decorum got elected they could basically just tip the whole thing over. luckily such men are unelectable
January 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
we did it! a perfectly structured democracy. it's got checks, it's got balances. this thing is made to last. there's only one weakness: bad guys. if somehow some bad guys who don't care about decorum got elected they could basically just tip the whole thing over. luckily such men are unelectable
Thanks to Sentimental Value I think I'll have this song stuck in my head for the next while.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfuV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfuV...
Pastor T.L. Barrett & the Youth For Christ Choir - Nobody Knows
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January 2, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Thanks to Sentimental Value I think I'll have this song stuck in my head for the next while.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfuV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfuV...
Spending the last minutes of 2025 watching the ending of The Apartment. What an absurdly perfect film.
January 1, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Spending the last minutes of 2025 watching the ending of The Apartment. What an absurdly perfect film.
Nearly every song from the musical Chicago has been stuck in my head nonstop for the past 48 hours now.
December 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Nearly every song from the musical Chicago has been stuck in my head nonstop for the past 48 hours now.
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jeremy strong in the springsteen movie looks like they made an oscar bait minions adaptation
December 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
jeremy strong in the springsteen movie looks like they made an oscar bait minions adaptation
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Christmas Mass
Clarence Gagnon
1928-1933
Clarence Gagnon
1928-1933
December 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Christmas Mass
Clarence Gagnon
1928-1933
Clarence Gagnon
1928-1933
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So everyone's watching the 60 Minutes that was supposed to be banned and everyone who knows how PDFs work can unredact the Epstein files, it's like the Christmas spirit has irony poisoning this year
December 23, 2025 at 5:14 AM
So everyone's watching the 60 Minutes that was supposed to be banned and everyone who knows how PDFs work can unredact the Epstein files, it's like the Christmas spirit has irony poisoning this year
Trouble in Paradise
2025 has been a rough year. What's one piece of art that's brought you absolute joy despite everything?
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Trouble in Paradise
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One of my all-time favorite clips of Rob Reiner, from his Friars Club Roast in 2000, as he reads aloud Roger Ebert's infamous scathing review of his movie North. The man had an amazing sense of humor about himself. RIP.
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 AM
One of my all-time favorite clips of Rob Reiner, from his Friars Club Roast in 2000, as he reads aloud Roger Ebert's infamous scathing review of his movie North. The man had an amazing sense of humor about himself. RIP.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
I finished The Crown S1 about a week ago. Overall, it's good as long as it's focused on Churchill, or showing how Elizabeth deals with hew new responsibilities. Found the rest scattershot, and there's one plot point in the season finale I found deeply contrived (though Foy nearly sells it).
I've now watched The Crown up to S1E8. I have a fair number of problems with this show, but for whatever reason, I'm finding it easier to get into than other shows I've tried recently. It's very... watchable, if not a whole lot more than that.
December 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I finished The Crown S1 about a week ago. Overall, it's good as long as it's focused on Churchill, or showing how Elizabeth deals with hew new responsibilities. Found the rest scattershot, and there's one plot point in the season finale I found deeply contrived (though Foy nearly sells it).
Finding Pluribus half-intriguing, half-frustrating. Will elaborate more on my problems once I have a clearer idea of where the show's heading.
December 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Finding Pluribus half-intriguing, half-frustrating. Will elaborate more on my problems once I have a clearer idea of where the show's heading.
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Armando Iannucci eat your heart out.
December 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Armando Iannucci eat your heart out.
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RIP Tom Stoppard, author of one of my favorite dialogue exchanges in any film.
November 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
RIP Tom Stoppard, author of one of my favorite dialogue exchanges in any film.
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"Life goes on. A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms. What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy?"
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"Life goes on. A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms. What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy?"
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He looks like a Satoshi Kon character. Del Griffith is beautiful and my friend
November 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
He looks like a Satoshi Kon character. Del Griffith is beautiful and my friend
Maybe it's the crummy week I've been having, but I didn't love the new Pluribus. Not enough going on; too padded out; just felt aimless and repetitive. Enjoyed [REDACTED]'s vocal cameo, though.
November 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Maybe it's the crummy week I've been having, but I didn't love the new Pluribus. Not enough going on; too padded out; just felt aimless and repetitive. Enjoyed [REDACTED]'s vocal cameo, though.
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Forgot how many incredible lines are in Udo Kier’s Random Roles www.avclub.com/udo-kier-179...
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Forgot how many incredible lines are in Udo Kier’s Random Roles www.avclub.com/udo-kier-179...
Pluribus plays like a show almost totally made up of the scenes in BCS that observes the process of a character doing something unusual, as we try to piece together what it is and why they're doing it.
No greater observation I have about that here - just wanted to note that I love it.
No greater observation I have about that here - just wanted to note that I love it.
November 23, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Pluribus plays like a show almost totally made up of the scenes in BCS that observes the process of a character doing something unusual, as we try to piece together what it is and why they're doing it.
No greater observation I have about that here - just wanted to note that I love it.
No greater observation I have about that here - just wanted to note that I love it.
I've now watched The Crown up to S1E8. I have a fair number of problems with this show, but for whatever reason, I'm finding it easier to get into than other shows I've tried recently. It's very... watchable, if not a whole lot more than that.
November 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I've now watched The Crown up to S1E8. I have a fair number of problems with this show, but for whatever reason, I'm finding it easier to get into than other shows I've tried recently. It's very... watchable, if not a whole lot more than that.
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people are reading "catch-and-kill" in the journalistic sense but she was probably just finding raccoons for him to eat
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
people are reading "catch-and-kill" in the journalistic sense but she was probably just finding raccoons for him to eat
The newest Pluribus was the best one since the pilot. Really enjoying how little idea we have of what will happen next.
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The newest Pluribus was the best one since the pilot. Really enjoying how little idea we have of what will happen next.