Alan Pringle
@alanpringle.bsky.social
Eater of pastries and chocolate. Watcher of movies. Hater of mushrooms and real housewives.
COO, https://scriptorium.com. Content strategy. Content operations.
Cary and Asheville, NC.
COO, https://scriptorium.com. Content strategy. Content operations.
Cary and Asheville, NC.
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Alan Pringle
@alanpringle.bsky.social
· Nov 15
A quick #introduction:
* Enjoys #chocolate, #movies (especially 70s and 80s #horror), #PopCulture, and #technology
* Avoids mushrooms, real housewives, and most superhero movies
* Works at scriptorium.com, where I help companies streamline #content processes with more efficient #ContentOps
* Enjoys #chocolate, #movies (especially 70s and 80s #horror), #PopCulture, and #technology
* Avoids mushrooms, real housewives, and most superhero movies
* Works at scriptorium.com, where I help companies streamline #content processes with more efficient #ContentOps
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It's possible that a year from now, on Dec. 31, we will be able to say that things are better now than they were a year ago. I don't think that was possible a year ago. So there's something to hold on to!
December 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It's possible that a year from now, on Dec. 31, we will be able to say that things are better now than they were a year ago. I don't think that was possible a year ago. So there's something to hold on to!
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The very FIRST sounds heard at the dawn of the James Bond franchise in 1962's DR NO were created NOT by Monty Norman or John Barry, but by pioneering British electronic composer Daphne Oram #BOTD (1925-2003).
Big surprise: she was NOT credited on screen.
Read on...
#musicsky #filmsky #moviesky
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The very FIRST sounds heard at the dawn of the James Bond franchise in 1962's DR NO were created NOT by Monty Norman or John Barry, but by pioneering British electronic composer Daphne Oram #BOTD (1925-2003).
Big surprise: she was NOT credited on screen.
Read on...
#musicsky #filmsky #moviesky
December 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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New year's resolution for journalists and news leaders: Challenge numbers. When leaders describe a $6 Billion data center" ask — what's behind that number? Where does the money go? The $xB industry -- is that money to local economies, or investors? This is an almost universal miss that can be fixed.
December 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
New year's resolution for journalists and news leaders: Challenge numbers. When leaders describe a $6 Billion data center" ask — what's behind that number? Where does the money go? The $xB industry -- is that money to local economies, or investors? This is an almost universal miss that can be fixed.
"The #1980s flavor goes beyond just the programming. To replicate the sound of the decade, WSQK is being processed with a vintage Inovonics FM250 audio processor."
If you're #GenX, be sure to listen before the station goes away January 1!
#music #StrangerThings
www.insideradio.com/free/meet-th...
If you're #GenX, be sure to listen before the station goes away January 1!
#music #StrangerThings
www.insideradio.com/free/meet-th...
Meet ‘The Squawk,’ The Retro Station Promoting ‘Stranger Things.’
The inner workings of morning radio, 1980s style, play prominently in the first episode of the long-awaited fifth season of the Netflix sci-fi drama “Stranger Things.” To help market the
www.insideradio.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"The #1980s flavor goes beyond just the programming. To replicate the sound of the decade, WSQK is being processed with a vintage Inovonics FM250 audio processor."
If you're #GenX, be sure to listen before the station goes away January 1!
#music #StrangerThings
www.insideradio.com/free/meet-th...
If you're #GenX, be sure to listen before the station goes away January 1!
#music #StrangerThings
www.insideradio.com/free/meet-th...
December 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
#AgathaChristie and #NancyDrew works become #PublicDomain on January 1:
www.wfdd.org/national/202...
#books
www.wfdd.org/national/202...
#books
The cultural works becoming public domain in 2026, from Betty Boop to Nancy Drew
The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 that will be free to use, share and remake starting on Jan. 1.
www.wfdd.org
December 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
#AgathaChristie and #NancyDrew works become #PublicDomain on January 1:
www.wfdd.org/national/202...
#books
www.wfdd.org/national/202...
#books
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Don't have a #Paramount subscription now, and certainly not getting one with #CBSNews under the wrecking ball.
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Don't have a #Paramount subscription now, and certainly not getting one with #CBSNews under the wrecking ball.
#TheHousemaid is campy, twisted fun. Has a dark yet playful streak that's the perfect antidote to saccharine holiday nonsense. Hats off to #AmandaSeyfried for her pitch-perfect scenery chewing.
The less you know going in, the better, so avoid trailers.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2754...
#movies
The less you know going in, the better, so avoid trailers.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2754...
#movies
The Housemaid (2025) ⭐ 6.8 | Drama, Thriller
2h 11m | R
www.imdb.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
#TheHousemaid is campy, twisted fun. Has a dark yet playful streak that's the perfect antidote to saccharine holiday nonsense. Hats off to #AmandaSeyfried for her pitch-perfect scenery chewing.
The less you know going in, the better, so avoid trailers.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2754...
#movies
The less you know going in, the better, so avoid trailers.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2754...
#movies
Gordon from Sesame Street like you've NEVER seen him before...
(BTW, the ending of this movie goes deeper than you'd expect considering its exploitation/blaxploitation trappings.)
(BTW, the ending of this movie goes deeper than you'd expect considering its exploitation/blaxploitation trappings.)
December 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Gordon from Sesame Street like you've NEVER seen him before...
(BTW, the ending of this movie goes deeper than you'd expect considering its exploitation/blaxploitation trappings.)
(BTW, the ending of this movie goes deeper than you'd expect considering its exploitation/blaxploitation trappings.)
Not particularly happy with the #AI direction #Mozilla is planning for #Firefox, so I'm trying #Waterfox—a fork of Firefox—on my Windows 11 PC and my Android phone.
Wished there were an iOS version to try on my iPad, but it doesn't exist.
buff.ly/NPENakb
Wished there were an iOS version to try on my iPad, but it doesn't exist.
buff.ly/NPENakb
No AI* Here - A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter - Waterfox Blog
Mozilla's pivot to AI first browsing raises fundamental questions about what a browser should be.
www.waterfox.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Not particularly happy with the #AI direction #Mozilla is planning for #Firefox, so I'm trying #Waterfox—a fork of Firefox—on my Windows 11 PC and my Android phone.
Wished there were an iOS version to try on my iPad, but it doesn't exist.
buff.ly/NPENakb
Wished there were an iOS version to try on my iPad, but it doesn't exist.
buff.ly/NPENakb
Just finished the season finale of #WelcomeToDerry, and it was very satisfying.
Gore-soaked yet heartfelt. And the children-in-jeopardy factor is at 11 throughout the whole series (which is as it should be considering the IT source material).
#TV
m.imdb.com/title/tt1924...
Gore-soaked yet heartfelt. And the children-in-jeopardy factor is at 11 throughout the whole series (which is as it should be considering the IT source material).
#TV
m.imdb.com/title/tt1924...
IT: Welcome to Derry (TV Series 2025– ) ⭐ 7.9 | Fantasy, Horror
1h | TV-MA
m.imdb.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Just finished the season finale of #WelcomeToDerry, and it was very satisfying.
Gore-soaked yet heartfelt. And the children-in-jeopardy factor is at 11 throughout the whole series (which is as it should be considering the IT source material).
#TV
m.imdb.com/title/tt1924...
Gore-soaked yet heartfelt. And the children-in-jeopardy factor is at 11 throughout the whole series (which is as it should be considering the IT source material).
#TV
m.imdb.com/title/tt1924...
A friend who is on a cruise sent me a sassy text message earlier this week, and I responded with the clip of the tidal wave scene from The Poseidon Adventure.
Because that's how I roll.
Because that's how I roll.
Ronald Neame's 🇺🇸American action disaster film "THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE" starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Albertson, Roddy McDowall, Shelley Winters, Stella Stevens, Carol Lynley, Red Buttons, Leslie Neilsen premiered #OnThisDay in 1972 at the National Theatre, New York
🎬 20th Century-Fox
🎬 20th Century-Fox
December 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A friend who is on a cruise sent me a sassy text message earlier this week, and I responded with the clip of the tidal wave scene from The Poseidon Adventure.
Because that's how I roll.
Because that's how I roll.
"For the 2024–2025 school year, only 90 percent of Spartanburg students were vaccinated, while Greenville’s #vaccination rate was 92.4 percent."
Our ability to inflict needless pain upon ourselves is still shocking to me.
buff.ly/2mmiVoJ
Our ability to inflict needless pain upon ourselves is still shocking to me.
buff.ly/2mmiVoJ
December 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"For the 2024–2025 school year, only 90 percent of Spartanburg students were vaccinated, while Greenville’s #vaccination rate was 92.4 percent."
Our ability to inflict needless pain upon ourselves is still shocking to me.
buff.ly/2mmiVoJ
Our ability to inflict needless pain upon ourselves is still shocking to me.
buff.ly/2mmiVoJ
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Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
I saw an early screening of #DustBunny a few weeks ago and enjoyed it.
If you appreciate the vibe of #PushingDaisies and horror stories centered on children and how they handle what they're up against (think Poltergeist or It), you'll enjoy yourself.
#movies
www.avclub.com/bryan-fuller...
If you appreciate the vibe of #PushingDaisies and horror stories centered on children and how they handle what they're up against (think Poltergeist or It), you'll enjoy yourself.
#movies
www.avclub.com/bryan-fuller...
Bryan Fuller on his film debut Dust Bunny: "We've lost our appetite for bite"
Longtime TV auteur Bryan Fuller tells us all about reuniting with Mads Mikkelsen for his first movie, Dust Bunny.
www.avclub.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I saw an early screening of #DustBunny a few weeks ago and enjoyed it.
If you appreciate the vibe of #PushingDaisies and horror stories centered on children and how they handle what they're up against (think Poltergeist or It), you'll enjoy yourself.
#movies
www.avclub.com/bryan-fuller...
If you appreciate the vibe of #PushingDaisies and horror stories centered on children and how they handle what they're up against (think Poltergeist or It), you'll enjoy yourself.
#movies
www.avclub.com/bryan-fuller...
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$35 + Zaslav has to watch five ads first
December 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
$35 + Zaslav has to watch five ads first
Another day, another round of blatant corruption.
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Another day, another round of blatant corruption.
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Cocao prices...~2-year lows
-65% from last December
-65% from last December
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Cocao prices...~2-year lows
-65% from last December
-65% from last December
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In the corrupted currents of this world
Offense’s gilded hand may shove by justice
Offense’s gilded hand may shove by justice
December 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
In the corrupted currents of this world
Offense’s gilded hand may shove by justice
Offense’s gilded hand may shove by justice
A #headline I didn't expect this morning:
Why #science says smelling your own #farts could be good for you
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Why #science says smelling your own #farts could be good for you
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Why science says smelling your own farts could be good for you
Certain amounts of hydrogen sulfide can help protect aging brains from Alzheimer’s disease, according to a 2021 study
www.independent.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A #headline I didn't expect this morning:
Why #science says smelling your own #farts could be good for you
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Why #science says smelling your own #farts could be good for you
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Buddy the runaway #reindeer from Wales sparks major search
"After his unexpected seaside adventure, he is enjoying some well-earned rest in his cosy stable and will be taking it easy for the rest of the year."
"After his unexpected seaside adventure, he is enjoying some well-earned rest in his cosy stable and will be taking it easy for the rest of the year."
Buddy the runaway reindeer from Wales sparks major search
The animal, named Buddy, fled a festive celebration on the coast and went on the run for hours.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Buddy the runaway #reindeer from Wales sparks major search
"After his unexpected seaside adventure, he is enjoying some well-earned rest in his cosy stable and will be taking it easy for the rest of the year."
"After his unexpected seaside adventure, he is enjoying some well-earned rest in his cosy stable and will be taking it easy for the rest of the year."
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Local Man Hates Self, Family, Others
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Local Man Hates Self, Family, Others
I heard #Christmas music in stores on November 1. HARD PASS.
My mother always started decorating for Christmas the day after #Thanksgiving.
NOT decorating for holidays AT ALL is also a perfect choice.
But Christmas decor before Thanksgiving = side eye.
www.the-independent.com/life-style/c...
My mother always started decorating for Christmas the day after #Thanksgiving.
NOT decorating for holidays AT ALL is also a perfect choice.
But Christmas decor before Thanksgiving = side eye.
www.the-independent.com/life-style/c...
Putting up your decorations this week? You’re already too late (but also too early)
Americans are split on when to start festooning their homes and offices with festive baubles, tinsel and knick-knacks. Mike Bedigan reports on the fiercest holiday debate of them all
www.the-independent.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I heard #Christmas music in stores on November 1. HARD PASS.
My mother always started decorating for Christmas the day after #Thanksgiving.
NOT decorating for holidays AT ALL is also a perfect choice.
But Christmas decor before Thanksgiving = side eye.
www.the-independent.com/life-style/c...
My mother always started decorating for Christmas the day after #Thanksgiving.
NOT decorating for holidays AT ALL is also a perfect choice.
But Christmas decor before Thanksgiving = side eye.
www.the-independent.com/life-style/c...