basbleu(té)
@basbleu.bsky.social
French/Lebanese enthusiast of women's art/music/film/writing/history/sport/comedy
Very old-fashioned and longing for a return to 1800s values like feminism, socialism, and veganism. #BuyFromEU
Very old-fashioned and longing for a return to 1800s values like feminism, socialism, and veganism. #BuyFromEU
It is going to be -30 in a few days and I don’t even own a coat or gloves that heavy.
January 21, 2026 at 11:19 PM
It is going to be -30 in a few days and I don’t even own a coat or gloves that heavy.
Marina, don’t be ridiculous. They are already boycotting Apple products because every piece of kit they have released in the last 15 gd years has had the designs of their multiple Israeli teams at their core.
I mean, to do otherwise would just be hypocritical.
I mean, to do otherwise would just be hypocritical.
January 21, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Marina, don’t be ridiculous. They are already boycotting Apple products because every piece of kit they have released in the last 15 gd years has had the designs of their multiple Israeli teams at their core.
I mean, to do otherwise would just be hypocritical.
I mean, to do otherwise would just be hypocritical.
Intolerance is maybe the first film I watched, “didn’t get”, and was mad at/disappointed with myself over.
So these threads are very therapeutic. 12YO me is at last vindicated!
So these threads are very therapeutic. 12YO me is at last vindicated!
January 21, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Intolerance is maybe the first film I watched, “didn’t get”, and was mad at/disappointed with myself over.
So these threads are very therapeutic. 12YO me is at last vindicated!
So these threads are very therapeutic. 12YO me is at last vindicated!
Love, hah hah, finds a way.
January 21, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Love, hah hah, finds a way.
Do you remember that 21 Jump street / Men in Black film we were supposed to get?
January 21, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Do you remember that 21 Jump street / Men in Black film we were supposed to get?
I wonder if I am missing context or misreading this (both highly plausible), because it seems jarringly out of character.
January 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I wonder if I am missing context or misreading this (both highly plausible), because it seems jarringly out of character.
Do you mean Ethel Cain? Few are nearly so tall or sad.
January 21, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Do you mean Ethel Cain? Few are nearly so tall or sad.
That seems excessive, but I swear I will take anything over this nightmare of shows being declared all-time classics halfway into season 1.
January 20, 2026 at 8:01 PM
That seems excessive, but I swear I will take anything over this nightmare of shows being declared all-time classics halfway into season 1.
An excellent answer and a lot of people will suggest this from an ethical standpoint, which is fine. But these tools are also just bad?
No one can convince me that I will fall behind by abstaining from the plagiarism and hallucination machine.
No one can convince me that I will fall behind by abstaining from the plagiarism and hallucination machine.
January 20, 2026 at 5:39 PM
An excellent answer and a lot of people will suggest this from an ethical standpoint, which is fine. But these tools are also just bad?
No one can convince me that I will fall behind by abstaining from the plagiarism and hallucination machine.
No one can convince me that I will fall behind by abstaining from the plagiarism and hallucination machine.
Generative tools are like fairies: if we stop believing, they will die.
January 20, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Generative tools are like fairies: if we stop believing, they will die.
I swear I could hear her middle fingers popping up. So spring-loaded they break the sound barrier.
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I swear I could hear her middle fingers popping up. So spring-loaded they break the sound barrier.
Making rice is among the least of the wonders on offer once acclimating to the ✨fancy multicooker cooker✨ lifestyle.
Also it just frees up a burner and having one fewer pot to mind is a reduction to cognitive load.
Also it just frees up a burner and having one fewer pot to mind is a reduction to cognitive load.
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Making rice is among the least of the wonders on offer once acclimating to the ✨fancy multicooker cooker✨ lifestyle.
Also it just frees up a burner and having one fewer pot to mind is a reduction to cognitive load.
Also it just frees up a burner and having one fewer pot to mind is a reduction to cognitive load.
I am sure you do, and so do I. But the sad reality is that everyone I know my age or younger either treats TV and movies as background noise or makes what we do watch and care about a prominent aspect of our personality.
Times are bad.
Times are bad.
January 19, 2026 at 11:22 PM
I am sure you do, and so do I. But the sad reality is that everyone I know my age or younger either treats TV and movies as background noise or makes what we do watch and care about a prominent aspect of our personality.
Times are bad.
Times are bad.
I watched it last night and was surprised by how good it was, especially with that interview going around with Damon lamenting that Netflix want you to reiterate plot points for an audience assumed to be on their phones the whole time.
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I watched it last night and was surprised by how good it was, especially with that interview going around with Damon lamenting that Netflix want you to reiterate plot points for an audience assumed to be on their phones the whole time.
If I may: the Longvant! For political reasons please overlook the vague resemblance to a crescent and star.
The primary fallout of this would, of course, be that Egyptians and the Lebanese could no longer argue about who has the best food. I guess we start bullying the Greek and Italians.
The primary fallout of this would, of course, be that Egyptians and the Lebanese could no longer argue about who has the best food. I guess we start bullying the Greek and Italians.
January 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM
If I may: the Longvant! For political reasons please overlook the vague resemblance to a crescent and star.
The primary fallout of this would, of course, be that Egyptians and the Lebanese could no longer argue about who has the best food. I guess we start bullying the Greek and Italians.
The primary fallout of this would, of course, be that Egyptians and the Lebanese could no longer argue about who has the best food. I guess we start bullying the Greek and Italians.
And how long belong the wobble of the candle’s flame in wind is declared outrageously provocative and threatening?
January 19, 2026 at 7:52 PM
And how long belong the wobble of the candle’s flame in wind is declared outrageously provocative and threatening?
Photo credit is Mustafa Hussain, per his ig. www.instagram.com/p/DPjGdpXAH0...
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January 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Photo credit is Mustafa Hussain, per his ig. www.instagram.com/p/DPjGdpXAH0...
Just checked and I can't find any version available in the UK, but it is available outside the UK. Shame Kindle doesn't let you use epubs.
January 19, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Just checked and I can't find any version available in the UK, but it is available outside the UK. Shame Kindle doesn't let you use epubs.
I have spent my adult life recommending Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves to Death", which addresses the ways 1984 doesn't actually describe/predict our world, and things may have deteriorated so much that even this is now too optimistic.
January 19, 2026 at 12:38 PM
I have spent my adult life recommending Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves to Death", which addresses the ways 1984 doesn't actually describe/predict our world, and things may have deteriorated so much that even this is now too optimistic.
I realise I was unintentionally lying and do recall that it was a mini of some description, but it is possible I am being a bit cheeky and the car isn't at all important.
January 19, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I realise I was unintentionally lying and do recall that it was a mini of some description, but it is possible I am being a bit cheeky and the car isn't at all important.