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Jojo she/her @jojofe24.bsky.social · 10h

And THIS is why every person involved in either harry potter films, tv, games or other are chosing to actively be a part in the attack on trans people

Shes openly saying her intentions are to ensure a win for the bigots against scottish government

Screenshot of a post from twitter

@jk_rowling
"SNP ministers have failed to pay their £250k bill, six months after the Supreme Court ruling. The rumour is that they’re trying to stop ⁦
@ForWomenScot
⁩ taking further action against the government, but that plan has a rather large flaw. Me."
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Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 2h

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves is stunning, and so much better than her divorce album.

Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 4h

It's a given in the music industry that "I've fallen in love!" albums are usually regrettable, and "I've gotten a divorce!" ones often have some of the artist's best work. So question for the group, what are the best "I've fallen in love!" albums?

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Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 3h

Stop obsessing over Spotify streams or box office numbers. Stop turning your pop culture favourites into an endless competition and numbers show.

I wrote about the irritating gameification of pop culture and fandom.

Pajiba @pajiba.com · 4h

Fandom’s Obsession With Winning Has Made Pop Culture Boring

In the weeks preceding the release of One Battle After Another, the latest film by director Paul Thomas Anderson, the entertainment press headlines were full of speculation over its financial future. How would this big, expensive, and apparently niche film... Read more...

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Steven Santos @stevensantos.bsky.social · 1d

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 1d

She’s left us no choice. It’s time for Isaac Chotiner to interview Bari Weiss.

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Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 23h

Surely it's Jaws, although Ghostbusters evolving into the most maudlin nostalgia fetish of the decade us up there.

Matt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.social · 1d

Food for thought: What is the worst franchise made from the best movie?

15 Great Movies That Were Ruined By Becoming Franchises

These classic films should never have gotten sequels.

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Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 1d

Today in Chinese class, we had to translate the Soft Kitty song from The Big Bang Theory into Mandarin.

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Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 2d

Great film. It's my Bluesky profile banner for a reason.

Music Box Films @musicboxfilms.com · 2d

Can't wait until 2026 to see PILLION? We have "Harry Melling in a homoerotic biker gang dom-com" at home with PLEASE BABY PLEASE, on Prime Video and other streaming platforms.

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Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 2d

Got a new crossword puzzle book.

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Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 2d

Looking for some Phantom of the Opera romance retellings? I've got you covered.

www.littlestack.com/blog/the-pha...

Romantic Retellings of The Phantom of the Opera

Find your own angel of music with these sweet, sexy, and highly romantic retellings of the iconic novel.

www.littlestack.com

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Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 2d

I would have joined their ranks!

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Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 2d

He also spent most of the early years of his career being marketed as an absolute smoke show.

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Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 2d

He's going to make that whole thing look like a perfume ad.

Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 2d

With the Menendez brothers season of Monsters, I argued that Ryan Murphy's true crime problem has gotten worse. The Ed Gein season may have somehow sunk even lower than that. @thewrap.com

www.thewrap.com/monsters-rya...

Ryan Murphy’s True Crime Problem Is Getting Worse | Commentary

With Netflix's "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" and "American Crime Story," Ryan Murphy's new true crime shows are exploitative.

www.thewrap.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

i could write a tome about how fucking embarrassing it is for journalism that someone as morally bankrupt as bari weiss has ascended to the highest levels of money and power by tickling trump's balls but instead i'm going to keep covering the people hurt most by his terror and giving them a voice.

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Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 3d

Me at one tense point during ice hockey tonight: "You men are trying my patience!"

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Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 3d

In 2008, Hannah Montana was a mega-hit for Disney that introduced to the world a young talent named Miley Cyrus. Vanity Fair covered the story but it was a highly controversial photo that grabbed the headlines.

I wrote about it for the Gossip Reading Club!

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