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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 29m

Worst review of anything I've seen since Tuesday, when a self-described critic more or less tried to argue that Paradise Lost was bad at Satan.

Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 11h

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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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 6h

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 9h

They think her name is Bella Chow.

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soul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social · 10h

love your work mrs theranos but how do you walk into this

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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 10h

I think they might be the baddies?

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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 10h

It was so good, and smelled delightful, too! Definitely going to be thinking differently about the smell of literature from now on.

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chiller @thechiller.bsky.social · 23h

This could be such an astonishingly good thing.

Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 1d

🧠 Alzheimer’s reversed in mice

A new study found that injecting nanoparticles can 'remind' the blood–brain barrier to function properly again, restoring normal brain activity in mice. Human trials could follow within years.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm #Alzheimers 🧪

Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy - Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport

www.nature.com

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 22h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 1d

I don't want to get all Chesterton's Fence here, but if you don't understand that a "microscopic snail" is an indicator species that's protected for the health of the entire ecosystem, you probably shouldn't be forming "good relationships" with developers
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 20h

'Sudden correction' about to be the new rapid unscheduled disassembly.

Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 21h

Bank of England flags risk of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks inflated by AI - on.ft.com/4o3RheA

Bank of England flags risk of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks inflated by AI

Financial Policy Committee warns equity prices are at levels comparable with dotcom bubble

on.ft.com

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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 20h

This current crop have the energy of people who don't even know how to spell DOG, are unsure as to the exact source of the shit they're moaning about, and would deride all dogs as woke when the dog refused to speak English.

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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 20h

Oops.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 1d

I’ve been circling a cursed thought for a while and it’s time to let it out: These guys are Disney Adults for fascism.

the corgi from cowboy bebop @realqrampage.fightins.online · 2d

LMAO LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH
EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH

Kash Patel in his own merch looking fucking embarrassing as hell lmao

he’s so fucking ugly

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 21h

Mi nam is cow
An wen in daye
I fele the erj
To hit the hey
A ston or carre
Mi pilo iz
Or els a shepe
On wiche i zizz

Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 1d

Highland cattle are famous for their ability to "disco nap". Normally these brief, efficient sleeps will last between three and twenty minutes, deploying a variety of objects as pillows, including moorland boulders, cars or any particularly large dog or sheep who happens to be nearby.

A highland cow having a little nap on a boulder on Dartmoor (ok, it was actually scratching its head)

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 23h

Marmaduke, six, is reported to have been the subject of near constant vocal stimming by Ellie Mulligan, 32. In response, Marmaduke concealed a microphone within his floofy orange trousers, and he is now rich beyond his wildest dreams.

Cat records chart-topping album of autistic owner’s little songs

A cat has become one of the world’s best-selling musical artists overnight, after secretly recording his owner while she sang about him. Marmaduke, six, is reported to have been the subject of near…

thedailytism.com

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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 23h

Breaks my brain that the political landscape is now so far right that Michael Heseltine is the only one talking sense.

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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 1d

That Labour actually thought this was a dunk just goes to show how cooked their comms strategy is.

David Chriscole @devilishaccord.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile on Twixter @mothinali.bsky.social gives feedback to a posters recent artwork. 😂💚

Image of tweet from Green Party Deputy Leader Mothin Ali responding to artwork posted by 'Labourball'. Artwork reads "Green Party Abolish Bad Things" and contains cartoon characters that approximate the likeness of both Mothin and Green Party Leader Zack Polanski.
Mothin's response is: "C'mon my beard is longer that that!"

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HerRoyalBOO👻bies @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 2d

I need one of these to wear when the cops ask about my husband who has gone missing under suspicious circumstances.

An old Hollywood sheer dressing robe with fluffy cuffs.

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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 1d

And of course it's our fault for being loud and emasculating.

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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, she's clearly pursuing a right-wing viewership because she has no idea about literary criticism. And she's not going to be making a living as a writer any time soon because...oof. Yeah. It's not good.

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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 1d

That's one way to put it, yes. Her recent video about the 'degeneracy' of horny books was quite something. Big old Nazi dogwhistle in the title there.

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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 1d

He tries so hard, that one. It's tragic, really.

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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 1d

Oh no. Not her again. What's she clutching her pearls about this time?

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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 1d

She is absolutely not.

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Jess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 1d

Good luck, little noodle. ❤️

National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 1d

This is the official return of a native species lost for over a century.

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