Justin Birchell
@justin-tonation.bsky.social
Doctor of #Music, #Nature #Photographer, #Singing Buffoon, #Arctic Dweller, Music Teacher
@pynchonpals.bsky.social I found your show after just finishing V. Great to rerun through it with you and delighted to learn I’ve caught up to you in real time and looking forward to the next ep!!! I will send a question for your wrapup AUA!
December 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
@pynchonpals.bsky.social I found your show after just finishing V. Great to rerun through it with you and delighted to learn I’ve caught up to you in real time and looking forward to the next ep!!! I will send a question for your wrapup AUA!
Just finished V., the first novel of Thomas Pynchon. Amazing how much the preoccupations and bold voice of Pynchon are already here in 1963. It’s a wild ride, and at times I wondered what it was aiming at, but I can’t deny how impressive it is for a first novel. #reading #booksky #pynchon #novel
December 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Just finished John McPhee’s Coming Into the Country, a book that’s extremely perceptive while remaining transparent, letting its incidents speak for themselves with minimal editorializing. As an inhabitant of beyond-rural Alaska, I see both how much and how little has changed since McPhee’s 1970s
December 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Just finished John McPhee’s Coming Into the Country, a book that’s extremely perceptive while remaining transparent, letting its incidents speak for themselves with minimal editorializing. As an inhabitant of beyond-rural Alaska, I see both how much and how little has changed since McPhee’s 1970s
Coldest that I’ve seen so far this year where I live is -38°F (-39°C)
December 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Coldest that I’ve seen so far this year where I live is -38°F (-39°C)
If you enjoy my nature photos, I’m selling a 2026 Calendar. Excellent large-format printing and I made sure it has all the right days for 2026. DM me if you’re interested! #gift #gifts #giftideas #year2026 #photography #naturephotography #naturalbeauty #alaska #arctic #pretty #nature #wilderness
December 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
If you enjoy my nature photos, I’m selling a 2026 Calendar. Excellent large-format printing and I made sure it has all the right days for 2026. DM me if you’re interested! #gift #gifts #giftideas #year2026 #photography #naturephotography #naturalbeauty #alaska #arctic #pretty #nature #wilderness
“Eyes Wide Shut is a Christmas movie” is the new “Die Hard is a Christmas movie.”
December 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
“Eyes Wide Shut is a Christmas movie” is the new “Die Hard is a Christmas movie.”
How come when these dumbasses talk about defending “western values,” the very values they put forward as enlightened—treating women humanely, justice with due process, democracy—are also the very ones they’d roll back in their neo-monarchism, authoritarianism, etc?
December 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
How come when these dumbasses talk about defending “western values,” the very values they put forward as enlightened—treating women humanely, justice with due process, democracy—are also the very ones they’d roll back in their neo-monarchism, authoritarianism, etc?
Go for a walk with your siblings in the Arctic wilderness when it’s -30° F (-35° C). Nothing beats it.
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Go for a walk with your siblings in the Arctic wilderness when it’s -30° F (-35° C). Nothing beats it.
Very bummed to learn that when you search “John McPhee,” the top hits are not for the amazingly perceptive journalist and author of Coming Into the Country, but some Delta Force commando that talks about courage in Fallujah or some crap. #johnmcphee #author #journalist #journalism
December 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Very bummed to learn that when you search “John McPhee,” the top hits are not for the amazingly perceptive journalist and author of Coming Into the Country, but some Delta Force commando that talks about courage in Fallujah or some crap. #johnmcphee #author #journalist #journalism
New blog post about the astounding 2008 film, Synecodche, New York
#charliekaufman #synecodchenewyork #synecdoche #newyork #philipseymourhoffman #film #movie #blog #blogpost #substack #writer #cinephile #director #screenplay #nathanfielder #therehearsal #davidlynch
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#charliekaufman #synecodchenewyork #synecdoche #newyork #philipseymourhoffman #film #movie #blog #blogpost #substack #writer #cinephile #director #screenplay #nathanfielder #therehearsal #davidlynch
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Synecdoche, New York
A Review by Way of Personal Reflection
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December 1, 2025 at 4:25 AM
New blog post about the astounding 2008 film, Synecodche, New York
#charliekaufman #synecodchenewyork #synecdoche #newyork #philipseymourhoffman #film #movie #blog #blogpost #substack #writer #cinephile #director #screenplay #nathanfielder #therehearsal #davidlynch
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#charliekaufman #synecodchenewyork #synecdoche #newyork #philipseymourhoffman #film #movie #blog #blogpost #substack #writer #cinephile #director #screenplay #nathanfielder #therehearsal #davidlynch
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If you like wacky farcical comedies you gotta come out and see Anchorage Opera’s Gianni Schicchi!!! #anchorage #alaska #anchoragealaska #alaskalife #ak #anchorageak #travelalaska #eagleriver #photography #downtownanchorage #explorealaska #alaskaadventure #thealaskalife #art
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
If you like wacky farcical comedies you gotta come out and see Anchorage Opera’s Gianni Schicchi!!! #anchorage #alaska #anchoragealaska #alaskalife #ak #anchorageak #travelalaska #eagleriver #photography #downtownanchorage #explorealaska #alaskaadventure #thealaskalife #art
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#anchorage #alaska #anchoragealaska #alaskalife #ak #anchorageak #fairbanks #alaskaphotography #wasilla #travelalaska #fishing #travel #eagleriver #photography #downtownanchorage #explorealaska #nature #alaskaadventure #thealaskalife #salmon #art #mountains
#anchorage #alaska #anchoragealaska #alaskalife #ak #anchorageak #fairbanks #alaskaphotography #wasilla #travelalaska #fishing #travel #eagleriver #photography #downtownanchorage #explorealaska #nature #alaskaadventure #thealaskalife #salmon #art #mountains
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The Medium is a spooky scary opera, and Anchorage Opera’s production ratchets up the creepy to 11. Come see it! Nov 6, 8, and 9 at the PAC. #anchorage #alaska #anchoragealaska #alaskalife #ak #anchorageak #wasilla #travelalaska #downtownanchorage #explorealaska #thealaskalife #alaskasky
October 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Medium is a spooky scary opera, and Anchorage Opera’s production ratchets up the creepy to 11. Come see it! Nov 6, 8, and 9 at the PAC. #anchorage #alaska #anchoragealaska #alaskalife #ak #anchorageak #wasilla #travelalaska #downtownanchorage #explorealaska #thealaskalife #alaskasky
One Battle After Another is a fantastic movie, in which the U.S. military-police state are the bad guys (unlike in real life) and in which the aforementioned military-police state is underwritten and in league with white supremacists and right-wing militiamen (also unlike real life). Very fictional!
October 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
One Battle After Another is a fantastic movie, in which the U.S. military-police state are the bad guys (unlike in real life) and in which the aforementioned military-police state is underwritten and in league with white supremacists and right-wing militiamen (also unlike real life). Very fictional!
Anchorage Opera’s The Medium | Gianni Schicchi will be a treat for the eyes and ears. Spooky, funny, with gorgeous singing. #anchorage #alaska #anchoragealaska #alaskalife #ak #anchorageak #wasilla #travelalaska #eagleriver #downtownanchorage #explorealaska #alaskaadventure #thealaskalife #art
October 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Anchorage Opera’s The Medium | Gianni Schicchi will be a treat for the eyes and ears. Spooky, funny, with gorgeous singing. #anchorage #alaska #anchoragealaska #alaskalife #ak #anchorageak #wasilla #travelalaska #eagleriver #downtownanchorage #explorealaska #alaskaadventure #thealaskalife #art
“Two morons” is absolutely my favorite genre of comedy and that is why I am so pleased to have recently discovered the entire back catalog of “On Cinema.” Bless u, @timheidecker.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“Two morons” is absolutely my favorite genre of comedy and that is why I am so pleased to have recently discovered the entire back catalog of “On Cinema.” Bless u, @timheidecker.bsky.social
Gianni Schicchi is a tale of family politics gone mad; a scheming family tries to falsify a dead relative’s will, with surprising results. Come see Anchorage Opera’s production, November 6,8 and 9! anchorageopera.org/2025-2026-se... #anchorage #alaska #anchorageak #anchoragealaska #alaskasky #arts
The Medium | Gianni Schicchi - Anchorage Opera
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October 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Gianni Schicchi is a tale of family politics gone mad; a scheming family tries to falsify a dead relative’s will, with surprising results. Come see Anchorage Opera’s production, November 6,8 and 9! anchorageopera.org/2025-2026-se... #anchorage #alaska #anchorageak #anchoragealaska #alaskasky #arts
If you’re in Anchorage, you cannot miss Gianni Schicchi and The Medium, a fantastic double bill of two one-acts on Nov 6, 8, and 9. #anchorage #alaska #anchoragealaska #alaskalife #ak #anchorageak #wasilla #travelalaska #eagleriver #downtownanchorage #explorealaska #thealaskalife #art
October 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
If you’re in Anchorage, you cannot miss Gianni Schicchi and The Medium, a fantastic double bill of two one-acts on Nov 6, 8, and 9. #anchorage #alaska #anchoragealaska #alaskalife #ak #anchorageak #wasilla #travelalaska #eagleriver #downtownanchorage #explorealaska #thealaskalife #art
Just Anchorage things!
October 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Just Anchorage things!
“She’s dancing, Justin, she’s dancing!” #auroraborealis #northernlights #aurora #northernlightsphotos #auroras #nature #photography #nightphotography #nightsky #night #naturephotography #travel #sky #travelphotography #arctic #northernlight #aurorahunting #beautiful #winter #art #alaska
October 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“She’s dancing, Justin, she’s dancing!” #auroraborealis #northernlights #aurora #northernlightsphotos #auroras #nature #photography #nightphotography #nightsky #night #naturephotography #travel #sky #travelphotography #arctic #northernlight #aurorahunting #beautiful #winter #art #alaska
It’s an honor just to be nominated. (But then I won). #halloween #spooky #horror #halloweencostume #spookyseason #happyhalloween #october #trickortreat #fall #scary #autumn #halloweenparty #photography #costume #goth #ghost #creepy #gothic
October 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It’s an honor just to be nominated. (But then I won). #halloween #spooky #horror #halloweencostume #spookyseason #happyhalloween #october #trickortreat #fall #scary #autumn #halloweenparty #photography #costume #goth #ghost #creepy #gothic
Watching Pam Bondi answer questions in a Senate hearing reminds me so strongly of the classic Miss South Carolina video. Can’t believe she is the US’ chief law enforcement officer (or earned a law degree). www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3i...
Miss Teen USA 2007 - South Carolina answers a question
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October 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Watching Pam Bondi answer questions in a Senate hearing reminds me so strongly of the classic Miss South Carolina video. Can’t believe she is the US’ chief law enforcement officer (or earned a law degree). www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3i...
Bruins look good. 24-7 lead over Mich St coming back from halftime. Let’s go Bruins!! #ucla #losangeles #uclabruins #la #uclafootball #hollywood #bruins #gobruins #westwood #uclabound #uclaalumni #college #california
October 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Bruins look good. 24-7 lead over Mich St coming back from halftime. Let’s go Bruins!! #ucla #losangeles #uclabruins #la #uclafootball #hollywood #bruins #gobruins #westwood #uclabound #uclaalumni #college #california
Has any opera singer ever radiated villain energy more effortlessly than Sherrill Milnes? #opera #operasinger #music #classicalmusic #operasingersofbluesky #theatre #art #singer #blueskyopera #operalife #operalover #operasingers #operalirica #puccini #baritone #musician #lirica
October 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Has any opera singer ever radiated villain energy more effortlessly than Sherrill Milnes? #opera #operasinger #music #classicalmusic #operasingersofbluesky #theatre #art #singer #blueskyopera #operalife #operalover #operasingers #operalirica #puccini #baritone #musician #lirica
