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Anthony Martin

@lightinganthony.bsky.social

660 followers 110 following 560 posts

Senior Lecturer, Course Leader, part-time Illustrator, enjoyer of Alien/s, 2001, James Ellroy & Hilary Mantel novels, listener of vaguely obscure ambient and classical. Appreciator of cats and dogs and rats

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Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 17h

his every desire and whim is catered for whilst we also shower him in affection. He has won at life

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Yo Gabapentin @yogabapentin.bsky.social · 1d

Obligatory Jenny Nicholson Tweet

Jenny Nicholson Tweet:

How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor

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Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 1d

the boy

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 1d

Bonus Monster Month - Trypanohyncha Ocellus from Alien Earth

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Seb Downie-Blackwell 🔜 Games Ground Berlin @downieseb.bsky.social · 1d

Your AI girlfriend has left you for your Workout App AI.

Your AI barman suggests you kill yourself

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Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 2d

fucking bay leaves, man. You stick them in your sauce whilst cooking and they activate their Predator invisibility tech. I dont want to play bay leaf roulette with each mouthful of parmigiana 😫

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Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 3d

And then he teams up with Marple. Margaret Rutherford's Marple

Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 3d

Does it have to be a detective? Can I have an inspector? I would like Inspector Clouseau, please

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shaun @shaunvids.bsky.social · 3d

actually our AI programs are like people so its racist to say you don't like them. anyway would you like to buy one

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 3d

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025): The Excelsior takes off

Excelsior designed by Colie Wertz and modeled by Chanhyung Jung. Excelsior launchpad modeling + design by Andrew Dyer.

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Starfleet Design 🖍🖖 @starfleetdesign.bsky.social · 3d

I don't know if it's in there, but 'Babylon 5 at 20' is one of the best behind the scenes books I own, period.

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Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 4d

Aziz Ansari clawing his way back into the limelight, making a film, only to do the Riyadh Comedy Festival is kinda funny.

Sideshow Bob treading on garden rakes-funny

Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 4d

Had to buy this tshirt

Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 4d

me & the mrs @ the arcade in Digbeth

Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 5d

I am enjoying The Change. Funny and sad

Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 5d

I've now lived in Brum for 26 years. I think i must be a bit Brummie by now

Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 5d

getting some Irreversible vibes from that second one 😬
Lovely striking photography, mate

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 5d

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

Sky News @news.sky.com · 5d

Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 6d

No it doesn’t, that’s you doing that

Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 6d

Tilly Norwood raises the question of who will be the first to win an Oscar for best AI in a leading role

Tilly Norwood Is Expensive, Even for Hollywood

The “synthetic actress” may be cheaper to cast than Leonardo DiCaprio, but AI’s footprint carries major economic and environmental costs.

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Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 6d

Trump is much funnier than Pete Hegseth. I watched both their sets at the Military Comedy Festival and Hegseth's material and delivery were awful.

Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 6d

On to this, McEwan's latest. Meta in more ways than one. I think he's having a merry old time taking the piss. When one character performs surgery on a snake, I thought for a moment we were going to get at least 5 pages of thoroughly researched description

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Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 6d

Did you see the lady in Alien Earth who didn't see your video about NOT SLOWLY LOOKING UP IF YOU FEEL SLIME DRIPPING ONTO YOUR SHOULDER!!!

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 6d

Sound on for The Railway Children (1970). It looks like a folk horror film, so I added scary noises to the trailer. Listen to me and @eleanormorton.bsky.social for more: linktr.ee/readthat

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Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 7d

Oh man what a day. Only had one lecture to deliver & I think it went over pretty good.

But the stuff surrounding it sucked. Kinda bombarded with issue after issue. All "people being unhappy" related issues. In one case, quite a vitriolic rant against me. It felt so unfair, too!

Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social · 8d

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