Michael Martell
@michaelmartell.bsky.social
Canadian Film Industry person, gaffer mostly.
Can't believe this was sent out this way.
I've often told people working in film can be weird because it usually requires relatively the same effort level by the crew no matter the quality of the final product. Good or bad they're hard work.
This is perhaps an example of the unusual times.
I've often told people working in film can be weird because it usually requires relatively the same effort level by the crew no matter the quality of the final product. Good or bad they're hard work.
This is perhaps an example of the unusual times.
they misspelled christmas on the title card lmao
December 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Can't believe this was sent out this way.
I've often told people working in film can be weird because it usually requires relatively the same effort level by the crew no matter the quality of the final product. Good or bad they're hard work.
This is perhaps an example of the unusual times.
I've often told people working in film can be weird because it usually requires relatively the same effort level by the crew no matter the quality of the final product. Good or bad they're hard work.
This is perhaps an example of the unusual times.
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Look, I'm sure that Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" will be fun, but I highly doubt it will be as good as the original.
December 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Look, I'm sure that Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" will be fun, but I highly doubt it will be as good as the original.
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Not now, haunted Victorian shoes
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Not now, haunted Victorian shoes
I love this pod but having a 30 year love for Ms. Winslet I’m now very confused as to whether I still wish I could marry her or I wish her to be my mum or maybe my aunt/nan so as to not diminish my own mom who rocks all things always. Point is Kate is awesome and we should recognize that.
Kate Winslet: Eternal Eternal Sunshine questions | Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
YouTube video by Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I love this pod but having a 30 year love for Ms. Winslet I’m now very confused as to whether I still wish I could marry her or I wish her to be my mum or maybe my aunt/nan so as to not diminish my own mom who rocks all things always. Point is Kate is awesome and we should recognize that.
Gigantic win for my taste buds.
“But Mike that wheel of Brie is 500g, ten times more than the 50g listed, and consuming that daily could cause other harmful issues.”
(Mouth full of Brie) 50g is the minimum, it says “or more” and I’m nothing if not an overachiever.
“But Mike that wheel of Brie is 500g, ten times more than the 50g listed, and consuming that daily could cause other harmful issues.”
(Mouth full of Brie) 50g is the minimum, it says “or more” and I’m nothing if not an overachiever.
"A new study has found that eating 50g or more of high-fat cheese a day correlates with a lower risk of developing dementia. That means all cheeses with more than 20 percent fat content, including brie, gouda, cheddar, parmesan, gruyere, and mozzarella." www.sciencealert.com/cheese-linke...
Cheese Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in 25-Year Study
One of the finest foods available to humanity may carry an unexpected benefit.
www.sciencealert.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Gigantic win for my taste buds.
“But Mike that wheel of Brie is 500g, ten times more than the 50g listed, and consuming that daily could cause other harmful issues.”
(Mouth full of Brie) 50g is the minimum, it says “or more” and I’m nothing if not an overachiever.
“But Mike that wheel of Brie is 500g, ten times more than the 50g listed, and consuming that daily could cause other harmful issues.”
(Mouth full of Brie) 50g is the minimum, it says “or more” and I’m nothing if not an overachiever.
I know I shouldn't use these apps anyway, but...
Is it really "buy 1, get 1 free" if you raise the price of the initial item by 60% or more?
Why lie and not just say "buy 1, get 5 bucks off the second"? It's still a savings/deal just not the one they advertise.
👋 Competition Bureau #DoorDash
Is it really "buy 1, get 1 free" if you raise the price of the initial item by 60% or more?
Why lie and not just say "buy 1, get 5 bucks off the second"? It's still a savings/deal just not the one they advertise.
👋 Competition Bureau #DoorDash
December 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I know I shouldn't use these apps anyway, but...
Is it really "buy 1, get 1 free" if you raise the price of the initial item by 60% or more?
Why lie and not just say "buy 1, get 5 bucks off the second"? It's still a savings/deal just not the one they advertise.
👋 Competition Bureau #DoorDash
Is it really "buy 1, get 1 free" if you raise the price of the initial item by 60% or more?
Why lie and not just say "buy 1, get 5 bucks off the second"? It's still a savings/deal just not the one they advertise.
👋 Competition Bureau #DoorDash
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
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Such a fan of this woman's videos. The intersection of pop culture and architecture is fertile ground for a seemingly endless trove of thought provoking ideas. Give it a gander:
www.youtube.com/@DamiLeeArch
www.youtube.com/@DamiLeeArch
DamiLee
Architecture and design with Dami
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Such a fan of this woman's videos. The intersection of pop culture and architecture is fertile ground for a seemingly endless trove of thought provoking ideas. Give it a gander:
www.youtube.com/@DamiLeeArch
www.youtube.com/@DamiLeeArch
The Challenger explosion.
1. What was the first major news story you remember as a child?
November 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Challenger explosion.
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I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
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JUST IN: Ken Sim and ABC have voted through a Budget that makes deep cuts.
This austerity budget makes Zero Sense.
Press release: www.votecope.ca/news/zero-se...
#vanpoli #FightForVancouver
This austerity budget makes Zero Sense.
Press release: www.votecope.ca/news/zero-se...
#vanpoli #FightForVancouver
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
JUST IN: Ken Sim and ABC have voted through a Budget that makes deep cuts.
This austerity budget makes Zero Sense.
Press release: www.votecope.ca/news/zero-se...
#vanpoli #FightForVancouver
This austerity budget makes Zero Sense.
Press release: www.votecope.ca/news/zero-se...
#vanpoli #FightForVancouver
Quick follow-up: It has not been "so much fun", very much the opposite of fun. #LFC
I can't wait to watch this Liverpool squad play more this year. Wirtz looks amazing. Hugo looks a very nice addition and the pair of new fullbacks are doing great thus far. Adding all that to this team is so much fun. #LFC
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Quick follow-up: It has not been "so much fun", very much the opposite of fun. #LFC
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Well the inevitability of this is terrifying.
Is the Atlantic Ocean circulation close to tipping?
Hear the latest science as I presented it last month at the ATLAS25 event in Helsinki.
Let me know if anything is unclear, or if you see good reasons why your government shouldn't immediately act on this. 🌊
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Hear the latest science as I presented it last month at the ATLAS25 event in Helsinki.
Let me know if anything is unclear, or if you see good reasons why your government shouldn't immediately act on this. 🌊
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Is the Atlantic Ocean circulation close to tipping?
YouTube video by Earth System Analysis - Potsdam Institute
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Well the inevitability of this is terrifying.
Canada's national animal already deep into a nation building project of their own. For better or worse...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Cv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Cv...
Invasion of the beavers: The Arctic will never be the same
YouTube video by The Nature of Things
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Canada's national animal already deep into a nation building project of their own. For better or worse...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Cv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Cv...
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U.S. billionaire financier of Cabot Links golf resort in Cape Breton is Trumpian climate denier, Mike Keiser. Now the Cabot Group wants to take West Mabou Beach provincial park for a 3rd luxury golf course in Inverness, Nova Scotia. Keiser originally got his hands on the Cabot Links land for $1. 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
U.S. billionaire financier of Cabot Links golf resort in Cape Breton is Trumpian climate denier, Mike Keiser. Now the Cabot Group wants to take West Mabou Beach provincial park for a 3rd luxury golf course in Inverness, Nova Scotia. Keiser originally got his hands on the Cabot Links land for $1. 🧵
How cool, artists, technicians creating things together. More of this, less AI please.
Apple TV’s new streaming logo was built with glass and captured in-camera 🎥
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
How cool, artists, technicians creating things together. More of this, less AI please.
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
Have the Americans ever thought to put the NCAA in charge of Government ethics and oversight? They used to catch and punish coaches who bought a hamburger for a hungry player.
Kash fired the guy he thinks outed him for taking another private jet flight to see his girlfriend sing.
November 3, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Have the Americans ever thought to put the NCAA in charge of Government ethics and oversight? They used to catch and punish coaches who bought a hamburger for a hungry player.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
Call this game a draw and add an 8th game to the series. #WorldSeries
October 28, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Call this game a draw and add an 8th game to the series. #WorldSeries
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It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film. n.pr/4n4s82s
How Charlie Chaplin used his uncanny resemblance to Hitler to fight fascism
It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film.
n.pr
October 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film. n.pr/4n4s82s
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“Copyright growing pains” is one hell of a euphemism for the biggest IP theft in history
Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies
Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon
Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies
www.scientificamerican.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“Copyright growing pains” is one hell of a euphemism for the biggest IP theft in history