Michael Doyle
@mikeburnlab.bsky.social
Michigan-based environment designer, culture enthusiast, cat dad
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/mikeburnlab
Music: https://www.mixcloud.com/burnlab/
Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/mikeburnlab
Music: https://www.mixcloud.com/burnlab/
Whole bag of spinach in this.
December 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Whole bag of spinach in this.
I live to fill my head with this stuff. After fans of ‘Breaking Bad’ frequently attempted to throw pizzas on the roof of the private residence used for the White’s house, Gilligan decided to build Carol’s whole neighborhood from scratch.
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Where was Pluribus filmed? The house and all the locations in Albuquerque
Guide to all the filming locations of Pluribus - The house and all the places where the series was filmed in Albuquerque, NM, and Spain
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December 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I live to fill my head with this stuff. After fans of ‘Breaking Bad’ frequently attempted to throw pizzas on the roof of the private residence used for the White’s house, Gilligan decided to build Carol’s whole neighborhood from scratch.
www.atlasofwonders.com/2025/11/wher...
www.atlasofwonders.com/2025/11/wher...
I re-read this from time to time. We might have been on to something.
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Revenge of the dorks
Hey, kids: Here they come, walking down the street, coming at you from the wrong side of midnight, heading straight for the heart you didn’t...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I re-read this from time to time. We might have been on to something.
www.metrotimes.com/music-2/reve...
www.metrotimes.com/music-2/reve...
Winter doesn’t officially start until this weekend.
December 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Winter doesn’t officially start until this weekend.
James Baldwin is one of my favorite iconoclastic writers and thinkers and humans. Do I need a new 700+ page biography? [24.5 hour audiobook.] Yeah.
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'Baldwin: A Love Story'. What James Baldwin Still Teaches Us About Life and Love - Policy Magazine
James Baldwin never wanted to be the spokesman for either the Black or gay communities, eschewing as he did the constriction of labels and preferring to think
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December 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
James Baldwin is one of my favorite iconoclastic writers and thinkers and humans. Do I need a new 700+ page biography? [24.5 hour audiobook.] Yeah.
www.policymagazine.ca/baldwin-a-lo...
www.policymagazine.ca/baldwin-a-lo...
Vince loves a process montage.
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Pluribus — Manousos' Journey | Scene | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
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December 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Vince loves a process montage.
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Because of their goth pedigree, it took me years to realize Love and Rockets are a psychedelic band.
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Love and Rockets - If There's A Heaven Above HD
YouTube video by Beggars Banquet Records
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December 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Because of their goth pedigree, it took me years to realize Love and Rockets are a psychedelic band.
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*the transition into a lanky, shaggy, affable techno-hippie Muppet is coming along.
December 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
*the transition into a lanky, shaggy, affable techno-hippie Muppet is coming along.
I just accidentally said “Siri” under my breath and my phone went all purple. I said, “Sorry. Never mind.” She said, “It’s all good.” Maybe this isn’t all good.
December 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I just accidentally said “Siri” under my breath and my phone went all purple. I said, “Sorry. Never mind.” She said, “It’s all good.” Maybe this isn’t all good.
“Fast, cheap, and good: choose two” is often attributed to Tom Waits. He attributes it to Jim Jarmusch.
This is absolutely true. Nobody can or should do all three.
This is absolutely true. Nobody can or should do all three.
December 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“Fast, cheap, and good: choose two” is often attributed to Tom Waits. He attributes it to Jim Jarmusch.
This is absolutely true. Nobody can or should do all three.
This is absolutely true. Nobody can or should do all three.
Winter is better than summer because you can dress appropriately for the cold. In summer, you’re frantically searching for shade and can’t remove your skin.
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Winter is better than summer because you can dress appropriately for the cold. In summer, you’re frantically searching for shade and can’t remove your skin.
“Nothing on this planet is yours. You cannot give me anything because all that you have is stolen.”
-Manousos, ‘Pluribus’ S1E7
-Manousos, ‘Pluribus’ S1E7
December 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“Nothing on this planet is yours. You cannot give me anything because all that you have is stolen.”
-Manousos, ‘Pluribus’ S1E7
-Manousos, ‘Pluribus’ S1E7
Having already done all the big stuff I wanted to, using these final 20 years or so to try new things, pay attention to the details, and be uncompromising in quality.
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A life fully lived paradoxically reduces the fear of death
<p><em>Studies show that the more fully alive we feel, the more meaning we have in our life, paradoxically, the more ready to die we are. You might think that having a meaningful life makes you more a...
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December 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Having already done all the big stuff I wanted to, using these final 20 years or so to try new things, pay attention to the details, and be uncompromising in quality.
iai.tv/articles/a-l...
iai.tv/articles/a-l...
Sarah Sherman’s new HBO special is ‘Peewee’s Playhouse’ meets John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ featuring John Waters… and that’s just the first five minutes.
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www.slashfilm.com/2049855/sara...
One Of The Best Comedy Specials Of 2025 Is Streaming Now – And You're Not Prepared For It - SlashFilm
After several seasons on Saturday Night Live, Sarah Sherman is ready to truly wig audiences out with her incredible 2025 comedy streaming special on HBO Max.
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December 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Sarah Sherman’s new HBO special is ‘Peewee’s Playhouse’ meets John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ featuring John Waters… and that’s just the first five minutes.
www.slashfilm.com/2049855/sara...
www.slashfilm.com/2049855/sara...
The ICC is going to need to expand its facilities at The Hague to deal with Russia, Israel, and the US. Good for architects.
December 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The ICC is going to need to expand its facilities at The Hague to deal with Russia, Israel, and the US. Good for architects.
Nobody speaks to me like Karl Wallinger and World Party.
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World Party - Way Down Now
YouTube video by WorldPartyOfficial
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December 13, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Nobody speaks to me like Karl Wallinger and World Party.
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Andrew Weatherall made some pretty great house music in the 90s, but got super awesome in the aughts when he grew his beard out, started an artist collective, and got into everything from Northern Soul to LA Punk and distilledit into a delicious tonic.
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Andrew Weatherall remembered by David Holmes
The composer pays tribute to a brilliant polymath with singular musical vision, who was also a warm and wise friend
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December 13, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Andrew Weatherall made some pretty great house music in the 90s, but got super awesome in the aughts when he grew his beard out, started an artist collective, and got into everything from Northern Soul to LA Punk and distilledit into a delicious tonic.
www.theguardian.com/music/2020/d...
www.theguardian.com/music/2020/d...
I like this cover better than the original Gun Club song the same way I like ‘Blade Runner 2049’ better than Ridley Scott’s original.
*Also, RIP Andrew Weatherall.
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*Also, RIP Andrew Weatherall.
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Sex Beat
YouTube video by Two Lone Swordsmen - Topic
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December 13, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I like this cover better than the original Gun Club song the same way I like ‘Blade Runner 2049’ better than Ridley Scott’s original.
*Also, RIP Andrew Weatherall.
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*Also, RIP Andrew Weatherall.
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I haven’t listened to the official ‘Pluribus’ podcast with Vince Gilligan and co. yet, but dying to know where they filmed our other favorite misanthropic survivor’s journey from Paraguay to the Darién Gap.
December 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I haven’t listened to the official ‘Pluribus’ podcast with Vince Gilligan and co. yet, but dying to know where they filmed our other favorite misanthropic survivor’s journey from Paraguay to the Darién Gap.
Weekend Update: Drunk Raccoon on Breaking into a Liquor Store - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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December 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Fictional book covers based ‘The Chair Company’ quotes:
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From the thechaircompany community on Reddit: Made some book covers
Explore this post and more from the thechaircompany community
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December 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Fictional book covers based ‘The Chair Company’ quotes:
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The cinematography and music of ‘Train Dreams’ is gorgeous. It’s both fully immersive in nature and dreamlike.
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Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner Discuss the Score and Original Song for Train Dreams | Netflix
YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix
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December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The cinematography and music of ‘Train Dreams’ is gorgeous. It’s both fully immersive in nature and dreamlike.
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