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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 9m

Go Other Birds, is that a thing we do

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 28m

Christ, yes.

Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 37m

Also repost this if a fact-checker had saved you from yourself. Both have happened to me, many times, which is the true and proper way of being an author and a journalist.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 4h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 40m

It just feels like a McSweeney's piece to me. It's so well-structured to escalate the bit!

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 45m

That's why I'm convinced this has to be fake! The poster doesn't even seem to know who Alex Winter is, how could they possibly be a Reeves fan.

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 1h

There is NO way this is real. But it's very, very funny.

Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 5h

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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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 2h

I'm sorry. It's so unfair.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

Good lord.

@apnews.com

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 5h

Trump is about three days from blurting out "Hitler, I know his work, decent guy" on Fox and Friends.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 6h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 9h

That's one good thing today, at least.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 9h

Yeah here’s Dolly on IG cleaning up her sister’s mess. Hair done, makeup done, shooting promos. Alive and well: www.instagram.com/reel/DPjkor7...

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 10h

Louis reaching into Sam's coat and lifting his wallet as they walk into the night.

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 11h

Ah yes, the flashy, upbeat ending of CASABLANCA

Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC (Friday only!) @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 11h

This is nonsense.

Beyond it being a paid, source sourceless ~HOLLYWOOD INSIDER~ newsletter it is nothing but navel gazing AI boosting from the word go. I mean just read this.

"Opened with a flourish worthy of a Casablanca finale"

That's nothing. You just named a famous movie. Go home.

When OpenAI unveiled GPT-5 on Aug.7, CEO Sam Altman opened with aflourish worthy ofa Casablanca finale: "our smartest, fastest, nost useful model yet." The implication was clear- management consultants, lawyers and other white- collar professionals were about to get supercharged.

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 12h

Been waiting for this to launch for a while. Keep a notepad handy, you're going to want to make a list of places to visit.

Food critic Suresh Doss celebrates local restaurants that bring the flavours of home to Canada | CBC Television

New CBC series Locals Welcome looks at hidden gems in Toronto, Montreal and Richmond, B.C. Watch it now on CBC Gem

www.cbc.ca

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 13h

John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Management

Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 13h

The Amityville Honorarium

Courtney 🐙 Lovecraftian 🐙 Actually @hexadecibelle.fyi · 21h

the blair witch project manager

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 13h

"... the government’s internal monitoring systems recorded a cabinet minister-assigned vehicle hitting stunt driving speeds 12 times. At one point, that vehicle was recorded going 162 km/h."

Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 14h

NEW: Privacy officials with the Ontario government won’t release details of who was responsible for cabinet minister vehicles caught speeding, saying it would violate personal privacy and could threaten the “safety or health of an individual.” #OnPoli

globalnews.ca/news/1146863...

Ontario government won’t say which cabinet minister vehicles were speeding, citing safety | Globalnews.ca

Documents show vehicles assigned to Premier Doug Ford's cabinet ministers were caught by automated speed cameras 23 times, including one driving at 70 km/h in a 40 zone.

globalnews.ca

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 1d

This is one time I'd be very happy to have fallen for a hoax.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 1d

America is not strong enough to survive without Dolly Parton holding us up via gravity-defying hairspray.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads:

“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️”

Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 1d

Nope, don't like this at all

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 1d

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

A post by Rebecca Johnson:
“I finally learned how to teach my guys to ID the passive voice. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.”

A tumblr respond from mightymur:
“The final, brilliant word on passive voice.
"She was killed [by zombies.]"<--passive
"Zombies killed [by zombies] her." <-- active”

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Sexy Henry Kissinger Costume @mightygodking.com · 1d

today seems like a things-fall-apart-the-center-cannot-hold sorta day so how about a timeline cleanse for you? this is absolutely the best thing you will watch at least this week

(via Matt Storer on IG)

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 1d

... yeah, okay

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Someone Else's Movie @semcast.bsky.social · 1d

Prepare for battle, as DEATHSTALKER star Daniel Bernhardt recounts having his mind blown open by THE MATRIX -- after a heads-up from his buddy Chad Stahelski. On all podcast platforms, and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/dan...

The actor Daniel Bernhardt -- dressed in leather and sporting long hair, a beard and an intense stare -- sits on a throne of wood and bone in a denuded forest in a promotional still from DEATHSTALKER.

Dressed in black, Neo raises his hand to halt a wave of oncoming bullets in a still from THE MATRIX.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 1d

You can also just look at otter videos all week, then go march for a cause you believe in on the weekends.

Whatever works to keep you engaged and alive.

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 1d

Hey friends-

It’s really hard being alive right now for those of us who care about things like humanity, decency, the environment, democracy, etc,

If you are here still fighting for what is right I love u.

None of this is easy. Please take care of yourselves. Logging off sometimes is A-OK.

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Vince Mancini @vincemancini.bsky.social · 1d

Seymour Hersh asks, “Is Trump In Cognitive Decline?” Obviously the best part is the transcript: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 1d

See, this is why I'm not a billionaire

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