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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1d

Let's do the fucking news.

Only a Billionaire Could Look at Network TV News and Say: We Need More Bari Weiss

Billionaire David Ellison installed conservative ideologue Bari Weiss atop CBS News, dropping any pretense of independence at the network.

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patrickellis111.bsky.social @patrickellis111.bsky.social · 2d

I'm all in

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 2d

“Hothead Paisan” remains perhaps the most iconic of all the underground queer comics from the ’90s. Beloved by fans for its mix of old-timey cartoon violence with the struggles of queer existence, it gives expression to lesbian rage, Jo Livingstone writes.

The Violent, Hilarious Return of “Hothead Paisan”

Diane DiMassa’s “homicidal lesbian terrorist” was a star of underground comics in the nineties, but her “rage therapy” has lost none of its edge.

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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 2d

This year, Banned Books Week falls during a time when LGBTQ+ people are being attacked for living as their authentic selves.

LGBTQ+ representation is not only important, it's necessary: our stories belong, our stories matter, and our stories deserve to be told.

Read our blog: tinyurl.com/4vrntre3

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patrickellis111.bsky.social @patrickellis111.bsky.social · 5d

Fantastic to see Women in Entertainment shining a spotlight on Two Thousand and Late's writer/director/creator Lauren Shippen. Great interview!

Lauren Shippen @laurenshippen.com · 6d

it was such a delight to talk to Women in Entertainment about working in audio and making TWO THOUSAND AND LATE a show that directly grapples with our present moment! substack.com/home/post/p-...

Building Worlds in Sound: A Conversation with Lauren Shippen on Reinventing Audio Drama

Spotlight Q&A with Lauren Shippen

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patrickellis111.bsky.social @patrickellis111.bsky.social · 6d

My wingman Milo co-signs on this.

Josie and Chance @josie-and-chance.bsky.social · 7d

October is Pitbull Awareness Month. We like to do all we can to advocate for our breed and show what sweet dogs we actually are and not how we can be portrayed in the media. 🐶❤️ #pitbullawareness #dogsofbluesky

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Atypical Artists @atypicalartists.co · 6d

It takes a special kind of actor to play a villain so well - @tylermva.bsky.social plays Sid and does so with the perfect edge. But that's not his only dimension! He also plays the suck-up corporate Steve in Mammoth's training video. We love having Tyler in our cast!
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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 10d

Earlier this week, we announced the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist during our wonderful event at the Southbank Centre.

Find out more about this year's shortlist ⤵️
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

The Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes

The shortlist for the Booker Prize 2025 has been announced, featuring a previous winner and three authors shortlisted for the first time

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patrickellis111.bsky.social @patrickellis111.bsky.social · 12d

Quite possibly the most authentic & funny conversation about sex and sex positivity you will hear all year with @laurenshippen.com and @luxalptraum.com Part of Two Thousand and Late's bonus discussions on self expression, finding community, fighting for equality, and making it through the dystopia.

Atypical Artists @atypicalartists.co · 12d

Let's talk about sex, baby! On this week's bonus, writer and educator Lux Alptraum schools us on the conversation around sex and why it's so important that we don't shy away from tough topics.

open.spotify.com/episode/22Ul...

The dumpster from the show art, this time filled with flowers instead of fire. The title reads HOPE NOT HAVOC! LUX ALPTRAUM

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patrickellis111.bsky.social @patrickellis111.bsky.social · 15d

@euripidesredux.bsky.social is, to put it mildly, the BOMB.

Atypical Artists @atypicalartists.co · 15d

We might be a little biased but we think that TWO THOUSAND AND LATE sounds amazing as HELL! And that's all due to @euripidesredux.bsky.social, our incredible sound designer. They've brought both Havoc and Harper's world to rich, three dimensional life. pod.link/1835711536

A picture of Jeffrey Nils Gardner over the fiery background of the Two Thousand and Late show art.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15d

Over the past eleven months, we have built something extraordinary together.

Six weeks left.

zohranfornyc.com/sixweeks

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patrickellis111.bsky.social @patrickellis111.bsky.social · 20d

Lauren Shippen knows

Atypical Artists @atypicalartists.co · 21d

Are you looking for audio dramas with such thorny futures that they'll make you grateful for our present? @laurenshippen.com put together a list (including one hopeful future and, of course, the cathartic scream about our modern day that is TWO THOUSAND AND LATE)

Podcast Portraits of Possible Futures That Make You Glad for Our Present from Lauren Shippen — EarBuds Podcast Collective

Audio drama is full of wonderful post-apocalyptic adventures, but right now we're going to look a little closer to home. All of these episodes are glimpses into the near future, some of which will…

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patrickellis111.bsky.social @patrickellis111.bsky.social · 22d

James Whale was a filmmaking genius, see also The Invisible Man (1933).

horrorposterguy1.bsky.social @horrorposterguy1.bsky.social · 22d

When Boris met Elsa. Literally made for eachother. A masterpiece of marvelous art direction heavily laced with Whale's gallows wit. 1935
#horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam #monsterfam #boriskarloff

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Atypical Artists @atypicalartists.co · 23d

STEP TWO: START A NEW JOB. Struggle with setting a combination for your locker, make a lukewarm ally, and, no matter what, do NOT talk about unions. Oh, also, be sure to avoid your girlfriend as much as possible.

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The burning dumpster from the show art, with new text over the fire. STEP TWO: START A NEW JOB.

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patrickellis111.bsky.social @patrickellis111.bsky.social · 24d

Just a phenomenal show

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24d

Hannah Einbinder won her first Emmy for her role in the HBO Max comedy “Hacks.” See the full list of winners so far here. nyti.ms/46D5Boo

Hannah Einbinder holds up an Emmy award. Photo credit: Amy Sussman/ Getty Images.

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Atypical Artists @atypicalartists.co · Sep 3

We are so excited for @megfitz89.bsky.social's upcoming original comic all about fandom and honored by her reaction to Two Thousand and Late!

A stylized graphic with a burning megaphone that says: Silly and fun and pure escapism, while also embodying the post covid anger so many of us feel. It's a chase for justice that feels cathartic in it's wish-fulfillment.
MEGHAN
FITZMARTIN
writer of TV, comics, & podcasts

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New York Magazine @nymag.com · 24d

“Thank you Bridget Everett. You changed my life.” Jeff Hiller wins for the #Emmy Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in “Somebody Somewhere.”

Follow along for live updates from the 2025 Emmy Awards: nymag.visitlink.me/vPi_E0.

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Atypical Artists @atypicalartists.co · Sep 8

TWO THOUSAND AND LATE IS OUT NOW! 🔥 😈 🔥

Listen to the first two episodes wherever you get your podcasts and be sure to subscribe so that you don't miss a moment of the havoc we have in store for you.
pod.link/aHR0cHM6Ly9y...

Show art for Two Thousand and Late - an illustrated dumpster fire, where a smirking demon is growing out of the flames.

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