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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 5d

Hey, The Criterion Channel tacked a Charles Burnett wing onto its site! Which includes his “new” movie, which got a restoration and a limited release earlier this year, 26 years after it was completed but failed to receive distribution.

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 7d

32 Chunk, a brown bear from Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, has been declared the winner of the 2025 Fat Bear Week contest. All rise for the National Anthem!

Voice of Chunk

YouTube video by The Lounge Lizards - Topic

youtu.be

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 7d

R.I.P. Jane Goodall

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 8d

Sometimes, in the world of film curation, a simple, direct statement of fact can achieve a Bazin-like eloquence.

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 8d

Fuuuuuck yeah Criterion Channel gettin’ its HK on for autumn!

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 9d

Now Playing: The season premiere of BOB’S BURGERS. You think David Mamet could have ever written dialogue like this, if he’d been at the height of his powers and coked out of his mind? That may be two ways of saying the same thing.

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 12d

The trick to becoming Ezra Klein is being incapable of ever thinking, “I’m just gonna keep my mouth shut about this for a minute.”

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 12d

Ezra Klein is explaining to David Remnick that anyone who didn’t like him praising Charlie Kirk to the skies in the hours after his death doesn’t get it that there are people who loved Kirk, and if he’d criticized him in that moment, he’d have antagonized and alienated them forever.

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 12d

Update: Turns out Sinclair’s and Nexstar’s resolve can be broken, but the Supreme Court is in it for the long haul.

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 12d

I’m constantly amazed at much Tiger Woods and I have in common. (My wife once tried to kill me with a golf club.)

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 13d

I filled out my first Cinemascore card today. I knew about these things but I’ve never actually even seen what they look like before. For the record, I gave ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER an A, and I lied about my age in the hope of increasing the likelihood that whoever sees it gives a shit.

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 13d

The first time I encountered the phrase “ran like he had never run before”, I pitched a Michael Palin Gumby character spazzing out at top speed.

Jess Bowers @prettyminotaur.bsky.social · 13d

I once had a student who genuinely thought "akimbo" meant "all over the place," and demonstrated "arms akimbo" by imitating a car dealership blow-up guy. I still think this student's interpretation was more accurate than the real definition.

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 13d

They’re erasing our history!

A Statue of Trump and Epstein Holding Hands Is Removed From the National Mall

www.nytimes.com

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 14d

Now Playing: MUSSOLINI: SON OF THE CENTURY on MUBI. This is the fourth episode of an eight-part series, and I’m enjoying the flash and brio of it all. But I am starting to wonder when this motherfucker plans to shave his head.

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 14d

This is it. This is the moment everything turns around. I mean, not really, obviously, but fuck it. Let’s live a little.

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.com

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 14d

Let’s get ready to truuuundle!!

Fat Bear Week 2025

www.explore.org

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 15d

R.I.P. Claudia Cardinale

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 15d

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 15d

This is what happens when enough people decide to just politely wait out the part of the meeting where the freak whose name is on the building starts talking about how now he might not fuck Princess Diana after all if she doesn't stop being so needy.

This Might Just Be the Most Bonkers Speech of Trump’s Career

And I say that knowing the bar is high here.

slate.com

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 15d

RFK Jr. said that "Some of our friends like to say that we should believe all women", so they ought to believe all the mothers he's met who think vaccines gave their kids autism. Whenever a Trump or a Kennedy claims to have "friends",you're about to hear the ultimate in passive-aggressive horseshit.

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 16d

Finney just turned three. We’ve had him since he was a puppy.

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 17d

Happy (belated) 50th birthday, FAWLTY TOWERS

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 19d

Finneas Z. Higgenbotham IV wishes everyone a Happy National Westies Day. Last night I may have uttered some loose talk about Santa paying a nocturnal visit to the back yards of every good Westie, leaving a live bunny they can actually catch. Anyone know a supplier for really cheap crippled rabbits?

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 19d

Happy National Westies Day Eve to all who celebrate

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Phil Nugent @philnugent.bsky.social · 20d

Was Playing: BLACK RABBIT. Now Playing: REUNION. One more show about a deaf guy who has half a mind to kick your ass through your hat and we’ll have ourselves a trend.

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