rachel
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i have some ambivalent thoughts about MARTY SUPREME overall but i will note that i was in a sold out showing the day after xmas in my suburban regal for a fairly niche film which i think says something about the timmy draw
December 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
i have some ambivalent thoughts about MARTY SUPREME overall but i will note that i was in a sold out showing the day after xmas in my suburban regal for a fairly niche film which i think says something about the timmy draw
merry xmas from me & daniil (shout out @the2ndserve.bsky.social for the merch)
December 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
merry xmas from me & daniil (shout out @the2ndserve.bsky.social for the merch)
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my festive spirit amidst our grimly stupid reality (2025)
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
my festive spirit amidst our grimly stupid reality (2025)
what a stylish fucking movie (and i'm not just talking about redford's coats)
December 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
what a stylish fucking movie (and i'm not just talking about redford's coats)
tonight in "lowkey a christmas movie" viewing
December 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM
tonight in "lowkey a christmas movie" viewing
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AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
January 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
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To be clear, a standard part of job applications are providing sample syllabi - often a whole portfolio of them - because *your syllabi* are part of the value proposition of hiring *you* and not *someone else.*
Now the university wants to steal your materials, then sack and replace you.
Now the university wants to steal your materials, then sack and replace you.
December 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
To be clear, a standard part of job applications are providing sample syllabi - often a whole portfolio of them - because *your syllabi* are part of the value proposition of hiring *you* and not *someone else.*
Now the university wants to steal your materials, then sack and replace you.
Now the university wants to steal your materials, then sack and replace you.
happy chanukah, all. here's to some more light in the world 🕎
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
happy chanukah, all. here's to some more light in the world 🕎
watched WAKE UP DEAD MAN - josh o’connor and glenn close are on absolute fire but unfortunately everyone else (esp andrew scott and kerry washington) has little to do.
+ i appreciate johnson really grappling with faith in the film but 2.5 hrs is too long!
+ i appreciate johnson really grappling with faith in the film but 2.5 hrs is too long!
December 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
watched WAKE UP DEAD MAN - josh o’connor and glenn close are on absolute fire but unfortunately everyone else (esp andrew scott and kerry washington) has little to do.
+ i appreciate johnson really grappling with faith in the film but 2.5 hrs is too long!
+ i appreciate johnson really grappling with faith in the film but 2.5 hrs is too long!
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now HERE is a completely inept organization begging for someone to write a deep dive on all the ways they've fucked up this century! losers and cowards
SCOOP: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) quietly updated its player eligibility policy to ban trans women from competing as women in their leagues, tournaments and competitions in order to comply with Trump's anti-trans sports executive order. The policy went into effect on Monday.
USTA bans trans athletes from competing as women to comply with Trump executive order
The national tennis governing body's policy change was made with no announcement.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
now HERE is a completely inept organization begging for someone to write a deep dive on all the ways they've fucked up this century! losers and cowards
“there will be blood isn’t a perfect movie because PTA didn’t cast a 16 year old austin butler” is “charlie brown had hoes” level thinking
this Tarantino take is bizarre to me on a bunch of levels, like, not only is Dano’s meek, weird, zealous vibe perfect for the role, but I actually don’t think it’s at all obvious “There Will Be Blood” is supposed to be a two-hander
![5. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson)
"Daniel Day-Lewis. The old-style craftsmanship quality to the film. It had an old Hollywood craftsmanship without trying to be like that. It was the only film he's ever done, and I brought it up to him, that doesn't have a set piece. The fire is the closest to a set piece. This was about dealing with the narrative, dealing with the story, and he did it fcking amazingly. 'There Will Be Blood' would stand a good chance at being #1 or #2 if it didn't have a big, giant flaw in it... and the flaw is Paul Dano. Obviously, it's supposed to be a two-hander, but it's also drastically obvious that it's not a two-hander. [Dano] is weak sauce, man. He is the weak sister. Austin Butler would have been wonderful in that role. He's just such a weak, weak, uninteresting guy.
The weakest fcking actor in SAG [laughs]."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:n2i5lkhcqi62xv3edolwvj4j/bafkreihkcjhr6dyda3ah3ssaff4uhty2zomvtuk7zqozshg76pgl5cycma@jpeg)
December 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“there will be blood isn’t a perfect movie because PTA didn’t cast a 16 year old austin butler” is “charlie brown had hoes” level thinking
me when the keynote speaker goes into their 45th minute
December 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
me when the keynote speaker goes into their 45th minute
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hope this is to set up a final venus/serena doubles pairing before venus retires and not a singles comeback. serena had a great retirement run and ceremony at USO and i'd rather that be the lasting memory of her retirement!
Big breaking news at Bounces:
Serena Williams has applied for reinstatement to tennis, adding herself back into the tennis anti-doping program to set herself up for a comeback to competition in 2026.
Read all the details here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/serena-wil...
Serena Williams has applied for reinstatement to tennis, adding herself back into the tennis anti-doping program to set herself up for a comeback to competition in 2026.
Read all the details here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/serena-wil...
Breaking: Serena Williams Is Preparing to Return to Tennis
The 23-time major singles champion has filed paperwork that sets a 2026 comeback to professional tennis in motion.
www.benrothenberg.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
hope this is to set up a final venus/serena doubles pairing before venus retires and not a singles comeback. serena had a great retirement run and ceremony at USO and i'd rather that be the lasting memory of her retirement!
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muppets wearing scarves is thanksgiving’s most beautiful tradition
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
muppets wearing scarves is thanksgiving’s most beautiful tradition
would take chris 1000x over another mcenroe show at AO, if espn is listening…
On Instagram, Chris Eubanks suggests he might be done with pro tennis — but he hasn’t made the final call yet.
November 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
would take chris 1000x over another mcenroe show at AO, if espn is listening…
watching THE RUNNING MAN (1987) and uh...they were maybe 10 years off?
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
watching THE RUNNING MAN (1987) and uh...they were maybe 10 years off?
novak making musetti stay in athens all the way to the final, beating him in said final, and THEN pulling out to give musetti the last spot in turin is peak djokertroll behavior
November 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
novak making musetti stay in athens all the way to the final, beating him in said final, and THEN pulling out to give musetti the last spot in turin is peak djokertroll behavior
my funny personal take on this is that i was in the same major as jake and this is the EXACT kind of question we were encouraged to ask in seminars
Jake Lahut, a Wired reporter who from the Nancy Mace airport story last week, was among those fired.
During the incident, CN's HR chief asked staff not to congregate outside his office. Lahut asked "what's your definition of congregating?" and was let go later on Wednesday.
During the incident, CN's HR chief asked staff not to congregate outside his office. Lahut asked "what's your definition of congregating?" and was let go later on Wednesday.
November 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
my funny personal take on this is that i was in the same major as jake and this is the EXACT kind of question we were encouraged to ask in seminars
libbed out so hard i was listening to hamilton at the gym this morning
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
libbed out so hard i was listening to hamilton at the gym this morning
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[billy joel voice] iiiiiim libbin’ out
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
[billy joel voice] iiiiiim libbin’ out
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CONFIRMED: Georgia Democrats have won their first statewide elections for non-federal offices since *2006.*
The two Dem challengers, Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard, have ousted two GOP Republican commissioners on the state's utility commission.
The two Dem challengers, Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard, have ousted two GOP Republican commissioners on the state's utility commission.
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
CONFIRMED: Georgia Democrats have won their first statewide elections for non-federal offices since *2006.*
The two Dem challengers, Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard, have ousted two GOP Republican commissioners on the state's utility commission.
The two Dem challengers, Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard, have ousted two GOP Republican commissioners on the state's utility commission.
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my mom (most normie lib ever) on the phone just now: "i don't get why everyone is freaking out about mamdani, he's exciting. plus i'm tired of listening to pundits. and what have the millionaires done for us other than bend over for trump?"
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
my mom (most normie lib ever) on the phone just now: "i don't get why everyone is freaking out about mamdani, he's exciting. plus i'm tired of listening to pundits. and what have the millionaires done for us other than bend over for trump?"
3 years late but they finally saw bridgerton s2!
‘Wicked’ hunk Jonathan Bailey is People’s Sexiest Man Alive
‘Wicked’ hunk Jonathan Bailey is People’s Sexiest Man Alive
Along with defying gravity with his singing voice, Bailey also won hearts with his role on "Bridgerton" as Lord Anthony Bridgerton.
pagesix.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
3 years late but they finally saw bridgerton s2!