Christopher Holbrook
@renardfantastiq.bsky.social
I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company
But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy
But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy
Book #81. Terrific new bio of Franco. The 20th century’s“forgotten” dictator. Tremlett ably demonstrates that he was at least as bad as the rest.
December 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Book #81. Terrific new bio of Franco. The 20th century’s“forgotten” dictator. Tremlett ably demonstrates that he was at least as bad as the rest.
I loved this.
December 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I loved this.
Book #80. An excellent Croatian crime/missing person book. Largely set in Split, which I dug since I’ve actually visited.
December 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Book #80. An excellent Croatian crime/missing person book. Largely set in Split, which I dug since I’ve actually visited.
The Louvre only managed to generate €8mn from fundraising last year. I’d be willing to bet there are DC-area private schools that bring in more.
December 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Louvre only managed to generate €8mn from fundraising last year. I’d be willing to bet there are DC-area private schools that bring in more.
Happy birthday, Jesus. Let’s make 2026 your year.
December 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Happy birthday, Jesus. Let’s make 2026 your year.
For those wondering (there’s gotta be at least 1), I saw “Avatar 3” last night. Sure it’s flawed—How did that mommy Tulkun get those gigantic nose piercings? And yes, Jack Champion is dreadful.—but it’s a pretty fucking great ride. Those visuals…my god.
December 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
For those wondering (there’s gotta be at least 1), I saw “Avatar 3” last night. Sure it’s flawed—How did that mommy Tulkun get those gigantic nose piercings? And yes, Jack Champion is dreadful.—but it’s a pretty fucking great ride. Those visuals…my god.
I’m here to help.
December 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I’m here to help.
@ersatzverite.bsky.social You should be more cynical. There’s no downside.
why it's almost as if billionaires hired Bari Weiss to enflame cultural divides, disorient the public, and undermine journalism in a bid to divide and distract the electorate from the actual causes of most U.S. dysfunction
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
@ersatzverite.bsky.social You should be more cynical. There’s no downside.
Two scenes: Ocean’s Eleven, and OUATIH. Just discovered these parallels this morning. Extremely tickled by this. A bit later in Ocean’s Eleven the Eliot Gould character also rails at “goddamn hippies.”
December 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Two scenes: Ocean’s Eleven, and OUATIH. Just discovered these parallels this morning. Extremely tickled by this. A bit later in Ocean’s Eleven the Eliot Gould character also rails at “goddamn hippies.”
Tried reading Lea Ypi’s “Indignity.” Bailed pretty quickly. Her recreated world of her grandmother was terribly hokey.
December 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Tried reading Lea Ypi’s “Indignity.” Bailed pretty quickly. Her recreated world of her grandmother was terribly hokey.
December 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This may be so but the idea that I’m going to spend 6 1/2 hours watching AVATAR 3 couldn’t be less of a non-starter.
FIRE AND ASH plays so much better on a second watch it’s almost a different movie; the messiness turns to coherence, the pacing smooths out, and arcs that felt a bit scattered (like Lo’ak’s) suddenly clarify. It’s as dense, rich and wild as any movie Cameron’s made. A major work.
December 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This may be so but the idea that I’m going to spend 6 1/2 hours watching AVATAR 3 couldn’t be less of a non-starter.
Reposted by Christopher Holbrook
Reupping for the weekend because Epstein
December 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Reupping for the weekend because Epstein
Book #79. Third and final in a series about three generations of a French-Moroccan family in Morocco. Brilliant and absolutely beautiful.
December 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Book #79. Third and final in a series about three generations of a French-Moroccan family in Morocco. Brilliant and absolutely beautiful.
Praying my name isn’t in this latest batch of Epstein docs.
December 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Praying my name isn’t in this latest batch of Epstein docs.
@martindbbrown.bsky.social Got tickets for this. Not my favorite but never seen it on the big screen.
December 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
@martindbbrown.bsky.social Got tickets for this. Not my favorite but never seen it on the big screen.
Isn’t this the same guy who dumped his wife to marry his student and has spent decades writing about moral decline?
Maybe I’m confusing him with someone else.
Maybe I’m confusing him with someone else.
A month ago, NYT columnist David Brooks wrote a column decrying the media and political fixation on the Epstein story.
This afternoon, House Democrats released a new tranche of photos of an event that Brooks attended with Epstein.
This afternoon, House Democrats released a new tranche of photos of an event that Brooks attended with Epstein.
December 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Isn’t this the same guy who dumped his wife to marry his student and has spent decades writing about moral decline?
Maybe I’m confusing him with someone else.
Maybe I’m confusing him with someone else.
I fucking hate 2025.
December 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I fucking hate 2025.
If you’re not watching Pitt women’s volleyball kickass in the tournament…why?
December 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
If you’re not watching Pitt women’s volleyball kickass in the tournament…why?
On Indiana’s anniversary of becoming a state no less!
December 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
On Indiana’s anniversary of becoming a state no less!
Book #78 It’s not at all clear how Sands manages to write so eloquently and weave together so many different strands into these beautiful, captivating, horrifying narratives. But he does. Another brilliant book on historical memory and the apathy with which it’s often greeted.
December 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Book #78 It’s not at all clear how Sands manages to write so eloquently and weave together so many different strands into these beautiful, captivating, horrifying narratives. But he does. Another brilliant book on historical memory and the apathy with which it’s often greeted.
So we’re here already, huh?
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
So we’re here already, huh?
Book #77. An unbelievably comprehensive examination of anything and everything relating to NYC from 1933-1945. Occasionally, reads like a laundry list of stuff but far more often is fascinating and engaging.
December 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Book #77. An unbelievably comprehensive examination of anything and everything relating to NYC from 1933-1945. Occasionally, reads like a laundry list of stuff but far more often is fascinating and engaging.
Just remember, Ukraine is crucial to maintaining our liberal, western values.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Zelensky’s Government Sabotaged Oversight, Allowing Corruption to Fester
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Just remember, Ukraine is crucial to maintaining our liberal, western values.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Attempted to rewatch “Eddington.” That is some hot garbage.
December 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Attempted to rewatch “Eddington.” That is some hot garbage.