Stacy, That Dame From Detroit
@stacysobotka.bsky.social
Honorable Mention Award Winning freelance reporter & a detached cynical observer faintly amused by the follies of other humans.
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I lost my mother unexpectedly today (left, with my late Aunt Marcia). I feel like my life is over.
Perhaps next time there is a thunderstorm in Canada, it's the angels having a curling tournament. Rest in Power, Colleen Jones.
Canada lost a legend. Colleen Jones was beloved in Nova Scotia and across Canada as a giant in the world of curling.
She represented the best of Canadian sport and the Canadian spirit.
My deepest sympathies to her family and colleagues.
Go to the angels.
She represented the best of Canadian sport and the Canadian spirit.
My deepest sympathies to her family and colleagues.
Go to the angels.
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Perhaps next time there is a thunderstorm in Canada, it's the angels having a curling tournament. Rest in Power, Colleen Jones.
Day 25 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
Favorite Noir with a Boat has to be Leave Her to Heaven.
The glorious Technicolor is a deep contrast to the darkness on the water as Ellen executes her evil plan. #Noirvember
#NoirvemberChallenge
Favorite Noir with a Boat has to be Leave Her to Heaven.
The glorious Technicolor is a deep contrast to the darkness on the water as Ellen executes her evil plan. #Noirvember
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Day 25 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
Favorite Noir with a Boat has to be Leave Her to Heaven.
The glorious Technicolor is a deep contrast to the darkness on the water as Ellen executes her evil plan. #Noirvember
#NoirvemberChallenge
Favorite Noir with a Boat has to be Leave Her to Heaven.
The glorious Technicolor is a deep contrast to the darkness on the water as Ellen executes her evil plan. #Noirvember
Day 24 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social #NoirvemberChallenge
This lesbian pervert's favorite Film Noir Poster is I Love Trouble. How did this get past the censors??!!
#Noirvember
This lesbian pervert's favorite Film Noir Poster is I Love Trouble. How did this get past the censors??!!
#Noirvember
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Day 24 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social #NoirvemberChallenge
This lesbian pervert's favorite Film Noir Poster is I Love Trouble. How did this get past the censors??!!
#Noirvember
This lesbian pervert's favorite Film Noir Poster is I Love Trouble. How did this get past the censors??!!
#Noirvember
Day 23 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social #NoirvemberChallenge
Actor in a Film Noir that stole every scene has to be Thelma Ritter as Moe in Pickup on South Street
#Noirvember
"But even a fancy funeral ain't worth waiting for if I've gotta do business with crumbs like you."
Actor in a Film Noir that stole every scene has to be Thelma Ritter as Moe in Pickup on South Street
#Noirvember
"But even a fancy funeral ain't worth waiting for if I've gotta do business with crumbs like you."
November 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Day 23 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social #NoirvemberChallenge
Actor in a Film Noir that stole every scene has to be Thelma Ritter as Moe in Pickup on South Street
#Noirvember
"But even a fancy funeral ain't worth waiting for if I've gotta do business with crumbs like you."
Actor in a Film Noir that stole every scene has to be Thelma Ritter as Moe in Pickup on South Street
#Noirvember
"But even a fancy funeral ain't worth waiting for if I've gotta do business with crumbs like you."
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Day 23: Favorite noir actor who could steal any scene - Thelma Ritter could steal a scene with just a glance or quip. In Pickup on South Street, she makes a stool pigeon unforgettable. In Rear Window, she’s the moral compass and comic razor. #NoirvemberChallenge
November 23, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Day 23: Favorite noir actor who could steal any scene - Thelma Ritter could steal a scene with just a glance or quip. In Pickup on South Street, she makes a stool pigeon unforgettable. In Rear Window, she’s the moral compass and comic razor. #NoirvemberChallenge
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An autographed Monica Lewis calendar I got back in 2014. #NoirAlley #TCMParty
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 AM
An autographed Monica Lewis calendar I got back in 2014. #NoirAlley #TCMParty
Oh to time travel to these nightclubs! #NoirAlley #TCMParty
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Oh to time travel to these nightclubs! #NoirAlley #TCMParty
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Louis Armstrong to top it all off. Gods. I'd murder to get into this cloud with this house band. #NoirAlley #TCMParty #TheStrip
November 23, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Louis Armstrong to top it all off. Gods. I'd murder to get into this cloud with this house band. #NoirAlley #TCMParty #TheStrip
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Day 22 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social #Noirvemberchallenge
Favorite musical number in a noir is Magali Noel singing the title song in Rififi.
Sex and violence before the big heist. #Noirvember
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Favorite musical number in a noir is Magali Noel singing the title song in Rififi.
Sex and violence before the big heist. #Noirvember
youtu.be/pgXt1--_Ecw?...
Du rififi chez les hommes (1955) - Extrait HD « Rififi » par Magali Noël
YouTube video by Digital Ciné
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November 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Day 22 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social #Noirvemberchallenge
Favorite musical number in a noir is Magali Noel singing the title song in Rififi.
Sex and violence before the big heist. #Noirvember
youtu.be/pgXt1--_Ecw?...
Favorite musical number in a noir is Magali Noel singing the title song in Rififi.
Sex and violence before the big heist. #Noirvember
youtu.be/pgXt1--_Ecw?...
Reposted by Stacy, That Dame From Detroit
Day 22: Favorite musical performance in a film noir - In Rififi (1955), Magali Noël vamps through the film’s lone burst of decadent noise in a film obsessed with silence. Perfect contrast with music as seduction before the world quiets down for the greatest heist in cinema. #NoirvemberChallenge
November 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Day 22: Favorite musical performance in a film noir - In Rififi (1955), Magali Noël vamps through the film’s lone burst of decadent noise in a film obsessed with silence. Perfect contrast with music as seduction before the world quiets down for the greatest heist in cinema. #NoirvemberChallenge
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#NoirvemberChallenge Day 22: Favorite Musical Performance in a #FilmNoir - Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
I love this club scene with Mae Barnes singing "All Men Are Evil". The smoke a perfect (though unhealthful) addition for the ambience.
#Noirista #FilmSky
I love this club scene with Mae Barnes singing "All Men Are Evil". The smoke a perfect (though unhealthful) addition for the ambience.
#Noirista #FilmSky
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
#NoirvemberChallenge Day 22: Favorite Musical Performance in a #FilmNoir - Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
I love this club scene with Mae Barnes singing "All Men Are Evil". The smoke a perfect (though unhealthful) addition for the ambience.
#Noirista #FilmSky
I love this club scene with Mae Barnes singing "All Men Are Evil". The smoke a perfect (though unhealthful) addition for the ambience.
#Noirista #FilmSky
Day 21 of
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
Favorite Noir made outside the US is hands down Elevator to the Gallows.
The suspenseful plot and Miles Davis's score is what I love about this film.
#Noirvember
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
Favorite Noir made outside the US is hands down Elevator to the Gallows.
The suspenseful plot and Miles Davis's score is what I love about this film.
#Noirvember
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November 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Day 21 of
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
Favorite Noir made outside the US is hands down Elevator to the Gallows.
The suspenseful plot and Miles Davis's score is what I love about this film.
#Noirvember
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
Favorite Noir made outside the US is hands down Elevator to the Gallows.
The suspenseful plot and Miles Davis's score is what I love about this film.
#Noirvember
Day 20 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social #Noirvemberchallenge
Favorite Gambling Scene in a Film Noir is from Johnny O'Clock.
Johnny surveys his casino.
I love the chant of the craps stick man at the end of this clip.
#Noirvember
Favorite Gambling Scene in a Film Noir is from Johnny O'Clock.
Johnny surveys his casino.
I love the chant of the craps stick man at the end of this clip.
#Noirvember
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Day 20 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social #Noirvemberchallenge
Favorite Gambling Scene in a Film Noir is from Johnny O'Clock.
Johnny surveys his casino.
I love the chant of the craps stick man at the end of this clip.
#Noirvember
Favorite Gambling Scene in a Film Noir is from Johnny O'Clock.
Johnny surveys his casino.
I love the chant of the craps stick man at the end of this clip.
#Noirvember
Day 19 of
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
After seeing The Set Up at Noir City Detroit in September, it's my pick for Best Boxing Noir. Especially with it being in real time. #Noirvember
"Don't you see, Bill, you'll always be just one punch away."
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
After seeing The Set Up at Noir City Detroit in September, it's my pick for Best Boxing Noir. Especially with it being in real time. #Noirvember
"Don't you see, Bill, you'll always be just one punch away."
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Day 19 of
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
After seeing The Set Up at Noir City Detroit in September, it's my pick for Best Boxing Noir. Especially with it being in real time. #Noirvember
"Don't you see, Bill, you'll always be just one punch away."
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
After seeing The Set Up at Noir City Detroit in September, it's my pick for Best Boxing Noir. Especially with it being in real time. #Noirvember
"Don't you see, Bill, you'll always be just one punch away."
Day 18 of
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
A Film Noir MacGuffin worth mentioning is a map in the 1947 film Riff Raff. A map of oil fields in Peru that everyone wants but is literally right under their noses.
#Noirvember
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
A Film Noir MacGuffin worth mentioning is a map in the 1947 film Riff Raff. A map of oil fields in Peru that everyone wants but is literally right under their noses.
#Noirvember
November 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Day 18 of
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
A Film Noir MacGuffin worth mentioning is a map in the 1947 film Riff Raff. A map of oil fields in Peru that everyone wants but is literally right under their noses.
#Noirvember
@ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
A Film Noir MacGuffin worth mentioning is a map in the 1947 film Riff Raff. A map of oil fields in Peru that everyone wants but is literally right under their noses.
#Noirvember
Day 17 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social #NoirvemberChallenge
Favorite Noir Duo is Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity.
The dope who gets sucked in by a dangerous femme fatale--and I love to watch them fall. #Noirvember
Favorite Noir Duo is Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity.
The dope who gets sucked in by a dangerous femme fatale--and I love to watch them fall. #Noirvember
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November 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Day 17 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social #NoirvemberChallenge
Favorite Noir Duo is Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity.
The dope who gets sucked in by a dangerous femme fatale--and I love to watch them fall. #Noirvember
Favorite Noir Duo is Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity.
The dope who gets sucked in by a dangerous femme fatale--and I love to watch them fall. #Noirvember
SCREW THE LIONS AND THE EAGLES! BIG SONIC HEAVEN IS BACK ON THE AIR ON @wdet.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
SCREW THE LIONS AND THE EAGLES! BIG SONIC HEAVEN IS BACK ON THE AIR ON @wdet.bsky.social
Day 16 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
Lesser known Film Noir I would recommend is The Prowler, the first film to be restored by the Film Noir Foundation.
"I've known you to forget a face, but a figure like that..."
#Noirvember
#NoirvemberChallenge
Lesser known Film Noir I would recommend is The Prowler, the first film to be restored by the Film Noir Foundation.
"I've known you to forget a face, but a figure like that..."
#Noirvember
November 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Day 16 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social
#NoirvemberChallenge
Lesser known Film Noir I would recommend is The Prowler, the first film to be restored by the Film Noir Foundation.
"I've known you to forget a face, but a figure like that..."
#Noirvember
#NoirvemberChallenge
Lesser known Film Noir I would recommend is The Prowler, the first film to be restored by the Film Noir Foundation.
"I've known you to forget a face, but a figure like that..."
#Noirvember
I'd probably end up in a Philly hospital being stitched up in 12 different places if I went to Noir City Philadelphia.
Because I would be wearing my blue velvet dress and possibly shouting JA-RED GOFF. #Noirvember #NoirCity
Because I would be wearing my blue velvet dress and possibly shouting JA-RED GOFF. #Noirvember #NoirCity
November 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I'd probably end up in a Philly hospital being stitched up in 12 different places if I went to Noir City Philadelphia.
Because I would be wearing my blue velvet dress and possibly shouting JA-RED GOFF. #Noirvember #NoirCity
Because I would be wearing my blue velvet dress and possibly shouting JA-RED GOFF. #Noirvember #NoirCity
Having a hard time staying up. Will watch the rest tomorrow. #NoirAlley #TCMParty
November 16, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Having a hard time staying up. Will watch the rest tomorrow. #NoirAlley #TCMParty
Konban wa, noiristas. Hope I can make it through the whole thing. #NoirAlley #TCMParty
November 16, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Konban wa, noiristas. Hope I can make it through the whole thing. #NoirAlley #TCMParty
@marcikay.bsky.social
If I was at Noir City Philadelphia I would end up in the hospital being sewn back in at least 12 different places.
Because I would have worn blue dresses and be chanting:
(Lions play the Birds Sunday)
If I was at Noir City Philadelphia I would end up in the hospital being sewn back in at least 12 different places.
Because I would have worn blue dresses and be chanting:
(Lions play the Birds Sunday)
a football player wearing a helmet and a blue jersey is standing on the field .
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November 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
@marcikay.bsky.social
If I was at Noir City Philadelphia I would end up in the hospital being sewn back in at least 12 different places.
Because I would have worn blue dresses and be chanting:
(Lions play the Birds Sunday)
If I was at Noir City Philadelphia I would end up in the hospital being sewn back in at least 12 different places.
Because I would have worn blue dresses and be chanting:
(Lions play the Birds Sunday)
Day 15 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social ##NoirvemberChallenge
Film Noir Character I would trust the least with my secrets is a no-brainer.
Vera in Detour
#Noirvember
Film Noir Character I would trust the least with my secrets is a no-brainer.
Vera in Detour
#Noirvember
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November 16, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Day 15 of @ladykdesigns.bsky.social ##NoirvemberChallenge
Film Noir Character I would trust the least with my secrets is a no-brainer.
Vera in Detour
#Noirvember
Film Noir Character I would trust the least with my secrets is a no-brainer.
Vera in Detour
#Noirvember