Thomas Britt
@thomasrbritt.bsky.social
Professor of Screen Ethics and Screenwriting, writer, and listener. Commissioning Editor of Cinégraphia: Journal of Literature, Film, and Other Media. Add some music to your day.
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Thomas Britt
@thomasrbritt.bsky.social
· Jun 12
I wrote about 'SMiLE' and 'The Smile Sessions' for @popmatters.com in 2011. Brian Wilson forever.
www.popmatters.com/152324-the-b...
www.popmatters.com/152324-the-b...
Can confirm!
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Can confirm!
Research agenda.
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Research agenda.
A perfect film. There aren't many.
I love the bit in Mr Hulot’s Holiday where the lunch bell goes and the whole beach empties.
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A perfect film. There aren't many.
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
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It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
2003 Blur, touring with 'Think Tank,' which I think is their best album.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDtx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDtx...
blur - live - 2003
YouTube video by whatdoidonow1996
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November 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
2003 Blur, touring with 'Think Tank,' which I think is their best album.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDtx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDtx...
Another fall, another Noah Praise God single. He doesn't miss.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1y...
Noah Praise God - Never Do It Right (Visualizer)
YouTube video by Noah Praise God
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Another fall, another Noah Praise God single. He doesn't miss.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1y...
The Netherwalker album is out of this world. I won't pretend to know how they put it all together, and I'm very eager to see how it translates live. Vocalist is the real deal.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHI3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHI3...
For Princess Elizabeth, We Fly!
YouTube video by Netherwalker - Topic
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November 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The Netherwalker album is out of this world. I won't pretend to know how they put it all together, and I'm very eager to see how it translates live. Vocalist is the real deal.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHI3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHI3...
Holy Fool rules. Imagine the possibilities.
We started a community of musicians and patrons called Holy Fool (@holyfoolco.bsky.social). We especially want to support working musicians who struggle financially. Give an end of year gift to Holy Fool! It's tax deductible and it will support our community of musicians. youtu.be/EadOZ8YkfVc
45sec Holy Fool Story
YouTube video by Holy Fool
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Holy Fool rules. Imagine the possibilities.
If you overlooked this album in 2019 or in the years since, don't worry—there's still time to correct that.
cabanawear.bandcamp.com/album/cabana...
cabanawear.bandcamp.com/album/cabana...
Cabana Wear, by Cabana Wear
12 track album
cabanawear.bandcamp.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If you overlooked this album in 2019 or in the years since, don't worry—there's still time to correct that.
cabanawear.bandcamp.com/album/cabana...
cabanawear.bandcamp.com/album/cabana...
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"Stop writing as if a human will read it" is the death knell of human connections of every kind.
Saw a post today that advised writers to stop writing as if a human will read it and start writing for an LLM that will be summarising.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"Stop writing as if a human will read it" is the death knell of human connections of every kind.
I reviewed the excellent new Kyle Sowashes album ‘Start Making Sense’ for @popmatters.com.
The Kyle Sowashes’ Start Making Sense stacks up so many satisfying classic rock moves that the concept of being out of options grows more ironic. #PMPick
The Kyle Sowashes Resist Defeat on 'Start Making Sense' » PopMatters
The Kyle Sowashes' Start Making Sense stacks up so many satisfying classic rock moves that the concept of being out of options grows more ironic.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I reviewed the excellent new Kyle Sowashes album ‘Start Making Sense’ for @popmatters.com.
Even with Kevin Shields on board, Mani was the MVP of ‘XTRMNTR’. Unforgettable.
Gary "Mani" Mounfield, bassist for the Stone Roses and Primal Scream, is dead at 63
Gary "Mani" Mounfield Of The Stone Roses & Primal Scream Dead At 63
Gary “Mani” Mounfield, the bassist who helped the Stone Roses define the Madchester era, then joined Primal Scream for some of their most vital works, has died. Mani’s brother Greg announced his death...
stereogum.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Even with Kevin Shields on board, Mani was the MVP of ‘XTRMNTR’. Unforgettable.
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This from @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social's biography of Schopenhauer is sending me
November 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This from @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social's biography of Schopenhauer is sending me
Trusted authority. Written with clarity.
November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trusted authority. Written with clarity.
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Is this good? It doesn't seem good.
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
Walgreens Cuts Pay for Hourly Store Workers After $10 Billion Buyout
Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Is this good? It doesn't seem good.
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
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Gonna play The Smashing Machine and Marty Supreme simultaneously on two separate television sets and see if I can Zaireeka my way into a new Safdie Brothers movie.
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Gonna play The Smashing Machine and Marty Supreme simultaneously on two separate television sets and see if I can Zaireeka my way into a new Safdie Brothers movie.
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‘Bugonia’ is what happens when one turns a hypertext into a chamber piece.
November 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
‘Bugonia’ is what happens when one turns a hypertext into a chamber piece.
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We’re thrilled to welcome filmmakers Tim Key, Tom Basden and James Griffiths for a special screening of THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND followed by a Post-Film Q&A. See one of the year’s best new films making its PCC debut on Thursday 11th December at 20:30! 🎟️ tinyurl.com/4knt677p
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We’re thrilled to welcome filmmakers Tim Key, Tom Basden and James Griffiths for a special screening of THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND followed by a Post-Film Q&A. See one of the year’s best new films making its PCC debut on Thursday 11th December at 20:30! 🎟️ tinyurl.com/4knt677p
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tbh if you can't handle Herbie Hancock at his robot voice political manifestos you don't deserve him at his keytar shredding
November 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
tbh if you can't handle Herbie Hancock at his robot voice political manifestos you don't deserve him at his keytar shredding
2 new Sunn O))) releases in a 2-week span.
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
2 new Sunn O))) releases in a 2-week span.
Simple truth.
There are still 37 working days left in 2025 - 58 days total. There's still plenty of time to hit that writing goal & finish that script or book.
3 pages a day - just 750 words a weekday - and you can write a complete script. 4 pages a day - 1000 wds a day - and you can write a novel. You got this.
3 pages a day - just 750 words a weekday - and you can write a complete script. 4 pages a day - 1000 wds a day - and you can write a novel. You got this.
November 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Simple truth.
My students watch ‘Coherence,’ and several have brought it up to me years later. It sticks like few movies do.
If anyone is interested in the sequel to COHERENCE, we finally landed on a story worthy of the mission. Unless the actors revolt, we will probably do it just like the first one, where they know their own character details, but don't know what the other actors are going to say or do. Like real life.
November 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
My students watch ‘Coherence,’ and several have brought it up to me years later. It sticks like few movies do.