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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 10h

In this house, we believe in Chiitan.

Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 19h

Chiitan has a dream.
I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past.
I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination.
Until then, let's all support each other🤍

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 10h

One of my favorites this year. Infectious and joyous, even when I wanted to throttle Godard!

Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 13h

Same. I try to get to as many as humanly possible, even if the results are the same. I'd love it if I could cover every single one, but I'm barely making ends meet with the big stuff.

Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 13h

This wasn't even on my radar and now it's in my shopping basket. Thanks, DEI!

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 1d

Yeah. Just the worst.

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 1d

Miller, writer and director of films about the destruction of the environment and perversion of memories through toxic osmosis, singing praises for AI is one of those "does the artist not understand his own art?" moments I really didn't need.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival

The director believes AI has made film-making ‘way more egalitarian’ – and is set to lead the judges at Omni AI film festival in Australia There’s no arguing the use of artificial intelligence in film-making is getting a bad rap. Last week’s unveiling of Hollywood’s first AI “actress”, Tilly Norwood, generated howls of protest from actors’ unions across the UK and US, where the industry is still reeling from last year’s 118-day strike over, among other issues, the threat of AI. And earlier this week, Australia’s Productivity Commission was pilloried by Liberals and Greens alike for failing to recognise the dire impact AI may have on the country’s creative industries. Continue reading...

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 1d

Is it because there are no games on Xbox?

#rimshot #comedygenius #whyarentyoulaughing

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a curtain and says tough crowd .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a curtain and says tough crowd .

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 1d

"Tramampoline!" pops in my head at every inopportune moment it can.

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 1d

Nah, if this place goes up in flames, I'm going back to IRC and messaging boards like a hermit.

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 2d

Hey, Finland, see what happens when you actually invest in the arts and your people?

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 3d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 2d

I read that headline first as Memento Bari and nearly choked on my morning coffee. Fantastic piece!

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 2d

Every one of her directed episodes has only gotten better. I'd love to see a feature from her, especially if they give her freedom to experiment.

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 2d

There's no denying that 70 Euros is a steep asking price, just as there's no denying that this is the best either one of the two masterpieces has ever looked or played. If you're a Mario fan, this is basically as good as it gets. #gaming toisto.net/super-mario-...

Switch 2 Review: Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2

★★★★★ | While the asking price is high, these masterful platformers have never looked or played this good, and that alone is worth the cost.

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 4d

Not to me, it's hasn't! But let's see what the next years bring.

Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 4d

Our International Film Society has voted on and now published our picks of the 100 top films of the 21st century so far. Lots of great picks in the lineup, lots of disagreements, too. It's what makes all of this so fun. For reference, here are my picks for the top spots.

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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 22d

Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth

You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 4d

Counting the days!

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 4d

Mambo No.5

(It would be a new adaptation of From Hell.)

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Blomidev @blomidev.bsky.social · 6d

Hey Bluesky! I figured it would be a good time to show off the game I've been working on for a little while.

Introducing TaleKeep, a peasant-hopping castle simulation RPG set in a storybook medieval world.

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 6d

I'm all for a return to the days of forums and IRC.

Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 7d

So the CEO is doing some weird Elon Musk cosplay thing? Well fuck. I guess Mastodon is looking pretty nice these days.

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 7d

TIFF: Rian Johnson is one of the best American filmmakers working today. His latest is as thematically rich as anything he's made previously, and it's a joy from start to finish. I loved every minute of Wake Up Dead Man. #tiff #filmsky toisto.net/tiff-review-...

TIFF Review: Wake Up Dead Man is another Rian Johnson hit

★★★★★ | Superbly written and directed, Wake Up Dead Man is another rich feature from one of America's best modern filmmakers.

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 8d

With Ghost of Yotei just around the corner, I got to writing about some of the films that inspired it, and the classic titles you should check out if you're as excited about samurai films as I am. #gaming #filmsky toisto.net/the-films-th...

The seven samurai films that inspired Ghost of Yotei

Ghost of Yotei is just around the corner. Here are seven samurai films and one TV series to get you primed for the grand adventure.

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 9d

TIFF: I was really impressed by this sharp and tightly written neo noir starring Korean idols Han So-hee and Jun Jong-seo. #tiff #filmsky toisto.net/tiff-review-...

TIFF Review: Project Y is a smart and thrilling neo noir

★★★★ | Han So-hee and Jun Jong-seo impress in this smart and thrilling neo noir from newcomer filmmaker Lee Hwan.

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Joonatan Itkonen @toisto.net · 9d

This was one of my favorites at Gamescom. Super charming and fun to play. An easy recommendation to everyone.

kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 9d

Support if you can. store.steampowered.com/app/3008740/...

Winter Burrow on Steam

Winter Burrow is a cozy woodland survival game about a mouse returning home to restore their childhood burrow. Explore, gather resources, craft, knit warm sweaters, bake pies and meet the locals.

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