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Watching Kubrick you would never guess that Barry Lyndon is one of the funniest books you will ever read.

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The great Edward Gorey would have been 100 today. I knew him first from having read everything John Bellairs ever wrote as a kid. Remembering him today with this great James Parker essay from 2019: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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Wild when you consider the original I-pop to J-pop pioneer.

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Faussement caustique et authentiquement désespéré, The Monkey est le plus beau yaourt à la viande d’Osgood Perkins. Mélangeant dinguerie fatale, tourniquet de violence extrême et mécanique désenchantée, le film est une relecture gerbotronique des EC Comics, une redoutable rasade de grand-guignol.

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Frog was trembling. “I am not afraid!” he shouted.

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When I hear the words "AI could be useful for…" I reach for my Glock.

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fyi

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Fascinating map of Pangea with current day geopolitical borders…

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Certains revendent leurs Livres dont vous êtes le héros sur Vinted mais moi, j'ai encore mes petits papiers d'époque et ça, c'est inestimable. #ldvelh

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Sci-fi cowboy showdowns. Ken Kelly's magazine covers for Creepy #73 and Eerie #85, plus David Schleinkofer's 1990 cover for 'Mars: The Red Planet,' by Mick Farren.

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master of monsters, fanart (1993) archive.org/details/MSXF...

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Amsterdam is a cruel place for the jet lagged Englishman to find himself. Text on signs very nearly in English, to the point wher jou start to azum jour braiin is faijhling jou.

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What is the coolest shot in movies?

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If I learned one thing from Roman history it's that senators, as a rule, are cowards.

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Jurassic Park feathered remake when?

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More Mercury poisoning please.

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As a real estate developer who enjoys paranormal cosplay, I am concerned by the stereotypes Scooby Doo has spread about our community.

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Catch-22, Joseph Heller (1961)

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If OSHA goes away I am using the forklift for evil

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AHHHHHHHHHHHH

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you might feel moved when visiting the Betsy Ross museum, but don’t get carried away! They won’t even let museum employees do this activity

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Before The Law, Franz Kafka (1915)

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I didn’t make this

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I am empowered to start dating again because in now have the confidence I will never face rejection as humiliating as this

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Clint Eastwood's website in 1996, sadly no longer exists.

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alt text is good on this one

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My depressing thought for the day: it seems increasingly inevitable that quite soon, Trump decides to simply disregard a court finding that some of his actions are illegal or unconstitutional. Impeachment is attempted & fails thanks to loyal Republicans. At which point there are no good options.

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Dual access to Ketamine and government computer systems has led him to believe that he has breached the Matrix.

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Surprisingly, most of the sky is actually beneath your feet

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If you ever wondered, "why didn't the legislature stop them?" or "why didn't the general step in?" or "how could the judges and prosecutors allow it to come to this?" Well, now you know.

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"Trump Calls For Ethnic Cleansing Of Gaza" is the only acceptable headline for this.

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President Crimecop, my country yearns for freedom.

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