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Maine. Literature, film, and philosophy teacher. Film collector, physical media forever. I'm tall. ☭
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still losing it over this old PowerPoint presentation slide that I stumbled on a few years ago

happy 20th birthday to Constantine, one of my favorite movies ever. here's a little something I wrote about it for Polygon back in 2021.

Trump's lawyers are absolutely flailing in the courts right now

Journalists should report the truth the way this judge laid it out.

I think writing this stuff should get you a trip to a cornfield

I actually laughed when I got this.

Ok man, I’ll tell them

Three years ago, Judith Butler predicted in a Guardian interview that “gender-critical” feminists would not be part of the fight against fascism. This caused a massive “GC” backlash, prompting The Guardian to censor the interview. And yet here they now are, definitively proving Butler correct.

I've watched this video maybe 20 times in the last day

If I was a loud Democrat who was wrong about every single thing for the past year I would sit down, shut up and reflect.

American liberalism summed up is that a certain amount of punishment and suffering is just the cost of doing business but when it comes for us…

"I have one message. We the Palestinians are the rightful owners of this land, we will not budge. Our resolve will not be dented. We sacrificed 50,000 lives & 110,000 wounded... we sacrificed our homes, schools, hospitals, and entire infrastructure. But we will not budge"

Ahh, a fresh round of “the Democrats cannot fail, they can only be failed” just broke out. Gotta find the nearest volcano and throw my phone in.

I was fighting fascism with the power of love and kindness and just really getting my ass handed to me. flaminghydra.com/issue-243/

10/10

How dare you judge an autistic man for openly endorsing an ultra right wing political party in Germany and telling them to let go of any lingering shame they have of the Holocaust and not allow Germanic blood to be diluted by multi-culturalism

Heads up Chicago: The film will screen here! It opens at the Music Box Feb 7 musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

I am going insane. This company will lose $10bn this year! Generative AI has peaked! There isn't a sustainable business model, and the products are mediocre and error prone and don't even do anything cool despite costing billions and accelerating climate change and stealing everybody's artwork!

Powerless college students must be suspended for criticizing Israel. But Elon Musk, one of the wealthiest people on the planet & now firmly ensconced in power? A "delicate moment." "An awkward gesture."

That said, if I may add a bit of heresy of my own: the ideal way to watch is to start with the Euro-pilot and turn it off immediately after Mrs. Palmer’s vision.

I got to be friends with David Lynch when we were both at Universal years ago. A very kind man, he was a fan of Bob's Big Boy. So was I. I'm going to miss him. R.I.P. David.

This wk, I wrote about watching ANORA with a shattered heart. I rarely get that personal but ppl - especially men - keep telling me it made them emotional & I'm touched. Every time I put something new out into the world, I'm honored that it's read. Thx.💙 bit.ly/4g9kq4B

By “free speech” they meant “make it illegal to dislike me”

This, by Matthew Boroson, is pretty convincing. I knew exactly none of it before reading the original post on Facebook.

Secretary Blinken says "we assess that Hamas has recruited almost as many new militants as it has lost."

We're so excited to share that we've acquired the Golden Princess library! Crown jewels include Woo’s action masterpieces “Hard Boiled,” “The Killer,” the complete “Better Tomorrow” trilogy, “Bullet in the Head,” and “Once a Thief.” variety.com/2025/film/as... via @variety.bsky.social

When I was on tour with Olafur Arnalds back in like 2008 we were playing a show somewhere in the midwest and this ambient act Pacific Before Tiger was playing and I was sitting on a couch that was in the center of the venue and I fell asleep there and I woke up in the middle of PBT's set and

it's time to kill the music it's time to cut the lights it's time to fight the Muppets in the parking lot tonight

For those who've been following the story of John Williams, the mole inside the militia movement, he's now released a significant portion of his files through @ddosecrets.com: ddosecrets.com/article/para...