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theimage gigguide @theimage04.bsky.social · 1d

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.

An abandoned building by the beach where a window overlooks the sea. The water through the window resembles a painting, so someone has scrawled Free Rothko on the wall.

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qntm @qntm.org · 2d

I love their films but A24 is simply an impractically small paper size

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blacklightnz.bsky.social @blacklightnz.bsky.social · 4d

For all my mates heading into the #BATS and #RadioActiveFM fun / fundraiser tonight blow the roof off those zones. Figuratively that is 😎.

For the rest of us there’s the livestreams on www.radioactive.fm to look forward to 👻

RadioActive.FM | 88.6FM

Worldclass and Worldwide since '77. Broadcasting in Wellington, NZ, on 88.6FM - and online, all the time, at radioactive.fm

www.radioactive.fm

blacklightnz.bsky.social @blacklightnz.bsky.social · 6d

For this reason alone, I am re-posting 😜

Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 6d

This is now the most popular social media post I have ever been responsible for! Amazing.

Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 8d

My wife has discovered origami cats and now they all want to be fed.

blacklightnz.bsky.social @blacklightnz.bsky.social · 7d

Oh my.

It would appear there are MANY people finding themselves in the same, very amusing, position relative to our US friends…

May all our friends one day enjoy the thrill of 5 days of ahem *variable* pace, weather, pitch deterioration, those balls, rain and then a sudden desperate chase!

blacklightnz.bsky.social @blacklightnz.bsky.social · 7d

I genuinely adore my American colleagues but oh but they’re never going to cope with a five-day-test right???!!!

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blacklightnz.bsky.social @blacklightnz.bsky.social · 8d

Ha ha ha ha ha

Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 8d

My first thought scrolling past this was, since when is Kane Williamson starring in sexy sci-fi mysteries.

Scout Tafoya @honorszombie.bsky.social · 9d

Couple of my movies now free to watch:
Epigenesis: sexy sci-fi mystery
youtu.be/7oWvVubWams

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theimage gigguide @theimage04.bsky.social · 15d

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blacklightnz.bsky.social @blacklightnz.bsky.social · 15d

PSA #Wellington and #nziff friends. The wonderful Guillermo del Toros #frankenstein is out in a frustratingly small number of screenings around the city through this weekend.

So it you want to see it in a cinema — and you should — get in before they all sell out.

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Lew @lewsos.bsky.social · 16d

Everyone loves the "Shitsville" wheel for Wellington seasons but let me now share with you the 12 seasons of Melbroune (courtesy of my colleagues there) pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/don...

Infographic: Melbourne actually has 12 seasons
Winter
Fool's Spring
Second Winter
Spring of Deception (YOU ARE HERE)
The Swoopening
The Pollening
Actual Spring
Summer
Hell
False Autumn
Second Summer
Actual Autumn

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blacklightnz.bsky.social @blacklightnz.bsky.social · 15d

This is a correct judgement. Also: Bonus points for acknowledging any Wellington driver heading down-hill and effortlessly pulling in to give way to the up-hill person, gingerly threading their way between wing mirrors by mere millimeters… 😁

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blacklightnz.bsky.social @blacklightnz.bsky.social · 15d

Amazing!

Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · Aug 31

In Kochi City Station there’s a statue of Berobero No Kamisama, a nude, pink, spiral-eyed figure who is the local god for drunkards.

A nude pink character with spiral eyes balances a sake cup on each hand and a sake bottle on his head.

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blacklightnz.bsky.social @blacklightnz.bsky.social · 15d

Is this weee guy on vacation at the mo? 😂

Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · Sep 17

Gerogle-kun the frog, the mascot of Gero City in Gifu Prefecture, is a “fashion expert”who wears loose-fitting shorts and a bow tie.

A big-eyed frog mascot in green shorts and a red bow tie waves to the camera.

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blacklightnz.bsky.social @blacklightnz.bsky.social · 15d

Home to te āo tech tonight, and loving it!

#radioactivefm #88.6

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WIRED @wired.com · 16d

By stripping away the fabric tape that’s held zippers together for a hundred years, Japanese clothing giant YKK is designing the future of seamless clothing.

The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years

By stripping away the fabric tape that’s held zippers together for a hundred years, Japanese clothing giant YKK is designing the future of seamless clothing.

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blacklightnz.bsky.social @blacklightnz.bsky.social · 19d

Pretty sure my neighbours have been introduced to RSD now, sorry frennnnz!

blacklightnz.bsky.social @blacklightnz.bsky.social · 19d

I know I post this way too regularly but is there a better night of electronic music than Thursday on Radio@ctive 88.6??? !!!!

www.radioactive.fm

RadioActive.FM | 88.6FM

Worldclass and Worldwide since '77. Broadcasting in Wellington, NZ, on 88.6FM - and online, all the time, at radioactive.fm

www.radioactive.fm

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Daniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com · 22d

[ADVERT]
why does
[ADVERT]
nobody
[ADVERT]
read
[ADVERT]
local news
[advert that looks like part of the story]
any mo
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blacklightnz.bsky.social @blacklightnz.bsky.social · 25d

If we can chuckle with our cousins across the ditch at their Juice Media Govt ads, then we can do the same with ours, right?

Heh heh

youtu.be/h-yjkAXxnMA

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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Lux 🍂 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 27d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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blacklightnz.bsky.social @blacklightnz.bsky.social · 26d

This is my local beach, and it’s Absolutely Positively changed in fundamental character now at High Tide.

Sam[uel] Smith @sgowsmith1988.bsky.social · 26d

The disappearing beach: Locals say this Wellington gem is ruined and want it fixed

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

The disappearing beach: Locals say this Wellington gem is ruined and want it fixed

A favourite Wellington beach disappears at high tide and has lost its character after a new sea wall was put in, locals say.

www.stuff.co.nz

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theimage gigguide @theimage04.bsky.social · 29d

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Film Updates @thefilmupdates.bsky.social · 29d

8 years ago, ‘BLADE RUNNER 2049’ released in theaters.

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 29d

Physics Nobel announcement tomorrow.

If you know and dislike a famous physicist, this is the day of the year to call them up in the middle of the night, wait 10 seconds, and then do you best Swedish Chef impression...

a chef in a kitchen with the words borg written on the bottom

ALT: a chef in a kitchen with the words borg written on the bottom

media.tenor.com

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