'M-Dash' Devereaux
@michelledevereaux.bsky.social
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Film scholar, cat mum, feminist, immigrant. https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-stillness-of-solitude.html
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This describes so many people in my life
Izunyan, a fashionable cat-like fairy who enjoys changing clothes and eating mandarin oranges, is the mascot for Izumiya Shopping Center in Osaka.
A white cat-like mascot with orange, green, and blue patches and a red love heart on its chest is standing in a park.
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Squeeeee! Which showing should I buy tickets for? (The answer is all of them.)
A poster for the new Kelly Reichardt film The Mastermind, featuring a black and white image of Josh O'Connor in a suit, with screening dates and showtimes underneath.
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Probably about as well as it did for the wife she replaced.
COPYRIGHT GROWING PAINS. Holy effing jeff this sucks and you should feel very bad about it.
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Yeah, it was created as a right-wing answer to the Onion, and it sucks. Check out @thedailytism.com for satirical stories about neurodiverse people actually created by neurodiverse people.
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More than 100 women are believed to have been arrested on suspicion of abortion over the last five years in England and Wales.
Abortion is close to decriminalisation. But how quickly can rights be rolled back?
www.bigissue.com
"Scrapping no-fault evictions “immediately” was one of Labour’s main manifesto pledges before its 2024 election win, but more than a year on, the party’s flagship renters’ rights bill has not been made." YOU DON'T SAY.
Revealed: Labour-run council using legal loophole to serve families with no-fault evictions
Exclusive: London council created an arm’s-length body to manage some of its housing stock
www.theguardian.com
Yeah, that's really not a good look for them.
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.
That's right, everybody. Eric Cartman is poised to be the next prime minister of the UK.
Nigel Farage accuses teachers of "poisoning our kids" on race issues.

Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject.

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
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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.
lol the photo though. Most of the uptick in cases, as your caption implies, is probably due to middle-aged women finally getting their diagnoses. Stereotypes aren't helpful.
This kicks off in grand style with @cdrose.bsky.social's story "I'm in Love with a German Film Star"! He has assured me it is purely a work of fiction.
Best British Short Stories 2025, edited by Nicholas Royle, reviewed by Paul Anthony Knowles and Sam Cassells

www.themanchesterreview.co.uk?p=13063

@saltpublishing.com
An Orange Back Ground, with Bold White Writing, giving the books title and editor.
Presumably it's also his twin brother's bday??
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Jane Goodall offers sage advice for the rest of us. #3E