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Pakinam Amer

@pakinamamer.bsky.social

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Emmy-winning journalist. Aspiring screenwriter & filmmaker. Immersive storyteller @ MIT Virtuality. Former KSJ fellow. Board @ Imagine Science Films. Words & podcasts: SciAm, Nature, Science, The Boston Globe & others.

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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · Sep 13

This story has me losing it tbh www.latimes.com/california/s...

Beloved SoCal octopus will spend her final days caring for eggs that will never hatch

News of the approaching demise of Ghost, a giant Pacific octopus at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, prompted an outpouring of sadness on social media.

www.latimes.com

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Pakinam Amer @pakinamamer.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thank you! I’m already on it :)

Pakinam Amer @pakinamamer.bsky.social · Jul 24

So have people agreed on an alternative to #coverfly? #scriptsky

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · Jul 19

#BookSky

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Pakinam Amer @pakinamamer.bsky.social · Jul 18

It’s horrifying indeed

Pakinam Amer @pakinamamer.bsky.social · Jul 18

Breath of fresh air podcasts.apple.com/eg/podcast/t... #podcast

The Secret Sex Lives of Muslim Women - EPISODE 1 - Salma Hindy's Sexual Journey

Podcast Episode · The Secret Sex Lives of Muslim Women · 21/04/2025 · 49m

podcasts.apple.com

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Jul 15

Same-sex relationships have existed since time immemorial. What’s newly visible is the notion that engaging in them might be an exclusive preference and defining quality.

How “The First Homosexuals” Shaped an Identity

A timely exhibition dissects the emergence of modern ideas about gender and sexuality—and the backlash against them.

www.newyorker.com

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Pakinam Amer @pakinamamer.bsky.social · Jul 14

In a pop interview with Nicholas Hoult for Letterboxd, he mentioned how brilliant the storyboarding was for No Country for Old Men & how it was great to see how the Coens prepared.

Anyone has the storyboards for the film and can share them? I’m so curious! #filmsky #writing #directing

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Pakinam Amer @pakinamamer.bsky.social · Jul 1

The speech is too fast for my brain to process. Can you ask your readers to please slow a down a little? It’s hard to keep up. Let the text breathe, please.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Jun 28

The photographer Robert Giard created an archive of more than 600 queer writers, including Allen Ginsberg, Edmund White, Audre Lorde, and more.

An Enduring Archive of Queer Writers’ Portraits

Robert Giard spent his career photographing hundreds of cultural luminaries and niche literary figures in the hopes of “recording something of note” about the gay experience.

nyer.cm

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Pakinam Amer @pakinamamer.bsky.social · Jun 26

Do you have any discount codes going for this one?

Pakinam Amer @pakinamamer.bsky.social · Jun 25

What a dream! Congrats

Pakinam Amer @pakinamamer.bsky.social · Jun 25

I’m always amazed at how similar Pakistanis and Egyptians are — down to the humor, even. Two sprouts from the same seed.

Pakinam Amer @pakinamamer.bsky.social · Jun 24

Of course! And thanks for the follow back.

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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · Jun 20

In this week’s Directed By Women Viewing Guide: two new docs, a queer dramedy, a coming-of-(old)-age drama, one of Netflix’s best films on the big screen, a screening series at MoMA, Il Cinema Ritrovato, a doc on PBS, a pair of teen sex comedies, and a Palestinian short film.

For the sake of our present we have to forget our past.

Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide

oldfilmsflicker.substack.com

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Jun 19

From 2015: Why being an early bird doesn’t make you superior.

No, Mornings Don’t Make You Moral

We are different people at different hours of the day, but an early bird isn’t superior to a night owl.

www.newyorker.com

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Pakinam Amer @pakinamamer.bsky.social · Jun 19

One of the unrivaled masterpieces of non-linear storytelling — the visuals (all practical, no CGI) still stunning two decades later.

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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Jul 1

“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.

“lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.”

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Sundance Institute @sundance.org · Jun 18

In celebration of #PrideMonth, we’re unlocking 6 standout Sundance Collab event recordings — free to watch all June long. These sessions spotlight LGBTQ+ filmmakers and the stories that move our community forward. 🏳️‍🌈

🎟️ Use code: PRIDE25
🔗 collab.sundance.org

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Pakinam Amer @pakinamamer.bsky.social · Jun 17

*chef’s kiss*
should follow more music journalists here

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · Jan 23

How To Be a Writer, #111:
Open laptop
Look into the void
Scream into the void
Consider that maybe the void also sometimes feels this way about you
Ask the void if it takes milk
Choose a nice mug for the void
And maybe a chocolate biscuit
Lose yourself in the void
Tea

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Pakinam Amer @pakinamamer.bsky.social · May 27

#filmsky #skycinema #writers #writesky #writersky #blueskyfilm #film #cinema

Pakinam Amer @pakinamamer.bsky.social · May 27

not transcript. The shooting script if possible.

Pakinam Amer @pakinamamer.bsky.social · May 27

Anyone have the screenplay for Shoplifters (Hirokazu Koreeda) translated into English, or even in Japanese? I can try and get it translated. For educational purposes.