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NPR @npr.org · 2d

Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them

Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · 2d

It’s been 49 years Aaron, what’s one more I guess? Still … 8 outs away. Welcome to being a Seattle sports fan.

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · 2d

Mariners are so close. Sign Naylor. Get a RF and make a decision on 2B. Focus on finding scrappy hitters who can extend innings and run this back with a healthy pitching staff.

They are so close.

But this stings. And will for a really long time.

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · 5d

The ALCS series is not over, but this Mariners team needs to find a consistent doubles hitter who can help string hits along and extend innings next year. The dependency on the home run takes us as far as this and we are a consistent, scrappy hitter away from being the team we think we have.

Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · 7d

I don’t always buy the east coast/west coast bias but post-game coverage of the Blue Jays win is so vastly different than what the Mariners got.

Slow-motion video montages of Vlad and of HRs and runs scored, while the Ms got some interviews and the experts saying “wow, what happened?!”. 🤔🤨🧐

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · 9d

Hey baseball world.

We tried to tell you. 🙂

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Seattle Film Critics @seattlecritics.bsky.social · 15d

Announcing the nominees for the Seattle Film Critics Society's 2025 Best Pacific Northwest Film award with a screening series at @siffnews.bsky.social

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · 19d

Dwayne Johnson gives his all to a movie less about brawling and MMA and more about his character's internal struggles.

His Oscar buzz is legitimate. However, with THE SMASHING MACHINE, has a movie ever been this afraid of its own shadow?

Now playing everywhere.

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Should I See It-The Smashing Machine (2025)

MMA fighter Mark Kerr reaches the peak of his career but faces personal hardships along the way.

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · 26d

All five stars go to Paul Thomas Anderson's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER - a defining film of not just 2025, but also the decade.

Now playing everywhere. Messy and brilliant and anxious and tense and funny - a masterclass in storytelling, performance, and craftsmanship.

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Should I See It-One Battle After Another (2025)

Bob is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces and Willa goes missing...

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · 28d

Cal hits 60. The AL West is won for the first time since 2001. A first-round bye is almost clinched.

And ironically, the Astros lost 6-0 tonight.

You gotta love these guys.

A graphic that celebrates the Seattle Mariners winning the AL West Division title in the 2025 baseball season.

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SharonA is watching baseball @sharonawrites.bsky.social · 28d

2025 American League West Division Champions, the Seattle Mariners! 🔱

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · Sep 19

HIM isn’t the GOAT, a Hall of Famer, or someone with a solid career - it’s a bust … a high-profile draft pick, with all the expectations from a rabid fan base, that makes so many errors and mistakes you can’t bench HIM fast enough.

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Should I See It-HIM (2025)

A promising young football player, is invited to train at the isolated compound of a legendary quarterback, who takes his new protégé on a blood-chilling journey into the inner sanctum of fame, power ...

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · Sep 15

wow

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · Sep 13

Seeing this right before the week spiraled out of control, I felt like DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE was, at the time, a palette cleanser of a film - that still holds true, even if it’s a bit weird to write and talk about movies right now.

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Should I See It-Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)

When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as ...

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · Aug 31

Why is it so catchy?!?

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · Aug 31

Resistance is futile.

A poster for the film K-POP Demon Hunters

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · Aug 30

Tickets: tix.northbendtheatre.com/event/to-kil...

North Bend Theatre - To Kill A Wolf with Live Q&A (Saturday September 6th @7pm)

Movie Theater Movie Showtimes

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · Aug 30

Local post: They’re giving me a microphone - but most importantly, you get to meet the amazing filmmaking team behind TO KILL A WOLF, one of the year’s best films … independent or otherwise. If you’re near the land of Twin Peaks, pay us a visit on September 6 at 7:00 pm!

A movie poster for the film To Kill a Wolf

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · Aug 30

Austin Butler leads Darren Aronofsky’s comedic crime caper CAUGHT STEALING, a gritty, grimy tale that has a lot of villains and bad guys swirling around, but is also kind of about how a man and his cat are not easily separated.

In theaters everywhere!

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Should I See It-Caught Stealing (2025)

Hank Thompson was a high-school baseball phenom who can't play anymore, but everything else is going okay. When his punk-rock neighbor asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, Hank suddenly fi...

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · Aug 23

Ron Howard swings for the fences, unlike he has ever done before, but EDEN is a misfire that takes a frenetic, chaotic energy and turns it into monotony and tedium.

Now playing for this weekend at least, at a theater near you.

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Should I See It-Eden (2025)

Based on a true story, a group of disillusioned outsiders who abandon modern society in search of a new beginning settle on a remote, uninhabited island. Their utopian dream quickly unravels as they d...

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · Aug 23

Definitely in a jazzy state of mind …

Coltrane. Brubeck. Shorter.

Welcome to the collection.

Album covers of John Coltrane, the Dave Brubeck Quartet, and Wayne Shorter

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Mike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · Aug 20

Very niche complaint - but just had that moment when you are in school, taking a course you really enjoy, and then the latest lesson is framed around a "hack" of an expert, who has made a fortune off of people selling his grocery store aisle checkout stand examples of "leadership 101."

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Seattle Film Critics @seattlecritics.bsky.social · Aug 19

SFCS is thrilled to welcome Bob Foster as a new member for 2025! Catch up with Bob's writing at Cinema Crazed:

📽️ www.cinema-crazed.com

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Seattle Film Critics @seattlecritics.bsky.social · Aug 19

SFCS is thrilled to welcome Elizabeth Lim-Zufferey as a new member for 2025! Catch up with Elizabeth's writing at Montage Review:

📽️ www.montagereview.com

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Seattle Film Critics @seattlecritics.bsky.social · Aug 19

SFCS is thrilled to welcome Konnor Beaulier as a new member for 2025! Catch up with Konnor's writing at Film & Froth (@filmfroth.com).

📽️ www.filmfroth.com

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