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AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · 2d

Charles Simic's "The Book of Gods and Devils" is disappointingly the poetry equivalent of "She breasted boobily down the stairs," but, this poem was interesting at least

First page of Charles Simic's poem "Factory."

Second page of Charles Simic's poem "Factory."

AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · 2d

They opened with "Young Liars" (!!)

AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · 2d

FINALLY got to see TV on the Radio. They played the Fox Theater in Oakland. Their energy was blazing, so glad I went.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 6d

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.

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AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · 3d

That too!

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AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · 3d

I'm a dhamapilled sati-maxxing nirvanacore samma kammanta-cel PRINCEX

Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 5d

”im addicted to this Buddhism game” —things someone who is good at buddhism would say???

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AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · 27d

The 21st century's "Bohemian Rhapsody" lmao

Sparks - Dick Around (Official Visualiser)

YouTube video by S P A R K S

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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · Oct 16

Album cover for “NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL [INSTEAD OF MUSIC] LITTLE SONGS I SING TO MY DOG! 87”

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AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · Sep 6

I was lucky I got to see it in a theater and we all cheered when Eddie Palmieri and the Salsa Orchestra appeared on screen though

AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · Sep 6

So many of the needle drops were great, but what was going on with the score in Highest 2 Lowest. Let Denzel Washington cook, the audience doesn't need a swelling sad orchestra to tell us the moment is dramatic.

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AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · Sep 3

I've also heard, correct me if I'm wrong here, that Lenny Bruce is not afraid?

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AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · Sep 2

Relevant post from the man himself

Michael Stipe reacting a few days ago on Bluesky to a Simpsons joke that no one can sing all the lyrics to "Its the End of the World"

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AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · Sep 2

Digby: "We've known each other for fifteen years. How has 'Psycho Chicken' never come up?"

You never really know the ones you love.

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AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · Sep 2

Instead of doing regular "Psycho Killer" at karaoke, I should've done this masterpiece, which has just been introduced to me this afternoon www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnBl...

The Fools - Psycho Chicken (1980)

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AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · Sep 2

Oh jeez I hadn't considered the smudge factor!

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AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · Sep 2

Eventually I will learn to do first drafts in pencil and not pen.

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AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · Aug 26

Everything I'm learning about Cracker Barrel, I'm learning against my will.

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · Aug 18

JCO casually doing murders last night

Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates
oh. he speaks to you often? are you a Diet Coke?
JMDeFee @LtlBfloJMD • 21h
I have never heard Trump say that the Nobel Peace prize is his motivation.
I have heard him say he wants the killing to stop.

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AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · Aug 18

My phone is calling me out rn.

My phone notification that tells me I have 203 inactive tabs I've had open in My browser for over 21 days

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AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · Aug 17

Morgan chomped her nail down to the quick so she's got to wear the Doughnut of Despair 😔

AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · Aug 17

Does anyone actually sing "Wonderwall" at karaoke anymore or has the idea become so socially cringe no one really goes for it these days?

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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · Aug 14

They Definitively Are Giants

Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · Aug 13

i am done slightly diminishing bands. we must increase bands. the mountain range goats

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AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · Aug 13

How I've been doing the past few years

Dale Cooper with the text "dang I forgot" watermarked over his face

AK @theprankquean.bsky.social · Aug 12

Listening to "Dancing in the Dark" a song that has broken through my knee-jerk negative reaction to Springsteen (thanks, dad). And I'm sure this question's been asked before, but, in concrete terms, wtf is a Love Reaction?

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merritt @merrittk.com · Aug 7

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