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Ryan (BenGraven)

@bengraven.bsky.social

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Former Midwestern/current southern left-leaning dad. Aka “Bengraven”. Freelance, talking about writing, gaming, mental health and 🏳️‍🌈 , Americana, comics/manga, animation, cozy or genre art. Severe ADHD when it comes to posting!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 14h

Monstrous future fuhrers.

Politico @politico.com · 15h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 15h

The man quite literally painted my childhood dreams and imagination. The colors and emotion he could portray on the coming soon wall of a movie theater made my heart jump and made me adore movies during an absolute golden era of genre film.

Mike Duquette @mikeduquette.bsky.social · 17h

Heartbroken that, per his social media accounts, Drew Struzan has left us. His poster and album art was quite simply shorthand for imagination for countless young people.

E.T. Adventure poster, 1990. I still have one of these hanging in my childhood bedroom.

Star Wars Special edition triptych, 1997. I remember seeing all of these in the paper as each film was re-released and just felt a burst of energy those mornings.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16h

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

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Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 15h

Rest in peace to the greatest poster artist of my lifetime, Drew Struzan.

Poster for re-release of Star Wars a new hope by drew artisan

Poster for back to the future by drew struzan

Poster for big trouble in little china by drew struzan

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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matthew @pahuski.com · 1d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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jaythechou.bsky.social @jaythechou.bsky.social · 2d

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1673

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dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 2d

Sadly, my contract with Blizzard ended in September. That means I'm looking for fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! www.hazelmonforton.com

dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · Jul 8

It's #portfolioday! I'm presently a senior narrative designer at Blizzard, but before that I was at Bungie and Arkane. I wrote for the Writer's Guild award-nominated Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, and a bunch of critically acclaimed seasons and expansions in Destiny 2.

A scene from the High Heresy cinematic in Destiny 2: Heresy (2025)

A scene from the Safiyah cinematic from Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted (2022)

A scene from the final mission in Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017)

A cutscene featuring the Outsider from Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017)

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Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 2d

"Can you believe that Donald Trump is giving up HIS eternity to make sure our limited time on Earth is a comfortable one, without minorities or blue haired liberals? He will burn in pain for tens of thousands of years, all for us. Put this man on Mount Rushmore NOW"

Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 2d

Finally, an actual American...

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 5d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, I stared at the opening screen for five minutes, trying to duplicate the cube they give you and turned it off. haha! My ADHD was like "let's try painting again..."

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Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 2d

The "shitty shading on a cube that looks like I never took any lessons on light placement" button. haha

Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 2d

Elden Ring is an autumn game.

Ryan (BenGraven) @bengraven.bsky.social · 2d

I need to get my visual art back into play. I can't do adorable stick figures, since you already cornered that market, but seeing my wife and kid surpass me and be extremely creative is making me envious and inspired both.