Gregory Maupin
@gjmaupin.bsky.social
Shakespeare actor/dramaturg; audiobook narrator; 1/2 of Rannygazoo (mongers of tinpandemonium) and Wingback Productions (makers of parlor theater ™️); Premature Anti-Fascist; he/him
Cary Grant, locked in a closet of his own design a little while after refusing to answer a question about whether he’d prefer a kiss or a handshake from his best friend, probably wasn’t as on the nose in 1948. #TCMParty
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Cary Grant, locked in a closet of his own design a little while after refusing to answer a question about whether he’d prefer a kiss or a handshake from his best friend, probably wasn’t as on the nose in 1948. #TCMParty
The Rev. Col. has my vote, and I’m not just speaking as a Col. Rev.
My pitch to be mayor of Lou: citywide speed limit of 25, roundabouts at all major intersections, protected bike lanes on major throughways, pedestrianized zone around schools, and buses come every 20min and are tracked by GPS on a consumer app. Later we get the loop train we were promised in 2000.
Ahem. It’s a “war on cars.”
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Rev. Col. has my vote, and I’m not just speaking as a Col. Rev.
I always start Mr. Blandings when it’s on and I always forget how much it stressed me out. It was much funnier years ago from an apartment. #TCMParty
November 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I always start Mr. Blandings when it’s on and I always forget how much it stressed me out. It was much funnier years ago from an apartment. #TCMParty
Strong Floor, No Ceiling
Big Hat, No Cattle
YouTube video by Randy Newman - Topic
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Strong Floor, No Ceiling
When 2 hosts in a row are in “the house” I get this feeling that one is still off camera. Like, Eddie is clearly making faces at Alicia while she tries to get this done. #TCMParty
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
When 2 hosts in a row are in “the house” I get this feeling that one is still off camera. Like, Eddie is clearly making faces at Alicia while she tries to get this done. #TCMParty
The Kinks - Second Hand Car Spiv (Official Audio)
YouTube video by The Kinks
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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November 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Let him gradually eat cake.
France’s far-right leader hit by egg, days after flour attack
French far-right leader hit on the head with an egg
Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, was hit on the head with an egg Saturday, just days after another incident in which a protester threw flour at him.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Let him gradually eat cake.
How do we stand Jr. at some sort of rail hub and just aim all existing trolleys at him? Can we do that, please?
November 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
How do we stand Jr. at some sort of rail hub and just aim all existing trolleys at him? Can we do that, please?
It really does have the vibe of “no one wanted motion smoothing; no one wanted the 48 fps Hobbit; what if we make it so you CANNOT opt out of this nasty-looking shit? Enjoy!”
I am *trying* to enjoy this Beatles thing that should be tailor-made for me but the A.I. elements are just disastrously off-putting. Displeasing to the eye and heart. Like motion smoothing left in the back window of the car to goo in the sun.
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It really does have the vibe of “no one wanted motion smoothing; no one wanted the 48 fps Hobbit; what if we make it so you CANNOT opt out of this nasty-looking shit? Enjoy!”
I am *trying* to enjoy this Beatles thing that should be tailor-made for me but the A.I. elements are just disastrously off-putting. Displeasing to the eye and heart. Like motion smoothing left in the back window of the car to goo in the sun.
November 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I am *trying* to enjoy this Beatles thing that should be tailor-made for me but the A.I. elements are just disastrously off-putting. Displeasing to the eye and heart. Like motion smoothing left in the back window of the car to goo in the sun.
The wrap-up of Hogfather is hitting harder this year...
November 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The wrap-up of Hogfather is hitting harder this year...
Reposted by Gregory Maupin
A thing we're launching at @salon.com is a weekly art-over-algorithm newsletter on culture and entertainment that isn't decoding the latest trends but rather looking closely at stuff that's (hopefully) built to last. It's called The Swell, it's free, and it starts next week. www.salon.com/newsletter
Salon.com
www.salon.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A thing we're launching at @salon.com is a weekly art-over-algorithm newsletter on culture and entertainment that isn't decoding the latest trends but rather looking closely at stuff that's (hopefully) built to last. It's called The Swell, it's free, and it starts next week. www.salon.com/newsletter
…because it’s clearly the title of a Wodehouse story.
Personal Me: I had a major sad when I found out that “The Butlerian Jihad” had nothing to do with either Judith or Octavia.
November 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
…because it’s clearly the title of a Wodehouse story.
Guessing he’s in line to calm Lee Bryant.
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Guessing he’s in line to calm Lee Bryant.
I have a once fond performance memory (tainted by things external to it) of knowing R&G Are Dead so well that I was, as G, able to course-correct R’s potentially fatal leap from act I to act III and bring us back where we belonged for a safe landing.
November 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I have a once fond performance memory (tainted by things external to it) of knowing R&G Are Dead so well that I was, as G, able to course-correct R’s potentially fatal leap from act I to act III and bring us back where we belonged for a safe landing.
Reposted by Gregory Maupin
One of the greatest to ever do it.
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
One of the greatest to ever do it.
Everyone who says this aloud had better damn well respectfully pronounce his name the way HE pronounced it.
November 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Everyone who says this aloud had better damn well respectfully pronounce his name the way HE pronounced it.
Know who’s a small business?
-Us
-Hell or High Water
Win/win!
-Us
-Hell or High Water
Win/win!
(Still a couple of dates if you want us in your house, Louisville. Otherwise:)
November 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Know who’s a small business?
-Us
-Hell or High Water
Win/win!
-Us
-Hell or High Water
Win/win!
Reposted by Gregory Maupin
There is a direct correlation between how fake your job is and how much value you see in AI
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
There is a direct correlation between how fake your job is and how much value you see in AI