Keith Gow
@keithgow.bsky.social
Playwright & theatre critic (The Saturday Paper, Time Out, Theatre First).
Bi. He/him. Melb, Australia
Loves: theatre, TV, film, travel.
http://www.keithgow.com/
Support my writing: https://ko-fi.com/keithgow1975
Bi. He/him. Melb, Australia
Loves: theatre, TV, film, travel.
http://www.keithgow.com/
Support my writing: https://ko-fi.com/keithgow1975
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Keith Gow
@keithgow.bsky.social
· Nov 9
Reintroduction now that we're all determined to move here: I'm a playwright & theatre critic. I'd love to find more theatre nerds here!
Big fan of Twin Peaks, Star Trek and film/TV in general.
Recently holidayed in Canada with a side quest to Bangor, reigniting my love of Stephen King.
Big fan of Twin Peaks, Star Trek and film/TV in general.
Recently holidayed in Canada with a side quest to Bangor, reigniting my love of Stephen King.
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Bit bleary, but here's the same moment in an the original analogue version. It's not AI, it's inherent in the original image. Not to mention around that time, the Beatles logo was pretty inconsistent. aboutthebeatles.com/beatles-logo...
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Bit bleary, but here's the same moment in an the original analogue version. It's not AI, it's inherent in the original image. Not to mention around that time, the Beatles logo was pretty inconsistent. aboutthebeatles.com/beatles-logo...
The Great Pottery Throw Down is a good way to end the weekend. A delight.
November 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The Great Pottery Throw Down is a good way to end the weekend. A delight.
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Twin Peaks: The Great Northern hotel and waterfall.
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Twin Peaks: The Great Northern hotel and waterfall.
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I did three separate sessions of care this week for my family. I also did 5 night shifts and zero writing. If anyone asks me why the poor can't write I'm gonna use their blood as quill ink.
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I did three separate sessions of care this week for my family. I also did 5 night shifts and zero writing. If anyone asks me why the poor can't write I'm gonna use their blood as quill ink.
Rawcus' new work, in collaboration with Jackson Castiglione, is gentle, thoughtful and fully illuminating. A beautiful meditation on memory and recollection. www.keithgow.com/2025/11/revi...
REVIEW: One Night Only by Jackson Castiglione & Rawcus
I’ve seen a couple of shows this year with unrehearsed actors jumping through the hoops of a script they haven’t seen, put to the test by an...
www.keithgow.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Rawcus' new work, in collaboration with Jackson Castiglione, is gentle, thoughtful and fully illuminating. A beautiful meditation on memory and recollection. www.keithgow.com/2025/11/revi...
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There's a weird collective self-justification among reporters on this beat that their job is not to push back but to be stoic in order to observe an endlessly fascinating natural phenomenon. It's all nonsense. He is a public servant. Demand decency, and slap back hard and fast when you don't get it.
I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
There's a weird collective self-justification among reporters on this beat that their job is not to push back but to be stoic in order to observe an endlessly fascinating natural phenomenon. It's all nonsense. He is a public servant. Demand decency, and slap back hard and fast when you don't get it.
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AI has so quickly sucked the joy out of everything I encounter online. I completely resent it, and it’s going to make everyone stupid and drain our lives of art and beautiful things
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
AI has so quickly sucked the joy out of everything I encounter online. I completely resent it, and it’s going to make everyone stupid and drain our lives of art and beautiful things
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"We are in danger of being swamped by Black Friday sales"
Pauline Hanson Condemns Use of Term ‘Black Friday’, Saying ‘All Fridays Matter’ — The Shovel
"We're in danger of being swamped by Black Friday sales"
theshovel.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"We are in danger of being swamped by Black Friday sales"
Bond film rankings are very personal things that really only reflect someone's history with the franchise. That said - this list is ridiculous. www.gq.com/story/the-be...
The Best James Bond Movies, Definitively Ranked
The basic-cable marathon may be a thing of the past, but don't let that stop you from spending the American holiday weekend with Britain's greatest superspy.
www.gq.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Bond film rankings are very personal things that really only reflect someone's history with the franchise. That said - this list is ridiculous. www.gq.com/story/the-be...
No, no, the correct interpretation is that James Bond regenerates like Doctor Who and the Ian Fleming novels are an alternate universe.
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
No, no, the correct interpretation is that James Bond regenerates like Doctor Who and the Ian Fleming novels are an alternate universe.
Becoming? This survey is from 2019.
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Becoming? This survey is from 2019.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Madonna (twice, 25 years apart)
Billy Joel & Elton John (together, but also separately)
Tori Amos
Sarah MacLachlan
Chris Isaak
Madonna (twice, 25 years apart)
Billy Joel & Elton John (together, but also separately)
Tori Amos
Sarah MacLachlan
Chris Isaak
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Tori Amos
Deacon Blue
Nana Mouskouri
The Spinners
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Tori Amos
Deacon Blue
Nana Mouskouri
The Spinners
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Paul McCartney (2002)
Ringo Starr (2012)
Coldplay (2005)
Oasis (2025)
Elbow (five times, most recently 2025)
Paul McCartney (2002)
Ringo Starr (2012)
Coldplay (2005)
Oasis (2025)
Elbow (five times, most recently 2025)
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Madonna (twice, 25 years apart)
Billy Joel & Elton John (together, but also separately)
Tori Amos
Sarah MacLachlan
Chris Isaak
Madonna (twice, 25 years apart)
Billy Joel & Elton John (together, but also separately)
Tori Amos
Sarah MacLachlan
Chris Isaak
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“Nobody trusts anybody now and we’re all very tired” is WAY more of a Thanksgiving vibe.
FYI: Should John Carpenter's THE THING be officially classified as a Christmas movie? Let your voice be heard!
Is John Carpenter’s THE THING A Christmas Movie? Have Your Say
Should John Carpenter's THE THING be officially classified as a Christmas movie? Let your voice be heard!
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
“Nobody trusts anybody now and we’re all very tired” is WAY more of a Thanksgiving vibe.
Says the man whose films contain so many references to other films, they are like flip books filled with his inspirations.
Kill Bill director Quentin Tarantino has said The Hunger Games "ripped off" Battle Royale, and expressed surprise that the Japanese writer of the cult classic original didn’t sue The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins. https://bit.ly/44fDUkf
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Says the man whose films contain so many references to other films, they are like flip books filled with his inspirations.
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the 29th prime minister of australia (a useless centrist who was done in by his own party) had his official portrait unveiled this week, and
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
the 29th prime minister of australia (a useless centrist who was done in by his own party) had his official portrait unveiled this week, and
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The so-called ceasefire definitely worked to mostly push Gaza off the front page, so... mission accomplished, I guess.
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The so-called ceasefire definitely worked to mostly push Gaza off the front page, so... mission accomplished, I guess.
I hate this
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I hate this
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
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I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
No, though the increasing number of grey hairs isn't helping.
Do you look your age?
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
No, though the increasing number of grey hairs isn't helping.
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Greetings, I have traveled through time from the year 2016 to remind you of something that has become increasingly difficult to believe in your time: Stranger Things used to be good.
It Might Be the Most Popular TV Show in the World. It Keeps Getting Worse and Worse.
There’s a pretty glaring problem with Stranger Things’ final season.
slate.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Greetings, I have traveled through time from the year 2016 to remind you of something that has become increasingly difficult to believe in your time: Stranger Things used to be good.
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Okay, well, first of all, calling it "the Bajoran war" makes it sound like it's the Bajorans' fault that their world was occupied by Cardassia, and that they were wrong to fight back; SECOND, I am in this picture and I do not like it.
Bluesky not addictive to teens but definitely a crutch for elder millennials who know too much about the Bajoran war.
Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat know how addictive their platforms can be to teens.
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Okay, well, first of all, calling it "the Bajoran war" makes it sound like it's the Bajorans' fault that their world was occupied by Cardassia, and that they were wrong to fight back; SECOND, I am in this picture and I do not like it.
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This, a million times over. Please tell people when you like their work. Creatives can go a very long time without any outside input at all, positive or otherwise, so a gesture of appreciation often makes all the difference in the world.
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This, a million times over. Please tell people when you like their work. Creatives can go a very long time without any outside input at all, positive or otherwise, so a gesture of appreciation often makes all the difference in the world.