James Allenspach
@manminusone.bsky.social
✶✶Chicago✶✶ born and raised since 1995 (when I was 27). Remind me to come here instead of Threads.
He-him-his, same as Cheese's
He-him-his, same as Cheese's
Pinned
Defying Gravity: The Audio Wizardry of Wicked's Live Vocals — Twenty Thousand Hertz - The stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.
In movie musicals, the vocals are almost never recorded live on-set. Instead, the actors pre-record their songs, then lip sync to those recordings while filming. But on Wicked, they threw out th...
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Listen to the new episode of Twenty Thousand Hertz to hear my name pronounced correctly, as I won the podcast's "guess the mystery sound" contest in the previous episode www.20k.org/episodes/wic...
I just completed "Lobby" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/3
Day 3 - Advent of Code 2025
adventofcode.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I just completed "Lobby" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/3
Speaking as a white cis male, I'm appalled at the actions of the current administration.
Speaking as a Chihuahua, YIP YIP YIP YIP YIP GRRRRRRR
Speaking as a Chihuahua, YIP YIP YIP YIP YIP GRRRRRRR
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Speaking as a white cis male, I'm appalled at the actions of the current administration.
Speaking as a Chihuahua, YIP YIP YIP YIP YIP GRRRRRRR
Speaking as a Chihuahua, YIP YIP YIP YIP YIP GRRRRRRR
Top things I did in 2025
1. Your mom
1. Your mom
a man with glasses and a mustache is wearing a white polo shirt and a white shirt .
Alt: Me going "booya"
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Top things I did in 2025
1. Your mom
1. Your mom
I'm always freaked out when I see someone driving on TV and we don't see them park. Like, did they crash or what?
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I'm always freaked out when I see someone driving on TV and we don't see them park. Like, did they crash or what?
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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Trump Appears To Doze During Stroke
December 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Trump Appears To Doze During Stroke
Star Wars theme on an orchestra youtu.be/54hoKbTWon4
John Williams & Wiener Philharmoniker – "Main Title" from "Star Wars: A New Hope"
YouTube video by Deutsche Grammophon - DG
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Star Wars theme on an orchestra youtu.be/54hoKbTWon4
Country Dracula
Is this anything?
Is this anything?
December 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Country Dracula
Is this anything?
Is this anything?
Jackie Chan lemme rock you
Lemme rock you Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan lemme rock you
That's all I wanna do
Lemme rock you Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan lemme rock you
That's all I wanna do
two men are sitting in the back seat of a car giving each other the middle finger .
Alt: Jackie Chan dancing in Rush Hour
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Jackie Chan lemme rock you
Lemme rock you Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan lemme rock you
That's all I wanna do
Lemme rock you Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan lemme rock you
That's all I wanna do
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Champion of Champions IV arrives on Monday 22nd December on Channel 4 and YouTube.
AND a double New Year Treat will air back-to-back on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd January, featuring Big Zuu, Jill Scott, Sam Ryder, Susie Dent and Rose Ayling-Ellis, all vying for new year glory.
AND a double New Year Treat will air back-to-back on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd January, featuring Big Zuu, Jill Scott, Sam Ryder, Susie Dent and Rose Ayling-Ellis, all vying for new year glory.
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Champion of Champions IV arrives on Monday 22nd December on Channel 4 and YouTube.
AND a double New Year Treat will air back-to-back on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd January, featuring Big Zuu, Jill Scott, Sam Ryder, Susie Dent and Rose Ayling-Ellis, all vying for new year glory.
AND a double New Year Treat will air back-to-back on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd January, featuring Big Zuu, Jill Scott, Sam Ryder, Susie Dent and Rose Ayling-Ellis, all vying for new year glory.
"Inflammable" means "flammable" but "inarticulate" does not mean "articulate". Discuss
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 AM
"Inflammable" means "flammable" but "inarticulate" does not mean "articulate". Discuss
Me after reading a dozen out of context replies in my timeline
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Me after reading a dozen out of context replies in my timeline
I just completed "Gift Shop" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/2
Day 2 - Advent of Code 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I just completed "Gift Shop" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/2
We're still on the right track #taskmaster
December 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
We're still on the right track #taskmaster
Gisnep | Daily Quote Puzzle
You Need One More Daily Puzzle In Your Life
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December 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
December is here, start the Christmas music youtu.be/I9__N10mZOM
R2d2, We Wish You A Merry Christmas / Brian Dewan
YouTube video by Various Artists - Topic
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
December is here, start the Christmas music youtu.be/I9__N10mZOM
You all manifested this youtu.be/gJxzhUAGBDw
'Forks Out': A Benoit Blanc Sesame Street Mystery | Wake Up Dead Man | Netflix
YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
You all manifested this youtu.be/gJxzhUAGBDw
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For the first time since 1988, the United States government did not publicly observe World AIDS Day yesterday.
Here is what local doctors and advocates have to say on the current state of research and prevention efforts.
https://to.wttw.com/4rDw4uO
Here is what local doctors and advocates have to say on the current state of research and prevention efforts.
https://to.wttw.com/4rDw4uO
As Federal Government Declines to Recognize World AIDS Day, Local Advocates Emphasize Importance of Research and Prevention
Started by the World Health Organization as a way to honor individuals who died in the epidemic, World AIDS Day raises international awareness about the ongoing public health crisis.
to.wttw.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
For the first time since 1988, the United States government did not publicly observe World AIDS Day yesterday.
Here is what local doctors and advocates have to say on the current state of research and prevention efforts.
https://to.wttw.com/4rDw4uO
Here is what local doctors and advocates have to say on the current state of research and prevention efforts.
https://to.wttw.com/4rDw4uO
One week till Ikea Monkey Day. Plan accordingly
December 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
One week till Ikea Monkey Day. Plan accordingly
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Rogers Park's New 400 Theaters, once the city's oldest continuously running movie house, is reopening.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/01/r...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/01/r...
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Rogers Park's New 400 Theaters, once the city's oldest continuously running movie house, is reopening.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/01/r...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/01/r...
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Women & Children First have really outdone themselves with this year's gift guide. Something for everyone on your list from your local feminist bookstore!
simplebooklet.com/womenchildre...
simplebooklet.com/womenchildre...
Women & Children First Gift Guide 2025
Women & Children First Gift Guide 2025
simplebooklet.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Women & Children First have really outdone themselves with this year's gift guide. Something for everyone on your list from your local feminist bookstore!
simplebooklet.com/womenchildre...
simplebooklet.com/womenchildre...
It's the two-year anniversary of these ridiculous creatures arriving. Buster is still a starter of fights, and Blossom will never let us trim her claws, but overall we have been impressed by their pet skills and have decided to let them stay. #catsofbluesky
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It's the two-year anniversary of these ridiculous creatures arriving. Buster is still a starter of fights, and Blossom will never let us trim her claws, but overall we have been impressed by their pet skills and have decided to let them stay. #catsofbluesky
Betty Hutton biopic now youtu.be/EbgXxjxFPfU
Betty Hutton - Old Man Mose 1939
YouTube video by aSmokersDelightI
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Betty Hutton biopic now youtu.be/EbgXxjxFPfU
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Today is World AIDS Day.
AIDS has killed 44 million people globally.
Over the years, we've learned that silence and stigma are huge contributors.
Yet, the State Department sent an email to employees stating “The US Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year.”
Silence = Death
AIDS has killed 44 million people globally.
Over the years, we've learned that silence and stigma are huge contributors.
Yet, the State Department sent an email to employees stating “The US Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year.”
Silence = Death
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Today is World AIDS Day.
AIDS has killed 44 million people globally.
Over the years, we've learned that silence and stigma are huge contributors.
Yet, the State Department sent an email to employees stating “The US Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year.”
Silence = Death
AIDS has killed 44 million people globally.
Over the years, we've learned that silence and stigma are huge contributors.
Yet, the State Department sent an email to employees stating “The US Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year.”
Silence = Death