Matt Hanson
@matthansonaf.bsky.social
Writer moviesbooksmusicpolitics. Masshole now living in the land of dreams. Cont. ed at The Arts Fuse and American Purpose. Byline all over the place. Opinions solely my own, whoever I am. Website: www.hansonmatthew.com
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In honor of the late great Jimmy Cliff tonight was all riddim
#Reggae #Ska #LoversRock #Rocksteady #Dub
then later a little reggae inflected pop, trip hop, and punky stuff
one love y'all
In honor of the late great Jimmy Cliff tonight was all riddim
#Reggae #Ska #LoversRock #Rocksteady #Dub
then later a little reggae inflected pop, trip hop, and punky stuff
one love y'all
Land of a Thousand Dances 11/25/25
Playlist - Land of a Thousand Dances 11/25/25 - 42 items
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November 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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In honor of the late great Jimmy Cliff tonight was all riddim
#Reggae #Ska #LoversRock #Rocksteady #Dub
then later a little reggae inflected pop, trip hop, and punky stuff
one love y'all
In honor of the late great Jimmy Cliff tonight was all riddim
#Reggae #Ska #LoversRock #Rocksteady #Dub
then later a little reggae inflected pop, trip hop, and punky stuff
one love y'all
beautifully written piece about beautiful music made by a terrible person #Jazz
Steve Provizer looks back at the compelling 1988 documentary "Let’s Get Lost" because of the recently released " #ChetBaker Performs and Sings: Swimming by Moonlight," 15 unreleased studio recordings.
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Jazz Commentary: The Enduring Enigma of Chet Baker - The Arts Fuse
I take a look back at the compelling documentary "Let's Get Lost" because of the recently released "Chet Baker Performs and Sings: Swimming by Moonlight", 15 unreleased studio recordings made by the t...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
beautifully written piece about beautiful music made by a terrible person #Jazz
Tonight was #Punk and @garagerocknroll.bsky.social with some forays into 80's alternative a la goth and a spunky pop until finally drifting off into some ruminative folk
No time but the right time
and baby
the right time is now
#Playlist #MusicSky
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No time but the right time
and baby
the right time is now
#Playlist #MusicSky
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Land of a Thousand Dances 11/18/25
Playlist - Land of a Thousand Dances 11/18/25 - 44 items
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November 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Tonight was #Punk and @garagerocknroll.bsky.social with some forays into 80's alternative a la goth and a spunky pop until finally drifting off into some ruminative folk
No time but the right time
and baby
the right time is now
#Playlist #MusicSky
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No time but the right time
and baby
the right time is now
#Playlist #MusicSky
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bush v gore is the hinge upon which basically everything awful from the last quarter century swings on
i don't think that bush v. gore is the *worst* ruling in the history of the supreme court, but i do think it is the most openly *corrupt* ruling in its history. a real disgrace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 AM
bush v gore is the hinge upon which basically everything awful from the last quarter century swings on
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Tonight's #Playlist was danceable
many 80's and 90's #Alternative selections
nods to recent RHOF inductees
fun covers
plenty of goth over(under)tones for fall
And all of it is yours and mine
#MusicSky @demusicplaylists.bsky.social
Tonight's #Playlist was danceable
many 80's and 90's #Alternative selections
nods to recent RHOF inductees
fun covers
plenty of goth over(under)tones for fall
And all of it is yours and mine
#MusicSky @demusicplaylists.bsky.social
Land of a Thousand Dances 11/11/25
Playlist - Land of a Thousand Dances 11/11/25 - 39 items
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November 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Tonight's #Playlist was danceable
many 80's and 90's #Alternative selections
nods to recent RHOF inductees
fun covers
plenty of goth over(under)tones for fall
And all of it is yours and mine
#MusicSky @demusicplaylists.bsky.social
Tonight's #Playlist was danceable
many 80's and 90's #Alternative selections
nods to recent RHOF inductees
fun covers
plenty of goth over(under)tones for fall
And all of it is yours and mine
#MusicSky @demusicplaylists.bsky.social
bookandfilmglobe.com/film/looking... My take on the new CC edition of Cronenberg's A History of Violence
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@criterion.bsky.social @criteriondaily.bsky.social
Looking Back at Histories of Violence - Book and Film Globe
At first blush Tom Stall, the main character of David Cronenberg’s 2005 film A History of Violence, has the perfect life. The film was recently given the
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November 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
bookandfilmglobe.com/film/looking... My take on the new CC edition of Cronenberg's A History of Violence
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@criterion.bsky.social @criteriondaily.bsky.social
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This week's #playlist from a show which was of necessity short, sweet, soulful, and heavy on the #BluesSky piano #MusicSky
This week's #playlist from a show which was of necessity short, sweet, soulful, and heavy on the #BluesSky piano #MusicSky
Land of a Thousand Dances 11/5
Playlist - Land of a Thousand Dances 11/5 - 22 items
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November 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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This week's #playlist from a show which was of necessity short, sweet, soulful, and heavy on the #BluesSky piano #MusicSky
This week's #playlist from a show which was of necessity short, sweet, soulful, and heavy on the #BluesSky piano #MusicSky
Very glad I don't have to get roped in to yet another streaming service to see the new Linklater film about the Nouvelle Vague
Here's a piece I wrote about JLG, after he shuffled off to the great cinematheque in the sky #MovieSky @criteriondaily.bsky.social
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Here's a piece I wrote about JLG, after he shuffled off to the great cinematheque in the sky #MovieSky @criteriondaily.bsky.social
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Acts of God/Ard
We cinephiles tend to be a persnickety bunch. Of course, there’s always the risk of seeming elitist and snobby whenever one enthuses about a film perhaps les
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November 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Very glad I don't have to get roped in to yet another streaming service to see the new Linklater film about the Nouvelle Vague
Here's a piece I wrote about JLG, after he shuffled off to the great cinematheque in the sky #MovieSky @criteriondaily.bsky.social
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Here's a piece I wrote about JLG, after he shuffled off to the great cinematheque in the sky #MovieSky @criteriondaily.bsky.social
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Given the garish entitlement at the Gatsby themed WH party on the very day that SNAP benefits are cut off, I thought I would post a piece I wrote about a book about The Great Gatsby @thegreatgatsby0901.bsky.social @fscottfitzgerald.bsky.social @thebaffler.com
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Gatsbys of Our Time | Matt Hanson
America often reveals itself in misreadings of its own myths. Why not start with “The Great Gatsby”?
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November 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Given the garish entitlement at the Gatsby themed WH party on the very day that SNAP benefits are cut off, I thought I would post a piece I wrote about a book about The Great Gatsby @thegreatgatsby0901.bsky.social @fscottfitzgerald.bsky.social @thebaffler.com
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My take on the new Talking Heads book
Jonathan Gould’s new Talking Heads biography recalls a once-thriving and now disintegrating independent media network that could elevate eccentrics with potential.
I Will Find a City
Jonathan Gould’s new Talking Heads biography recalls a once-thriving and now disintegrating independent media network that could elevate eccentrics with potential.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
My take on the new Talking Heads book
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In horror of the spooky season, I cobbled together a few dozen ghoulish grooves and scintillating soundtracks and ominous oratorios....click and feel the cthonic thrills and chills.... @spotifyweird.bsky.social #MusicSky
In horror of the spooky season, I cobbled together a few dozen ghoulish grooves and scintillating soundtracks and ominous oratorios....click and feel the cthonic thrills and chills.... @spotifyweird.bsky.social #MusicSky
Land 1K Dances Halloween 2025
Playlist - Land 1K Dances Halloween 2025 - 48 items
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November 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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In horror of the spooky season, I cobbled together a few dozen ghoulish grooves and scintillating soundtracks and ominous oratorios....click and feel the cthonic thrills and chills.... @spotifyweird.bsky.social #MusicSky
In horror of the spooky season, I cobbled together a few dozen ghoulish grooves and scintillating soundtracks and ominous oratorios....click and feel the cthonic thrills and chills.... @spotifyweird.bsky.social #MusicSky
What a joy to see Paul McCartney live tonight, at last, still got it at 84 no doubt about it. Mixed solo work and Beatles and the crowd was thrilled. Still basking in the pleasure of those songs. A splendid time was guaranteed for all.
October 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM
What a joy to see Paul McCartney live tonight, at last, still got it at 84 no doubt about it. Mixed solo work and Beatles and the crowd was thrilled. Still basking in the pleasure of those songs. A splendid time was guaranteed for all.
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More from the scene
October 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
More from the scene
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Matt Hanson talks to ace bluesman #RyanLeeCrosby about his new record, "At The Blue Front," featuring Jimmy “Duck” Holmes. There’s an enticingly earthy, muddy, tactile quality to Crosby's way of playing.
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Musician Interview: Ryan Lee Crosby on Playing the Blues at The Blue Front - The Arts Fuse
There’s an enticingly primeval quality to the way bluesmen Ryan Lee Crosby and Jimmy "Duck" Holmes play off of one another.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Matt Hanson talks to ace bluesman #RyanLeeCrosby about his new record, "At The Blue Front," featuring Jimmy “Duck” Holmes. There’s an enticingly earthy, muddy, tactile quality to Crosby's way of playing.
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@criteriondaily.bsky.social @shaxbull.bsky.social #MovieSky
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Maybe the best Shakespeare adaptation I've ever seen, perfect for the horror season
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Maybe the best Shakespeare adaptation I've ever seen, perfect for the horror season
DVD Review: Roman Polanski's "Macbeth" - A Paranoiac Fever Dream - The Arts Fuse
Among the most haunting aspects of Roman Polanski’s 1971 film version of Macbeth is his visceral depiction of the tragedy's violence.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
@criteriondaily.bsky.social @shaxbull.bsky.social #MovieSky
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Maybe the best Shakespeare adaptation I've ever seen, perfect for the horror season
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Maybe the best Shakespeare adaptation I've ever seen, perfect for the horror season
@criterionchannl.bsky.social @criterionchannel.bsky.social
Criterion channel has a Charles Burnett selection available, so I thought I'd add my piece on one of his underrated masterpieces. Appropriate for the spooky season
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Criterion channel has a Charles Burnett selection available, so I thought I'd add my piece on one of his underrated masterpieces. Appropriate for the spooky season
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Film Review: "To Sleep With Anger" - The Devil's Temptations - The Arts Fuse
To Sleep with Anger is a masterpiece, a powerful reminder that, however seductive the devil might be, he can be overcome.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Criterion channel has a Charles Burnett selection available, so I thought I'd add my piece on one of his underrated masterpieces. Appropriate for the spooky season
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Criterion channel has a Charles Burnett selection available, so I thought I'd add my piece on one of his underrated masterpieces. Appropriate for the spooky season
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We just live in a john carpenter movie now.
October 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We just live in a john carpenter movie now.
The local theatre is playing this one with live accompaniment. Thanks be to public domain. So I went back and looked at a piece I did on it a few years ago
#MovieSky #HorrorMovies
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#MovieSky #HorrorMovies
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A Century of Dr. Caligari - The American Interest
Robert Wiene’s Expressionist classic still retains its power 100 years later, with a timely parable of authority and social control.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The local theatre is playing this one with live accompaniment. Thanks be to public domain. So I went back and looked at a piece I did on it a few years ago
#MovieSky #HorrorMovies
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#MovieSky #HorrorMovies
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Tis the season for the discreet frisson of the return of historically repressed sins and it's always a good time for #JohnCarpenter #HorrorMovies #MovieSky
Tis the season for the discreet frisson of the return of historically repressed sins and it's always a good time for #JohnCarpenter #HorrorMovies #MovieSky
In a Fog
An old sea dog sits by a campfire, telling a dark and mysterious tale to a circle of entranced children at five minutes to midnight, aka&nb
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October 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Tis the season for the discreet frisson of the return of historically repressed sins and it's always a good time for #JohnCarpenter #HorrorMovies #MovieSky
Tis the season for the discreet frisson of the return of historically repressed sins and it's always a good time for #JohnCarpenter #HorrorMovies #MovieSky
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Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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oh look, another example of how it's not a crime to capture and report newsworthy material if it's broadcast publicly
According to a photo of a private text on the phone of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Argentina responded to the treasury secretary’s $20 billion bailout by turning around and removing its export taxes on soybeans & striking a huge new deal with China. China then immediately pulled out of its...
Leaked texts on Scott Bessent’s phone suggest the White House got played bailing out Argentina—and U.S. soybean farmers are the casualties
“This is highly unfortunate,” the text said. “Soy prices are dropping further because of it. This gives China more leverage on us.”
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October 4, 2025 at 4:04 AM
oh look, another example of how it's not a crime to capture and report newsworthy material if it's broadcast publicly
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Don't let facts get in the way of MAGAT make-believe
"Immigrants, particularly those who are undocumented, use less health care, including emergency room care, than people born in the U.S"
So "When un/underinsured citizens go to the emergency room, who's paying for it?"
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"Immigrants, particularly those who are undocumented, use less health care, including emergency room care, than people born in the U.S"
So "When un/underinsured citizens go to the emergency room, who's paying for it?"
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Key Facts on Health Care Use and Costs Among Immigrants | KFF
This issue brief draws from the KFF/LA Times Survey of Immigrants and other KFF analyses to highlight immigrants’ health care eligibility, healthcare use and costs, as well as their contributions to t...
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October 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Don't let facts get in the way of MAGAT make-believe
"Immigrants, particularly those who are undocumented, use less health care, including emergency room care, than people born in the U.S"
So "When un/underinsured citizens go to the emergency room, who's paying for it?"
www.kff.org/racial-equit...
"Immigrants, particularly those who are undocumented, use less health care, including emergency room care, than people born in the U.S"
So "When un/underinsured citizens go to the emergency room, who's paying for it?"
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tonight was the ultimate concert of the air...a Hansonpalooza, if you will...all prime live cuts.....punk country jazz soul #MusicSky #Playlist
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Land of a Thousand Dances 9/30/25 Hansonpalooza
Playlist - Land of a Thousand Dances 9/30/25 Hansonpalooza - 34 items
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October 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
tonight was the ultimate concert of the air...a Hansonpalooza, if you will...all prime live cuts.....punk country jazz soul #MusicSky #Playlist
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It's the least possible thing that could be asked of you, activism wise
just a bit beyond social media posts!
It keeps the door open about 6 inches, rather than slammed shut
And that can in fact make a whole lot of difference
just a bit beyond social media posts!
It keeps the door open about 6 inches, rather than slammed shut
And that can in fact make a whole lot of difference
People need to realize their vote should be a chess move not performance art.
September 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
It's the least possible thing that could be asked of you, activism wise
just a bit beyond social media posts!
It keeps the door open about 6 inches, rather than slammed shut
And that can in fact make a whole lot of difference
just a bit beyond social media posts!
It keeps the door open about 6 inches, rather than slammed shut
And that can in fact make a whole lot of difference