Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 2h

How to find a cat:

Step 1. Find a sunbeam.
Step 2. A cat is inside the sunbeam.

Maya, a brown tabby cat. stretching on the carpet in a sunbeam.

5 3 48

Reposted by J. Kyle Pittman

Jeremy Parish, imperial aerosol kid @jparish.bsky.social · 19h

Taking things to the next level by insisting everyone refer to cornfield mazes as "metroidgrainias"

30 380 1.3K

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 1d

It is time for a few small beers.

Selfie in front of the One Battle After Another movie poster at Alamo Drafthouse

6

Reposted by J. Kyle Pittman

Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 1d

If correct, this is around 2% of the US population, actually physically out in the streets

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 1d

Today's official crowd count estimate from #NoKings coalition:

7 million people turned out nationwide

That's 2 million more than the #NoKings peaceful protests in June

11 69 320

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 1d

Good turnout at No Kings McKinney despite the rain. Here were my contributions. 🚫👑

A protest sign that says, “Honk if you love Buc-ee’s or oppose fascism.” The Buc-ee’s beaver mascot is embedded in the letter O in “love.” The lettering is hand drawn in Sharpie in a bold block style with a drop shadow.

A protest sign reading, “It’s so bad even the introverts are here,” also hand drawn in bold marker with a drop shadow.

1 10 50

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 1d

Oh, I forgot to post this one.

Selfie in front of the Black Phone 2 movie poster at Alamo Drafthouse

2

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 1d

18. Black Phone 2 (2025) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A fantastic follow-up to the first one. Mason Thames is great once again, but this one is really Madeleine McGraw's film, and she absolutely kills it. Also it has one of the loudest jump scares in recent memory.

1

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 2d

17. The Black Phone (2022) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
First time rewatching this one since it was in theaters. Real solid supernatural thriller, looking forward to seeing where they go in the next one.

1

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 3d

Women don’t like the vehicle

The Shaggin’ Wagon from Dumb and Dumber, a van made up to look like a dog.

14

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 3d

Yeah, I haven’t planned a full list in advance this year, but I loved Together when I saw it in the theater and I’ll probably rewatch it this month.

1

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 3d

Dinking around with a hobby project for the first time in a while. The x-axis is the uh, the uh, the thing, and the y-axis is the uuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhh, the other thing?

An unlabeled scatter graph, with red dots distributed along a line angled upward, and a curved line below it. Its meaning is not clear.

1 1

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 3d

16. Bring Her Back (2025) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A masterclass in "show, don't tell," with nerve-racking performances from the whole cast and some truly gnarly makeup and effects.

1 2

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 4d

15. 28 Years Later (2025) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I've been wanting to rewatch this one for a couple months; I only saw it once in the theater, but I've been feeling like it's probably a top five for the year. An absolute singular fever dream of a film.

2 3

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 5d

14. Opus (2025) ⭐⭐⭐
Missed this one in theaters earlier this year. Lotta similarities to last month's Him or any of those kinds of cult-thrillers. It's a little goofy and aimless in the middle, but it looks great, and Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich give some really fun performances.

1 1

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 6d

13. The Monkey (2025) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Monkey strikes an unusual balance between hilarious black comedy and earnest statement on mortality. It captures Stephen King's storyteller voice in film in a really fun way.

1 2

Reposted by J. Kyle Pittman

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 7d

Maya jumped on top of my shirts and towels as I was stacking them to fold, so I just…kept stacking them on top of her. Totally unbothered.

Maya, a brown striped tabby cat, lying on her side, paws in front of her, sandwiched between stacks of t-shirts, totally oblivious to her predicament.

4 3 35

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 6d

12. Longlegs (2024) ⭐⭐⭐⭐🌗
Bumping this one up by a half star after a third viewing. (Did the same for Gretel & Hansel yesterday.) Such a great vibes-horror film. Legitimate chiaroscuro in the image!

Might double feature this one with The Monkey tonight.

1 3

Reposted by J. Kyle Pittman

dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 7d

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)

5 280 600

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 6d

Forgot to take a screenshot of it, but I found my first Phosphene today! Also I now have a level 50 Wombo Combo in each of the five elements. 💪

2

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 7d

Maya jumped on top of my shirts and towels as I was stacking them to fold, so I just…kept stacking them on top of her. Totally unbothered.

4 3 35

Reposted by J. Kyle Pittman

Glenn Fiedler @mas-bandwidth.bsky.social · 7d

// E3 2008 HACK

2 6

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 7d

“Seen once, must fix.”

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 10d

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.

1 2 22

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 7d

11. Gretel & Hansel (2020) ⭐⭐⭐🌗
Now we're into the part of the Osgood Perkins block that I have seen before. Gretel & Hansel looks and sounds fantastic, and I'm still fascinated by the change in aspect ratio between the opening and the rest of the film, but it doesn't have all that much to say.

1 3

Reposted by J. Kyle Pittman

Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 8d

It's Brian with a word bubble that says

I want more seven out of 10 games with whatever graphics and weird ideas made by cool people that don't use ai and I'm not kidding

32 910 2.6K

J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 8d

10. I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) ⭐⭐⭐
I was kind of zonking out during the middle of this one, and maybe I'd like it better on a more lucid rewatch, but it was a moody and effective use of a small enclosed space, which is always a fun horror trope.

1 1