scott topics™️
@scottpb.bsky.social
writer of books • founder of magazines • professor of University of Michigan students • learner of things • listener of tracks • viewer of flicks • tired of everything
Today in the group chat my buddy asked “what ‘problematic’ movie do you think you’re the only black person who loves it?”
I said The Help but come to find out, of the six of us, four of us felt that way 🤣🤣
[I’ll save my personal issues with “problematic” in another post lol]
I said The Help but come to find out, of the six of us, four of us felt that way 🤣🤣
[I’ll save my personal issues with “problematic” in another post lol]
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Today in the group chat my buddy asked “what ‘problematic’ movie do you think you’re the only black person who loves it?”
I said The Help but come to find out, of the six of us, four of us felt that way 🤣🤣
[I’ll save my personal issues with “problematic” in another post lol]
I said The Help but come to find out, of the six of us, four of us felt that way 🤣🤣
[I’ll save my personal issues with “problematic” in another post lol]
It looks as paltry and underdone as she is.
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It looks as paltry and underdone as she is.
His play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead changed my idea of what drama could do and The Real Thing changed my idea of what life could be.
He was one of my favorite playwrights, who also managed to write 2 of my fave films: Shakespeare in Love and Brazil.
RIP Mr Stoppard, and thank you.
He was one of my favorite playwrights, who also managed to write 2 of my fave films: Shakespeare in Love and Brazil.
RIP Mr Stoppard, and thank you.
Sir Tom Stoppard, playwright famed for his wit and depth, dies at 88 - BBC News
The King and Queen pay tribute to a "dear friend who wore his genius lightly".
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
His play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead changed my idea of what drama could do and The Real Thing changed my idea of what life could be.
He was one of my favorite playwrights, who also managed to write 2 of my fave films: Shakespeare in Love and Brazil.
RIP Mr Stoppard, and thank you.
He was one of my favorite playwrights, who also managed to write 2 of my fave films: Shakespeare in Love and Brazil.
RIP Mr Stoppard, and thank you.
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Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
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Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
“If you can’t win on the field you can always play quarterback for the culture war”
aka The Failing at Life-to-MAGA Influencer” pipeline LOL
aka The Failing at Life-to-MAGA Influencer” pipeline LOL
November 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“If you can’t win on the field you can always play quarterback for the culture war”
aka The Failing at Life-to-MAGA Influencer” pipeline LOL
aka The Failing at Life-to-MAGA Influencer” pipeline LOL
sometimes my 80s teen ass is just sitting there and I remember that Prince, MJ, Luther, and Whitney are all no longer with us. That don’t even sound right.
November 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
sometimes my 80s teen ass is just sitting there and I remember that Prince, MJ, Luther, and Whitney are all no longer with us. That don’t even sound right.
This will never not crack me up 🤣🤣
November 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This will never not crack me up 🤣🤣
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It's true!
Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's true!
Maybe I’m just weird but I can’t imagine going to work every day and just sitting there not saying anything while that mediocre fuck calls my colleagues stupid, ugly, and piggy
Then again I guess when you’ve gotten used to being called “the enemy of the people” for 10 years… 🤷🏾♂️
Then again I guess when you’ve gotten used to being called “the enemy of the people” for 10 years… 🤷🏾♂️
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Maybe I’m just weird but I can’t imagine going to work every day and just sitting there not saying anything while that mediocre fuck calls my colleagues stupid, ugly, and piggy
Then again I guess when you’ve gotten used to being called “the enemy of the people” for 10 years… 🤷🏾♂️
Then again I guess when you’ve gotten used to being called “the enemy of the people” for 10 years… 🤷🏾♂️
an old soul with amazing taste in music
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
an old soul with amazing taste in music
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Astaire and Charisse in “The Girl Hunt Ballet” from The Band Wagon (Minnelli, 1953) cut to MJ’s “Smooth Criminal” (the 1987 video of which was inspired by this movie sequence)
November 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Astaire and Charisse in “The Girl Hunt Ballet” from The Band Wagon (Minnelli, 1953) cut to MJ’s “Smooth Criminal” (the 1987 video of which was inspired by this movie sequence)
“When I’m trying to make an argument for Israel I’m talking through a wall of dead children”
what the fuck kind of monster is this woman? 😬
what the fuck kind of monster is this woman? 😬
November 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“When I’m trying to make an argument for Israel I’m talking through a wall of dead children”
what the fuck kind of monster is this woman? 😬
what the fuck kind of monster is this woman? 😬
Good lord she’s the fucking worst.
MS NOW’s Katy Tur Defends Trump Amid NY Times Decline Expose — Says He’s Still ‘More Engaged’ Than Biden Was
Tur defended Trump as still “more engaged” than White House predecessor Joe Biden after a NY Times report that the president is showing “signs of fatigue.”
www.mediaite.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Good lord she’s the fucking worst.
ma’am this is a Wendy’s! 🤭🤭
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
ma’am this is a Wendy’s! 🤭🤭
“For trump’s cabinet, living like a c-list celebrity is the job.”
— @jenpsaki.Bluesky.social choosing violence at the very top of her hour 🤭🤭🤭
— @jenpsaki.Bluesky.social choosing violence at the very top of her hour 🤭🤭🤭
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
“For trump’s cabinet, living like a c-list celebrity is the job.”
— @jenpsaki.Bluesky.social choosing violence at the very top of her hour 🤭🤭🤭
— @jenpsaki.Bluesky.social choosing violence at the very top of her hour 🤭🤭🤭
“…And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make.”
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
“…And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make.”
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make.”