Aaron Perine
@sumitlakehornet.bsky.social
Phase Hero & Free Space host!
📺 & 📹 writer/videomaker/podcasts!
Weird stuff on the ol' World Wide Web.
Long live @FearTheSword. Hello friends.
Contact: [email protected]
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@freespace.howtowatchfree.tv.ap.brid.gy
📺 & 📹 writer/videomaker/podcasts!
Weird stuff on the ol' World Wide Web.
Long live @FearTheSword. Hello friends.
Contact: [email protected]
howtowatchfree.tv
@freespace.howtowatchfree.tv.ap.brid.gy
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It goes into that weird thing that genuine appreciation is somehow considered less intellectual than criticism but everybody is getting trained to be such a cynical unfeeling asshole nowadays that I find the smartest people often are the “hell yeah cool song/drawing/story/video” people
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM
It goes into that weird thing that genuine appreciation is somehow considered less intellectual than criticism but everybody is getting trained to be such a cynical unfeeling asshole nowadays that I find the smartest people often are the “hell yeah cool song/drawing/story/video” people
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Here’s your reminder that tomorrow’s episode is in BATTLE ROYALE.
Good luck, and may the odds be ever in your favor. 😏
Good luck, and may the odds be ever in your favor. 😏
December 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Here’s your reminder that tomorrow’s episode is in BATTLE ROYALE.
Good luck, and may the odds be ever in your favor. 😏
Good luck, and may the odds be ever in your favor. 😏
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Please help Omar pay for his brother's surgery. Palestinians have been left homeless to die of starvation, cold, & lack of access to healthcare under Israel's genocide:
December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Please help Omar pay for his brother's surgery. Palestinians have been left homeless to die of starvation, cold, & lack of access to healthcare under Israel's genocide:
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Last year I filmed a few episodes of a talk show. This is the first episode with Debby Friday. We discussed winning the Polaris Prize, growing up in (and growing out of) the club scene and what’s next for her career.
The Entertainer with Cadence Weapon S1 E1: Debby Friday
YouTube video by Cadence Weapon
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Last year I filmed a few episodes of a talk show. This is the first episode with Debby Friday. We discussed winning the Polaris Prize, growing up in (and growing out of) the club scene and what’s next for her career.
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my father passed away just before Thanksgiving from stage iv bladder cancer. I miss him more with every day that passes. I set up a gfm to help my mother with expenses from the medical bills that will come from it so if you could help share I would be so appreciative 🥺🕊️🕊️
gofund.me/584badccb
gofund.me/584badccb
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
my father passed away just before Thanksgiving from stage iv bladder cancer. I miss him more with every day that passes. I set up a gfm to help my mother with expenses from the medical bills that will come from it so if you could help share I would be so appreciative 🥺🕊️🕊️
gofund.me/584badccb
gofund.me/584badccb
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Do any Los Angeles folks follow me? If yes, you might be interested in this mutual aid group that is raising funds for toy drives for immigrant families in Southern California and beyond. www.gofundme.com/f/angelitos2...
Donate to Support Angelitos sin Miedo: Holiday Hope, organized by Rosa Vazquez
Across the country, millions of children are entering this Christmas season wit… Rosa Vazquez needs your support for Support Angelitos sin Miedo: Holiday Hope
www.gofundme.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Do any Los Angeles folks follow me? If yes, you might be interested in this mutual aid group that is raising funds for toy drives for immigrant families in Southern California and beyond. www.gofundme.com/f/angelitos2...
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This news dropped the Friday before Thanksgiving so I am bumping it! I am writing (well, have written) Supernatural! Ask your local comic book shop for it!
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December 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This news dropped the Friday before Thanksgiving so I am bumping it! I am writing (well, have written) Supernatural! Ask your local comic book shop for it!
www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/vi...
www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/vi...
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a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
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It's officially #Heistmas at @popheist.com, which means I get to share my precious seasonal baby: The 2025 Heistmas Advent Calendar!
We'll be coming at you with bite-sized pop culture delights for the next 25 days, starting with my tribute to Darlene Love and the Best Christmas Song.
We'll be coming at you with bite-sized pop culture delights for the next 25 days, starting with my tribute to Darlene Love and the Best Christmas Song.
The Best Holiday Song Is "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" is the best Christmas song you can possibly play, but only when Darlene Love is on vocals.
popheist.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's officially #Heistmas at @popheist.com, which means I get to share my precious seasonal baby: The 2025 Heistmas Advent Calendar!
We'll be coming at you with bite-sized pop culture delights for the next 25 days, starting with my tribute to Darlene Love and the Best Christmas Song.
We'll be coming at you with bite-sized pop culture delights for the next 25 days, starting with my tribute to Darlene Love and the Best Christmas Song.
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Happy Cyber Monday to all who celebrate.
Never forget he is the reason for the season.
Never forget he is the reason for the season.
December 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Happy Cyber Monday to all who celebrate.
Never forget he is the reason for the season.
Never forget he is the reason for the season.
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I dunno man it just really seems like American universities have lost the plot over the past 30 years or so and while I too love college football and basketball, the people making key decisions at them don't seem to care about their educational mission at all
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I dunno man it just really seems like American universities have lost the plot over the past 30 years or so and while I too love college football and basketball, the people making key decisions at them don't seem to care about their educational mission at all
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As much as my social feeds have become dominated by variations on “ #HeatedRivalry 🥵,” which obviously tracks, I think there’s more going on here and I’m glad to see Episodic Medium subscribers agreeing.
My review of episode two: www.episodicmedium.tv/review-heate...
My review of episode two: www.episodicmedium.tv/review-heate...
November 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
As much as my social feeds have become dominated by variations on “ #HeatedRivalry 🥵,” which obviously tracks, I think there’s more going on here and I’m glad to see Episodic Medium subscribers agreeing.
My review of episode two: www.episodicmedium.tv/review-heate...
My review of episode two: www.episodicmedium.tv/review-heate...
An interesting read! Media environment being in the toilet is a massive thought point for me:
I talked to @ckunzelman.bsky.social about his Assassin’s Creed book, which turned into wide ranging conversation about how everything in entertainment is basically trying turn us into conspiracy theorists
slate.com/culture/2025...
slate.com/culture/2025...
Conspiracy Thinking Is Flourishing. Some of Our Most Popular Franchises Aren’t Helping.
Video games may be turning players into conspiracy theorists, but so is everything else.
slate.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
An interesting read! Media environment being in the toilet is a massive thought point for me:
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Non-romance reviewers fall into this "trap" all the time, even people who review for Kirkus etc, and it's *such* a self-own, because rather than learn something, they just criticize it like their lack of understanding is romance's fault.
but this? shut the fuck up. guess what, my man, gorgeous young 22 year olds like to fuck. And queer people deserve love stories that are sexy and horny. a "chaste kiss" please be for real.
November 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Non-romance reviewers fall into this "trap" all the time, even people who review for Kirkus etc, and it's *such* a self-own, because rather than learn something, they just criticize it like their lack of understanding is romance's fault.
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Some friends last weekend kinda landed on a working theory that Important Art Museums are some of the last places random Americans will be exposed to surprise in art that might make them feel something--even if the feeling is distaste--because you go as a Tourist Destination and can't pick the art.
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Some friends last weekend kinda landed on a working theory that Important Art Museums are some of the last places random Americans will be exposed to surprise in art that might make them feel something--even if the feeling is distaste--because you go as a Tourist Destination and can't pick the art.
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It has been very sweet how many people have sent us messages about watching this movie on Thanksgiving because of the episode. Thanks for trusting us with any portion of your holiday. 💙
NEW EP: SWEETHEARTS (2024)
The first fall break in college is one of the weirdest coming-of-age adjustment periods, and SWEETHEARTS is one of the only movies to talk about it. Let's tackle "Turkey Dumps" and intergenerational queer friendships in small towns!
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
The first fall break in college is one of the weirdest coming-of-age adjustment periods, and SWEETHEARTS is one of the only movies to talk about it. Let's tackle "Turkey Dumps" and intergenerational queer friendships in small towns!
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
November 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It has been very sweet how many people have sent us messages about watching this movie on Thanksgiving because of the episode. Thanks for trusting us with any portion of your holiday. 💙
Help Marya replace that fancy jar of Peanut Butter TSA took from her. She deserves it!
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November 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Help Marya replace that fancy jar of Peanut Butter TSA took from her. She deserves it!
Free Space is brand-new!
We've got iconic comedies (RIP Tom Stoppard)
& a history lesson courtesy of PBS:
Subscribe for FREE!
www.howtowatchfree.tv/free-movie-t...
We've got iconic comedies (RIP Tom Stoppard)
& a history lesson courtesy of PBS:
Subscribe for FREE!
www.howtowatchfree.tv/free-movie-t...
Free Movie + TV Picks 11/29 | Iconic Comedies and Big Moods
A holiday weekend means time for some FREE watches. We've got Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, and plenty more where that came from on Free Space!
www.howtowatchfree.tv
November 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Free Space is brand-new!
We've got iconic comedies (RIP Tom Stoppard)
& a history lesson courtesy of PBS:
Subscribe for FREE!
www.howtowatchfree.tv/free-movie-t...
We've got iconic comedies (RIP Tom Stoppard)
& a history lesson courtesy of PBS:
Subscribe for FREE!
www.howtowatchfree.tv/free-movie-t...
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Tom Stoppard. A literal actual genius and legend. (1937-2025)
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Tom Stoppard. A literal actual genius and legend. (1937-2025)
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Ever wanted to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes at This Ends at Prom? Check out this interview we did with Tink* Media's Lauren Passell!
tinkmedia.co/interviews/b...
tinkmedia.co/interviews/b...
BJ & Harmony Colangelo — Tink*
BJ and Harmony Colangelo are writers and film analysts from Los Angeles by way of Cleveland, Ohio. Their work, individually and collectively, has been published in Fangoria Magazine, The AV Club, Play...
tinkmedia.co
November 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Ever wanted to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes at This Ends at Prom? Check out this interview we did with Tink* Media's Lauren Passell!
tinkmedia.co/interviews/b...
tinkmedia.co/interviews/b...
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This Black Friday, consider the @arrowvideo.bsky.social release of THE VISITOR, with special features from rad folks like @hauntedmeg.bsky.social, @willowcatelyn.bsky.social, and a commentary track from yours truly & @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social!
www.arrowvideo.com/p/the-visito...
www.arrowvideo.com/p/the-visito...
The Visitor Limited Edition 4K UHD | Arrow Video
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November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This Black Friday, consider the @arrowvideo.bsky.social release of THE VISITOR, with special features from rad folks like @hauntedmeg.bsky.social, @willowcatelyn.bsky.social, and a commentary track from yours truly & @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social!
www.arrowvideo.com/p/the-visito...
www.arrowvideo.com/p/the-visito...
This one of those properties I'd kill to hear @nemalki.bsky.social and @jessmatthewsproductions.com talk about for like an hr.
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog Pasta (1998-1999): Canned pasta in a tomato/cheese sauce from Franco-American, shaped like weapons, a castle, and a dragon from the short-lived Fox Kids action-fantasy series from Saban, which was set in ancient Ireland
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This one of those properties I'd kill to hear @nemalki.bsky.social and @jessmatthewsproductions.com talk about for like an hr.
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I have written this thread up into a blog post, it has more extensive links to sources & previous conversations about fake content & users on the internet. It's easier to share, if you want to make sure your friends don't get caught in that honeypot of a corporate blogpost aramzs.xyz/microblogs/d...
Don't trust the human slop telling you how much of the web is AI slop
Is a lot of the web algorithmically created content? Possibly! But don't share the argument that's trying to sell you on creating more fake content.
aramzs.xyz
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I have written this thread up into a blog post, it has more extensive links to sources & previous conversations about fake content & users on the internet. It's easier to share, if you want to make sure your friends don't get caught in that honeypot of a corporate blogpost aramzs.xyz/microblogs/d...