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now:
occultex novels - https://tinyurl.com/38rkk9fr
screenwriter
code magazine

then:
modern rogue
hacking the system
the strangerous
I'm not one to bang the drum of the sanctity of theatrical, but when Omar Sharif silently rides into frame for the first time, I couldn't breathe.

I can't think of another time I've been that overwhelmed by art.
I've been in enough pitch meetings to know that outing your son as an idiot isn't going to get you the gig. Got anything else, Ted?
December 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Trying to find the perfect time to ambush Allison with SAVING CHRISTMAS with Kirk Cameron.

I will "surprise" her with it every year until we can sit all the way through it.

This will be year 3.
Saving Christmas Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Kirk Cameron Movie HD
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Indie
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December 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I'd always heard about this but was never sure how much truth there was to it.
December 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
You know that company specializing in mass surveillance and dystopian war-mongering?

Here's the guy who runs it.
December 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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A true, privacy-forward phone?

Sign me up, friend.
December 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Consider the following before adopting a Manticore for your family
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Yeah, that tracks.
December 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A damn fine list.

(But Hulk: Ultimate Destruction deserves a spot.)
ign.com IGN @ign.com · 5d
With the arrival of Marvel Cosmic Invasion, we thought it would be the perfect time to look back on the history of Marvel video games and decide which one is the best! https://bit.ly/4pIgz2z
December 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Texas man found dead beneath stack of Youngblood comics.

Family declined to comment."
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Thomas Jane recently said he was miscast in THE PUNISHER.

I disagree. Dirty Laundry dispelled any notion of that.
The Punisher: Dirty Laundry [2012]
YouTube video by Flashback FM
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December 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Oddities found during my DVD ripping:

Goodfellas in 4x3 (yuck)
Star Wars ripped from an old 16mm print
3x copies of the entire Friday the 13th franchise

No idea how that last one happened.
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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The threat to the internet's underwater backbone is no secret, but the author provides a set of solutions that should be enacted *yesterday*.
The Underwater Cables That Carry the Internet Are in Trouble
If you ask the average American, “where does the internet come from?” the answer you would most likely get would be from space, via satellites. Wrong. The vast majority of information that flows acros...
www.bloomberg.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"Far, Far below the deepest delving of the dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things. Even Sauron knows them not."
The Nameless Things of Middle-earth
YouTube video by In Deep Geek
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December 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Been thinking a lot lately about the best way to open a book.

Stephen King already figured it out.

"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This season, give the gift of boundless suffering.
November 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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By Todd Alcott
November 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Postmodern Jukebox covers the Pinky and the Brain theme song.

With Pinky and the Brain.
Pinky And The Brain Theme - Postmodern Jukebox (ft. Emily Goglia, Rob Paulsen, Maurice LaMarche)
YouTube video by PostmodernJukebox
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November 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I've been holding onto these for 30 years now. I'd really like to offload them.

Ah, the folly of collecting.
Star Wars - The Power Of The Force: Action Figure Commercial
YouTube video by Star Wars Commercials
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Pro-tip: Take an inappropriate amount of melatonin and read a bunch of Grand Morrison's DOOM PATROL before bed.

Buckle up.
November 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Mysterious Wall Turkey!
thanksgiving reminder: after your turkey comes out of the oven it is important to let it rest inside a wall or floor for 1 to 2 hours
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Found in the garage!
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
No tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering, Charlie Brown.
I like simple pleasures, like butter in my ass and lollipops in my mouth, Charlie Brown
He Was Some Kind of Man, Charlie Brown
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
You're kidnapped. The characters from the last show you watched are coming to rescue you.

Oh ... oh no...
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM