Travis Johnson
@travisjj.bsky.social
Writer, critic, film maker, diver, diletante lycanthropologist.
Film & Culture Editor at BLUNT Magazine. bluntmag.com.au
Film & Culture Editor at BLUNT Magazine. bluntmag.com.au
Brushing up on my Elizabethan theatre for a thing and I think my high school English teachers might have gotten more class engagement if they had spent a bit more time on the on-stage demon-summoning.
November 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Brushing up on my Elizabethan theatre for a thing and I think my high school English teachers might have gotten more class engagement if they had spent a bit more time on the on-stage demon-summoning.
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I saw this comic on the TL and now you have to as well.
Credit is in the bottom right corner.
It's bueno.
Credit is in the bottom right corner.
It's bueno.
November 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I saw this comic on the TL and now you have to as well.
Credit is in the bottom right corner.
It's bueno.
Credit is in the bottom right corner.
It's bueno.
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Larry Hama had his finger on the pulse of the last 50 years of American culture when he wrote that Cobra Commander started out as a used car salesman
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Larry Hama had his finger on the pulse of the last 50 years of American culture when he wrote that Cobra Commander started out as a used car salesman
Amazing how much this looks and behaves like a platypus.
They use wide paws to swim rapidly. A water-resistant coat traps insulating air.
They shove their nose into flooded spaces, blow a bubble out their snout & by this method can SMELL UNDERWATER for prey, making them the only mole that can hunt in lakes & streams.
They shove their nose into flooded spaces, blow a bubble out their snout & by this method can SMELL UNDERWATER for prey, making them the only mole that can hunt in lakes & streams.
November 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Amazing how much this looks and behaves like a platypus.
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Great news for people wanting to traumatize their kids for cheap
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Great news for people wanting to traumatize their kids for cheap
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really went dark for the sequel
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
really went dark for the sequel
They may pardon the odd Turkey but they're all in on cruel and unusual punishment.
Had to go back to get proof
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
They may pardon the odd Turkey but they're all in on cruel and unusual punishment.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild: terrifying Australian edition.
Great white shark
Salt water crocodile
Feral pig
Water buffalo
Tiger snake
Great white shark
Salt water crocodile
Feral pig
Water buffalo
Tiger snake
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Osprey
Eider ducks
Orca
Bald eagle
California sea lion
Osprey
Eider ducks
Orca
Bald eagle
California sea lion
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Goliath heron
Himalayan vulture
Cerulean warbler
Laysan albatross
Australian king parrot
Goliath heron
Himalayan vulture
Cerulean warbler
Laysan albatross
Australian king parrot
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild: terrifying Australian edition.
Great white shark
Salt water crocodile
Feral pig
Water buffalo
Tiger snake
Great white shark
Salt water crocodile
Feral pig
Water buffalo
Tiger snake
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I ranked some films set on water. ON water, so submarines don't count. No need to tell me which ones I've missed, though wish I'd remembered to include KNIFE IN THE WATER.
You’re gonna need a bigger boat: the 20 best films set on water – ranked!
As L’Atalante is re-released, we count down the best movies set largely on ships, boats, barges, yachts, steamers and trimarans. Submarines banned, as they’re under water
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I ranked some films set on water. ON water, so submarines don't count. No need to tell me which ones I've missed, though wish I'd remembered to include KNIFE IN THE WATER.
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We are recruiting. If you want to find rare birds and witness spectacular falls & live among 30,000 Manx Shearwaters get your application in for the Bardsey Island Assistant job (Mar-Oct 2026) before 10 Dec.
Apply here: tinyurl.com/2026-Assista...
#RareBirdAlert #BardseyIsland #ConservationJob
Apply here: tinyurl.com/2026-Assista...
#RareBirdAlert #BardseyIsland #ConservationJob
November 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We are recruiting. If you want to find rare birds and witness spectacular falls & live among 30,000 Manx Shearwaters get your application in for the Bardsey Island Assistant job (Mar-Oct 2026) before 10 Dec.
Apply here: tinyurl.com/2026-Assista...
#RareBirdAlert #BardseyIsland #ConservationJob
Apply here: tinyurl.com/2026-Assista...
#RareBirdAlert #BardseyIsland #ConservationJob
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
I, a non-American, simply assumed the Simpsons had ginned up a generic parody. My mistake.
Elon opening up Grok to be the life of the party with an "epic roast:" youtu.be/hqIrzkPDtrk?...
Mr. Microphone By Ronco (Commercial, 1978)
YouTube video by The Museum of Classic Chicago Television (www.FuzzyMemories.TV)
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I, a non-American, simply assumed the Simpsons had ginned up a generic parody. My mistake.
From the jag's POV, this was an alien abduction.
A jaguar is released back into the wild in Novo Airao, Amazonas State, Brazil.
The jaguar was rescued from the Negro River in October after being shot in the head by illegal hunters. It underwent surgery and has made a full recovery
📸 State Secretariat for Animal Protection in the Amazonas
The jaguar was rescued from the Negro River in October after being shot in the head by illegal hunters. It underwent surgery and has made a full recovery
📸 State Secretariat for Animal Protection in the Amazonas
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
From the jag's POV, this was an alien abduction.
Introduce yourself with give concerts you've seen
David Bowie
Bruce Springsteen
New York Dolls
Ennio Morricone
John Carpenter
David Bowie
Bruce Springsteen
New York Dolls
Ennio Morricone
John Carpenter
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen;
Captain Beefheart
Roxy Music
Miles Davis
The Clash
Suicide
Captain Beefheart
Roxy Music
Miles Davis
The Clash
Suicide
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Prince
Lady Gaga
David Byrne
Destiny’s Child
Kate Bush
Prince
Lady Gaga
David Byrne
Destiny’s Child
Kate Bush
November 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Introduce yourself with give concerts you've seen
David Bowie
Bruce Springsteen
New York Dolls
Ennio Morricone
John Carpenter
David Bowie
Bruce Springsteen
New York Dolls
Ennio Morricone
John Carpenter
Baby brain shit.
November 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Baby brain shit.
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Happy Thanksgiving all!
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Happy Thanksgiving all!
JESUS CHRIST!
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
JESUS CHRIST!
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Black Friday is here! Get 50% off all Pelgrane Press PDFs when you use code blackfriday50 at checkout. Stock up on 13th Age, Trail of Cthulhu, The Yellow King, and more. Sale ends soon, so fill your library while it lasts!
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November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Black Friday is here! Get 50% off all Pelgrane Press PDFs when you use code blackfriday50 at checkout. Stock up on 13th Age, Trail of Cthulhu, The Yellow King, and more. Sale ends soon, so fill your library while it lasts!
bit.ly/44BnD99
bit.ly/44BnD99
Might be The Fisher King.
What movie are you most thankful for? (not necessarily your favorite!)
November 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Might be The Fisher King.
Put him in a green trenchcoat and let him throw up on Batman.
"I strongly don’t think that #Batman is in my future. I do think there is something in my future with DC." - ICYMI, Alan Ritchson.
What role should he take? #DCStudios
What role should he take? #DCStudios
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Put him in a green trenchcoat and let him throw up on Batman.
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If you're seeing #Zootopia2 this weekend, consider supporting the family of Babatunde “Tunde” Akinloye, the film's prod. story supervisor, who tragically passed away just 10 days ago.
www.gofundme.com/f/community-...
www.gofundme.com/f/community-...
Donate to Community Support for the Akinloye Family, organized by Kaci Patterson Tasha Tolbert
Babatunde “Tunde” Akinloye, a devoted husband, amazing father, … Kaci Patterson Tasha Tolbert needs your support for Community Support for the Akinloye Family
www.gofundme.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
If you're seeing #Zootopia2 this weekend, consider supporting the family of Babatunde “Tunde” Akinloye, the film's prod. story supervisor, who tragically passed away just 10 days ago.
www.gofundme.com/f/community-...
www.gofundme.com/f/community-...
I dunno if this is a spoiler but there's a kid in Stranger Things 5 looks like he just walked out of a Far Side cartoon and I would die for him. Clear MVP.
November 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I dunno if this is a spoiler but there's a kid in Stranger Things 5 looks like he just walked out of a Far Side cartoon and I would die for him. Clear MVP.
A recorder is like five bucks and you don't need studio time to create music. There's some posturing and cosplaying going on here. Poverty's tricky and circumstances vary but man, is the vibe off.
All AI music does is devalue the work done by human artists. It’s not accessibility, it’s exploitation. We need real protections for artists against AI!
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
A recorder is like five bucks and you don't need studio time to create music. There's some posturing and cosplaying going on here. Poverty's tricky and circumstances vary but man, is the vibe off.