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OMFG Fallen Angels playing at Film Society this year ❤️
January 22, 2026 at 9:19 PM
OMFG Fallen Angels playing at Film Society this year ❤️
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Damn, even Sesame Street is scoring off me
January 20, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Damn, even Sesame Street is scoring off me
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
Thanks Sunaina for all the great Breakfast Shows on #RadioActiveFM. It was cool to listen to the last show and your strong farewell. Go oh so well!!!
January 15, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Thanks Sunaina for all the great Breakfast Shows on #RadioActiveFM. It was cool to listen to the last show and your strong farewell. Go oh so well!!!
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David Byrne has already given us one of the year's best shows
David Byrne has already given us one of the year's best shows | Review by Nik Dirga in Music
It's only January, but the legendary Talking Heads frontman served Auckland a dazzling display that will go down as one of the year's best.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
David Byrne has already given us one of the year's best shows
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Just a reminder that NOAA releases monthly desktop screens with calendars featuring deep-sea animals and its reminder right now that at least some in government are still wholesome oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/multimedia/c...
Chimaera - NOAA Ocean Exploration
This cute chimaera was seen at a depth of 820 meters (2,690 feet) in the Stetson-Miami Terrace Deepwater Coral Habitat of Particular Concern off the coast of Florida during Dive 04 of the 2019 Southea...
oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
January 14, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Just a reminder that NOAA releases monthly desktop screens with calendars featuring deep-sea animals and its reminder right now that at least some in government are still wholesome oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/multimedia/c...
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Centuries-old enormous black coral found in Fiordland
Centuries-old enormous black coral found in Fiordland
A large black coral believed to be centuries old is one of the largest ever found in the waters of New Zealand, researchers say.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 12, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Centuries-old enormous black coral found in Fiordland
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The very, very long-lived Greenland sharks were long thought to be practically blind. But a new study finds that they not only can see but also maintain their vision into old age
These Bizarre, Centuries-Old Sharks May Have a Hidden Longevity Superpower
The very, very long-lived Greenland sharks were long thought to be practically blind. But a new study finds that they not only can see but also maintain their vision into old age
www.scientificamerican.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:22 PM
The very, very long-lived Greenland sharks were long thought to be practically blind. But a new study finds that they not only can see but also maintain their vision into old age
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THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
Swimsuit coffee Miramar just absolutely humming this morning with really great caffeine, cheese scones, dope tunes, lots of folks and happy doggos. Happy new working year peninsular pals!
January 11, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Swimsuit coffee Miramar just absolutely humming this morning with really great caffeine, cheese scones, dope tunes, lots of folks and happy doggos. Happy new working year peninsular pals!
Great top 10 from last years Wellington Film Society screenings and, for me, the number one was a masterwork of restoration… not to mention a case study in use of frame.
Can’t wait for this years season to kick off!
wellingtonfilms.nz/your-top-ten...
Can’t wait for this years season to kick off!
wellingtonfilms.nz/your-top-ten...
Your Top Ten from the 2025 Programme – wellingtonfilms.nz
wellingtonfilms.nz
January 10, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Great top 10 from last years Wellington Film Society screenings and, for me, the number one was a masterwork of restoration… not to mention a case study in use of frame.
Can’t wait for this years season to kick off!
wellingtonfilms.nz/your-top-ten...
Can’t wait for this years season to kick off!
wellingtonfilms.nz/your-top-ten...
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Ten years ago this month, David Bowie died just three days after releasing 'Blackstar.'
Here’s a fantastic voyage back to Bowie’s seven last live appearances.
Here’s a fantastic voyage back to Bowie’s seven last live appearances.
David Bowie's Final Live Performances: From the Heart Attack Show to Radio City
Ten years since David Bowie's death, we look back at his final seven live performances.
rollingstone.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Ten years ago this month, David Bowie died just three days after releasing 'Blackstar.'
Here’s a fantastic voyage back to Bowie’s seven last live appearances.
Here’s a fantastic voyage back to Bowie’s seven last live appearances.
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When the @nytimes.com crossword app has the boxes fecked up, and you just have to make thing fit, it is infuriating!
#firstworldproblems
#firstworldproblems
January 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM
When the @nytimes.com crossword app has the boxes fecked up, and you just have to make thing fit, it is infuriating!
#firstworldproblems
#firstworldproblems
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Dorothy Arzner was the only female film director in Hollywood from 1927 until her retirement in 1943.
She launched the careers of Katharine Hepburn & Lucille Ball (among others). First woman to direct a sound #film. She was born #OTD in 1897.
lwlies.com/articles/dor... #cinema
She launched the careers of Katharine Hepburn & Lucille Ball (among others). First woman to direct a sound #film. She was born #OTD in 1897.
lwlies.com/articles/dor... #cinema
January 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Dorothy Arzner was the only female film director in Hollywood from 1927 until her retirement in 1943.
She launched the careers of Katharine Hepburn & Lucille Ball (among others). First woman to direct a sound #film. She was born #OTD in 1897.
lwlies.com/articles/dor... #cinema
She launched the careers of Katharine Hepburn & Lucille Ball (among others). First woman to direct a sound #film. She was born #OTD in 1897.
lwlies.com/articles/dor... #cinema
Currently Screening in NZ too. It’s a fun season for a cinematic rainy day... Thoughtful intimacies from our Northern Friends, Spectacular 3D blasts of fun, and BBQs when it’s as glorious as today 😎
letterboxd.com/journal/joac...
letterboxd.com/journal/joac...
To Build a Home: Joachim Trier on the polyphonic, emotional clarity of Sentimental Value • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
Sentimental Value writer-director Joachim Trier opens up to Ella Kemp about the emotional clarity of his family portrait, including invitations extended to Labi Siffre, Chris Ware, Gaspar Noé and more...
letterboxd.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Currently Screening in NZ too. It’s a fun season for a cinematic rainy day... Thoughtful intimacies from our Northern Friends, Spectacular 3D blasts of fun, and BBQs when it’s as glorious as today 😎
letterboxd.com/journal/joac...
letterboxd.com/journal/joac...
The film is of course a masterpiece, but if you’ve not seen the play (oh boy you should - NT’s restage is good) and you can access this steamer (I can’t) this looks well worth a squizz!
"This is a funny, sumptuous, intelligent take on the play..."
Joe Barton's five-part series about Mozart and Salieri's rivalry, Amadeus, is streaming now on Sky Atlantic.
Read our review: www.empireonline.com/tv/rev...
Joe Barton's five-part series about Mozart and Salieri's rivalry, Amadeus, is streaming now on Sky Atlantic.
Read our review: www.empireonline.com/tv/rev...
December 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The film is of course a masterpiece, but if you’ve not seen the play (oh boy you should - NT’s restage is good) and you can access this steamer (I can’t) this looks well worth a squizz!
Cool PRPP tree at Wellington Airport with their film restorations playing in the baubles — including Costa Botes’ remarkable collab with PJ on Forgotten Silver. Very fun!
December 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Cool PRPP tree at Wellington Airport with their film restorations playing in the baubles — including Costa Botes’ remarkable collab with PJ on Forgotten Silver. Very fun!
Now I want a bulldog 2 😎
December 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Now I want a bulldog 2 😎
Nice!
I still need to see #IfIhadLegs… and am stoked to see the wonderful #Misericordia in this list.
I think my film of the year remains Jafar Panahi’s amazing furious hilarious unsettling and righteous #ItWasJustAnAccident.
It’s just SO good.
I still need to see #IfIhadLegs… and am stoked to see the wonderful #Misericordia in this list.
I think my film of the year remains Jafar Panahi’s amazing furious hilarious unsettling and righteous #ItWasJustAnAccident.
It’s just SO good.
December 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Nice!
I still need to see #IfIhadLegs… and am stoked to see the wonderful #Misericordia in this list.
I think my film of the year remains Jafar Panahi’s amazing furious hilarious unsettling and righteous #ItWasJustAnAccident.
It’s just SO good.
I still need to see #IfIhadLegs… and am stoked to see the wonderful #Misericordia in this list.
I think my film of the year remains Jafar Panahi’s amazing furious hilarious unsettling and righteous #ItWasJustAnAccident.
It’s just SO good.
Not playing this year for justifiable fear I’d run out of time and brain, not make that just so for my giftee… but oh boy it’s still very heartwarming following #SecretSantaAoNZ shenanigans!
December 17, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Not playing this year for justifiable fear I’d run out of time and brain, not make that just so for my giftee… but oh boy it’s still very heartwarming following #SecretSantaAoNZ shenanigans!
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Wrote a celebration of Rob Reiner's features through tears this morning. I talked about how his movies taught a generation of film lovers how to feel while reminding us why life is worth living. It's free over at The Film Maven.
thefilmmaven.com/rob-reiner-t...
thefilmmaven.com/rob-reiner-t...
Rob Reiner Taught a Generation What Movie Magic Was
I shouldn't be writing this post now, under these circumstances, but I am
thefilmmaven.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Wrote a celebration of Rob Reiner's features through tears this morning. I talked about how his movies taught a generation of film lovers how to feel while reminding us why life is worth living. It's free over at The Film Maven.
thefilmmaven.com/rob-reiner-t...
thefilmmaven.com/rob-reiner-t...
Heading back to NZ from the awful pain of our cuzzies across the ditch, a horrific day here in Sydney. Tonight it’s either Princess Bride or Stand by Me. Probably SBM.
What a gifted filmmaker, and what joy for us his legacy still offers. It may offer some solace.
www.bfi.org.uk/lists/rob-re...
What a gifted filmmaker, and what joy for us his legacy still offers. It may offer some solace.
www.bfi.org.uk/lists/rob-re...
Rob Reiner: 5 essential films
Revisit the astonishing run of films that Rob Reiner made in his early career.
www.bfi.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Heading back to NZ from the awful pain of our cuzzies across the ditch, a horrific day here in Sydney. Tonight it’s either Princess Bride or Stand by Me. Probably SBM.
What a gifted filmmaker, and what joy for us his legacy still offers. It may offer some solace.
www.bfi.org.uk/lists/rob-re...
What a gifted filmmaker, and what joy for us his legacy still offers. It may offer some solace.
www.bfi.org.uk/lists/rob-re...