Seldom Seen Smith
@ghayduke.bsky.social
Portlander, lazy writer. Horror lit fan, obsessive reader and movie watcher.
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“Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don’t want it/What appears bad manners, an ill temper, or cynicism is always a sign of things no ears have heard, no eyes have seen/You do not know what wars are going on down there, where the spirit meets the bone”
—Compassion, by Miller Williams
—Compassion, by Miller Williams
Grandchildren Politely Decline David Cronenberg’s Bedtime Story Offer — theonion.com/grandchildre...
Grandchildren Politely Decline David Cronenberg’s Bedtime Story Offer
TORONTO—Assuring the 82-year-old filmmaker they could fall asleep perfectly fine without one, David Cronenberg’s grandchildren politely declined their grandfather’s offer to tell them a bedtime story,...
theonion.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Grandchildren Politely Decline David Cronenberg’s Bedtime Story Offer — theonion.com/grandchildre...
Ave, true to Caesar.
The State Department is swapping out Calibri for Times New Roman in all its official documents, reversing a Biden-era change that aimed to increase accessibility for readers with disabilities. n.pr/4oSF4cx
The State Department reinstates an old font, in a typeface about-face
The State Department is swapping out Calibri for Times New Roman in all its official documents, reversing a Biden-era change that aimed to increase accessibility for readers with disabilities.
n.pr
December 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Ave, true to Caesar.
More interesting when it’s a great movie that you can’t bring yourself to rewatch. For me that would be Lynch’s The Elephant Man which I saw in the theater when I was around 8-9.
Never mind movies you’ve watched multiple times, name a movie you’ve watched once and would never watch again.
December 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
More interesting when it’s a great movie that you can’t bring yourself to rewatch. For me that would be Lynch’s The Elephant Man which I saw in the theater when I was around 8-9.
Probably Wendell Berry’s Jayber Crow.
omg. Kat Abughazaleh just posted that if she's elected, she'll swear in on a copy of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower.
If you were elected to public office (never mind whether you'd ever actually run), what book would you swear in on?
If you were elected to public office (never mind whether you'd ever actually run), what book would you swear in on?
December 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Probably Wendell Berry’s Jayber Crow.
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 5:47 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
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Giving real Chair Company vibes.
in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company
December 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Giving real Chair Company vibes.
Quote with your model of masculinity.
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Quote with your model of masculinity.
Sometimes I still associate the term “charismatic” with “speaks in tongues and believes in divine healing…”
You're showing your age if you think Popes need to be charismatic to be effective. Pope Paul VI wasn't charismatic and was arguably the most influential pope of the 20th century.
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Sometimes I still associate the term “charismatic” with “speaks in tongues and believes in divine healing…”
All these new drugs I see on TV sound like they were named by Jean-Ralphio on Parks and Recreation.
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
All these new drugs I see on TV sound like they were named by Jean-Ralphio on Parks and Recreation.
Post your favorite Star Trek character(s). Wrong answers only.
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Post your favorite Star Trek character(s). Wrong answers only.
Reward for working today.
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Reward for working today.
Without downloading any new pics, what’s it like dating you?
November 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Without downloading any new pics, what’s it like dating you?
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Replacements
Molchat Doma
Bill Callahan
Devotchka
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Replacements
Molchat Doma
Bill Callahan
Devotchka
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
The Smiths
Radiohead (Whiskey a Go Go)
Prince
Elvis Costello (Viper Room)
Beastie Boys
(I've seen 150+ shows)
The Smiths
Radiohead (Whiskey a Go Go)
Prince
Elvis Costello (Viper Room)
Beastie Boys
(I've seen 150+ shows)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
UB40/The Police
Dire Straits
B52s/David Bowie
Dead Can Dance
Yes
UB40/The Police
Dire Straits
B52s/David Bowie
Dead Can Dance
Yes
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Replacements
Molchat Doma
Bill Callahan
Devotchka
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Replacements
Molchat Doma
Bill Callahan
Devotchka
You just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
You just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
Stranger Than Paradise introduced me to the world of independent film when I saw it on cable at age 15. Changed my whole perspective.
What movie are you most thankful for? (not necessarily your favorite!)
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Stranger Than Paradise introduced me to the world of independent film when I saw it on cable at age 15. Changed my whole perspective.
Nothing worthwhile is without cost. We get off early today, but not before a meeting with people with whom I constantly have to repress my long-simmering contempt…
There will be alcohol waiting in a few short hours. Eyes on the prize.
There will be alcohol waiting in a few short hours. Eyes on the prize.
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Nothing worthwhile is without cost. We get off early today, but not before a meeting with people with whom I constantly have to repress my long-simmering contempt…
There will be alcohol waiting in a few short hours. Eyes on the prize.
There will be alcohol waiting in a few short hours. Eyes on the prize.
It’s so funny listening to classical music on a streaming app. “Be sure to like and follow Pyotyr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to be the first to know about new releases and tour dates”
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It’s so funny listening to classical music on a streaming app. “Be sure to like and follow Pyotyr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to be the first to know about new releases and tour dates”
That’s another one for the fire, Charlie Brown
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe, Charlie Brown
Every living thing on earth dies alone, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
That’s another one for the fire, Charlie Brown
A movie that takes place where you’re from
November 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from
Surely one of these cops was a virgin, why couldn’t they have victimized one of them? #FrightClub
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Surely one of these cops was a virgin, why couldn’t they have victimized one of them? #FrightClub
It’s like that chase scene in Raising Arizona, except with cats! #FrightClub
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 AM
It’s like that chase scene in Raising Arizona, except with cats! #FrightClub
That deputy really hates those flowers! #FrightClub
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
That deputy really hates those flowers! #FrightClub