Hedwig
@hedinthecloud.bsky.social
Pop culture critic, knitter, patent person, cat walker
Ok, ok, should shout out the positive, but "four-time Oscar nominee F1"? Is that really the world we live in?
(Confession: bailed after the first hour, so maybe it gets really great after that, who knows!)
(Confession: bailed after the first hour, so maybe it gets really great after that, who knows!)
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Ok, ok, should shout out the positive, but "four-time Oscar nominee F1"? Is that really the world we live in?
(Confession: bailed after the first hour, so maybe it gets really great after that, who knows!)
(Confession: bailed after the first hour, so maybe it gets really great after that, who knows!)
Loved this piece, so much. There's something special about finding a piece of culture that just clicks with you www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/m...
Why on Earth Have I Seen the Same Broadway Show 13 Times? An Investigation.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Loved this piece, so much. There's something special about finding a piece of culture that just clicks with you www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/m...
I've been frantically crocheting lately, in a desperate attempt not to despair over current events. Not sure it's working, but at least now I have a cute new phone bag?
January 9, 2026 at 9:35 AM
I've been frantically crocheting lately, in a desperate attempt not to despair over current events. Not sure it's working, but at least now I have a cute new phone bag?
Should go grocery shopping but it's cold and snowy so I'm procrastinating by making crochet flowers
January 5, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Should go grocery shopping but it's cold and snowy so I'm procrastinating by making crochet flowers
We always celebrate NYE with a friend who stopped drinking quite a few years ago. And that has led me to discover one neat trick for starting the year off right: even if you do drink, toast the new year with non-alcoholic bubbles! You've probably had enough already by midnight anyway, trust me.
January 1, 2026 at 12:33 PM
We always celebrate NYE with a friend who stopped drinking quite a few years ago. And that has led me to discover one neat trick for starting the year off right: even if you do drink, toast the new year with non-alcoholic bubbles! You've probably had enough already by midnight anyway, trust me.
Heerlijk burgerlijk op tweede kerstdag de afvalkalender voor het komende jaar alvast printen
December 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Heerlijk burgerlijk op tweede kerstdag de afvalkalender voor het komende jaar alvast printen
I'm doing some prep for an introduction to Hamnet I'm doing on Monday and I really enjoy the phase of just grazing through information, seeing what will give me an additional angle (Found the 60s biography at the Utrecht Central Station book exchange cart last night. Serendipity!)
December 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I'm doing some prep for an introduction to Hamnet I'm doing on Monday and I really enjoy the phase of just grazing through information, seeing what will give me an additional angle (Found the 60s biography at the Utrecht Central Station book exchange cart last night. Serendipity!)
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The Onion, non-stop winning
December 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Onion, non-stop winning
Wanna know what I (and five of my film buff friends) thought were the best genre films of 2025? And, also, understand Dutch? Then I have something for you! schokkendnieuws.nl/podcast/een-...
Een terugblik op 2025 - Podcast Schokkend Nieuws
Het filmjaar 2025 wordt besproken door Basje Boer, Tim Koomen, Erik van ‘t Holt, Hedwig van Driel, Julius Koetsier en Jasper ten Hoor. Zij bespreken aan de hand van een persoonlijke top 5 hun favoriet...
schokkendnieuws.nl
December 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Wanna know what I (and five of my film buff friends) thought were the best genre films of 2025? And, also, understand Dutch? Then I have something for you! schokkendnieuws.nl/podcast/een-...
One thing I like about my country is that one of the most famous Christmas songs is about a little boy murdering is dad (to avenge his pet rabbit). It's especially fun when you hear your 6-yo godkid enthusiastically singing it!
December 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
One thing I like about my country is that one of the most famous Christmas songs is about a little boy murdering is dad (to avenge his pet rabbit). It's especially fun when you hear your 6-yo godkid enthusiastically singing it!
I really need someone to do some in-depth reporting about why Heated Rivalry is still not available here
December 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I really need someone to do some in-depth reporting about why Heated Rivalry is still not available here
IFFR tips: A Useful Ghost reminded me of the best of Pedro Almodóvar. Absurdist, sweet but secretly angry, and sexy, too
December 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
IFFR tips: A Useful Ghost reminded me of the best of Pedro Almodóvar. Absurdist, sweet but secretly angry, and sexy, too
Ik wil niet zeuren hoor, maar dat beestje in de nieuwe AH reclame, die de elf leert breien? Weet niet hoe hij gemaakt is (misschien gehaakt, waarschijnlijker door de computer) maar gebreid is 'ie sowieso niet
December 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Ik wil niet zeuren hoor, maar dat beestje in de nieuwe AH reclame, die de elf leert breien? Weet niet hoe hij gemaakt is (misschien gehaakt, waarschijnlijker door de computer) maar gebreid is 'ie sowieso niet
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# Christmas carol lyrics that go hard when you paste them over a picture of Stacker Pentecost
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
# Christmas carol lyrics that go hard when you paste them over a picture of Stacker Pentecost
Gaaf land hoor .. nos.nl/artikel/2593...
(Ik vond het juist een geniale zet, omdat elke ouder die betrapt wordt nu kan zeggen dat ze alleen maar deden wat de Hoofdpiet wilde. Maar wie ben ik)
(Ik vond het juist een geniale zet, omdat elke ouder die betrapt wordt nu kan zeggen dat ze alleen maar deden wat de Hoofdpiet wilde. Maar wie ben ik)
Hoofdpiet Niels van der Laan met de dood bedreigd voor suggestie in Sinterklaasjournaal
Sinterklaasjournaal-presentatrice Merel Westrik zei dat de bedreigingen "op agressieve manier zijn geuit". Volgens haar moest de politie eraan te pas komen.
nos.nl
December 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Gaaf land hoor .. nos.nl/artikel/2593...
(Ik vond het juist een geniale zet, omdat elke ouder die betrapt wordt nu kan zeggen dat ze alleen maar deden wat de Hoofdpiet wilde. Maar wie ben ik)
(Ik vond het juist een geniale zet, omdat elke ouder die betrapt wordt nu kan zeggen dat ze alleen maar deden wat de Hoofdpiet wilde. Maar wie ben ik)
I was determined to skip Wicked 2 (since I disliked the first one, and heard this one was worse) but now I have to see this sweater everyone talking about
November 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I was determined to skip Wicked 2 (since I disliked the first one, and heard this one was worse) but now I have to see this sweater everyone talking about
No spoilers, but two episodes into Pluribus, I would say that it feels very much like a reaction to LLMs, ChatGPT in particular. It's not about that, not really, and [redacted] is not quite a metaphor for it either, but I'm not sure it would have been quite the same had it been made pre-LLMs.
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
No spoilers, but two episodes into Pluribus, I would say that it feels very much like a reaction to LLMs, ChatGPT in particular. It's not about that, not really, and [redacted] is not quite a metaphor for it either, but I'm not sure it would have been quite the same had it been made pre-LLMs.
Aside from everything else, Pluribus is just one of the best looking things on television right now
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Aside from everything else, Pluribus is just one of the best looking things on television right now
There's a moment in the first episode of The Beast in Me where Claire Danes calls Matthew Rhys "kind of an asshole" and he grins in delight and now I'm sold
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
There's a moment in the first episode of The Beast in Me where Claire Danes calls Matthew Rhys "kind of an asshole" and he grins in delight and now I'm sold
Gezellig eten met mijn familie betekend allemaal gokken op welke datum er een nieuw kabinet op het bordes staat. Ik zit het laatst (28 augustus), want ik heb geleerd te gokken tegen de uitkomst die je wil.
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Gezellig eten met mijn familie betekend allemaal gokken op welke datum er een nieuw kabinet op het bordes staat. Ik zit het laatst (28 augustus), want ik heb geleerd te gokken tegen de uitkomst die je wil.
The Mastermind (Kelly Reichardt, 2025)
(Heerlijke film)
(Heerlijke film)
October 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The Mastermind (Kelly Reichardt, 2025)
(Heerlijke film)
(Heerlijke film)
Is er iemand bezig met een verlate viral campagne voor Joe Speedboat, of was er ergens een restpartij die iemand van de versnipperaar wilde redden ofzo? Er zijn twee exemplaren in mijn minibieb gelegd, en nog twee in de minibieb twee straten verderop. En ben nu benieuwd hoe ver dit reikt!
October 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Is er iemand bezig met een verlate viral campagne voor Joe Speedboat, of was er ergens een restpartij die iemand van de versnipperaar wilde redden ofzo? Er zijn twee exemplaren in mijn minibieb gelegd, en nog twee in de minibieb twee straten verderop. En ben nu benieuwd hoe ver dit reikt!
It's full on autumn today, so I'm finally turning the chicken bones from my freezer into stock
October 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It's full on autumn today, so I'm finally turning the chicken bones from my freezer into stock
Today, I told an eight year old who proudly told me she was about to get her multiplication table diploma next week about the cool property of all multiples of nine. And then, when I told my partner (who has a PhD in mathematics!) about it, found out he didn't know about it yet either!
October 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Today, I told an eight year old who proudly told me she was about to get her multiplication table diploma next week about the cool property of all multiples of nine. And then, when I told my partner (who has a PhD in mathematics!) about it, found out he didn't know about it yet either!