Martha
@magicalmartha.bsky.social
YA Librarian, video gamer, guinea pig herder in the Chicagoland area.
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It Ends is now available to watch on the @letterboxd.social video store! Please watch our movie thanks! boxd.it/SBUi
It Ends (2025)
A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape s...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
It Ends is now available to watch on the @letterboxd.social video store! Please watch our movie thanks! boxd.it/SBUi
I would like F1 to get a best picture nomination so that I can see it in the theater, that might be my #1 "bummed I missed it on a big screen" movie from this year
December 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I would like F1 to get a best picture nomination so that I can see it in the theater, that might be my #1 "bummed I missed it on a big screen" movie from this year
Broke a crown tonight because why not
December 4, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Broke a crown tonight because why not
I wouldn't trade the JURASSIC PARK we got for anything but I DO now think Cameron is the only person that should get to make another one
James Cameron on how close he came to directing 1993’s Jurassic Park & what he thinks of Steven Spielberg’s adaptation. I love this for the honesty, modesty & graciousness of Cameron’s reflections. (It’s from the latest edition of the estimable Empire magazine.)
December 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I wouldn't trade the JURASSIC PARK we got for anything but I DO now think Cameron is the only person that should get to make another one
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The annual GFY gift guide is HERE!
The 2025 GFY Gift Guide - Go Fug Yourself
Shop early, shop often!
www.gofugyourself.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The annual GFY gift guide is HERE!
I'm not sure Welcome to Derry is GOOD but the stuff between Margie and Rich is extremely cute
December 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I'm not sure Welcome to Derry is GOOD but the stuff between Margie and Rich is extremely cute
WAKE UP DEAD MAN fucking owns
November 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
WAKE UP DEAD MAN fucking owns
So, when Talia has meds time, it is a 15 min experience b/c she uses an Assisi loop to help with her joint pain. Her other meds don't take 15 min to give, so we have some nice time together for pets and treats. I like to give her a little pile of hay and some forage to root around in (enrichment!)
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
So, when Talia has meds time, it is a 15 min experience b/c she uses an Assisi loop to help with her joint pain. Her other meds don't take 15 min to give, so we have some nice time together for pets and treats. I like to give her a little pile of hay and some forage to root around in (enrichment!)
Wild to have TFA below ROTS honestly (I'd also have TLJ way higher but his top four seems pretty respectable)
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Wild to have TFA below ROTS honestly (I'd also have TLJ way higher but his top four seems pretty respectable)
Just delegate the sides and apps to guests, what is wrong with people
Column: With Thanksgiving coming up, you may have noticed online posts about whether it's okay to charge guests for dinner.
It's part of a larger trend that, depending on your point of view, is either a major breach of etiquette or simply pragmatic.
It's part of a larger trend that, depending on your point of view, is either a major breach of etiquette or simply pragmatic.
Column | I’m on a budget but I want to host Thanksgiving dinner. Can I charge guests?
The trend of transferring financial responsibility from the host to the guest is turning fellowship into a monetary affair.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Just delegate the sides and apps to guests, what is wrong with people
The lows are lower and the highs are not quite as high as Part 1 but I still had a good time, still cried a lot, will still buy the special edition double bluray when available #WickedForGood
I have seen WICKED FOR GOOD, and I am left with one huge unanswered question.
WHY does Jonathan Bailey's shirt stay on during the entirety of "As Long as You're Mine" ???
WHY does Jonathan Bailey's shirt stay on during the entirety of "As Long as You're Mine" ???
November 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The lows are lower and the highs are not quite as high as Part 1 but I still had a good time, still cried a lot, will still buy the special edition double bluray when available #WickedForGood
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🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
I have seen WICKED FOR GOOD, and I am left with one huge unanswered question.
WHY does Jonathan Bailey's shirt stay on during the entirety of "As Long as You're Mine" ???
WHY does Jonathan Bailey's shirt stay on during the entirety of "As Long as You're Mine" ???
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I have seen WICKED FOR GOOD, and I am left with one huge unanswered question.
WHY does Jonathan Bailey's shirt stay on during the entirety of "As Long as You're Mine" ???
WHY does Jonathan Bailey's shirt stay on during the entirety of "As Long as You're Mine" ???
This rules
NEW — Today, Cook County became the first county in the U.S. to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income at the county level.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
Cook County becomes the first county in the US to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income • The TRiiBE
On Thursday, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the FY 2026 budget, which includes $7.5 million to fund the county’s guaranteed basic income program.
thetriibe.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This rules
Imagine describing childcare as a "goody"
You guys realize that taxing people to pay for services isn't socialism, right? This is just how governments work.
November 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Imagine describing childcare as a "goody"
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Psssssst: Here’s the theater finder page for Wake Up Dead Man! Showtimes begin 11/26, and more theaters will be popping up throughout the week. www.wakeupdeadmanfilm.com
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Official Website | November 27 2025
Watch the trailer, find screenings & book tickets for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery on the official site. In theaters November 27 2025 brought to you by Netflix. Directed by: Rian Johnson. St...
www.wakeupdeadmanfilm.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Psssssst: Here’s the theater finder page for Wake Up Dead Man! Showtimes begin 11/26, and more theaters will be popping up throughout the week. www.wakeupdeadmanfilm.com
A thrilling GM panel
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A thrilling GM panel
"What it's about" should be easy? Labubu has her own lore?? www.prestigeonline.com/th/people/ka...
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"What it's about" should be easy? Labubu has her own lore?? www.prestigeonline.com/th/people/ka...
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Have we entered Weekend at Bernie's territory already?
The mighty MAGA god will rule for a thousand...
Hold on, he's fallen asleep again.
Hold on, he's fallen asleep again.
'He worse than Biden': 'Exhausted' Trump seen 'slumping into limo' amid sleep scandal
Just as Donald Trump is trying to shake off a scandal after purportedly being spotted falling asleep in the Oval Office, the president was seen in a video reportedly "exhausted" and "slumping" into hi...
www.rawstory.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Have we entered Weekend at Bernie's territory already?
Hey Illinois folks, surprising no one, @durbin.senate.gov is apparently one of the squishes. Join me in my phone call?
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Hey Illinois folks, surprising no one, @durbin.senate.gov is apparently one of the squishes. Join me in my phone call?
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CALL ALL OF THEM. SAY PRIMARY.
"Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),Jon Ossoff (Ga.), Gary Peters (Mich.) &Dick Durbin (Ill.) were among the Democrats who participated in secretive negotiations to end the shutdown & are considered possible “yes” votes for the deal."
"Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),Jon Ossoff (Ga.), Gary Peters (Mich.) &Dick Durbin (Ill.) were among the Democrats who participated in secretive negotiations to end the shutdown & are considered possible “yes” votes for the deal."
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
CALL ALL OF THEM. SAY PRIMARY.
"Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),Jon Ossoff (Ga.), Gary Peters (Mich.) &Dick Durbin (Ill.) were among the Democrats who participated in secretive negotiations to end the shutdown & are considered possible “yes” votes for the deal."
"Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),Jon Ossoff (Ga.), Gary Peters (Mich.) &Dick Durbin (Ill.) were among the Democrats who participated in secretive negotiations to end the shutdown & are considered possible “yes” votes for the deal."
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Make sure you are buying Criterion discs from B&N. They are the ones running the sale, Amazon is only matching. Without B&N, there’s no discount discs.
The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years (The Criterion Collection) [4K UHD + Blu-ray] is $249.98 on Amazon buff.ly/yThnKqe
B&N buff.ly/1YsOhIm
B&N buff.ly/1YsOhIm
November 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Make sure you are buying Criterion discs from B&N. They are the ones running the sale, Amazon is only matching. Without B&N, there’s no discount discs.
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the hubris of virginia republicans thinking they had a shot in a state brimming with current and former fed workers whose lives have been made miserable by the leader of the GOP
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
the hubris of virginia republicans thinking they had a shot in a state brimming with current and former fed workers whose lives have been made miserable by the leader of the GOP
Went to the ER vet this morning because somehow Talia managed to chew part of her stitches. I didn't realize she had that much flexibility left, so good for her I guess
They also shaved her butt because I haven't been able to bathe her as well while she's healing and her skin is in rough shape
They also shaved her butt because I haven't been able to bathe her as well while she's healing and her skin is in rough shape
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Went to the ER vet this morning because somehow Talia managed to chew part of her stitches. I didn't realize she had that much flexibility left, so good for her I guess
They also shaved her butt because I haven't been able to bathe her as well while she's healing and her skin is in rough shape
They also shaved her butt because I haven't been able to bathe her as well while she's healing and her skin is in rough shape