Mark Bould
@markbould.bsky.social
Professor of Film, Literature and Poor Life Choices. Full-time duck chaperone. Part-time author of things about films and books.
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I try to sell them on critical theory as a skill that helps you ruin other people's media enjoyment and so far it looks like they are very much into it, lol.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I try to sell them on critical theory as a skill that helps you ruin other people's media enjoyment and so far it looks like they are very much into it, lol.
I've been nodding off for the last half hour while reading so I'm off to bed to lie awake for several hours trying to decide whether or not to put the light back on to read some more...
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I've been nodding off for the last half hour while reading so I'm off to bed to lie awake for several hours trying to decide whether or not to put the light back on to read some more...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Did she really just say "I want you to understand: I'm not crazy - I'm a PhD candidate"?
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Did she really just say "I want you to understand: I'm not crazy - I'm a PhD candidate"?
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If they only knew how to zoom in, they might just be able to make out the red poppy too....
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
If they only knew how to zoom in, they might just be able to make out the red poppy too....
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‘You should come back to Twitter instead of staying in a liberal echo chamber’
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
‘You should come back to Twitter instead of staying in a liberal echo chamber’
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First book I've read in a single sitting since, well, Geoff's HIM. As ever completely unlike anything he's written before (but connections to THE CHILD GARDEN. As ever utterly compelling but in a completely different way to the last one you read. Also, contains ducks!😍 But bad things happen to them☹️
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
First book I've read in a single sitting since, well, Geoff's HIM. As ever completely unlike anything he's written before (but connections to THE CHILD GARDEN. As ever utterly compelling but in a completely different way to the last one you read. Also, contains ducks!😍 But bad things happen to them☹️
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Five years ago today
November 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Five years ago today
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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Mamdani is going to implement Shalamar law. He’s going to make it a night to remember
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Shalamar law. He’s going to make it a night to remember
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Gotta say, I’m not so confident that you do
November 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Gotta say, I’m not so confident that you do
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When I was first elected, evidence showed it would take 193 years to bring London's air pollution within legal limits.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
When I was first elected, evidence showed it would take 193 years to bring London's air pollution within legal limits.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Picador unveils China Miéville’s new novel, 20 years in the making
www.thebookseller.com/rights/picad...
www.thebookseller.com/rights/picad...
Picador unveils China Miéville’s new novel, 20 years in the making
Picador will publish a new novel from award-winning author China Miéville. The Rouse will be Miéville’s first single-authored novel for an adult audience since 2011.
www.thebookseller.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Picador unveils China Miéville’s new novel, 20 years in the making
www.thebookseller.com/rights/picad...
www.thebookseller.com/rights/picad...
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Entirely accurate.
November 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Entirely accurate.
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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
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The 2025 writers are trolling us.
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The 2025 writers are trolling us.
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A MASSIVE thank you to everyone who joined us for #FilmNoirFest 2025 last weekend! We had even more #FIlmNoir crowds through the door than 2024!
Onwards to 2026! More info about that very soon. But don't forget to sign up to our newsletter: southwestsilents.com/subscribe
Onwards to 2026! More info about that very soon. But don't forget to sign up to our newsletter: southwestsilents.com/subscribe
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A MASSIVE thank you to everyone who joined us for #FilmNoirFest 2025 last weekend! We had even more #FIlmNoir crowds through the door than 2024!
Onwards to 2026! More info about that very soon. But don't forget to sign up to our newsletter: southwestsilents.com/subscribe
Onwards to 2026! More info about that very soon. But don't forget to sign up to our newsletter: southwestsilents.com/subscribe
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Quite a headline.
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Quite a headline.
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Nancy Pelosi has announced her retirement after decades as a shrewd political operator.
A genuine leader in a party that lacks them, Pelosi bears a large share of the blame for the Democrats’ embrace of bland corporate centrism.
A genuine leader in a party that lacks them, Pelosi bears a large share of the blame for the Democrats’ embrace of bland corporate centrism.
Nancy Pelosi Helped Drive the Democrats’ Degeneration
Nancy Pelosi has announced her retirement after decades as a shrewd political operator. A genuine leader in a party that lacks them, Pelosi bears a large share of the blame for the Democrats’ embrace of bland corporate centrism.
jacobin.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Nancy Pelosi has announced her retirement after decades as a shrewd political operator.
A genuine leader in a party that lacks them, Pelosi bears a large share of the blame for the Democrats’ embrace of bland corporate centrism.
A genuine leader in a party that lacks them, Pelosi bears a large share of the blame for the Democrats’ embrace of bland corporate centrism.
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Several states (including California, Michigan, Oregon, and Wisconsin) have announced that they’ve begun processing full food stamp payments. Thank you to those states for stepping up to support families in need!
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Several states (including California, Michigan, Oregon, and Wisconsin) have announced that they’ve begun processing full food stamp payments. Thank you to those states for stepping up to support families in need!