Monica Byrne
@monicabyrne13.bsky.social
Writer living in Ireland. AI-free. Buy THE ACTUAL STAR: https://www.monicabyrne.org/the-actual-star. Reps at CAA, DG&B, and Kaplan/Perrone. She/her.
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This should be the new “recognizes and points at something” meme
November 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This should be the new “recognizes and points at something” meme
Tonight’s movie: Frankenstein (2025). Starring Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth….and the sluttiest hat in cinematic history.
November 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Tonight’s movie: Frankenstein (2025). Starring Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth….and the sluttiest hat in cinematic history.
Tonight’s movie: War Horse (2011). The bloodless storybook version of WWI! Also featuring Cumberborgus Bandersnatch & a spectacular expression from Tom Hiddleston during the charge of the light brigade. Otherwise, I haven’t encountered this much woodenness since that one-night stand in Mexico City
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Tonight’s movie: War Horse (2011). The bloodless storybook version of WWI! Also featuring Cumberborgus Bandersnatch & a spectacular expression from Tom Hiddleston during the charge of the light brigade. Otherwise, I haven’t encountered this much woodenness since that one-night stand in Mexico City
Sligo’s Christmas decorations are uterus-n-fallopian tubes and I’m so here for it
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Sligo’s Christmas decorations are uterus-n-fallopian tubes and I’m so here for it
I like how the Uilleann pipes player from Riverdance is number five, and then Markus Schenkenberg is squeezed in at the end like a last-minute pity add
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I like how the Uilleann pipes player from Riverdance is number five, and then Markus Schenkenberg is squeezed in at the end like a last-minute pity add
I made this list when I was 16. Welcome to 1997.
(Bonus points if you can place every single one of these men)
(Bonus points if you can place every single one of these men)
November 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I made this list when I was 16. Welcome to 1997.
(Bonus points if you can place every single one of these men)
(Bonus points if you can place every single one of these men)
Deep Space Nine S5E19: “Ties of Blood and Water.” Another episode seemingly written specifically to f*** me up 😢.
So good.
So good.
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Deep Space Nine S5E19: “Ties of Blood and Water.” Another episode seemingly written specifically to f*** me up 😢.
So good.
So good.
And now:
A dramatic reading of my one-star reviews.
A dramatic reading of my one-star reviews.
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
And now:
A dramatic reading of my one-star reviews.
A dramatic reading of my one-star reviews.
My first piece of performance art was a success. OR WAS IT!? Read my write-up to find out.....(it involved candy). www.patreon.com/posts/you-ma...
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
My first piece of performance art was a success. OR WAS IT!? Read my write-up to find out.....(it involved candy). www.patreon.com/posts/you-ma...
Set design coming along for OHIO!. The second act occurs entirely in a labor camp recreation room. 🙃
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Set design coming along for OHIO!. The second act occurs entirely in a labor camp recreation room. 🙃
Tonight’s movie: Jules et Jim (1962). Sprightly beginning, but unfortunately it got less and less interesting as it went on. There might have been some metaphor about interbellum Europe that I missed? But generally just seemed like the French equivalent of “b/tches be crazy amirite”
November 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Tonight’s movie: Jules et Jim (1962). Sprightly beginning, but unfortunately it got less and less interesting as it went on. There might have been some metaphor about interbellum Europe that I missed? But generally just seemed like the French equivalent of “b/tches be crazy amirite”
Let the record show that I tried to find a Bible-themed Advent calendar. Alas; the Lindor heathens have bested the market.
November 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Let the record show that I tried to find a Bible-themed Advent calendar. Alas; the Lindor heathens have bested the market.
True!! it’s taken at an angle. Here is one that’s more head on.
November 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
True!! it’s taken at an angle. Here is one that’s more head on.
Tonight’s movie: The Faculty (1998), a touchstone I’ve never seen. I came for the bad fashion and pre-LotR Elijah Wood, but I also see it has….Jon Stewart, Selma Hayek, Famke Janssen, Robert Patrick, Jordana Brewster, AND MORE!? Watching this is like reading the April issue of Seventeen magazine 😂
November 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Tonight’s movie: The Faculty (1998), a touchstone I’ve never seen. I came for the bad fashion and pre-LotR Elijah Wood, but I also see it has….Jon Stewart, Selma Hayek, Famke Janssen, Robert Patrick, Jordana Brewster, AND MORE!? Watching this is like reading the April issue of Seventeen magazine 😂
Can anyone tell at a glance what font this is?
Trying to replicate it for my anti/fa theatre design.
Trying to replicate it for my anti/fa theatre design.
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Can anyone tell at a glance what font this is?
Trying to replicate it for my anti/fa theatre design.
Trying to replicate it for my anti/fa theatre design.
Tonight’s movie: Barton Fink (1990). It was such a slow burn that I nearly fell asleep, which I never do….but now, of course, the ending has me rethinking everything.
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Tonight’s movie: Barton Fink (1990). It was such a slow burn that I nearly fell asleep, which I never do….but now, of course, the ending has me rethinking everything.
Hmmmm, do you think I should use these dried shrimp I bought yesterday, or nah
November 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hmmmm, do you think I should use these dried shrimp I bought yesterday, or nah
And now the whole ops crew is gossiping about it 😭 pffffssssgggh DS9 is the gift that keeps on giving @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
And now the whole ops crew is gossiping about it 😭 pffffssssgggh DS9 is the gift that keeps on giving @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
I had no idea that the Doctor from Voyager was based on Julian! What a nice nugget.
Also, my favorite fact about Robert Picardo is that he also played the swamp hag Meg Mucklebones in Legend
Also, my favorite fact about Robert Picardo is that he also played the swamp hag Meg Mucklebones in Legend
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I had no idea that the Doctor from Voyager was based on Julian! What a nice nugget.
Also, my favorite fact about Robert Picardo is that he also played the swamp hag Meg Mucklebones in Legend
Also, my favorite fact about Robert Picardo is that he also played the swamp hag Meg Mucklebones in Legend
Tonight’s DS9 episode: “Dr. Bashir, I Presume?”
A whole Julian episode, my favorite—and it’s such a good one! My baby is genetically engineered??? 🫦😏
A whole Julian episode, my favorite—and it’s such a good one! My baby is genetically engineered??? 🫦😏
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Tonight’s DS9 episode: “Dr. Bashir, I Presume?”
A whole Julian episode, my favorite—and it’s such a good one! My baby is genetically engineered??? 🫦😏
A whole Julian episode, my favorite—and it’s such a good one! My baby is genetically engineered??? 🫦😏
Tonight’s movie: The Beasts (2022). Phenomenal acting, directing, cinematography—everything, across the board. Hell of a movie to watch when you’ve just moved to a new country though. 😵💫
November 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Tonight’s movie: The Beasts (2022). Phenomenal acting, directing, cinematography—everything, across the board. Hell of a movie to watch when you’ve just moved to a new country though. 😵💫
Current pleasure read. It’s really wonderful, @moudhy.bsky.social 🤩
November 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Current pleasure read. It’s really wonderful, @moudhy.bsky.social 🤩
Tonight’s movie: Your Name / Kimi No Na Wa (2016). I’ve had this on my watchlist since Hanoi. It was so good. Gorgeous animation—especially the use of light. It also “answers” the question of why we sometimes feel sudden, intense affinity for people we’ve never met or places we’ve never been. ❤️🩹
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Tonight’s movie: Your Name / Kimi No Na Wa (2016). I’ve had this on my watchlist since Hanoi. It was so good. Gorgeous animation—especially the use of light. It also “answers” the question of why we sometimes feel sudden, intense affinity for people we’ve never met or places we’ve never been. ❤️🩹
Cold days here. If I pull my cowl up, I look like Shai-Hulud
November 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Cold days here. If I pull my cowl up, I look like Shai-Hulud
Whew, this episode. “For the Uniform.” Revealed a really ugly side of Sisko, imo. But I’m glad Eddington is living to see another day… he’s such a fascinating character.
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Whew, this episode. “For the Uniform.” Revealed a really ugly side of Sisko, imo. But I’m glad Eddington is living to see another day… he’s such a fascinating character.