Alfredo Richner
@quenitido.bsky.social
Design/Illustration/Music🇵🇷
My designs here: instagram.com/quenitido
You might know me as editor of Puerto Rico Indie (2009-2019). Still write about music from my country from time to time over at: beehy.pe/author/alfredo_richner/
My designs here: instagram.com/quenitido
You might know me as editor of Puerto Rico Indie (2009-2019). Still write about music from my country from time to time over at: beehy.pe/author/alfredo_richner/
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I’ve been seeing this cover over and over and I just…
In the original you’re aware of the horror of falling, but the body positions of the workers are solid on the beam. Here, most of them should be falling off, yet they don’t, because they live in an unreal, consequence-free space.
In the original you’re aware of the horror of falling, but the body positions of the workers are solid on the beam. Here, most of them should be falling off, yet they don’t, because they live in an unreal, consequence-free space.
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I’ve been seeing this cover over and over and I just…
In the original you’re aware of the horror of falling, but the body positions of the workers are solid on the beam. Here, most of them should be falling off, yet they don’t, because they live in an unreal, consequence-free space.
In the original you’re aware of the horror of falling, but the body positions of the workers are solid on the beam. Here, most of them should be falling off, yet they don’t, because they live in an unreal, consequence-free space.
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the good that you do persists in this world
December 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
the good that you do persists in this world
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First scene in his first movie, he parodies the self-regard of a hack director. And then in real life, he goes on this insane run: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘐𝘴 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘯̈𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘱. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺… 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘺. 𝘈 𝘍𝘦𝘸 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘯. In a row! To START his career! Not a dud in the bunch.
December 15, 2025 at 5:26 AM
First scene in his first movie, he parodies the self-regard of a hack director. And then in real life, he goes on this insane run: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘐𝘴 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘯̈𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘱. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺… 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘺. 𝘈 𝘍𝘦𝘸 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘯. In a row! To START his career! Not a dud in the bunch.
I was traumatized by the Candyman trailer ––by the suggestion of what might have been in the movie. I didn't watch it until more than 20 years later (it's a masterpiece, of course).
Chalk has been into horror since a young age.
“Reading Candyman terrified me, then watching it terrified me. The fact that you could call the entity by mistake from anywhere. I was 13, and then I took a big break from reading horror stuff.”
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“Reading Candyman terrified me, then watching it terrified me. The fact that you could call the entity by mistake from anywhere. I was 13, and then I took a big break from reading horror stuff.”
More: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
December 15, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I was traumatized by the Candyman trailer ––by the suggestion of what might have been in the movie. I didn't watch it until more than 20 years later (it's a masterpiece, of course).
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Don't mistake incompetence for accident. The degradation of your social media feed, the collapse of your news, the defunding of your school—it is all functional.
They are happy to rule over the ashes, as long as they are the ones holding the match.
They are happy to rule over the ashes, as long as they are the ones holding the match.
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Don't mistake incompetence for accident. The degradation of your social media feed, the collapse of your news, the defunding of your school—it is all functional.
They are happy to rule over the ashes, as long as they are the ones holding the match.
They are happy to rule over the ashes, as long as they are the ones holding the match.
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YEP
"For the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71 percent believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate."
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
YEP
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god bless rob reiner for spinal tap
December 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
god bless rob reiner for spinal tap
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a year that begins with the loss of david lynch and ends with the loss of rob reiner qualifies as a nightmare
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 AM
a year that begins with the loss of david lynch and ends with the loss of rob reiner qualifies as a nightmare
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Rob Reiner had an incredible run of movies I've seen at least 10 times.
December 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Rob Reiner had an incredible run of movies I've seen at least 10 times.
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Rob Reiner made some great movies but he was also unafraid to speak the truth, and was one of the public voices who knew you don’t squander your platform, and only got louder about opposing evil fucks as he got older. Legend.
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Rob Reiner made some great movies but he was also unafraid to speak the truth, and was one of the public voices who knew you don’t squander your platform, and only got louder about opposing evil fucks as he got older. Legend.
Fuck. What sad news.
December 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Fuck. What sad news.
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The pilot of a JetBlue flight reported on Friday that he narrowly avoided colliding with a U.S. military aircraft over the Caribbean after an Air Force refueling tanker passed in front of the commercial plane without broadcasting its position, according to air traffic control radio communications.
U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows
The Air Force refueling tanker was flying without its location transponder activated and could not be detected by air traffic control.
nyti.ms
December 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The pilot of a JetBlue flight reported on Friday that he narrowly avoided colliding with a U.S. military aircraft over the Caribbean after an Air Force refueling tanker passed in front of the commercial plane without broadcasting its position, according to air traffic control radio communications.
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"The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies and democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency."
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
"The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies and democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency."
FOX News's WAR ON CHRISTMAS!!!
▶️ WATCH: My reaction to a Fox News guest telling Americans to buy fake Christmas trees so AI data centers can use the land.
December 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
FOX News's WAR ON CHRISTMAS!!!
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I took in a little foster monster last week and wrote about her in the Fango newsletter.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I took in a little foster monster last week and wrote about her in the Fango newsletter.
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@philnobilejr.bsky.social Just wanted you to know you made me cry with today's newsletter column, and it was very healing. Godspeed, Manteigh!
December 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
@philnobilejr.bsky.social Just wanted you to know you made me cry with today's newsletter column, and it was very healing. Godspeed, Manteigh!
Who think they are Zapfino.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to switch from Calibri font back to Times New Roman. But let's be honest, this is a Comic Sans administration.
December 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Who think they are Zapfino.
BTW, this is a great day to close your Disney+ accounts. Yep, Hulu included. ESPN too. They are ok with feeding you IP AI slop (which is different and much worse than their usual IP slop), so best let them know quickly how you really feel about that.
This morning, Disney announced a deal with OpenAI. Read more about the WGAW’s advocacy against the theft and exploitation of writers’ works by AI models: www.wga.org/contracts/kn...
December 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
BTW, this is a great day to close your Disney+ accounts. Yep, Hulu included. ESPN too. They are ok with feeding you IP AI slop (which is different and much worse than their usual IP slop), so best let them know quickly how you really feel about that.
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I think if they really dump AI content onto Disney+ they'll find out real quick that NOBODY wants to see that shit. But it's so symbolic of the state of things that the name that once meant the very peak of hand drawn animation is now in league with the stock market scam anti-human garbage machine.
December 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I think if they really dump AI content onto Disney+ they'll find out real quick that NOBODY wants to see that shit. But it's so symbolic of the state of things that the name that once meant the very peak of hand drawn animation is now in league with the stock market scam anti-human garbage machine.
At this point it feels like only a general strike by all creatives could defend against the onslaught of corporate genAI. A last stand.
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
At this point it feels like only a general strike by all creatives could defend against the onslaught of corporate genAI. A last stand.
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One might even consider the CD circa turn of the century, when the industry flooded the market with overpriced discs that only contained one song people liked and wanted (but not made available as a CD single).
I'm sorry to say it, but I think the answer might be the .mp3. Instantly turned art into a disposable file that was seen as worthless + thus devalued the entire artform of music - and its existence inspired everyone else to start making media for the digital landscape instead of the physical one.
What do you think the first death knell of the modern media landscape was? When we started conflating art with content or when we stopped being able to tell the difference between audience and community?
December 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
One might even consider the CD circa turn of the century, when the industry flooded the market with overpriced discs that only contained one song people liked and wanted (but not made available as a CD single).
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This is a time in our nation's history that will be remembered for all the broken fools who needed so much attention.
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is a time in our nation's history that will be remembered for all the broken fools who needed so much attention.