Stephen LN
@riffsandmeaning.bsky.social
writer of nonfiction books and niche concerns. Create or Die, Riffs and Meaning, Screen Captures, Music and Sound in the Films of Dennis Hopper.
Next book, Post-Catastrophe Film coming in 2026 with Intellect.
https://authory.com/StephenLeeNaish
Next book, Post-Catastrophe Film coming in 2026 with Intellect.
https://authory.com/StephenLeeNaish
Believe it or not Easy Rider is a Thanksgiving film.
November 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Believe it or not Easy Rider is a Thanksgiving film.
On Post-Catastrophe Film
'A fascinating account of what it means that the world may be ending in a smoky and damp whimper, not a Hollywood bang. Deft and provocative criticism that helps us see our moment!'
Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature
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'A fascinating account of what it means that the world may be ending in a smoky and damp whimper, not a Hollywood bang. Deft and provocative criticism that helps us see our moment!'
Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature
www.intellectbooks.com/post-catastr...
November 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
On Post-Catastrophe Film
'A fascinating account of what it means that the world may be ending in a smoky and damp whimper, not a Hollywood bang. Deft and provocative criticism that helps us see our moment!'
Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature
www.intellectbooks.com/post-catastr...
'A fascinating account of what it means that the world may be ending in a smoky and damp whimper, not a Hollywood bang. Deft and provocative criticism that helps us see our moment!'
Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature
www.intellectbooks.com/post-catastr...
The paperback edition of Music and Sound in the Films of Dennis Hopper landed a few months ago. Reissue of Screen Captures comes out in the Spring, and Post-Catastrophe Film arrives in the summer.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The paperback edition of Music and Sound in the Films of Dennis Hopper landed a few months ago. Reissue of Screen Captures comes out in the Spring, and Post-Catastrophe Film arrives in the summer.
This is excellent. I don't mean to jump on your concept, but my next book deals in similar themes, though on a more planetary scale.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is excellent. I don't mean to jump on your concept, but my next book deals in similar themes, though on a more planetary scale.
www.intellectbooks.com/post-catastr...
www.intellectbooks.com/post-catastr...
Share a '90s movie that you think deserves more love.
Dennis Hopper's 1990 film The Hot Spot.
Dennis Hopper's 1990 film The Hot Spot.
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Share a '90s movie that you think deserves more love.
Dennis Hopper's 1990 film The Hot Spot.
Dennis Hopper's 1990 film The Hot Spot.
Beautiful Japanese poster design for Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider. Love that blue and red.
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Beautiful Japanese poster design for Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider. Love that blue and red.
I've seen this tactic before.
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I've seen this tactic before.
Yes, this is the campaign
Slithered entrails in the cargo bay.
Slithered entrails in the cargo bay.
November 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Yes, this is the campaign
Slithered entrails in the cargo bay.
Slithered entrails in the cargo bay.
This press conference was insane. Trump rolled over for a tickle on his belly (Metaphorically speaking) and giggled. Zohran Mamdani, the Trump whisperer. Who knew? What a win.
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This press conference was insane. Trump rolled over for a tickle on his belly (Metaphorically speaking) and giggled. Zohran Mamdani, the Trump whisperer. Who knew? What a win.
Pope Leo XIV unknowingly (unless?) gave a sermon on my upcoming book.
Intellect Books | Post-Catastrophe Film - Cinematic Visions in the Aftermath of Disaster, By Stephen Lee Naish
www.intellectbooks.com/post-catastr...
Intellect Books | Post-Catastrophe Film - Cinematic Visions in the Aftermath of Disaster, By Stephen Lee Naish
www.intellectbooks.com/post-catastr...
November 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Pope Leo XIV unknowingly (unless?) gave a sermon on my upcoming book.
Intellect Books | Post-Catastrophe Film - Cinematic Visions in the Aftermath of Disaster, By Stephen Lee Naish
www.intellectbooks.com/post-catastr...
Intellect Books | Post-Catastrophe Film - Cinematic Visions in the Aftermath of Disaster, By Stephen Lee Naish
www.intellectbooks.com/post-catastr...
The title of Bill Gates book still stands. The emphasis just shifts to "avoid".
November 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The title of Bill Gates book still stands. The emphasis just shifts to "avoid".
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
November 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
This time of the year always fills me with deep melancholy, and a yearning for the warmer months. But sometimes you run into a little beauty. Sun and a brief rain shower. This feels like a end credit.
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
This time of the year always fills me with deep melancholy, and a yearning for the warmer months. But sometimes you run into a little beauty. Sun and a brief rain shower. This feels like a end credit.
Just out in paperback.
November 14, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Just out in paperback.
Rory Stewart on Newsnight failing to get people interested in Hyperobjects.
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Rory Stewart on Newsnight failing to get people interested in Hyperobjects.
I'm getting Slow Club vibes from the sign, which is accurate as Frank Booth is basically the president right now.
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I'm getting Slow Club vibes from the sign, which is accurate as Frank Booth is basically the president right now.
COHERENCE, the mind bending 2013 film is trending and it is what im here for. I'm hoping people are discovering it.
November 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
COHERENCE, the mind bending 2013 film is trending and it is what im here for. I'm hoping people are discovering it.
Trump’s (Butter) Ballroom
November 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Trump’s (Butter) Ballroom
What a very ridiculous movie.
October 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
What a very ridiculous movie.
Only Canadians have the right to destroy the White House.
October 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Only Canadians have the right to destroy the White House.
My essay Dennis Hopper's Cinema of Loneliness takes a look at Hopper's portrayal of the damaged male psyche through the lens of film critic Robert Kolker's 1980 book A Cinema of Loneliness. Over at @borrowingtape.bsky.social
borrowingtape.com/the-cine-fil...
#filmsky
#cinemasky
#dennishopper
borrowingtape.com/the-cine-fil...
#filmsky
#cinemasky
#dennishopper
October 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
My essay Dennis Hopper's Cinema of Loneliness takes a look at Hopper's portrayal of the damaged male psyche through the lens of film critic Robert Kolker's 1980 book A Cinema of Loneliness. Over at @borrowingtape.bsky.social
borrowingtape.com/the-cine-fil...
#filmsky
#cinemasky
#dennishopper
borrowingtape.com/the-cine-fil...
#filmsky
#cinemasky
#dennishopper
My 14 year old son accompanied me to the screening of Easy Rider this afternoon. His initial response: "I liked it, but I'm never doing drugs."
Double parenting win.
Double parenting win.
October 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
My 14 year old son accompanied me to the screening of Easy Rider this afternoon. His initial response: "I liked it, but I'm never doing drugs."
Double parenting win.
Double parenting win.