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Rachel Kambury
@rkambury.bsky.social
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enthusiast • story teller + slinger
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A screenshot from Band of Brothers (2001), S1E9, in which George Luz gives meaningful side-eye for comedic effect.
November 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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left my sign outside the union square B&N
a No Kings protest sign that reads “None but the King of Gondor may command me.” -JRR Tolkien, famously anti-fascist
October 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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A screencap of Charlie Chaplin in “The Great Dictator” (1940)
September 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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my brain, immediately:
A screenshot from Band of Brothers (2001) in which George Luz remarks very sarcastically about the fact that the Germans were, in fact, the bad guys.
September 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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thought of this post after I read this incredible review of BETTER, which was published over at @goodriverreview.bsky.social almost five months post-pub:
A picture of the cover of BETTER: A MEMOIR ABOUT WANTING TO DIE, a book (on sale now!) by Arianna Rebolini A screenshot of two paragraphs of a longer book review of BETTER, which read: "What I appreciate most about this memoir is Rebolini’s vulnerability about her suicidal thinking, an often taboo topic. There will be those who criticize her choice to become a mother in spite of having suicidality (there are always people ready to criticize mothers). But I believe her choice to write about her mental health is one of strength, claiming her own power and personhood. It’s as if with this book she proclaims, “Here I am. I am prone to depression and suicidality. They’re part of me, and I treat them with mental health care. Having suicidality doesn’t mean I’m not a good mother. I am a good, strong, and loving mother.” Because I am also a mother in spite of depression and occasional suicidal ideation, I cannot express how validating and uplifting Better was for me to read. Many of her words resonated deeply; reading it made me feel less alone in my own mental health struggles. For any reader, Better: A Memoir About Wanting to Die can provide insight into the depressed and suicidal person’s thinking. With depression and suicidality rampant in America, we need this book. We should prioritize continuing to open the conversation about mental health, normalizing depression as an ailment that requires treatment, and parents with depression and suicidality need validation that we can still do a good job in our parenting. This book is a fantastic place to start."
September 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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when a writer and thinker like @islemcelroy.bsky.social just…gets it. that’s the good stuff. deeply grateful for this!
A screenshot from Vulture’s “Best Books of 2025 (So Far)” list: Better, by Arianna Rebolini The subtitle of Better Arianna Rebolini's Better makes no attempts to hide what the book is about: A Memoir About Wanting to Die. The book follows Rebolini Arianna Rebolini through the her attempted suicide and its aftermath - and the many close calls that have followed - offering a nuanced look into the personal and sociological factors that contribute to suicidal ideation. Rebolini is especially adept at looking outside of her story, exploring the lives of other artists who died by suicide or considered it often, from Spalding Gray to Sylvia Plath to Virginia Woolf. She treats these feelings with the kind of dignity that is often left out of conversation about suicide. Rather than focus solely on the role of mental health in suicide, Rebolini questions the impact of predatory capitalism on the ability to live a good life. How might a country that strips its citizens of health care, employment, and housing play a role in wanting to die? What responsibility should society have in making life better for its most marginalized people? Better offers an insightful, vital portrait of suicide that makes no attempt to euphemize or diminish its subject. —I.M.
September 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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[Office Stare™]
A screenshot of a New York Times article's byline, which reads: By Stephen Marche. Stephen Marche is the author of several books, including “Death of an Author,” a novel written with the aid of three A.I. programs. Aug. 27, 2025, 5:00 a.m. ET
August 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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this is poetry
“Air Canada has to learn not to call mommy and daddy every time they reach an impasse at the bargaining table. They have to actually sit down and get a deal done with their workers."
August 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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ENJOY THE WALK BOYS
A screencap from Band of Brothers (2001) ep 1x07, “The Breaking Point,” feat. Bull Randleman looking nasty as hell post-Bastogne, as he looks out at 1st Battalion and sneers, “Enjoy the walk, boys!” from the back of a troop transport
June 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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June 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Screencap from the opening credits of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) that reads: "We apologise again for the fault in the subtitles. Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked, have been sacked."
May 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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shot // chaser
the film poster for CONCLAVE (2024) the film poster for SPOTLIGHT (2015)
May 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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“Happy V-E Day!” indeed 🍻
A screencap from Band of Brothers (2001) of Maj. Richard D. Winters, E Co, 506 PIR, 101st AB smiling after saying, gleefully, “Happy V-E Day.”
May 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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May 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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hey! Hitler killed himself otd in 1945. and guess what! he’s still dead. celebrate accordingly.
A screenshot of Lewis Nixon from Band of Brothers (2001) riding passenger in an Army jeep wearing sunglasses with an opened bottle of champagne in hand.
April 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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shoutout to @bookshop.org for highlighting @ariannarebolini.bsky.social in today's New Books newsletter!!
A screencap of the Bookshop.org newsletter announcing today's newest releases: Surprising Journeys and Newfound Community Road trip with down-on-his-luck PJ as he crosses the country to reunite with his high school crush or join a coven of trans witches battling an evil AI —or explore literary fiction praised by Ann Patchett. Open your heart to a tale of cat rescue and community or to the winding path of recovery. The possibilities are endless! A second screenshot from Bookshop.org's newsletter, featuring the covers of THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans, AWAKENED by A.E. Osworth, THE ROAD TO TENDER HEARTS by Annie Hartnett, BROKEN SOULS AND BONES by L.J. Andrews, POETS SQUARE by Courtney Gustafson, GIRL ON GIRL by Sophie Gilbert, BETTER by Arianna Rebolini (my author!), and SLEEPING CHILDREN by Anthony Passeron (translated by Frank Wynne)
April 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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April 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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A gif from Generation Kill, immediately following the iconic “Police that MOOstache” line, of someone doing a Nazi parade march in the background
April 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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April 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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THE WAGER mentioned—drink 🍻
A photograph of a copy of a red leather-bound book, with a fact card that reads: A RARE NARRATIVE WRITTEN BY ISAAC MORRIS, A MIDSHIPMAN ON THE WAGER, AND ONE OF THE MEN ABANDONED IN PATAGONIA BY BULKELEY AND CUMMINS
April 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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deeply uncool of me to admit that I cried a little bit, but idc
A page from THE GENERAL HISTORY OF THE PYRATES featuring the classic illustration of Captain Edward Teach, AKA Blackbeard, standing triumphant in the foreground with his trademark smoking beard and multiple firearms.
April 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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A photograph of a printed senior thesis essay titled "Rhetorical Kingship: Language, Leadership, and Henry V"
April 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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a screencap from The Last of Us TV series (S1x03) of Bill, in blue jeans and a flannel shirt, screaming “The Government are all Nazis!”
March 14, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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so these bluesky reply guys really are annoying and boring huh
March 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Captain Richard D. Winters (Band of Brothers, 2001) looking perplexed
February 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM