Robert Bonotto
@robonotto.bsky.social
Boston-based actor, artist, classical composer. https://soundcloud.com/rbbonotto
A bit late, but appropriate for the weather.
January 30, 2026 at 10:46 AM
A bit late, but appropriate for the weather.
Someone posted, "If the attacks in Minnesota were really about fraud, the Government would have sent forensic accountants instead of ICE." Not badly said.
January 25, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Someone posted, "If the attacks in Minnesota were really about fraud, the Government would have sent forensic accountants instead of ICE." Not badly said.
Anyone surprised?
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'Europe is at a total loss': Russia gloats over Greenland tensions
The BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg analyses why pro-Russian government papers are full of praise for Donald Trump's desire to buy Greenland.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Anyone surprised?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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“Think not of the books you’ve bought as a ‘to be read’ pile. Instead, think of your bookcase as a wine cellar. You collect books to be read at the right time, the right place, and the right mood.” ~ Luc van Donkersgoed
January 3, 2026 at 11:53 PM
“Think not of the books you’ve bought as a ‘to be read’ pile. Instead, think of your bookcase as a wine cellar. You collect books to be read at the right time, the right place, and the right mood.” ~ Luc van Donkersgoed
Venezuela = Epstein distraction.
By this time next year, he'll be declaring war on Switzerland.
By this time next year, he'll be declaring war on Switzerland.
December 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Venezuela = Epstein distraction.
By this time next year, he'll be declaring war on Switzerland.
By this time next year, he'll be declaring war on Switzerland.
A few very new reviews of very old films; links to the movies follow the reviews.
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Robert Bonotto’s reviews
Robert Bonotto’s reviews
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November 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A few very new reviews of very old films; links to the movies follow the reviews.
letterboxd.com/greyfeeld/re...
letterboxd.com/greyfeeld/re...
(*cough*) re-release (*cough*)
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Don't Be a Sucker (1943) 1080p
Short | History | War | USA | B&W | 23min
Cast: Lloyd Nolan, Robert Adler, Richard Alexander
Short film depicting the rise of Nazism in Germany and how political propaganda is similarly used in the ...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
(*cough*) re-release (*cough*)
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ok.ru/video/996821...
Subtlety personified.
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Tex Avery, Master of Horror |
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September 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Subtlety personified.
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"People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
July 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
As someone who works at a university magazine, it's extraordinary how many books we get in that are ready to tell us about the only way to construct a Perfect University.
July 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
As someone who works at a university magazine, it's extraordinary how many books we get in that are ready to tell us about the only way to construct a Perfect University.
Harvard Magazine, the magazine I work for, lost one of our most long-standing supporters yesterday.
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Tom Lehrer - Wikipedia
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July 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Harvard Magazine, the magazine I work for, lost one of our most long-standing supporters yesterday.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Leh...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Leh...
Reposted by Robert Bonotto
When you consider that faith in The Rapture involves praying for the destruction of everything except for a few of your friends, instead of having to deal with your neighbors and co-workers for one more day, then it becomes one of the most unChristian beliefs one can have.
June 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
When you consider that faith in The Rapture involves praying for the destruction of everything except for a few of your friends, instead of having to deal with your neighbors and co-workers for one more day, then it becomes one of the most unChristian beliefs one can have.
"Russia warns U.S. about Iran."
Well, 5 months into T's presidency and we're now at the beginning of this film about World War III. I've sometimes wondered why my will to create has dried up in the last decade, but I really needn't have wondered.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqo8...
Well, 5 months into T's presidency and we're now at the beginning of this film about World War III. I've sometimes wondered why my will to create has dried up in the last decade, but I really needn't have wondered.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqo8...
THREADS (1984)
YouTube video by Martyn Richardson
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June 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"Russia warns U.S. about Iran."
Well, 5 months into T's presidency and we're now at the beginning of this film about World War III. I've sometimes wondered why my will to create has dried up in the last decade, but I really needn't have wondered.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqo8...
Well, 5 months into T's presidency and we're now at the beginning of this film about World War III. I've sometimes wondered why my will to create has dried up in the last decade, but I really needn't have wondered.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqo8...
You know, if Trump had grown up on poutine, none of this crap would have happened.
June 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
You know, if Trump had grown up on poutine, none of this crap would have happened.
"The more intelligent one is, the more men of originality one finds. Ordinary people find no difference between men." ~~Pascal, Thoughts, 1670.
May 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"The more intelligent one is, the more men of originality one finds. Ordinary people find no difference between men." ~~Pascal, Thoughts, 1670.
The time for superstition is past when there are far greater things to be afraid of.
May 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The time for superstition is past when there are far greater things to be afraid of.
Present mood:
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Crash Test Pig (Stjepan Mihaljević, 2013.)
YouTube video by Zagreb Film: The Art of Animation
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May 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Present mood:
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Not the worst way to introduce someone to silent film.
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"Le Piano" irresitible Alice Guy
YouTube video by LookingForAlice
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May 12, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Not the worst way to introduce someone to silent film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGj5...
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