Indy Datta
@spodokomodo.bsky.social
Business affairs for Objective Media Group, trustee for China Plate Theatre. I post in my personal capacity; MFers can't take my sagacity.
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Indy Datta
@spodokomodo.bsky.social
· Jan 16
Listening to music and coming to terms with the realisation that I am “I can’t remember if I’ve seen Yo La Tengo live or not” years old.
BY DEFINITION IF PRECISION IS REQUIRED YOU ARE NOT RESTRICTED TO THE USE OF INTEGERS. GGGNNFVBNBBFCVVVVVGGGG
February 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
BY DEFINITION IF PRECISION IS REQUIRED YOU ARE NOT RESTRICTED TO THE USE OF INTEGERS. GGGNNFVBNBBFCVVVVVGGGG
I finally cracked
Somebody’s trying to start Fahrenheit v Celsius discourse on here. Just FYI.
February 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I finally cracked
What the fuck are you talking about? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU EVEN TALKING ABOUT?
February 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
What the fuck are you talking about? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU EVEN TALKING ABOUT?
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"everyone has to get back to the office because the important thing about business is human interaction" is dying, but "white collar jobs will be replaced by AI agents within 18 months" cannot yet be born; in this interregnum a variety of morbid symptoms appear.
February 13, 2026 at 9:52 AM
"everyone has to get back to the office because the important thing about business is human interaction" is dying, but "white collar jobs will be replaced by AI agents within 18 months" cannot yet be born; in this interregnum a variety of morbid symptoms appear.
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*bursts through the door, completely out of breath* more like Manchester Segregated amirite
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 PM
*bursts through the door, completely out of breath* more like Manchester Segregated amirite
He's given himself the dreaded vote of confidence
BREAKING: Keir Starmer is not resigning and will be 'concentrating on the job in hand', Downing Street has said
His mood this morning has been described as 'upbeat' and 'confident'
His mood this morning has been described as 'upbeat' and 'confident'
February 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
He's given himself the dreaded vote of confidence
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He looks as though he's been caught cooking and also as if he mistakenly believes cooking to be illegal
Tfw when you are the Dark Lord of Spin, genius manipulator of the public mind, but also think wearing Woody Allen spectacles a good choice under the circumstances
February 7, 2026 at 1:07 PM
He looks as though he's been caught cooking and also as if he mistakenly believes cooking to be illegal
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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yikes ok, unfollowing now. really enjoyed her exhibit at the louvre, had no idea she’s in the epstein files.
Starting to think these weren’t really applied with the consideration required by law
February 5, 2026 at 6:34 PM
yikes ok, unfollowing now. really enjoyed her exhibit at the louvre, had no idea she’s in the epstein files.
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We respectfully ask that you please refrain from revealing specific plot points in advance of the season’s debut to allow viewers the opportunity to experience storylines as they unfold, including but not limited to:
*that the main character is a vampire
*how he got his surfboard
*that the main character is a vampire
*how he got his surfboard
February 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
We respectfully ask that you please refrain from revealing specific plot points in advance of the season’s debut to allow viewers the opportunity to experience storylines as they unfold, including but not limited to:
*that the main character is a vampire
*how he got his surfboard
*that the main character is a vampire
*how he got his surfboard
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I went to school with Mani from The Stone Roses, and once after PE we accidentally went home wearing each other's trousers.
One of my academic colleagues looks a bit like Bob Mortimer. One time near our labs I saw him walking towards me and I warmly said Hey Kevin. It was Bob Mortimer.
Please share your very low impact celebrity encounters here.
Please share your very low impact celebrity encounters here.
Fun low level anecdote: I once sat near Peter Mandelson in a theatre but I had a name blank and said rather too loudly ‘ooh look it’s Michael Portillo!’
He was visibly unamused.
He was visibly unamused.
February 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I went to school with Mani from The Stone Roses, and once after PE we accidentally went home wearing each other's trousers.
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BREAKING: New SNL UK line up revealed
February 5, 2026 at 8:56 AM
BREAKING: New SNL UK line up revealed
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Hearing it might be Ben Swain.
February 5, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Hearing it might be Ben Swain.
I last saw NEAR DARK on pan and scan VHS on a 14 inch TV in, probably, ‘89? A pure pleasure to see it on a decent print at the BFI last night. I think this is a fucking miraculous movie, rich in contradictory readings, best ever Bill Paxton. Ending freeze frame like the last shot of The Graduate.
February 4, 2026 at 9:58 AM
I last saw NEAR DARK on pan and scan VHS on a 14 inch TV in, probably, ‘89? A pure pleasure to see it on a decent print at the BFI last night. I think this is a fucking miraculous movie, rich in contradictory readings, best ever Bill Paxton. Ending freeze frame like the last shot of The Graduate.
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Helen of Troy looking like Lupita Nyong'o is incredibly unlikely, would require a black swan event
February 2, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Helen of Troy looking like Lupita Nyong'o is incredibly unlikely, would require a black swan event
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Goodnight to the brilliant and beloved Catherine O’Hara, whose presence brought so much joy to our screens. Here she is giving one of her scene-stealing performances as Gail, the Mister Softee vendor, in Martin Scorsese's AFTER HOURS (1985). ❤️
January 30, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Goodnight to the brilliant and beloved Catherine O’Hara, whose presence brought so much joy to our screens. Here she is giving one of her scene-stealing performances as Gail, the Mister Softee vendor, in Martin Scorsese's AFTER HOURS (1985). ❤️
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STEPHEN MILLER: so you've gone through all of these files and made sure there's nothing incriminatory about Trump or his friends and associates, right
KASH PATEL: *standing in line at berghain dressed like the Ikea monkey* oh yeah definitely
KASH PATEL: *standing in line at berghain dressed like the Ikea monkey* oh yeah definitely
January 30, 2026 at 10:40 PM
STEPHEN MILLER: so you've gone through all of these files and made sure there's nothing incriminatory about Trump or his friends and associates, right
KASH PATEL: *standing in line at berghain dressed like the Ikea monkey* oh yeah definitely
KASH PATEL: *standing in line at berghain dressed like the Ikea monkey* oh yeah definitely
Andrea Arnold’s BIRD is on BBC2 tonight. It has my favourite thing from the movies in 2024 in it (toad, yellow).
January 30, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Andrea Arnold’s BIRD is on BBC2 tonight. It has my favourite thing from the movies in 2024 in it (toad, yellow).
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january 30th: a partially formed mr. blobby stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before disappearing
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 AM
january 30th: a partially formed mr. blobby stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before disappearing
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January 29, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Me in 2009, watching DOWN TERRACE in the ICA. Me in 2026, watching BULK at the IMAX, bought the t-shirt
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Me in 2009, watching DOWN TERRACE in the ICA. Me in 2026, watching BULK at the IMAX, bought the t-shirt
This is really good.
You might enjoy my little essay on Greatness in Art in the age of AI, AKA, "Sinners is Great, actually, but greatness doesn't exist, also." www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/sinners-one-...
Talking Greatness to Death
Sinners is WAY too much movie, a level of movie one might even say filmmakers are proscribed from producing. Period drama about race AND vampire slasher? A genre movie with Ideas? In this economy?
www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:33 PM
This is really good.