@thethinblackduke.bsky.social
SciFi Nerd. Bookworm. Cinema Junkie. Pulp Culture Philosopher.
“Exceptional claims demand exceptional evidence.”
—Christopher Hitchens
—Christopher Hitchens
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“Exceptional claims demand exceptional evidence.”
—Christopher Hitchens
—Christopher Hitchens
Art Basel Paris 2025 / Louise Bourgeois.
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Art Basel Paris 2025 / Louise Bourgeois.
We miss ya, Joe.
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We miss ya, Joe.
“Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person? Because they came in on a plane along with thousands of other people that shouldn’t be here and you’re just asking questions because you’re a stupid person.”
November 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person? Because they came in on a plane along with thousands of other people that shouldn’t be here and you’re just asking questions because you’re a stupid person.”
Resist.
November 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Resist.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
—Maya Angelou, “And Still I Rise.”
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
—Maya Angelou, “And Still I Rise.”
November 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
—Maya Angelou, “And Still I Rise.”
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
—Maya Angelou, “And Still I Rise.”
“The object of philosophy is the logical clarification of thoughts. Philosophy is not a theory but an activity.”
—Ludwig Wittgenstein
—Ludwig Wittgenstein
November 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“The object of philosophy is the logical clarification of thoughts. Philosophy is not a theory but an activity.”
—Ludwig Wittgenstein
—Ludwig Wittgenstein
Gervasio Troche.
November 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Gervasio Troche.
the
wider
a clown’s
smile,
the bigger
the
tears.
wider
a clown’s
smile,
the bigger
the
tears.
November 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
the
wider
a clown’s
smile,
the bigger
the
tears.
wider
a clown’s
smile,
the bigger
the
tears.
the
dividing line
in our lives
is imaginary
and
can
be
crossed
in
either
direction.
dividing line
in our lives
is imaginary
and
can
be
crossed
in
either
direction.
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
the
dividing line
in our lives
is imaginary
and
can
be
crossed
in
either
direction.
dividing line
in our lives
is imaginary
and
can
be
crossed
in
either
direction.
Patrick Dougher.
November 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Patrick Dougher.
Saul Leiter.
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Saul Leiter.
The only way out is through.
November 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The only way out is through.