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Tristan Willis
@tristanbwillis.bsky.social
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I make plays, distanced/digital theatre & performances, and games (they/he)
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asherelbein.bsky.social
I cosign every single word of this

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I do understand: you want permission. There’s a machine in the corner wrapped in human skin that makes things out of shit and blood to look like whatever you want (as long as you don’t look too closely). You gave one to your teacher and they didn’t notice. Your boss told you to use it after they laid off half the team and it was fine. You fed one to your kids and they liked it. You want to know you can use it sometimes without me thinking less of you. You don’t need me to believe it’s useful, you just want me to be polite about it. But I am a hater, and I will not be polite. The machine is disgusting and we should break it. The people who build it are vapid shit-eating cannibals glorifying ignorance. I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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petevolk.bsky.social
my countdown of 20 great movies from the past 20 years continues with Dark Waters, a fantastic legal thriller that doubles as a crucial entry in the canon of movies about real American heroes pvguide.ghost.io/dark-waters-...
20 great movies from the past 20 years: Dark Waters
Our pick from 2019 belongs to the crucial canon of movies about true American heroes
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November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
tristanbwillis.bsky.social
the trend of adding additional bits (that often feel fully removed from the narrative or characters) to Shakespearean comedies reads to me as a somewhat insulting lack of confidence in the audience’s ability to find the text or situations funny
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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willowcatelyn.bsky.social
It's transgender awareness week, and if you ever wanted to learn more about the history of transness in cinema, you could pick up our book CORPSES, FOOLS AND MONSTERS at your local library or purchase a copy. We wrote this book for trans people like us. Thank you.

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Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema
The History and Future of Transness in Cinema
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November 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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tristanbwillis.bsky.social
no dont be aware of me
November 16, 2023 at 5:59 PM
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soccurt.bsky.social
Since I'm reflecting on land acknowledgements at the moment, here's an opportunity to share one of my favourite, short pieces of Indigenous satire.

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Land acknowledgement malfunctions, causing land to be briefly returned to First Nations
A land acknowledgement at an event in Regina malfunctioned on Tuesday, causing the city and huge parts of Saskatchewan to be briefly returned to First Nations. Land acknowledgements are statements ...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
tristanbwillis.bsky.social
as long as insurance approves (which should happen 🤞🏻) my top surgery is scheduled for February 🥳
November 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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petevolk.bsky.social
🚨new episode out 🚨 talking my favorite new movie of the year, Eephus, with @davidjroth.bsky.social (plus, an intro from director Carson Lund!). this ep was an absolute blast to record

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Players in Eephus lounge in the dugout
November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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tristanbwillis.bsky.social
me looking ahead at the DC mayoral election: lord, I’ve seen what you’ve done for others…
June 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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ezrez.bsky.social
Zohran says you’re trans now
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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michaelcisco.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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everyone should have food and shelter and healthcare means everyone.
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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jasonkoebler.bsky.social
is this good www.wired.com/story/chatgp...
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
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October 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
tristanbwillis.bsky.social
I think about death pretty much every day and for me it’s a beneficial practice, but I know this isn’t everyone’s experience. truly curious about this:
tristanbwillis.bsky.social Tristan Willis @tristanbwillis.bsky.social · Oct 25
how often do you think about death?
October 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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how often do you think about death?
October 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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my beautiful child
I’m standing in front of bushes, wearing sunglasses, a mask, hoodie, and plaid jacket. I am cradling a GIANT butternut squash that’s the size of a large baby.
October 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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I am so incredibly proud of these silly hats
Tristan and Pete stand in front of a wooden gate with creepy Halloween signs. They both wear white shirts and darker slacks. Tristan wears a long black coat and a large round hat styled like a black mushroom with white spots (somewhat inky cap). Pete wears a large round hat styled like a red mushroom with white spots (somewhat like a fly agaric). Tristan stands on a sidewalk near a white picket fence. They wear a white button up, a long black coat, and a large round hat styled like a black mushroom with white spots (somewhat inky cap). The hat has black fringe around the edge.
October 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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willowcatelyn.bsky.social
Also I just want to say that my birthday is in two days, and if you ever wanted to do anything for me, supporting my patreon is the best way to do that. I work almost constantly to keep it moving along, and I hope you'll find something that I write worthwhile. Thanks <3333
willowcatelyn.bsky.social Willow Catelyn Maclay @willowcatelyn.bsky.social · Oct 17
It is John Carpenter's THE FOG for my reader's choice series.

"The Fog, like all of Carpenter’s great films, is a testament to unending subliminal threat."

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a still image from THE FOG. It's a wide frame of a nighttime sea-line draped in fog On the early end of that spectrum was The Fog, a campfire delight about supernatural pirates preying on the small town of Antonio Bay to seek their revenge over gold that was stolen hundreds of years ago. It sounds silly when the plot is laid out, but the eerie macabre of Carpenter’s ghost story hums along with an elegance that is equally startling and beautifully composed. It is the rare film of his that is without a central character, or group, and instead opts for a characterization of the prevailing legend of Antonio Bay as an aesthetic trap that ensnares those who call this place home. The mise-en-scene is luxuriant, dappled in shadows, and with a sharp variance between the wide frames. Perhaps most importantly, the schlocky story is powered by the decisions of form, rather than the aesthetic being handcuffed to narrative exposition. Cinematographer Dean Cundey, argued that The Fog became literary, and timeless, because of its images, not its words. Many modern horror films could learn something from such an ethos. Curiously, through the image, Carpenter and his crew do pay tribute to the inherent power of a good ghost story. The film even begins with an Edgar Allan Poe quote “Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream?”, and a dusty old campfire prologue, but whatever might be thought of as old fashioned fades into the ambience of Carpenter’s careful, and haunted imagery of a quiet town that will have to inevitably face whatever is coming.
October 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Robin Williams' daughter, Zelda Williams, also recently slammed people who are making Al-generated videos of her late father, calling the clips "gross." She added, "To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough, just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop pup-peteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it."
October 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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kylehemingway.com
Happy Anita Bryant Pie Day to all who celebrate.
Anita Bryant's Pie to the Face - www.NBCUniversalArchives.com
YouTube video by NBCUniversal Archives
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October 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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gbbranstetter.bsky.social
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.
October 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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I genuinely adore that review from the person who paid $1400 to see Waiting for Godot and at intermission was like “this is a waste of my time” and left
October 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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scumbelievable.bsky.social
I don't like him personally, but David Simon on AI is the final word on the subject.
October 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM