Vertov
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Even if I played more games I'd still skip the Game Awards. Its so commercial it makes the Oscars look like it's run by a local cultural board.
December 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Even if I played more games I'd still skip the Game Awards. Its so commercial it makes the Oscars look like it's run by a local cultural board.
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This scene from the episode where Lex Luthor body swaps with the Flash is still, unironically, one of the greatest moments of DC universe.
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This scene from the episode where Lex Luthor body swaps with the Flash is still, unironically, one of the greatest moments of DC universe.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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A Bible… for a TV series. I’m thinking 30 Rock.
omg. Kat Abughazaleh just posted that if she's elected, she'll swear in on a copy of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower.
If you were elected to public office (never mind whether you'd ever actually run), what book would you swear in on?
If you were elected to public office (never mind whether you'd ever actually run), what book would you swear in on?
December 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A Bible… for a TV series. I’m thinking 30 Rock.
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some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
Oh, here's a big surprise. The transphobes don't believe in ADHD either.
then, the transphobes , feeling victorious at how many people they have made unhappy and despairing in the previous week, move on to anything else that has a spectrum and the possibility of more colours than they can conceive - such hateful people - they cannot understand anything that is not THEM
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
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Seeing Weird Al do Killing in the Name was great but I’m gonna need to hear Zack de la Rocha’s take on Eat It to see who is better
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Seeing Weird Al do Killing in the Name was great but I’m gonna need to hear Zack de la Rocha’s take on Eat It to see who is better
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My bad everyone, I was gonna throw in a last minute bid for Warner Bros, but my phone was in the other room when the auction ended.
December 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
My bad everyone, I was gonna throw in a last minute bid for Warner Bros, but my phone was in the other room when the auction ended.
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I'm reminded of a funny tweet I saw on Twitter a few years ago, about Star Trek episode titles.
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I'm reminded of a funny tweet I saw on Twitter a few years ago, about Star Trek episode titles.
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Watched a cartoon I haven’t thought of in 30 years over this.
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Watched a cartoon I haven’t thought of in 30 years over this.
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Some bad news. The great film and culture writer Nathan Rabin was in a serious car accident. He is expected to recover, but he has a rough path ahead. Now is a great time to buy his new book (I just did, looks cool!) - a thorough investigation of movies about movies.
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The Fractured Mirror: Nathan Rabin's Happy Place's Definitive Guide to American Movies About Filmmaking
Nathan Rabin's Happy Place's Definitive Guide to American Movies About Filmmaking
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November 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Some bad news. The great film and culture writer Nathan Rabin was in a serious car accident. He is expected to recover, but he has a rough path ahead. Now is a great time to buy his new book (I just did, looks cool!) - a thorough investigation of movies about movies.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
HOLLYWOOD IS OVER
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<oh shit> Van Gogh wasn’t revered in his time
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<oh shit> Van Gogh wasn’t revered in his time
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
HOLLYWOOD IS OVER
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<oh shit> Van Gogh wasn’t revered in his time
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<oh shit> Van Gogh wasn’t revered in his time
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can’t stand the mona lisa. I hate it when women smile. What’s so funny? My tiny penis?
November 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
can’t stand the mona lisa. I hate it when women smile. What’s so funny? My tiny penis?
I see the little glint in their eye, the curl on the lip. It's the Rush Limbaugh thing - say something cruel and stupid, and enjoy the outrage it inspires. It's the glee of a child stomping on bugs. No dignity in seeing older people like this. This is sad.
On “The Necessary Conversation” podcast, Chad’s Trump supporter parents tell him the military should follow Trump’s illegal orders and kill everyone in LA if Trump commanded it — even with him and his sister in the city😳
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I see the little glint in their eye, the curl on the lip. It's the Rush Limbaugh thing - say something cruel and stupid, and enjoy the outrage it inspires. It's the glee of a child stomping on bugs. No dignity in seeing older people like this. This is sad.
An old man sarcastically saying “very good sir” after I say something stupid would be a good thing.
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
An old man sarcastically saying “very good sir” after I say something stupid would be a good thing.
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Mr. Beast is one of those celebrities or shows in the background of a dystopian story to give you an idea of how completely the broken society has become. You can't convince me he's real.
a man in a tuxedo is being attacked by two women in a movie and they are talking about a dollar .
ALT: a man in a tuxedo is being attacked by two women in a movie and they are talking about a dollar .
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November 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Mr. Beast is one of those celebrities or shows in the background of a dystopian story to give you an idea of how completely the broken society has become. You can't convince me he's real.
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“Put *me* in coach?”
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“Put *me* in coach?”
Definitely would fit his love for internet humor that’s well past its relevance.
k I dunno why but my brain just had the thought of Elon buying Channel Awesome in some kind of bid to latch onto pop cultural relevance and I can’t stop laughing.
November 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Definitely would fit his love for internet humor that’s well past its relevance.
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Where's the shoe guy
November 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Where's the shoe guy
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Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
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thanksgiving reminder: after your turkey comes out of the oven it is important to let it rest inside a wall or floor for 1 to 2 hours
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
thanksgiving reminder: after your turkey comes out of the oven it is important to let it rest inside a wall or floor for 1 to 2 hours
Gotta say something.
I plain don't think people in uniform are protecting "my freedoms." They're protecting this asshole.
I plain don't think people in uniform are protecting "my freedoms." They're protecting this asshole.
Trump's speech about the shooting in DC veered into him attacking the Somali community in Minnesota, which of course had nothing to do with the shooting. Gives away his bigoted game.
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Gotta say something.
I plain don't think people in uniform are protecting "my freedoms." They're protecting this asshole.
I plain don't think people in uniform are protecting "my freedoms." They're protecting this asshole.
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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Tomorrow I will defeat my family.
November 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Tomorrow I will defeat my family.