Zane Simon
@zanesimon.bsky.social
Writer/Editor, PNW. Find me on Substack. Face-punch history buff & host of the MMA Vivisection. I also like movies.
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This Week’s Movies
Silent Movie
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Riff-Raff
Green Snake
Silent Movie
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Riff-Raff
Green Snake
December 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This Week’s Movies
Silent Movie
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Riff-Raff
Green Snake
Silent Movie
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Riff-Raff
Green Snake
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The problem with any political cinema right now is people get mad when it doesn't treat each individual in the audience as the center of the universe and directly prioritize their primary political focus, and critical analysis stops there.
this one retreats from any real political thinking except to show white men being evil and affirming the importance of diversity, with a white man at the center. For a much better and unsettling version of this, which also includes a Black woman as fantasy figure, see CHILDREN OF MEN, a classic
December 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The problem with any political cinema right now is people get mad when it doesn't treat each individual in the audience as the center of the universe and directly prioritize their primary political focus, and critical analysis stops there.
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Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
A work in progress.
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A work in progress.
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Did my last update to the potential albums of the year list. The link jumps to the latest additions:
ricketyshack.ca/site/?doc=20...
ricketyshack.ca/site/?doc=20...
December 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Did my last update to the potential albums of the year list. The link jumps to the latest additions:
ricketyshack.ca/site/?doc=20...
ricketyshack.ca/site/?doc=20...
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This is an excellent deep dive into Khabib using his supposed moral authority to mitigate the real risks involved with this type of investing. Traditional investments function within tight regulation. By working outside traditional investments, Khabib can profit while maintaining his ignorance.
As UFC champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov built a brand on humility, faith, and denouncing vices like gambling. His brand is now repeatedly deployed to legitimize volatile financial products and fans are noticing.
www.sportspolitika.news/p/khabib-nur...
www.sportspolitika.news/p/khabib-nur...
The Many Crypto Schemes of Khabib Nurmagomedov
As UFC champion, Khabib built a brand on humility, faith, and denouncing vices like gambling. His brand is now repeatedly deployed to legitimize volatile financial products and fans are noticing.
www.sportspolitika.news
December 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This is an excellent deep dive into Khabib using his supposed moral authority to mitigate the real risks involved with this type of investing. Traditional investments function within tight regulation. By working outside traditional investments, Khabib can profit while maintaining his ignorance.
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Yours reminded me of this one: www.theonion.com/man-dies-aft...
Man Dies After Secret 4-Year Battle With Gorilla
ROANOKE, VA—Local claims adjuster David Seaborne, a devoted husband and father of three, died Tuesday at the age of 37 following a long and painful personal battle with a 512-pound eastern lowland gor...
www.theonion.com
May 19, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Yours reminded me of this one: www.theonion.com/man-dies-aft...
This Week’s Movies
Poison for the Fairies
The River
Savage Streets
The Big Fix
Poison for the Fairies
The River
Savage Streets
The Big Fix
December 4, 2025 at 6:24 AM
This Week’s Movies
Poison for the Fairies
The River
Savage Streets
The Big Fix
Poison for the Fairies
The River
Savage Streets
The Big Fix
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I can't listen to the song without thinking of
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I can't listen to the song without thinking of
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Truly, this might be the most deranged Depressed-Us. Thank you @zanesimon.bsky.social and @kingtypo.bsky.social for several laughs
substack.com/@mmadraw/not...
substack.com/@mmadraw/not...
The MMA Depressed-us: Paddywack'd
Our triple threat team of critics is taking you on a walk down Memory Lane as they do a Paddy Pimblett retrospective this week.
substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Truly, this might be the most deranged Depressed-Us. Thank you @zanesimon.bsky.social and @kingtypo.bsky.social for several laughs
substack.com/@mmadraw/not...
substack.com/@mmadraw/not...
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We all trashed Ronda for her acting but she's about to be in the best comedy of 2026
Report: Ronda Rousey in talks for Katie Taylor boxing match https://www.mmafighting.com/womens-combat/459182/report-ronda-rousey-in-talks-for-katie-taylor-boxing-match
Report: Ronda Rousey in talks for Katie Taylor boxing match
UFC legend Ronda Rousey hasn’t fought in combat sports since 2016
www.mmafighting.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
We all trashed Ronda for her acting but she's about to be in the best comedy of 2026
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This not a "radical" approach. It's a sensible one.
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This not a "radical" approach. It's a sensible one.
Just bought the new Lego Enterprise kit in one of the most normcore moments of my entire life.
November 28, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Just bought the new Lego Enterprise kit in one of the most normcore moments of my entire life.
This Week’s Movies
Tin Men
Porco Rosso
Once a Thief
Funny Girl
Tin Men
Porco Rosso
Once a Thief
Funny Girl
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
This Week’s Movies
Tin Men
Porco Rosso
Once a Thief
Funny Girl
Tin Men
Porco Rosso
Once a Thief
Funny Girl
New Desthstalker movie is exactly what you’d want from the phrase “new Deathstalker movie.”
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 AM
New Desthstalker movie is exactly what you’d want from the phrase “new Deathstalker movie.”
Not a movie anyone knows, but Malpertuis is in part about a dude falling in love with Medusa.
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Not a movie anyone knows, but Malpertuis is in part about a dude falling in love with Medusa.
At ~4:30am Thursday my dog suffered what I can only assume was a stroke. We woke up to her trying to get up unable to stand on her own. She’s 14, I was prepared for this to be the end…
Almost had to put my dog down, then lost a job that was making me miserable. A real silver linings kind of day.
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
At ~4:30am Thursday my dog suffered what I can only assume was a stroke. We woke up to her trying to get up unable to stand on her own. She’s 14, I was prepared for this to be the end…
Almost had to put my dog down, then lost a job that was making me miserable. A real silver linings kind of day.
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Almost had to put my dog down, then lost a job that was making me miserable. A real silver linings kind of day.
This Week’s Movies:
Portrait of Jason
True Lies
The Sentinel
Man on a Swing
Portrait of Jason
True Lies
The Sentinel
Man on a Swing
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This Week’s Movies:
Portrait of Jason
True Lies
The Sentinel
Man on a Swing
Portrait of Jason
True Lies
The Sentinel
Man on a Swing
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Never has Neil Young been more relatable
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Never has Neil Young been more relatable
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This is also great just to hear how @zanesimon.bsky.social makes fun of @kingtypo.bsky.social's chess comparison.
UFC 322 Main Card Vivi: Gentleman Jack
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UFC 322 Main Card Vivi: Gentleman Jack
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UFC 322 Main Card Vivi: Gentleman Jack
Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back to break down the main card from this week's UFC 322 event.
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is also great just to hear how @zanesimon.bsky.social makes fun of @kingtypo.bsky.social's chess comparison.
UFC 322 Main Card Vivi: Gentleman Jack
open.substack.com/pub/themmadr...
UFC 322 Main Card Vivi: Gentleman Jack
open.substack.com/pub/themmadr...
This Week’s Movies:
American Fiction
Eighteen Years in Prison
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
Picnic at Hanging Rock
American Fiction
Eighteen Years in Prison
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
Picnic at Hanging Rock
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This Week’s Movies:
American Fiction
Eighteen Years in Prison
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
Picnic at Hanging Rock
American Fiction
Eighteen Years in Prison
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
Picnic at Hanging Rock
I have a wealth of criticism for education and secondary education and the ways we've turned learning into a childhood checklist, but I will die on the hill that every single person needs to learn how to close read a text and shouldn't be allowed into any kind of adult discourse without that skill.
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I have a wealth of criticism for education and secondary education and the ways we've turned learning into a childhood checklist, but I will die on the hill that every single person needs to learn how to close read a text and shouldn't be allowed into any kind of adult discourse without that skill.