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Crispy

@awfullycrispy.bsky.social

It's not as bad as you think it is.

ROT13 minor spoilers for a puzzle solution:
Bapr lbh ragre gur mbar jvgu gur natyre svfu, whfg qba'g gbhpu gur fgvpx. Lbh'yy sybng fvyragyl, jnvg hagvy gur tbny vf yvxr 400z njnl naq gura lbh pna syl yvxr abezny. Lbh unir zber gvzr guna lbh guvax

November 8, 2023 at 8:11 PM Everybody can reply

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Dr Hannah Pethen

@hannahpethen.bsky.social

Most archaeologists: Here are some limited ideas about how these sites may be linked. Please look favourably on the array of evidence for this possibility.

Senior ⚪️🚹 academic archaeologist: This one big artefact from another place shows there was an LBA UK. It might have included Ireland.

Photo of a tweet saying, PhD student c. 2020: Here's a limited argument I made based on years of specialised research. Hope it's OK.

Philosopher Dude c.1770.: Here are some Thoughts I had in the Bath. They constitute Universal and Self-evident Laws of Natyre. FIGHT ME."

December 22, 2024 at 10:06 AM Everybody can reply

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Bryan Thomas

@munkiman.bsky.social

Remembering actor Robert Forster, born July 13, 1941, in Rochester, NY (d. October 11, 2019). His career spanned over five decades, but he could be best known as "Max Cherry" in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown. He went from the Broadway stage to small & medium-sized film & TV roles. More: alt text.

Forster's career began in the late 1960s with roles in Reflections in a Golden Eye and Medium Cool. He later took on various roles in both big-budget and independent films, including The Black Hole, Alligator, and Mulholland Drive.

His television work included the series "Banyon," "Heroes," "Breaking Bad," and "Twin Peaks."

In his later years, Forster experienced a career resurgence after being cast in Jackie Brown, which led to him being recognized for his talent and versatility. He continued to work steadily, appearing in films such as Olympus Has Fallen and reprising his "Breaking Bad" role as "Ed" in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.

Robert Forster played the leading role of "John Cassellis," a hardened TV news cameraman, in the 1969 film Medium Cool.

The movie, set against the backdrop of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, blends fictional narrative with documentary footage to capture the intense social and political upheaval of the era.

Initially, Cassellis is portrayed as detached and focused on capturing dramatic footage, even before calling for help at a car crash scene, for example.

He is portrayed as being "the essence of cool, professional detachment" in his pursuit of audience-grabbing stories. However, his perspective shifts when he learns that his network is cooperating with the FBI by providing them with footage to track down dissidents.

This discovery awakens a sense of social responsibility in him, leading him to confront the ethics of his profession and the potential for media manipulation.

Medium Cool explores themes of media ethics, social upheaval, and the impact of the Vietnam War on individuals and society. It is particularly noted for its use of cinéma vérité style and its controversial blend of staged scenes with real-life events, including footage shot amidst the riots surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

The film's title itself refers to Marshall McLuhan's concept of television as a "cool" medium.

Forster had made his Broadway debut in 1965 in Mrs. Dally Had a Lover, opposite Arlene Francis and Ralph Meeker.

He also starred in productions of Come Blow Your Horn, The Big Knife, and The Glass Menagerie.

Forster's movie career began strongly, when John Huston cast him in the important role of "Private Williams" in Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), opposite Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando; there was a scene where Forster rode naked on a horse which became famous.

Forster also appeared in episodes of the TV series "N.Y.P.D.," "Judd for the Defense" and "Premiere," the latter also featuring Dustin Hoffman and Sally Kellerman.

Forster was then cast in another key role in an important movie: part-Indian Army scout "Nick Tana" in Robert Mulligan's The Stalking Moon (1968); he was billed third, after Gregory Peck and Eva Marie Saint.

Forster had a key support role in Justine (1969), directed by George Cukor and starring Dirk Bogarde, which was a huge flop.

Shortly after appearing in Medium Cool (1969), Forster played a tormented priest in Pieces of Dreams (1970) and a student filmmaker in Cover Me Babe (1970), which was a box office flop but a film that I really enjoyed when it aired on TCM. I kept it in my DVR for a long, long time.

Forster appeared in Jackie Brown as bail bondsman "Max Cherry," which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1997. Jackie Brown revitalized Forster's career, an effect that occurred for many actors appearing in Quentin Tarantino films.

He subsequently had consistent work in the film industry, appearing in Like Mike, Mulholland Drive, Supernova, Me, Myself & Irene (2000), Human Natyre (2001), Confidence (2003), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), and Firewall (2006).

Forster continued to appear in lower budgeted productions like Night Vision (1997) along with the remakes of Rear Window (1998) and Psycho (1998).

In June 2019, Forster was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and he died from the disease at his home in Los Angeles on October 11, 2019, at the age of 78, on the day El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie was released.

July 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM Everybody can reply

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slowdriver25.bsky.social

@slowdriver25.bsky.social

#Gladiolus #flowers #flowersky #FlowerReport #flowerphotography #flora #bloom #bloomsky #bloomscroling #natyre #naturephotography #photosky #photo #photography

Closeup view of two purple and white Gladiolus flowers one above the other

July 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM Everybody can reply

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Steve Dave's Fossil Chops

@factorone.bsky.social

NATYRE BLOWERN

May 26, 2024 at 4:16 AM Everybody can reply

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Rich Doak Photo

@richdoak.bsky.social

Autumn tones and atmosphere in a much loved local woodland.

#woodland #photography #photo #natyre

February 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM Everybody can reply

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James King

@james-king97.bsky.social

A thread of my favourite natyre youtubers, starting with a straight talking and informativs the channel that's inspired me the most over the last few years youtube.com/@leavecuriou...

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July 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM Everybody can reply

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Suor Eos

@suoreos.bsky.social

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> was it a sad one? you could watch a natyre one to feel better before you go to sleep. Planet Earth

July 24, 2025 at 5:30 AM Everybody can reply

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𝙱𝚕𝚞𝚎 𝙳𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚎𝚞

@bluedolomieu.bsky.social

#photography #surreal #natyre

December 5, 2024 at 12:59 PM Everybody can reply

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Danielle

@daniellie.bsky.social

Honestly I have not. I thought it had to do with natyre rising and sleeping but I am not natural 😩

November 21, 2024 at 10:46 AM Everybody can reply

Burlap and Light

@burlapandlight.bsky.social

A short movie I made from a session this past June. Enjoy! #videography #shortfilm #videographer #dronevideo #natyre #fitnessmodwl

November 28, 2024 at 10:57 PM Everybody can reply

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Erin

@erihu73.bsky.social

And we've seen how quickly Natyre starts recovering when we reduce emissions.

February 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM Everybody can reply

Commsbloke

@commsbloke.bsky.social

Kestrel, Rooks Nest Wood, Barkham Berks
#Birds #Wildlife #UKWildlife #Wokingham #Natyre

March 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM Everybody can reply

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Carl

@clucas1952.bsky.social

Trying to steal a fish dinner at Conowingo Dam. #photography #natyre

April 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM Everybody can reply

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Curious Quail

@curiousquail.com

#GQuuuuuuX ep9 spoilers in Rot13, translate at your own peril

(Nyfb vg jnf ernyyl pbby gb frr n Znq Natyre, Tbttf naq n M'tbx. Mrba Ndhngvp Zbovyr Grpuabybtl fgnl jvaavat)

June 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM Everybody can reply

SoulSandMan

@soulsandman.bsky.social

One of my absolute favorite updates! I've always wanted a natyre/ambient update! The little things always make a huge impact.

March 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM Everybody can reply

SoulSandMan

@soulsandman.bsky.social

One of my absolute favorite updates! I've always wanted a natyre/ambient update! The little things always make a huge impact.

March 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM Everybody can reply

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Winter (surgery recovery arc)

@gardenbehindthe.world

first day of being kind of not sick and im already returning to my bio's promise of Bugs And Gay Sex. natyre is healing

October 24, 2023 at 1:26 AM Everybody can reply

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Dusty Gedge

@dustygedge.bsky.social

#murder on a #greenroof #mammals #mice - a little video as prequel to a longer one re a bit of serious #natyre action in #ostrava #czech 2 years ago. I seriously do #greenroofs but this was really special #urbannature link to full video below youtube.com/shorts/0eR3p...

Death on a green roof - the prequel

YouTube video by Dusty Gedge

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April 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM Everybody can reply

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RockallSeaBird

@rockallseabird.bsky.social

Les mousses sont des plantes non vasculaires qui n'ont pas de racines et qui absorbent l'eau et les nutriments directement par leurs feuilles et leurs tiges. Les mousses sont importantes pour l'environnement car elles aident à créer du sol #Natyre #Sciences
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Les Bryophytes : les mousses - Place de la Nature

Chez les Bryophytes, les mousses sont discrètes et méconnues, peu étudiées. Cet article, vous en dit plus.

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January 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM Everybody can reply

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