Ben Rowe
@cineastbenrowe.bsky.social
Calgary Cinematheque Programming Co-ordinator, Scream Scene Podcast co-host, Dungeon Master, he/him.
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This is a community note for the ages.
October 5, 2026 at 12:31 PM
This is a community note for the ages.
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my favorite fact about the formation of the FDA was that it was largely in response to one quack who endorsed surgically grafting goat balls into your body as a panacea, and then spread out into a variety of branded snake oils and other quackery which sold like wildfire because he had a radio show
October 4, 2026 at 3:30 AM
my favorite fact about the formation of the FDA was that it was largely in response to one quack who endorsed surgically grafting goat balls into your body as a panacea, and then spread out into a variety of branded snake oils and other quackery which sold like wildfire because he had a radio show
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"Do you hear a piteous wailing interspersed with threats of terrible vengeance?"
"Probably just the wind."
#ThePhantomOfTheOpera
#ThePhantomOfTheOpera1925 #FilmOnFilm #LonChaney #TCMParty
"Probably just the wind."
#ThePhantomOfTheOpera
#ThePhantomOfTheOpera1925 #FilmOnFilm #LonChaney #TCMParty
October 3, 2026 at 4:45 AM
"Do you hear a piteous wailing interspersed with threats of terrible vengeance?"
"Probably just the wind."
#ThePhantomOfTheOpera
#ThePhantomOfTheOpera1925 #FilmOnFilm #LonChaney #TCMParty
"Probably just the wind."
#ThePhantomOfTheOpera
#ThePhantomOfTheOpera1925 #FilmOnFilm #LonChaney #TCMParty
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes has been on fire too, but that’s not surprising considering the state of things in Canada.
I would simply not mess with a country whose #1 export is sketch comedy.
I would simply not mess with a country whose #1 export is sketch comedy.
October 2, 2026 at 6:00 AM
This Hour Has 22 Minutes has been on fire too, but that’s not surprising considering the state of things in Canada.
I would simply not mess with a country whose #1 export is sketch comedy.
I would simply not mess with a country whose #1 export is sketch comedy.
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One thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr...
Conservatives are pissed at Sarah Huckabee Sanders for choosing a young white man to portray welfare recipients. trib.al/WfBh0ib
MAGA Furious Over Republican Ad Featuring White Man as Face of Welfare
Conservatives are pissed at Sarah Huckabee Sanders for choosing a young white man to portray welfare recipients.
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September 29, 2026 at 4:15 PM
One thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr...
One of the sad truths when you have seen the same behind the scenes pics of Star Trek your entire life over and over is that now if I see one I have never seen I can no longer feel excitement about it because there's a 90% chance it's AI generated.
September 29, 2026 at 10:26 AM
One of the sad truths when you have seen the same behind the scenes pics of Star Trek your entire life over and over is that now if I see one I have never seen I can no longer feel excitement about it because there's a 90% chance it's AI generated.
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Let's get focused! It's time for Concentration Check! twitch.tv/dungeonscraw...
DungeonScrawlers - Live on Twitch
Concentration Check w/ Erin M. Evans | 25-Minute Pomodoro Sprints | Streaming writing & reading.
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September 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Let's get focused! It's time for Concentration Check! twitch.tv/dungeonscraw...
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"ai" is not a genie that can't be put back in a bottle, it's a pillar of smoke that dissipates unless you keep burning money
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 PM
"ai" is not a genie that can't be put back in a bottle, it's a pillar of smoke that dissipates unless you keep burning money
Legitimately I find Strange New Worlds to be really difficult to square with The Original Series in terms of continuity, and not in terms of visuals but in terms of characters and storytelling. But I didn't mind that as much in earlier seasons when I was enjoying the show! The worse the show gets...
September 26, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Legitimately I find Strange New Worlds to be really difficult to square with The Original Series in terms of continuity, and not in terms of visuals but in terms of characters and storytelling. But I didn't mind that as much in earlier seasons when I was enjoying the show! The worse the show gets...
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There is IMO something absolutely spot on about the British ruling class not at all recognising that smashing up the state to sell it for scrap and cocaine might be a problem, until it started to somewhat impede their ability to wage a really serious war.
September 26, 2026 at 8:34 PM
There is IMO something absolutely spot on about the British ruling class not at all recognising that smashing up the state to sell it for scrap and cocaine might be a problem, until it started to somewhat impede their ability to wage a really serious war.
I mean the purpose of the rat patrol is to find rats and they did, so the system is working as intended.
Alberta’s self-image as world’s only rat-free region shattered by discovery of rat
Alberta’s self-image as world’s only rat-free region shattered by discovery of rat
Province’s rat patrol called in to investigate as town of Bowden announces discovery of dead vermin
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2026 at 4:45 AM
I mean the purpose of the rat patrol is to find rats and they did, so the system is working as intended.
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One of the worst things about streaming with ads is no humans appear to be in charge of placing the ad breaks.
Even shows which originally had ad breaks, where there was an obvious break in the narrative for it, don't have the ad breaks put in those places now
Even shows which originally had ad breaks, where there was an obvious break in the narrative for it, don't have the ad breaks put in those places now
September 26, 2026 at 12:44 AM
One of the worst things about streaming with ads is no humans appear to be in charge of placing the ad breaks.
Even shows which originally had ad breaks, where there was an obvious break in the narrative for it, don't have the ad breaks put in those places now
Even shows which originally had ad breaks, where there was an obvious break in the narrative for it, don't have the ad breaks put in those places now
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September 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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I respect Nia DaCosta's Candyman, but it's got a serious case of Surf Dracula.
September 25, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I respect Nia DaCosta's Candyman, but it's got a serious case of Surf Dracula.
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Just when I think I can’t hate OpenAI and Sam Altman any more, new details come out about how ChatGPT helped a shooter plan one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history in Tumbler Ridge, BC.
OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to authorities.
OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to authorities.
ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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September 24, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Just when I think I can’t hate OpenAI and Sam Altman any more, new details come out about how ChatGPT helped a shooter plan one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history in Tumbler Ridge, BC.
OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to authorities.
OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to authorities.
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My main thought about "10% chance ai will kill humanity in a decade" is that the people who run the tech companies are some of the worst humans alive and they're not even interested in dealing with the harms their products cause *now*
September 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM
My main thought about "10% chance ai will kill humanity in a decade" is that the people who run the tech companies are some of the worst humans alive and they're not even interested in dealing with the harms their products cause *now*
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September 24, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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We encounter METEMPSYCO aka TOMB OF TORTURE (1963), the only film from Giallo writer Antonio Boccacci. How will Boccacci's Giallo and Gothic literary roots come into play on the screen? Take a listen and find out!
#filmsky #horrorsky
#filmsky #horrorsky
Episode 357 - Gothic Rosetta Stone
Your deadicated hosts encounter METEMPSYCO aka TOMB OF TORTURE (1963), the only film from Giallo writer Antonio Boccacci. How will Boccacci's Giallo and Gothic literary roots come into play on the scr
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September 24, 2026 at 4:28 AM
We encounter METEMPSYCO aka TOMB OF TORTURE (1963), the only film from Giallo writer Antonio Boccacci. How will Boccacci's Giallo and Gothic literary roots come into play on the screen? Take a listen and find out!
#filmsky #horrorsky
#filmsky #horrorsky
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Absolutely ghoulish digital necromancy that further proves Gen A.I. is morally bankrupt and devoid of any original ideas. Please don't watch or support this slop.
Netflix's new reality show "Wonka's Golden Ticket" uses AI Gene Wilder as its host. The beloved comedian passed away in 2016, but his voice lives on in AI form. At least Netflix didn't use AI to create the new Oompa Loompas.
What do you think of this AI resurrection? Let us know in the comments 👇
What do you think of this AI resurrection? Let us know in the comments 👇
'Wonka’s Golden Ticket' on Netflix: How it uses AI Gene Wilder
The Oompa Loompas are back as well.
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September 24, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Absolutely ghoulish digital necromancy that further proves Gen A.I. is morally bankrupt and devoid of any original ideas. Please don't watch or support this slop.
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'attack a minority who typically vote for us, piss off our own base, & just hope we attract more voters across the aisle than we lose' is a risky galaxy-brain tactic to try when there's 'record high fuel prices' sitting right there. but they know this, of course. they simply don't want progress
September 20, 2026 at 1:45 AM
'attack a minority who typically vote for us, piss off our own base, & just hope we attract more voters across the aisle than we lose' is a risky galaxy-brain tactic to try when there's 'record high fuel prices' sitting right there. but they know this, of course. they simply don't want progress
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the republicans are wide open on several fronts, historically unpopular president, unpopular war, record high gas. any dem throwing trans people under the bus at this moment is doing it because they want to. not like they need to, do they. even if it worked as a vote winner, which it doesn't
September 20, 2026 at 1:35 AM
the republicans are wide open on several fronts, historically unpopular president, unpopular war, record high gas. any dem throwing trans people under the bus at this moment is doing it because they want to. not like they need to, do they. even if it worked as a vote winner, which it doesn't
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Fantastic news! There's an article on UNBOUND on Eurogamer 🎉Thank you so much Bertie for your very kind words 🤩
September 22, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Fantastic news! There's an article on UNBOUND on Eurogamer 🎉Thank you so much Bertie for your very kind words 🤩
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Besides the fact that not enough people realized that he was directly tracing these things with no real creative additions, the case for Lichtenstein depended on him adding a perceived level of contempt for the source material, which was what supposedly made it 'high art'
I'd never seen this Roy Lichtenstein painting before, but it's incredible how he manages unfailingly to make his copies worse than the original comics he's ripping off.
September 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Besides the fact that not enough people realized that he was directly tracing these things with no real creative additions, the case for Lichtenstein depended on him adding a perceived level of contempt for the source material, which was what supposedly made it 'high art'