Lokke Heiss
@lokkeheiss.bsky.social
Writer, physician, film historian, Dracula Scholar. I love silent films, pre-Codes & Film Noir. Other areas of interest include Victorian Lit, in particular the writings of Emily Gerard, author of Land Beyond the Forest.
My website is lokkeheiss.com
My website is lokkeheiss.com
A bizarre medical mystery with an amazing reversal of fortune.
October 8, 2026 at 5:39 AM
A bizarre medical mystery with an amazing reversal of fortune.
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“Fires burn blue …
Methought the souls of all that I had murdered
Came to my tent.” (Richard III)
Candles dim & lightbulbs flicker in the presence of spooks. But in addition to the ominous, ubiquitous Corpse Candles, there are a number of other ghostly glows. [More
#SpookySunday #ShakespeareSunday
Methought the souls of all that I had murdered
Came to my tent.” (Richard III)
Candles dim & lightbulbs flicker in the presence of spooks. But in addition to the ominous, ubiquitous Corpse Candles, there are a number of other ghostly glows. [More
#SpookySunday #ShakespeareSunday
October 4, 2026 at 10:43 AM
“Fires burn blue …
Methought the souls of all that I had murdered
Came to my tent.” (Richard III)
Candles dim & lightbulbs flicker in the presence of spooks. But in addition to the ominous, ubiquitous Corpse Candles, there are a number of other ghostly glows. [More
#SpookySunday #ShakespeareSunday
Methought the souls of all that I had murdered
Came to my tent.” (Richard III)
Candles dim & lightbulbs flicker in the presence of spooks. But in addition to the ominous, ubiquitous Corpse Candles, there are a number of other ghostly glows. [More
#SpookySunday #ShakespeareSunday
Basically, anybody interviewed by someone from a newspaper or media chain, will have to expect the entire non-edited interview will be gobbled up by their AI for future use, unless strict conditions are first set.
Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of.
What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
October 2, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Basically, anybody interviewed by someone from a newspaper or media chain, will have to expect the entire non-edited interview will be gobbled up by their AI for future use, unless strict conditions are first set.
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Europe was 2.5C hotter than normal this summer.
We’ve never had a year like 2026. And it will be the coolest summer of the rest of our lives
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We’ve never had a year like 2026. And it will be the coolest summer of the rest of our lives
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future
EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Europe was 2.5C hotter than normal this summer.
We’ve never had a year like 2026. And it will be the coolest summer of the rest of our lives
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We’ve never had a year like 2026. And it will be the coolest summer of the rest of our lives
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The older I get, the more I think about this Kurosawa quote:
‘I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.’
‘I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.’
October 1, 2026 at 8:35 PM
The older I get, the more I think about this Kurosawa quote:
‘I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.’
‘I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.’
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Selling military technology to our enemies got a family executed for treason as recently as the 1950s
"An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary. The Communist-ruled nation is considered by most policymakers and legislators of both parties to be the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Selling military technology to our enemies got a family executed for treason as recently as the 1950s
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Thanks to @hippfest.bsky.social @pamhutch.bsky.social and @neilkbrand.bsky.social for a great showing of Gloria Swanson's reconstructed epic 'Queen Kelly'. I was expecting 'The Prince and The Showgirl' but got 'Blue Velvet' 🤯. Check out the book.
September 26, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Thanks to @hippfest.bsky.social @pamhutch.bsky.social and @neilkbrand.bsky.social for a great showing of Gloria Swanson's reconstructed epic 'Queen Kelly'. I was expecting 'The Prince and The Showgirl' but got 'Blue Velvet' 🤯. Check out the book.
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The line-up for our @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social #BritNoir strand for #FilmNoirFest 2026 will include a special double bill curated by Henry K Miller! Also an extra #Boxing title for our Boxing #FilmNoir Strand, No Way Back (1949). You can get your festival passes here: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
September 24, 2026 at 12:41 PM
The line-up for our @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social #BritNoir strand for #FilmNoirFest 2026 will include a special double bill curated by Henry K Miller! Also an extra #Boxing title for our Boxing #FilmNoir Strand, No Way Back (1949). You can get your festival passes here: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
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Atención, festivaleros y demás locos del cine mudo.... Ya salió programa! de Pordenone!! Ay, Weimar uncersored!! 🫨🫠
www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it/en/calendari...
www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it/en/calendari...
CALENDAR FRIDAY OCTOBER 2nd
Pordenone Silent Film Festival | 3>10 ottobre 2026
www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it
September 24, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Atención, festivaleros y demás locos del cine mudo.... Ya salió programa! de Pordenone!! Ay, Weimar uncersored!! 🫨🫠
www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it/en/calendari...
www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it/en/calendari...
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DEAD MEDIA. A scrappy DIY horror film that is as Minneapolis a movie as it gets. When friends decide to spin up a long lost horror film, they find a special feature that unleashes the film into their home. Really uses DVD cleverly to create a new kind of analog horror. Really dug it. Coming soon!
September 23, 2026 at 5:50 PM
DEAD MEDIA. A scrappy DIY horror film that is as Minneapolis a movie as it gets. When friends decide to spin up a long lost horror film, they find a special feature that unleashes the film into their home. Really uses DVD cleverly to create a new kind of analog horror. Really dug it. Coming soon!
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Nearly 2 billion people live in the red area.
It is becoming completely uninhabitable.
What do the climate deniers, who also hate immigration, think is going to happen?
It is becoming completely uninhabitable.
What do the climate deniers, who also hate immigration, think is going to happen?
May 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Nearly 2 billion people live in the red area.
It is becoming completely uninhabitable.
What do the climate deniers, who also hate immigration, think is going to happen?
It is becoming completely uninhabitable.
What do the climate deniers, who also hate immigration, think is going to happen?
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media.
Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
September 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media.
Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it.
It was effectively banned as it never aired again.
I wonder why.
MEDIA-OPOLY
It was effectively banned as it never aired again.
I wonder why.
MEDIA-OPOLY
September 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it.
It was effectively banned as it never aired again.
I wonder why.
MEDIA-OPOLY
It was effectively banned as it never aired again.
I wonder why.
MEDIA-OPOLY
It makes the best ever scrambled eggs!
Oh sure, shoot the dude who just wanted to show you his whisk.
#KlaatuBaradaNikto #EggWhisk
The Day the Earth Stood Still ~ 1951
#KlaatuBaradaNikto #EggWhisk
The Day the Earth Stood Still ~ 1951
September 22, 2026 at 12:40 PM
It makes the best ever scrambled eggs!
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“If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on 12 out of 12 issues, see a psychiatrist.”
— Ed Koch
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— Ed Koch
www.brainyquote.com/quotes/ed_ko...
Ed Koch - If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote...
"If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote for..." - Ed Koch quotes from BrainyQuote.com
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September 17, 2026 at 11:31 PM
“If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on 12 out of 12 issues, see a psychiatrist.”
— Ed Koch
www.brainyquote.com/quotes/ed_ko...
— Ed Koch
www.brainyquote.com/quotes/ed_ko...
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Rest in peace costume designer Bob Mackie (1939-2026), who created probably the most famous costume ever to appear in a TV comedy. The costume sent-up Scarlet O'Hara making a dress from curtains in "Gone With The Wind."
Carol Burnett: "I saw it in the window and just couldn't resist!"
Carol Burnett: "I saw it in the window and just couldn't resist!"
Miss Starlett costume, worn by Carol Burnett on "The Carol Burnett Show"
“I saw it in a window and just couldn’t resist it,” Carol Burnett remarked about her outrageous “curtain dress,” worn in a comedy sketch that…
americanhistory.si.edu
September 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Rest in peace costume designer Bob Mackie (1939-2026), who created probably the most famous costume ever to appear in a TV comedy. The costume sent-up Scarlet O'Hara making a dress from curtains in "Gone With The Wind."
Carol Burnett: "I saw it in the window and just couldn't resist!"
Carol Burnett: "I saw it in the window and just couldn't resist!"
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September 13, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I heard the Uranium Sundaes received glowing reviews!
‘Uranium Sundaes’ being served in Salt Lake City — Utah in 1954.
September 12, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I heard the Uranium Sundaes received glowing reviews!
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Ida Lupino in Buddy Westmore’s make-up chair—being “trollop-ized” in the words of Paramount’s publicity department—while working on “The Light That Failed” (1939)
September 11, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Ida Lupino in Buddy Westmore’s make-up chair—being “trollop-ized” in the words of Paramount’s publicity department—while working on “The Light That Failed” (1939)
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Pool of London (1951) is a fabulous #RubbleNoir. Just a great film, all around.
#TheNoirCollective #TCMParty
#TheNoirCollective #TCMParty
September 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Pool of London (1951) is a fabulous #RubbleNoir. Just a great film, all around.
#TheNoirCollective #TCMParty
#TheNoirCollective #TCMParty
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September 10, 1918: Rin Tin Tin, German shepherd dog who was a Hollywood star (Where the North Begins) is born (d. 1932).
He was rescued from a World War I French battlefield by an American soldier, Lee Duncan, who nicknamed him "Rinty."
He was rescued from a World War I French battlefield by an American soldier, Lee Duncan, who nicknamed him "Rinty."
September 10, 2026 at 8:19 AM
September 10, 1918: Rin Tin Tin, German shepherd dog who was a Hollywood star (Where the North Begins) is born (d. 1932).
He was rescued from a World War I French battlefield by an American soldier, Lee Duncan, who nicknamed him "Rinty."
He was rescued from a World War I French battlefield by an American soldier, Lee Duncan, who nicknamed him "Rinty."
Watching this routine, it’s clear why Dick Van Dyke was picked by Carl Reiner to star in his 1969 film THE COMIC, a story about a silent film comedian. He clearly had the skills, he just needed the right movie to show them off in.
September 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Watching this routine, it’s clear why Dick Van Dyke was picked by Carl Reiner to star in his 1969 film THE COMIC, a story about a silent film comedian. He clearly had the skills, he just needed the right movie to show them off in.
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I am the very model of a modern day typographer
A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan
#typography #fonts #graphicdesign
A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan
#typography #fonts #graphicdesign
September 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I am the very model of a modern day typographer
A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan
#typography #fonts #graphicdesign
A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan
#typography #fonts #graphicdesign
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Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...
September 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...
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