vincent
@cranialgunk.bsky.social
I'm not on social media much anymore. When I have the time I write a blog about books and movies: www.cranialgunk.com
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I saw the new "Masters of the Universe"/He-Man movie on @primevideo.bsky.social recently. Did anyone else get "Flash Gordon" vibes from the movie? It even had its own @queenband.bsky.social song in the soundtrack.
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Queen - Flash (Official Video)
YouTube video by Queen Official
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September 12, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I saw the new "Masters of the Universe"/He-Man movie on @primevideo.bsky.social recently. Did anyone else get "Flash Gordon" vibes from the movie? It even had its own @queenband.bsky.social song in the soundtrack.
youtu.be/LfmrHTdXgK4?...
youtu.be/LfmrHTdXgK4?...
Going to Anime NYC this year but am out of the loop. Looking for anime recommendations. I'm a fan of the shows like Mononoke and am a fan of Masaaki Yuasa movies. Any suggestions on the darker or surreal end that would help me feel a little less out of place? @animenewsnetwork.com
August 17, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Going to Anime NYC this year but am out of the loop. Looking for anime recommendations. I'm a fan of the shows like Mononoke and am a fan of Masaaki Yuasa movies. Any suggestions on the darker or surreal end that would help me feel a little less out of place? @animenewsnetwork.com
I woke up inspired this morning. Last night, I joined an online watch party for #Coraline put on by #LAIKA Studios. I was a full grown adult when I saw it the first time. Just shy of 2 decades later I am elated to have felt that same awe again.
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“Other Father Singalong” — Coraline | LAIKA Studios
YouTube video by LAIKA Studios
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August 17, 2026 at 11:35 AM
I woke up inspired this morning. Last night, I joined an online watch party for #Coraline put on by #LAIKA Studios. I was a full grown adult when I saw it the first time. Just shy of 2 decades later I am elated to have felt that same awe again.
youtu.be/e551XotOhtw?...
youtu.be/e551XotOhtw?...
I had to watch Episode 4 again but afterwards Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen might just be an excellent new horror series exploring the anxieties of being in a relationship. youtube.com/watch?v=vMc_...
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
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June 21, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I had to watch Episode 4 again but afterwards Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen might just be an excellent new horror series exploring the anxieties of being in a relationship. youtube.com/watch?v=vMc_...
This @fangoria.bsky.social Father's Day story caught my attention. It's an interesting take on horror movie dads and I wondered if it was cyclic? Where a spate of bad horror dads is followed by a series of movies with traditional "super dads."
As we prepare to celebrate Father's Day, we're taking a look at some recent dads who set the bar very low! This year's horror movie dads do not rock.
Daddy Dearest: Why Don’t The Father Figures Of Modern Horror Movies Protect Their Kids?
As we prepare to celebrate Father's Day, we're taking a look at some recent dads who set the bar very low! This year's horror movie dads do not rock.
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June 21, 2026 at 11:02 AM
This @fangoria.bsky.social Father's Day story caught my attention. It's an interesting take on horror movie dads and I wondered if it was cyclic? Where a spate of bad horror dads is followed by a series of movies with traditional "super dads."
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I'm sorry to hear of his passing. I enjoyed watching "Dark Water" and "The Ring" but have not read any of his books. Any suggestions on which of his books I should start with?
Koji Suzuki, the world-renowned novelist best-known for Ring, "Floating Water" (Dark Water), Spiral, and more horror stories, has died at age 68:
Ring Author Koji Suzuki Dies at 68
Novelist also known for Dark Water, Spiral, Loop, Birthday, S, Tide, more
www.animenewsnetwork.com
May 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I'm sorry to hear of his passing. I enjoyed watching "Dark Water" and "The Ring" but have not read any of his books. Any suggestions on which of his books I should start with?
"Vanishing World" is the 4th Sayaka Murata book I will have read. 60 pages in and she is now my favorite author (though I can only read her in translation). I am astounded by the creative ways she perverts normality.
May 6, 2026 at 10:07 PM
"Vanishing World" is the 4th Sayaka Murata book I will have read. 60 pages in and she is now my favorite author (though I can only read her in translation). I am astounded by the creative ways she perverts normality.
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“Students deserve to learn full and accurate histories of the United States and the world, and for university students at every level these histories necessarily include histories of gender and sexuality, and of LGBTQ+ people.” @historians.org
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🍎 🗃️ 🗺️
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🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🍎 🗃️ 🗺️
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AHA Opposes Restrictions on Teaching and Learning at Texas Tech University - AHA
The AHA has released a statement strongly opposing the new Texas Tech University Course Content Guidelines. The guidelines impose a “strict prohibition” on content related to “Sexual Orientation and G...
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April 30, 2026 at 1:34 AM
“Students deserve to learn full and accurate histories of the United States and the world, and for university students at every level these histories necessarily include histories of gender and sexuality, and of LGBTQ+ people.” @historians.org
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🍎 🗃️ 🗺️
www.historians.org/news/aha-opp...
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🍎 🗃️ 🗺️
www.historians.org/news/aha-opp...
I watched "After Hours" on Netflix after more than 2 decades since the first time I saw it. The movie is as fun and neurotic as I remember but now is also a nostalgic chronicle of the downtown NYC of my teens when we had to be in the same space to connect.
youtu.be/OZzb_6LtMjY?...
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After Hours (1985) Official Trailer - Griffin Dunne, Martin Scorcese Movie HD
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
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March 20, 2026 at 11:41 PM
I watched "After Hours" on Netflix after more than 2 decades since the first time I saw it. The movie is as fun and neurotic as I remember but now is also a nostalgic chronicle of the downtown NYC of my teens when we had to be in the same space to connect.
youtu.be/OZzb_6LtMjY?...
youtu.be/OZzb_6LtMjY?...
Back Into the Light
SPOILERS On a rainy night a bus suffers a mechanical error and goes careening off a bridge into the river below. The driver and the passengers on that bus wake from unconsciousness to a city of perpetual night. Only a very few of the people on that bus realize where they have…
SPOILERS On a rainy night a bus suffers a mechanical error and goes careening off a bridge into the river below. The driver and the passengers on that bus wake from unconsciousness to a city of perpetual night. Only a very few of the people on that bus realize where they have…
Back Into the Light
SPOILERS On a rainy night a bus suffers a mechanical error and goes careening off a bridge into the river below. The driver and the passengers on that bus wake from unconsciousness to a city of perpetual night. Only a very few of the people on that bus realize where they have been taken. I rewatched Light Shop recently. I was in the mood for something haunting and thought provoking but nothing on the multitude of streaming services that I’m subscribed to caught my attention. Then I saw the thumbnail for…
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January 24, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Back Into the Light
SPOILERS On a rainy night a bus suffers a mechanical error and goes careening off a bridge into the river below. The driver and the passengers on that bus wake from unconsciousness to a city of perpetual night. Only a very few of the people on that bus realize where they have…
SPOILERS On a rainy night a bus suffers a mechanical error and goes careening off a bridge into the river below. The driver and the passengers on that bus wake from unconsciousness to a city of perpetual night. Only a very few of the people on that bus realize where they have…
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Any pundit or business pushing "A.i." on people is making a choice NOT to push for better wages and social services for everyone.
No, authors aren't burnt out because "writing without AI is slow"
We're burnt out because we're paid dirt so we need day jobs to survive
We're burnt out because we're paid dirt so we need day jobs to survive
January 22, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Any pundit or business pushing "A.i." on people is making a choice NOT to push for better wages and social services for everyone.
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Okay, the fundraiser has paused donations on this GoFundMe. I'll post again when I know more.
January 22, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Okay, the fundraiser has paused donations on this GoFundMe. I'll post again when I know more.
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Little Liam’s family has a GoFundMe to fight to bring him home from Texas: www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring...
Donate to Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home, organized by sarai Orquiz
Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos is just 5 years old and currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and h… sarai Orquiz needs your support for Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home
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January 22, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Little Liam’s family has a GoFundMe to fight to bring him home from Texas: www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring...
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This is absolutely what struck me as a parent of young kids. There's so much love invested into each of these little things, and here it's just ripped away.
Liam’s mom dressed him in all those layers to keep her little boy warm and safe in this frigid weather, packed his book-bag w/ everything he’d need for a good day at school, and then our govt stole him out of their driveway. Used her little boy as bait. These people are monsters.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 4:00 AM
This is absolutely what struck me as a parent of young kids. There's so much love invested into each of these little things, and here it's just ripped away.
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Spider-Man backpack.
A five year old with a Spider-Man backpack.
Peter Parker would be absolutely beside himself.
A five year old with a Spider-Man backpack.
Peter Parker would be absolutely beside himself.
This is who federal agents are ripping out of their communities and shipping across the country. This is the danger we're being protected from.
January 22, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Spider-Man backpack.
A five year old with a Spider-Man backpack.
Peter Parker would be absolutely beside himself.
A five year old with a Spider-Man backpack.
Peter Parker would be absolutely beside himself.
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Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
January 22, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
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bro there’s a gofundme to crowdfund attorney fees for a preschooler who was kidnapped by our federal government and shipped across state lines and his senator is posting about high school hockey while every other elected official is debating whether to give a zillion more dollars to the kidnappers
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 AM
bro there’s a gofundme to crowdfund attorney fees for a preschooler who was kidnapped by our federal government and shipped across state lines and his senator is posting about high school hockey while every other elected official is debating whether to give a zillion more dollars to the kidnappers
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Montclair Sundays, started with next-door neighbors Julie and Liz, has grown into a vital local organization sending the signal every week that we're not going to take this bullshit from Trump and his henchmen. Join us. Just show up -- for your friends, neighbors, children. You'll be glad you did.
Gonna experiment with giving a little more notice this week:
In North Jersey and want to protest this weeks worth of cruelty, stupidity and madness from the Trump Regime?
JOIN US.
SUNDAYS 3 - 4 pm. Corner of Bloomfield Ave & Church St, Montclair. LINK:
www.mobilize.us/montclairsun...
In North Jersey and want to protest this weeks worth of cruelty, stupidity and madness from the Trump Regime?
JOIN US.
SUNDAYS 3 - 4 pm. Corner of Bloomfield Ave & Church St, Montclair. LINK:
www.mobilize.us/montclairsun...
Montclair Sundays Weekly Peaceful Protest · Montclair Sundays
We gather for an hour every Sunday to defend democracy with vigorous peaceful protest, community-building and activist inspo. We started in February and now we usually have 80 - 100 people. We provide...
www.mobilize.us
January 21, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Montclair Sundays, started with next-door neighbors Julie and Liz, has grown into a vital local organization sending the signal every week that we're not going to take this bullshit from Trump and his henchmen. Join us. Just show up -- for your friends, neighbors, children. You'll be glad you did.
The Sound of Blackened Teeth
I needed to be told the story to fully appreciate it. I wasn’t a fan of Cassandra Khaw’s Nothing But Blackened Teeth when I first read it. The audiobook changed my mind. Its narrator, Suehyla El Attar gave Cassandra’s words a rhythm and an “oomph” that the voice in my…
I needed to be told the story to fully appreciate it. I wasn’t a fan of Cassandra Khaw’s Nothing But Blackened Teeth when I first read it. The audiobook changed my mind. Its narrator, Suehyla El Attar gave Cassandra’s words a rhythm and an “oomph” that the voice in my…
The Sound of Blackened Teeth
I needed to be told the story to fully appreciate it. I wasn’t a fan of Cassandra Khaw’s Nothing But Blackened Teeth when I first read it. The audiobook changed my mind. Its narrator, Suehyla El Attar gave Cassandra’s words a rhythm and an “oomph” that the voice in my head could not. Listening. I developed an appreciation for the poetry in Cassandra’s writing. Her descriptions do more than detail an action or object. They inform how that action or object’s meaning (as well as some melodramatic flair). For example, this is how Cassandra describes the act of Phillip, her rich American character, taking off his shoes and putting on a pair of slippers before entering the house:
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January 17, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The Sound of Blackened Teeth
I needed to be told the story to fully appreciate it. I wasn’t a fan of Cassandra Khaw’s Nothing But Blackened Teeth when I first read it. The audiobook changed my mind. Its narrator, Suehyla El Attar gave Cassandra’s words a rhythm and an “oomph” that the voice in my…
I needed to be told the story to fully appreciate it. I wasn’t a fan of Cassandra Khaw’s Nothing But Blackened Teeth when I first read it. The audiobook changed my mind. Its narrator, Suehyla El Attar gave Cassandra’s words a rhythm and an “oomph” that the voice in my…
The Tsundokuist
I learned a new word: Tsundoku. It’s a portmanteau (another new word I learned) of the Japanese words tsunde-oku (to let things pile up) and dukosho (to read). Tsundoku is the act of buying books and letting them just pile up without reading them. According to Tanner Garrity, it’s…
I learned a new word: Tsundoku. It’s a portmanteau (another new word I learned) of the Japanese words tsunde-oku (to let things pile up) and dukosho (to read). Tsundoku is the act of buying books and letting them just pile up without reading them. According to Tanner Garrity, it’s…
The Tsundokuist
I learned a new word: Tsundoku. It’s a portmanteau (another new word I learned) of the Japanese words tsunde-oku (to let things pile up) and dukosho (to read). Tsundoku is the act of buying books and letting them just pile up without reading them. According to Tanner Garrity, it’s supposed to be an expression of the individual’s healthy relationship with continued learning as well as an admission of not knowing it all. I am a tsundokuist (this word I made up). I buy books three-at-a-time only to forsake two, reading just the one before buying three more.
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December 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Tsundokuist
I learned a new word: Tsundoku. It’s a portmanteau (another new word I learned) of the Japanese words tsunde-oku (to let things pile up) and dukosho (to read). Tsundoku is the act of buying books and letting them just pile up without reading them. According to Tanner Garrity, it’s…
I learned a new word: Tsundoku. It’s a portmanteau (another new word I learned) of the Japanese words tsunde-oku (to let things pile up) and dukosho (to read). Tsundoku is the act of buying books and letting them just pile up without reading them. According to Tanner Garrity, it’s…
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Yep. Abolish “A.i.”
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Yep. Abolish “A.i.”
Just before the start of the Thanksgiving rush I wandered the Wifredo Lam retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. His horned creatures seemed curious and mischievous to me. Not demonic or frightening.
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Just before the start of the Thanksgiving rush I wandered the Wifredo Lam retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. His horned creatures seemed curious and mischievous to me. Not demonic or frightening.
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This has gotten very little coverage in the US, but on Monday US military contractors or troops or some other paramilitary group placed signs on a beach in Mexico, claiming it as US territory. (The contested location is close to the SpaceX base outside Brownsville)
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
‘Restricted’: Did US troops try to cordon off a Mexican beach?
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum seeks the International Boundary and Water Commission intervention.
www.aljazeera.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This has gotten very little coverage in the US, but on Monday US military contractors or troops or some other paramilitary group placed signs on a beach in Mexico, claiming it as US territory. (The contested location is close to the SpaceX base outside Brownsville)
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
I visited Galerie Templon in NYC yesterday and spent a moment immersed in Chiharu "Connected to the Universe." I took pictures of my favorite pieces. The single needle-like figure and the threads shooting out of it into intricate swirls and messy loss threads spoke volumes to me.
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I visited Galerie Templon in NYC yesterday and spent a moment immersed in Chiharu "Connected to the Universe." I took pictures of my favorite pieces. The single needle-like figure and the threads shooting out of it into intricate swirls and messy loss threads spoke volumes to me.