Kadri Smith
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A bit more than 48 hours before and still unprepared as I once again descend into the hell that is airport navigation.
August 29, 2026 at 4:13 PM
A bit more than 48 hours before and still unprepared as I once again descend into the hell that is airport navigation.
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Tim Curry is survived by his frequent co-star, a big spooky mansion
August 26, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Tim Curry is survived by his frequent co-star, a big spooky mansion
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Blooming, 2020 by Cindy Rizza www.instagram.com/cindy_rizza/
July 30, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Blooming, 2020 by Cindy Rizza www.instagram.com/cindy_rizza/
Great. My return flight was cancelled almost four months ahead and forcefully rebooked in a manner that requires time travel. Defunct chatbots and clogged call centers are tearing apart my last nerves...
July 29, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Great. My return flight was cancelled almost four months ahead and forcefully rebooked in a manner that requires time travel. Defunct chatbots and clogged call centers are tearing apart my last nerves...
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the thing about David Byrne's cover of "Driver's License" is that he's the kind of 73-year-old you could imagine getting his driver's license for the first time
January 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
the thing about David Byrne's cover of "Driver's License" is that he's the kind of 73-year-old you could imagine getting his driver's license for the first time
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Anna Atkins, UK pioneer in photography and botany, considered the first person to have photographic images published in a book, 1843 #WomensArt
June 8, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Anna Atkins, UK pioneer in photography and botany, considered the first person to have photographic images published in a book, 1843 #WomensArt
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"Caravan" (1936) - Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington & his Famous Orchestra #coffeebreak 🎶🎧
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jpH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jpH...
Duke Ellington - Caravan (1936)
YouTube video by Solo musica
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May 27, 2026 at 5:37 PM
"Caravan" (1936) - Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington & his Famous Orchestra #coffeebreak 🎶🎧
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jpH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jpH...
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Trolli Road Kill (2004-2005): A line of fruity gummy candy, shaped like flattened chickens, snakes, and squirrels, complete with tire marks pressed into them, as if they had been run over by a car
April 24, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Trolli Road Kill (2004-2005): A line of fruity gummy candy, shaped like flattened chickens, snakes, and squirrels, complete with tire marks pressed into them, as if they had been run over by a car
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I will say one thing for AI slop; it has radically increased my appreciation of shitty art.
Like maybe it lacks creativity, maybe the execution is unskilled, maybe the motivation for making it was commercial, but damned if a human being didn't think of and create it with their own mind and body.
Like maybe it lacks creativity, maybe the execution is unskilled, maybe the motivation for making it was commercial, but damned if a human being didn't think of and create it with their own mind and body.
April 23, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I will say one thing for AI slop; it has radically increased my appreciation of shitty art.
Like maybe it lacks creativity, maybe the execution is unskilled, maybe the motivation for making it was commercial, but damned if a human being didn't think of and create it with their own mind and body.
Like maybe it lacks creativity, maybe the execution is unskilled, maybe the motivation for making it was commercial, but damned if a human being didn't think of and create it with their own mind and body.
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One of my thoughts on 4/20 is that the general cultural mode of a guy who likes drugs has moved from a kind of hippy let’s all get along sort of guy to a “I am better than you because I do drugs and have become the ubermensch” sort of guy and it’s been a pretty big catastrophe for the human race
April 20, 2026 at 3:13 PM
One of my thoughts on 4/20 is that the general cultural mode of a guy who likes drugs has moved from a kind of hippy let’s all get along sort of guy to a “I am better than you because I do drugs and have become the ubermensch” sort of guy and it’s been a pretty big catastrophe for the human race
During this week I have dealt with three problems caused by human error that are causing us temporary financial stress. It will take days to weeks to fix two of them. You know what,eff it...at this point replace 'em all with AI for real.
April 15, 2026 at 4:48 PM
During this week I have dealt with three problems caused by human error that are causing us temporary financial stress. It will take days to weeks to fix two of them. You know what,eff it...at this point replace 'em all with AI for real.
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Still Life with Painting and Postcard by Raffael, 1976 by Paul Wonner
March 24, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Still Life with Painting and Postcard by Raffael, 1976 by Paul Wonner
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All I want is to put as little thought into the travel logistics as possible. Trains are excellent in that regard. Get on, sit for a while (or stand and walk around a bit, it doesn’t matter, it’s a train), then get off and you are there. It’s beautiful.
March 13, 2026 at 8:49 PM
All I want is to put as little thought into the travel logistics as possible. Trains are excellent in that regard. Get on, sit for a while (or stand and walk around a bit, it doesn’t matter, it’s a train), then get off and you are there. It’s beautiful.
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Every AI-booster thing is just a combination of “LISTEN UP LUDDITES GET WITH IT OR GET LEFT BEHIND!!!” and “is it accurate? No. But…”
Bonus points for “well actually humans aren’t perfect either 😏”
I need to make a bingo card…
Bonus points for “well actually humans aren’t perfect either 😏”
I need to make a bingo card…
March 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Every AI-booster thing is just a combination of “LISTEN UP LUDDITES GET WITH IT OR GET LEFT BEHIND!!!” and “is it accurate? No. But…”
Bonus points for “well actually humans aren’t perfect either 😏”
I need to make a bingo card…
Bonus points for “well actually humans aren’t perfect either 😏”
I need to make a bingo card…
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English is actually a very cool language. It’s just overused and people take its quirks for granted which is a shame
February 20, 2026 at 6:21 PM
English is actually a very cool language. It’s just overused and people take its quirks for granted which is a shame
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Happy birthday to Kim Novak, born February 13, 1933! Novak was the subject of our long lost first episode of @rememberthispod.bsky.social, which was reconstructed for our 10th anniversary in April of 2024: www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/the...
The Hard Hollywood Life of Kim Novak — 10th anniversary restoration — You Must Remember This
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts or Spotify . The first episode of You Must Remember This tells the story of actress Kim Novak -- a top box office draw of the late 1950s and the iconic...
www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Happy birthday to Kim Novak, born February 13, 1933! Novak was the subject of our long lost first episode of @rememberthispod.bsky.social, which was reconstructed for our 10th anniversary in April of 2024: www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/the...
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RIP Bud Cort
Harold and Maude (2/8) Movie CLIP - Dating Questionnaire (1971) HD
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February 11, 2026 at 7:38 PM
RIP Bud Cort
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Those who weren’t resigned to the Math Idiot Garbage Bin as kids may not grasp how much “if you’re bad at math, you’ll die in a ditch and all will be better off for it” sentiment was floating around in the 90s and 2000s, but it sure felt real to me.
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Those who weren’t resigned to the Math Idiot Garbage Bin as kids may not grasp how much “if you’re bad at math, you’ll die in a ditch and all will be better off for it” sentiment was floating around in the 90s and 2000s, but it sure felt real to me.
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
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one of the reasons I think it's hard to believe Catherine O'Hara died is because she was this super rare combination of both poise and chaotic energy and so she didn't seem to have a physical age; she was just oscillating between 40 and 17 and 60 at all times.
January 30, 2026 at 8:35 PM
one of the reasons I think it's hard to believe Catherine O'Hara died is because she was this super rare combination of both poise and chaotic energy and so she didn't seem to have a physical age; she was just oscillating between 40 and 17 and 60 at all times.
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BOTD Jeanne Moreau!!!
MCCT5: 5a)Jules/Jim (Truffaut)/5b Suspended Step (Angelopoulos) 4)Bay of Angels (Demy) 3)Trial (Welles) 2)Notte (Antonioni) 1)Gallows (Malle)
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@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
@clarisseloughrey.bsky.social: www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
MCCT5: 5a)Jules/Jim (Truffaut)/5b Suspended Step (Angelopoulos) 4)Bay of Angels (Demy) 3)Trial (Welles) 2)Notte (Antonioni) 1)Gallows (Malle)
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@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
@clarisseloughrey.bsky.social: www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
Jeanne Moreau: The cinema icon who defined French cool
She was the woman who lived as passionately on screen as off it, who once said of her work: ‘Making films is no longer a way of acting, it is a way of life’
www.the-independent.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:32 PM
BOTD Jeanne Moreau!!!
MCCT5: 5a)Jules/Jim (Truffaut)/5b Suspended Step (Angelopoulos) 4)Bay of Angels (Demy) 3)Trial (Welles) 2)Notte (Antonioni) 1)Gallows (Malle)
More
@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
@clarisseloughrey.bsky.social: www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
MCCT5: 5a)Jules/Jim (Truffaut)/5b Suspended Step (Angelopoulos) 4)Bay of Angels (Demy) 3)Trial (Welles) 2)Notte (Antonioni) 1)Gallows (Malle)
More
@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
@clarisseloughrey.bsky.social: www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
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This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
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progs: "you agree with me, but i will browbeat you because you didn't agree with me 100%"
reactionaries: "even if you agree with me 10% I will treat you as if you are in my camp"
has been a real curse over the last 10 years
reactionaries: "even if you agree with me 10% I will treat you as if you are in my camp"
has been a real curse over the last 10 years
January 22, 2026 at 7:17 PM
progs: "you agree with me, but i will browbeat you because you didn't agree with me 100%"
reactionaries: "even if you agree with me 10% I will treat you as if you are in my camp"
has been a real curse over the last 10 years
reactionaries: "even if you agree with me 10% I will treat you as if you are in my camp"
has been a real curse over the last 10 years
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poor kafka, forced to churn out new books from his extradimensional prison
January 22, 2026 at 3:49 AM
poor kafka, forced to churn out new books from his extradimensional prison
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I don't think it's a coincidence that all of this (worldwide) is happening when most of the people who lived through WWII have just died. We need to do a better job of keeping their memories and ideals alive.
January 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I don't think it's a coincidence that all of this (worldwide) is happening when most of the people who lived through WWII have just died. We need to do a better job of keeping their memories and ideals alive.