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So you were right on both counts. A very operatic plot, which probably accounts for its slow pace as a movie. But all the outdoor scenes in the snow were beautiful, and Gerda Lundequist was fantastic.

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

What do you think of Gösta Berling? I’m going to see it next week.

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Lauren Donovan Ginsberg @laurenginsberg.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

It's not 1536, but Anne Boleyn has taken over the news. Recently a team of computer scientists, electrical engineers and a historical novelist think they have discovered the “true face” of Anne (& her mother) by applying AI-based computational facial recognition to Holbein sketches. The catch? /1

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

There’s a decent chance this was my mom’s cat. She’s not around anymore, so I’ll never know.

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Valletta alone is worth the trip. See the tombs of the Knights of Malta, then have a sandwich and a beer at the Gunpost. Feed the tomato from your sandwich to the little lizards.

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Figures. Why wouldn't the Germans take the beer too? But eight degree beer isn't necessarily worse, just lighter. Glassworkers have traditionally drunk it for hydration, and a few breweries produce it in summer for the cyclist market.

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

You could still get Czech Budweiser, for only 2.5 times the price of a local brew. I wonder whether that changed with the German annexation the following year.

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

"Colored Chicken?" Is there a benign explanation for using that as another name for fried chicken?

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Cʜʀɪs Sᴛᴇɪɴ @chrisstein.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Jim Thirlwell and Lydia Lunch ringside at the Garden for wrestling

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Lee Atwater, any time before the 80s.

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

This is one of my favorite things about cats. They'll make a point of sitting with their butt toward you, but you better believe they have both their ears swiveled all the way back.

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

If you said you were a Lamar Jackson fan first, you could have saved yourself the effort of saying you weren't a Super Bowl fan.

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Twenty years from now you'll return and close the circle.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

You would know if your device were listening to you 24/7 and transmitting everything you say to its manufacturer, because a brand new battery with full charge capacity would last for 20 minutes. The traffic would also be viewable on network sniffing: no one has ever detected it.

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The examples he gives sound really interesting, but I think there's a place for the starter opera too. I was listening to orchestral reductions of the Ring way before I was ready for the whole thing.

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

One thing about Bayreuth: you're gonna sweat.

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I thought the Carstorf production was hostile to Wagner and that he was unethical for taking the job, but a few Germans have assured me that there were many subtle things that a non-German probably wouldn't get. I certainly didn't!

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

It's Bavaria (OK, Franconia), so you can get a beer and pretzel during intermission. The ceiling is high, but the floor is reasonably low.

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

The official word is sensible: "There are no regulations, but the festive character of the events determines the outfit of the guests. In addition, the weather also influences the evening wardrobe. It should be noted that the temperatures in the Festival Theater rise from the stalls to the gallery."

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Bayreuth has the widest variety of attire of any theater I've attended. Lots of tuxes and gowns, plus kimonos, Tracht, traditional African costume, and plenty of ordinary suits and dresses. Always a couple of crumpled polos as well.

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Not to mention musicians don't sound like they're playing inside Spotify's damp toilet paper tube.

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Kevin Veale 😷 (Toitū Te Tiriti) @krveale.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb. Once upon a time, Europe was at war. Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

The first time I ran the search was on the ČD app. I just ran it again on cd.cz. The sleepers appear on the app but not the web!

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Just ran a search from inside the country and see both on the Bratislava route for your dates. Let's hope it's just a hiccup.

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵 Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...

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The Spooky Dude @2house2fly.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service

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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

A short thread of observations using Max Andrew's tool to explore the network of relationships revealed in the Epstein estate email cache. @thatsjustlikeyouropinionman.com 🧵 1. There is a tight inner circle, densely connected. Trump is in the near outer rim. epstein-doc-explorer-1.onrender.com

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Typical night at the mansion: Clint's been throwing up and Vision's been reading Martha Stewart Living.

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

It seems like at least a quarter of the EU budget goes to these studies. Do you know which member countries unbend the most paper clips? I bet the EU does!

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

From the man from whom "They just have to make plays!" was as good as it got.

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andyhicks.bsky.social @andyhicks.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I really appreciate your practitioner's insights on this stuff.

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Daniel Schuman @americalabs.org · 10/11/2025

Some thoughts on the CR/minibus. 1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins. Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.

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