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Christopher Chiu-Tabet

@cctabet.bsky.social
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@comicsbeat.bsky.social reporter, former Multiversity news manager. Autistic, British Chinese/Arab Anglican into film, TV, comics, games, music, history and religion. Got called a Spielberg bootlicker once. Views my own. ko-fi.com/cctabet

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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 21s
Wallace and Gromit may be northerners, but being from London, if you were to ask me how I imagine Gromit thinking, I'd probably admit I hear him with an accent like mine. The kicker to all this is Peter Sallis was also from London!
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 4m
#TIL I feel like some of the reactions on here to Martin Freeman reading Gromit's audiobook are really OTT (though I totally understand disliking him), but it's interesting to hear how some people imagined what his inner monologue would be like, and you're always going to be a bit biased.
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Leonard Sultana (An Englishman In San Diego) @englishmansdcc.bsky.social · 2h
People are gravitating towards the 'Nicolas Cage is a stand-up guy, fighting his corner against AI creative overeach' and that's great and how it should be, fine. But not enough is being made that a studio has AI waivers on standby for talent, in front and behind the camera, that you HAVE to sign.
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"Seamus O'Reilly" 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇮🇪🇦🇺🇬🇱 @jimbobuk.bsky.social · 1h
In the observer; Andy Burnham has said "UK authorities are “clear” that there was Russian interference in the Brexit vote: this is the first time a prime minister has confirmed Kremlin involvement in the 2016 referendum." Finally.... What we all knew...
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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 8h
#ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1957: President Eisenhower apologizes to Ghanaian Finance Minister Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, who was denied service in a segregated restaurant. It was one of many incidents involving African dignitaries and a factor in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. /1
Ghanaian Finance Minister Komla Abela Gbedemah (left) meets with President Dwight D. Eisenhower (center) and Vice President Richard Nixon (right) at the White House on Oct. 10, 1957. The meeting was arranged after Gbedemah was refused indoor service at a Howard Johnson’s restaurant in Dover, Del. President Eisenhower issued a formal apology and invited Gbedemah to the White House for breakfast to address the incident. He and Nixon expressed regret and discussed financial assistance for Ghana’s Akosombo Dam project. Following the incident, Howard Johnson’s management instructed the Dover restaurant to serve all customers regardless of race. However, Howard Johnson’s operated largely through a franchise model, and individual owners often adhered to local Jim Crow laws or deep-seated regional customs. The refusal to implement a nationwide policy turned Howard Johnson’s into a prime target for civil rights groups. Photo credit: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum.
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moleshoes @moleshoes.bsky.social · 5h
See also: 19th Century Japanese Depiction of the British ("The Steam Engine of Takanawa Railroad" by Ikkei Shosai, 1870)
"The Steam Engine of Takanawa Railroad" print by Ikkei Shosai (1870). British engineers are depicted operating the train's engine while a crowd of Japanese people watches from a bridge over the tracks. The British engineers all look nearly identical; they're dressed in tailcoats and top hats and sporting big bushy beards and equally bushy eyebrows.A close-up of one of the British engineers from the right side of "The Steam Engine of Takanawa Railroad"
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 11h
Next part's even funnier.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 11h
Probably the best revenge for all of us who hate his guts. Sadly, I suspect that Christmas Carol movie will make its budget back though.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 11h
Anthony Bourdain and DC did a John Wick series? No, of course not. But it's willfully deceitful.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 11h
I think humanity's accomplished it folks. This is the worst clickbait title of all time.
A screenshot of an IMDb link to a FandomWire article about Adult Swim's Get Jiro, titled "Anthony Bourdain’s 10-Part DC ‘John Wick’ Series Officially Takes Over HBO Max Streaming"
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 13h
This is not "a controversial vaccine trial," it's biological warfare, conducted by European researchers on African infants. It's imperialism, racism, eugenics, and the hubris of incredibly stupid people. It's denying vaccines to newborns! In what fuckin universe is this a "vaccine trial"?
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Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau
Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 12h
Say what you will about Action Masters, but they were just decades too early to the Blokees market.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 13h
Get well soon!
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Ethan Young @popmyth.bsky.social · 13h
Fully inked Pokémon 30th Anniversary Print for Twin Tiers Comic Con ✒️
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 13h
I know Tom immediately craps on the idea in his thread, but the issue with The Hobbit films being 10 hrs was not the length, but how it doesn't flow like a miniseries even if you bingewatched all of it, like the 1st ep of a show would have the trolls, not only the party.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 15h
I went with Pheno simply because I love Travis Willingham. Thank goodness for second playthroughs and others' recordings though.
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Daniel Schultz @dandadad.bsky.social · 15h
The future that is Aku
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I fully admit, I'm surprised Astarion is starring in the first arc given he got the first novel as well, you'd think DH and PRH would be calling dibs on different characters, but oh well.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
12 issues of Karlach is great, but how long will it take it for Gale, Wyll, Halsin, Jaheira, and Minsc to get their due eh?
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Just sharing this in case you haven't seen it (it had Judi Dench as well so it was unofficially canon): www.abc.net.au/news/2011-03...
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James Bond in drag for Women's Day
James Bond actor Daniel Craig has dressed in drag for a short film to mark International Women's Day.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Morrison on 007 (and IDW poaching the rights) is a surprise to be sure, but an interesting one. Granted (no pun intended), they've written Batman, but they said themself they wrote Bruce as a gay man.
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REwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Pleased to announce that ADHD is being overdiagnosed again according to the BBC and pathetic skidmark Wes Streeting, so now - during ADHD Awareness Month no less - it's time to give it up and just be normal. Let it go. Just turn it off and get on with things www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says government review
The review, which focuses on younger age groups, warned there was a risk society was moving from an era of under-diagnosis to over-diagnosis or mis-diagnosis.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
BLUE EYE SAMURAI comic incoming 🚨
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BJ ColanGIALLO @bjcolangelo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Wild to see him platformed like this a week after he posted, then deleted, this grotesque diatribe about the Cornell 7 and Jane Doe. Anyway. TW/CW:
Here's my hot take on the Cornell 7. The accuser is lying, can't get her story straight, and it's probably not legally or spiritually rape.
That's her accountability, however, what about the accountability of the men? What moron wants to do ketamine and have sex with a strange girl with other dudes? In what porn saturated universe did they reach the kind of dead dick where the only real excitement is to bypass the motivations of the girl to get to the arousal of being erect next to other men? More than the sex, they seemed more thrilled that each guy had his chance. When a man is more concerned with the pleasure of another man than the woman during sex, the woman is just a conduit to fucking each other.
The bisexual Cornell 7 may not have technically commited a crime, but they acted on dehumanizing impulses irrespective if she was willing or not. Standards? None. Moral character? None. Judgement? None. Before you accuse me of homophobia, obviously it's fine if they had just gone straight to butt play with each other, but they used a surrogate as an excuse and the surrogate flipped out. That's what you get. If these priveleged Gentlemen of Cornell lose their jobs or go to jail by mob frenzy, honestly, whatever. I have better people to worry about than frat bros who yearn to fuck each other but need a human sex doll to do it.
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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The same company that doesn't pay artists seems to always find the money to pay this jackass. If you're still using Spotify... why? Pretty much every alternative is better in every way.
variety.com
Joe Rogan Renews Nine-Figure Spotify Deal
Spotify and Joe Rogan have entered into a new multiyear licensing agreement, continuing a relationship that began in 2020 for his hugely popular podcast.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It does play like a cross between one of the Life is Strange games without a supernatural lead, and Journey. I did get frustrated by how ridiculously precise you have to be for some prompt to push a button to appear, but overall it's a sweet game. A very heartfelt 7/10.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Played #ForeverAgo, a poignant video game released today about an old widower on a literal trip down memory lane, from new developer Third Shift and publisher Annapurna. It didn't make me cry, despite the subject matter, but it's certainly touching. forever-ago.com
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Forever Ago - A Narrative-Driven Road Trip Adventure
Following a tragic stroke of fate, Alfred embarks on a journey north in search of redemption. In this single-player road trip adventure, you'll travel to beautiful places, capture memories with your c...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/10/2026
‘He punched a polar bear on the nose!’ Ninety glorious years of Brian Blessed – by Emma Thompson, Adrian Lester and more
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‘He punched a polar bear on the nose!’ Ninety glorious years of Brian Blessed – by Emma Thompson, Adrian Lester and more
Peeing in the sink he shared with Derek Jacobi, making a badger video with Brian May, climbing Everest with Alan Hinkes … as the great actor blasts into his 90s, stars celebrate his ‘loudness and madness’
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The kicker remains how all Arabs, regardless of skin tone, are also considered white on the US census.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Learning Ed Sheeran did a collab about Ukraine on a U2 EP earlier this year is really startling in light of recent events. And yet...
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yeah, it wasn't reported by one of the trades, but supposedly Skydance wants to see how Hunt for Gollum does first. Apparently no one on the Tolkien Society Discord is buying that.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I would also list people who are scared of being blacklisted: I can't help but think of Colbert, who was working of a LOTR film before the merger, that's now reportedly on the backburner for other supposed reasons. Ruffalo can bash Skydance all he wants because he's got a steady gig with Disney.
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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh this can just fuck off An AI-'written' complete copy of my own book is now on Amazon; same title, more-or-less the same blurb, and exactly the same impetus. Reviewers of Amazon, I urge you to absolutely dive-bomb this plagiaristic piece of shit: www.amazon.co.uk/FORGOTTEN-VI...
A hollow copy of my book with a shit AI-generated cover
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Far as I can tell, he still looks male-presenting. www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
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Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew hits the cover of Empire – with Meryl Streep as Aslan
Barbie director Greta Gerwig is back with a bold new take on C.S. Lewis' epic fantasy series. Take a world-exclusive first look at Empire.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
About time the coolest Jedi got his own series.
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zach @extrafabulous.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I admit, I now want to know why those words are so similar.
Marge Simpson covering her face meme
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Maybe she's calling him incredibly clumsy? Either way that's rude to Paddington.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I wouldn't protest about Palestine on the anniversary of 7 October, frankly, but even then the Israeli embassy is nowhere near the Board of Deputies.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Sigh. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...
BBC: Five arrested for inciting racial hatred outside Board of Deputies building in Londonpublished at 13:21
13:21Breaking

In London, the Metropolitan Police says five people have been arrested for inciting racial hatred outside the Board of Deputies of British Jews building in Camden.

Police say the arrests were made at a "spontaneous protest", with offences "involving allegedly shouting or chanting slogans calling for intifada".

The suspects are in custody and the protest in Camden has ended, the force adds.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Oh shoot Silencio is actually the second single, I really have been out of the loop with U2 after their last LP. Got some catching up to do!
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The one single from this already sounds much more interesting than their last two albums. www.u2.com/blogs/news/c...
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'CARNAVAL DE LUZ' - New Album In November.
'CARNAVAL DE LUZ' - New Album in November The band will release 'Carnaval De Luz', their first studio album in nine years, on November 13th. Silencio, the second track from the new long player, is rel...
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Handy Devine 🇵🇸🏴 @almightybob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hemingway eat your heart out
r/legaladvice 1d ago u/Mooselet211
Toilet exploded
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Kristen Lopez @kristenklopez.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I know 102 is a big long life but....this still hurts. Rest well, Eva! variety.com/2026/film/ne...
variety.com
Eva Marie Saint, ‘North by Northwest’ Star, Dies at 102
Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint, who starred in such memorable classic films as “On the Waterfront” and “North by Northwest,” has died.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
For the sake of a slogan achieving nothing except great concern and distress to British Jews, Green members have probably destroyed any hope that a party - their party - which consistently and clearly opposes the #genocide will join the next government. Genius. 🤦‍♂️ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Labour figures rule out working with Greens after ‘Zionism is racism’ vote
Minister says they could not see parties cooperating, while official says coalition should be formally ruled out
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Luis Paez-Pumar @lpp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Queen Hayley
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CN News/Schedules @cnschedules.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A detail from when the UK allowed the Skydance merger that I haven't seen get brought up: Paramount made a legally binding contract with the UK government to keep Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon's "distinct editorial identity".
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I just hope to god Paramount's tendency to hire abusers doesn't mean Shia LaBeouf will come back, this literally happened today as well: www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
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Shia LaBeouf Settles Lawsuit From FKA Twigs Over Illegal NDA
The singer-songwriter filed the lawsuit after the actor accused her of violating the terms of a settlement resolving accusations of sexual battery and abuse by LaBeouf.
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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Again, I have absolutely no interest in watching another Michael Bay Transformers again, but Paramount realising they need Spielberg to review each draft of the script like he did on the '07 film is very funny.
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