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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 15h

This is a really good point. I saw both films in cinemas as 35mm conversions. Looked like pish. But the 4K of COLLATERAL showed me what Mann was showing for.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 29/09/2026

I was hopeful when Solomon signed for West Ham he wouldn’t be like this. Turns out he is worse. A disgrace to the shirt.

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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is making the rounds but be aware: it's A.I. slop! First: having those big trucks with tanks full of fuel going that fast off-terrain seems highly unrealistic. But there's also a SUV and a guy appearing all of sudden and walking in the middle of it at the 17 second :P So yeah, don't fall for it

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Wait for it . . .

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 26/09/2026

Has anybody made the connnecrion between spending four months shooting HEART OF THE BEAST in Aotearoa and Brad Pitt starting drinking again?

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Denise @denisest.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Labour has just shown off their new mobile billboard on FB. #nzpol

Labour Party mobile billboard reading "Cry me a river" with Luxon's face on it

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Caniwi @caniwi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I think ‘the list’ shd be limited to a smaller number. It was envisioned to allow some candidates to enter parliament this way because they were unlikely to get elected (minorities, youth, for instance) it was not for parties to fill the majority of their seats as unelected reps via the list.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 25/09/2026

I still think of this as the “new” Tears For Fears album. Like Achtung Baby for U2.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 25/09/2026

Just spotted that THE QUIET EARTH has been added to Beamafilm for those of you whose libraries provide that service. funeralsandsnakes.net/p/something-...

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Something to watch tonight: The Quiet Earth

The Quiet Earth (Murphy, 1985) is a digital rental on AroVision.

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Tom Butlin @tombutlin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

There appear to be plenty of copies of Dirty Work in stock at indie bookshops through the motu, via Bookhub. Get amongst it And ideally buy from the tiniest shop in a tiny town that has been hit hard by this government's dirty policies bookhub.co.nz/p/dirty-work...

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Dirty Work

Buy Dirty Work by Nicky Hager from your local bookstore. Twelve years after they were exposed and discredited in the book Dirty Politics, some of ...

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A new bookstore opened in Kyiv. I visited it today. russian drones burn warehouses full of books and damage whatever they can reach. A new bookstore opened in Kyiv. russia will never win.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 24/09/2026

I can’t get past the paywall but I’m guessing this also demonstrates how much investment flows back into Aotearoa and creates jobs here. Right?

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 23/09/2026

Palestine games not going to be broadcast by the way.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 23/09/2026

The 2010 Robin Hood was originally going to be called Nottingham and would have been an origin story for a misunderstood Sheriff (Matthew Mcfadyen) but when Crowe signed on it got very traditional and very ordinary.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 23/09/2026

I’m watching the weekend EFL highlights show and who should I hear but Martin Tyler doing Portsmouth v Blackburn. 81 years old and still the best in the business. FIFA went downhill when they replaced him.

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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.

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Felix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Three: “I think one of the grubbiest dirty politics attacks in recent history was the hit job that pushed Maiki Sherman out of her position as political editor at TVNZ a few months ago. The inside story is told for the first time in Chapter 5.”

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 22/09/2026

So tomorrow’s Post will be the first big test for Hooton. Although I think he hates Luxon even more than Hager, so maybe not such a big test after all?

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Imprint Films @imprintfilms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Imprint Asia is thrilled to announce THE CINEMA OF KING HU: VOLUME TWO (1975 - 1983)! 🍃 Includes: • The Valiant Ones (1975) • Raining in the Mountain (1979) • Legend of the Mountain (1979) - worldwide 4K UHD debut! • The Wheel of Life (1983) • All the King’s Men (1983)

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Michael Plank @michaelplanknz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Am I right in thinking that, if Lab reversed interest deductability, the property owner would instead file those deductions against the taxable capital gain when the property is sold, so it's primarily a discussion about when tax paid rather than how much?

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 21/09/2026

Must-see coming up at Auckland's Academy Cinema.

Email promo tile from the Academy Cinema reads: "Dolly Parton Tribute - 9 TO 5 (1980)
dir. Christopher Nolan

Showing this $5 Wednesday, 9 to 5 comes to the big screen for just $5 as a tribute to the one and only Dolly Parton. Starring Parton alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, this beloved 1980 comedy follows three fed up office workers who decide they have had enough of their sexist boss and take matters into their own hands. With Dolly’s unforgettable performance and the iconic title song, 9 to 5 is the perfect way to celebrate her incredible legacy. Catch this classic for just $5 this Wednesday.

Wednesday 23rd September - 6:00pm"

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 19/09/2026

NZ football fans note: Crocombe dropped by Milwall after letting in 13 goals in 5 games. #whufc #ecl #hammers #coyi

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 19/09/2026

Bought my first Saturday Post since Hooton took over. (I was a dollar short of the Smeg knife bonus.) Very impressed. 50% arts and culture (thanks to WoW) and lots of strong social and political opinions from all sides. Now trying to work out the best subscription option. Two thumbs up.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 19/09/2026

Finally got my hands on EAFC27 and Chris Greenacre should be having a stern word with his agent.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 18/09/2026

My Nicky Hagar story? When I was a student in the late 1980s, a pal asked me to join a protest at the North Island spy base of Tangimoana. Turned out Nicky was organising it and my one interaction was him telling me to carry a notebook and pen so I could plausibly be a journalist not a protestor.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 17/09/2026

Ask anyone who has had to seriously work with iwi, they’ll tell you how valuable it is and how much they appreciate it. No matter their starting point.

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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We should be rioting honestly WTF

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 17/09/2026

Moving on to Widows Bay. It’s great, it starts with an earthquake.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 17/09/2026

Peter Tait wrote a play about this.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 17/09/2026

It doesn’t matter what asinine intervention Willis proposes, grocery prices will never come down - the supply chain is too complicated. The only way to fix the cost of living problem is to increase wages and the only way to do that is to empower workers and unions. Remember Fair Pay agreements?

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 17/09/2026

Why isn’t Andrew Wakefield in jail?

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 16/09/2026

Even better, they could contact me and I’ll get them off Substack entirely.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 16/09/2026

Rare selfie here but when you and your doubles partner come second in the annual regulator versus professional association table tennis tournament, you are entitled to celebrate.

Porter of the author in black but garlanded in sweeties.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 15/09/2026

National falling even further from their last election result AND failing to get the usual NZ first-term incumbent boost should be a much bigger story than Labour.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 15/09/2026

National falling even further from their last election result AND failing to get the usual NZ first-term incumbent boost should be a much bigger story than Labour.

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Sir Arthur @sirarthurindeed.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

RIP Ludek Miklosko. I was lucky enough to see him on the pitch before the Conference Final.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 14/09/2026

Foolishly clocked on an ad on FB last week. Now my feed looks like this.

Wall to wall football shirt advertising on Facebook.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

push alert: ELON MUSK SAYS HE’LL SEND A ROCKET MADE ENTIRELY OUT OF YEEZYS AND MANNED BY CRYPTO-POWERED ROBOTS TO MARS BY 2035.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

a CEO can say literally anything in this country and it’s treated as news. it doesn’t matter if it’s remotely true.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 12/09/2026

In NZ we have the Consumer Guarantees Act and the Fair Trading Act. Stronger than even an extended warranty. I’ll be watching with interest. (Especially as I really want one.)

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 12/09/2026

Not journalism but cinema, my dream for the Paramount in Wellington was to go non-profit. No pesky investors to placate and another source of income from fundraising.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 12/09/2026

This is _almost_ sit out on the deck with a G&T weather.

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 11/09/2026

Only four wins in a row. Disgraceful. Nuno out! #coyi #whufc #hammers

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Dan Slevin @danslevin.funeralsandsnakes.net · 11/09/2026

It may lot be the best movie of the year but it’s certainly the _most_ movie.

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Tim Pelan @johnneyred.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

One Perfect Shot NO TIME TO DIE

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