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David Barbour

@davidbarbour.bsky.social
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Editor and theatre critic, Lighting&Sound America. Film fanatic in my spare time. Also fond of cocktails and wisecracks.

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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Note that he doesn't say it is morally repellent. It is merely a bad look.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Surprised he hasn't deleted it, like Hannity and the others.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Maybe he's trying to push her out of the way.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Here are the details. Okay, if they stick to it all, I guess: variety.com/2026/film/ne...
variety.com
What’s in the Paramount Settlement With States: Commitment to Not Sell Studio Lots, Additional $300M Yearly Investment in U.S. Film Production, CNN Oversight and More
Details of the terms of Paramount's deal with 12 states settling their antitrust case that was holding up the Warner Bros. Discovery merger have been revealed.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
He's getting back to us about 2032: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
Nvidia boss says there is ‘0% chance’ AI destroys the world by 2030
Jensen Huang dismisses warnings from former Anthropic researcher and others as ‘doomsday narratives’
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm suddenly feeling not so groovy: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/a...
nytimes.com
Peter Max, Trippy Artist of Counterculture Era and Beyond, Dies at 88
With work that breathed the spirit of the 1960s, he became fabulously wealthy from licensing his paintings and posters in all their euphoric Day-Glo glory.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Versatility!
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As a native Ohioan, I approve this message: www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Ohio city council joins the renaming trend with ‘Gulf of Cleveland’
The council members passed a resolution to rename part of Lake Erie the “Gulf of Cleveland,” a non-binding, satirical move meant to skewer the presidents’ and others’ renaming efforts.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Bari Efffect. Get ready for the stampede to blame football: rb.gy/zgwrk3
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‘60 Minutes’ Season Debut Sees 21% Drop in Ratings: Is NFL or CBS News to Blame?
'60 Minutes' Season Debut Sees 21% Drop in Ratings: Is NFL or CBS News to Blame?
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Sheeran is really in a pickle. I feel for him. Not every entertainer has to take a political stand. But the ones who do shouldn't be automatically canceled: variety.com/2026/music/n...
variety.com
Ed Sheeran Says Dropping Macklemore From Tour Was ‘Promoter’s Decision, Not Mine,’ Explains Why He’s Not Speaking Out on Israel and Palestine
Ed Sheeran has posted a statement about Macklemore being dropped from his stadium tour after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Except emote believably.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Hate speech = Someone who disagrees with you. variety.com/2026/music/n...
variety.com
Robert Kraft Defends Banning Macklemore From Ed Sheeran Tour After ‘Free Palestine’ Comments: ‘We Do Not Provide a Platform for Hate Speech’
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has defended his decision to create a de facto ban on rapper Macklemore performing in support of Ed Sheeran.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In other words, it's much, much worse than we thought.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is me every morning, on my way to the kitchen from the bedroom.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Stop that. Everyone knows Mitzi is a Clytemnestra.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Remember the good old days, when we didn't run concentration camps? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
nytimes.com
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages as ‘Calming Areas,’ Report Says (Gift Article)
The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Aside from the fishnets on the men, not bad.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Where did she come from after all this time?
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Talk about foreplay...
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Among live audio professionals, "mic" is vastly preferred. Just saying.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Separated at birth...
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Lower risk of CTE.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
He's in the cryogenic tube next to Walt Disney.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A master of disguise!
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
And Joey Heatherton dancing her way through the role of Joanna.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
What about Harvey? Hammerstein and Elwood Dowd seem like a good match.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
My book list is no longer than I am likely to live...
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
1. This New York Post cover: “Thousands of 9/11 families demand Mamdani be banned from 25th-Anniversary” is a brazen lie. How do I know? I interviewed the organizer of the petition.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Bradley Cooper is fabulous as you.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Of course, you can look up the time of sunset on your smartphone.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
A great writer and a great friend. The model of a life well-lived: www.delphiniumbooks.com/delphinium-b...
delphiniumbooks.com
Delphinium Books is sad to announce the passing of its beloved prize-winning author, Joseph Caldwell - Delphinium Books
Joseph Caldwell, an award-winning novelist whose fiction explored the often uneasy intersection of Catholic faith, homosexuality, love, loss and moral ambiguity, and whose earlier career helped shape ...
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This is a sure sign that the right wing thinks Trump's speech last night was a dud. No coverage for 2 hours on "Fox & Friends," and Fox's website isn't leading with it.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Headline of the day: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Pete Hegseth wants testosterone for his soldiers. Finally, some gender-affirming care | Arwa Mahdawi
The defense secretary has announced a screening program for troops. Get ready for a high-T Department of War
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
That went away faster than Infrastructure Week: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
nytimes.com
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Drops Plan to Tax Ships but Will Restore Blockade in Strait
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
What was Buzz?
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Right. See Ric Grenell, Scott Bessent, et.al.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
He forgets.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Karma is a boomerang: forward.com/news/836468/...
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Mamdani more popular than Netanyahu among U.S. Jews, new poll shows
The Associated Press survey found growing dissatisfaction with Israel's wartime leadership, even as the New York mayor remains divisive over his views on Israel
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Proof that global politics is little more than high school writ large: nypost.com/2026/07/08/u...
nypost.com
Trump, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ignore each other at NATO summit amid clash
President Trump walked straight past Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni without greeting her ahead of a group photo of NATO leaders — while Meloni gazed at the ground.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Smart dad.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
From their mouth to God's ears... www.rawstory.com/gop-midterrms/
rawstory.com
'Visibly shaken' Senate Republicans walloped with bad news in closed-door meeting: report
Senate Republican leaders have delivered grim new warnings to their colleagues: the midterms are shaping up to be a bloodbath beyond what had previously been predicted.An anti-incumbent wave is sweepi...
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Since the right-wing media is freaking out about this speech, take a listen for yourself and be amazed at how little it takes to trigger them: www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
nyc.gov
Remarks as Prepared: Mayor Mamdani Delivers Address Marking America’s 250th Birthday
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
This weekend in a nutshell. The lunatics are running the asylum and their acolytes are running riot: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Neo-fascist group Patriot Front parades Confederate flag in Washington DC on Fourth of July
Hundreds of masked members of the white supremacist organization marched and chanted in the US capital
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
No grift is too small: www.cbsnews.com/news/kennedy...
cbsnews.com
Kennedy Center selling $25,000 ticket package to watch D.C. July 4th fireworks
The Washington, D.C., fireworks show, which is sponsored by the Trump-backed organization Freedom 250, is not slated to begin until 10:30 p.m. or 11 p.m.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Happy Independence Day, everybody: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u...
nytimes.com
Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The October 2024 cover of The Economist:
The Envy of the World

America's Economy
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Charming. So now he's Luca Brasi.
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Those two crazy, mixed-up teenagers...
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I guess they're R&H completists, although I wouldn't expect Me and Juliet anytime soon. And, with that bad Camelot rewrite, I suppose they now have a relationship with Aaron Sorkin. Still..
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David Barbour @davidbarbour.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
It looks like a death ray.
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