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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 5h

There are things I feel like I *have* to write about, and things I *get* to write about. This is a “get to write about” piece.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 10h

Henry Thomas’ audition for E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) remains one of the greatest auditions ever captured on film. Spielberg: “Okay, kid, you got the job.”

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Kevin Clarke @clarkeatamerica.bsky.social · 10h

ouch

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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 9h

I paid $50 to fill up my gas tank yesterday, a first Are we great again yet

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 16h

I grew up thinking that Nazism and fascism had been defeated and disgraced once and for all. It’s been difficult to face the growing evidence that they are perennial temptations to which some percentage of the population will keep returning, and that the fight against it must continue indefinitely.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The SCOTUS ruling in favor of resuming deportations of migrants to unknown countries is an abomination. As Pope Francis often said: “Migrants are not pawns of the chessboard of humanity; they are people with stories who deserve our love and care.”

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION?????

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Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is a hell of a piece.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Scroll down 1/3 of the way, and then you get the "wait, *that's* what DIGGER is?" spoiler reveal and, my goodness, it's a jaw dropper.

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Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s refreshing that a significant number of Dems are running on a platform of “my opponents are monsters.”

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sam @samthielman.com · 29/09/2026

sound on. full screen. oscar for best short subject

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

One of Dreyer’s favorite moves, because he’s so good at it, is a sly allusion to some fleeting headline that makes you feel clever or in the know for getting the reference. Here he brilliantly weaves in a landmark cultural reference that will make us clever readers doubly pleased with ourselves.

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The irreparable harm and trampled rights suffered by individuals and families just trying to live their lives in peace is a small price to pay to avoid even a provisional check on what may or may not eventually be deemed unconstitutional executive actions

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Together, we will ensure Jewish New Yorkers are safe and celebrated. We will invest in their protection, their history, and their future. Our safety and our thriving are tied together.”

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Please enjoy ten gorgeous Calvin & Hobbes Sunday strips from 1992 to 1995, when Bill Watterson was free to draw it any way he wanted—along with my long-winded commentary on the syndicate-mandated limitations on his prior work, how he exploited his later freedom, and why his work generally is great.

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The Unbreakable Calvin & Hobbes: The triumph of Bill Watterson

[LONGREAD: how the cartooning legend broke the Sunday template and went big, and then went home]

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Badge of shame for U.S. citizens; badge of honor for Canadians

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Jeffrey Overstreet @overstreet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

What's more — handing the next trilogy to the writer of XXX: STATE OF THE UNION, that revolting Brett Ratner-directed X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, and FANTASTIC FOUR (the 2015 version) throws fuel on the already-raging fires of my Star Wars cynicism. THIS IS NOT THE WAY.

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Yoda: Disappointed Am I

ALT: Yoda: Disappointed Am I

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

With every new film, a mythology that started out with the implicit assumption that fascism is bad becomes the story of a special White family whose superior bloodline makes them more important and more powerful than everyone else.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"A university's obligation to the physical safety of its students is not one commitment among several, to be weighed against reputation or litigation exposure. It is antecedent to everything else the institution does." -- I wish our "professional " media had the guts of this student paper.

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In this piece, I look at how Watterson wrestled with, and chafed under, the restrictions of the traditional three-tier Sunday strip format, which necessarily limited what he could achieve—and how the power and scope of his work exploded when that restriction was removed.

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I went long on the triumph of Bill Watterson and the unbreakable Sunday “Calvin and Hobbes” strips of 1992 to 1995. I hope you’ll read this on a big screen when you have time to sit with Watterson’s gorgeous art (and my long-winded commentary!).

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The Unbreakable Calvin & Hobbes: The triumph of Bill Watterson

[how the cartooning legend broke the Sunday template and went big, and then went home]

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Michael Bazemore @deepwatermike.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Remember this shit next time some billionaire or billionaire's lickspittle warns about class war. There's never not been one, and they wage it openly against us.

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hey @nytimes.com headline writers: Stop using the word “struggles”when what you mean is “fails”.

A bunch of New York Times headlines: * The New York Times
'Zombified' C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission 7 hours ago
@ The New York Times
Trump Struggles to Find Leverage With Xi Over Chinese Exports
1 day ago
@ The New York Times
Europe Warns of Russia's Hybrid Attacks but Struggles to Counter Them
2 days ago
The New York Times
D.H.S. Leader Lost His Pick to Head ICE, as He Struggles to Prove His Toughness
6 days ago
@ The New York Times
An Angry Trump Struggles to Understand Iran's Defiant Leaders

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Micah Rickard @micahrickard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Variety didn't take heed of the AP guidance, I suppose. So let me restate: AI cannot "be an actor." Nor can it love anything. It can proffer those words but only as a thin veneer, in turn commodifying those vital concepts

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Do better, Variety. Be better than this.

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“In short, once you accept that life’s feelings are temporary, what looks like impermanence might actually feel more like a perpetual state of grace. It’s a resonant notion, but also one for which it can feel hard to find time when so much of our work is a grind we must undertake just to survive.”

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"when Hegseth cuts off soldiers from reporters, he isn’t just silencing reporters, he’s silencing soldiers. He’s suppressing the stories of the most meaningful and dangerous and traumatic moments of their lives.” @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social

nytimes.com

Opinion | What Hegseth Is Hiding

Soldiers want to tell their stories, and we need to hear them.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fun movie, and I'm pretty sure it's the first studio animated feature that's co-directed by a Filipino American and steeped in the culture. I laughed a lot. Little kids are gonna laugh even harder. Especially at the fart jokes.

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Cleese, man I cannot imagine a worse fate than aging into the kind of twit you and your mates used to mock

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Joshua Wilson @magadizer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

You can't make this stuff up

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Watching Dark City with my kids and I’m haunted by the figure of Rufus Sewell, whose name and face feel like someone I know well from like a dozen things, even though everything I know him from is something I don’t care about. How do I feel like I know him so well? The villain in A Knight’s Tale?!

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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.

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The Deportation Project Map

Between 2025 and August 2026, the Trump administration deported over 25,000 people to countries other than their country of origin. Very few of these removals were publicly announced by the US. The De...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

ANOTHER death in ICE detention which appears likely to be the result of medical neglect. A diabetic who told his family members he wasn't receiving regular insulin shots OR getting diabetic-appropriate meals just died in custody. The U.S. prison-ICE detention-industrial complex kills.

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“A grown man hit on me when I was 12. I went in a restaurant to order a meal for our family while my mom waited in the car. As I sat waiting, this guy started hitting on me. I was so scared I froze. Thankfully, the bartender noticed and threatened to kick him out. I don’t think I ever told my mom.”

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"...Vance not only briefed POLITICO on the state of the Iran deal talks, but spoke to a group of reporters from several news organizations. In exchange for the information, those outlets agreed to grant Vance anonymity. Status, which did not participate in the briefing, is not bound by those rules."

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

never never never do this, Jesus is not your sock puppet

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Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Let the Wookie Win: Brinksmanship and Game Theory in Recreational Activities During the Reign of the Empire

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If Eggers wanted to be meticulously accurate as to setting, Romeo and Juliet shouldn’t speak any form of English. They should speak Veronese Venetian.

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Last month I wrote about street harassment of women. Then I heard from women who had a lot more to say, including calls for men to step up and a reality check about very young girls.

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Women speak: On being female in public

[a call to men to step up, and a reality check regarding very young girls]

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

From a woman: “Men, it’s time you start calling each other out when you see this type of behavior. Have zero tolerance for it. Publicly shame other men for it. If you are feeling extra courageous, intervene. Men don’t listen when we tell them no or try to ignore them, but they listen to other men.”

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Last month I wrote about street harassment of women. Then I heard from women who had a lot more to say, including calls for men to step up and a reality check about very young girls.

greydanus.substack.com

Women speak: On being female in public

[a call to men to step up, and a reality check regarding very young girls]

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NeoVid @neovid.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I already call Newsom the Dem JD Vance, since he's a principle-free opportunist who grabs any chance at more power and influence, and now he adds being a Trump appeaser to that list? If he gets any closer to being Vance, his couch will need a restraining order.

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“The offloading of consciousness onto the digital realm sets the stage for whole-cloth revisionism… it allows for a wholesale find/replace function – instantaneous, possibly permanent change. (One man can rename a body of water for petty, jingoistic reasons, and suddenly, there is it.)”

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