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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

How can you be mad about the Mandalorian and Grogu movie? For two hours, Star Wars things happened in StarWarslandia and there were Anzellans all over the place. Are you just upset you didn’t wait for streaming? #starwars #movies 🎥

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Whisper Man on Netflix isn’t going to rock your world but it’s not going to take away your birthday either. If you like Adam Scott and you wouldn’t mind watching Robert De Niro get paid $10M to sit in various places with his hands on his knees looking exasperated, go on and watch it. 🎥

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Mayday on AppleTV was 1980s Cold War nostalgia without the guilt. Energetic, forgiving, a basic plot with no annoying depth. Funny and fast-paced, with some genuine action-movie moments where I gasped. Ryan Reynolds as himself: Fine. Kenneth Branagh as a wiry ass-kicker: Delightful. #mayday #appletv

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Absolute bop of the new music day: "Clothes On" by Khatumu. Irresistibly pop, but lyrics are folk. What a sweet spot! #khatumu #clotheson #brightantenna

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Khatumu - Clothes On (Official Video)

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Holy crap, Wildwood by Ashley Woo is getting intense and this audiobook narrator is excellent. Slow burn, but currently an inferno. Like, shut up everyone, I need to listen to this book. @harperperennial.bsky.social #netgalley

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

What do you think of the new Neil Young song, "Second Song"? Sometimes when writers become too famous to edit, they write unnecessarily long books. "Second Song" is 11 minutes long, feels meandering and spontaneous. Did it need an editor? Or is it a mood? #musicsky #neilyoung #secondsong

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hey I'm really into Jake Blount's irresistible version of "Shady Grove" that came out this month. It's just slant enough to keep you on the edge of tapping your toe. Now this is a proper ruckus. #oldtimemusic #banjo #folksky

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I reviewed The Calamities by Chuck Wendig on my blog. These rich people can't stop sucking souls out of regular people. It's a metaphor right? RIGHT? #booksky #netgalley

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The Calamities by Chuck Wendig

It’s a metaphor, right? RIGHT!?

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I reviewed Home Sick by Rhiannon Grist from @solarisbooks.bsky.social Psychological horror set in a small town in Scotland, with fey shit, weird sheep, twinning, and an uncomfortable examination of the origin of intrusive thoughts. Dead smart and very twisty; I was riveted from cover to cover.

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Home Sick by Rhiannon Grist

Get ready to address your intrusive thoughts. Yes, you.

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

From @chuckwendig.bsky.social : "If you wanna use AI, I can’t stop you. But I can definitely give you a look like you just giddily shit your pants on a crowded train. That’s not me bullying you. That’s me acknowledging you shat yourself willfully and with joy and now we’re all having to deal."

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Regarding The Pro-AI Tantrum In The HWA Newsletter

Today I, and every other HWA member, received the HWA newsletter in our inboxes. In that newsletter was an essay (“essay”) of pro-AI propaganda that made a number of specious points in …

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This is a great poll because there are no options listed — you can write in whatever song you want. I voted for Phoebe Bridgers’ “Lost Boys.” What’s your song of the summer? #musicsky

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Best songs released in July: 1/2 UrNewImTrue, Pretty Sick Outline, Lucy Park All the Rage, Wishy Rocksteady/HeavyMetal, Emma Ogier Wanna Get Free, Luluc Blood, mary in the junkyard Come On, Yana winner, Ella Woolsey Goldmine, Anna Graves Good at Leaving, Stella Lefty #newmusic #musicsky

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

"I've Endured" was written by Appalachian icon Ola Belle Reed, and Lindsay Lou just released a brisk, casual version, the 2nd single from her upcoming album Bluegrass Women, with Sarah Jarosz and Emma Rose on vocals. I'm a devoted Sarah Jarosz fan, so anything she does is A-OK. #musicsky #bluegrass

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I'm obsessed with the new Wolf Alice cover! "Hammond Song" is by The Roches, and has such a beautiful texture, layers of harmony undercut by a simple, plain-talk lyric, like a family arguing over breakfast. Ellie Rowsell, Julia Cumming, and Bria Salmena capture it beautifully. #musicsky #folkmusic

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

If you're pining for a new Mumford & Sons song, "Luckiest Man Alive" by Buffalo Traffic Jam will get you through the long dark night. Thanks for putting in the work, guys, so nobody else has to learn how to strum on the mandolin with that kind of frenetic zeal. #musicsky #musicreviews #folkrock

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I had to write an email to ask to purchase this art magazine from a local photographer in western Pennsylvania. It was the opposite of a For You page experience — hyperlocal, tangible, and very satisfying. #zines #artsky 🎨

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Is Push Content Over Yet?

Meet Eight & 322, an Art Magazine I Wanted to Go Out and Get

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Marking myself safe from Katie Pruitt's instruction to go and knock on my neighbor's door! "Little Boxes" is a gentle siren alerting us to the fragmentation/disconnection of digital life. TL;DR: Touch grass. But I've been resisting warnings against the internet since 1995, and I'm good. #musicsky

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Little Boxes

Katie Pruitt · Little Boxes · Song · 2026

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Best lyrics in a song out this week: "God Has a Hitman" by Jensen McRae with Brandi Carlile. Two women and a guitar: simple, fresh, but heartfelt and gritty too. In a track like this there is nowhere to hide -- every lyric clear, every breath audible -- the engine has to be the idea. #musicsky

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God Has A Hitman

Jensen McRae, Brandi Carlile · I Don't Know How But They Found Me...Again! · Song · 2026

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Oops, I'm enchanted with Medium Build's new song "Home Depot." It's cheerful, sad, self-deprecating but also affectionate. Pretty sure this is a country song that leaked into the indie playlists, and I can just imagine a room full of people yelling back "Hey Steve" at the stage. #music #nowplaying

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Home Depot

Medium Build · Home Depot · Song · 2026

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I'm really enjoying reading Home Sick by Rhiannon Grist. This story is keeping me up late, and scaring the absolute shit out of me when there's an unexpected noise in the dark. Small town in Scotland, fey stuff, weird sheep, and I genuinely have no idea where this is going. #netgalley #booksky

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Charlize Theron should have played Odysseus. She was wasted as his magical hair-petter.

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Musicians of BlueSky, would you like a short, honest review of your single? Send me a message with a link to your song, and if I have something to say, I will post about it. I won't tag you, so you can decide whether to share it. My favorite genres are indie, folk, and pop. #musicsky #indiemusic

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Check out Mary in the Junkyard's "Blood" for a really satisfying guitar lick. Thank you Clari Freeman-Taylor, for demonstrating unapologetically exceptional skill. Don't know her? She's a classically trained guitar player bringing precision and melodic sensibilities to indie rock. #bluesky #guitar

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Best road trip song this week: "Rocksteady/Heavymetal" by Emma Ogier with Eden Joel. Everything you need in a car song: propulsive beat for tires turning, easy shouty chorus for singing along, and it doesn't have any weirdly filthy or suddenly personal lyrics to bother you. #musicsky #emmaogier

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Dear Wishy, thanks for cutting through the droning monotony of this week's new indie releases with "All the Rage." It's Lemonheads, and it's The Muffs, and never mind it's an illustration of complete vibe/lyrics disconnect -- it's a welcome shot of energy. #musicsky #alltherage

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

In Malcom Todd's new song "I Just Got Mad" he says things you'd only forgive in a wayward little brother, in a tone that makes you want to put your hand in the middle of his chest and just push him around a corner. #ijustgotmad #newmusicfriday #musicsky

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Chuck Tingle's latest horror novel, Fabulous Bodies, is a boisterous, bloody playmate with a sweet simple heart, clothed in cinematic sparkle. Were you expecting more from it? Read on to find out why you weren’t: #netgalley #fabulousbodies #booksky

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Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle

A boisterous, bloody playmate with a sweet simple heart, clothed in cinematic sparkle.

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WHRO Public Media @whropublicmedia.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The Museum of Black Women Innovators in Portsmouth seeks to highlight the overlooked contributions of 250 Black women whose inventions and ideas transformed history. Read more here: tinyurl.com/2jt4epbv

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

20 best songs from the last 3 months, not in order: 1/3 Tiny Raisin by Suki Waterhouse Let Me Go by Baby Rose The Chicken is Naked and Afraid by Sofia Isella While the Womb Screams Silently by Cinder Well Zombie by Joy Oladokun Just Like You by Jensen McRae tennis practice by Khatumu #musicsky

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

"Another Drink" from producer Marshmello and singer Kelsea Ballerini isn't a song I needed or wanted, and isn't a song I ever need to or want to listen to again, but damn it's a nice balance to all the sad-girl songs that came out last week. Looking at you, "American Wedding." #musicsky

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I love that Katy Perry is dipping a polished toe into female rage with "Watch it Burn," but it all kind of sounds like the inside of a box. Or just another costume? #musicsky

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The new song "Wink Wink" by Charli xcx isn't exactly hooky, and there's no real melody, and the beat is familiar. However, I just love it. The lyric has me on alert. The same with "My Body Isn't Ready" from sombr, also released last week. Songs can be about things. It's okay. #musicsky #popstars

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Most Adorable song of June: "Counting" by Anna Shoemaker. Most Unlistenable song of June: "Turtles World" by King Tuff. #musicsky #turtlesworld #countingsong

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

There's a guitar sound, cultivated by indie band types, that sounds like you just picked up a toy instrument off your neighbor's back porch and couldn't quite get it in tune. Why do you do this, young people of America? Are you trying to sound analog? Are you trying to be nostalgic? Is this lo-fi?

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Phoebe Bridgers released a game to accompany her new single "Lost Boys." Or did she release a single to go with her game? My high score is 751 but I'm coming for you, broken heart. #musicsky #lostboys

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Lost Boys Game

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Hmm, two songs released this week are about a man being attractive through beer goggles. "Cutting Off the Head of a Ghost" by Kelsey Lu and "When I Get Drunk (I Want You Boy)" by Suki Waterhouse. Girls, do keep your shit together. #musicsky #newmusicfriday

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Holy shit, Meg Stalter is the gay hype star of June. If this song doesn't put a gay smile on your gay face, you need more iced coffee, girl. #megstalter #musicsky #pride

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GAY

Meg Stalter · GAY · Song · 2026

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Rhyme most likely to end up on academic probation: Tell me, where you from, little gecko? Knew it from the start, from the get go #gecko #musicsky #olgamyko

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The melody of Shaboozey's new song "Cowgirl" sounds like a backing vocal for "Tipsy." #shaboozey #cowgirl #musicsky

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Is Taylor Swift's "I Knew It, I Knew You," released today in advance of the Toy Story 5 soundtrack, really a return to country, like everyone is claiming? On the one hand, harmonica. On the other hand, there's that chord progression straight out of Queen. #swifties #iknewitiknewyou #toystory5

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

If you're wondering why this or that song is so nineties coded, I'll tell you: it's the add9 chords. Witness "Take the Form" by Of Montreal. A flat add9, Fm add9, etc. etc. #guitar #musicsky #ofmontreal

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Take the Form

of Montreal · Take the Form · Song · 2026

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Buzz these snappy lyrics! "Loving you is great, but love don't snake the drain." All this sass, and a ferocious guitar riff. #musicsky #devonagain #snakethedrain

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snake the drain

Devon Again · this time it’s different / snake the drain · Song · 2026

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

A helpful guide to bopping with Death Cab's new song, "Stone Over Water": the verses are technically in 6/4 but it's easier to bop if you count it 1-2-3-4, 1-2. And then the chorus is just in 4/4, so bop as usual. #musicsky #deathcabforcutie #stoneoverwater

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Guest Gen Z reviewer Sal Corbeau shares their appreciation and disappointment over The Backrooms movie, which released this weekend. Can you even handle this much fluorescent lighting? #filmsky #backrooms #thebackroomsmovie

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The Backrooms Movie

The Backrooms could have had more rooms, more entities. More.

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

"Cast Iron" by Annika Bennett and Olivia Barton is the sweetest, cutest, most wholesome song I've heard this year. Cheers to no irony, no artifice, just love. May we all have friends we can sing this with! #musicsky #annikabennett #oliviabarton #castiron

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Cast Iron

Annika Bennett, Olivia Barton, Whale Songz · Whale Songz, Vol. 2 · Song · 2026

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

"Fallen Angel" by Baby J is has my attention this Sunday. This song is a great example of how you don't have to break any songwriting rules to write a captivating song. #musicsky #babyj #fallenangel Give it a listen:

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Fallen Angel

Baby J · Fallen Angel · Song · 2026

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

What would the new song "Falling Out of Love" from The Strokes sound like without all the aggressive autotuning? (You know the answer.) #musicsky #thestrokes

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The Bubble @itsonthebubble.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

A lot of the new indie music this week was from the "I can barely manage to expel enough air from my lungs to vibrate my vocal chords" genre. Not my favorite. #musicsky #newmusicfriday

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