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Jason @jasonrhodes.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

@thehighsign.bsky.social can you help my wife and I one more time? I asked you this years ago on Twitter but it’s gone. The Greek word for when a story is being written by a character in the story à la The Hobbit? poiemonoun … ??

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Millions of American voters wanted to be villains. They came to believe it’s the key to success, while goodness is weak, woke, loser stuff, done only to signal. Offered the option of unvarnished villainy, they enthusiastically took it. Seeing others suffer more made them feel big. And here we are.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/02/2026

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting

The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

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Jill Twiss @jilltwiss.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

It feels like it's wrong to stop talking about how horrifying everything is but it also feels like there's nothing left to say

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If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

(the actual worst take of the year was Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics The Right Way but we already recorded a whole episode about that)

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

"Surely it doesn't need to be said that Paul Dano is one of our greatest actors. Anyone who doesn't get that doesn't know what acting is. He's also a brilliant director and writer, a very snappy dresser, and a gigantic mensch." --Tony Kushner

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse

4 panel comic

Panel 1:
Red Guy looking way way too happy yells “Hey Guys! Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?”
Blue Guy next to him calmly says “Shhh”

Panel 2:
Blue Guy tenderly puts his arms around Red Guy and says “You don’t have to do this”

Panel 3:
Blue Guy still holds Red Guy tightly and repeats “You don’t have to do this every year”. Red Guy begins to break.

Panel 4:
Red Guy dissolves into Blue Guy’s embrace, sobbing. He finally feels the weight of Christmas Discourse lifting from his shoulders. He is finally free.

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

November 30 is #BlueBeanieDay, supporting web standards and accessibility, the building blocks empowering a people-first web. Remember how good that web felt? It still does. Join us! Pop on a blue beanie and smile.

Jeffrey Zeldman doll sporting a blue beanie (of course). Designed and manufactured by Dolls for Friends for my SXSW Interactive Hall of Fame party in 2012.

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

hearing reports out of Japan that Tatsuya Nakadai has passed away at 92. RIP to a legit legend.

a bearded Tatsuya Nakadai in Harakiri on the left side of the frame, seen through the ribs of a parasol

young evilly grinning Tatsuya Nakadai in Yojimbo, to the left of a window belching flames into the top of the frame

gorgeous closeup on Tatsuya Nakadai in Sword of Doom wearing a ronin hat, a wide-brimmed hat made of bamboo with a chin strap, the light filtering through it onto his face.

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · 08/11/2025

Make sure you are buying Criterion discs from B&N. They are the ones running the sale, Amazon is only matching. Without B&N, there’s no discount discs.

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Dr. Sheri Chinen Biesen @sheribiesen.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Hope folks enjoy my new book Through a Noir Lens Adapting Film Noir Visual Style cup.columbia.edu/book/through... www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0231... #Film #Cinema #media #filmstudies #cinemastudies #FilmNoir #filmhistory #mediastudies #cinemahistory #mediahistory #mediaindustry #noir #books #Noirvember

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 06/11/2025

Our team is aware of a current outage on the site and app. Be back soon 🧡💚💙

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

if you're ever Photoshopping your own face into the smoke of the Twin Towers, Adobe should have a pop-up that says "are you sure that whatever it is you're doing is a good idea"

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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/11/2025

Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’

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Tiffany Vazquez @filmiliarface.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Figured I should add the video here because we had speakers in the costumes and synced the melody too

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Tiffany Vazquez @filmiliarface.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Going as the trust devices from OBAA this year

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

it would be a pretty good week for Rolling Stone to have a TV critic

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Jason @jasonrhodes.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

@letterboxd.social are you having technical difficulties on the mobile app, at least with iOS?

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

For months now we have been hearing Democratic pundits say, "Democrats need to meet voters where they are." Tonight, New York City voters seem to be telling them pretty clearly.

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 02/04/2025

It’s called an invasion. Use normal words for this shit.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Today in Brooklyn: Resign, Chuck

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[UNOFFICIAL] Now Playing on Criterion 24/7 @upnextcriterion.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Now playing (04:30 AM PST): "City Lights" (1931) By Charlie Chaplin Runtime: 87 min.

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Karen Green (she/her) @klg19.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Bravo to Governor Mills of Maine! Proud that my father was a State of Mainer, and wish he were alive to hear her (he’s been gone for 39 years). Her third paragraph is the crux for me, and echoes Martin Niemöller’s famous “First they came…” maxim.

The full text of Governor Mill’s statement:

“I have spent my career – as a District Attorney, as Attorney General, and now as Governor – standing up for the rule of law in Maine and America. To me, that is fundamentally what is at stake here: the rule of law in our country.

No President – Republican or Democrat – can withhold Federal funding authorized and appropriated by Congress and paid for by Maine taxpayers in an attempt to coerce someone into compliance with his will. It is a violation of our Constitution and of our laws, which I took an oath to uphold.

Maine may be one of the first states to undergo an investigation by his Administration, but we won’t be the last. Today, the President of the United States has targeted one particular group on one particular issue which Maine law has addressed. But you must ask yourself: who and what will he target next, and what will he do? Will it be you? Will it be because of your race or your

Side-by-side photos: one of Governor Mills sitting with her lips pursed; the other of Trump standing at a podium

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

They need him to be a genius because they cannot handle what it means for them to be tricked by a fool.

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Dr. Cynthia Chang @drcynthiacchang.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

The committee on Science, Space, and Technology are collecting testimony of Federal employees fired in the past days. Please share with your colleagues and friends. The more testimony, the better we can argue against this injustice.

democrats-science.house.gov

Were you fired by President Trump? | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Modern Movies: "Okay, so this is an antihero but this is also PG-13, so you can't kill the villain unless he attacks you first, so I need you to turn your back to leave so he can try to stab you." Silent Movies: "The villain has been disarmed so--"

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 12/02/2025

Please read this story, and share. Here is a free link again. With Inspectors General fired, Congress controlled by GOP that is aligned with Trump, top federal ethics lawyers removed, newspaper efforts like this are largely what's left of accountability. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

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Elon Musk’s Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up (Gift Article)

Government investigations into Mr. Musk’s companies are stalling amid President Trump’s firings and Biden administration resignations.

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 12/02/2025

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is securing real beneifits as he helps Trump disrupt the federal government. Just how? The NYT takes a deep look today at these benefits: federal investigations targeting Musk companies that have been disrupted or now may die. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

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Elon Musk’s Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up (Gift Article)

Government investigations into Mr. Musk’s companies are stalling amid President Trump’s firings and Biden administration resignations.

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Jason @jasonrhodes.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Will people #cancelparamountplus if Redstone pays to settle with Trump’s bullshit lawsuit against CBS News?

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

it ought to be interesting to see who wins the super bowl. at the end of the day you never know

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Jason @jasonrhodes.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I wrote about one of my favorite movies, Il sorpasso, and Italian comedy in the 1960s because I know what the people want! jasonistyping.substack.com/p/bring-back... It’s part of the #JourneyToItalyBlogathon, too! Read other great essays on Italian cinema: hqofk.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/a...

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Announcing the Journey to Italy blogathon

*this page will be updated to archive all the published links as the event goes on… Day 1 links Roundup (here) Day 1 Links roundup (at Gill’s) Day 2 Roundup (here) Day 2 Roundup (at Gil…

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Jason @jasonrhodes.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

One of the more uncomfortable morals of Emilia Pérez seems to be something like “people who do horrible things can be trans” and well, life imitates art?

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Jason @jasonrhodes.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

It’s been a long time since I’ve forced myself to write something long form on a deadline, and boy am I out of practice.

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josh boo-erman 👻 @bosh.worstpossible.world · 26/01/2025

amazing that they’ve now had years to come up with a compelling “in your wildest dreams” use case and this is what they’ve gone with. this is psychopath shit; nobody wants this. but it IS the pitch for microsoft copilot!

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Okay, here we go. All of you who responded with preening comments about how little you care and how unimportant it is: Nobody's holding you hostage here. Move on!

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Jason @jasonrhodes.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Lynch’s art wasn’t for me, but he was a force for good and for the importance of creativity in all of movie-making. RIP.

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Jason @jasonrhodes.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Sold out opening night for THE BRUTALIST in 70mm at @afisilvertheatre tonight.

Marquee outside AFI Silver theatre showing THE BRUTALIST

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Joanna Langfield @joannalangfield.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Jean Smart keeps winning because she deserves to keep winning. #GoldenGlobes

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Jason @jasonrhodes.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

We’re nearing the end of the year and there will be so many “new” movies to get to in the next 3 months, so let me remind you of the JOY of rewatching movies you love. In related news, I think KNIVES OUT gets better every time I revisit it?

Still photo of Daniel Craig and Ana de Armas from Knives Out (2019)

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Jason @jasonrhodes.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

@thehighsign.bsky.social now that we’re here and not on the bird site, I need a new copy of your answer to this question because I always forget and Google is useless—what’s the word for stories where the protagonist is revealed to be writing the story?

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Mary Anne Franks @maryannefranks.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Great piece by Becca Rothfeld on the "whiny heroism" of Jordan Peterson: "It is tempting to dismiss Peterson as a stupid person’s idea of a smart person. But perhaps he is just a desperate person’s idea of an intellectual lifeline." (Also possible: he's both) www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...

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Review | The gospel according to Jordan Peterson

In “We Who Wrestle With God,” the Canadian provocateur finds that biblical staples confirm his favorite theories about the culture war

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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

I've been hoping for Becca Rothfeld to perform dissection without anesthetic on Jordan Peterson and here it is, a gift link for you. So many good lines. 1/ The gospel according to Jordan Peterson wapo.st/3ZGSfUT

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Jason @jasonrhodes.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I’m trying (once again) to force myself to write more consistently. Naturally, I spent time today renaming my Substack and making it ✨ look nice ✨ because I am a broken person who never learns anything.

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Jason @jasonrhodes.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

For @paopalina.bsky.social’s birthday weekend, I attempted the impossible—copying the great Baked Joint bakery’s goat cheese and caramelized onion biscuits. (NB: U.S. definition of biscuit)

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Jason @jasonrhodes.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Done! Very easy, thanks for the tip.

Screenshot of the PayPal app after turning off Personalized Shopping

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 07/12/2024

A cartoon by Will McPhail. #NewYorkerCartoons www.newyorker.com/gallery/cart...

A woman on her phone and laptop occupies the table in Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” while a very irritated Jesus and the Twelve Apostles wait. They say to her, “Are you going to be long, or . . . ?”

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Jason @jasonrhodes.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I’m in the middle of about 6 other books, including at least 2 essay collections and a stack of recent magazines I’m behind on, but I couldn’t resist this when I saw it at Kramer’s Books yesterday… edited by Wesley Morris!?

My copy of The Best American Essays 2024, edited by Wesley Morris

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