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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If ever there was a physical definition of ‘chaotic evil’ …

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floyding @floyding.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

perfection

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The puppet episode... First: Love to see a Trek/Jim Henson Creature Shop collab. Otherwise, I'll say it was funny at times, took some big swings & had fun guest stars, but overall wasn't my favorite. I do think this will be a fun one to revisit with our kids down the road, though!

Promo images from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 episode 5, "Level 5 Transporter Incident."

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Episode 4 might be my favorite, felt like a classic, TOS episode made with a modern budget. LOVED the aesthetics. The resistance plot & depiction of a planet living under a fascist occupation felt like the show finally getting back to having its fingers on the pulse on real life socio-politics.

Images from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 episode 4, "A Case of Chiaroscuro."

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Frankenstein's Podcast @frankenpodcast.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Happy 60th Birthday Star Trek! 🖖 "The Man Trap" first aired on NBC on Sept. 8, 1966. The episode's 'monster of the week' was the Salt Vampire, played by actress/stuntwoman, Sandra Lee Gimpel. Gimpel actually wrote a book about her work in 2023 called Stuntlady: Falling for the Stars. #StarTrek60

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Wake up, babe. The Prime Minister just dropped “hydronym”.

The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.

The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms.

Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It's a damn shame that EL CONDE is buried somewhere in the Netflix algorithm. Pablo Larraín made something truly special here that more people should see. The satire is biting, the genre elements blend so well with the historical pieces, and the cinematography is just gorgeous.

Still of Pinochet flying over a farmhouse in black and white from the 2023 film, EL CONDE.

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Frankenstein's Podcast @frankenpodcast.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

RIP to two absolute real ones. Heartbreaking to lose these two so close together 💔

4 images (2 on the left feature Dolly Parton, 2 on the right are Tim Curry in his roles of Dr. Frank N. Furter and Lord Darkness)

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Saw ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ the other day (loved it) and between that at ‘I Love Boosters’ it’s been a good summer for surrealist, subversive weird shit and I’m 100% here for it.

Movie poster for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Episode 3 was fun; kind of ‘Dude, Where’s My Car,’ by way of ‘The Hangover.’ Not my favorite, but happy for any episode that gives Ortegas the spotlight. Special guest Dave Foley was a highlight for sure! #StarTrek

Dave Foley as an alien at a party with glow sticks in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Episode 2 of SNW’s 4th season was a big step up from the first & it’s my favorite episode in a while. Loved the ‘Trek meets Event Horizon’ vibe & the emphasis that space can be truly terrifying. Some great practical horror effects and real fun directing from Axelle Carolyn!

Christina Chong as La’an Noonien-Singh in season 4, episode 2, of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, surrounded by Starfleet personnel that appear to be in a zombie-like state.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

These movies were a ridiculous blast. They'd been on my watchlist for a while. Basically campy Lovecraft lore sans existential dread, but with some great practical monster work from R. Christopher Briggs and Camille Calvet. Why'd they give the unnamable a name though!? 😂 #Horror

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Really giving dystopian fiction a run for it's money over here

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This was so fun to revisit. Analogue + investigative horror is 100% my shit & Samara continues to be absolutely iconic. RIP to Daveigh Chase.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Oh totally, feel the same way. Definitely long for the days of the 24-26 episodes seasons, fillers and all!

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I liked the S4 premiere of Strange New Worlds; very ‘pulp sci-fi.’ Might’ve stuffed a bit too much into 1 hour (mixing dinosaur hijinks with more serious time-travel conundrums), but liked the effort! Hoping the rest of the season is slightly more tonally balanced, but still optimistic! #StarTrek

Still from Star Trek: Strange Mew Worlds season 4 episode 1. Three characters on what appears to be a different planet with a shuttle behind them.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Revisiting this was a trip — I really don’t think I’ve watched THE RING since it came out back in 2002. It’s still a great example of unrelenting unease without resorting to big scares and set pieces (until some of the final scenes, of course). Excited to dig into this one on the pod soon!

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Picked up a few new #StarTrek comics: still really loving the ongoing “Last Starship” series & SFA “Lost Contact” (definitely glad to get more time with those characters). Really excited for the new Red Shirts book; any time spent during the ‘monster maroon’ era is a good time for me!

3 comic books: Star Trek The Last Starship, Star Trek Starfleet Academy Lost Contact, and Star Trek Red Shirts: Ghost of the 21st Century.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Truly one of the most detestable Star Trek villains, yet anchored by a powerhouse performance by Fletcher. A legend for sure.

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Kai Winn: Well These Are Joyful Days Indeed!

ALT: Kai Winn: Well These Are Joyful Days Indeed!

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I can’t wait to never think about this again

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Was just in San Antonio & despite the fact that we got it to-go and ate on the floor of our hotel, our dining highlight by a landslide was a little Argentinian spot called Fat Tummy’s. If you’re ever there, make it a priority to check this place out. Tasty empanadas and friendly folks!

Split image: top is a green building with a sign that says “Fat Tunmy”

Bottom is an image of empanadas

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Horror books and cocktails. Top tier combo. 📕 🥃 (Book: “The Sound of the Dark” by @dannythechurch.bsky.social)

Image of a Kobo e-readwr with the cover of the book THE SOUND OF THE DARK by Donell Church. In the background is an old fashioned.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Insulting to all the previous direct-to-video cash grabs pre-AI

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Recently made watermelon infused vodka and I gotta say it’s opened a whole new “fun with booze” kind of door for me.

Two mason jars filled with watermelon chunks and vodka.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Charlie Jane Anders writing a new Star Trek comic. I am so stoked for this!

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The synth-heavy Tangerine Dream soundtrack of the theatrical cut is definitely an experience, but I think Scott's director's cut is the better movie for sure. Either option is a wild, fever-dream of an experience, but I love it! It's beautifully shot, very weird and a whole lot of fun.

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Tim Curry's Devil Laugh

ALT: Tim Curry's Devil Laugh

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Damn I was really set to not be into this but those are undeniably cool.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The news should be covering ICE like a serial killer on the loose

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Watched the Dan Stevens/Al Pacino exorcist flick, THE RITUAL. I thought it was mostly exaggeration how people said it was shot like The Office, but holy hell it’s striking. Kept waiting for Dan Stevens to look over at the camera every time Pacino spoke in his funny little accent.

Image of actors Dan Stevens and Al Pacino in a church. Image is a still from the 2025 film, THE RITUAL.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Dope poster! I know Wrath of Khan has always been the Trek film most in the public zeitgeist but this one was always my favorite. I taped the VHS cover I had as a kid back together multiple times because of how tattered it got.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Seriously though, this is viscerally upsetting. It’s not enough what these kids had to go through during ICE’s metro surge, now they’ll have perpetually online losers mocking their achievement and joy. Disgusting.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Masked white nationalists march in DC…that’s just free speech…. 5-year-olds wear hijabs for their Kindergarten graduation ceremony…

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Joker Freak Out

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Love the visuals in this one. Also, V.I.N.C.E.N.T. ruled

Image of a floating robot, mostly grey with a bit of red, from the film THE BLACK HOLE

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Re-watching this definitely hits different today, but it still rules. This is how you make a blockbuster!

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This has shaped up to be a pretty fun year at the movies. What has been some of your favorites so far?

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floyding @floyding.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Tom you may want to sit down for this but as a Minnesotan I have a tried and true strategy for not living in constant fear of being called an Islamaphobe

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Ugh, it's so frusturating that we have to do these kinds of things. I work in an elementary school and we've got to do a variation of a lockdown/active shooter drill multiple times a year.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I love going to movies in general, but every so often there's a movie that just reaffirms to me *why* I love going to the movies. I LOVE BOOSTERS was an experience like that. This movie is weird as hell but incredibly innovative, fun, funny, and starkly anti-capitalist. Loved every minute of it.

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A ★★★★★ review of I Love Boosters (2026)

I gave Boots Riley's previous film (Sorry to Bother You) an easy 5-stars and I think I ended up liking this one even more so gotta go with an easy 5 here as well. I don't know if they're both 5-star m...

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Mike McMahan @mikemcmahan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Not my best work, but felt like this was what's on the menu for Bsky today.

Rodger Rabbit shoe being dipped into the green waters of DC.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I liked STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU much more than expected! It was a nice, relatively stand-alone space adventure that wasn't working overtime to set up a sequel. But my favorite element was all the practical puppetry, miniatures & even a bit of stop-motion—some from Phil Tippett's studio!

Image of Hugo Durant, a four-armed alien Ardennian food vendor in STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU.

Image of a space ship miniature that was used in STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU.

Image of a robot statue that was used for stop-motion animation in STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU.

Image of Grogu (baby Yoda) and other stop-motion/puppet characters in STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU.

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Joe Praska @joepraska.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

You got 24 on me in Saint Paul, but I did just finish year 10 with Saint Paul and Minneapolis combined!

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