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Mark Sussman @marksussman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The "Trump is basically Hitler" thing is not only wrong, it's a symptom of a dead-end approach to politics. New at Imperialist Realism!

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Shadowboxing the Twentieth Century

Against Historical Rhymes

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Mark Sussman @marksussman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Some time ago, I made a decision that ruined me, both professionally and personally. If you’re thinking about becoming a Vexing Man, DON’T DO IT!

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The Vexing Man

I may be rummaging through your trash right now.

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Mark Sussman @marksussman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I did another Substack. It's called Imperialist Realism, & it's a collaboration with U of Washington historian and @amprestigepod.bsky.social co-host Daniel Bessner. We're soft-launching today with a post about the connections between empire, the Pacific Northwest & Kurt Cobain. Check it out!

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Empire of Grunge

How William Boeing Made Kurt Cobain

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Mark Sussman @marksussman.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Finally going to see THE ODYSSEY this afternoon. Prepare to have all debates SETTLED.

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Mark Sussman @marksussman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Haven't seen the Odyssey yet, but if the final scene isn't Odysseus putting a feather quill back in its ink well, sighing with satisfaction as he gazes on his completed book, and flipping to the title page—"My Big Trip, by Raymond Odysseus"—I will scream. I am functionally illiterate.

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Mark Sussman @marksussman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Crushing late fees still apply, though.

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Chris Santa Maria @chrissantamaria.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"Finals coverage produced something like what the theorist Walter Benjamin called a “dialectical image,” in which “what has been comes together in a flash with the now to form a constellation.”

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Mark Sussman @marksussman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

In its way, this smacks of gender.

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Mark Sussman @marksussman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Every frame of this is repulsive: Tom Cruise "aging up" to his actual age, a grotesque CGI cat created in order to depict an animal (comically???) suffering, sickly oatmeal palette, Iñárritu, etc.

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DIGGER | Official Trailer

YouTube video by Warner Bros.

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Chris Santa Maria @chrissantamaria.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

"Film adaptations do be pissing people off before they’re even released. See the Discourse cesspool still burbling around Christopher Nolan’s casting of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy in The Odyssey. Or don’t." @marksussman.bsky.social

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Waititi's KLARA, Nolan's ODYSSEY, Logue's ILIAD, Lowell's BAUDELAIRE

I will not get mad about bad adaptations I will not get mad about bad adaptations I will not ...

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Chris Santa Maria @chrissantamaria.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

mark sussman is back at it, with his discernable takes and penchants for obscure tri-state law firm dramas, sly references to cronenberg's the fly and lynch's twin peaks, and no promises to keep the car running while pumping that gas (folks, it's good!) marksussman.substack.com/p/the-face-o...

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Mark Sussman @marksussman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

In my ongoing failure to be Normal, I launched a Substack. The first post is about the most important bus stop advertisement I've ever encountered. marksussman.substack.com/p/the-face-o...