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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 3h

He also has experience as a hitting coach

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 4h

ESPN producer Nicole Noren quits over sports broadcasting's increasingly predatory promotion of gambling: “I’m not going to work for a gambling company and have blood on my hands.”

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Nicole Noren: “I’m not going to have blood on my hands.”

Why Nicole Noren, a decorated ESPN producer, quit in protest.

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 4h

And being serious about those moves will set the stage for the seriousness of the discussion of positional moves.

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 4h

Since all we can do is look forward now, I think the Phillies new a different bench coach, hitting coach and baserunning coach. Can't run back the whole staff.

Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 4h

Have ever seen Kevin Kline's? It might be in my Top 5.

Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 19h

1. The Amazing Colossal Man (weirdly hard to find on physical media) 2. The Milpitas Monster 3. Legend of the Werewolf (1975)

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 19h

New post: 1965's "Spook" seems be the book that author Jane Little & illustrator Suzanne Kesteloo Larsen are most famous for. www.papergreat.com/2026/10/scho...

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Scholastic book: "Spook"

Papergreat, established in 2010, is a daily blog about ephemera, books, history, postcards, all things paper, vintage advertising, and folklore.

Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 22h

He should be the #5 starter on Opening Day but he's also still going to have a learning curve. Mostly importantly the Phillies need to figure out far better 6/7/8 starting pitching depth than the past two years. I still think he can be an above-average #5 in 2027

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Yeah, given that they're never a million years hiring a rookie manager or some kind of free-thinking renegade, there's probably not a significant difference between Mattingly and hiring a Brad Ausmus retread-type (sorry, Brad)

LNP | LancasterOnline @lancasteronline.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

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It was six years ago that students and alumni from Manheim Central High School told district administrators they did not always feel safe as people of color attending a predominantly white school. lanc.news/3TNPy3H

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Manheim Central hazing case puts focus on Black students’ experience in mostly white district

It was six years ago that students and alumni from Manheim Central High School told district administrators they did not always feel safe as people of color attending a predominantly

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Matt Winkelman @mattwinkelman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

They are actually going to retain Don Mattingly after watching him manage this team? Just a front office that is completely out of ideas and unable to expand their circle of people they know.

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Do we have any better clarity on whether Japanese star players might skip the posting process this winter & wait an extra year, due to so many uncertainties with the lockout? Because that will change a lot of offseason strategies.

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I think the Phillies actually need to sign 2 quality utility guys this winter (and end the three-catcher nonsense). Given how limited those kind of guys are, it's a rare case in which I think they should probably overpay to keep Sosa. Then find one more.

Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Given that Bohm won't be back and it's unlikely that either Sosa or Arraez will be back, I think Stott is basically off-limits this winter and you might even have a conversation with him about a reasonable extension. He's a very solid guy to bat 7th. Not his fault they can't figure out 1-6.

Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

This Milwaukee team looks on a mission

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I'm just worried that somehow the course of this NLCS is going to make Mattingly look less bad, assuming that Phillies haven't already secretly decided to keep him.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Years ago I wrote this essay, and the clamor for compromise and one-sided pandering marches on, and of course David Brooks is a standard-bearer in the parade. As Jamelle Bouie notes, what if they are Nazis?

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Rebecca Solnit: On Not Meeting Nazis Halfway

When Trump won the 2016 election—while losing the popular vote—the New York Times seemed obsessed with running features about what Trump voters were feeling and thinking. These pieces treated them …

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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 12/10/2026

The Las Playas Intaglio is a 272-foot fish carved into the Arizona desert 6,500 years ago, older than Stonehenge, the oldest geoglyph in the Americas. It survived every civilization on 2 continents. In April a border wall contractor scraped a 50-foot path through it. CBP: "inadvertently disturbed."

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The Oldest Artwork in the Americas Survived 6,500 Years. Then It Met a Border Wall Contractor.

The Las Playas Intaglio, a 272-foot fish older than Stonehenge, lasted through every civilization on two continents until a crew with heavy equipment scraped a 50-foot path through it in April.

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Nick or no Nick, they're headed for a lost decade.

Ghost Host @theghosthost.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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The new Mike Flanagan movie The Exorcist: Martyrs (2027) has a Manos: The Hands Of Fate (1966) reference in it! 👐

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Calum Grace @calumgrace.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Roger Corman's Poe films with Vincent Price could be accused of being pretty ropey but the colourful arch-gothic atmosphere and production design are always off the charts

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I will never not be mad at the final scene of Umberto D. I know it's probably right for the story, but ... damn.

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I mean, he's coming off House of Usher, which has far and away the lowest percentage of sympathetic characters of anything he's ever done. Shows can have different tones!

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The last three sentences of this Catherine Bray piece about Jaws are perfection

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Remarkable how consistently the Trump administration has adopted the aesthetics of mass shooters, from their schizophrenic social media aesthetic to livestreamed executions to masked men with long guns roaming our streets with impunity. Nihilist violent extremism as statecraft

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It's all hypothetical because we're the last team they'd trade with. And they'd make us overpay. I like him, I just don't know if he's the same guy anymore after all the injuries. If we're just toying around I'd probably say Wood & Marsh.

Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I actually really want to see this film.

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I transferred into the school in the middle of 9th grade because we had to live with my grandmother after my parents' divorce. That high school then was a fascinating mixture of Swarthmore ultra-liberals and kids from extremely wealthy conservative families. But everyone got along!

Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

As a long-ago Strath Haven grad I am proud that we have infuriated the Libs of TikTok.

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Or even reseeding based on seed. If the #6 beats the #3, then the #1 should face the #6

Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

So I guess I don't want teams choosing their opponent, but I want automatic reseeding after the wild-card series.

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I do think they need to find a way to tweak what happened in this year's AL, where the Rays (theoretically) got the more dangerous and better-record opponent, while one of Houston/Chicago/Cleveland was guaranteed a spot in the ALCS. But maybe this year was an outlier.

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Can't really discuss Arraez in a vaccum. He's going to cost a good bit, so it really depends what else the Phillies do this winter. There are scenarios in which he'd complement lineup very well. There are scenarios in which I'd rather put the $$ elsewhere.

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Hell I'd do Painter and Miller for Elly.

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Reading books to my kid was one of the most joyful and rewarding parts of being a dad. I miss those evenings before bed. I cannot fathom wanting to outsource such a thing to Skynet.

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Phillies have everyone sane-washing this for them. But I glumly agree it's probably the only path they've left for themselves.

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

New post: The listed author is Daniel Farson (1927-1997), whose grand-uncle, appropriately, was Bram Stoker. Colin Wilson and Uri Geller are listed as editorial consultants www.papergreat.com/2026/10/the-...

Cover of 1975's Vampires, Zombies and Monster Men, part of The Supernatural library by Danbury Press. There are images of vampires, green men, voodoo, a hand emerging from a coffin, a wolfman and more. Gory stuff.

Patrick M. Hausen @sweordbora.hausen.com · 07/10/2026

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RIP Margaret Hamilton. You brought humans to another celestial body for the first time in history.

A Lego minifigure resembling Margaret Hamilton next to a pile of printouts (Lego tiles, of course) to recreate the famed photo of her next to the printouts of the Apollo program control software. She led the development of the system.

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Steph @stephy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I love how many people are sharing pictures of their Lego Margaret Hamilton

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Dan BANSHEEhan @dansheehan.memyon.org · 08/10/2026

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I've already seen SUSPIRIA (1977) and EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1960) mentioned, and the one that came to my mind first is not technically classified as horror, but much of LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE (1946) by Cocteau is genuinely frightening. One of the most gorgeous black and white films ever produced.

An image from LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE with a woman standing frightened in front of statues

A scene from LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE with a woman standing in a hallway of candles held by human arms

A scene from LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE with the beast hovering over Belle

A scene of a scary statue face from the film LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE

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Chris Otto (Papergreat) @papergreat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It does feel like the question should have two tiers of answers: (1) Bava, (2) everyone else