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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In a hotel and found episodes of No Reservations on the tv. I haven’t revisited the show much since Tony passed. I’m struck both by how out of time it feels now in 2026, and yet there still isn’t much tv like it.

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Michael Ruocco @michaeljruocco.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Sometimes I browse through heritage auctions and I find the occasional odd gem, but today I stumbled upon the mother-load: these ridiculous grocery store ads promoting the release of The Jungle Book, and each one has me absolutely reeling. Sharing them here so you too can share in my bewildered joy

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Steve Flack @vitaminsteve.com · 11/09/2026

that’s it, we’ve peaked. Call it a day, go start your weekends.

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

For those who've asked, you can listen to KEXP's 7+ hours of Dolly today via their archive. The hits, the deep cuts, the covers and collaborations. It starts about half way through the 10am Midday Show and continues through the 4pm Drive Time show. Also: support local, listener-supported radio.

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Streaming Archive | KEXP

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Last Will and Testament Moss @williammoss.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

New idea: Muppet James Bond. Gonzo is 007. The only human character is Blofeld, played by Stellan Skarsgard. His cat, is of course, a Muppet.

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Man, The XX know how to put on a good show.

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chris walla, ,, @calculizer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

the charli set is fucking sick

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

So glad I found a replay of the Charli Lollapalooza set. 🤯

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YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Today we announce our next board game, "The Nights of King Ludd: The Luddite War on Industry 1811-?" A collaborative game of industrial sabotage ⚒️ 🔥 on Kickstarter September 2: www.kickstarter.com/projects/die... @joedewhurst.bsky.social @thedietzfoundation.bsky.social @ronengoldstein.bsky.social

"The Nights of King Ludd: The Luddite War on Industry 1811-?" is a cooperative strategy board game for 2-4 players. Coming to Kickstarter September 2.

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Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

reminder that Luddites weren't anti-technology, they were anti-ownership using technology as a replacement for skilled workers to increase their profits while destroying both product quality and the precarious balance that allows society to exist in a capitalist system.

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

7/4 Shoreline does give The Bleeding Heart Show a run for it’s money

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I’m really not sure if there exists a song more enjoyable than the bridge of The Bleeding Heart Show by The New Pornographers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWQF...

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The New Pornographers - The Bleeding Heart Show

YouTube video by TheLastGoodName

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Man, these streams of Coachella, Primavera & now Bonnaroo this weekend are a delight. Freddie Gibbs sounds great

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Finished my first play through of Mina the Hollower. That was a delight! I dove back in for a second play right afterward and already am surprised by things that I missed the first go. Trying to play this time without using the same few clutch trinkets.

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Well I’d like to think this giant crowd singing along to Geese at Primavera would settle the question of “Do actual human people actually like Geese?”

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I’m realizing today that the recent Bon Iver live album is basically a “my loved ones are dying and I’m existential” playlist of their catalogue. Fascinated to see where the next Volumes go.

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I mostly finished Vampire Crawlers this week (just in time for Mina the Hollower 👀). I enjoyed Crawlers, the combo system feels very satisfying. I did feel like I could ignore half of the gold-sink systems, which was a bit odd.

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Go see “I Love Boosters!” this weekend!

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Man, The XX sound great on the Coachella stream

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kottke.org @kottke.org · 14/04/2026

For decades, Aadam Jacobs recorded live music shows. His collection of over 10,000 shows since 1984 features Nirvana, R.E.M., The Pixies, Björk, Depeche Mode, The Cure, and so many more — and they're now available on the Internet Archive for free. [kottke.org]

kottke.org

Now Online: a Treasure Trove of 1000s of Secret Concert Recordings

For decades, a guy named Aadam Jacobs has been recording live music shows. His collection of over 10,000 shows since 1984 feature the likes of Nirvana, R.E.M., The Pixies, Björk, Depeche Mode, Liz Phair, Sonic Youth, The

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I’m watching HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS with my kids tonight and they are tickled. This movie is so wonderful

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

@calculizer.bsky.social @ratboysband.bsky.social are calling you out tonight in Seattle, thanking you for recording them. 👍🙌

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I was amused by my “last four watched” on Letterboxd, but after thinking it over there’s a weird metaphysical thread through all of these. 😂

Screenshot of letterboxd “last four watched” showing Videodrome; The Secret of Roan Inish; the lion, the witch and the wardrobe; Hoppers

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Honestly we should have all known we were in a dangerous global decline as soon as Hollywood struggled to make a new movie about Blade

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Colin Gorrie @colingorrie.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle. It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get. www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

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How far back in time can you understand English?

An experiment in language change

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I missed the reveal of the new Pokémon pinball game. Stern is going to sell a ton of these: sternpinball.com/game/pokemon/

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Pokémon - Stern Pinball

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I’m watching HELP! for the first time and this is delightful. A Hard Days Night was fun, but this is special. In a just world there would be 20 versions of this movie with other bands.

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Kinda shocked at the songs Geese chose to play on SNL.

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

24hr at home alone means lots of records played LOUD

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

This new album from Juliana Barwick & Mary Lattimore is a wonderful balm. I might just keep this on repeat all day: music.apple.com/us/album/tra...

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Tragic Magic by Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore on Apple Music

Album · 2026 · 7 Songs

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Toussaint Egan @thesaintoftous.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Zach Condon has a way with melody that gets to me in a way that few other musicians do.

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

😍 Liv Tyler showing up as Arwen

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Tonight we started Fellowship of the Ring with our boys. I haven’t watched this in at least 10 years and forgot just how good it is.

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

😭 love to see Aidy come back for Bowen’s last show so they could do one last Trend Forecasters bit.

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

😂 at Cameron Winters getting a callout in this SNL sketch. Tho the Kate Bush / Yoko Ono bit was unnecessarily mean.

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I love that in “Let it Snow”, the guy has a line like “I brought some corn for popping”, as though that may get someone reconsider letting you stay. What else would you do with dried corn in this scenario, make home-made cornmeal?

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Maybe the most unrealistic thing in Home Alone: it’s Christmas Eve and there’s a 60 kid choir singing with hardly anyone in the pews?!

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

It’s crazy how good Home Alone is

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Me too! Getting some lights up on the house!

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

AirPods + Volume Limiting is one of my favorite things. Going to concerts and having earplugs that will reproduce everything up to 100db is magic.

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 07/11/2025

if you cannot prevent your model from doing this, you have an ethical, moral, and, probably, legal obligation not to release it, and if you’re working at openAI right now, this blood is on your hands, too

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Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

It was a great fall day seeing a matinee of Chicago, followed up by an early Destroyer concert.

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