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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 3h
Brian is in his bag here. Every new subscription is a stake in the heart of "Liberty Biberty" and all this sinister corporate tennis ball represents.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 14h
Each season, Carrie transfers to a new high school, where administrators have trouble tracking down the records from her previous high school.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 15h
I like this ad, but I'm also reminded of the Mr. Show bit where they're pitching increasingly profane Globo-Chem ads. www.youtube.com/watch?v=llAh...
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Mr. Show with Bob and David - Globo-Chem Ad Campaign
YouTube video by beadbop
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At the screening for the new Alejandro González Iñárritu and multiple colleagues have asked me if I’m violating some sort of restraining order.
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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
People truly believe their children are not autonomous beings. I see this over and over again with the transphobes in my comments. They think their children are a direct extension of themselves. Not only that they are the boss of their kids, but that their kids don’t have independent humanity.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
That Olivia Miles step-back before the half. So goddamn pretty. Feels like a precocious rookie unlocking Playoff Mode after a nervous start. She's mesmerizing.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I don't want to give any city-hating Fox News hosts more grist for the mill here, so let me just say that in the 27 years I've lived in Chicago, I've only seen someone shit on the sidewalk on Western Avenue in the middle of the afternoon once.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Maybe something like this for me? No order. Re-watch value was key.
NYT 10 best shows for me include Twin Peaks: The Return, Review, Better Call Saul, Mad Men, The Wire, Succession, The Americans, Breaking Bad, 30 Rock and Chernobyl.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If you haven't been watching the WNBA this season, make the playoffs a priority because the field is ridiculously tight and the teams are loaded with superstar talent.
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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today at The Reveal: Two reviews. You can read @scotttobias.bsky.social on PRIMETIME and read me on the Brad Pitt and dog movie HEART OF THE BEAST. (We'll have a FORGOTTEN ISLAND review tomorrow):
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In Review: ‘Primetime,’ ‘Heart of the Beast’
Robert Pattinson plays a famously creepy journalist and Brad Pitt (with the help of a canine friend) headlines a tale of survival in this week's new releases.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Today for my Extremely Online column at The Reveal, I wrote about THE CIRCLE, a total misfire that's nonetheless completely fascinating, even more so now than it was in 2017 ($): thereveal.film/extremely-on...
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Extremely Online: ‘The Circle’
Based on Dave Eggers' novel, this prestige flop saw a digital future where privacy is surrendered. But how dystopian is it?
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tom Cruise looking at the "mixed" reviews. variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Andy Samberg as Conner4Real in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as he reads the reviews for his new record.
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 22/09/2026
jason benetti you are my GOAT
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Andrew Dignan @andrewdignan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Apropos of today's shit sandwich, here are all the films Paramount has released or will release in 2026 (some of these are international only or streaming titles). It's a good thing the Ellison braintrust is now overseeing roughly 40% of the industry.
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James Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Been reading about Paramount's promise that an outside body will ensure CNN's editorial independence, and man is it wearisome to be the sole person on Earth who remembers anything that happened more than 10 years ago www.theguardian.com/business/200....
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Wall Street Journal committee claims Murdoch broke agreement
A special independent committee accused the press baron of breaking agreement to protect editorial integrity
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Subscribe to Radio Free America (link in bio) @kleinman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Taylor Lorenz is proof that Elon's ideological project at Twitter is working. Yeah, the lady who spends 18 hours a day online suddenly got more right wing after he took over, that was the point.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Always excited to see @timgrierson.bsky.social come through with his fall festival rankings. My guy is out there traveling and seeing movies for us. timgrierson.blogspot.com/2026/09/veni...
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Venice/Telluride/Toronto 2026: The Wrap-Up and the Rankings
I've been going to film festivals long enough that I have a group of friends who I only see at them. Colleagues and pals who live in New Yor...
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Seagulls. Peck-peck-peck.
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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 18/09/2026
Post from Amy @lolennui.bsky.social

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, "did you eat the Lindbergh baby" he's like, "no but I'd be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later"
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
SLOW HORSES is back and so are my recaps @vulture.com. Season Six opens with good grief-- the grief a major character is feeling and the grief Slough House is getting. www.vulture.com/article/slow...
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Slow Horses Season-Premiere Recap: Two Murders and a Funeral
River doesn’t have the time to fully process the death of his grandfather before the Slow Horses are thrown into the latest crisis.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hey, the quality movies are starting up again! Here's me today in The Reveal on a near-unprecedented good video game adaptation, John Wilson's triumph expansion to feature docs and a perfectly solid Ethan Hawke thriller. Free to read. thereveal.film/in-review-re...
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In Review: 'Resident Evil,' 'The History of Concrete,' 'The Weight'
Good movie season kicks off with the rare video game that works on screen, an idiosyncratic John Wilson doc, and an Ethan Hawke period thriller.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is a legitimately astounding piece of work.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
RED ROOMS (2023)
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
He was voted Most Likely To Be Victimized In A Scheme in high school, so this tracks.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Fun part about David Ellison destroying CBS News, 60 Minutes and his late-night show is that he'll never be able to get any of it back. You could argue that latter was heading toward obsolescence anyway, but the Weiss-ification of the news has led to a permanent erosion of trust.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Heavy-hitters galore in @kphipps3000.bsky.social's new TIFF dispatch, including new films by Hamaguchi, Almodóvar and Lee Chang-dong. (Of course I immediately beelined to the Miike BAD LIEUTENANT, also covered here.) thereveal.film/the-view-fro...
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The View from the 2026 Toronto International Festival, Part Two: Musicals, Murder and More
Keith's second dispatch from TIFF includes new films by auteur heavy-hitters, a slew of great performances by actresses and the franchising of 'Bad Lieutenant.'
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Ian Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com · 10/09/2026
Some of those that work forces Are the same that fuck horses
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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today at The Reveal: part one of my two-part report from TIFF.
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The View from the 2026 Toronto International Festival, Part One: The Weighty, the Surprising, and the Delightfully Weird
Keith's first dispatch from TIFF 2026 covers new work by major directors like Mike Leigh and Werner Herzog, as well as a gripping Lebanese heist movie.
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DC Pierson @dcpierson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Me: OK, BRAIN, WE ONLY HAVE AN HOUR TO WORK ON THIS PERSONAL PROJECT.

My brain: Y'KNOW WHO I BET HAS AN INTERESTING WIKIPEDIA PAGE?
BUN E. CARLOS FROM
CHEAP TRICK.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
you probably don't need me to tell you this but I sought out this video and, like ... it's not like something else happens in the AI video that he might find funny. there are no jokes in the video. it's just his coach smacking Holly Rowe and her dropping to the ground, that's the joke
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Lots of rude comments but each of these items gives her a different stat boost and some of us care about gameplay
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Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 14/09/2026
New nightmare burger just dropped
Another AI burger, and my god it’s hideous
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hell yeah! Right there next to the BeddyByes, the Irish cartoon show where MeMo and BaBa go on very quiet adventures before settling down for a nap.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Just had the fun experience of watching a live game gradually slip behind a pay wall like the sun going down on the horizon. Potentially huge Oklahoma state upset against Oregon starts on ESPN, move to ESPN2, moves again to ESPNews. One ESPN too many for me. 
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Billy Domineau 🇵🇸 @billydomineau.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
9/11 is a great day to reread my viral Seinfeld spec and to remember I’m one of the most talented TV writers available to write for your show. I have $225k in student loans and my family is about to pay OOP for my dad’s post-stroke rehab, so you’d better believe I’m gonna give you my best!
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Read This: A darkly comedic Seinfeld spec script set days after 9/11
Read This: A darkly comedic Seinfeld spec script set days after 9/11
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Matt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Chicago: On October 26, I’ll be hosting a screening Step Brothers and signing copies of Funny Business at the Davis Theater. Should be a night to rival the Catalina Wine Mixer.
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Step Brothers
They grow up so fast.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Kills me that I'm not in Toronto right now because this is how I normally greet people. But I'm excited for Jason's book and it's a fun thing to shout at him.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A little over 10 years ago. It's astonishing how far the culture has moved in the wrong direction on trans rights since, and the continued capitulation of centrist dems has aided a dangerous and unjust situation: www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
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NBA Pulls All-Star Game Out of Charlotte Over Transgender Bathroom Law
The National Basketball Association has decided to pull the 2017 All-Star game out of Charlotte, N.C.
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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Today at The Reveal: One, two, three reviews! You can read me on THE UPRISING and @scotttobias.bsky.social on HOPE, and PRACTICAL MAGIC 2.
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In Review: 'The Uprising,' 'Practical Magic 2,' 'Hope'
This week's new releases include a 14th century revolt with 21st century implications, a very belated sequel and a wild Korean sci-fi/action swing.
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Catching up on the big tech news:
What advantages does this $3,000’foldable iPhone have over say, a piece of paper? Which I could also fold in half.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hey, if you're going to TIFF, please know that it's my pal @noelmu.bsky.social's birthday today and if you see him on the street, you're obligated to treat him to one of those Belgian waffles or something. I'll Venmo you.
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Ian Rennie @theangelremiel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes doing the "we're just normal men" meme
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today, our Sight and Sound 100 conversation project at The Reveal reaches Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW, the movie I think should be a fixture in every Intro to Film course. It teaches you how movies work *and* everyone loves it. thereveal.film/38-tie-rear-...
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#38 (tie): ‘Rear Window’: The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time
Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 masterpiece is a movie about someone who watches and the act of watching.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Going to toss a tiny pebble into the ocean here by saying this is completely insane and unacceptable and it's absolutely surreal that we tolerate it today and every day.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Chicagoans: I believe we can now tout "Resiliency to climate risk" on our résumés and maybe also use it as an excuse for late assignments, as we were too busy disaster-prepping to get things done on time.
Chicago topping the list of cities most resilient to climate risk.
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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
@filmspotting.bsky.social, @larsenonfilm.bsky.social, @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social Gang, I spent 80 minutes screaming THE DUELLISTS and THE COUNSELOR into my podcast before getting satisfaction. Credit Roxana for that COUNSELOR/LAST DUEL snake-draft coup. Snapped up the best late Scotts IMO.
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Tommy Tomlinson @tommytomlinson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So here's a quote from @pablo.show that applies to not only his Clippers investigation but the best of what journalism can be: www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
"I think that we have the ability to do something that the rest of our culture is yearning for, which is make people who are too rich to care about anything resembling the public interest worry that maybe they need to tell us the truth."
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
lol
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The actual number of moves that are not utterly stupid in chess is tiny and chess will be fully solved one day
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Chess is hard for humans, but not for computers.
One day, it will be fully solved like checkers.
Between now and then, or even after, have fun.
People enjoy many games/sports where machines are vastly betterThere are more possible chess games, by about 40 orders of magnitude, than atoms in the observable universe. To solve chess, you'd have to map them all. Good luck.
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Chess is hard for humans, but not for computers. One day, it will be fully solved like checkers. 

Between now and then, or even after, have fun. People enjoy many games/sports where machines are vastly better.
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Wrong, all legal chess positions are ~40 oom less than the estimated atoms in the Universe. And ASI will figure out ways to solve and compress that are far beyond what we could possibly comprehend. 

(Here I am arguing with some random intern at a chess website 🤦‍♂️)
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