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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This was the beginning of my challenge to use up all the stuff in the fridge before going on a trip. These are the final installments of the challenge, which I did ultimately achieve due to my genius nature & inimitable preservation in the face of adversity.

Linguine pasta in a silky tangy sauce made with cherry tomatos from the backyard cooked in rice wine vinegar, roasted carrots & corn, accompanied by crispy mushrooms & garlic atop olive bread goat cheese toast

Curry with tomatoes from the backyard, butternut squash, carrots, cabbage, anything I could throw in Lol with some ginger rice & cilantro yogurt sauce too.

Baked ziti typa thang using tomatoes from the backyard, carrots, spinach & celery, topped with mozzarella, accompanied by spinach & carrot salad with roasted chickpeas & goat cheese.

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Blue tamales with homemade salsa verde of course 😇 Basically exactly the same as any other tamale I’ve ever crafted except they are awesomely blue this time.

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This post by Jocelyne Allen plus the part two made me really excited to read this book. The prospect of using “the sexual to interrogate the spiritual, and the spiritual to explore capitalism” is just too enticing…😲 brainvsbook.wordpress.com/2019/03/22/a...

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Amazoness Kiss: Natsuko Ishitsuyo

The luggage situation on the Japan side of the ocean has been getting increasingly over the top the last few trips I’ve made. I’m there for months at a time, so it’s only natural that I would take …

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This face always makes me think of...👹

Panel from Gabrielle Bell's comic "Cody" depicting Cody making a face with wide eyes & his tongue hanging out

Cover of Démoniak's comic "Eros Negro #2" depicting a giant orange face with wide blue eyes & tongue hanging out, plus little sharp canines.

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Fascinating interview with artist Marie Lorenz by Brian Nicholson for TCJ 🛶🛟 Definitely going to check out her sculptures when I visit Nyc next week. Wonder if I can finagle a tide taxi ride as well… www.tcj.com/marie-lorenz...

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Marie Lorenz: Nautical Milemarker - The Comics Journal

Brian Nicholson tracked down and talked to one of the lesser-known Paper Rodeo contributors about comics, sculpture, water and exploration.

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Reading a lot of Gabrielle Bell to prepare for an upcoming Nyc trip

Panel from Gabrielle Bell’s “The Voyeurs” depicting Gabrielle at the Genius bar; the man behind the desk says, “It looks like there’s a smudge in your disk drive. We can fix it.” Gabrielle says, “Oh, good.” He follows up with, “I heard they’re putting a Starbucks on Manhattan Avenue.” She responds, “No!” Lol 😭

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Like this is too much. I keep going through Danish message boards trying to get the full story lol. Danish netizens across the land, I who have never called upon you before must now humbly request your services, in these most trying of times..!

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It’s driving me crazy that I can’t watch the follow up episodes to this series. They don’t seem to be on iplayer with the rest of the show…You would think with true crime being so popular I could find them somewhere, but no, the trackers are empty, my fields are barren, no harvest to speak of 😫

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Lots of tempeh dinners recently cuz the Simple Soyman is back in business and there is simply no other product that can compare. Usually I post these on instagram but my 2 instabanned friends said why you no crosspost 🥲 Lol this one goes out to all the crasy peoples who love to say yum…!

Soba noodle bowl with spicy glaze roasted tempeh triangles, pickled radish & carrots, green onion and limey peanut garnish

Baconized tempeh strips for a beautiful bahn mi type sandwich, topped with pickled mix of onion, carrot & cabbage, chili crisp mayo, cilantro and Oh don’t forget the slice of lime..! There were also thai chiles I forgot to put in before the picture was taken.

Honey mustard roasted tempeh & kabocha squash on top of kale pasta salad And also there’s feta on top. The scent of the tempeh was so enticing my landlord texted me to say Whatcha cooking?

Brown rice & quinoa bowl topped with broccoli, miso mustard roasted tempeh & chickpeas, toasted walnuts & goat cheese

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I forgot to say I also add quite a lot of lime juice after blending. And the second time I added white beans, they really soaked up the citrus flavor & turned out so tasty. Also kashmiri chili seasoning to make it spicier so it’s kind of like a hot & sour soup. Lol just a few things I missed 😅

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I don’t like tomato soup so here is my variation using cherry tomatoes from my backyard garden; the tomatoes are stewed in mirin with some garlic & whatever pepper is harvestable (shishito or thai chile), add red curry paste & coconut milk, cook for ten min then blend with tomato water & serve 👨‍🌾

Vibrant orange tomato soup paired with soy chorizo & spicy cheese quesadillas topped with pepian verde sauce 👨🏻‍🍳

Bright orange tomato soup paired with pepperjack grilled cheese with some tofu smoked ham plus a little mustard. Oh and also don’t forget slice of lime…

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thanks!! I don’t like mayo either, I always use veganaise. I wish they would come up with a better name for it than “Veganaise” Lol so unappetizing…

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I love when the mushroom lady at the farmer’s market has freshly foraged chicken of the woods so I can make my southern fried specialty! 🤠🍄‍🟫

Beautiful bright orange meticulously cleaned chicken of the woods mushrooms

Beautiful crispy deep fried mushroom sandwiches with chili crisp mayo and pickles 😚

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I do this so often & with so much incredulity, I get confused when people think I’m coming on to them. If I wanted to fuck we would be doing that right now. I actually just wanted you to look at this porn that reminded me of you

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Agreed, which is weird for a film with so many candy shots seemingly stating we shouldn’t feel bad for deriving pleasure from something designed for that very purpose.

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Yes, just weak argument building. There’s certainly a central idea, but then an inordinate amount of time is spent acknowledging all other ideas as equally valid & important (even when they’re not, in terms of the story at hand).

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Yes I see what you mean, I think they are very similar films though. Both are stoner comedies with less jokes (treats) & more deliberation on how the “real” world stands in the way of the characters’ ultimate fantasy of getting paid to do nothing. Or getting paid to be your true self (UBI)

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Ironically the only movies that can hold my attention nowadays are “slow” films, which feel turbo-charged in comparison to the swiping & scrolling cinema of deferment…At least things are happening in these movies. Is it so much to ask for?!

Movie poster for Alexandre Koberidze’s What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?

Movie poster for Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet’s Moses and Aaron

Movie poster for Deborah Stratman’s In Order Not to Be Here

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It’s the same thing that drives me crazy with television, the repetitious looping around an idea often to the point of undermining itself because too many counter arguments are entertained without any real consideration for the story they are apparently trying to tell. Puts me right to sleep 😴

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Which makes sense considering the algorithmic sorting of ideologies & aesthetics into buckets that can be discretely assigned to a demographic. The name of the game is eternal deferment, or else you would watch one vid and close the app having been satiated with a fulfilling experience.

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The mistake one might make reading “swiping & scrolling” is that he means a faster pace to appease shorter attention spans when it’s the opposite; the editing is elongated, elliptical, and entirely deferential…Narrative conclusions are indefinitely delayed to service delivery of ideas instead

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I can’t believe for once in my life I agree with this crank. I watched these 3 films consecutively last week, and the first thing I thought of was that they all move at a snail’s pace with nothing to show for it in the end…Although I would replace “internet” with short form videos specifically

Paul Schrader facebook post describing a post-internet style of filmmaking he deems “SWIPING AND SCROLLING CINEMA,” including as he calls it, I Want you Dead (I Want Your Sex), Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma, and The Wrong Girls

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Two movies where a character engages in a sexual relationship with an older woman they meet through work, but under NO CIRCUMSTANCES do they give this woman an orgasm.

Bright pink movie poster for I Want Your Sex

White and red movie poster featuring the blood soaked stars of Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Two movies where a man on the run employs the time-honored technique of kissing a child to distract her so he won’t get caught.

Blue bordered movie poster for The Beguiled

Tiny Robert Pattinson in a giant green soda bottle on the movie poster for Good Time

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I have that issue too, idk why the notifs are hiding…They don’t want you to know your true power..!

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Now I’m realizing I forgot to tag you in the post whoopsie. But I remembered to with this one! 🤠 bsky.app/profile/spec...

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Even in a Shu Lea Cheang film, you are sure to be Delany’d

Opening text from Shu Lea Cheang’s film I.K.U. reading “Very Special Thanks to Samuel R. Delany for Script Development and Pleasure of Porn”

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Everyone is soooo sure that there are only 2 genders and they know exactly what they are, until the moment I step out the house with a self-administered bad haircut…Then suddenly the possibility of some mysterious third gender becomes very real, and very necessary to discuss with me specifically 🙄

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Lol I never questioned this choice because I agree, in my experience of reality all goths are Mexican. Maybe that’s just because I’m Mexican 🤔

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Now this is a good cover. This is art to me.

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

What a bad cover Lol. They’re trying to market this as like a Tarantini inspired action comedy. Meanwhile he’s playing with guts in this thing

VHS copy of Man Bites Dog sporting an exceptionally bad design

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The misuse of “trope” I can forgive, people were just misled to think it means anything that happens in any media because of the accursed site. But when a guy feels the need to “break kayfabe” and explain a joke he just told that you didn’t laugh at because it wasn’t funny…That I cannot condone

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I never thought anything would annoy me more than the egregious misuse of the term “trope” (the defamiliarization of which I blame entirely on the website Tv tropes), and yet, the constant refrain of “breaking kayfabe” coming from only the unfunniest among us has really taken the cake.

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

DVDs I like: mondo movies from a kindhearted bootlegger & experimental films from the Canyon Cinema sale 🥳

6 DVDs displayed on top of a speaker: Helga: The Intimate Story of a Young Girl, Engineering Red, Cruel Tales of Japan, Kurt Kren: Action Films, Valie Export: 3 Experimental Short Films, and lastly Cinexperimentaux #14: Abigail Child

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Yay Supercrush comic arrived 😊🫶❤️‍🔥 Thank you @dirtcupart.bsky.social for this incredible tome. Xenon Luxor is an awesomely rendered character…He kinda look like Inuyasha if he had hip dips 😍

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Jafar Panahi’s The White Balloon

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Lol calling them pronoun circles is so funny 😂 I think you would look cool with one though, devil be damned

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I love this movie! 🤓 I don’t think it’s a matter of intellectual understanding though, it’s a deliberately disorienting film…I think any response it evokes is valuable

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Funny to cite these two american directors in particular, both of whom I think we all know way too much about for there to be any mystery as to what’s real & what’s fictional in their cinematic depictions of themselves…But I do get the comparison. Lol 🥴

Section on Kazuhiro Sano in Jasper Sharp’s book Behind the Pink Curtain in which Sano is compared to Vincent Gallo & Woody Allen

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Yes absolutely, reminds me of some of the arguments posed in this book—I think you would find it interesting!

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Gar is cool to me…I love how expressive the forehead scars are on all the pups!

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Sunday afternoons 🎧🫶

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Yay my Power Cat tract arrived! 🥳🫶 When my man brought in the mail he said “You’re going to want to save the envelope, there’s cool drawings on it.” Lol he knows me so well

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Ris @spectatrix.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Today I am cleaning the house built by one of the lawyers who sued the Milwaukee police department on behalf of the Dahmer victim who was returned to him after escaping because the cops thought he was drunk & that they were having a “lover’s quarrel”