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Flora 🍓🏳️‍⚧️ @floramerigold.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yesterday's news about Jacob Geller broke my heart, so much that I couldn't stop dwelling on it all day. In an effort to make sense of this horrific news and my admittedly complicated feelings about it, here is my article on the Jacob Geller situation: epiloguegaming.com/what-do-we-d...

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What Do We Do With Jacob Geller? - Epilogue Gaming

Earlier this week, a friend noticed Jacob Geller’s book, How A Game Lives, sitting amongst my living room shelves. Under almost any other circumstances, this would have been an exciting invitation for...

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pauline kael bot @paulinekaelbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The danger for criticism is that people will want to become critics in order to become television celebrities, rather than enjoying the pleasure of writing and the excitement of trying to define and describe what you’ve seen. (1992)

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

new letterboxd favorites for october!!!

four favorites; CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, CARNIVAL OF SOULS, TORSO, and CEMETERY MAN.

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

TIKI TIKI (Potterton & Stokes, 1971)

two animated monkeys in the film TIKI TIKI

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

To people who don’t believe that Kermit the Frog is real: What is the basis for your morality? Where does your moral standard come from?

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

a really great week, tbh!!!!!

four most recently watched; FANTASTIC MR FOX, LOVERS ROCK, HEAVEN ABOVE ROWEN, and RESIDENT EVIL (2026).

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026

Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

SEAN EVANS: you were already curious about bringing Arthur Schnitzler’s “Late Fame” to the screen when you found out an adaptation was being shopped around. what would you say it is about Schnitzler’s work that still feels so relevant? WILLEM DAFOE: wow this one really does have a kick to it, huh?

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026

As Yom Kippur came to a close this evening, I was privileged to join my friend, Ruth Messinger, at a break fast in her home. It was an honor to celebrate this moment of renewal with many of our Jewish neighbors. May it be a year of justice, joy and peace.

Mayor Mamdani, Ruth Messinger, and two children hold challah bread.

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Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I LOVE gambling but I HATE how few ads there are for it!!

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

listening to Danny Ursetti & the late, great William Finn's newly released song cycle ONCE EVERY HUNDRED YEARS. a ludicrous & moving collection of songs, your enjoyment of which likely depends on how allergic you are to songs that frequently contain the words "pandemic," "quarantine," and "COVID."

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Zachary Noah Piser - "Simon's Bar Mitzvah" (from Once Every Hundred Years - A Song Cycle)

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

many musical theater writers have tried over the years to imitate the perfect mix of indie rock, folk, and pop that Duncan Sheik captured with Spring Awakening. no one has even come close. a tragic loss for a medium that has undeniably thrived from his singular sonic alchemy.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

the "Sheeran effect" seems like a useful shorthand to start using

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

skipped a pretty key step in the movie review process here

the free press: Hold Your Applause for the New Gaza Documentary
There may yet be hard truths in 'NAZA,, including evidence of Israel's systemic failures. But the reporting around it treats flimsy claims as proof of criminality.

I haven't seen the film. This means I cannot confidently assess its editing, corroboration, or the

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Scary Mr. Olmec Man @scarymrolmecman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Ms. Rachel thing is instructive because ppl just vaguely talk about her being antisemitic so as to avoid articulating her original offense: daring to feature in her videos a 3 year old whom the IDF blew the feet off of

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

NEW YORK (AP) — At least three supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran's tour after Macklemore is dropped over pro-Palestinian comments onstage.

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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

AT&T Stadium reportedly is one of the venues that opposed Macklemore being on Ed Sheeran's bill. Worth noting that AT&T is hosting Kanye West in November.

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jay Dragon is unstoppable @jdragsky.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

so my village has been having a lot of issues. rather than deal with any of them, i grabbed a goat and had all the villagers pile their blame and hate onto the goat. while we were getting ready to drive it into the woods (and absolve ourselves) the goat BIT ME????? RUDE?!?

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The Onion @theonion.com · 12/09/2026

Critically Acclaimed ‘Ted Lasso’ Episode Just Stock Photos Of People Hugging Each Other theonion.com/critically-acclaimed-t…

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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

here's an idea for a premise: the muppet show

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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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onion person @junlper.beer · 10/09/2026

trying to get people to understand that the trans women in sports debate isn’t really about sports but a meta narrative pushed by the right all about slowly getting all trans people out of public life is truly impossible

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 09/09/2026

would you like to start a conversation with the customer service chatbot. would you like to use the doctor’s self-service phone system. do you reject the warm touch of a lover. do you long for the cold embrace of steel. will you replace your soul with hydraulic fluid

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

we strictly do ‘80s Joel music, sir.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

democrats, literally the only thing you should be talking about for the next 3 days is donald trump lying about being a 9/11 hero. i dont care if the question is about the economy or gas prices or about how sexually attractive you are, you steer that answer to trump lying about being a 9/11 hero

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

i actually think that film/tv stars taking up broadway real estate which inevitably triggers absurd price gouging is actually a Very Bad Thing for the broadway ecosystem as a whole, but what the hell do I know

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

this isn't banning trade with an entire country, it's literally just a way of (rightfully!) delegitimizing the blatantly illegal settlements being built on explicitly Palestinian territory. any attempt to paint this as anti-Semitic is just bad-faith hogwash and should be treated as such.

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

how is this real

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

COYOTE VS. ACME has officially made more money than the amount Warner Bros Discovery initially tried to write it off for tax purposes.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 04/09/2026

It takes you 20 paragraphs to get to the part of the article where they admit that Mamdani isn't paying the influencers and the reason they are posting videos of the stuff Mamdani is doing is because people are interested in watching it.

The mayor’s office says that it does not pay the influencers. Still, their proximity and access to a figure as popular as Mr. Mamdani can help increase their own social media following and, by extension, potentially put them in a position to attract paid content sponsorships from commercial brands. Some influencers said that when they feature Mr. Mamdani, the videos get more likes and viewers watch longer.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 04/09/2026

Technology being everywhere doesn’t mean it belongs everywhere. The tech industry wants us to believe that AI in early education is not only inevitable, but necessary. We don't see it that way. This week, we announced a moratorium on generative AI for public school students in 2-K to 8th grade.

We’re eliminating AI use for students in 2-K through 8th grade for the upcoming school year.

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

we’re all having fun here.

four most recently watched; PAPER TRAIL, COYOTE VS ACME, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, and THE 5000 FINGERS OF DR T.

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

awaiting the moment when american audiences watching the new series of Taskmaster go through the cycle of "huh this Matt Lucas guy is kind of amusing, I wonder what he's famous for...oh 'Little Britain,' what's that? well let's watch a few of these sketches and see what it's all abou-OH DEAR GOD NO"

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ceej @ceej.online · 03/09/2026

I do think “every rich person went insane during covid because it was the first time they’ve been inconvenienced in decades” felt a little reductive at first but damn if isn’t more and more compelling as the years drag on

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josh boo-erman 👻 @bosh.worstpossible.world · 02/09/2026

i want to know that the people i watch are real actors. i want to know that the words i'm reading were written by an author. i want to know that the strokes on a canvas were painted by a real human. i simply refuse to believe that the vast majority of people do not also feel this way

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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an dipshit™ @andipshit.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Yeah I collect physical media

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/08/2026

it is in fact just the media, which has devoted more attention to this than it has to the fact that multiple republican lawmakers are dealing with “we hired nazis” scandals and that the “we hired nazis” problem extends to the white house

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

we as a species have evolved past the need for such primitive concepts as "Ali G."

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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/08/2026

dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

“you got the Dud!” “THAT’S IT. back to Winnipeg!” “oh I never said ‘good luck’” “get that cat out of the way!!!!” “ohhhhhh let’s say…..Moe.”

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

fantastic cross-promotion for John Wilson’s THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE.

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ben kaye @thebenkaye.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

got really angry about something pop culture-related and chose to abstain from posting about it. this is the way.

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