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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 8h

<PHYSICAL BOOK ALERT> TerrorTome/Incarcerat/The Bursted Earth by Garth Marenghi: Garth had been the next Stephen King, since before Stephen King. He knows what truly chills the soul: labradors, signing a touch-pad, sex with demonic typewriters, editors, etc...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Dissolution by Nicholas Binge: It's a big sci-fi concept about memory and time-travel, that is also a small tender story of two people. I don't know how anyone can balance those things so well as this does.

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson: Doesn't really stand out, but confirms my theory that he's the 'bespoke magic system' guy...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

* you instantly enter a deep, unwakable sleep *

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Finally, you acknowledge me as your tribal chief! * proceeds to explain a lengthy and tedious WWE storyline, sucking the life out of the room *

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

THE Ghost In Shell is more faithful to the art of the manga, but the vibe is off for near-future Cyberpunk. The story is a half-reboot, that doesn't want to dwell on existing story, but leaves gaps for newcomers. I loved Stand Alone Complex and this just doesn't quite scratch that itch...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A Curious History Of Sex by Kate Lister: WAIT! I CAN EXPLAIN! * kicks History magazines under the bed *

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

when wikipedia launched, the idea that an encyclopedia could be reliably maintained by the public was a joke. now, it's a marvel, a remarkable resource, virtually the only website that remotely delivers on its potential and practically the last pleasant browsing experience on the internet.

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The library was using 3 seperate apps, so they're cutting one of them. Unfortunately, the one they're cutting is the one I've had 24 audiobooks from vs. 5 audiobooks from the retained app. The e-mail didn't even mention the 3rd place app...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Most Dangerous Games has a display stand that looks untouched at work. It came out on September 1st, let's see how it did...oof:

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The only way to watch the French animated movie Arco is everytime they say "Arco", you have to say "Polo!"

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I wish streaming could settle for moderate successes, instead of chasing huge hits. They seem wedded to a 'spend big to make big' philosophy. Why would anyone watch a new series with this track record of cancelling? Why would anyone watch a series that you've already cancelled?

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

There's a lot to like about Mother Mary, especially the acting, but it's so intentionally vague that it feels empty and half-arsed...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I was physically unprepared for how much lifting is involved with being a parent. My daughter has been able to walk confidently for a while now, she just really prefers being carried...and to be fair, wouldn't we all?

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Wrestling! This is The New Level, a new AEW tag-team that combines Swerve Strickland and the former New Day. What are the New Day doing in AEW? Well...there's not a lot of job security in wrestling and WWE decided midcontract to offer an over 50% paycut. Then WWE released them after they refused...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I should be more excited for Avengers: Doomsday than I am for finding Doom Patrol on Amazon Prime. The MCU includes most actors (sometimes twice), but could always use Brendan Fraser or Alan Tudyk...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Songs Of The Dead by Brandon Sanderson and Peter Drullian: I'm going through B.S.'s back-catalogue, so expect a lot more of his name. This time he's partnered with someone who knows more about music to craft another bespoke magic system. It's the first in an urban fantasy series, but promising.

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 27/08/2026

Now you can opt out of having your posts shown to non-followers in the Discover feed. We know not everyone wants to go viral. Sometimes you're just posting for your followers. This is one of a few updates we're working on to give you more control over your experience and help you find your people.

Instructional image titled "Hide your posts from non-followers in Discover" accompanied by a screenshot of the "privacy and security" options from the Bluesky settings menu. "Ask apps to hide my posts from algorithmic recommendations" is toggled to the "on" state.

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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Just remembered the Dolly Parton bus.

The National Express 925 bus service between Woking Station and Heathrow Airport.

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm 1000 episodes deep into One Piece and lovable Luffy still hasn't realised that 'king of the pirates' doesn't mean 'well-respected and helpful sailor that doesn't like power inequalities'...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Devil House by John Darnielle: Your first impression is a title and cover that invoke pulp 70/80s horror. You are wrong. You are surprised by the rare use of 2nd person. You are more surprised by it being a pair of fictional true crime stories. You are even more surprised about it being this good

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Man, Marty from Marty Supreme is insufferable...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Audition by Katie Kitamura: An intriguing premise that mills about, until it concludes in a semi-satisfactory way. I didn't dislike it, but I won't think much about it either.

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

E.g. "Everyone else at my school had powers, but my parents were thrown off a cliff by vengeful frogs"

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I don't know if it's a wider trend or Google finding out I listen to audiobooks, but my Youtube ads are now 70% AI slop stories...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I think they panicked that the Reapers were too big and faceless and the Illusive Man was too passive, so got a 13 year old to quickly design a lower level guy. They should've really set-up other Cereberus personnel in ME2 to switch to minor antagonists...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I had pretty much no memory of this guy, so I had to look him up. According to Wikipedia, the only positive thing about him that game critics latched onto was (...spoilers for every henchman ever...) his death...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

What's oddly rewarding is doing something really unimpressive and your kid asking to do it again...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy: ... ...uugghhh... ... I don't think he likes Westerns... ...or people ... ...oof

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Be careful, you don't want a Mandlebrot moustache...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Livesuit by James S.A.Corey. It's almost impossible for people enlisting in wars to truly know what they're signing-up to experience. This is a standalone short story set in their new trilogy universe. I only managed to guess a fragment of where this was going.

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Ok, it does sound absurd. I just wanted to quickly brush past what the movie was about and get to the important stuff...TV vampire shows for teens.

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It's hard to articulate, but it's like someone going "One Piece was a great show about Ace"

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I don't know much about being trans, but I did watch a lot of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. My main takeaway from I Saw The TV Glow is the death of Tara (whose actor cameos) really got to her. The 'pink opaque' is a very differebt animal to my recollections of a show that probably hasn't aged well.

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

There's still a residual grudge over Diego Maradona's 'hand of God' incident, but that pre-dates me, so it's nice that they gave England fans something by dragging-up old geopolitical disputes...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

English men's football fans are a weird bunch. They are utterly convinced they're going to win, right up until they don't. Then they are the gloomiest fatalists you'll ever see. This was the best result in 60 years, they got to beat France and reignite a rivalry with Argentina and yet...miserable!

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Rob DenBleyker @robdenbleyker.com · 18/07/2026

based on the trailer alone I don't think Chris Nolan even played Mario Odyssey

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I have seen others descend into pencil madness chasing perfection. Most notably Adam Savage from Mythbusters and Vsauce...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This heatwave has been going on long enough that I'll happily advocate for the Gulf Stream to collapse, but I'm still a few days off giving Nuclear Winter the thumbs-up...

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

None of the major parties are standing, so now it's just him and Count Binface standing. British politics are weird!

Yes, Count Binface is a real candidate. The character has had a surprisingly storied career as a protest/joke candidate.

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

He was a mp for two years and is under two investigations for not declaring donations. This might have resulted in a suspension, a recall, then a byelection. In response, the attention-seeker decided to resign and then stand again in a byelection.

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

*Ok, I do want to talk about it. This is Nigel Farage, a man who ran and failed to be a mp 8 times. He is now the leader of the opposition, the right-wing Reform party (previously Brexit and before that UKIP, though technically that was a completely different party with most of the same people)

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

No-one enjoys talking about politics*, so this post is now a fashion blog instead: You can usually tell how out-of-touch someone is by how they dress.

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

(Any Walkers ad that doesn't have former World Cup footballer turned commentator Gary Lineker show-up and steal crisps like a 90's cereal mascot is an automatic 0/10 anyway)

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I know it's probably the heatwave keeping me up, but it might be the ad with Steve Carell running around an american car park asking "does anyone have Walkers?"...then someone produces a packet clearly labelled Walkers. It's fairly common knowledge that that's not their name there, right..?

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TwistedEllipses @twistedellipses.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I was most into them when I was technically too young. Rockstar sink a lot of money and work-hours into them, but they've never been good at storylines and characters. TLDR: meh

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