They found The Nightmare Begins!!! Why not whet your appetite by watching the animation I wasted 3 years of my life on!*
*Not really - I had a great time and learned a lot. And it was never intended to be a recreation of the episode; rather, my interpretation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2--O...
No Maps On My Taps, Two Minutes Later, Doctor Who: Enlightenment, Man on the Run
Two great documentaries. Maps... was especially great. I didn't care for Two Minutes Later. Enlightenment is the only Doctor Who from the classic series both written and directed by women. It's the one about the sailing ship race in space. #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday
I'm struggling to explain to non-fans how 'they found two missing episodes' feels. I think it might genuinely be a whole human emotion only accessible to Dr Who fans, like we're deep sea fish who can smell magnets.
There are some fan experiences reserved pretty much uniquely for Dr Who fans. The return of missing episodes is probably the pinnacle of those.
TWO EPISODES OF THE DALEKS' MASTER PLAN HAVE BEEN FOUND! WHOO! #doctorwho
*taps internet microphone*
After months of work, a project i've been coordinating for @literaryhub.bsky.social in conjunction with @maris.bsky.social is now live ...
We've commissioned 13 reviews of books by LGBTQ folks not covered by the NYTBR under Pamela Paul ...
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Doctor Dooooooooooooom.
Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now
Whidbey by T Kira Madden
Whidbey by T Kira Madden
This is the story of 3 women connected by an abuser. The man suffuses the novel, but it's ultimately about the women as they attempt to move on from trauma. A shift of voice in the last third that helps make what are unsolvable questions more narratively satisfying.
23/x
Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.
love how we killed the old, frail anti-nuke ayatollah just to have him replaced with his young, healthy son who wants nukes and who just had his father, mother, wife, and child murdered on the same day by his mortal enemy. surely this will bring peace to the region
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Gift, Andrew Powie Fuller and Geraldine Spreckels Fuller Collection, 1999 © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
Untitled red monochrome (M 63) by Yves Klein, 1959
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Guide Me Home by Attica Locke
Guide Me Home by Attica Locke
I liked the first two books in this series. This one didn't work quite as well for me. I'm not sure I entirely bought the characters, their actions or motivations. But Attica Locke is talented writer. I'll stick with her wherever she goes next.
22/x
Fame, A Better Tomorrow, Tokyo Drifter, All That Jazz
All of these were great movies but I think I enjoyed All That Jazz and Fame the most. #letterboxd #lastfourwatched
New & Notable: A new take on a familiar classic: The lost Albini mixes of this Fugazi milestone are now available, with proceeds going to Letters Charity.
Mrs. John Hay Whitney Bequest and The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection (both by exchange), and gift of Irving Blum
Ellsworth Kelly, Spectrum IV, 1967
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135471
Eradication: A Fable by Jonathan Miles
Eradication: A Fable by Jonathan Miles
Eradication is a short novel about... actually it might be better to go in cold on this one. It's definitely worth checking out.
21/x
23 years old today
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
T&T&T starts as a sweet friendship story between two kids who want to make video games but midway through I realized that a cycle of hooking up or falling out was about the only move it had. It's all very readable, but repetitious.
20/x
This is a nice film about the women who ran the 2026 Barkley Marathons.
I think if I'd gotten away with attempting a coup, suffered no consequences for it, then won an election four years later, got away with executing citizens in the streets and foreigners in boats, and successfully abducted a head of state, I too might think I could just bomb my way to regime change
Reagan bombed Libya in 86, if that counts.
no war no borders no cops no prisons no to all of this shit
Paradais by Fernanda Melchor
Paradais by Fernanda Melchor
Two horrible fuck-ups spend there days getting drunk and dreaming of ways get the things they want. Paradais is written in a tumbling, almost stream of consciousness style that gets into our main character's head. I think you would call this "visceral."
19/x
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
One of my favorite types of novel are ones where the plot is driven by characters making incorrect assumptions about each other. There are a half a dozen characters here, all of whom think they understand something and act on that to tragic ends. Thumbs up.
18/x
This short-ish video gives some idea about how this year's Barkley went down. I'm curious about the start gate being moved and what runners thought about the loop sequence this year, but there's anything about either in this video. I'd guess there are a few other videos coming.
Severance by Ling Ma
Severance by Ling Ma
Severance explores ideas about work, consumerism, and disconnection. The novel alternates between Obama era NYC and the end of the world. Think Station Eleven.
17/x
Faya Dayi, Hard Boiled, Gold Diggers of 1933, and Bugonia
I watched three of these for the 2026 Criterion Challenge. I admired Faya Dayi, liked Hard Boiled and Gold Diggers, but Bugonia was my favorite of the bunch. #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched
Wheat Field with the Alpilles Foothills in the Background - 1888
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