Worth reiterating every time that this is not some cancel-culture purity test: JK Rowling has pledged more than a billion dollars of her Harry Potter money towards bankrolling anti-trans lawsuits. This finances that.

Nicholas Hoult In 'Harry Potter' Season 2 As Gilderoy Lockhart - Excl.

Nicholas Hoult has joined Season 2 of HBO Max's 'Harry Potter. He will play Gilderoy Lockhart, portrayed in the second movie by Kenneth Branagh.

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Everyone shut the fuck up and look at this

Today I learned that people get tattooed under anesthesia and I can’t help but think that’s like using AI to “write” your book or script or whatever. You’re skipping to the end and missing a key part of the journey.

I’ve never seen black toilet paper before today.

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

Sure, Jared Leto is a creep with multiple allegations to his name over the course of two decades, but you have to understand that he's also a mediocre actor who's a nightmare to work with and whose movies are critical flops that don't make money.

I get targeted ads for knockoff ‘Showgirls’ merch and I choose to believe that means I’m making good choices in life.

We hired a new attorney at work today and he called me sir twice and now I want to die.

I feel like I may have offended one of my best friends by talking shit about the Descendants. Again.

Today I learned the Bob Mould wrote wrestling storylines for WCW.

Making the thing is never the point for these people. It's about devaluing artists and fostering addiction to the slop from which they personally profit.

rich traditions@helldude.bsky.social · 3w ago

elon musk could have whatever movie he wanted made, as professionally as he wanted, starting pretty much whenever he might want. he could probably even direct it. that he has the imagination of your average gooner and just wants AI to have and realize an artistic vision for him is really revealing

It’s wild to me that “we should feed hungry kids” is a thing a lot of people in this town seem to disagree with.

love it when our city council bands together to make life universally worse and harder for students, parents, schools, and administrators just because they can

Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Seattle City Council just voted 6-3 to approve Joy Hollingsworth's amendment to delay universal school lunches for kids, replacing them with vouchers for qualifying low-income parents to buy groceries over school breaks and weekends. Eddie Lin, Alexis Mercedes Rinck, and Rob Saka voted no.

I think we might be done.

Josh Sternberg@joshsternberg.com · 3w ago

we're so cooked www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...

I made the bar I’m at put on Wild Zero and RIP Bass Wolf.

I saw L7 in 1992 or 93 at the Paramount with 7 Year Bitch. Someone threw a discarded Chuck Taylor on stage. Jennifer Finch picked it up and chucked it back into the audience and it smacked my buddy square in the face. Still one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen.

J.D. Kunes@jdkunes.bsky.social · 3w ago

Godspeed and farewell to Jennifer Finch of L7. A true punk rock force and legend on bass. Thank you for the riffs and the attitude. #RIPJenniferFinch

By these metrics, sleeping in my right side I’m a Columbia boy, but when sleeping in my left side I’m a Poirot fella.

The thread o’ tweets@threadotweets.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our buddy @bjcolangelo.bsky.social needs a little help from her friends (and I'm a bully). BJ needs what is, essentially, a full mouth replacement thanks to cancer radiation. We can't eliminate the dental trauma, but we can help with the life-altering debt. www.gofundme.com/f/bj-needs-a...

Donate to BJ Needs A New Mouth (Keep Her Yappin'), organized by Amelia Emberwing

If you're reading this, you're not new to the fact that eventually the "pass … Amelia Emberwing needs your support for BJ Needs A New Mouth (Keep Her Yappin')

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It is a critical failure of the left that the explosive diarrhea parasite outbreak has not already been branded "The RFK Runs" or "The MAHA Squirts" or "The Trump Trots" or something along those lines. "Oh, man, I can't go because I got a bad case of J.D. Pants."

I enjoy when the farmers market basically in our back yard wakes us up by playing Sade.

Our upcoming guest host Sara Michelle @moviefreaksara.bsky.social is spotlighting TransFamilies, a wonderful organization that provides education, resources, and support for families with transgender and gender-diverse children. 💙 Learn more: transfamilies.org #MutantFam #TheLastDriveIn

Home - TransFamilies

TransFamilies provides support for parents of gender diverse children to help them best honor their child’s unique gender pathway.

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To celebrate 10 years of the Seattle Film Critics Society, SFCS is hosting monthly screenings of some of our favorite movies from the past decade!

SFCS at 10: A Decade of Favorites - Northwest Film Forum

Seattle Film Critics Society and Northwest Film Forum present a monthly series dedicated to past winners of the SFCS Awards

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Has anyone rewatched ‘Her’ lately? I’m genuinely curious how that’s aged.

Looks like I’ll also be introducing, along with @colonelmortimer.bsky.social, a September showing there of The History of the Seattle Mariners as part of the same series. I might have to drag my kid up there too, as he’s probably watched it more times than anyone. nwfilmforum.org/films/sfcs-1...

SFCS at 10: The History of The Seattle Mariners - Northwest Film Forum

Jon Bois and Alex Rubenstein's monumental film is possibly one of the best sports documentaries made this century.

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I’ve learned not to get excited about anything

Walking out of ‘Max Payne’ in 2008, my friend said, “That movie just shit in my mouth.” This led to a whole new film rating system for us: how many shits a movie took in our mouths.

The Suspense is Killing Us@suspensekills.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New ep—GAMERGATE! Three movies based on classic video games, with ascending levels of obnoxious fan service! We got: 2 Mark Wahlbergs, 2 Olga Kurylenkos, 3 in media res openings, 2 Belicoffs & a butt load of meaningful tattoos! Don’t miss even one second of it! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

John Woo did not almost blow up Chow Yun-fat with real dynamite so you could sit here and tell me AI is inevitable.

Amadi Lovelace@amaditalks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Mary Tyler Moore didn't shock herself and everyone on set sinking three pool balls with a single shot so you could tell me that AI is inevitable.

I love how Jay Bilas doesn’t even pretend to try to hide how much he hates being part of the nba draft.

If zines can convict you pretty much everyone who grew up around Olympia is cooked 💀

Mark Ruffalo@markruffalo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... What’s next your going to get thrown in jail for listening to most of the punk rock from the 80-90s? This is more of Trump&co running his fascism through the courts. Keep resisting. Stay Anti-Fascist in your hearts and souls and minds.

I may have just done something cool. In all likelihood, nothing will come of it, like the other potentially cool things before it that led to nothing. But for the moment I choose to be somewhat optimistic about this future semi-crushing let down.