Curt Brown

@crtbrown.bsky.social

planter of plants, Iowa resident, evil underlord, renowned cupcake eater

Some day we’re gonna have to reckon with how the dismantling of cultural media has forced seemingly everyone writing about films/music/television/video games/wrestling, etc. to erect a paywall around something that used to be a pretty goddamn good discovery engine for those things.

NEW: Over the past year, ProPublica has photographed some of the more than 500 U.S. citizens who have been held against their will by immigration agents and learned of the lingering impact the experience has had on their lives. These are their stories.

We Photographed U.S. Citizens Held Against Their Will by Immigration Agents — ProPublica

Over the past year, ProPublica has photographed some of the more than 500 U.S. citizens who have been held against their will by immigration agents and learned of the lingering impact the experience h...

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The Mandalorian started 7 years ago today. Already! It was a month before the release of Episode IX. And the show's success would make Mando and Baby Yoda the focus of the next Star Wars movie, 6 years later...

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We interrupt your joyful political scrolling for this tiny penguin🐧walking through Myrtle Beach Aquarium. If you want to see the sharks🦈, as a tiny penguin, this is probably the /best/ way. (📷: Myrtle Beach Aquarium)

🌍 First look at Earth from MTG-I2! MTG-I2 has captured its first image from 36,000 km above Earth - just over 2 months after launch. Taken on 20 Oct at 10:45 UTC, the full-disc image shows clouds over Northern Europe & North Atlantic, contrasting with clear skies over the Sahara. 🧵👇

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