Becky Allen
@allreb.bsky.social
Writer, human, generally a little anxious. Lover of bright colors and brunch. Nonbinary; they/them. http://beckyallenbooks.com
This is so frustrating and dumb. 1. Yes, Mamdani IS VERY GOOD with social media and influencer outreach, he does it more effectively than just about any other politician, and it means no, he is not reliant on traditional media orgs that, you know, hate him.
Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2d agoThe Times describes this as an "influencer operation" but it kinda just seems like ... Mamdani is popular? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/n...
IT WAS GREAT, I love the album so much and the show was brilliant. ALSO the opener was six women (and a conductor) playing arrangements of *other* Lily Allen songs on cellos. With the conductor turning around to conduct the audience in singing along to "Fuck You". DELIGHTFUL!!
Harriet - Pumpkin Spite@akaharriet.bsky.social · 2d agoa while ago the MET gala did "camp" as a theme and no one knew how to interpret it, and I am here to tell you they should have had Lily Allen decide who was on theme and who wasn't, because her one-woman show of West End Girl is perhaps the PINNACLE of camp (complimentary)
Lily Allen is sooooooo good, the show was amazing, she’s so hot and good at singing and being perfectly campy, A++++ all around!!
My heart goes out to the millions of people struggling to remember how to write "Thanks! Sounds great!" in an email.
The Independent@the-independent.com · 3d agoChatGPT down: OpenAI chatbot not working in major outage
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
If you see this, post a not quite Star Trek.
🎃👻 Rob for Apples 👻🎃@robwillb.bsky.social · 4d agoIf you see this, post a not quite Star Trek.
look its simple: if roger rabbit is exonerated the toons gain control of the acme corporation leading to "coyote vs acme". if roger rabbit is convicted, humans retain control as seen in "looney tunes: back in action". if marvin acme is never killed then chip and dale rescue rangers (2022) happens
omg a friend just messaged to ask me, unprompted!!! what Jet Lag The Game is. I HOPE SHE IS PREPARED!!
Three, and for one of them, all of the very little I know has been entirely against my will.
dame@dame.is · 6d agoit’s that time of year again, Rolling Stone released their list of the top 25 content creators, which is actually a test of how old and out of touch you are… the lower your score, the more out of touch i’ve heard of 11 out of 25
Listen, I know that strawberries drowned in whipped cream is not actually a breakfast food, but the strawberries were 30 seconds from going bad and what was I supposed to do, NOT eat them with whipped cream at breakfast time???
The horrifying realization that Coyote Vs Acme delighted me as a 90s style legal thriller for the same reason Roger Rabbit delighted old people as a 50s noir.
This was in the theater today for its 35th anniversary and it seriously holds up. The morals: ACAB, blow up data centers, buff women in tank tops are extraordinarily hot. All still relevant!
Becky Allen@allreb.bsky.social · last wk.Newsflash from 1991, Terminator 2 is a really good movie.
Good news! I think I can now get into the building with the studio, *and* into the studio itself! ... I can't get into *my* building, but you know, progress. I only live here. It's probably fine.
Becky Allen@allreb.bsky.social · last wk.I belong to a workshop at my (multi building) co-op and they're trying to move us from a key fob system to a smartphone access system to get in and... oh boy is it not going well.
I belong to a workshop at my (multi building) co-op and they're trying to move us from a key fob system to a smartphone access system to get in and... oh boy is it not going well.
Article here. This will be updated as I learn more, especially about any access difficulties. If a question is unanswered in this article, I don't know the answer yet, but I'm working hard to get more info as quickly as possible.
What to Know About New Covid Vaccines for Fall 2026 (Gift Article)
The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label.
nytimes.com
Maggie Astor@maggieastor.bsky.social · last wk.Updated Covid vaccines for the 2026-27 season have been approved by the FDA. Article to come.
Sometimes things are nice, actually. After decades of restoration work: gothamist.com/news/bronx-r...
An otter, a beaver — and now a mink spotted in the Bronx
The new image is the first time the feisty predator has been spotted on this part of the formerly polluted river.
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The world’s leading crop art website did a feature on resistance crop art this year: www.cropart.com/Resist.pdf
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Greetings, non-Jews in academia! As we start another semester, here's your regularly scheduled reminder that the Jewish High Holy Days are coming up. If you wouldn't schedule an important meeting or exam on Christmas or Easter, don't schedule one on Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur.
I'm generally enjoying my new-ish job and I don't have impostor syndrome but I do have a sort of double vision about it. On the one hand, I'm absolutely qualified and doing a good job. On the other hand, it is bonkers that someone lets **ME** manage million-dollar projects and partnerships!!
The copy on this story is so good. I keep thinking about it.
Dolly Parton Troubled To Find God Illiterate
THE HEAVENS—Her heart breaking when she discovered the Almighty fumbling over the most basic words on the page in front of Him, country music icon and noted humanitarian Dolly Parton was reportedly tr...
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god, the news today is heartbreaking as well. but you know what, I was sad all day yesterday, and both people brought me so much joy in life. Curry especially brought me SO. MANY. laughs. let's enjoy my all time favorite line reading in the history of this earth: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_U5...
Tim Curry as Premier Cherdenko - Space!
YouTube video by Athrun Talan
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Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.
Let me get this straight. Sometimes a famous person dies and everyone is nice about it? Merely because of their deeds during life?
Dolly Parton was not a billionaire, because multi-millionaires who are good people like her never get past that last finish line. Not when there are kids who need books to read and sick people who need vaccines.
Mo Ryan@moryan.bsky.social · 2w agoevery billionaire & tech mogul, they all want to be adored & celebrated without doing the things Dolly did with a fraction of the power & money. What she had, she gave away. I'm sure she was comfortable (& that's good!). But she just relentlessly helped. It's not that difficult. Love. Care. Help. 💚🌸
YOU GIVE HER BACK RIGHT NOW. TAKE LITERALLY ANY OF THE OTHER ONES, YOU KNOW THE ONES I MEAN
