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Jim Laczkowski

@jimlaczkowski.net

Hat-Wearing Librarian (chipublib.org). Pop Culture Writer/CFCA Member (jimlaczkowski.net), (https://directorsclub.substack.com), (https://linktr.ee/jimlaczkowski). Musician! Cats, coffee, books, podcasts, libraries!

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Vikram Murthi@fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 6d ago

Wrote about IT ENDS, one of my favorites of the year, its scrappy production (sorta reminiscent of how the Coens funded BLOOD SIMPLE), and the importance of "touching grass," i.e., talking bullshit with your friends for @defector.com Check it out! defector.com/it-ends-is-t...

‘It Ends’ Is The Gen Z Horror Movie Of The Year | Defector

Earlier this year, Curry Barker and Kane Parsons became young Hollywood phenoms in quick succession. An actor and sketch comedian, the 26-year-old Barker wrote, edited, and directed Obsession, which i...

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Heatherface Wixson@thehorrorchick.bsky.social · last wk.

Hey everyone, my final Summer of (Movie) Love entry is here & it’s celebrating the ultimate Labor Day weekend comedy — WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S. It’s the perfect way to wrap up the summer season & it was a great end note for ‘80s summer comedies: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/summer-of-mo...

Summer of (Movie) Love: Weekend at Bernie's

Exploring horror, film, and pop culture, all while celebrating the creators, history, and artistry that keep the genre alive.

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Wife of Debt (Debt Peon)@debtpeon.bsky.social · 2w ago

Comments on this are fire. www.instagram.com/p/Dcjurwwn55j/

Chicago Public Library on Instagram: "Let’s work together to make Chicago the most AI-literate city in the nation. On Saturday, October 3, the CHI+AI Summit will take over Harold Washington Library C...

100 likes, 120 comments - chicagopubliclibrary on August 27, 2026: "Let’s work together to make Chicago the most AI-literate city in the nation. On Saturday, October 3, the CHI+AI Summit will take ov...

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Emily M. Bender@emilymbender.bsky.social · 2w ago

New on the MAIHT3k newsletter -- how to move away from the untenable, uncomfortable middle ground and towards firm "AI" resistance. buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch... w/ @deccamuldowney.bsky.social

Six Problems With Talking About the “Ethical” or “Responsible” Use of “AI”

How to move away from the untenable, uncomfortable middle ground By Emily M. Bender and Decca Muldowney A dancing ledge, as viewed from above. Image: Will...

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Jim Laczkowski@jimlaczkowski.net · 2w ago

So grateful to @swampyw1tch.bsky.social for joining me after my summer break from regular podcasting. Directors Club returns to talk about the work of the wonderful Nicole Holofcener! www.jimlaczkowski.net/episode-247-...

Episode 247: Nicole Holofcener (feat. Kate Blair)

After an extended break, the regular format has returned for the rest of 2026. Then we'll see what happens in the new year. At the very least, you'll be getting the yearly traditions regardless of if ...

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Heatherface Wixson@thehorrorchick.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tim Curry changed my life in so many ways. As a kid, as a teen and beyond. He was everything to me & CLUE is probably the biggest reason why B & I first connected when we first met in 2009. I’m so absolutely heartbroken today. Cards for sorrow, cards for pain…

Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-n-Furter. Tim Curry as Wadsworth.Tim Curry as Darkness. Tim Curry as Pennywise.
Jim Laczkowski@jimlaczkowski.net · 2w ago

Unbelievable. Another legend has left us. Rest in power and peace to Tim Curry; I watched Annie and Clue as a kid over and over again and one of the most successful screenings I hosted was for Rocky Horror at the library. One of my favorites is gone.

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Amanda Litman@amandalitman.bsky.social · 2w ago

Dolly Parton passing away is actually gutting. What a legend -- both her incredible music and her Imagination Library, which sent hundreds of millions of books to kids. This is just so sad.

Margaret Killjoy@margaret.bsky.social · 3w ago

400 library workers begin their strike Monday after endless months of trying to negotiate with management. Already the anti-union propaganda machine is calling the library workers entitled. The LIBRARY workers. You don't staff the desk at the free stuff store because you're greedy.

Union News@unionnews.bsky.social · 3w ago

“Cleveland Public Library union workers vote to strike Monday after rejecting final contract offer” — WKYC #UnionNews #contract #strike

White text on a blue background reads, “Cleveland Public Library union workers vote to strike Monday after rejecting final contract offer”. Underneath, WKYC is listed as the source.
Leonard Pierce@leonardpierce.bsky.social · 3w ago

Even if AI worked (it doesn't) and didn't wreck the environment (it does) and malevolent billionaires didn't control it (they do) and wasn't an anti-labor brain-destroying theft machine (it is), if people don't like it and don't want it, then it shouldn't exist in their spaces and communities

Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 3w ago

Big news! My second novel, Beth March Returns from the Dead, has a gobsmackingly great cover by Zevvy Smith-Danford! I am so proud of this book and also of getting a weird Nathaniel Hawthorne joke into the pages of People magazine. people.com/emily-st-jam...

In ‘Beth March Returns From the Dead’ by Emily St. James, Two Exes Confront Their Complex Past — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the cover of Emily St. James’ new novel ‘Beth March Returns From the Dead.’ The book reimagines ‘Little Women’ through a trans lens, centering on two exes who reconnect o...

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John Moe@johnmoe.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hey. It’s John Moe. If you go to your podcast app today and look up The Hilarious World of Depression, you will find a new episode. Hosted by me. First one in six+ years. This is not an error. This is the present tense.