“It sounds like a de-Trekked version of Pon Farr”—my friend, about ONE NIGHT ONLY
Sarah Welch-Larson
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Tenderhearted sicko. CFCA member. I write about movies, feminism, theology, and sad men in space for Bright Wall/Dark Room and Seeing & Believing. The second edition of my book Becoming Alien is available now. dodgyboffin.com
Next Tuesday, @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social will host a one-night only screening of Ian Bell's archival documentary WTO/99 (with a Q&A to follow). Read my review of this upsettingly necessary documentary for @chicagoreader.com: chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...
Review: WTO/99 - Chicago Reader
Ian Bell’s WTO/99 speaks to our nebulous future.
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9:45pm showing just added as the 7PM SOLD OUT
Ok Chicago, buckle up, because the best documentary of 2025 (and one of my very favorites of the year, period) is coming to the Music Box this summer, and I’m gonna need you to turn out musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
Shoutout to How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb for getting me through a really crummy run
Chicago friends, I have a journo request: I'm currently working on a story about physical media collecting. If you are someone who has a collection of vinyl records, VHS/DVDs/blu-rays, CDs, books, etc. - or you work at a place that sells them - I'd love to talk to you about it! Dms are open 🤠👍🏻
french patrol to jean valjean french patrol to jean valjean take your loaf of bread and put your shackles on (two) french patrol to jean valjean (four, six, zero, one) his sentence ends, parole’s begun (two, four, six, zero) said the bishop “and may god’s love be with you” (one, run off)
I wrote a proposal last year for Heretic Pride by the Mountain Goats that I maintain would have been a banger
You have a month to write a 33 1/3 book about the album of your choice. Which record are you going to write about? (No previously covered albums allowed; new shit must come to light: see below.) (For all books in the series: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33_1/3) (H/t @monostich.bsky.social
Four episodes in to season 3 of Breaking Bad and honestly this is going great for everybody
Delighted to be returning to TIFF for Seeing & Believing this September!
By way of the Green Line Bus, Margot prints are now available for pre-order, in a run of 25! www.brianna-ashby.com/new-products...
Every month, I send out a newsletter digest of what I've been writing and podcasting about. Sometimes I'll include a little essay in the newsletter. This month's edition includes a writeup of a piece of art I encountered on vacation in Pittsburgh that startled me into a religious experience
140: July 2026
I've been approaching burnout again this summer. It's my own damn fault; I bite off more than I can chew, and by God I'll chew it, but this month, I needed a break. My husband and I went to Pittsburgh...
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Hey Chicago: this documentary is a banger, and you really should go see it when it hits the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social in a couple of weeks. One night only! I'll be there!
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It’s “Chicago is the greatest city in the world” temperature out rn
Noise canceling headphones died in the middle of my workday :(
No I do not want to boost efficiency through AI-powered PDF workflows
*standing up on the plane* Let me tell you about Homestuck
*standing up on the plane* ok you Protestant fucks prepare to get scared because I’m about to tell you what’s real. Hail Holy Queen our light our sweetness and our hopes. To Thee to we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to Thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Tu
La Belle Dame Sans Merci cinematic universe WHEN
Studio execs are going to want to adapt more poems for the big screen now
Don’t love that every summer storm is now Stormlight Archive level ass hurricanes
Me, having read Julia Kristeva, whenever a horror movie does something gross
Turned in a major piece of writing a little ahead of schedule
Bo Burnham Welcome To The Internet
Alt: Bo Burnham singing Welcome To The Internet. He’s playing a keyboard, lit entirely in blue, wearing small round sunglasses and laughing maniacally
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