Elizabeth S.
@elizs.bsky.social
Film critic @ Cinapse.net, Austinite, SXSW Documentary Shorts Programming Associate ('21-'26), Dallas Wings fan 🏀. She/her.
"Verbally, we are told that people matter; visually, we are shown that they do not."
EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 2d agoI wrote about the Trojan horse, and what we can learn from her mouth about different cultural attitudes towards deception and violence. As someone comments below, the phrase GIFT ARTICLE is pretty scary in this context.
Those who spent time complaining about other actors Christopher Nolan hired may also want to consider he's just casting actors he's seen and liked and who haven't been getting cast in major roles as much as they should be. The guy gave Tom Conti two important roles in his films. See also:
Samantha Morton Says She’s Been Out of Work Since Filming ‘The Odyssey’
Samantha Morton revealed she hasn't worked since wrapping Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," despite delivering a stand-out performances.
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It’s nice to see everyone’s textual analysis of The Odyssey It’s almost like the humanities give you entertainment, feelings, pleasure, and fun/interesting stuff to talk about, as well as lenses into both past and current society
extreme income inequality is bad for a lot of reasons but today the one i'm mad at is people having the wealth and power to force me to live inside their delusions
Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
Think of the access Larry Nassar had to young girls for years, under cover of medical care, before you really decide it’s SO important to make sure a trans child doesn’t play games with no stakes alongside your own.
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3d agoAn 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
see how it is *always* women's bodies that must be violated and subservient in order to be "protected"?
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3d agoAn 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
‘You can’t paper over the cracks of history. It will haunt you’: Gugu Mbatha-Raw on her race-horror thriller www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘You can’t paper over the cracks of history. It will haunt you’: Gugu Mbatha-Raw on her race-horror thriller
She paved the way for Bridgerton, lit up Black Mirror’s most joyful episode – and now she stars in a grisly supernatural horror about slavery. The Belle star talks about Possession, partying with Prin...
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Game day. I wonder what shirt Coach is going to wear today
neuse river hag@neuseriverhag.bsky.social · 5d agoidk about flooding but my wife and i are planning on heading up there after church with our bluetooth speakers and a spotify playlist of very copyrighted music
It's pretty infuriating that Trump is denying disaster aid to Oregon for political reasons and I have barely heard anything about it, while Biden was falsely accused of doing the exact same thing to North Carolina and millions of people believed that
This is so horrifying. I visited Spokane for the first time this spring & was so moved by the kindness & hospitality I was shown. Wishing everyone safety & care.
'Never seen it this bad': Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city
A wildfire driven by high winds jumped the Spokane River Saturday afternoon, burning homes and quickly moving into the Indian Trail Neighborhood.
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Anyway, your problem isn‘t finding the time to take notes. The problem is that taking notes is thinking and thinking has to be done by someone. women have been doing a lot of metacognition that looks like a task when it’s really thinking.
These third country deportations are among the most evil acts of the Trump administration. They're trying to extrajudicially punish people for seeking asylum, up to and including with death.
Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 4d agoGreat reporting from @emilybregel.bsky.social about a gay man who’s been in the US since he was four, imprisoned in a “hotel” in Equatorial Guinea since April. He says he’s being denied soap and toilet paper in retaliation for filing a complaint w African Commission. 1/ tucson.com/news/local/b...
It really really really bugs me how many people simply do not understand what it means when the government tries to convict you even IF THEY FAIL TO DO IT. Do you know how many thousands of dollars in legal fees it costs? You will most likely lose your job. You might lose your home.
Alt text for the actual human made piece, which is wonderful. You’re not missing anything with the slop. Looks exactly like all the rest.
Ben Towle@benzilla.bsky.social · 5d agoCheck out the steaming pile of AI garbage that just won $1,000 first prize in the Ohio State Fair poster contest. It's especially tragic since the 5th place, drawn by an actual human, is great. Rooster (OH fair has biggest poultry show in US) riding the "butter cow" (exactly what it sounds like).
ZOMG new Sara Bareilles video has a mini Girls 5eva reunion 💜💜 https://youtu.be/YLAaFRQLk28
Sara Bareilles - Still Crying (Official Music Video)
Sara Bareilles - Still Crying (Official Music Video)Written by Sara Bareilles & Aaron DessnerProduced by Sara Bareilles & Aaron DessnerEngineered by Bella Bl...
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TOWER (2016) is currently streaming on Kanopy and Hoopla, or for rent thru other apps. It's an excellent documentary about survivors of the 1966 mass shooting at UT and their memories
Cora Neas@corabora.bsky.social · 5d ago“Repeated inquiries attempting to analyze his exact experiences were not too successful with the exception of his vivid reference to ‘thinking about going up on the Tower with a deer rifle and start shooting people,'” Heatly wrote. An autopsy found a golf ball-sized tumor in the shooter's brain.
Just a reminder that in this country, the process is punishment. 24 hours in jail to process your arrest, money for bail, money for a lawyer, missed work for your court appearances...it all adds up. We do this to poor people every single day in this country. Many never really recover.
CNN@cnn.com · 5d agoThe Justice Department is admitting that a $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against a former Olympian that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing. https://cnn.it/3RJJnwj
Been in rehearsals all week for a community choir concert. First time using my tablet for reading music. Tues night I accidentally opened Netflix and tonight I accidentally opened the current romance I'm reading. Here's hoping I don't open any other apps during the actual performance 😅
My unvaccinated brother died of COVID in 2021. I was about a year and a half into my epidemiology career. Healthcare staff did absolutely everything they could but they cannot cure ignorance. They cannot cure an anti-science belief and culture. Thats YOUR responsibility. Not Dr. Fauci’s.
