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Darren Witt

@henryhuihui.bsky.social

Grumpy old man in training. Encased meat enthusiast. Burger hunter. Victim of the Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy.

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Sorrel@sorrelish.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Narratively having Ever Given getting stuck in 2021 to set up Hormuz in 2026 is great foreshadowing. You want your audience to understand the basics of international shipping in a lower stakes context so you drop the real plot without a lot of saggy exposition about the minutiae of cargo logistics.

Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · 2y ago

Maggie Tabberer: Vogue model who became the face of Australian fashion

Maggie Tabberer: Vogue model who became the face of Australian fashion

Obituary: the glamorous model also had successful careers as editor, TV presenter and fashion designer, bringing sophistication into Australian homes Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Report: Maggie Tabberer dies at 87 with family and friends mourning former fashion editor and Vogue model Before Instagram influencers and reality show home renovators there was Maggie Tabberer, whose poise and urbane advice on fashion and decorating made her a household name. Known fondly as Maggie T, she has died just days before her 88th birthday. Tabberer was, quite literally, the face of Australian fashion. Photographed by Lord Snowdon in 1960, she was the first local model to appear on the cover of just-launched Australian Vogue. Continue reading...

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Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 2y ago

Like I realize that a lot of audiences don't think too deeply about themes, but it has to say SOMETHING that one of the biggest movies of the year is about the fascist takeover of a university in order to prevent the truth about history from being shared, all in the name of a con artist.

Lolephant@lolephant.bsky.social · 2y ago

New theory: Rhys Darby is this generation's Danny Kaye - an almost-identical earnest, accidentally-swashbuckling vibe; both tall, fit, physical comedians with hyper-mobile faces, who can do ALL the voices, bewilder every other character & mate, the HAIR. Tell me I'm wrong. youtu.be/wORjYMu2iZA

Danny Kaye in a still from "The Court Jester" film. He is a tall, well-built man with blonde curly hair, dressed in a 1950s film version of a white collared pirate shirt, open at the chest, and is leaning back against a stone wall, looking concerned. He is talking to a woman who has her back to the camera. She wears a dark dress and long medieval dark veil and is gesturing animatedly.Danny Kaye in a still from "The Court Jester" film. He is a tall, well-built man with blonde curly hair, dressed in a 1950s film version of a white collared pirate shirt, open at the chest, cinched with a black leather belt. He is standing in a stone archway in a castle, mid sword-fight, one hand on his hip, and is in the process of blocking his opponents sword with a gesture, a nonchalant "how easy is this" look on his face. He is fighting an opponent in a striped purple doublet and dark purple hat, who has their back to the camera. Either the opponent is shorter or down a step or two. The opponent has clearly just lunged, and their sword is blurred but appears to be travelling backwards after being parried or blocked.Danny Kaye in a still from "The Court Jester" film, standing beside Basil Rathbone as Lord Ravenshurt. Danny Kaye is a tall, well-built man with blonde curly hair, dressed in a 1950s film version of a medieval jester, with a white collared-shirt under a red and yellow and black jacket, tied with a shiny coppery thread in a bow at the neck, with a heavy ornamental chain across his chest, and a red velvet hat with a large gold brooch at the front and massive red feather hanging down at the back. Basil Rathbone is a taller, older, saturnine looking man with slicked-back greying shoulder-length hair and a natty pencil moustache, and dressed in a dark red velvet cloak, with a large red gem pendent on a heavy gold chain. They are standing in front of a large sign lettered in red and green text with gold highlights. Again, this whole vibe is 1950s Hollywood takes a crack at medieval but only in a passing fancy kind of way. Both men appear to be focused on something off-screen, but are clearly having a muttered conversation with each other. Danny Kaye's mouth is open, he is speaking.Rhys Darby, playing the character Stede Bonnet in Our Flag Means Death, stands on a rocky outcrop overlooking the sea. He is a tall, well-built blonde caucasian man. His hair is neatly brushed back and he is clean-shaven. He is wearing a white pirate-style linen shirt that is now grubby and stained, with the sleeves rolled up a few times; a pair of dark blue trousers, knee-high brown boots, a wide brown leather belt, and improbably (given the belt) a very dark reddy-brown sash. Everything looks well-worn and well-used and kind of grubby at best. He is holding a sealed bottle with a letter inside, gazing at it intently and longingly. He looks very forlorn and picturesque, silhouetted against a cloudy sky, with the breeze fluttering the ties on his shirt, and the sash.