“This sounds like Rock and/or Roll…”

Karl Hungus@l0gjammin.bsky.social · yesterday

"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" Iron Butterfly

The woman who played the Bum stayed at the hotel I worked at as a bellhop. She was… a manic guest. I had to drive her to the airport, and on the ride I said that I was getting my masters in German. She said “Germany!? I bet they’re all up in that Hitler shit over there!!” and I was just like “….”

mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social · 3d ago

it's since become a meme and lost a lot of its power, but the scariest scene in movie history when I first saw it was the Winkie's scene in MULHOLLAND DRIVE. Incredible execution and sold by Patrick Fischler whose flawless performance vibrates on the exact same wavelength as the movie.

did i ever show you guys this awesome gundam fan slander image i made

Talking politics yesterday and briefly imagined my 17 year old self from 02 overhearing current me. Things were bad, but in that way that fits within the expected function of the world? I think I would have been appalled and disgusted with how blunt and incompressible this era is. Beyond parody.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 3d ago

Everything he does is like a cartoon parody of imperialism that would be produced by a geopolitical adversary.

I don’t actually like the two Fox F4 movies, but the cast is basically the best part about them. I think with a good script Gruffudd could play a really solid Reed Richards going forward.

Cosmic Marvel@dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 3d ago

Ioan Gruffudd is open to returning as Reed Richards in the #MCU. “I would be there in a heartbeat. Should I ever get the call from Marvel or Kevin Feige to come back and don the blue costume with a Fantastic Four emblem on it, I’d be there in a heartbeat.” (via minisuperheroestoday | IG)

I wish they still made shows where they gave good actors time to talk about stuff

CSarracenian@sarracenian.bsky.social · 5d ago

I often always remember this scene of Measure of a Man from TNG, where Picard realises the dire moral implications of the judgement over Data, and the way in which Patrick Stewart portrays the full weight of it. RIP

I grew up near Charlotte, and so I'm happy to see the media finally interview MY people.

BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 5d ago

great interview

I saw this while I my students were doing independent work, and I started giggling uncontrollably, and they thought I was laughing at whatever dumb thing they were joking about so I showed them the comic and they didn't get it and I lost respect for them.

Bluedy Moos@bluedymoos.bsky.social · 5d ago

This @beetlemoses.bsky.social comic will make me giggle outloud any time I think of it, no matter the situation. 😆

It's going to be really difficult not just showing Picard speeches in every single lesson I teach today.

The starkest thing about TNG compared to most space opera today is how much it presents the eruption of violence as a total catastrophe, rather than something awesome bsky.app/profile/norm...

Julian Sanchez@normative.bsky.social · 5d ago

Same. There was something that felt really radical about having a TV hero whose superpower was not just intelligence but thoughtfulness, and a kind of moral seriousness. Who showed from that first episode that you “win” by seeking to understand what seems like a threat.

I have it on good authority that Matt Murdock is, actually, not Daredevil.

Thembo@thembo.bsky.social · 6d ago

good morning

no it isn’t

Bluesky has four kinds of users

RIP Walter Koenig. He had my favorite line in the legendary Futurama Star Trek episode.

Futurama - Can people who hate Star Trek leave?

YouTube video by Dont You Worry About Quotes

youtu.be

Jesse Thorn@jessethorn.bsky.social · last wk.

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

Important to remember the man he's standing next to started his political career calling Obama's citizenship into question over birth certificates. That goal post has been moved such that a certificate won't protect you. They will redraw the lines until everyone they hate is excluded.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · last wk.

Rally speaker: "Mike Rogers is an American. Abdul has a birth certificate. The birth certificate says he's a citizen of America. You know what? a birth certificate doesn't make you an American."

Nancy 10/24/26

he just like me fr fr

Thembo@thembo.bsky.social · 2w ago

good morning

This got me thinking back to Alpha Centauri and how evocative its beautiful writing is. It's rare to see a work of science fiction take dozens of incompatible philosophies, many of which you'll disagree with, and imagine how those views might adapt to new discoveries and evolve in the future.

Nancy 10/21/26 “Sick Week” part 3

I've come to the conclusion it's fine to just be blanket anti-AI right now. We can have the nuanced discussions about local models, limited usage, etc. later. It's simply not possible to have those discussions right now. The current emergency is AI as fascist movement. We need to fight that.

I always think about what Mac from Always Sunny said about his transformation

Bill Corbett@billcorbett.bsky.social · 2w ago

[smugly] I am much older than that.

STARPLEX INTENSIFIES

Phil Plait@philplait.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sometimes — EXTREMELY rarely, but *sometimes* — I'm wrong about something. So, mea culpa: yup. There's at least ONE green star. www.scientificamerican.com/article/gree... 🧪 🔭

me constantly sending Biddy Blas memes to my friend who isn’t on BlueSky.

All the Biddy Blas discourse has me remembering how I felt watching Season 1 of Andor.