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cheney dying the day before nyc elects its first muslim mayor is seriously almost like tolkienesque

What Robert Redford contributed to American films via Sundance is genuinely immeasurable. He was also an extraordinarily talented director--Ordinary People and Quiz Show are two of the best American studio movies of their eras--and an actor who somehow wore his incredible charisma almost shyly. RIP.

RIP David Stratton #Australiancinema #nationalculture

Is there room left for Shaddup Ya Face? #hottest100 #Aushottest100 #racism

Have to say, I'm absolutely loving this #hottest100 countdown of Australian songs.

Here's @omarsakr.bsky.social, making his debut on The Shot. "The end of reality"

It would be next level bonkers if that is what this is all about

Why does ABC News 24 have a partisan former PM with fundamentalist Christian tendencies commenting on the bombing of Iran?

This is a fantastic discussion from @radioopensource.bsky.social about the current state of the United States

The best response to Abundance talk is a single tweet from Ruairi Wood, RIP brother.

This is how you do it, you attack the closet with everything you've got and take everything you see, thank you Natasha Lyonne

ALL FLEETWOOD MAC SONGS THAT DO NOT FEATURE A STEVIE NICKS LEAD VOCAL ARE NOW TARIFFED AT 250%

So Albo wasn't kidding when be said he loved fighting Tories #auspol #ausvotes

I think a lot of Liberals will be working from home

Classic headline. I'd probably want to die after that too. #auspol #USPolitics #Trump #MAGA #PopeFrancis

“Don’t fuck with me Mr Vance. I’m divine, not divan”

There would be merit in a new Senate inquiry into pricing of Internet services and IT costs more broadly in Australia. We need to haul the providers in, NBN and others, and grill them at length. This is a significant cost of living problem. #auspol

my hope is that AI can empower the Dumbest, Least talented slobs i know to replace everything i ever loved with One Million Years of Content

Wonderful speech Sean Baker #oscars2025

One of the all time greats!

Here's me. "Trump wants to turn Gaza into a casino resort. Ita Buttrose thinks only an ‘activist’ could object"

this machine politely debates fascists in the marketplace of ideas

Simona Halep's career didn't end how she would have liked, but for anyone who wants to know what made her so special, the 56-minute demolition of Serena Williams in the 2019 Wimbledon final, in which she made just three unforced errors, is the perfect illustration ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/611...

There are loads of ways in which this is dumb. But, as someone who spent plenty of time in the Middle East during the post-9/11 wars, including Iraq and Yemen, my main conclusion is that couldn't create a better basis for a massive jihadist insurgency. A beachfront casino development...

"As a narrative, Kieślowski's RED is often recursively and sometimes even reflexively understood. It’s a film of ellipses, of threads dropped and picked up until, suddenly, they are woven."

In UNBREAKABLE: THE JELENA DOKIC STORY it's quite apt that the person who tries to humanise Damir Dokic is Don Burke. The doco is super compelling, Jelena is an inspiration and I wish her happiness.

Marianne Faithfull was a towering artist, not just the muse she was painted as

Unbelievable and so great to see Keys finally win a slam

Congrats to my mate Keith Herft on his nomination for BETTER MAN!

He was karate-chopping the neck of a transgender ghost. Calm down everyone.

If I had to name one filmmaking hero, it's David Lynch. I am devastated. Hope there is copious amounts of coffee and pie in the sky.

It ended when I was seven, yet it’s a testament to how wonderful the show was that I still remember it so vividly — especially its mantra to think differently.

Meta CEO and dog fucker Mark Zuckerberg has said that his platforms don’t need fact-checkers. So to celebrate this win for free speech, here are some of his best quotes: chaser.com.au/general-news...

One of the ultimate results of tech bro libertarianism

What I liked about A REAL PAIN was its matter of fact capturing of the disorientation that can come with receiving the intergenerational trauma of a previous generation that has gone through something seismic.

My favourite movies of 2024 were ALL OF US STRANGERS, THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP, THE ZONE OF INTEREST, FALLEN LEAVES, CHALLENGERS, PERFECT DAYS, THELMA, THE SUBSTANCE, ANORA, REBEL RIDGE and I SAW THE TV GLOW.

My favourite TV of 2024 was GIRLS 5 EVA, HACKS, RIPLEY, SWIFT STREET, SLOW HORSES, THE ENGLISH TEACHER and SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE.

Better!

Outrageous post. A bastion of decency.

the progression of AIDS treatment in my lifetime, from how terrifying it was as a child in the 80s to stories like this 40-odd years later, is genuinely one of the human race’s most awe-inspiring scientific achievements. it was a nonnegotiable death sentence for SO LONG

GAVIN AND STACEY finale: the Brits certainly know how to do a Christmas special. A smile never left my face.

Merry Christmas from Down Under. Hope wherever you are, you have a day of peace.

A great end of year discussion about Christmas movies, in which I make a cameo with some thoughts about nostalgia!

Could Donald Trump be a moderating influence on an Elon Musk presidency?

It is so hard to comprehend what Gisele Pelicot went through, and a world that contains such coordinated abuse.

It’s difficult to overstate just how messy higher education policy has become in Australia. Both major parties are falsely blaming the housing crisis on international students, even while international student revenues prop up the entire system. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Netflix cancelling Girls 5 Eva may become my Falling Down moment.

A wholesale rethink is needed.