Just me here wondering if I now need to go and stockpile the only painkiller my digestive system will allow me to take before brainworm tries to ban it.

Playing this one while making dinner. No reason.

If you prefer science over brainworms, today's a great day to get your shots. Just did so at CVS, zero questions asked.

I caught a preview of this last night and it is as bonkers and hilarious as you'd expect (with bonus Julia Davis - which the world always needs more of).

While everyone else at the cinema was doing the jumpscares and muttering "WTF" at the villain in Weapons, I couldn't help but think, "I'd totally wear that outfit." #stylegoals #auntgladys

I had the honour of having his review of my film in 'Variety' appear on the same page as the one for 'Gigli' - and mine was WORSE!

This curmudgeon was a big part of getting teen dork me interested in films. I was quietly honoured to read his one review of a thing we wrote in his Australia At the Movies book. Now I can forever put "incoherent" - David Stratton on my bio. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

I've seen this on Bluesky and had to try it myself. The image below was the response to the prompt: "Show me a diagram of the US presidents since Herbert Hoover, with their names and years in office under their photos" Bravo, OpenAI, bravo.

Tried this with Australia. Computer says I'm Vaswianian now. Better update all my IDs.

Go for it. I don't even care any more.

If you get the chance to catch Edi Patterson doing her solo improv show, snap up those tickets. Her brain is so fantastically unhinged. Laughed my whole face off.

Out of frustration of how the conversation is so single focused in Tasmania I wrote this piece published in today’s media. The stadium has dominated the past two elections don’t let it dominate the next four years. #politas

Wow. And in three months, lucky me gets to see them play this song live for the fourth time since 1998. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC42...

This is why New Yorkers are some of my favourite Americans.

RIP to Brian Wilson, who gave us many perfect albums but also the perfect interview

Also, five stars to the new coffee shop Jalsah, in case DTLA folks want to support a cool new migrant-run business slinging strong coffees and amazing-looking homemade Yemeni cakes. They also make an Aussie-approved flat white. www.yelp.com/biz/jalsah-y...

Just wandered around DTLA between Broadway - 7th Metro and down to 11th. It's not a war zone. Broadway's already cleaned up and people are going about their business. Got an excellent coffee from a new Yemeni coffee shop. Picked up some fruit. This town deals with a lot of shit but it's resilient.

The reason generative AI is so popular with wannabe creatives is best illustrated by something every pro writer has encountered: getting pitched an idea by someone saying "You write it and we'll split the profits!" because they think the idea is what has value, not the writing. The opposite is true.

This past semester was the most stressful of my academic career. I had 180 students and about half cheated at some point in the semester They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays

Trying to find the best item in the Planet Hollywood online auction and it's probably this. propstoreauction.com/lot-details/...

I can definitely recommend acquiring yourself an adorable dog neighbour who happily snoozes on your lap for a few hours.

Sit down boofhead! www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

hello!! I know everyone is busy/the news remains bad, but if I may distract for a moment? There's a man named Ander Louis from the Yarra Valley whose sincere passion project is translating War & Peace into Bogan Australian. He's done Books 1 & 2. This is not a spoof. www.amazon.com/dp/108730656...

Enjoying the new direction Kyle Mooney is taking as a serious musician. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9lu...

The Pampered Idiot, by Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807–45, 📸 by @b_smialowski

Beth Gibbons at the Orpheum last night was gorgeous. Some Portishead classics, but her new album also sounded incredible live.

One nice distraction from the past week is that my favourite band from my youth is back, and the song is up there with the best anthems they released in the 90s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvVV...

in 2024 there were 1651 working screenwriters. For reference, in 2024 there were 1696 players in the NFL.

Honorary posthumous Oscar for Grant Page please.

Caught a preview screening of The Ballad of Wallis Island with writers/stars Tim Key, Tom Basden and director James Griffiths and it was so hilarious and lovely. I suspect this one is gonna be in my favourites for the year. youtu.be/HTi-e20yVNs?...

My household spent last night watching Indiana Jones walloping a whole lot of nazis. For no particular reason.

If you're looking for something to cheer you up, Grand Theft Hamlet on Mubi is a delight. Out-of-work actors stage a production of Hamlet within GTA during the UK lockdowns. Hilarious and lovely. youtu.be/g1mufiI88kc?...

New day of the week just dropped. Thanks scammers.

Could've just given the billions they spent on this to whoever reanimated Tim's dead son in @oncinema.bsky.social and it would've been 500% more realistic.

Heads up LA folks, if you missed the excellent Beyond Fest Ed Wood screening and Q&A, USC SCA screenings are also fantastic and completely free. This will be fun.

Not sure what could be happening in the world to prompt this feeling, but I really need to watch things that are very unapologetically hilarious and silly of late. Like this. That said, he does apologise a couple of times. youtu.be/MoHTvTrfB2g?...

Guy On Doomed Planet Mostly Concerned With Skin Color Of People In Movies theonion.com/guy-on-...

After the awfulness of the past few weeks, it was lovely to see this joyously nuts celebration of friendship, fun and culottes - Barb and Star - on a big screen, with the creative forces who made this batshit work of art.

Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment

Yeah but why can't more TV be like the 1979 Kate Bush BBC Christmas Special? www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6BP...

We live in the ✨ world of tomorrow ✨

Everyone, always, forever

Where do you even start with this guy? Legend.

I know I’m a broken record, but the people who are hoarding the resources and infrastructure that could theoretically rebuild the planet are focusing on space colonies, bunkers, and shock collars. Earth is being abandoned by people who can afford to leave. www.theguardian.com/news/2022/se...

A pretty chill NYE from a roof in North Melbourne with city lights and a few bats.

Yay! @mitchmctaggart.bsky.social's The Last Year of Television was amazing. Although the sorry state of Aussie TV and dwindling amount of original comedy and drama made me score a negative 10 on the Denyer-excite-o-meter: youtu.be/Rg8Xq6eiysM?...

Can't wait to watch my favourite yearly round-up of Australian TV high- and lowlights from bigtime Bingles-head @mitchmctaggart.bsky.social.

Remembering when my little brother and teenage me once built a ridiculous gif-heavy Boonie fan website called "Temple of Boon," where, for some reason, I crudely photoshopped his head onto all of the Spice Girls. It became weirdly popular and Boonie became aware of it. I don't think he was a fan.

Here's a thing about what I've been watching ahead of my show coming out next week ❤️ tvtonight.com.au/2024/12/what...

imagine if people went to retailers and just took stuff and called it "generative shopping" and then, when the retailers said that's illegal, people said "regular shopping is too expensive so we have disrupted it" and then the retailers were like "OH! Carry on, innovators!"