Sonnet 015 - XV When I consider every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment, That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows Whereon the stars in secret influence comment; When I perceive that men as plants increase, Cheered and checked even by the self-same sky, Vaunt in […]

Sonnet 042 - XLII That thou hast her it is not all my grief, And yet it may be said I loved her dearly; That she hath thee is of my wailing chief, A loss in love that touches me more nearly. Loving offenders thus I will excuse ye: Thou dost love her, because thou know'st I love her; And for my […]

"The only way I can move past the absurdity of what I do, is to commit to the point of absurdity." —Jake Gyllenhaal #Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife

"Everyone forgets comedians are actors. There's no question about it. A Robin Williams cannot say the same line every night for 40 weeks and make it sound fresh unless he's doing an acting job." —Joan Rivers #Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife

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This is not Trump being stupid, tho Trump is a very stupid person. This is not Trump being played, tho Trump is one of the most easily manipulated people who’s ever lived. No, the truth is scarier. This is Trump working for & siding with Putin. This is Trump, the Russian asset.

For those of us who can’t get through the WSJ pay wall, here’s the nuts and bolts of what in any other era would be the greatest presidential scandal in history. boingboing.net/2025/12/27/t...

“You guys, Hitler wants to see Poland succeed”

Which of these Stephen Miller nicknames do you prefer? Got any more? Pee Wee German Doogie Himmler Santa Monica Goebbels Baby Goebbels Baldemort Colonel Klink Young Gargamel Nazi Nosferatu National Forehead Reserve White Nationalist Dracula Gus Stapo

Not only are people showing up to defend their neighbors and our democracy, they’re doing so in historic numbers. The amount of our local groups has doubled and the overall size of our movement has quadrupled!

Sonnet 145 - CXLV Those lips that Love's own hand did make, Breathed forth the sound that said 'I hate', To me that languished for her sake: But when she saw my woeful state, Straight in her heart did mercy come, Chiding that tongue that ever sweet Was used in giving gentle doom; And taught it […]

"To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty, to interpret it is his problem, and to express it his dedication." —Marlon Brando #Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife

Ah technology. RE: https://www.threads.com/@justinhelmer/post/DSx1pkFEcLV

An independent counsel has demanded a 10-year prison term for South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol.

"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.

Elite free speech discourse has culminated in state action to compel labor

A View To Increasing Profits

Moonraker There Could Be Moon Forest Fires

Sonnet 101 - CI O truant Muse what shall be thy amends For thy neglect of truth in beauty dyed? Both truth and beauty on my love depends; So dost thou too, and therein dignified. Make answer Muse: wilt thou not haply say, 'Truth needs no colour, with his colour fixed; Beauty no pencil, beauty's […]

"I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have to know where the lens is, what the shot is, and where you're moving. And then you have to trick yourself into an emotional state where you believe this stuff is […]

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Ah yes, stone: the famously comfortable upholstery option. 🤦‍♂️ #USpol

Just don’t use the internet and DHS won’t stalk you. “What opportunities are available for individuals to consent to uses, decline…or opt out? …individual may decline or opt out of having…information gathered…by not posting…online or limiting access to who can view their posts.” PDF: #USpol

Moontidier

Dr. Probably Not

I might need to frame this on my wall

The only thing ChatGPT ever does.

DR. NOT AT THE MOMENT

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Reminder that Republicans control literally every branch of government.

Make a Bond film casual Octonavel.

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Make a Bond film casual VIEW TO A MUGGING

Make a Bond film casual NEVER SAY NEVER UNLESS YOU REALLY WANT TO

Make a Bond film casual DIAMONDS ARE A MANUFACTURED MONOPOLY

Make a Bond film casual FROM RUSSIA WITH VAGUELY CONCEALED CONTEMPT

Make a Bond film casual YOU ONLY GO LIVE ON TWITCH TWICE

Make a Bond film casual A MINUTE OR TWO TO DIE OR AT LEAST GET INJURED

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"The camera does not like acting. The camera is only interested in filming behaviour. So you damn well learn your lines until you know them inside out, while standing on your head!" —Ben Kingsley #Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife

Pretty sure it’s illegal to fuck with people’s mail and if you’re law enforcement you have to have a warrant to touch it.

A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion.

Pfft. His mother would’ve just glided across the entire floor in one move.