I love that GenX entered perimenopause and went "what the fuck is this bullshit!!!?" Going through it quietly like seemingly all women before us? We said:

Good news boost

English writer Mary Wollstonecraft was born #OTD in 1759. Best known for her book, 𝘈 𝘝𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 (1792). It is a foundational text for feminism that argued for equal education and rights for women--challenging the notion of female inferiority. #literature #litsky #booksky

Had to read this so many times because I was like what's a "white female Mamdani"? And what if commas existed... I guess they're using Mamdani as an adjective for good mayors now 👌🏼

Today this happened... back in the EU baybeee

Tonight's film is... Mississippi Masala (1991) One of Denzel's rare romantic moments.

My Brighton peeps interested in diverse books 👇🏽

Who is using ai in WhatsApp and Telegram!? Like... just leave the friend chat if you can't actually be bothered to write your own responses to your FRIENDS!!

I miss the UK's bluebell woods around Beltane 🥰

The UK Right-wing media is really losing it. What a delusional header. It's like an Onion article.

Tonight's film is... The Last Seduction (1994). It was recommended to me while I was watching Sliver. I've been assured it's top notch. I know nothing about it. Never heard of it.

Knee injections so GenX can rise to dance again

I can't reply to the other post with this image, which doesn't credit the artists or add alt text. Photo: Ken Browar and Deborah Ory, known also by their company name, NYC Dance Project. www.filmlinc.org/films/exhibi...

I'm going clubbing next month. Looking for a new outfit is impossible. wtf happened to cute clubwear?! It's either giving stripper on weird "lingerie" sites or too formal or nothing. Luckily I still have a top from the noughties. What are the kids wearing bc Genx & Millennials were looking cute AF?

Today's matinee is... The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. Let's see if it's the split-screen stylish thriller I have in my head. The 1999 one wasn't as hot as I remember. No chess.

I just donated to The Green Party. Investing in hope ftw 👇🏼

Tonight's film is... Creed. I'm not really into sports films but it's the dream team so...

I was just telling a friend this week that Glastonbury is one of the places I miss most in the UK 😍

I'm watching Homeland and it's compelling but so far all the Muslim characters are cruel and scary. Also there's this big reveal when the white protagonist is secretly praying to Mecca in his garage. The implication being he's "turned". Hoping it turns out to be more nuanced than it seems.

Tonight's film was... Project Hail Mary. Loved. A man in space film with heart. Ryan Gosling makes us cry for a rock. It's funny, heartwarming, but with the full space concepts bit. So refreshing to ditch the stoic vibe "man in space" films usually wallow in. Also glasses AND knitwear slay 👀

Greens came fourth last time. This time? First! This is going to start happening all around the country! 💚🙌🏽 Join.greenparty.org.uk

I'm watching 'Something Bad is Going to Happen' - it's the new Netflix/Duffer thing and omg. There are just so many things wrong with it I can't even. I think it's trying to be David Lynch but keeps using cheap jump scares.

One of these three is not giving 'Hollywood defining' 🙃

Look at the women at NASA. They are the ones pushing the boundaries of science, solving problems most people can’t even understand, and carrying this country forward, while our politicians right now posture and stumble through talking points. And they are doing it all with joy.👇

This...

When your friend comes to visit and says "Every time I come to your place I feel like I'm entering a witch's shop, in the best way"

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched A mixed bag.

Update on to do or not do this course. I asked my "my no overcommitment's" friend if I should sign up, expecting her to be like "are you sure you have bandwidth?!". Instead she decided she wants to do it too 😅 So...

Summoning @emarlow.bsky.social to see if this is the one you suggested to me 👀

Good gods!! I cannot tell you how much I want to do this course. But my sensible voice is telling me I'll probably have quite a full plate at work then so... 😬 Somebody do this course and then tell me everything!!!

This. News outlets keep failing to mention the people who have been killed in Lebanon and Iran, just to get back to worse than where we started.

Mon/Tues I binged The Other Bennett Sister on BBC and it was utterly charming. Finally a 'plain' character who is actually plain and not just a really hot actor with glasses on and no mousse in their hair. But a stunning cast. I just had a really good time. And finally somebody calls out Mr Bennett

The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail), by Hieronymus Bosch, 1480-1505, 📸 by @alexbrandon

Today in Stockholm...

Wtaf 😔

Whenever I leave the city, it never ceases to amaze me that Sweden is basically one giant forest, speckled with lakes and the occasional little red house tucked among the trees or the corner of a field...

I've just discovered that the UK has a Wild Flower Hour hashtag on Sundays 20-21h BST 🥰 Up there with dogs at polling stations and the Big Garden Bird Watch. #WildFlowerHour

The biggest march against the Far Right in British history in London yesterday ✊🏽 Solidarity with #NoKings

I love London 💙

Tonight's film is... The Thomas Crown Affair (1999). Back on my erotic thrillers. I remember this being super stylish and hot. Having Pierce Brosnan and Renee Russo helps. I cannot wait to see Michael B Jordan in the new version. Let's hope they bring sexy back to 21st century movies...

Went book shopping with friends... I've been wanting to try non-YA Bardugo since loving Six Of. And also needed the new translation of Rose of Versailles after loving the new film and reading about this manga's influence a long time ago. #SundayVibes

Is anyone else struggling to answer the question "how are you?" I know we're supposed to just say "I'm good, thanks" but it doesn't really cover the existential dread that's harder and harder to hide... We really need a new greeting

Tired. I guess we just keep reading, thinking, and writing because it's pissing them off. #IntellectualismRocks

Tonight's film is... Sliver (1993). Part of my erotic thriller odyssey. I started with the sublime 9 1/2 Weeks. Sliver is 90s, which is when erotic thrillers got really bad but many. It's Sharon Stone being typecast after Basic Instinct... but with a budget wardrobe.

Last night somebody asked me what type of books I read and I went blank and didn't even mention Gothic or magical realism!! Like wtf brain

Tonight's film is... Teorama /Theorem (1968). Yes it's a Terence Stamp double bill. From a quick read on Letterboxd it sounds like sexy times in Italy. It's Pasolini and very little dialogue so I hope I stay awake (late night last night). Thanks for the tip @lorenschmidt.bsky.social

What a week to be a Buffy fan 😞 Sad news 💔 I'm not ready for Gen X icons to leave us too soon 😢

Today's matinee is... The Collector (1965). It's a 60s British psychological horror with Terence Stamp. A hobbyist butterfly collector decides to collect a woman in his basement. Is this the OG incel horror? You have to go some to make Terence Stamp unattractive though...

Watching Gentleman Jack for #QueerRomanceWeek It's a bit gritting than I expected. Incredible on location and interiors. Didn't realise it's based on a real diary.