Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."

When George Michael passed, people were falling over themselves to share all the secret charity work he had been doing, in addition to public fundraising for good causes. Musk posts memes hoping someday someone will like him. www.npr.org/sections/the...

We get it. The Heights. They wuthered. They continue to wuther.

Men who insist on a return to the “traditional“ 1950s should be forced to wear this hat

Loot that drops after defeating me: -3 half-used packs of sugar free bubblegum -A tube of toxic watercolor -A 9.5mm home release of Michael Strogoff -A tweed blazer covered in Labrador fur (camouflage) -1 Tea (3 gil)

Today’s picture of Professor Fate, the backyard cat. She’s getting more comfortable, meowing for me to hurry up and feed her and approaching me more closely

This one is older than expected. No date but I wager 1920s or early 1930s

1973 pattern leaflet I got as part of an eBay grab bag. I so dig that little Camelot hat (center top) I don’t have enough ex husbands for the turbans

The Hippfest schedule is up! I kickstarted a release of KIDNAPPED (1917) years back and it is getting its big screen debut, possibly the first time it has been screened live in over a century www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/hippfest/hip...

Join us February 20 for the next installment of ONLINE WITH SFFP 🎬 Film archives didn’t just preserve cinema history—they shaped it. 1/4

The problem with people knowing that I will be at a film festival is that now I need to make an effort and cannot wear my comfy stuff for 6 straight hours of movies 🤪

Picked up this 1993 book for free. I say this repeatedly but nothing shows its era quite like loose florals. Gorgeous book, useful but 100% 1993

Bluesky mods let a spam bot run wild displaying unflagfed adult material in all our replies for months but suspend Dril immediately for, apparently, exposing Epstein’s email address?

Quick reminder that, for me, axing Prime has done nothing but saved money and reduced the amount of plastic tat impulse buys. Yes, some companies still sell exclusively on Amazon but the majority of its offerings are widely available elsewhere and often for less money.

Well, here’s my dad’s favorite dad movie (about a melon farmer standing up for ag workers)

Unto the Prophet Jonah I Read (nobody said I couldn’t choose from the English renaissance) youtu.be/IGQUfiXMM_M

The Hippfest schedule is up! I kickstarted a release of KIDNAPPED (1917) years back and it is getting its big screen debut, possibly the first time it has been screened live in over a century www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/hippfest/hip...

They say kids these days have no attention span yet every other film history video on YouTube is a one-line IMDB trivia item stretched to 10 minutes

Universal signed Conrad Veidt to be their resident creepy guy, a post unfilled since Lon Chaney left for MGM. Veidt was, of course, gloriously macabre but he also added something to the mix: sex appeal

Virginia Pearson and Charley Chase as mother and son reminiscing over baby pictures in MUM'S THE WORD, and demonstrating how title cards and pantomime worked together to deliver a punchline.

2 parts brown jasmine rice to 1 part barley, 1 part black rice is perfection

Judex, caped vigilante with a very credible claim to cinema’s first superhero, battled gangsters and a corrupt banker in the 1916 French serial.

Virginia Pearson and Charley Chase as mother and son reminiscing over baby pictures in MUM'S THE WORD, and demonstrating how title cards and pantomime worked together to deliver a punchline.

Universal signed Conrad Veidt to be their resident creepy guy, a post unfilled since Lon Chaney left for MGM. Veidt was, of course, gloriously macabre but he also added something to the mix: sex appeal

I can’t believe humans live more than 100 miles from fresh strawberries. It’s inhumane!

New: Together with colleagues I’ve been testing Grok. The chatbot still produces sexualized images — even when told the subjects don’t consent. even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation. even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse. www.reuters.com/business/des...

Oh good, we have a Sandwich Discourse (tuna melt) I rather enjoy low stakes food fights. (Don’t care for them myself, the ideal toasted open face sandwich is cheddar and fresh tomato)

News! 😃 Embargo. 😭 Anyway, silent movie news tomorrow!

Elon Musk’s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent. In 17 tests, Grok generated images after being told they would be used to degrade the person. www.reuters.com/business/des...

I was seduced by the promise of a clicky waterproof fineliner, so I grabbed a Writech and… Yeah, pretty darn nice! It’s new so I have not yet confirmed their promise of not drying out but so far so good

Cherry spritz 😏 #oilpainting #art

they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit

This is who runs this account

"The Last Baby Will Be Born in 2012 and, Worse, He'll Look Like This." A 1913 news article suggested that a decline in birth rates and social changes, such as women entering the workforce and fewer people marrying, would lead to a "neuter type" of human and eventually, the end of the human race.

I didn’t see Professor Fate yesterday because the neighbors had loud guests and they scared her but she came over today and hung out for a bit

Here ya go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...

Worth noting that blocking someone you follow doesn't remove you from their follow list, so it's possible a chunk of those people don't realise they show up as still following him.

Did Gaiman think posting on Bluesky now meant he could slither back in hidden by a veritable blizzard of creeps currently in the news? Doesn’t he have accusers to sue?

Since Ireland is out of Eurovision this year and possibly for the foreseeable future, would it be possible for them to do me the favor of releasing another Disco Pixies Rubbish Astrology song? Because I quite enjoyed the last one and thought they were robbed.

All these bros demanding “authentic” Greek casting when a Black performer wins a mythological role sure never seem to be able to name any Greek films or actors

I keep saying this but Rowling’s grownup detective fiction has “she boobed boobily” descriptions that would put the sleaziest male authors to shame and this is a rich topic for discussion. Her misreading Lolita surprises me not at all

Ah, as with “Cleopatra was ACKTUALLY Greek” tantrums, bros suddenly care passionately about casting a performer from (checks notes) modern Turkey. That is where Troy was located. Funny how this was never an issue when a blonde Italian was cast as Helen way back when. She wasn’t Turkish either.

What does the Super Bowl have that silent films don't? We have Superb Owl

In case you missed yesterday’s review, I am kicking off my month of Australia-themed silent movies

Okay, all hotels, tours, trains, etc. booked. I am exhausted. Scotland, you're up in the International Cake Derby. I just warn you, Finland has claimed a commanding lead with a 1-inch-thick layer of cream cheese frosting on a sumptuous carrot cake.

What does the Super Bowl have that silent films don't? We have Superb Owl

Testing the Lihit Labrador pencil case for accuracy

This week's review covers THE COMING OF AMOS (1925), all about an Australian who travels to Cannes and tangles with a Russian princess and her serial killer ex. Since this is a Hollywood production, the finale hinges on a boomerang. moviessilently.com/2026/02/02/t...

Picked this up, which tissue box cover are you making?

Deviled soft shelled crab and baked Alaska!