1979 Hungarian movie poster by Tibor Helenyi for 1977’s “Star Wars”.

Jane Schoenbrun on Blank Check to talk about Picnic of Hanging Rock (and many digressive topics) is fantastic

The Bourne Identity (2002) / The Hidalgo Legacy (2026)

the real problem with "project hail mary" is that it's trying to reclaim the thumbs down. now when I see a cybertruck they'll think I'm endorsing them

unsolved problems in computer science: copying a file from one computer to another

There is no precedent for this rate of March snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada. Many stations have lost more than 12 inches of snow water equivalent in 30 days, including @cssl.bsky.social. Half of that came in the past week. Statewide snowpack is at ~30% of normal, precisely when typically peaks. #CAwx

formal proposal of a replacement for the vince mcmahon meme format

why did elon name his son after an XSLT processor

aaahhhhhh

you know what would be a good bit is to set an otherwise unrelated movie in the Road House (original) universe, which is to say one that's just like normal reality except "famous bouncers" are a concept everyone knows of and thinks is normal

great article; even greater gif www.theverge.com/report/89682...

dang, the final lost MST3K episode was JUST found at a garage sale, and now it's on YouTube for all to enjoy. watch and be astounded that a 38-year-old VHS recording held up so nicely: youtu.be/u_Z4hnagGLE?...

I feel like I’ve been saying this all day to people, since local hatchet person heather knight conveniently failed to mention it in her article, but: this is a problem with the CA DMV, which does this systematically. calmatters.org/investigatio...

This may be the funniest thing the NYT has ever posted.

these are the best reporters in the country, give them whatever the fuck they want www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...

Extreme banger alert www.theverge.com/tldr/897566/...

real footage from the metaverse via @samleecole.bsky.social

hell yeah the fog finally came in. glorious

#USOC2026: Hartford Athletic remain perfect against amateur teams in US Open Cup play, beating FC Motown STA, 2-0. Goals from Thomas Presthus and Andrés Hernández. @hfdathletic.bsky.social @bonanzahfd.bsky.social

This first reup is equivalent in cost to two years of Trump’s Medicaid cuts. Modern conservatism is an alchemy that transforms the abandoned domestic into the murdered international

Update: Dolores Huerta has released a statement. In it, she confirms the Times's reporting, and supports the other women who have come forward. "I have kept this secret long enough. My silence ends here."

Blade RUNNER? Not around the pool, I hope

You Are the Film 君は映画 The directorial debut of Makoto Ueda (writer of Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes and River) will be getting its world premiere in competition at the 44th Brussels Fantastic Film Festival BIFFF this April! www.bifff.net/product/you-...

Reaching for the stars! Chilean astrophotographer Alexis Trigo captured the VLT Unit Telescope 4, shooting its laser beams to create an artificial star. This allows astronomers to correct for atmospheric turbulence that blurs data. https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2611a/ 🔭 🧪 📷 ESO/A. Trigo

this story is incredibly fucked up

1. INHERENT VICE 2-5. other films in some order

this is good essay about godard and parasite (2019) www.jesseraub.online/the-myopia-o...

This is Amy Madigan and Ed Harris refusing to applaud Elia Kazan's honorary Oscar in 1999. During the Blacklist Era, Kazan named names. Good on Amy and Ed.

let marshawn lynch host the oscars

The cover of (at least some editions of) C. J. Cherryh’s HELLBURNER

Sometimes I watch the opening just to ground myself

This is a very strange moment, in how obvious it is that a major crisis is approaching, and how calmly and clearly people are observing it come. www.ft.com/content/3647...

For Sci-Fi Cutaway Saturday: Davis Meltzer’s depiction of an underwater base.

real smoker movies that take place in space are double real smoker movies

he has his heart set on killing it himself

this is crazy www.404media.co/doge-deposit...

tgif 🙏👍🫶🏻😌

Happy NWSL is back to all who celebrate. Also Claire Hutton is on Bay FC now, LFG

*taps internet microphone* After months of work, a project i've been coordinating for @literaryhub.bsky.social in conjunction with @maris.bsky.social is now live ... We've commissioned 13 reviews of books by LGBTQ folks not covered by the NYTBR under Pamela Paul ... lithub.com/what-was-los...

someone i know found out about the mo chara terror charges AFTER watching the kneecap movie on netflix and it's got me thinking there must exist at least one person who found out about the case after enjoying the kneecap song on the dungeons & dragons movie soundtrack

That scene with Smiley and Esterhase talking in front of a landing plane was (incredibly) not a composite -- the plane is real, just quite far away and shot with a 2000mm lens. This came up recently on a vfx channel I've been watching www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTPP...

I think there is something to explore that many nations at the WBC have come showing what they love about their country (dancing, celebration, tradition) to represent the people while the American team has shown up representing and only celebrating the military

The Times study found that “300 billionaires and their immediate family members donated more than $3 billion — 19 percent of all contributions — in federal elections in 2024, either directly or through political action committees.”

it's good

I'm learning about all sorts of supply chains this week