Rebecca

Rebecca

@arbitrarygenius.bsky.social

Love cats, comics, theatre, politics/news, films, TV. Trained librarian, but now analysing media. Not arbitrary nor a genius. Same tag on twitter. Do Moon Knight, Iron Fist and DCAU podcast. She/Her.

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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster
@chriswarcraft.bsky.social

There was a fucking hole in our planet’s *atmosphere* Like a legit, no joke, “this will unravel our entire ecosystem” hole in the world, and then we fixed it by working together across national and political lines As a species we decided, “we will survive” Let’s do that some more

Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

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James Corcoran
@jamescorcoran78.bsky.social

Don’t think either Tom or Luke are on here but Merrick is great and right up your street if you like Hellboy and B.P.R.D but with the Elephant Man

Rebecca@arbitrarygenius.bsky.social

I just backed Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman - Volume 3 TPB on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/our... (excited to see this pop up!)

kickstarter.comMerrick: The Sensational Elephantman - Volume 3 TPBThe third collected edition of the cult, pulp adventure penny dreadful, comic series.
Rebecca
@arbitrarygenius.bsky.social

Hamlet: Hail to the Thief (£36 and upwards, Barbican), Space Hamlet (£15, Cockpit Theatre). I chose the latter (mainly because puppets and it sounds fun and it also cited Return to Forbidden Planet - my all time fave!) And that's enough musical Hamlet for me this and next year!

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Steve Peers
@stevepeers.bsky.social

In the spirit of this absolutely absurd and totally corrupt prize, surely the next winner should be Putin

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. At a FIFA Council meeting in Zurich on Thursday, it was decided that the governing body’s football social responsibility committee will now be tasked with assessing the merits of what was supposed to be an annual prize.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/athletic/769....

Rebecca
@arbitrarygenius.bsky.social

Did get up and feed the beasts though. Worried Ruby is without Zoe this weekend (me too but Ruby will feel it more). Cannot wait for Oct to be over work wise.

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Get Your Comic On
@getyourcomicon.bsky.social

In a new interview with IGN, DC Studios' co-chair Peter Safran has revealed that Josh Hutcherson and Mackenzie Davis will lead the cast of Mister Miracle in the DCU.

getyourcomicon.co.ukDC Studios’ MISTER MIRACLE Animated Series Reveals its Lead ActorsTwo key pieces of casting for James Gunn and Peter Safran's DCU have been confirmed overnight. In a new interview with IGN reaffirming the studios dedication to the DC Studios slate, Safran has confirmed both lead actor's in Tom King's upcoming Mister Miracle animated series. Whilst discussing DC's strong lineup of upcoming animated projects the studio co-chair touched on King's work on Mister Miracle confirming that The Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson and Speak No Evil's Mackenzie Davis will be taking on the roles of Scott Free and Big Barda.
Rebecca
@arbitrarygenius.bsky.social

Randomly made chocolate peanuts in the middle of the day yesterday. They're in the fridge chilling! (I wanted a cinema snack for Hadestown on Weds and forgot to buy any!)

Rebecca
@arbitrarygenius.bsky.social

Caved and decided to try new Marvel webtoon thing. Have at least 3 runs I'd like to catch up with so probably worth it for the first year (stupid VAT). But I also make poor decisions at 3am.

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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online

theguardian.comNearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable onlineExclusive: Collection’s 300,000 pages record lives of enslaved people in countries including the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Mauritius, South Africa and Trinidad Nearly 4m records documenting the lives of enslaved people across 20 former British colonies have been made searchable online for the first time. The records have been digitised and indexed by the genealogy company Ancestry, which has partnered with the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery at University College London. Continue reading...
Rebecca
@arbitrarygenius.bsky.social

[This is good] From this weekend, rail passengers affected by cancelled train services...can travel on another operator’s train departing up to two hours before or after the cancelled service, using either the same route or a reasonable alternative. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/can...

ianvisits.co.ukCancelled train? Your ticket will now work on more operatorsFrom Sunday, affected travellers will have more freedom to continue their journeys using the same or a reasonable alternative route.
Rebecca
@arbitrarygenius.bsky.social

Idly browsing the British Museum Bayeux Tapestry gift selection and it's impressively bonkers - and also very good. William the Conqueror as a cat greeting card and Bayeux Tapestry Top Trumps my favourites so far.

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Rebecca McKee
@rebeccamckee.bsky.social

New from me on the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk substack "the write-round" Why can't MPs call each other liars? Part of a new series of 'why parliament is weird' a collection of gripes, oddities and head scratchers...would love to hear your takes on the weirdest things in parliament!

instituteforgov.substack.comWhy parliament is weird (no.1): Why can't MPs call each other liars?MPs can be quite rude to each other in the House. So why can’t they call each other liars?