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Cult classic but still pop (cultured). In this essay I would like to thank you for coming to my TED talk. https://linktr.ee/brent_keane

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This knob is everything wrong with Australian media today, and he gets to be a guest 'cos he "acted" in a shitty genre film no-one will bother to see? FOH.

29.10.2025 07:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I haven't been to a Supanova con since 2018, and after this I strongly doubt I'll ever venture there again. The overwhelming response on their Facebook page has been "read the fucking room", a sentiment I wholeheartedly endorse.

29.10.2025 07:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's a fair cop, guv

26.10.2025 03:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, they had to draw a line somewhere...

17.10.2025 22:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

who does she think she is, a comic book publisher

14.10.2025 19:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 137    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I saw @tmandrake.bsky.social post this on Instagram and my first thought was "has Mike seen this yet?"

09.10.2025 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Picture of a navy blue semaphore flag, under which is the text "Marked Safe From
The Taylor Swift Discourse Today".

Picture of a navy blue semaphore flag, under which is the text "Marked Safe From The Taylor Swift Discourse Today".

06.10.2025 04:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Legit forgot the new TSwift album was dropping this afternoon until the office Swifties were having near-religious discussions about it...

03.10.2025 03:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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RIP Jane Goodall

My favorite anecdote was when The Far Side ran this cartoon. The Jane Goodall Institute was NOT amused, and threatened litigation, until it found out that Jane Goodall herself had seen the cartoon and thought it was hilarious.

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01.10.2025 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 229    ๐Ÿ” 69    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Weโ€™re getting fucked up on Tylenol before God arrives

23.09.2025 00:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 498    ๐Ÿ” 71    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Sorry Alex, wasn't me - most likely it would have been @beaucoupkevin.com?

22.09.2025 23:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"The ill-formed opinion presented as fact is, well, how we end up with RFK, Jr. and a brain worm that didn't seem to finish the job." - @gregrucka.com, from his newsletter today. (Awfully prescient given certain developments...)

22.09.2025 23:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's going for ridiculous prices RN.

13.09.2025 08:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was 17 when Cobain passed, and it hit hard, but Bowie had me in tears; I had just got off work when the news broke and I had to sit down in my local shopping centre to process it.

12.09.2025 00:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Post a meme made by you:

30.08.2025 22:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Carlos Ezquerra

30.08.2025 08:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 182    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Good lord, how embarrassing. As if Katy Perry last year wasn't bad enough.
Seriously, thirty years ago Snoop was seen as dangerous, *the* hardcore gangsta, now he's spruiking the footy? Especially after endorsing the POtuS? FOH.

12.08.2025 00:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Despite myself, I saw the new Fantastic Four movie earlier, and without spoiling...I don't think I've ever seen a film where the deus ex machina was responsible for firing Chekhov's proverbial gun.
Not a critique (I liked FF: FS on the whole), just an observation.

08.08.2025 11:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
@fastbak77 9 days ago
When this dropped three months ago 1 thought Todd had done his usual excellent job with compling this video together (even as an Aussie ! was surprised by the cameos by Richard
Wilkins and Natalie Bassingthwaite), however over the weekend this was voted by the Australian public as the third (!) most popular Aussie song ever in the Triple J Hottest 100 of
Australian Songs. Regardless of fts perception as a one-hit wonder overseas (allowing for Todd's usual caveats), here Dow Under it's part of our musical heritage and canon forever
more. Can't say that about most other songs that Todd has covered in this series (except Midnight Oils' " Beds Are Burning", which reached no. 1 8 in the aforementioned countdown).
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@TurboRampage 4 days ago
1 Touch Myself by The Divinyls was No. 54 (and Todd has covered that one as well)l
@fastbak77 0 seconds ago
@TurboRampage Whoops! Good catch, appreciate the correctionl

@fastbak77 9 days ago When this dropped three months ago 1 thought Todd had done his usual excellent job with compling this video together (even as an Aussie ! was surprised by the cameos by Richard Wilkins and Natalie Bassingthwaite), however over the weekend this was voted by the Australian public as the third (!) most popular Aussie song ever in the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs. Regardless of fts perception as a one-hit wonder overseas (allowing for Todd's usual caveats), here Dow Under it's part of our musical heritage and canon forever more. Can't say that about most other songs that Todd has covered in this series (except Midnight Oils' " Beds Are Burning", which reached no. 1 8 in the aforementioned countdown). Reply โ—‹ @TurboRampage 4 days ago 1 Touch Myself by The Divinyls was No. 54 (and Todd has covered that one as well)l @fastbak77 0 seconds ago @TurboRampage Whoops! Good catch, appreciate the correctionl

Comment I left on the video subsequent to a much debated music poll:

06.08.2025 05:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dear entertainment press, can we please not make "legacyquel" an adjective. Thanks in advance.

06.08.2025 00:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Butlerian Jihad will be more boring than anticipated but no less necessary

02.08.2025 23:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 203    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

True that, I was just hoping for a bit more variety.

26.07.2025 10:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nope. No SFK at all, robbed blind.

26.07.2025 10:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's a bit average. I was really hoping the voting bloc would steer away from pub-rock orthodoxy, but alas.

26.07.2025 10:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
My picks for the Triple J HOTTEST 100
OF AUSTRALIAN SONGS:
Powderfinger - Like A Dog
Machine Translations - She Wears a Mask
Friendly -I Love You But
Say Lou Lou, Chet Faker - Fool of Me
Birds Of Tokyo - This Fire
Ricaine - Touch me I'm famous
Architecture In Helsinki - That Beep
The Whitlams - No Aphrodisiac
The Chats - Smoko
The Presets - My People

My picks for the Triple J HOTTEST 100 OF AUSTRALIAN SONGS: Powderfinger - Like A Dog Machine Translations - She Wears a Mask Friendly -I Love You But Say Lou Lou, Chet Faker - Fool of Me Birds Of Tokyo - This Fire Ricaine - Touch me I'm famous Architecture In Helsinki - That Beep The Whitlams - No Aphrodisiac The Chats - Smoko The Presets - My People

Sharing this here ahead of the cut-off tomorrow afternoon. Commentary is available on my Instagram stories: www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2...

16.07.2025 02:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wish nothing but peace for a man who rarely seemed at peace.
He was instrumental in my career and I thank him for that.
Though he was certainly complicated, I strongly believe Marvel, the direct market, and possibly the industry itself, might not exist today without what Jim Shooter did as EiC.

01.07.2025 00:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 399    ๐Ÿ” 87    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
Post by @brentkeane ยท 1 image ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0ย ย ๐Ÿ” 0ย ย โค๏ธ 3ย ยทย The Secret Origin of the Transformersย ยทย Excerpted from veteran comics writer (and former Marvel editor-in-chief) Jim Shooter's blog, which is extremely interesting reading if you lโ€ฆ

I compiled this on my Tumblr circa the release of Dark of the Moon, credit where it is indeed due for developing the Transformers as we know them:
www.tumblr.com/brentkeane/6...

01.07.2025 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And as for that heavily spoiled season (series?) finale:

05.06.2025 21:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pin with a picture of Lex Luthor that reads "VOTE LEX 2000" over a red, white and blue background

Pin with a picture of Lex Luthor that reads "VOTE LEX 2000" over a red, white and blue background

Anyway, we could have done better.

05.06.2025 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Context: news.google.com/s/CBIwl-Tbju...
The trial is taking place in Morwell, the next town over; the media focus has been such that people are queueing to enter the courthouse & view proceedings.
If you've been to Morwell as frequently as I have, you'd understand why I find this grimly amusing.

05.06.2025 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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