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Freelance film & TV critic, news writer, cultural commentator. Opinions my own. Also does musical theatre & improv comedy 🐸 They/Them. https://linktr.ee/silvireports

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How did I do? #winterolympics2026 β›·οΈπŸ‚

15.02.2026 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man says hi i 'm maurice i 'm an executive by day and a wildman by night .. ALT: a man says hi i 'm maurice i 'm an executive by day and a wildman by night ..

Speed Skating: there’s a low hanging fruit here but I’m going with β€˜speed dating but everyone is on skates’.

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Snowboard: well it’s snowwood but it’ll do in a pinchοΏΌ(sorry)

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Ski Mountaineering: taking those same skis that were dropped and rearranging them into 1:1 models of famous mountains.οΏΌ

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Ski Jumping: competitively hopping over a bunch of skis that the last athletes dropped carelessly on the ground.οΏΌ

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Skeleton: athletes must force their bones to hatch from their bodies and play a round of tennis. Banned in most countries.οΏΌ

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Short Track Speed Skating: ice skaters are launched from a canon onto an incredibly slippery pier. Good luck!οΏΌ

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Nordic Combined: also known as the β€˜SkΓ₯rsgard Singularity’, every Nordic person combines into one, and crushes the Olympic village. Can only be done after closing ceremony.οΏΌ

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Luge: I honestly have no fucking cluegeοΏΌ

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Ice Hockey: from what I understand, it’s mostly gay sex. Good for them.οΏΌ

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Freestyle Skiing: improvising the hottest bars while navigating the coldest slopes.οΏΌ

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Figure Skating:

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Curling: athletes must race to style a cheap synthetic wig into perfect curls without burning or breaking the hair.οΏΌ

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Cross-Country Skiing: skiing, but ONLY in Switzerland.οΏΌ

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Bobsleigh: one man’s quest to get leigh’d.

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Biathlon: everyone is bi and locked in a room. They must work together to escape without panicking, lest they trigger the monitors.οΏΌ

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Alpine Skiing: skiing in lederhosen while balancing a stein in each hand.

15.02.2026 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What I (a pleb who rarely watches sport) think the Winter Olympic sports are, based on name only (a thread 🧡):

15.02.2026 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

hey just checking in on the news this week and - oh! mm no thanks. That’s enough news.

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Top 10 LGBTQIA+ series and films to watch out for in 2026 | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and Games From the return of beloved series to new queer cinema, here are the standout LGBTQIA+ shows and films coming this year.

My 1st piece for ScreenHub as a freelancer! Still obsessed with Heated Rivalry and looking for your next obsession? Curate your Letterboxd and Serializd lists with the top 10 LGBTQIA+ movies and shows coming out in 2026:

www.screenhub.com.au/news/feature...

#queer #cinema #lgbt #film #streaming

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Four Estonian films – and where to watch them in Australia this summer Four Estonian films. Four very different moods. Here’s where to watch them in Australia this summer.

Estonia may not be world-renowned for its cinema, but with bangers like these, I think it should be (and yeah, I'm a little biased).

Here's four fantastic Estonian films to watch this summer, on HEIA:

eesti.org.au/2026/02/10/f... #estonia #cinema #film

10.02.2026 07:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, the ovulation goop

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Frankenstein movies are about men experiencing childbirth. Werewolf movies are about men experiencing periods. And Dracula movies are about men being lesbians. No I won’t elaborate.

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Insanely jealous

01.02.2026 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Two queer Elizabethan actors in competing troupes begin a secret sexual relationship in: Heated Ribaldry #HR #HeatedRivalry

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Joel Schumacher talking to his production design team:

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I need Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie to recreate these old (unintentionally homoerotic) Communist propaganda posters ASAP #HR #HeatedRivalry

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Howl’s Moving Castle. He’s hired a budget van and packed trinkets into cardboard boxes with glassware and ceramic plates. The men he hired can’t figure out how to get up to the entrance. It’s not going well.

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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale

Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools

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This month, make sure you know the difference between Midsumma and Midsommar. At one, a bear might end up in you. At the other, you end up in a bear. Know before you go.

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