Screenshot of todayβs New York Times Connections puzzle where the first two words and ONLY and CONNECT
@vcorenmitchell.bsky.social On Quizzy Monday of all days
27.10.2025 08:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@bitrot.net.bsky.social
Film fan and photographer from Manchester, UK π¬ https://letterboxd.com/markwhitaker/ πΈ https://glass.photo/bitrot
Screenshot of todayβs New York Times Connections puzzle where the first two words and ONLY and CONNECT
@vcorenmitchell.bsky.social On Quizzy Monday of all days
27.10.2025 08:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Imagine how difficult it would be if you had two colleagues, one called Ian and one called Iain, but Iain only had one eye.
13.07.2025 14:44 β π 726 π 134 π¬ 36 π 5Screenshot from the Letterboxd app showing the cast list for Salt Path, with ββ¦and hello to Jason Isaacβs!β at the end of the list
Calling @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social! Google may have let us down but a hearty tinkety-tonk to @letterboxd.social where this appears on the cast list of every Jason film. #HTJI
26.06.2025 19:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Recognise the music, @therestpolitics.bsky.social? π youtu.be/B9OCYOD-e9s
23.02.2025 09:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Film poster for Marching Powder with Danny Dyer
Paging Dr Kermode @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social π¨
19.02.2025 20:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0And to think people said nothing good would come from a second Trump presidency.
24.01.2025 09:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@kermodeandmayo.bsky.social Any vanguardista knows a true Kermodean rant requires a secondary infection, like a splash of fuel on the fire. Turns out the director being a Trump bootlicker is like soaking the fire in petrol then throwing it into a volcano in hell. That was glorious. #FlightRisk
24.01.2025 09:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0My voteβs for Inside Llewyn Davies
13.01.2025 22:06 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Fuck those guys
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
Itβs also been fun to see how often one of this eclectic selection of movies, many of which Iβd never heard of before, crops up in the show. This week (in 2ake2): Wake In Fright (Witterworld, Australia). π¦
10.01.2025 08:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My favourite curiosities:
1. Deadly Pursuit (1988) appearing in both Route 50 Flicks (for Washington state) and Lights! Canada! Action! (where it reps British Columbia)
2. Route 50 Flicks comprising 51 states just so Mark could shoehorn in a certain film shot in Washington DCβ¦ π
Each has its own #Letterboxd list, ideal for anyone wanting to complete the set:
letterboxd.com/markwhitaker...
letterboxd.com/markwhitaker...
letterboxd.com/markwhitaker...
π WITTERWORLD
witterworld.com
πΊπΈ ROUTE 50 FLICKS
route50flicks.com
π¨π¦ LIGHTS! CANADA! ACTION!
lights-canada-action.com
It costs a few quid a year to keep the lights on but Iβm very fond of them and often pop in and click around. Many happy memories from an otherwise bleak time!
@kermodeandmayo.bsky.social After the sad news of the passing of Witterpedia, you may be heartened to hear that the three sites I built for your lockdown virtual globetrotting adventures are still alive and well. These are of courseβ¦
10.01.2025 07:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0What's the difference between a vegan and a computer programmer?
One is disgusted by a rack of lamb and the other is disgusted by a lack of RAM.
A screenshot of a banking app saying βThatβs a wrap. With 104 sign-ins, youβre a big part of our year. Letβs look at what youβve all been up to in the app in 2024. Tap to unwrap 2024.β
Spotify has a lot to answer for.
This is the Halifax bank app.
I make the very same joke! M&S knew exactly what they were doing.
07.12.2024 09:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Many years ago, getting personalised Easter eggs at Thorntons. The girls got their names written on their eggs then the shop lady said βHow about you, Dad?β I said βTimmy pleaseβ. My name is Mark. Watching the girls fume with embarrassment while the woman iced TIMMY onto an egg will never leave me.
07.12.2024 09:51 β π 15 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0Now trading as @bitrot.net π€ blueskyweb.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...
06.12.2024 11:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Stand down, chaps, itβs only the one ad thatβs sneaked through. I actually quite enjoyed the frisson of the unfamiliar.
29.11.2024 08:25 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0βπΌ Sir! Sir! My ad-free pod starts with an ad, sir!
28.11.2024 22:35 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Meanwhile over on Twitter, someone's making tea in an air fryer.
It's like the last days of Rome.
Feathers McGraw in The Wrong Trousers
Colin Farrell is fantastic in #ThePenguin & completely unrecognisable
14.11.2024 14:05 β π 601 π 93 π¬ 8 π 6They asked me if I had any specific criticisms of the Ghost Train. I said nothing leapt out at me.
10.10.2024 08:47 β π 522 π 124 π¬ 7 π 1You're right, I didn't! π Damn, such a fine line between smart and smart-arse and I can see which side I landed on. I always thought there was a shared DNA though!
10.10.2024 07:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0They did
10.10.2024 07:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0