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We were so glad to have @lothelynx.bsky.social back on the NotACast to talk through Brienne's ghost hunt (literally, a guy named Hunt shows up) in Maidenpool. Come listen to us talk about gender, knighthood, and Nimble Dick!

A lot of skinner and Sephiroth dialogue are interchangeable

“Silhouettes and shadows…”

Here’s another of Masayoshi Sukita’s superb shots, taken 45 years ago during Bowie’s visits to Japan in March 1980.

Sukita talks about David’s visit in the book Speed of Life, read an excerpt here: www.instagram.com/p/DHR3xG5IJ9...

#SukitaSunday

Dear prudence headling: help! My husband enjoys sailing naked and drinking beers with gay men

Penelope in the Odyssey

Here's the first footage from Paul Thomas Anderson's new movie ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER.

AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism It's embarrassing, destructive, and looks like shit: AI-generated art is the perfect aesthetic form for the far right.

"It can produce art the way right wingers like it: Thomas Kinkade paintings, soulless Dreamworks 3D cartoons, depthless imagery that yields only the reading that its creator intended. And, vitally, it can do so without the need for artists."
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Belatedly catching up on @notacast.bsky.social’s episode on Brienne I, and I really appreciated all the historical and literal parallels drawn when it comes to Brienne! Made me add things to my reading list!

But because I’m me, I gotta throw two more parallels in there. 🧵

@notacast.bsky.social I was listening to Ep. 233 on Brienne and one of the things I love about her arc is that it is the antithesis of Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan.

I’m not sure if that’s what GRRM was aiming for, but I thought I would mention it in case you were interested.

This week in Westeros, Cersei tries to take charge in (and at) her father's wake. She manages to leapfrog the Tyrells to install her own master of coin, but isn't so lucky with Uncle Kevan, who turns down the Hand position with extreme prejudice. Our episode is up for everyone!

The best adaptation ever, care of @poorquentyn.bsky.social

A ★★★★★ review of Tropical Malady (2004) "I'm an insect who dreamt he was a man and loved it. But now the dream is over, and the insect is awake." Still hits like the first time. Not Apichatpong's most blissful work (Syndromes and a Century)...

"I'm an insect who dreamt he was a man and loved it. But now the dream is over, and the insect is awake."
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What are some lines of movie dialogue that double as mission statements for the filmmakers? Thinking in particular of this one for Lucas and Spielberg:

“You know about death; that it’s just a change, not an end."

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Next up: @cyrilwoodcock.bsky.social joins us for the first Cersei chapter. It'll be out for everyone on Monday, but for patrons starting tomorrow! Great time to check out our Patreon; we'll soon be releasing an episode on the recently unearthed extended version of prologue to AFFC ⬇️⬇️⬇️

No new episode this week! If you haven't already, check out our previous episode, our introduction to Dorne via Areo Hotah and the Sand Snakes: notacastasoiaf.podbean.com/e/episode-23...

@poorquentyn.bsky.social Tywin should have changed his sigil to a civet and eaten coffee beans so that his shit was valuable

No new episode next week, but the week after that, @cyrilwoodcock.bsky.social joins us to welcome the one true queen with A Feast for Crows, Cersei I!

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This week in Westeros: we head down to Dorne, where the Sand Snakes are calling for war and murder as revenge for their father Oberyn, but little do they know that their seemingly passive uncle Doran has his own plot cooking on low heat. Our episode is up for everyone!

Burning down the year in style

Five favorite albums of the 90s:

Talk Talk - Laughing Stock
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Scott Walker - Tilt
Bjork - Post/Homogenic

Final Fantasy Tactics had some of the most impressive story twists throughout, it felt more like historical fiction than high fantasy, but I remember the ending still took me by complete surprise

such a killer episode. I also wanted to point out this desire to make the iron islands great again sort of echoes a desire to make westeros great again via Targaryen restoration, likely to be hijacked by Aegon VI and the plans of Varys/Illyrio.

Favorite albums of the 80s:

Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Prince - Purple Rain
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique

Favorite albums of the 70s:

Can - Ege Bamyasi
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
David Bowie - Low
Brian Eno - Another Green World
Television - Marquee Moon

Next up: we finally head down to Dorne for Areo Hotah's chapter "The Captain of Guards." Our episode will be up for patrons starting on Thursday and up for everyone next Monday!

From the asoiaf community on Reddit: (Spoilers Extended) Secrets of the Cushing Library: The Long AFFC Prologue Explore this post and more from the asoiaf community

Check out the details of the uncovered draft of Feast's Prologue: www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/s/e...

If you've been following the juicy details about A Feast for Crows' Prologue uncovered in a fan's recent visit to GRRM's archive at the Cushing Library, it's the perfect time to listen to our episode on the Prologue: notacastasoiaf.podbean.com/e/episode-22...