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Matthew Byrd

@mbyrd.bsky.social

Writer, author, columnist, playwright, and thesaurus owner. Check out my profile (and/or pictures of my dog) at www.matthewbyrdwork.com.

120 Followers  |  390 Following  |  97 Posts  |  Joined: 23.10.2024  |  1.7467

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Nick Bosa is about to get a 100 across the board rating in Madden.

29.09.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now You See Me 3 Trailer Pits the Four Horsemen Against Gen Z Magicians - Reactor Magic spans generations. Except when it doesn't.

You can't steal a diamond from Moiraine Damodred!! She kills people!

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18.09.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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What to Watch and Read This Weekend: We Have Tomb Raider At Home - Reactor Plus strange little things, superior adaptations, and cursed bunnies.

Looking forward to the weekend? (Us too). Molly Templeton brings some recommendations for your free time, for whenever you're not playing Silksong.

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05.09.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Creativity vs. Control: Bridge to Terabithia, The Boy and the Heron, and A.I. "Art" - Reactor Wendy Xu discusses creativity and the importance of getting through hardship.

ChatGPT will only ever give you what you want, which is why it'll never surprise you. Wendy Xu (@wendyxu.bsky.social) on Bridge to Terabithia, The Boy and the Heron, and the shock of unfairness:

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19.08.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 171    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 20

I'll never forget where I was the day those seafood towers fell.

12.08.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The life of a showgirl?

12.08.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What to Watch and Read This Weekend: Weapons, Wednesday, and Hot Vampire Summer - Reactor Struggling with the dog days of summer? Here's what to watch and read for the weekend of August 8th.

Got some time to kill this weekend? @mollytempleton.com recommends some genre fiction highlights for you to check out, from catching up on the Hugo Awards noms to an essay by Hanif Abdurraqib to what to binge after finishing the newest season of Wednesday!

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08.08.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Weapons (2025):

08.08.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Piper by Brett Rutherford and John Robertson

Piper by Brett Rutherford and John Robertson

Today's Classic Cover is Piper by Brett Rutherford and John Robertson! Lisa Falkenstern has illustrated nearly 1000 book covers, including this one!

29.07.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 100 Best Podcasts of All Time From pop culture and history to sports and more, these are the best podcasts ever made.

Time Magazine named @99pi.org one of the 100 best podcasts OF ALL TIME!!!
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23.07.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 2

Plenty of movies on Letterboxd that I feel like people absolutely sleep on but this is very much one that I'm surprised doesn't have more love on there given its cult status

27.06.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

You two aren't beating the "AI is mostly championed by douchebags" allegations anytime soon.

17.06.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm holding out for that Crimson Tide Criterion.

01.06.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

whatever the book, it should definitely be a book left out where the kid can find it after being told "I don't know, that might be too scary for you, maybe you shouldn't read it."

(this is how you make a reader for life)

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20 Movie Trailers With Footage Shot Just For the Trailer These ads featured scenes that were never intended to appear in the finished film.

A tribute to one of my favorite little corners of the film world: Movie trailers that feature footage that was never meant to appear in the final film:

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On that note, each pope should be able to choose their own entrance music. Imagine the aura of "Jesus Christ Superstar" filling the room before the holy father swaggers in.

07.05.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I shouldn't have doubted them, but I wasn't expecting a lineup that good.

06.05.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The 2025 Met Gala carpet with THE SUBSTANCE's Monstro ElisaSue.

The 2025 Met Gala carpet with THE SUBSTANCE's Monstro ElisaSue.

BREAKING: Monstro ElisaSue from THE SUBSTANCE has arrived at the 2025 #MetGala!

05.05.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1944    πŸ” 367    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 17
Michael B. Jordan and the Count from Sesame Street

Michael B. Jordan and the Count from Sesame Street

Sinners (2025)

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I hear you. The bigger hope is that something like this either represents a trend or inspires one.

05.05.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is exactly how Frank Grimes was made an executive vice president only to be replaced by a heroic dog who pulled a toddler from the path of a speeding car.

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Never knew he was from Philly. Did he ever clash with Baltimore natives Idris Elba and Dominic West on set?

05.05.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Slate Truck is a $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen Would you buy a truck this bare-bones?

Have you heard of this? www.theverge.com/electric-car...

05.05.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't you find it odd that everyone who describes themselves as "apolitical" in these interviews always does so as the set-up for a political statement?

05.05.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

From the "leopards ate my face" party comes Kirk Cameron arguing for tools that would make it even easier to not hire Kirk Cameron.

05.05.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Signing up for this class is actually a valuable way to learn that you are probably not meant to be a writer.

30.04.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The best advice you'll see on the internet today. One of the great journalism films.

22.04.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

David Cronenberg's acting credits remain inexplicable and undefeated.

21.04.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps, but this is the party plagued by multiple scandals related to emojis shared via inexplicably public Venmo profiles, so let's not rule anything out.

21.04.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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