#nick pinkerton

[sesiondemadrugada]

The Sweet East (Sean Price Williams, 2023).

[grandhotelabyss]

Counterpoint to the counterpoint: A new age of romanticism and avant-garde will never happen if we give unjust praise to works that merely attempt to be great.

Understood, but my point is that it's a genuinely mixed achievement, not all bad, and may (only "may"!) look better in retrospect. It therefore doesn't deserve all the unthinking dispraise and mockery. Nick Pinkerton's review captures what's both effective and ineffective about it, noting all the limitations of theme, script, and design, but also arguing persuasively that its neo-Expressionist verve should be its main source of pleasure:

The proposition that our last, best hope for the future is a benevolent ruling-class technocracy ushering us into a new Eden of ’90s CD-ROM game graphics is not a particularly stirring one. Yet Megalopolis can be deeply moving, a spend-it-all splurge crackling with cinematic bravado: the screwily busy choreography of the meet-cute between Catilina and Julia, the eerie augury of a divine hand snatching the full moon from the sky, allegorical statues across the city slumping on their pedestals as if in a laudanum trance, shadows of writhing bodies projected onto the faces of skyscrapers to suggest a modern-day Pompeii, invocations of Gance, Griffith, Eisenstein, Clair. Catilina’s platitudinous public-forum sermonizing on possibility and potential is more eloquently expressed by the giddy ingenuity of Coppola’s filmmaking...

[t4bb1th4]

Whilst writing my oral exam, on the wall because I am that predictable, I found THE site ever for references and in depth analysises on each of the songs (there's also a few photos that are new to me too!). So anyways figured I'd share:

https://web.archive.org/web/20110927071858/http://www.thewallanalysis.com/main/home.html

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

This book started off so well too... now it is just a slog I'm waiting to be put out of its misery.

[girlwithinfiction]

✨BOOK COUPLES AS TAYLOR SWIFT SONGS (PART 1)✨

🎶 So It Goes... - Celia & Marco from The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

🎶 Paper Rings - Nick & Charlie from Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

🎶 ivy - Catherine & Jest from Heartless by Marissa Meyer

🎶 Untouchable (Taylor's Version) - Juliette & Aaron from Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

🎶 The Very First Night (Taylor's Version) [From the Vault] - Shani & May from How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow

ig: girlwithinfiction

[daydreamerdrew]

Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandoes (1963) #38

[nitpickrider]

Never count out the Howlers. Not for a second.

[dewdr0pz-alt]

do not let the things that have hurt you

turn you into a person you are not

₊˚⊹☆ some basic info: you can call me haunty, haunted, robin, robbie, calypso, venus, or birdy <3 | minor | a taurus born in may | intp-t | writer kid | slytherin | art enjoyer | i like chocolate, cats, rain, books, & Times New Roman font! | godly parent is Hades

things i adore <3

⋆⭒˚｡⋆ artists/bands: 6arelyhuman | alex g | arctic monkeys | beabadoobee | bears in trees | bo burnham | carpetgarden | cavetown | conan gray | frankie cosmos | girl in red | good kid | grlwood | jack stauber's micropop | james marriott | lana del ray | laura les | lemon demon | lyn lapid | mccafferty | mitski | mickey darling | maneskin | mxmtoon | maneskin |pinkpanthress | psychedelic porn crumpets | ricky jamaraz | rio romeo | surf curse | the royston club | the smiths | the strokes | tv girl | tyler, the creator | tally hall | wallows | weezer

⋆⭒˚｡⋆ albums/eps: who really cares | french exit | if i could make it go quiet | favorite worst nightmare | am | bury me at makeout creek | puberty 2 | worm food | sleepy head | hot fuss | be the cowboy | are we there yet? | bitter tongues | coasting | hazbin hotel soundtrack | good kid 4 | beachboy | rush! (are u coming?) | the queen is dead | hatful of hollow | buds | summer's over | flower boy | pinkerton

⋆⭒˚｡⋆ songs: sailor song | heaven knows i'm miserable now | deceptacon | i just threw out the love of my dreams | 505 | my love mine all mine | mis | mary | things to do | bottom | alligator skin boots | tear you apart | sister | stayed gone | basket case | mayonaka no door | red light indicates doors are secured | goodbye, my danish sweetheart | taking what's not yours | nobody | drunk walk home | not allowed | lovers rock | american river | over & over | hey lover

⋆⭒˚｡⋆ books: if we were villains | the starless sea | heartstopper | hooky | pride & prejudice | the night circus | i fell in love with hope | radio silence | solitaire | loveless | i was born for this | nick & charlie

⋆⭒˚｡⋆ films: coraline | opal | shop: a pop opera | corpse bride | hunger games

⋆⭒˚｡⋆ shows: total drama island | over the garden wall | friends | family matters | fresh prince of bel-air

˚｡⋆ games: deltarune | undertale | animal crossing | little nightmares | pikmin | doodle jump | unravel | unravel two | five nights at freddy's

⋆⭒˚｡⋆ characters: charlie spring | victoria spring | michael holden | tao xu | aled last | darcy olsen | elle argent | tara jones | nick nelson | lorenzo berkshire | mattheo riddle | tom riddle | keroppi | papyrus | cinnamaroll | pompompurin | pochacco | opal

⋆⭒˚｡⋆ activities: making art | reading | writing | walking in the rain | contemplating the meaning of life | singing | listening to music | being with my friends

⋆⭒˚｡⋆ extras: masterlist | about me | dni | mutuals | other things | what i'll write | my family | people you should follow

credits to @daydream-of-a-wallflower for the blog layout idea!

credits to @starzyyy1 for the dividers!

⋆⭒˚｡⋆ anons: 🪱

[bitter69uk]

“If Shirley Stoler shows up in something you’re watching, chances are at the very least it’s not going to be boring - and she shows up in the damndest places, impossible to ignore when she shoulders her way on-screen. There she is, for example, dubbed into Italian to play the zaftig commandant in a German concentration camp in Lina Wertmüller’s Seven Beauties (1975), where she’s serviced by prisoner Giancarlo Giannini. And as nasty neighbor Mrs. Steve on the television show Pee-wee’s Playhouse, a toxic character axed after the first season in 1986, apparently because Stoler so rubbed Paul Reubens the wrong way. And in Frank Henenlotter’s Frankenhooker (1990), of which little more needs be said than it’s titled Frankenhooker. And as the pawnshop proprietress who whacks off Alec Baldwin’s digits in Miami Blues (1990), George Armitage’s adaptation of Charles Willeford’s blackly comic detective novel, in which her casting, per Armitage, was a homage to her breakthrough role in The Honeymoon Killers (1969), Leonard Kastle’s road trip through an all-American hellscape.”

/ From “All-American Medea: Shirley Stoler in The Honeymoon Killers”, Nick Pinkerton’s astute essay for The Criterion Collection, 22 March 2017 /

Born on this day: fiercely charismatic, menacing and memorable American character actress Shirley Stoler (30 March 1929 – 17 February 1999). If all Stoler did was star in vicious 1969 cult classic The Honeymoon Killers, her legacy would be secure. In addition to the credits Pinkerton cites above, she also crops up in Klute (1971), The Deer Hunter (1978) and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) and (on TV) Charlies Angels, Miami Blues and soap operas The Edge of Night and One Life to Live. What a résumé! A persistent urban myth: that Shirley Kilpatrick – leading lady of el cheapo sci fi b-movie The Astounding She-Monster (1957) - and Stoler are one and the same person. To complicate things considerably: Kilpatrick died in 1971. Portrait of Stoler by John Deane.

[duchessanon]

Royal adjacent big brother cast

Jamie Lowther Pinkerton

Cressida

Robert Jobson

Thomas Markle

Skippy

Jason Knife

Tiggy Leggy Beggy

Andrew Parker Bowles

Jessica Mulroney

Rose Allegedly Chumley

Nick Witchell

KT Nicholl

Omid

Carolyn

[bobbywatson]

Adding this interaction from film critics Nick Pinkerton and Dean Buckley discussing people disavowing They Live because some people have read the film badly and for shitty ideological reasons that I've never stopped thinking about

bingo

[wankerwatch]

Commons Vote

On: Water (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19

Ayes: 180 (55.1% Con, 34.3% LD, 3.4% Ind, 2.2% DUP, 2.2% PC, 1.7% RUK, 0.6% UUP, 0.6% TUV) Noes: 325 (96.6% Lab, 2.5% Ind, 0.9% Green) Absent: ~145

Day's business papers: 2025-01-28

Likely Referenced Bill: Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL]

Description: A Bill to make provision about the regulation, governance and special administration of water companies.

Originating house: Lords Current house: Commons Bill Stage: 3rd reading

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (98 votes)

Alan Mak Alec Shelbrooke Alex Burghart Alicia Kearns Alison Griffiths Andrew Bowie Andrew Griffith Andrew Mitchell Andrew Murrison Andrew Rosindell Andrew Snowden Aphra Brandreth Ashley Fox Ben Obese-Jecty Bernard Jenkin Blake Stephenson Bob Blackman Bradley Thomas Caroline Johnson Charlie Dewhirst Claire Coutinho Damian Hinds Danny Kruger David Mundell David Reed David Simmonds Desmond Swayne Edward Argar Esther McVey Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon Gareth Davies Gavin Williamson Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Geoffrey Cox George Freeman Graham Stuart Greg Smith Harriet Cross Harriett Baldwin Helen Grant Helen Whately Iain Duncan Smith Jack Rankin James Cartlidge James Cleverly James Wild Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Wright Jerome Mayhew Joe Robertson John Glen John Hayes John Lamont John Whittingdale Joy Morrissey Julia Lopez Julian Smith Katie Lam Kemi Badenoch Kevin Hollinrake Kieran Mullan Kit Malthouse Laura Trott Lewis Cocking Lincoln Jopp Louie French Luke Evans Mark Francois Mark Garnier Mark Pritchard Matt Vickers Mel Stride Mike Wood Mims Davies Neil Hudson Neil O'Brien Neil Shastri-Hurst Nick Timothy Nigel Huddleston Oliver Dowden Patrick Spencer Peter Bedford Peter Fortune Rebecca Paul Rebecca Smith Richard Fuller Richard Holden Robbie Moore Roger Gale Saqib Bhatti Sarah Bool Shivani Raja Simon Hoare Stuart Anderson Tom Tugendhat Victoria Atkins Wendy Morton

Liberal Democrat (61 votes)

Al Pinkerton Alex Brewer Alison Bennett Alistair Carmichael Andrew George Angus MacDonald Anna Sabine Bobby Dean Brian Mathew Calum Miller Cameron Thomas Caroline Voaden Charlotte Cane Chris Coghlan Christine Jardine Claire Young Clive Jones Daisy Cooper Danny Chambers David Chadwick Ed Davey Edward Morello Freddie van Mierlo Gideon Amos Helen Maguire Helen Morgan Ian Roome Ian Sollom Jess Brown-Fuller John Milne Josh Babarinde Layla Moran Lee Dillon Lisa Smart Liz Jarvis Luke Taylor Marie Goldman Max Wilkinson Monica Harding Munira Wilson Olly Glover Paul Kohler Pippa Heylings Rachel Gilmour Richard Foord Roz Savage Sarah Gibson Sarah Green Sarah Olney Steff Aquarone Steve Darling Susan Murray Tessa Munt Tim Farron Tom Gordon Tom Morrison Victoria Collins Vikki Slade Wera Hobhouse Will Forster Zöe Franklin

Independent (6 votes)

Adnan Hussain Alex Easton Ayoub Khan Iqbal Mohamed Jeremy Corbyn Shockat Adam

Democratic Unionist Party (4 votes)

Gavin Robinson Gregory Campbell Jim Shannon Sammy Wilson

Plaid Cymru (4 votes)

Ann Davies Ben Lake Liz Saville Roberts Llinos Medi

Reform UK (3 votes)

James McMurdock Lee Anderson Richard Tice

Ulster Unionist Party (1 vote)

Robin Swann

Traditional Unionist Voice (1 vote)

Jim Allister

Noes

Labour (313 votes)

Abena Oppong-Asare Abtisam Mohamed Adam Jogee Adam Thompson Al Carns Alan Campbell Alan Gemmell Alan Strickland Alex Baker Alex Ballinger Alex Barros-Curtis Alex Mayer Alex McIntyre Alex Sobel Alice Macdonald Alison Hume Alison McGovern Alistair Strathern Allison Gardner Amanda Martin Andrew Cooper Andrew Gwynne Andrew Lewin Andrew Ranger Andrew Western Andy MacNae Andy McDonald Andy Slaughter Angela Eagle Anna Dixon Anna Gelderd Anna Turley Anneliese Dodds Anneliese Midgley Antonia Bance Ashley Dalton Baggy Shanker Bambos Charalambous Barry Gardiner Bayo Alaba Beccy Cooper Becky Gittins Bell Ribeiro-Addy Ben Coleman Ben Goldsborough Bill Esterson Blair McDougall Brian Leishman Callum Anderson Calvin Bailey Carolyn Harris Cat Smith Catherine Atkinson Catherine Fookes Catherine McKinnell Charlotte Nichols Chi Onwurah Chris Bloore Chris Curtis Chris Elmore Chris Evans Chris Hinchliff Chris Kane Chris McDonald Chris Murray Chris Vince Chris Ward Chris Webb Christian Wakeford Claire Hazelgrove Claire Hughes Clive Betts Clive Efford Clive Lewis Connor Naismith Connor Rand Damien Egan Dan Carden Dan Jarvis Dan Tomlinson Daniel Francis Danny Beales Darren Jones Darren Paffey David Baines David Burton-Sampson David Pinto-Duschinsky David Smith David Taylor David Williams Dawn Butler Debbie Abrahams Deirdre Costigan Derek Twigg Diana Johnson Diane Abbott Douglas McAllister Elsie Blundell Emily Darlington Emily Thornberry Emma Foody Emma Hardy Emma Lewell-Buck Emma Reynolds Euan Stainbank Fleur Anderson Florence Eshalomi Frank McNally Fred Thomas Gareth Snell Gareth Thomas Gen Kitchen Gill Furniss Gordon McKee Graeme Downie Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Gregor Poynton Gurinder Singh Josan Harpreet Uppal Heidi Alexander Helen Hayes Helena Dollimore Henry Tufnell Hilary Benn Ian Lavery Imogen Walker Irene Campbell Jack Abbott Jacob Collier Jade Botterill Jake Richards James Frith James Murray James Naish Janet Daby Jas Athwal Jayne Kirkham Jeevun Sandher Jeff Smith Jen Craft Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Jess Asato Jessica Morden Jessica Toale Jim Dickson Jim McMahon Jo Platt Jo Stevens Jo White Joe Morris Joe Powell Johanna Baxter John Slinger John Whitby Jon Pearce Jon Trickett Jonathan Brash Jonathan Davies Jonathan Hinder Josh Dean Josh Fenton-Glynn Josh MacAlister Josh Newbury Josh Simons Julia Buckley Julie Minns Juliet Campbell Justin Madders Kanishka Narayan Karin Smyth Kate Dearden Katie White Keir Mather Kenneth Stevenson Kevin McKenna Kim Johnson Kim Leadbeater Kirith Entwistle Laura Kyrke-Smith Lauren Edwards Lauren Sullivan Laurence Turner Lee Barron Lee Pitcher Lewis Atkinson Liam Conlon Lilian Greenwood Lillian Jones Liz Kendall Liz Twist Lizzi Collinge Lloyd Hatton Lola McEvoy Lorraine Beavers Louise Haigh Louise Jones Lucy Powell Luke Charters Luke Murphy Luke Myer Luke Pollard Margaret Mullane Marie Rimmer Marie Tidball Mark Sewards Markus Campbell-Savours Marsha De Cordova Martin McCluskey Martin Rhodes Mary Creagh Mary Glindon Matt Bishop Matt Rodda Matt Turmaine Matthew Patrick Matthew Pennycook Maureen Burke Maya Ellis Meg Hillier Melanie Onn Melanie Ward Michael Payne Michael Shanks Michael Wheeler Mike Tapp Mohammad Yasin Natasha Irons Naushabah Khan Navendu Mishra Naz Shah Neil Coyle Neil Duncan-Jordan Nesil Caliskan Nicholas Dakin Nick Smith Noah Law Oliver Ryan Olivia Bailey Olivia Blake Pam Cox Pamela Nash Patricia Ferguson Patrick Hurley Paul Davies Paul Foster Paul Waugh Paula Barker Paulette Hamilton Peter Dowd Peter Lamb Peter Prinsley Peter Swallow Phil Brickell Preet Kaur Gill Rachael Maskell Rachel Blake Rachel Hopkins Rachel Taylor Richard Quigley Rushanara Ali Ruth Cadbury Ruth Jones Sadik Al-Hassan Sally Jameson Sam Carling Samantha Dixon Samantha Niblett Sarah Champion Sarah Coombes Sarah Hall Sarah Jones Sarah Owen Sarah Russell Sarah Smith Satvir Kaur Scott Arthur Sean Woodcock Sharon Hodgson Simon Lightwood Simon Opher Siobhain McDonagh Sojan Joseph Stella Creasy Stephanie Peacock Stephen Kinnock Stephen Morgan Stephen Timms Steve Race Steve Reed Steve Witherden Steve Yemm Sureena Brackenridge

Taiwo Owatemi Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Terry Jermy Tim Roca Toby Perkins Tom Collins Tom Hayes Tom Rutland Tonia Antoniazzi Torsten Bell Tracy Gilbert Tristan Osborne Tulip Siddiq Valerie Vaz Vicky Foxcroft Warinder Juss Will Stone Yasmin Qureshi Yuan Yang Yvette Cooper

Independent (8 votes)

Apsana Begum Ian Byrne Imran Hussain John McDonnell Mike Amesbury Rebecca Long Bailey Richard Burgon Zarah Sultana

Green Party (3 votes)

Adrian Ramsay Carla Denyer Siân Berry

[duchess-music]

1996

Expect reviews of these albums from 1996:

Myra Lee - Cat Power

Placebo - Placebo

Soundtracks For The Blind - Swans

Reasonable Doubt - JAY-Z

Murder Ballads - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Pinkerton - Weezer

Evil Empire - Rage Against the Machine

It Was Written - Nas

Läther - Frank Zappa

All Eyez on Me - 2Pac

Ende Neu - Einstürzende Neubaten

Die Tür ist zu - Swans

Milk and Kisses - Cocteau Twins

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

Absolutely do not care about the Super Agents...

[moviereviews101web]

The Sweet East (2023) Movie Review

The Sweet East – Movie Review Director: Sean Price Williams (Eyes Find Eyes) Writer: Nick Pinkerton (Screenplay) Cast Talia Ryder (Never Rarely Sometimes Always) Earl Cave (The School for Good and Evil) Simon Rex (Red Rocket) Ay Edebiri (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Jeremy O Harris (States) Jacob Elordi (Saltburn) Plot: A picaresque journey through the cities and woods of the Eastern…

[daydreamerdrew]

Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandoes (1963) #36