David Robson @houseofsparrows.bsky.social
@HouseOfSparrows
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Freelance writer, cinephile at large. Very, very angry these days (but loves the pictures of your cats). He/him/his. Free Palestine.
San Francisco, CA
Joined June 2010
That thing where you pick a favorite year for each movie of your life, I did it quickish and here's my list.
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We’ve reached a point where any mix of solutions to our nation’s economic problems is going to involve the wealthiest Americans contributing more.
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There’s no getting around this if we want to avoid the deficit cliff ahead.
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A media and events conglomerate took over one of SF’s most iconic buildings and immediately reneged on renewing the leases of two beloved family businesses. YIMBYs rallied for this outcome. They treat residential tenants and small businesses with the same disdain.
Help amplify this open letter from Castro Coffee Company ☕️ and Castro Nail Salon 💅 …. Brothers Ken & Riyad Khoury are asking @DanielLurie and @RafaelMandelman to help broker a deal to allow them to stay in the neighborhood (remain at the theater OR $$ to relocate nearby)👇
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If I were voting on best cinematography: Michael Bauman, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Darius Khondji, MARTY SUPREME Kim Woo-hyung, NO OTHER CHOICE Anthony Dod Mantle, 28 YEARS LATER William Rexer, THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE
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There's an anger that resides in any respectable, intelligent person, I think, in this society, about what goes on, and how impotent we seem to be to correct what goes on, and how we give power to people who don't deserve it.
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There's no escape. The big pricks are out. They'll fuck everything in sight. Watch your back.
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using trans women for internet dunking points while not giving a fuck about us god i hate the democratic party
Correct. We’re sorry your daughter hates you, Elon.
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#santacon aka Straight Pride (Yuletide Edition)
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I.....really don't wanna do that
The Alamo Drafthouse has turned the King of the Monsters into a popcorn bucket. That’s right! You can now eat your movie snacks right out of Godzilla’s mouth.
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They did it in SF and it worked. They will do it everywhere, we’ve been warning for years. They’ve been saying it out loud.
Once right-wing oligarchs gain control of just about every national and local media company, social media platform, and big AI, as they are systematically doing with little notice from the general public, it will be game, set and match for the Republic.
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I was yesterday years old when I found out private equity is what killed Blockbuster and not streaming, like most of us assume.
Last month, Denny's was bought out by private equity in a $620 million deal. Now the company is closing 150 locations. It's the latest chain to be swallowed by private equity and see numerous workers lose their jobs.
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We at the Review mourn the loss of Tom Stoppard (1937–2025). In celebration of his life and work, we’ve unlocked his Art of Theater interview from the archive.
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I agree. Let’s start with this one
Under the next Democratic President, a bunch of "tech" people who carried water (literally, or figuratively) for DOGE are going to try to pivot back to Democrats, and it is incredibly important that they are never, ever welcome back in our party
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wow....my band just recorded our fourth album in a basement because we felt like recording an album. your thing sounds dumb as fuck though
I grew up singing. I sang everywhere I went, I wrote songs in my diary, I told teachers that I wanted to be a singer & songwriter when I grew up. But wanting to be a musician in 2006 required resources that a low-income family didn't have. My parents couldn't afford to get me
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in a classic example of “one day everyone will have been against this,” Senator Wiener is now being framed as a ceasefire supporter, when in fact he opposed SF’s (very mild and both-sides) ceasefire resolution. wild ass retconning happening here
This is the largest chunk of bullshit I've ever read. @jacobkornbluh owes every anti-genocide advocate and protester in the Bay Area, including the ones Wiener personally tried to destroy, a heartfelt apology
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Pete Hegseth's Latest Little Punk-Ass Move There are several types of military officers, and something they don’t tell you when you enlist is that, by and large, the vast majority of officers are highly competent individuals. Occasionally, this can be very annoying. When I was
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Since Variety didnt have a single non-English language comedy, here’s a list of some great East Asian comedies https://t.co/0YcHRdSpa3
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Can we pause INSIDIOUS so the creative team can give us the Lin Shaye as Miss Marple movie I badly need? Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Pope Leo XIV Gives His Blessing to the Theatrical Experience: ‘Cinemas and Theaters Are the Beating Hearts of Our Communities’
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Pope Leo XIV championed cinema and the theatrical experience in remarks at the Vatican to representatives of the world of cinema.
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His wife has two degrees and a career spanning decades. Do not listen to these people.
Top Trump cabinet member claims it’s a “false promise” to tell women to advance their careers, and they should instead have kids at a young age
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