20 July, 2018

@JustinKownacki I’d rather the kids see bloody miserable deaths than “fun” ones

20 July, 2018

Also, EIGHTH GRADE, a movie about what it's like to be in eighth grade, is rated R because a couple characters say… https://t.co/2Yvc7K0pqy

20 July, 2018

The movie where Kelly Macdonald puts jigsaw puzzles together and rides the train from New Rochelle to NYC a bunch o… https://t.co/WKpXmqfiqF

20 July, 2018

RT @TashaRobinson: Just in case anyone needed a clear reminder: Mike Cernovich is openly, unabashedly digging up dirt to attack political o…

20 July, 2018

@SupSpiderTalk reading PD's work as a kid, when it came out, was revealatory. Marvel was only rarely that playful and smart at the same time

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