There’s talk of a “freestyle” documentary featuring TKA, Judy Torres and a bunch others. #TheCulture

Hi Folks, new video! I take a look at the dirty tricks brigade of the Culture. Check it out 👀!📚🪐🩵 #scifibooks #sciencefiction #theculture #specialcircumstances #iainmbanks #booktube
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#Jucika is SC or at least in Contact now. You can't change my mind.

#iainmbanks #theculture

"Dear me, you don't believe in making things easy, do you?"

"I am a warship. That is not my function."

#TheCulture

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Isn't this what ran the Minds in The Culture novels?

#IanMBanks #TheCulture #Science

Finished my (partial) reread of Banks' short story collection "State of the Art". I won't reflect on all the stories, but will highlight a few. #TheCulture #SciFi

"Descendant" was a concept that had stuck w/ me over the years, and I'd forgotten it was a Banks story. Very emotionally effective.

A pint of hazy IPA in front of me on the bar, alongside my Kobo eReader, as I settle down for a relaxing evening at my local.

A post-St-Paddy's-Day pint and a read at my local pub after a busy day, while a live Irish band plays music in the background. Colour and Shape by Superflux, Look to Windward by Iain M. Banks 🍻 📖 #yyj #IainMBanks #theCulture

Billy Crystal speaks about his friend and collaborator Rob Reiner as the Oscars pay tribute to the actors, filmmakers, executives, and craftspeople who passed away over the past year with the 98th Oscars, In Memoriam.

#TheCulture
#SocialJusticeCrusader
#MarriageEquality

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Ryan Coogler wins the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for ‘Sinners’ at the 98th Academy Awards.

List of awards for #Sinners

Best actor (Michael B. Jordan): WINNER

Best original screenplay: WINNER

Best cinematography: WINNER

Best original score: WINNER

#TheCulture

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Michael B. Jordan Wins Best Actor | 98th Oscars Speech (2026)

#TheCulture
#Sinners

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The Stack Decade (Told You So) Lecture by Benjamin Bratton

Just learned there was a San Francisco ‘non-profit cultural incubator’ called ‘Gray Area’ and given the Valley’s predilection for Iain M Banks naming conventions I am now wondering if they’re aware of ‘Grey Area’ from Excession, its habits and its nickname… #theculture

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Then the final chapter hits and puts the whole book in a new context. Definitely the most satisfying of my #TheCulture reread so far.

Luxury Gay Space Communism is Not for Billionaires - The Culture Novels This is not going to be a polite article. Today is not a formal language day and we’re going to have a silly time together. I am not scrounging for ad...

I recently experienced blinding rage upon discovering Elon musk keeps naming things after Culture ships. You are not cool. You are, in fact, very very lame.
#newsletter #booksky #theculture

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[Question about Excession by Iain M. Banks]

spoilers

I've always been a bit confused by the infinite pregnancy relationship plot in this book.

In retrospect it seems like a terrible idea to send Byr Genar-Hofoen, and Dajeil Gelian off to a remote research outpost together. The Sleeper admits […]

Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks’ estate over use of her ‘stolen’ cells to advance medicine | CNN Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and...

My Take: Here's hoping the family was compensated well financially.

#sme #health #theculture #Henriettalacks #Novaritis #CNN

New Video! An overview of The Culture, the setting for some of my favourite science fiction books. Check it out 👀! #scifibooks #sciencefiction #booktube #spaceopera #theculture
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Medicaid has a new way to pay for costly sickle cell treatment: Only if it works Medicaid is doing a novel payment system for the new, promising and expensive sickle cell treatment. It may become a model for all gene therapies being developed.

My Take: This is promising.

#sme #NationalPolitics #health #theculture #SickleCellDisease #NPR

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Just finished "The Player of Games" and really had a lot of fun with it (again). Honestly, could barely put it down over the past few days as I tore through the second half of the book. Very much swept up in the drama of it all.

#TheCulture

How a Stray Quote of Jesse Jackson’s Led to a Rupture Between Black and Jewish Voters

My Take: And we're still having this discussion almost 40 years later. (Article Gifted)

#sme #politics #race #theculture #jewish #JesseJackson #nytimes

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Three cans of beer by Gravity Well brewing with colourful nebulae on their labels. One can is The Great Filter 6% One can is Surface Detail 4.6% One can is Exceeding the Chandrasekhar Limit 8.0% I'm particularly excited about the Surface Detail can. Iain M. Banks is probably my favourite author :)

Finally found a can of Surface Detail!

I'm not the biggest fan of pale ale, but frankly, I simply could not pass it up!

#iainmbanks #theculture

"Denzeeeeell!"

Caption this great pic
#BHM #TheCulture

Life and Death: When Police Criminalize Young Black Men In and out of schools, Black youth fear for their lives. And, for one teen in California, that fear comes every time he gets in his car.

My Take: With Artificial Intelligence it's only gotten worse.

#sme #theculture #health #mentalhealth #Blackboys #wordinblack

Reporter's Notebook: The Uncomfortable Truths I Uncovered About Black Childhood I spent months talking with Black folks for my series, "Lost Innocence: The Adultification of Black Children." Here's what I learned.

My Take: The sad part is we're still talking about a lot of this stuff year after year. This is a series we've spotlighted every February for the past couple of years.

#sme #theculture #adultification #blackyouth #wordinblack

How Trump Brought the Fight Over American History to Philadelphia

My Take: Meanwhile, The Racist N Chief is busy doing racist things.

#sme #NationalPolitics #theculture #Blackhistory #TheShitShow #Philadelphia #nytimes

Everything You Need To Know About the Black American Heritage Flag, Including Its History and What It Symbolizes A symbol of unity, prosperity, peace and pride.

My Take: As with all things BHM, the flag has significant meaning and symbolism. This is a good read on what the flag represents. Depending on where you live, you could see this flag flown year round or outside of establishments.

#sme #theculture #education #BlackHistoryMonth #parademagazine

February Is Black History Month! What Are the Black History Month Colors, and What Do They Mean? Everything to know about these four colors of solidarity and pride.

My Take: The colors of BHM have significant meaning. Here's a good explanation for why those colors are important.

#sme #education #theculture #BlackHistoryMonth #parademagazine

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The Infinite Fun Space Discord server has had a surge of users recently - love seeing the place so lively. Got an interesting project in the works, being prepared by Contact

#theculture #discord #iainmbanks

I take a closer look at the caretakers of the Culture - the Minds. Check it out 👀! 📚🪐💙 #scifibooks #sciencefiction #booktube #spaceopera #theculture
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We always talk about #BlackCulture but often forget about Rio #carnival where the #African #Gods are celebrated in a pageant that makes the #SuperBowl look like a house party #theculture
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Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas meme. Two zany characters in a car looking back at the camera. Top Text: “We can’t stop here.” Bottom Text: “This is Pylon Country” Pylon Country is a setting from Look to Windward by Iain M Banks.

[LtW] #theCulture POV: When you have a fear of heights, and loathing of ill-tended machinery: