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LinksMarty Supreme | Official Trailer (A24)Josh Safdie's new film about a ping-pong hustler, starring Timothée Chalamet.How A24 Created a Viral Marty Supreme Spectacle (Vogue)The jacket drops, the Balenciaga collab, and the marketing machine behind the film.Orlando (1992, Sally Potter)Tilda Swinton as Virginia Woolf's time-traveling, gender-shifting nobleman — this week's mini-challenge.Watch Orlando free on TubiGo watch it. It's right here.Quentin CrispPlays Queen Elizabeth I in Orlando; Merlin imprinted on that image.Tony Zhou, "Edgar Wright: How to Do Visual Comedy" (Every Frame a Painting)The video essay that made everyone realize Wright is doing something nobody else does.The Wicker Man (1973)The original folk horror — the thread connecting Hot Fuzz, Midsommar, and The Witch.Off Menu podcastFlorence Pugh's episode, in which she reveals she does not drink water.Off Menu — Lucia Keskin (Chi With a C)BAFTA-winning comedian, discussed in the member show. "The quietest guest we've ever had."Claire Foy had intestinal worms from filming The Crown (Yahoo News)The truly disgusting reason she no longer drinks caffeine.Man throws shoes at BushThey all throw their shoes.Sarrasine — Balzac (Project Gutenberg)The Balzac novella about a sculptor who falls in love with a castrato — the text Barthes famously dismantled.S/Z — Roland BarthesBarthes's semiotic disassembly of Sarrasine — Merlin's "oh fuck you, you should read Sarrasine" recommendation.Gender: An Ethnomethodological Approach — Kessler & McKenna (U of Chicago Press)The book that changed Merlin's life in a 1988 Gender Studies class: what if there weren't just two genders?Gender Trouble — Judith Butler (PDF)The definitive text — Alex's rec that Merlin bought a beautiful copy of and still hasn't read. Here's a free one.Who's Afraid of Gender? — Judith Butler (Bookshop.org)Butler's newest book — the one Alex was actually talking about. Why are we weird about gender again?"A Question and Three Answers" — Merlin MannThree perspectives on one question about being trans in America.Claude Code (Anthropic)Alex is getting into it and making $200; Merlin's teaching his to not watch Tommy read the paper.Good Time (A24)The Safdie Brothers' sweaty Robert Pattinson thriller — context for understanding what Safdie does.Uncut Gems (A24)Adam Sandler in a diamond district panic attack — the other essential Safdie before Marty Supreme.The Curse (Paramount+)Safdie and Nathan Fielder's deeply uncomfortable TV series.Ricky JayMagician, card sharp, actor, historian of the unusual — referenced during the shoe-throwing bit.Baby Driver — Opening Titles / Coffee Run (feat. "Harlem Shuffle")The scene that is its own argument. Edgar Wright syncing every footstep, every door, every beat.Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, "Bellbottoms"The song that opens Baby Driver and never lets go.Ayoade on Top — Richard Ayoade (Bookshop.org)Ayoade wrote an entire book about the Gwyneth Paltrow movie View from the Top. It's called Ayoade on Top. Of course it is.Olivia Colman is hooked on Ayoade's book premise | Graham NortonThe specific clip — Ayoade explaining View from the Top to a delighted Olivia Colman. Truly one of the great things.Can I Ask You a Question? by Jennifer Venditti (A24 Shop)Venditti's casting book — the woman who found the faces for Good Time, Uncut Gems, and Marty Supreme.Billy the Kid (2007, Jennifer Venditti) — watch free on TubiThe documentary that led to her casting work with the Safdies.Defunctland, "Journey to EPCOT Center: A Symphonic History"A feature-length orchestral documentary about EPCOT Center that has no business being this good.Defunctland, "Disney's Animatronics: A Living History"Bonus Defunctland for the curious.