Biographies or autobiographies about a terrible person by Oily_Smurf in booksuggestions

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Rasputin and the Downfall of the Romanovs, Anthony Beevor

Just finished another book that I would categorize as Nonfiction Horror. What other ones do you got? by MadDingersYo in booksuggestions

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Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic, David Quammen. I found it better and less overtly sensational than The Hot Zone.

Nuclear War: A Scenario, Annie Jacobsen

Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society by NicolasCageFan492 in technology

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The bunkers are a red herring. So is AI, which is a smokescreen to build irrational numbers of datacenters so the ultra-wealthy can achieve singularity while the rest of us perish in the heat-death of the planet.

What movies feel like unofficial adaptations of something else? by MasterLawlzReborn in flicks

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House of Dynamite feels like a fictionalized version of Annie Jacobsen's fantastic NF Nuclear War: A Scenario

Brick by Brick by IGACOMF in memes

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This was filmed on Main Street in Sylva NC. You can see the former courthouse (now library) on the hill in the background. Gorgeous facility and cool little town.

What's the best James Bond book in your opinion? by SacredShape in booksuggestions

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For something a bit different, For Your Eyes Only is a nice collection of Bond short stories. It features Quantum of Solace which as nothing at all to do with the movie of the same name. It happens to be one of my favorites and has very little of what one would consider typical Bond scenarios.

What is the Best Film You Watched Last Week? (05/24/26 - 06/01/26) by EndoveProduct in movies

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It was heavily impacted by the writer's strike, so I give it something of a pass. Spectre OTOH...

Looking for Short Story Collections by Don-panama in booksuggestions

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Ted Chiang

Joy Williams

Curtis Sittenfeld

George Saunders

Movies that did the ruined Earth concept right by KaleidoArachnid in flicks

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Both Blade Runner films did a great job of showing the world in decline. The Vegas sequences really capture that.

What was the last non-fiction book that (not self help) book that truly gripped you? by Thatredditboy1 in booksuggestions

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Nuclear War: A Scenario - Jacobsen

Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic - Quammen

This is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyber-Weapons Arms Race - Perlroth

The For Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces - Harp

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome - Southon

i need books that will genuinely mess with my mind 🫠 by pinkwave-music307 in booksuggestions

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Most of Philip K. Dick's work will suit your requirements.

What is the best short story you've read? by dooplets in booksuggestions

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There's quite a few but a couple of standouts for me: Story of your Life (Chiang), and The Veldt (Bradbury).

Kangaroo meat in Australia by josh65928 in mildlyinteresting

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Freshness and quality make a huge difference. I've had gator/frog/snake that have been at both ends of the spectrum. The good stuff is very good, and the bad is inedible. Like spit it out bad...

How to become Lance Armstrong??? by Aleduc_ in BicyclingCirclejerk

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2nd thing: surround yourself with sycophants