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31 Dec 2025

Matt Fantinel
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Cool Links Vol. 18: December, 2025

Cool Links Vol. 18: December, 2025

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Links to the best stuff I've read or watched during the month of December, 2025

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Matt Fantinel
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Mont Blanc Goats

Taken on 2025-12-30

When I saw this lighting I really wanted to try capturing it, and I think it turned out just right 👌

(I did see real mountain goats around there, but the ones in the picture are just props)

Daytime picture of mountain goats in the snow, with the Mont Blanc mountain in the background. The sky is beautifully lit by the setting sun.

Mont Blanc Goats

Taken on 2025-12-30

When I saw this lighting I really wanted to try capturing it, and I think it turned out just right 👌

(I did see real mountain goats around there, but the ones in the picture are just props)

29 Dec 2025

Matt Fantinel
Matt posted a Quick Review
Cover of Pluribus (Season 1)

Pluribus (Season 1)

Reviewed on Dec 29, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

There’s a lot of quality in this show, but the glacial pacing (and how long it takes for the main character to develop any semblance of likeability) made me really struggle to care about anything that happened.

Might be better when binge-watched, but the weekly episode releases really did it a disservice.

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22 Dec 2025

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13 Dec 2025

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Sunset in Varenna

Taken on 2025-12-06

Really proud of the lighting in this one.

Shot of the blue lake waters slightly lit up by the last rays of sunlight of the day.

Sunset in Varenna

Taken on 2025-12-06

Really proud of the lighting in this one.

11 Dec 2025

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09 Dec 2025

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08 Dec 2025

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07 Dec 2025

Matt Fantinel
Matt posted a Quick Review
Cover of Home Alone

Home Alone

Reviewed on Dec 07, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

Pretty fun watch all around. I would have loved this movie as a child, but somehow never got to watch it.

Movie
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Cover of Home Alone 2 - Lost in New York

Home Alone 2 - Lost in New York

Reviewed on Dec 07, 2025

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

It’s still a fun movie, but it’s basically the same thing as the first one but with worse pacing and felt a bit too forced.

Movie

06 Dec 2025

Matt Fantinel
Matt posted a Photo

Varenna

Taken on 2025-12-06

One of the many incredible places surrounding Lake Como, in northern Italy.

Picturesque medieval-like italian village on the shore of a huge blue lake. The houses are very colorful and there's a lot of pine trees on the slope. A small boat floats on the lake, and in the background sit the snow-capped Alps.

Varenna

Taken on 2025-12-06

One of the many incredible places surrounding Lake Como, in northern Italy.

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Flow from the Grotte

Taken on 2025-09-20

Always wanted to take a long exposure shot like this, with the water all smooth and fluffy. Taken just downstream of the Grotte delle Busserailles near Cervinia, in Italy.

Daytime picture of a river running in the middle of the woods. The river is full of rocks and the water has a smooth appearance caused by the long exposure shot

Flow from the Grotte

Taken on 2025-09-20

Always wanted to take a long exposure shot like this, with the water all smooth and fluffy. Taken just downstream of the Grotte delle Busserailles near Cervinia, in Italy.