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i've got style, miles and miles | researcher for the show ‘blank check’ | writer for 'check book,' the ‘blank check’ newsletter | phd in movies from the university of wisconsin-madison

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JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 8h

The answers are out there we just have to look for them

JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 8h

From the dossier: JOEL, on Mumford and Sons: “I can’t say I knew it really well, but we certainly knew it. I think he would freely admit that his band’s music is very much influenced by American folk music from that period, or even earlier American music.” (Vulture, November 28, 2013)

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JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 8h

Doing the important work.*

*Finding out whether the Coens knew about Mumford and Sons before they cast Carey Mulligan in Inside Llewyn Davis.

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JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 11h

Psychonauts 2 was so good that I kind of forgot that I haven't really liked a single non-Psychonauts Double Fine game. (Played the first hour of Keeper, eh.)

JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 14h

JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 17h

Usually we get the metrics from you reading in the inbox! But we won't today, because the email and the published post are actually two separate posts this time, thanks to some behind-the-scenes shenanigans.

JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 18h

It was a fun one to write!

JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 18h

So, here’s a desperate plea: if you could click and like this post, it would make me feel less bad about the disastrous events of this morning.

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JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 18h

Because of some AWS shenanigans, this is a separate link from the one you may have received in your email. I did not send another email because that seemed like an annoying thing to do. I expect views on this post will be our lowest ever as a result.

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JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 18h

In this week’s issue of Check Book, I traced the journey that took us to the current moment.

Check Book: A Newsletter of True Grit

Plus, Marie's in Japan!

open.substack.com

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JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 18h

The Internet is broken. Newsletter should be back up soon. Sorry for the multiple emails!!!

JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 23h

Good luck, Violet! You’ve got this!!

JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 1d

VAN GUNDY: Now I’m wasting all this time fiddling through menus, building a little town. Is that fun for anyone?

JACKSON: I find the town-building element provides a meaningful respite from the sensory overload of the pit’s Arkanoid meets Vampire Survivors action.

BREEN: Ball checks in for Garland

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JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, pal!

JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 1d

One of our best eps imo

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JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 1d

VAN GUNDY: I don't get it. Why does he sing like that? And why is he seemingly always on a boat? Seriously, who let him sound like that?

JACKSON: Personally I find Cameron Winter's warbling vocals to be a refreshingly novel spin on the showmanship of the classic rock frontman.

BREEN: SGA ... BANG!

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JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 1d

I miss them.

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JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 1d

VAN GUNDY: I'm sorry but that's idiotic. When did first weekend box office became the sole measure of success? And why do we keep pretending like there's no revenue generated from ancillary markets?

JACKSON: I disagree. In the movie business, perception is king.

BREEN: Kyle Kuzma from 3... way off