In the 1990s, young people had the blessing of choosing not to be political.
America can be this way again.
America can be this way again.
December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
In the 1990s, young people had the blessing of choosing not to be political.
America can be this way again.
America can be this way again.
It’s not about the mystery.
One of Lynch’s most famous quotes is, “Keep your eye on the doughnut, not on the hole.”
Many fans think it refers to the dark mysteries in his films. But it’s actually about meditation as a shield against the turbulence of time for those trapped on the surface of life.
One of Lynch’s most famous quotes is, “Keep your eye on the doughnut, not on the hole.”
Many fans think it refers to the dark mysteries in his films. But it’s actually about meditation as a shield against the turbulence of time for those trapped on the surface of life.
December 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It’s not about the mystery.
One of Lynch’s most famous quotes is, “Keep your eye on the doughnut, not on the hole.”
Many fans think it refers to the dark mysteries in his films. But it’s actually about meditation as a shield against the turbulence of time for those trapped on the surface of life.
One of Lynch’s most famous quotes is, “Keep your eye on the doughnut, not on the hole.”
Many fans think it refers to the dark mysteries in his films. But it’s actually about meditation as a shield against the turbulence of time for those trapped on the surface of life.
Sylvester Stallone and Samuel L. Jackson working together as buddy criminals in this season of Tulsa King is one of my favorite things on television right now. They are a great on-screen duo.
November 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Sylvester Stallone and Samuel L. Jackson working together as buddy criminals in this season of Tulsa King is one of my favorite things on television right now. They are a great on-screen duo.
Please don’t give up on them yet. There is love and compassion in all people, at a fundamental level. It’s just been paved over by five layers of Fox News.
Half this country is going to have to be deprogrammed from their cynicism and cruelty. America will do the work it was destined to do.
Half this country is going to have to be deprogrammed from their cynicism and cruelty. America will do the work it was destined to do.
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Please don’t give up on them yet. There is love and compassion in all people, at a fundamental level. It’s just been paved over by five layers of Fox News.
Half this country is going to have to be deprogrammed from their cynicism and cruelty. America will do the work it was destined to do.
Half this country is going to have to be deprogrammed from their cynicism and cruelty. America will do the work it was destined to do.
“They’s worse weather to come, said the ragpicker. Hard weather. Be foretold.” - ‘Suttree by Cormac McCarthy
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“They’s worse weather to come, said the ragpicker. Hard weather. Be foretold.” - ‘Suttree by Cormac McCarthy
Modern art criticism books are ruined when they include interviews with the creators.
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Modern art criticism books are ruined when they include interviews with the creators.
If the way you think doesn’t make you happy, change it.
All you need is courage to start looking past your bullshit.
All you need is courage to start looking past your bullshit.
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If the way you think doesn’t make you happy, change it.
All you need is courage to start looking past your bullshit.
All you need is courage to start looking past your bullshit.
There are Twin Peaks fans who will only ever see the suffering and rape of Laura Palmer in the story told on screen.
And there are fans who see that but also acknowledge the lens of Dale Cooper, the witness of the aftermath, become lost in the wake of suffering, doomed to crawl back out again.
And there are fans who see that but also acknowledge the lens of Dale Cooper, the witness of the aftermath, become lost in the wake of suffering, doomed to crawl back out again.
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
There are Twin Peaks fans who will only ever see the suffering and rape of Laura Palmer in the story told on screen.
And there are fans who see that but also acknowledge the lens of Dale Cooper, the witness of the aftermath, become lost in the wake of suffering, doomed to crawl back out again.
And there are fans who see that but also acknowledge the lens of Dale Cooper, the witness of the aftermath, become lost in the wake of suffering, doomed to crawl back out again.
The most effective way to enjoy your life is to refuse having enemies of any kind.
You are the problem and you are the solution.
Get to it.
You are the problem and you are the solution.
Get to it.
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The most effective way to enjoy your life is to refuse having enemies of any kind.
You are the problem and you are the solution.
Get to it.
You are the problem and you are the solution.
Get to it.
Don’t cross a creative writer. We’ll dream up a story and cast you as the enemy with shit on his pants.
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Don’t cross a creative writer. We’ll dream up a story and cast you as the enemy with shit on his pants.
It’s not too much to ask to want to live in a beautiful place, surrounded by cool people.
November 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It’s not too much to ask to want to live in a beautiful place, surrounded by cool people.
This is how I know Wes Anderson makes effective Cinema - my dog watches his movies. Not kidding.
I screened the 4K of Isle of Dogs last night and my little cavapoo was glued to the screen for minutes at a time.
I wonder what story he was making out in his head about what he saw on screen.
I screened the 4K of Isle of Dogs last night and my little cavapoo was glued to the screen for minutes at a time.
I wonder what story he was making out in his head about what he saw on screen.
November 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is how I know Wes Anderson makes effective Cinema - my dog watches his movies. Not kidding.
I screened the 4K of Isle of Dogs last night and my little cavapoo was glued to the screen for minutes at a time.
I wonder what story he was making out in his head about what he saw on screen.
I screened the 4K of Isle of Dogs last night and my little cavapoo was glued to the screen for minutes at a time.
I wonder what story he was making out in his head about what he saw on screen.
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A bit of self-promotion:
If you’re shopping for a David Lynch or #TwinPeaks fan this holiday season, please consider my books. (A few readers have actually said they’re pretty good!) You can order them for your local bookstore (as well as that other place you all know about).
If you’re shopping for a David Lynch or #TwinPeaks fan this holiday season, please consider my books. (A few readers have actually said they’re pretty good!) You can order them for your local bookstore (as well as that other place you all know about).
November 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A bit of self-promotion:
If you’re shopping for a David Lynch or #TwinPeaks fan this holiday season, please consider my books. (A few readers have actually said they’re pretty good!) You can order them for your local bookstore (as well as that other place you all know about).
If you’re shopping for a David Lynch or #TwinPeaks fan this holiday season, please consider my books. (A few readers have actually said they’re pretty good!) You can order them for your local bookstore (as well as that other place you all know about).
I wrote the best critical analysis I've read of the film 'The Holdovers. Two years later, I'm still moved by my own words and perplexed at how they came out me because of how deeply this movie affected me.
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[Film Criticism] The Holdovers (2023)
My 2023 Movie of the Year
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November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I wrote the best critical analysis I've read of the film 'The Holdovers. Two years later, I'm still moved by my own words and perplexed at how they came out me because of how deeply this movie affected me.
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It’s incredible how many Lynch critics ignore this.
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It’s incredible how many Lynch critics ignore this.
One of the smartest decisions I made was to NOT sell my DVDs in Blu-rays when streaming became a thing.
I witnessed a fellow film and tv lover sell their collection and thought at the time what an idiot they were. I was right.
I witnessed a fellow film and tv lover sell their collection and thought at the time what an idiot they were. I was right.
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
One of the smartest decisions I made was to NOT sell my DVDs in Blu-rays when streaming became a thing.
I witnessed a fellow film and tv lover sell their collection and thought at the time what an idiot they were. I was right.
I witnessed a fellow film and tv lover sell their collection and thought at the time what an idiot they were. I was right.
What if life was easy?
What if you just need to break your patterns of making life unnecessarily hard?
What if you just need to break your patterns of making life unnecessarily hard?
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
What if life was easy?
What if you just need to break your patterns of making life unnecessarily hard?
What if you just need to break your patterns of making life unnecessarily hard?
It is a near certainty that John Irving is always going to write about wrestling at some point in his novels.
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It is a near certainty that John Irving is always going to write about wrestling at some point in his novels.
I’ve got news for you…
all of the world wide web is dark.
all of the world wide web is dark.
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I’ve got news for you…
all of the world wide web is dark.
all of the world wide web is dark.
If social unity is a goal, we must consider the possibility that obsessing over diversity ultimately undermines that goal.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If social unity is a goal, we must consider the possibility that obsessing over diversity ultimately undermines that goal.
The Revolution Will Be Televised.
Starting Tonight…on PBS
Starting Tonight…on PBS
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The Revolution Will Be Televised.
Starting Tonight…on PBS
Starting Tonight…on PBS
The Saudi Public Investment Fund, worth about one trillion dollars, is reportedly one signature away from buying Warner Bros. for seventy billion. Add EA Sports and LIV Golf to the list. See the pattern yet?
*Source: Patrick Caligliuri (Instagram)
*Source: Patrick Caligliuri (Instagram)
November 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The Saudi Public Investment Fund, worth about one trillion dollars, is reportedly one signature away from buying Warner Bros. for seventy billion. Add EA Sports and LIV Golf to the list. See the pattern yet?
*Source: Patrick Caligliuri (Instagram)
*Source: Patrick Caligliuri (Instagram)
When directors and actors talk about the dangers of AI, they are talking about dangerous to their jobs.
The jury is out on whether AI will enhance or deter human creativity.
The jury is out on whether AI will enhance or deter human creativity.
November 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
When directors and actors talk about the dangers of AI, they are talking about dangerous to their jobs.
The jury is out on whether AI will enhance or deter human creativity.
The jury is out on whether AI will enhance or deter human creativity.
25 Movies, Many Stars, 0 Hits: Hollywood Falls to New Lows
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM