Norm Wilner
@normwilner.bsky.social
Consultant! Writer! Programmer! Host! SEMcast, SHINY THINGS, ex-Secret Movie Clubber. I can probably help you with your movie. He/him. https://linktr.ee/normwilner
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Norm Wilner
@normwilner.bsky.social
· Dec 2
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
"Really? People still go to movies?"
I really miss this show.
I've posted this before, but if you're wondering what went wrong with Jeff Bezos, THE OTHER TWO has the answer:
Brooke and the Billionaire - The Other Two S3
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February 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I really miss this show.
All the sympathy in the world to the Post staff, who've been trying to do good work and keep the paper relevant despite leadership actively working against them. What an awful way for it to end.
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
All the sympathy in the world to the Post staff, who've been trying to do good work and keep the paper relevant despite leadership actively working against them. What an awful way for it to end.
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The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
WaPo also closing Books section and downsizing International and Metro sections
February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
He was doing a human cartoon in UNDER SIEGE less than a year before, for the same director -- it's incredible that Andrew Davis could imagine him as Sam Gerard after that.
a funny thing about this movie is that it was the beginning of a real sea change in the kind of roles tommy lee jones was able to get. prior to the fugitive, he often played the wild card in a cast — often someone unstable or untrustworthy or the like.
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 AM
He was doing a human cartoon in UNDER SIEGE less than a year before, for the same director -- it's incredible that Andrew Davis could imagine him as Sam Gerard after that.
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“Mercurial negotiating style” is the new euphemism for sundowning dementia I guess.
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 AM
“Mercurial negotiating style” is the new euphemism for sundowning dementia I guess.
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It’s nice to see Melinda Gates turning all the “muck” around and doing some good with Bill’s money 👍🏼
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
It’s nice to see Melinda Gates turning all the “muck” around and doing some good with Bill’s money 👍🏼
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His new short DISC playing Clermont-Ferrand this week, but filmmaker Blake Winston Rice is still buzzing about Jesse Buckley's performance in Chloé Zhao's HAMNET. Can you blame him? Find it on your favorite podcast platform, or stream the episode right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/bla...
February 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
His new short DISC playing Clermont-Ferrand this week, but filmmaker Blake Winston Rice is still buzzing about Jesse Buckley's performance in Chloé Zhao's HAMNET. Can you blame him? Find it on your favorite podcast platform, or stream the episode right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/bla...
There is something very Toronto about the snow-removal team arriving on your street just as another blizzard starts.
February 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
There is something very Toronto about the snow-removal team arriving on your street just as another blizzard starts.
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In hyper-local news, I see Toronto's transit commission still refuses to make riders aware of the most useful rapid-transit line in its system, the UP Express, because even though it's fully part of the system it's run by some other authority. So it's not even on the map
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Meet the TTC cartographer giving its map a mega makeover | CBC News
You've probably noticed the Eglinton Crosstown LRT already showing up on transit maps, even though it's not open. That's the work of the TTC's cartographer, tasked with the map's biggest upgrade in de...
www.cbc.ca
February 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
In hyper-local news, I see Toronto's transit commission still refuses to make riders aware of the most useful rapid-transit line in its system, the UP Express, because even though it's fully part of the system it's run by some other authority. So it's not even on the map
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
He's not capable of running a lemonade stand at this point. But he IS capable of taking bribes through his businesses, which is clearly what's going on.
The White House says the president is ‘not involved’ in running his businesses. Ethics experts remain concerned
Trump faces criticism as ‘beyond unprecedented’ UAE crypto deal raises conflict of interest fears
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
He's not capable of running a lemonade stand at this point. But he IS capable of taking bribes through his businesses, which is clearly what's going on.
I mean, surely it is NOW
February 3, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I mean, surely it is NOW
Up to and including "on my way to pick up a hot black coffee"
Of all the things in the history of the world that definitely did not happen - this is the pinnacle.
February 3, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Up to and including "on my way to pick up a hot black coffee"
Fanatic-based marketing.
Bulk sales of tickets to Melania are being promoted through emails from WH Faith Office advisor Paula White-Cain using her National Faith Advisory Board list. People are encouraged to purchase 30 tickets at a time to “support our First Lady.” meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...
Exclusive: White House Advisor Pushed Bulk Sales for Melania Movie
Supporters are encouraged to buy group tickets and private screenings, raising questions about ethics and actual attendance
meidasnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Fanatic-based marketing.
It's weird that he favors this layout, right? Where everyone praises the back of his head and we can all see exactly when he loses interest and drifts off ... or does the other thing ...
Lutnick: "Thank goodness you are in this chair changing it and taking it back ... none of this could possibly happen without your leadership, and it is the most fun to stand back here with your leadership."
February 2, 2026 at 11:35 PM
It's weird that he favors this layout, right? Where everyone praises the back of his head and we can all see exactly when he loses interest and drifts off ... or does the other thing ...
"CABARET, and Kid Rock is the MC" somehow didn't take flight with the general public
CNN is reporting the real reason Trump is closing the Kennedy Centre for two years is not for renovation: “the Kennedy Center does not have a 2026/2027 season. There would not have been any programming to announce."
February 2, 2026 at 8:46 PM
"CABARET, and Kid Rock is the MC" somehow didn't take flight with the general public
Hey, they found the exception to the "put your mask on first" rule! Don't even wait for an emergency!
James Cashen go directly to jail www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/t...
February 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Hey, they found the exception to the "put your mask on first" rule! Don't even wait for an emergency!
the second thing, it's always the second thing
In 1942, RKO slashed 43 minutes from Orson Welles's "The Magnificent Ambersons" and slapped on a happy ending. Now, an A.I. company wants to restore what was lost. Are they righting a historic wrong or descrating a classic? My deep dive, in this week's New Yorker. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece
Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?
www.newyorker.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
the second thing, it's always the second thing
Toronto is feeling this very much
nothings melting or thawing and the vibes are brutal www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/n...
New York City’s First Real Winter in a Long Time Is Relentless
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Toronto is feeling this very much
every ... DAY ...
RFK Jr says he'd rather "stay in bed with my wife" than go to his daily AA meetings
February 2, 2026 at 7:18 PM
every ... DAY ...
Seemed unfair that Matt Johnson's BLACKBERRY was only released on DVD in the US, glad to see this rectified.
BlackBerry
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This listing is for the standard edition Blu
vinegarsyndrome.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Seemed unfair that Matt Johnson's BLACKBERRY was only released on DVD in the US, glad to see this rectified.
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The Pitt got greenlit for a season 3, out next February, and the announcement has very funny comment from HBO chairman Casey Bloys that’s like “yeah, turns out if you just make a TV show like how we used to make TV shows you can have a 15+ episode season every year 🤷♂️”
February 2, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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This is gonna turn out to be another weird Trump fixation, isn't it -- like, he thinks it's justice for Pluto
“Textbooks will need to be updated”: The solar system’s largest planet appears to be smaller and flatter than we knew
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jupi...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jupi...
Jupiter isn’t as huge as we thought it was
“Textbooks will need to be updated”: The solar system’s largest planet appears to be smaller and flatter than we knew
www.scientificamerican.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:57 PM
This is gonna turn out to be another weird Trump fixation, isn't it -- like, he thinks it's justice for Pluto
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