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· Jun 23
made a starter pack for fellow physical media fans! check it out 💿😎
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An afternoon in New York’s Central Park with Sidney Poitier. (1964)
January 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
An afternoon in New York’s Central Park with Sidney Poitier. (1964)
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103 years ago today, Billboard reports about Ernst Lubitsch: "Famous German director arrives in New York". Billboard, 6 January 1923.
#Lubitsch #ErnstLubitsch #FilmHistory
#Lubitsch #ErnstLubitsch #FilmHistory
January 6, 2026 at 5:43 AM
103 years ago today, Billboard reports about Ernst Lubitsch: "Famous German director arrives in New York". Billboard, 6 January 1923.
#Lubitsch #ErnstLubitsch #FilmHistory
#Lubitsch #ErnstLubitsch #FilmHistory
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No, it was a successful coup. None of the people who led it were punished, and are in fact back in power, rewarded for their efforts to break the system by running it. Donald Trump is currently the dictator he attempted to become 5 years ago, and it’s because nobody treated trying as a crime.
We must speak plainly: January 6th was an attempted coup. It was an effort to nullify millions of lawful votes and subvert the will of the American people.
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
No, it was a successful coup. None of the people who led it were punished, and are in fact back in power, rewarded for their efforts to break the system by running it. Donald Trump is currently the dictator he attempted to become 5 years ago, and it’s because nobody treated trying as a crime.
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85 years ago today, President Roosevelt gave a bold vision for the future based on four freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. Decades later, these are still freedoms worth striving toward. #OnThisDay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrNDwyj4u1w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrNDwyj4u1w
Four Freedoms Speech
YouTube video by FDRLibrary
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:38 PM
85 years ago today, President Roosevelt gave a bold vision for the future based on four freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. Decades later, these are still freedoms worth striving toward. #OnThisDay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrNDwyj4u1w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrNDwyj4u1w
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Béla Tarr (1955 – 2026)
RIP to an uncompromising, master filmmaker. We were beyond honored to collaborate with him on the massive 4K restoration of SÁTÁNTANGÓ, and distribution of DAMNATION. He'll be dearly missed, even as his work continues to speak volumes.
RIP to an uncompromising, master filmmaker. We were beyond honored to collaborate with him on the massive 4K restoration of SÁTÁNTANGÓ, and distribution of DAMNATION. He'll be dearly missed, even as his work continues to speak volumes.
January 6, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Béla Tarr (1955 – 2026)
RIP to an uncompromising, master filmmaker. We were beyond honored to collaborate with him on the massive 4K restoration of SÁTÁNTANGÓ, and distribution of DAMNATION. He'll be dearly missed, even as his work continues to speak volumes.
RIP to an uncompromising, master filmmaker. We were beyond honored to collaborate with him on the massive 4K restoration of SÁTÁNTANGÓ, and distribution of DAMNATION. He'll be dearly missed, even as his work continues to speak volumes.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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Gustave Doré, born on this day in 1832, a pervasive influence on film culture including King Kong & Beauty and the Beast.
January 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Gustave Doré, born on this day in 1832, a pervasive influence on film culture including King Kong & Beauty and the Beast.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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OUT: Helping you pay for health care.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
OUT: Helping you pay for health care.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
never going to a wegmans again. this is so deeply creepy and intrusive. you are a grocery store! why would you think you have a right to any of this information!
Wegmans defends use of facial recognition at NYC stores, citing 'elevated risk’
The supermarket’s facial recognition system is used to identify people who “have been previously flagged for misconduct,” a spokesperson said.
gothamist.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
never going to a wegmans again. this is so deeply creepy and intrusive. you are a grocery store! why would you think you have a right to any of this information!
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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Henry Koerner (Austrian-American, 1915-1991)
"New York," 1948
Oil on board
19.75 x 24 in
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"New York," 1948
Oil on board
19.75 x 24 in
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
January 5, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Henry Koerner (Austrian-American, 1915-1991)
"New York," 1948
Oil on board
19.75 x 24 in
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"New York," 1948
Oil on board
19.75 x 24 in
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Cave of Swimmers, Wadi Sura in the Gilf Kebir plateau of the Sahara, in SW Egypt near the Libyan border, ca 6000 BCE
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Cave of Swimmers, Wadi Sura in the Gilf Kebir plateau of the Sahara, in SW Egypt near the Libyan border, ca 6000 BCE
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In 1995, Sandra Bullock was the first person ever to buy movie theater tickets online, in promotion for her new film THE NET.
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
In 1995, Sandra Bullock was the first person ever to buy movie theater tickets online, in promotion for her new film THE NET.
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Girl Going by Trinity in the Rain (1959)
by Una Watters
by Una Watters
January 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Girl Going by Trinity in the Rain (1959)
by Una Watters
by Una Watters
my out of print third man criterion blu-ray 💅
January 2, 2026 at 2:39 AM
my out of print third man criterion blu-ray 💅
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The hater becomes a waiter at the table of success
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who didn't endorse Zohran Mamdani for mayor, is expected to attend his inauguration at City Hall set to start shortly, per a source.
Schumer will be seated on the dais with other top pols.
Schumer will be seated on the dais with other top pols.
January 1, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The hater becomes a waiter at the table of success
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This is a fun one from David Asher Karopkin
January 1, 2026 at 9:50 PM
This is a fun one from David Asher Karopkin
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Zohran Mamdani “is part of a long tradition in New York City that has framed itself as seeking to reclaim the democratic community of the city from wealth, power and greed,” Kim Phillips-Fein writes.
Zohran Mamdani “is part of a long tradition in New York City that has framed itself as seeking to reclaim the democratic community of the city from wealth, power and greed,” Kim Phillips-Fein writes.
Opinion | Why New York City Needs Someone Like Mamdani
The new mayor is an entirely familiar type of New York politician.
nyti.ms
January 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Zohran Mamdani “is part of a long tradition in New York City that has framed itself as seeking to reclaim the democratic community of the city from wealth, power and greed,” Kim Phillips-Fein writes.
Zohran Mamdani “is part of a long tradition in New York City that has framed itself as seeking to reclaim the democratic community of the city from wealth, power and greed,” Kim Phillips-Fein writes.
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Welcome to the Public Domain, I GOT RHYTHM (1930) 🎷
Rhythm changes + a swinging 32-bar progression x now free for everyone to play = remix & rediscover!
Who could ask for anything more?
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree
Rhythm changes + a swinging 32-bar progression x now free for everyone to play = remix & rediscover!
Who could ask for anything more?
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Welcome to the Public Domain, I GOT RHYTHM (1930) 🎷
Rhythm changes + a swinging 32-bar progression x now free for everyone to play = remix & rediscover!
Who could ask for anything more?
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree
Rhythm changes + a swinging 32-bar progression x now free for everyone to play = remix & rediscover!
Who could ask for anything more?
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree
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