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You’re suggesting that because not all movies based on SK novels are *timeless classics*, his books are very hard to film. Based on this standard, which author’s books are *not* hard to film?
December 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
You’re suggesting that because not all movies based on SK novels are *timeless classics*, his books are very hard to film. Based on this standard, which author’s books are *not* hard to film?
Wha? Like his first 10 books were made into movies, mostly pretty good ones. The Dead Zone, The Shining, Carrie, Firestarter, Cujo, Salem’s Lot, etc. Seems like his books are practically screenplays as written - not like James Joyce or something.
December 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Wha? Like his first 10 books were made into movies, mostly pretty good ones. The Dead Zone, The Shining, Carrie, Firestarter, Cujo, Salem’s Lot, etc. Seems like his books are practically screenplays as written - not like James Joyce or something.
Big Hands - you knew she was the one!
December 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Big Hands - you knew she was the one!
Should’ve kept Sam Darnold - he took the Vikings’ 14 wins with him to Seattle.
December 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Should’ve kept Sam Darnold - he took the Vikings’ 14 wins with him to Seattle.
It’s definitely Christopher Walken.
December 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It’s definitely Christopher Walken.
The Red Riding quartet by David Peace. a.co/d/fqcZBfH. Very dark, dreamy Northern English crime fiction. Reminiscent of 2666 by Robert Bolaño, also recommended.
Amazon.com: Nineteen Seventy-Four: The Red Riding Quartet, Book One: 9780307455086: Peace, David: Books
Amazon.com: Nineteen Seventy-Four: The Red Riding Quartet, Book One: 9780307455086: Peace, David: Books
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December 9, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The Red Riding quartet by David Peace. a.co/d/fqcZBfH. Very dark, dreamy Northern English crime fiction. Reminiscent of 2666 by Robert Bolaño, also recommended.
They All Fall Down by Richard Cahan. About Richard Nickel, a photographer obsessed with preserving Chicago architecture (esp. Sullivan) being torn down in the 70’s: a.co/d/hESQOBv
They All Fall Down: Richard Nickel's Struggle to Save America's Architecture: Cahan, Richard: 9780471144267: Amazon.com: Books
They All Fall Down: Richard Nickel's Struggle to Save America's Architecture [Cahan, Richard] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. They All Fall Down: Richard Nickel's Struggle to Save...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
They All Fall Down by Richard Cahan. About Richard Nickel, a photographer obsessed with preserving Chicago architecture (esp. Sullivan) being torn down in the 70’s: a.co/d/hESQOBv
If he hasn’t read it already, Astoria by Peter Stark is a great book that fits the bill pefectly: history, ships and the American West: a.co/d/110azap
Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Tale of Ambition and Survival on the Early American Frontier: Stark, Peter: 9780062218308: Amazon.com: Books
Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Tale of Ambition and Survival on the Early American Frontier [Stark, Peter] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Astoria: Astor an...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
If he hasn’t read it already, Astoria by Peter Stark is a great book that fits the bill pefectly: history, ships and the American West: a.co/d/110azap
I.M. Pei, Phillip Johnson, Mies van der Rohe, Louis Sullivan are all as famous as Frank Gehry, IMO. Gehry was only known for academic deconstructed chain link stuff before he came up with the metallic flame buildings that were the New Hotness 1995-2010. As much branding as architecture.
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I.M. Pei, Phillip Johnson, Mies van der Rohe, Louis Sullivan are all as famous as Frank Gehry, IMO. Gehry was only known for academic deconstructed chain link stuff before he came up with the metallic flame buildings that were the New Hotness 1995-2010. As much branding as architecture.
Next up: Peter Murphy and Jim Schutze have brunch at Sadelle’s.
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Next up: Peter Murphy and Jim Schutze have brunch at Sadelle’s.
Next task - get rid of the invasive Ailanthus trees filling the foreground of the pic.
November 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Next task - get rid of the invasive Ailanthus trees filling the foreground of the pic.
Now it’ll be open seasoning on CBP agents!
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Now it’ll be open seasoning on CBP agents!
It’s like someone is stabbing you repeatedly, but because you’re not dead yet, you’re not a murder victim. You manage to yell “help! murder!” and officer Tom arrives and says “Yes we know he’s a murderer, but you’re being inaccurate and alarmist.”
October 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It’s like someone is stabbing you repeatedly, but because you’re not dead yet, you’re not a murder victim. You manage to yell “help! murder!” and officer Tom arrives and says “Yes we know he’s a murderer, but you’re being inaccurate and alarmist.”
They’ll claim it was a false flag operation.
October 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
They’ll claim it was a false flag operation.
This is just a distraction from Latitia James’ real crime of getting a slightly better interest rate on a mortgage by writing “This is not my primary residence” on her application.
October 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is just a distraction from Latitia James’ real crime of getting a slightly better interest rate on a mortgage by writing “This is not my primary residence” on her application.
Headline: Republican makes rudimentary attempt at empathy. Fellow Republicans stunned at betrayal.
October 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Headline: Republican makes rudimentary attempt at empathy. Fellow Republicans stunned at betrayal.
You’ve shown correlation like 5 ways, but you’re implying causation, as if we can slow down traffic and higher income will result. There are a lot of relevant differences between Boston/San Francisco and Houston/Phoenix other than traffic speed: population, age, rate of growth, geography, etc.
August 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
You’ve shown correlation like 5 ways, but you’re implying causation, as if we can slow down traffic and higher income will result. There are a lot of relevant differences between Boston/San Francisco and Houston/Phoenix other than traffic speed: population, age, rate of growth, geography, etc.
If it weren’t for France we’d all be speaking English
June 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If it weren’t for France we’d all be speaking English
What / is the difference / between poetry / and prose / with pretentious line breaks?
May 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What / is the difference / between poetry / and prose / with pretentious line breaks?
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This is a good thing. Clearly they need to make it harder to qualify for Secretary of Defense.
April 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This is a good thing. Clearly they need to make it harder to qualify for Secretary of Defense.
I feel your pain
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March 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I feel your pain
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About half of them do, but it’s not enough. Like if only half the population was anti-murder.
February 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
About half of them do, but it’s not enough. Like if only half the population was anti-murder.
The implicit solution is to stop building highways because people will keep choosing the new, remote housing they facilitate. I.e. don’t let people have what they want because sprawl is inherently bad, and preventing sprawl is more important than allowing suburbanites’ lifestyle choices.
January 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The implicit solution is to stop building highways because people will keep choosing the new, remote housing they facilitate. I.e. don’t let people have what they want because sprawl is inherently bad, and preventing sprawl is more important than allowing suburbanites’ lifestyle choices.
It’s what some portion of the population keeps choosing so I have to assume they “want” it. Maybe they “want” a 4000sf house with a yard right in the heart of the city for $250k, but that option isn’t available, so they choose (and keep choosing, for decades) the big house over the urban amenities.
January 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It’s what some portion of the population keeps choosing so I have to assume they “want” it. Maybe they “want” a 4000sf house with a yard right in the heart of the city for $250k, but that option isn’t available, so they choose (and keep choosing, for decades) the big house over the urban amenities.