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Farran Smith Nehme
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Film critic; NSFC, NYFCC. Bylines at Criterion, Sight & Sound, Noir City, my own Substack, and wherever fine film geeks are found.
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Think we'll hear from Laura Gillen?
January 26, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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It is extremely rare that Suozzi will risk alienating the many moderates he represents in our purple district. This means he senses a large vibe shift.
January 26, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Yes, and this year’s Criterion Room Tone video as well.
January 25, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Something about a snowstorm bids you to make the most of being snug indoors. One thing to love about them besides the beauty.
January 25, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I can't remember, but both Life and The Daily News loved sending photographers out to take pictures in a snowstorm. Because people like me eat 'em up. 😆 So I'd try there first?
January 25, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Finally, let me recommend the book DOUGH by Mort Zachter, about his uncles who lived in poverty but died millionaires. It has the most memorable description of the Blizzard of '47 I've ever read, and there's an excerpt here (gift link). Good snowy Sunday reading. www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/b...
‘Dough’ (Published 2007)
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:24 PM
This bus got stuck on Utica Avenue in Brooklyn, so the passengers got out and pushed. (The first photo is from Life, the next three from The Daily News online archive.)
January 25, 2026 at 3:20 PM
A snowplow attempts to clear City Hall Park.
January 25, 2026 at 3:11 PM
A sidewalk and the Third Avenue Elevated, now long gone. Note the train that just gave up and parked. I hope whoever was on it had no trouble getting off!
January 25, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I have some fond memories of objectively ugly shopping malls too, and the bookstores were always the best part. Trouble is, when they sell them or tear them down, what replaces them is always, always uglier.
January 25, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Sooooo, I googled it, and I must say it looks pretty good to me. Worth noting, however, that this is what I expect a shopping mall to look like. (Photo of Hoover Village near where I grew up in Alabama)
January 25, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Nothing he does can surprise anyone anymore. Short of dying, I guess.
January 25, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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The nursing subreddit changed their pic to one of Alex
January 25, 2026 at 4:14 AM
No, that passed me right on by. Disgusting.
January 25, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Me too, my friend. Me too.
January 25, 2026 at 3:21 AM