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"I used to hate the water ... "
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"I used to hate the water ... "
https://thedailyjaws.com/blog/steven-spielbergs-secret-jaws-message-to-hollywood-hiding-in-plain-sight
NPR has some wonderful Christmas content. 🎄
A search on “A Charlie Brown Christmas” returns a number of lovely stories. This one by @johnmoe.bsky.social of how he introduced ACBC to his 5 y/o son - also named “Charlie” - is one of my favorites:
www.npr.org/2005/12/19/5...
A search on “A Charlie Brown Christmas” returns a number of lovely stories. This one by @johnmoe.bsky.social of how he introduced ACBC to his 5 y/o son - also named “Charlie” - is one of my favorites:
www.npr.org/2005/12/19/5...
'Charlie Brown Christmas' and a New Generation
Commentator John Moe is 37 years old, so he's never known a time when A Charlie Brown Christmas wasn't on television. But when he went to show it to his son for the first time, 5-year-old Charlie just...
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December 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
NPR has some wonderful Christmas content. 🎄
A search on “A Charlie Brown Christmas” returns a number of lovely stories. This one by @johnmoe.bsky.social of how he introduced ACBC to his 5 y/o son - also named “Charlie” - is one of my favorites:
www.npr.org/2005/12/19/5...
A search on “A Charlie Brown Christmas” returns a number of lovely stories. This one by @johnmoe.bsky.social of how he introduced ACBC to his 5 y/o son - also named “Charlie” - is one of my favorites:
www.npr.org/2005/12/19/5...
“Run, Run Rudolph” - Chuck Berry, covered by Kelly Clarkson
Years ago Ms. Clarkson’s version came on the radio just as I got out of the shower - I was hooked. My wife asked “Who is THAT?” I didn’t yet know ...
Crank it - and Merry Christmas! 🎄🎤🎸
youtu.be/HtZYc_95e9g?...
Years ago Ms. Clarkson’s version came on the radio just as I got out of the shower - I was hooked. My wife asked “Who is THAT?” I didn’t yet know ...
Crank it - and Merry Christmas! 🎄🎤🎸
youtu.be/HtZYc_95e9g?...
Kelly Clarkson - Run Run Rudolph (Live at The Venetian) (Cautionary Christmas Music Tale)
YouTube video by Proyecto Stop Motion
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“Run, Run Rudolph” - Chuck Berry, covered by Kelly Clarkson
Years ago Ms. Clarkson’s version came on the radio just as I got out of the shower - I was hooked. My wife asked “Who is THAT?” I didn’t yet know ...
Crank it - and Merry Christmas! 🎄🎤🎸
youtu.be/HtZYc_95e9g?...
Years ago Ms. Clarkson’s version came on the radio just as I got out of the shower - I was hooked. My wife asked “Who is THAT?” I didn’t yet know ...
Crank it - and Merry Christmas! 🎄🎤🎸
youtu.be/HtZYc_95e9g?...
LIFE OF CHUCK (2025)
I attempted to post my reaction to the film on ebert.com but the site insists my post is spam and removed it. Judge for yourself ...
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In a trailer for “The Life of Chuck”, author @stephenking.bsky.social and filmmaker @mikeflanaganfilm.com …
I attempted to post my reaction to the film on ebert.com but the site insists my post is spam and removed it. Judge for yourself ...
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In a trailer for “The Life of Chuck”, author @stephenking.bsky.social and filmmaker @mikeflanaganfilm.com …
December 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
LIFE OF CHUCK (2025)
I attempted to post my reaction to the film on ebert.com but the site insists my post is spam and removed it. Judge for yourself ...
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In a trailer for “The Life of Chuck”, author @stephenking.bsky.social and filmmaker @mikeflanaganfilm.com …
I attempted to post my reaction to the film on ebert.com but the site insists my post is spam and removed it. Judge for yourself ...
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In a trailer for “The Life of Chuck”, author @stephenking.bsky.social and filmmaker @mikeflanaganfilm.com …
RIGHT NOW - “What the Heck just Happened?"
@hcrichardson.bsky.social and @jbf1755.bsky.social
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What the Heck Just Happened?
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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December 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
RIGHT NOW - “What the Heck just Happened?"
@hcrichardson.bsky.social and @jbf1755.bsky.social
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social and @jbf1755.bsky.social
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Trump enthusiastically grades the economy:
Careful there, Donald - don’t shoot your eye out!
Careful there, Donald - don’t shoot your eye out!
a woman in a red shirt is writing on a blackboard that says ' arithmetic ' on it
ALT: a woman in a red shirt is writing on a blackboard that says ' arithmetic ' on it
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Trump enthusiastically grades the economy:
Careful there, Donald - don’t shoot your eye out!
Careful there, Donald - don’t shoot your eye out!
REAR WINDOW (1954)
Jeff and Lisa share a tense exchange:
Jeff: “You’re not meant for this kind of life. Did you ever try to keep warm in a C-54 at 15,000 ft at 20 below 0?"
Lisa: “Oh, I do it all the time - whenever I have a few minutes after lunch … "
Me: 😂😂 😂
Jeff and Lisa share a tense exchange:
Jeff: “You’re not meant for this kind of life. Did you ever try to keep warm in a C-54 at 15,000 ft at 20 below 0?"
Lisa: “Oh, I do it all the time - whenever I have a few minutes after lunch … "
Me: 😂😂 😂
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
REAR WINDOW (1954)
Jeff and Lisa share a tense exchange:
Jeff: “You’re not meant for this kind of life. Did you ever try to keep warm in a C-54 at 15,000 ft at 20 below 0?"
Lisa: “Oh, I do it all the time - whenever I have a few minutes after lunch … "
Me: 😂😂 😂
Jeff and Lisa share a tense exchange:
Jeff: “You’re not meant for this kind of life. Did you ever try to keep warm in a C-54 at 15,000 ft at 20 below 0?"
Lisa: “Oh, I do it all the time - whenever I have a few minutes after lunch … "
Me: 😂😂 😂
This took guts! Well done U.S. Army Chorus!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
👏👏👏👏👏👏
youtu.be/IQ1J0HCZS74?...
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
👏👏👏👏👏👏
youtu.be/IQ1J0HCZS74?...
2025 Governors Ball - US Army - "Do You Hear the People Sing" Dunning Kruger Self Own by Trump
YouTube video by Burning River Brigade
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This took guts! Well done U.S. Army Chorus!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
👏👏👏👏👏👏
youtu.be/IQ1J0HCZS74?...
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
👏👏👏👏👏👏
youtu.be/IQ1J0HCZS74?...
@morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social warning over and over Trump/GOP tactics will come back to bite them if Dems win upcoming elections.
🤨... HELLO?!?! These "tactics" are happening because Trump/GOP will not accept any election result that doesn't keep them in power!!
THEY. AIN'T. LEAVING.
🤨... HELLO?!?! These "tactics" are happening because Trump/GOP will not accept any election result that doesn't keep them in power!!
THEY. AIN'T. LEAVING.
October 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
@morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social warning over and over Trump/GOP tactics will come back to bite them if Dems win upcoming elections.
🤨... HELLO?!?! These "tactics" are happening because Trump/GOP will not accept any election result that doesn't keep them in power!!
THEY. AIN'T. LEAVING.
🤨... HELLO?!?! These "tactics" are happening because Trump/GOP will not accept any election result that doesn't keep them in power!!
THEY. AIN'T. LEAVING.
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (2017)
Loren Allred provided the "Never Enough" vocals for Rebecca Ferguson's portrayal of opera singer Jenny Lind. Ms. Allred's performance on this 2022 episode of "Britain's Got Talent" is ... chills ... 😮😮😮
youtu.be/oTw8AECmUNA?...
Loren Allred provided the "Never Enough" vocals for Rebecca Ferguson's portrayal of opera singer Jenny Lind. Ms. Allred's performance on this 2022 episode of "Britain's Got Talent" is ... chills ... 😮😮😮
youtu.be/oTw8AECmUNA?...
GOLDEN BUZZER! Loren Allred shines bright with ‘Never Enough’ | Auditions | BGT 2022
YouTube video by Britain's Got Talent
youtu.be
July 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (2017)
Loren Allred provided the "Never Enough" vocals for Rebecca Ferguson's portrayal of opera singer Jenny Lind. Ms. Allred's performance on this 2022 episode of "Britain's Got Talent" is ... chills ... 😮😮😮
youtu.be/oTw8AECmUNA?...
Loren Allred provided the "Never Enough" vocals for Rebecca Ferguson's portrayal of opera singer Jenny Lind. Ms. Allred's performance on this 2022 episode of "Britain's Got Talent" is ... chills ... 😮😮😮
youtu.be/oTw8AECmUNA?...
Smoke plume from January wildfire near L.A. carried lead for miles yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/07/smok...
Smoke plume from January wildfire near L.A. carried lead for miles » Yale Climate Connections
Hazardous lead levels – the product of incinerated paint and pipes – have been found far from the fire’s edge.
yaleclimateconnections.org
July 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Smoke plume from January wildfire near L.A. carried lead for miles yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/07/smok...
"Hey there mister,
Can you tell me what happened
To the seeds I've sown ... "
- "This Hard Land"
IMO - one of the most cinematic, beautiful, devastating @brucespringsteen.net songs. He surely channeled the spirits of Steinbeck and Ford. Gorgeous and heartbreaking. youtu.be/fGcgH2sogYM?...
Can you tell me what happened
To the seeds I've sown ... "
- "This Hard Land"
IMO - one of the most cinematic, beautiful, devastating @brucespringsteen.net songs. He surely channeled the spirits of Steinbeck and Ford. Gorgeous and heartbreaking. youtu.be/fGcgH2sogYM?...
This Hard Land
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen - Topic
youtu.be
May 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"Hey there mister,
Can you tell me what happened
To the seeds I've sown ... "
- "This Hard Land"
IMO - one of the most cinematic, beautiful, devastating @brucespringsteen.net songs. He surely channeled the spirits of Steinbeck and Ford. Gorgeous and heartbreaking. youtu.be/fGcgH2sogYM?...
Can you tell me what happened
To the seeds I've sown ... "
- "This Hard Land"
IMO - one of the most cinematic, beautiful, devastating @brucespringsteen.net songs. He surely channeled the spirits of Steinbeck and Ford. Gorgeous and heartbreaking. youtu.be/fGcgH2sogYM?...
"Give me steam ... "
- Peter Gabriel -
IMHO, everything in this photo comes together beautifully - lighting, makeup, clothing - creating this stunning image of the statuesque Aryna Sabalenka. See "alt" for link.
- Peter Gabriel -
IMHO, everything in this photo comes together beautifully - lighting, makeup, clothing - creating this stunning image of the statuesque Aryna Sabalenka. See "alt" for link.
May 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"Give me steam ... "
- Peter Gabriel -
IMHO, everything in this photo comes together beautifully - lighting, makeup, clothing - creating this stunning image of the statuesque Aryna Sabalenka. See "alt" for link.
- Peter Gabriel -
IMHO, everything in this photo comes together beautifully - lighting, makeup, clothing - creating this stunning image of the statuesque Aryna Sabalenka. See "alt" for link.
"The invention of album art can get lost in the story of technological mastery. But among all the factors that contributed to the rise of recorded music, it stands as one of the few that was wholly driven by creators themselves."
Check out the jazz images!!
matthewstrom.com/writing/albu...
Check out the jazz images!!
matthewstrom.com/writing/albu...
The history of album art
I speak and write about design, front-end code, leadership, and (occasionally) math.
matthewstrom.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"The invention of album art can get lost in the story of technological mastery. But among all the factors that contributed to the rise of recorded music, it stands as one of the few that was wholly driven by creators themselves."
Check out the jazz images!!
matthewstrom.com/writing/albu...
Check out the jazz images!!
matthewstrom.com/writing/albu...
Pope Leo XIV deserves a theme song - as does every new pontiff, IMHO.
I nominate Boz Scaggs' 1977 classic "Lido Shuffle". Change "Lido" to "Leo" - it's brilliant! Heck, there's even a shout-out to Chi-town!
Kinda works - AIR?!?! youtu.be/HQZBaJAngH8?...
I nominate Boz Scaggs' 1977 classic "Lido Shuffle". Change "Lido" to "Leo" - it's brilliant! Heck, there's even a shout-out to Chi-town!
Kinda works - AIR?!?! youtu.be/HQZBaJAngH8?...
Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle (Official Audio)
YouTube video by BozScaggsVEVO
youtu.be
May 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Pope Leo XIV deserves a theme song - as does every new pontiff, IMHO.
I nominate Boz Scaggs' 1977 classic "Lido Shuffle". Change "Lido" to "Leo" - it's brilliant! Heck, there's even a shout-out to Chi-town!
Kinda works - AIR?!?! youtu.be/HQZBaJAngH8?...
I nominate Boz Scaggs' 1977 classic "Lido Shuffle". Change "Lido" to "Leo" - it's brilliant! Heck, there's even a shout-out to Chi-town!
Kinda works - AIR?!?! youtu.be/HQZBaJAngH8?...
Trump and his monkeys doing what they do best: 🙉 🙈 🙊
Federal scientists will no longer update list of billion dollar weather weather disasters, NOAA said Thursday. List had been growing dramatically in recent years, a sign of both extreme weather & increasing development.
Report by Scott Dance: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Report by Scott Dance: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
NOAA will stop updating database tracking costliest weather disasters
The billion-dollar disaster tracker is on a growing list of datasets NOAA says that either scientists will no longer update or the administration will decommission entirely.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Trump and his monkeys doing what they do best: 🙉 🙈 🙊
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946)
#filmnoir #ThePostmanAlwaysRingsTwice
I've tried to watch it twice now, and it's just not working for me. TBH, at times I cringed. 😬
I enjoy noir, hardboiled characters + dialogue but IMO, this particular alchemy produced caricatures.
#filmnoir #ThePostmanAlwaysRingsTwice
I've tried to watch it twice now, and it's just not working for me. TBH, at times I cringed. 😬
I enjoy noir, hardboiled characters + dialogue but IMO, this particular alchemy produced caricatures.
April 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946)
#filmnoir #ThePostmanAlwaysRingsTwice
I've tried to watch it twice now, and it's just not working for me. TBH, at times I cringed. 😬
I enjoy noir, hardboiled characters + dialogue but IMO, this particular alchemy produced caricatures.
#filmnoir #ThePostmanAlwaysRingsTwice
I've tried to watch it twice now, and it's just not working for me. TBH, at times I cringed. 😬
I enjoy noir, hardboiled characters + dialogue but IMO, this particular alchemy produced caricatures.
Came across this gem from 1966 with #SallyField - sigh - with a priceless article: "How to be confused without really trying" ... 🤣
I kinda grew up watching Ms. Field on TV. For me, she has always been adorable 🥰
I kinda grew up watching Ms. Field on TV. For me, she has always been adorable 🥰
April 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Came across this gem from 1966 with #SallyField - sigh - with a priceless article: "How to be confused without really trying" ... 🤣
I kinda grew up watching Ms. Field on TV. For me, she has always been adorable 🥰
I kinda grew up watching Ms. Field on TV. For me, she has always been adorable 🥰
"When she walked toward him, it was just to touch someone who was alive and caring. She reached up to his face, catching one of his tears on the point of her finger, and it ran to her because she was then the rightful owner of all the tears on earth. She ...
April 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"When she walked toward him, it was just to touch someone who was alive and caring. She reached up to his face, catching one of his tears on the point of her finger, and it ran to her because she was then the rightful owner of all the tears on earth. She ...
Has anyone seen - and would recommend - BABYGIRL (2024)?
April 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Has anyone seen - and would recommend - BABYGIRL (2024)?
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Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Columbia Canceled My Course on Race and Media. I'm Going to Teach It Anyway.
This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.
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April 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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"Tears came to Hermie’s eyes. It was hard for him to figure. Just looking at her caused him to cry. What could that possibly mean? Who cries upon observing beauty? What emotional depth had been plumbed by the very sight of her?"
Raucher, Herman. Summer of '42 (p. 45 - Kindle Edition)
Raucher, Herman. Summer of '42 (p. 45 - Kindle Edition)
April 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
"Tears came to Hermie’s eyes. It was hard for him to figure. Just looking at her caused him to cry. What could that possibly mean? Who cries upon observing beauty? What emotional depth had been plumbed by the very sight of her?"
Raucher, Herman. Summer of '42 (p. 45 - Kindle Edition)
Raucher, Herman. Summer of '42 (p. 45 - Kindle Edition)
WaPo closed comments < 1 hour.
My silenced comment:
"Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity
I ask myself, "Is all hope lost?
Is there only pain and hatred and misery?"...
There's one thing I wanna know
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?"
- Nick Lowe -
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My silenced comment:
"Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity
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Is there only pain and hatred and misery?"...
There's one thing I wanna know
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?"
- Nick Lowe -
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Anti-trans posts pass muster under Meta’s new hate-speech rules
Meta leaders Joel Kaplan and Nick Clegg told the social media company’s Oversight Board last year that videos reposted by Libs of TikTok should be treated carefully.
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April 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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My silenced comment:
"Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity
I ask myself, "Is all hope lost?
Is there only pain and hatred and misery?"...
There's one thing I wanna know
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?"
- Nick Lowe -
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My silenced comment:
"Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity
I ask myself, "Is all hope lost?
Is there only pain and hatred and misery?"...
There's one thing I wanna know
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?"
- Nick Lowe -
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Ok ... "Golden Dome" is NOT a good name for a missile defense system.
That said, it'd be a good name for either a "Mad Max" sequel or a new brand of condom.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
That said, it'd be a good name for either a "Mad Max" sequel or a new brand of condom.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
Options for Trump's space-based 'Golden Dome' missile defense shield head to Hegseth for approval
U.S. Space Command says it’s finalized options for President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system and has sent its recommendations to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his review and a...
www.washingtonpost.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Ok ... "Golden Dome" is NOT a good name for a missile defense system.
That said, it'd be a good name for either a "Mad Max" sequel or a new brand of condom.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
That said, it'd be a good name for either a "Mad Max" sequel or a new brand of condom.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (2019)
#PortraitofaLadyonFire
Written and directed by Céline Sciamma. This is beautiful, truthful, brilliant filmmaking. Highly, highly recommend.
#PortraitofaLadyonFire
Written and directed by Céline Sciamma. This is beautiful, truthful, brilliant filmmaking. Highly, highly recommend.
April 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (2019)
#PortraitofaLadyonFire
Written and directed by Céline Sciamma. This is beautiful, truthful, brilliant filmmaking. Highly, highly recommend.
#PortraitofaLadyonFire
Written and directed by Céline Sciamma. This is beautiful, truthful, brilliant filmmaking. Highly, highly recommend.