Laura Lorson
@lauralorson.net
Opinions personal, retweets ≠ endorsement. Target for faraway laughter. Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock.
Oh, man. What a loss. Everyone has probably heard about Titicut Follies, but if you've never seen his films Welfare or Law and Order, you owe it to yourself. They're on Kanopy. RIP
RIP Frederick Wiseman <3 <3
February 16, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Oh, man. What a loss. Everyone has probably heard about Titicut Follies, but if you've never seen his films Welfare or Law and Order, you owe it to yourself. They're on Kanopy. RIP
For the mother's restless son
Who is a witness to, who is a warrior
Who denies his urge to break and run
Who says: hard times? I'm used to them
The speeding planet burns, I'm used to that
My life's so common it disappears
And sometimes even music
Cannot substitute for tears
Who is a witness to, who is a warrior
Who denies his urge to break and run
Who says: hard times? I'm used to them
The speeding planet burns, I'm used to that
My life's so common it disappears
And sometimes even music
Cannot substitute for tears
What’s the best song lyric in history?
February 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
For the mother's restless son
Who is a witness to, who is a warrior
Who denies his urge to break and run
Who says: hard times? I'm used to them
The speeding planet burns, I'm used to that
My life's so common it disappears
And sometimes even music
Cannot substitute for tears
Who is a witness to, who is a warrior
Who denies his urge to break and run
Who says: hard times? I'm used to them
The speeding planet burns, I'm used to that
My life's so common it disappears
And sometimes even music
Cannot substitute for tears
Everyone will go long on Apocalypse Now and the Godfather movies and such, but *gosh* he was terrific in quiet movies. I'm a big cheerleader for Tender Mercies (which -- if you haven't seen it, lucky you, you are in for a quiet, thoughtful treat)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu17...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu17...
February 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Everyone will go long on Apocalypse Now and the Godfather movies and such, but *gosh* he was terrific in quiet movies. I'm a big cheerleader for Tender Mercies (which -- if you haven't seen it, lucky you, you are in for a quiet, thoughtful treat)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu17...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu17...
I read the whole thread of the guy who says he and everyone around him does nothing bu work on having automated agents writing code for AI and where I am now on this is:
1. Yuck
2. If I were him, would be worried that no one not in the industry has any idea what the heck he's even talking about
1. Yuck
2. If I were him, would be worried that no one not in the industry has any idea what the heck he's even talking about
February 15, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I read the whole thread of the guy who says he and everyone around him does nothing bu work on having automated agents writing code for AI and where I am now on this is:
1. Yuck
2. If I were him, would be worried that no one not in the industry has any idea what the heck he's even talking about
1. Yuck
2. If I were him, would be worried that no one not in the industry has any idea what the heck he's even talking about
One of my neighbors is playing music I don't like at all so I am now listening to Dr. John the Night Tripper's album Gris-Gris and the mixture is super weird
February 15, 2026 at 12:11 AM
One of my neighbors is playing music I don't like at all so I am now listening to Dr. John the Night Tripper's album Gris-Gris and the mixture is super weird
I just heard a minute of the KU/ISU play-by-play and my question is: is it somehow possible that Rosario Dawson is playing for the Jayhawks men's basketball team?
February 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I just heard a minute of the KU/ISU play-by-play and my question is: is it somehow possible that Rosario Dawson is playing for the Jayhawks men's basketball team?
The next time someone tells me I have no understanding of Con Law* I am totally coming back with "I have searched the depths of legal arguments not yet articulated"
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 PM
The next time someone tells me I have no understanding of Con Law* I am totally coming back with "I have searched the depths of legal arguments not yet articulated"
I cannot imagine a situation in which I would ever unironically use the term "looksmaxxing"
February 13, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I cannot imagine a situation in which I would ever unironically use the term "looksmaxxing"
oh. Huh.
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
oh. Huh.
Nothing to see here, no problems at all
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Nothing to see here, no problems at all
This seems extremely bad
The total lack of explanation or comprehension from all sources contacted I this article is really unsettling - nobody has any idea why a major city was just suddenly grounded - with lethal force authorized against any aircraft that didn’t get the memo.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Live Updates: F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This seems extremely bad
True story: if you go to the grocery near my house right at 7:30 p.m., you can get whichever rotisserie chicken hasn't sold yet for $2.50. Yep, that's me, living the high life, WSJ
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:52 AM
True story: if you go to the grocery near my house right at 7:30 p.m., you can get whichever rotisserie chicken hasn't sold yet for $2.50. Yep, that's me, living the high life, WSJ
It is so completely weird to me to learn that so many people deep-down want to basically be the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
DHS asked GSA to ignore lease procedures and hide lease listings bc people knowing where their terror bases will be is a “national security concern.”
Awesome work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social
Awesome work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
It is so completely weird to me to learn that so many people deep-down want to basically be the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
See, this is why you should hire people who took more than just cursory journalism classes. Best journalist I ever met majored in semiotics. Second best: Medieval History.
Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
Analysis | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was expected to provoke. Did it?
The Bad Bunny Super Bowl show nodded to injustices in Puerto Rico but mostly evoked wholesome family values that meshed with the more sentimental commercials.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
See, this is why you should hire people who took more than just cursory journalism classes. Best journalist I ever met majored in semiotics. Second best: Medieval History.
just saying: pitchers and catchers report on Tuesday
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 AM
just saying: pitchers and catchers report on Tuesday
They have had that Boston cut cued up for a while
February 9, 2026 at 2:37 AM
They have had that Boston cut cued up for a while
Still just kind of gobsmacked by the technical aspect of staging that HTS because that was just. So. Complex.
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Still just kind of gobsmacked by the technical aspect of staging that HTS because that was just. So. Complex.
I really, really want the production and stage management teams to win some awards
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I really, really want the production and stage management teams to win some awards
This is definitely the most interesting staging I have seen in a halftime show...very creative use of space and maximizing cinematics
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 AM
This is definitely the most interesting staging I have seen in a halftime show...very creative use of space and maximizing cinematics
Not sure putting AI and Jesus in the same conversation is the way to go
February 9, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Not sure putting AI and Jesus in the same conversation is the way to go
What is going on with this Backstreet Boys renaissance
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
What is going on with this Backstreet Boys renaissance
I don't watch much television anymore. Is it always this...bright? It feels kind of aggressively vivid
February 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I don't watch much television anymore. Is it always this...bright? It feels kind of aggressively vivid
Every destination has a beginning? Um...what?
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Every destination has a beginning? Um...what?