Bathroom at the Trylon cinema in Minneapolis has many stills of bathroom-set movie scenes
December 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Bathroom at the Trylon cinema in Minneapolis has many stills of bathroom-set movie scenes
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Our photographer captured Chicagoans braving the snowiest November day in history. See more photos here:
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PHOTOS: How Chicagoans Spent The Snowiest November Day In History
From running on the 606 to being stranded at O'Hare Airport, here's how Chicagoans marked one of the biggest snow storms in recent memory.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Our photographer captured Chicagoans braving the snowiest November day in history. See more photos here:
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Regardless of how one feels about the actual meaning behind this, it's a terrible slogan because it's a metaphor that the average person won't understand. There is no ambiguity about "Make America Great Again," as stupid as it is.
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
November 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Regardless of how one feels about the actual meaning behind this, it's a terrible slogan because it's a metaphor that the average person won't understand. There is no ambiguity about "Make America Great Again," as stupid as it is.
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Some bad news. The great film and culture writer Nathan Rabin was in a serious car accident. He is expected to recover, but he has a rough path ahead. Now is a great time to buy his new book (I just did, looks cool!) - a thorough investigation of movies about movies.
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The Fractured Mirror: Nathan Rabin's Happy Place's Definitive Guide to American Movies About Filmmaking
Nathan Rabin's Happy Place's Definitive Guide to American Movies About Filmmaking
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November 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Some bad news. The great film and culture writer Nathan Rabin was in a serious car accident. He is expected to recover, but he has a rough path ahead. Now is a great time to buy his new book (I just did, looks cool!) - a thorough investigation of movies about movies.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
I’ve been in the Minneapolis airport all day because of weather delays. I mean literally over 8 hours. Now accepting sympathy
November 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I’ve been in the Minneapolis airport all day because of weather delays. I mean literally over 8 hours. Now accepting sympathy
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Gebrauchsgraphik, Jan 1968
Cover by André Chante
Cover by André Chante
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Gebrauchsgraphik, Jan 1968
Cover by André Chante
Cover by André Chante
West Wing captured some of this tension. Bartlett was always dealing with political consequences of being an open intellectual. Clinton had the intellectual background but mostly tamped it down
We have got to make politics intellectual again. It is the only way that societies thrive is when politicians have the capability to actually think and reflect deeply:
![I confess that I always had difficulty with interpreting the Biblical precept to love our neighbours “as ourselves” until I read some of the words of C.S. Lewis. He pointed out that we don't exactly love ourselves when we fall below the standards and beliefs we have accepted. Indeed we might even hate ourselves for some unworthy deed.
None of this, of course, tells us exactly what kind of political and social institutions we should have. On this point, Christians will very often genuinely disagree, though it is a mark of Christian manners that they will do so with courtesy and mutual respect. [Applause] What is certain, however, is that any set of social and economic arrangements which is not founded on the acceptance of individual responsibility will do nothing but harm.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xbnsfdtxoothg654ujxe3p25/bafkreicrdgbtvm54qnmttwe6crhxwt4be5v3izjmqtnvlxmaljwg5wolai@jpeg)
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
West Wing captured some of this tension. Bartlett was always dealing with political consequences of being an open intellectual. Clinton had the intellectual background but mostly tamped it down
Grandma, for the last time, I will not go to the orthodontist on Small Business Saturday. The orthodontic practice does not count as a small business.
November 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Grandma, for the last time, I will not go to the orthodontist on Small Business Saturday. The orthodontic practice does not count as a small business.
2025 in a nutshell
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
2025 in a nutshell
My impression of the endless comments thread on @joelastname.bsky.social's Letterboxd review of Punch Drunk Love:
November 28, 2025 at 7:03 AM
My impression of the endless comments thread on @joelastname.bsky.social's Letterboxd review of Punch Drunk Love:
DC shooter is some real Don DeLillo's Libra shit
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
DC shooter is some real Don DeLillo's Libra shit
Einstein Bros bagels at midway airport: the worst breakfast sandwich I’ve ever had and the worst coffee I’ve ever had. Honestly impressive to have both in one order
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Einstein Bros bagels at midway airport: the worst breakfast sandwich I’ve ever had and the worst coffee I’ve ever had. Honestly impressive to have both in one order
Make Some Noise on Dropout is so addictive. Everyone looks down on short-form improv like Whose Line but these guys found a way to make it really good entertainment
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Make Some Noise on Dropout is so addictive. Everyone looks down on short-form improv like Whose Line but these guys found a way to make it really good entertainment
When people start thinking more about the arc of Noah Baumbach's career I think Jay Kelly will eventually come to be seen as underrated or more interesting than it was given credit for. Has a bit of a King of Marvin Gardens vibe?
November 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
When people start thinking more about the arc of Noah Baumbach's career I think Jay Kelly will eventually come to be seen as underrated or more interesting than it was given credit for. Has a bit of a King of Marvin Gardens vibe?
It's cool how every article is paywalled now and no outlet is even pretending you get a few free ones anymore
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
It's cool how every article is paywalled now and no outlet is even pretending you get a few free ones anymore
If Thomas Pynchon finally gave an interview at age 88, who would be the ideal interviewer? Somehow it would make sense if it was Letterman. Two wiseass American icons, one a TV legend and the other a legendary TV addict
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If Thomas Pynchon finally gave an interview at age 88, who would be the ideal interviewer? Somehow it would make sense if it was Letterman. Two wiseass American icons, one a TV legend and the other a legendary TV addict
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CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."
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i’m not sure how but this is real antipolygraph.org/blog/2025/10...
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
i’m not sure how but this is real antipolygraph.org/blog/2025/10...
I know a way to reclaim em-dashes from AI. Just use the double dash method like this -- instead of the option-shift-dash keyboard shortcut that the large language models use (—).
Let -- reign as the human em-dash
Let -- reign as the human em-dash
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I know a way to reclaim em-dashes from AI. Just use the double dash method like this -- instead of the option-shift-dash keyboard shortcut that the large language models use (—).
Let -- reign as the human em-dash
Let -- reign as the human em-dash
Edible kicked in while I read chapter 13 of Shadow Ticket -- background on the "Al Capone of Cheese" character with funny absurd details about Wisconsin cheese politics -- and it seemed like the most delightful and brilliant thing I'd ever read.
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Edible kicked in while I read chapter 13 of Shadow Ticket -- background on the "Al Capone of Cheese" character with funny absurd details about Wisconsin cheese politics -- and it seemed like the most delightful and brilliant thing I'd ever read.
If Fargo is a comedy then basically everything is. No offense to Fargo, which fully deserves its modern classic status, but doesn't belong on this list variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
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November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
If Fargo is a comedy then basically everything is. No offense to Fargo, which fully deserves its modern classic status, but doesn't belong on this list variety.com/lists/best-c...
Are people out there serving turkey *and* ham at Thanksgiving? I’ve never heard of that, I don’t understand why ham would be involved if you’re already serving a turkey
with charity and goodwill, i must here part ways with rolls.
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Are people out there serving turkey *and* ham at Thanksgiving? I’ve never heard of that, I don’t understand why ham would be involved if you’re already serving a turkey
Character in Shadow Ticket suggesting that the Depression happening at the same time as the rise of talkies was an op to kill vaudeville. God bless this octogenarian American treasure
November 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Character in Shadow Ticket suggesting that the Depression happening at the same time as the rise of talkies was an op to kill vaudeville. God bless this octogenarian American treasure