Chris Holden
@cholden.bsky.social
Music librarian, trivia nerd, infrequent social media presence. The questions are more important than the answers
Reddit is the place for you.
November 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Reddit is the place for you.
The neighborhood listserv is mostly NIMBYisms and barely-concealed racism, but when it hits, it hits.
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The neighborhood listserv is mostly NIMBYisms and barely-concealed racism, but when it hits, it hits.
May I offer you the naiads and tritons in the Court of Neptune fountain at the Library of Congress (a fountain so sexy that someone stole the fig leaf off Neptune’s genitals and they never bothered to replace it)
September 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
May I offer you the naiads and tritons in the Court of Neptune fountain at the Library of Congress (a fountain so sexy that someone stole the fig leaf off Neptune’s genitals and they never bothered to replace it)
"Chris, choose one movie that isn't boring as shit challenge" If I limited my list to mainstream US releases mostly made for the awards circuit pipeline it would look something like this, but there's a reason I'm not a populist.
June 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"Chris, choose one movie that isn't boring as shit challenge" If I limited my list to mainstream US releases mostly made for the awards circuit pipeline it would look something like this, but there's a reason I'm not a populist.
I have my gripes with the NYTimes Best Movies of the Century project (overreliance on English-language releases, complete lack of any avant-garde or installation pieces that didn't get a commercial release) but instead of complaining about it incessantly, I'll just post my (unordered) list I guess.
June 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I have my gripes with the NYTimes Best Movies of the Century project (overreliance on English-language releases, complete lack of any avant-garde or installation pieces that didn't get a commercial release) but instead of complaining about it incessantly, I'll just post my (unordered) list I guess.
The French Lieutentant's Woman (1981) joins the short list of Movies Better Than The Book. The film fixes the problems with Fowles' novel (turgid prose, authorial voice that thinks it's more clever than it is) and improves on the conceit with a parallel story about the actors making the movie.
April 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The French Lieutentant's Woman (1981) joins the short list of Movies Better Than The Book. The film fixes the problems with Fowles' novel (turgid prose, authorial voice that thinks it's more clever than it is) and improves on the conceit with a parallel story about the actors making the movie.
We made a mushroom wellington in an attempt to find a substantive meat-free Thanksgiving entrée for my vegetarian father. Mostly successful, although next time we need a thicker crust.
November 30, 2024 at 5:33 PM
We made a mushroom wellington in an attempt to find a substantive meat-free Thanksgiving entrée for my vegetarian father. Mostly successful, although next time we need a thicker crust.
Also, here's a nice reminder that fantasy books used to have memorable, evocative cover art, and now they just look like any other trash airport bookstore thriller.
November 27, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Also, here's a nice reminder that fantasy books used to have memorable, evocative cover art, and now they just look like any other trash airport bookstore thriller.
New Nuri Bilge Ceylan is finally coming to DC; excited that this next installment in meditative, psychologically-grounded Turkish cinema is the longest one yet!
March 28, 2024 at 4:47 PM
New Nuri Bilge Ceylan is finally coming to DC; excited that this next installment in meditative, psychologically-grounded Turkish cinema is the longest one yet!
My wife recently led me through a 10 week Taylor Swift bootcamp in preparation for her show, and then she foolishly agreed that I could do the same for her with Peter Gabriel...I currently have 16 weeks planned.
November 28, 2023 at 5:33 PM
My wife recently led me through a 10 week Taylor Swift bootcamp in preparation for her show, and then she foolishly agreed that I could do the same for her with Peter Gabriel...I currently have 16 weeks planned.
Never forget (how deranged our reaction to 9/11 was)
September 11, 2023 at 4:38 PM
Never forget (how deranged our reaction to 9/11 was)
The migration over here has led to a great leveling…even the former Twitter power users are only getting a handful of likes.
July 3, 2023 at 11:31 AM
The migration over here has led to a great leveling…even the former Twitter power users are only getting a handful of likes.