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Missy, 40ish, wage slave, fandom old, writer, raconteur. Ballads, Songs and Snatches: The Art of Julian Sands coming sometime in 2026; biography to follow in the future.
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“Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It is a land one can never tire of exploring. There is no greater experience…than to witness the expression of a sensitive face under the mysterious power of inspiration. To see it animated from inside, and turning into poetry.”
-Carl Dreyer
-Carl Dreyer
October 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
“Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It is a land one can never tire of exploring. There is no greater experience…than to witness the expression of a sensitive face under the mysterious power of inspiration. To see it animated from inside, and turning into poetry.”
-Carl Dreyer
-Carl Dreyer
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This is an actual fun kiddie menu mask that’s appropriate for the restaurant! And the options look really yummy! What are the chances?
Ivar’s Deep Sea Divers
Seattle, WA 1960s
#VintageMenus
Ivar’s Deep Sea Divers
Seattle, WA 1960s
#VintageMenus
October 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This is an actual fun kiddie menu mask that’s appropriate for the restaurant! And the options look really yummy! What are the chances?
Ivar’s Deep Sea Divers
Seattle, WA 1960s
#VintageMenus
Ivar’s Deep Sea Divers
Seattle, WA 1960s
#VintageMenus
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November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Internal documents and former company executives revealed how Cigna doctors rejected patients’ claims without opening their files.
“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
(Published March 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
(Published March 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them
Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Internal documents and former company executives revealed how Cigna doctors rejected patients’ claims without opening their files.
“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
(Published March 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
“We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
(Published March 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
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Watched this twice. So lovely.
“The people have the power to redeem the work of fools.”
“The people have the power to redeem the work of fools.”
“Peaceable Kingdom” - Patti Smith (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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November 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Watched this twice. So lovely.
“The people have the power to redeem the work of fools.”
“The people have the power to redeem the work of fools.”
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THE GODFATHER: THE COMPLETE NOVEL FOR TELEVISION debuted on NBC this week in 1977.
The chronological recut of GODFATHER I and II aired over 4 nights — with more than an hour of previously unseen footage. #FilmSky
The chronological recut of GODFATHER I and II aired over 4 nights — with more than an hour of previously unseen footage. #FilmSky
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
THE GODFATHER: THE COMPLETE NOVEL FOR TELEVISION debuted on NBC this week in 1977.
The chronological recut of GODFATHER I and II aired over 4 nights — with more than an hour of previously unseen footage. #FilmSky
The chronological recut of GODFATHER I and II aired over 4 nights — with more than an hour of previously unseen footage. #FilmSky
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Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine on the set of Two Mules for Sister Sara, 1970.
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine on the set of Two Mules for Sister Sara, 1970.
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Remembering Jean Seberg, born on this day, 1938.
November 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Remembering Jean Seberg, born on this day, 1938.
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AMERICAN MALES
AMERICAN MALES
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
AMERICAN MALES
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Like the Koch brothers and other conservative billionaires, Dunn and Wilks want to slash regulations and taxes.
Their endgame, however, is more radical: not just to limit the government but also to steer it toward Christian rule.
(Published Oct. 2024)
Their endgame, however, is more radical: not just to limit the government but also to steer it toward Christian rule.
(Published Oct. 2024)
A Pair of Billionaire Preachers Built the Most Powerful Political Machine in Texas. That’s Just the Start.
Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks are poised to take their Christian nationalist agenda nationwide.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Like the Koch brothers and other conservative billionaires, Dunn and Wilks want to slash regulations and taxes.
Their endgame, however, is more radical: not just to limit the government but also to steer it toward Christian rule.
(Published Oct. 2024)
Their endgame, however, is more radical: not just to limit the government but also to steer it toward Christian rule.
(Published Oct. 2024)
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BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS debuted #OTD in 1976.
ABC's winning team included (L-R) Robert Hegyes + Gabe Kaplan (WELCOME BACK, KOTTER), Penny Marshall (LAVERNE & SHIRLEY), Hal Linden (BARNEY MILLER), Lynda Carter (WONDER WOMAN) + John Schuck (HOLMES & YOYO).
What a time to be alive. #ClassicTV
ABC's winning team included (L-R) Robert Hegyes + Gabe Kaplan (WELCOME BACK, KOTTER), Penny Marshall (LAVERNE & SHIRLEY), Hal Linden (BARNEY MILLER), Lynda Carter (WONDER WOMAN) + John Schuck (HOLMES & YOYO).
What a time to be alive. #ClassicTV
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS debuted #OTD in 1976.
ABC's winning team included (L-R) Robert Hegyes + Gabe Kaplan (WELCOME BACK, KOTTER), Penny Marshall (LAVERNE & SHIRLEY), Hal Linden (BARNEY MILLER), Lynda Carter (WONDER WOMAN) + John Schuck (HOLMES & YOYO).
What a time to be alive. #ClassicTV
ABC's winning team included (L-R) Robert Hegyes + Gabe Kaplan (WELCOME BACK, KOTTER), Penny Marshall (LAVERNE & SHIRLEY), Hal Linden (BARNEY MILLER), Lynda Carter (WONDER WOMAN) + John Schuck (HOLMES & YOYO).
What a time to be alive. #ClassicTV
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You couldn't waterboard this statement out of me.
JD Vance: "I'm a Grok guy. I think it's the best. It's also the least woke."
November 14, 2025 at 5:12 AM
You couldn't waterboard this statement out of me.
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This is transcendent. 😭
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 AM
This is transcendent. 😭
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Obscure YT of the day:
Abel Ferrara's 1986 TV movie THE GLADIATOR! Ken Wahl goes after a guy killing people with his car! Nancy Allen, Robert Culp & Stan Shaw star!
youtu.be/x54Ue1CL8yk?...
Abel Ferrara's 1986 TV movie THE GLADIATOR! Ken Wahl goes after a guy killing people with his car! Nancy Allen, Robert Culp & Stan Shaw star!
youtu.be/x54Ue1CL8yk?...
October 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Obscure YT of the day:
Abel Ferrara's 1986 TV movie THE GLADIATOR! Ken Wahl goes after a guy killing people with his car! Nancy Allen, Robert Culp & Stan Shaw star!
youtu.be/x54Ue1CL8yk?...
Abel Ferrara's 1986 TV movie THE GLADIATOR! Ken Wahl goes after a guy killing people with his car! Nancy Allen, Robert Culp & Stan Shaw star!
youtu.be/x54Ue1CL8yk?...
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Bring a little joy into your humdrum life and watch SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952) on TCM at 9:15pm ET.
It's followed by the TCM premiere of HIS GLORIOUS NIGHT (1929) w/ John Gilbert (which inspired the fictional film that is SINGIN' IN THE RAIN's centerpiece). #FilmSky #TCMParty
It's followed by the TCM premiere of HIS GLORIOUS NIGHT (1929) w/ John Gilbert (which inspired the fictional film that is SINGIN' IN THE RAIN's centerpiece). #FilmSky #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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William Powell, Myrna Loy and Asta in After the Thin Man, 1936, up next.
November 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
William Powell, Myrna Loy and Asta in After the Thin Man, 1936, up next.
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A TALE OF TWO REALITY SHOWS
In A18-49, DWTS notched its best rating for this point in the competition since 2017.
In 2017, the antepenultimate DWTS notched a 1.45 A18-49. This Tuesday, it did a 1.3--down about 10%
In 2017, THE VOICE did a 1.95 A18-49. This week, it did a 0.24.-- down 88%.
In A18-49, DWTS notched its best rating for this point in the competition since 2017.
In 2017, the antepenultimate DWTS notched a 1.45 A18-49. This Tuesday, it did a 1.3--down about 10%
In 2017, THE VOICE did a 1.95 A18-49. This week, it did a 0.24.-- down 88%.
DANCING WITH THE STARS on Tuesday notched its second-best same-day viewership of the season, up vs. last week and behind only the Halloween ep. It would've set a season best without the whole YT dispute, I'm guessing.
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
A TALE OF TWO REALITY SHOWS
In A18-49, DWTS notched its best rating for this point in the competition since 2017.
In 2017, the antepenultimate DWTS notched a 1.45 A18-49. This Tuesday, it did a 1.3--down about 10%
In 2017, THE VOICE did a 1.95 A18-49. This week, it did a 0.24.-- down 88%.
In A18-49, DWTS notched its best rating for this point in the competition since 2017.
In 2017, the antepenultimate DWTS notched a 1.45 A18-49. This Tuesday, it did a 1.3--down about 10%
In 2017, THE VOICE did a 1.95 A18-49. This week, it did a 0.24.-- down 88%.
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Happy birthday, big guy!
November 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Happy birthday, big guy!
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Six young Black moms were allegedly killed by suspects who were on probation but not being monitored in person by probation officers because of a warrant out for their arrest.
Their deaths left 12 children without mothers.
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Their deaths left 12 children without mothers.
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She Begged for Help. This State’s Probation Gap May Have Put Her in Danger.
Tennessee probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months. Temptress Peebles was one of six mothers who...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Six young Black moms were allegedly killed by suspects who were on probation but not being monitored in person by probation officers because of a warrant out for their arrest.
Their deaths left 12 children without mothers.
In partnership with @wpln.bsky.social
Their deaths left 12 children without mothers.
In partnership with @wpln.bsky.social