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Manohla Dargis
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Old hippie, tree hugger, childless cat lady, lover of animals and some humans, I write about movies for the New York Times. Member of the Times Guild, which is represented by the NewsGuild of New York.
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Elle vs. Elle
A female figure with white eyes and an open mouth hangs in a nest. This is an image of Elle Fanning’s character in the movie “Predator: Badlands.” A smiling woman stands with open arms on a beach wearing a sparkly gown. This is an image of Elle Fanning’s character in the movie “Sentimental Value.”
November 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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@awalkerinla.bsky.social — an LA journalist who everyone should follow and read — has written about this very issue

www.torched.la/the-super-bo...
“One year ago, an excellent column by Los Angeles Times sports reporter Bill Shaikin urged Dodger Stadium to think more like the Hollywood Bowl, where about a quarter of 2023 season ticketholders arrived to the 17,500-seat venue without cars. The secret? The Bowl famously buses ticketholders from 14 park-and-ride locations all over the region, plus four offsite shuttle lots located at the LA Zoo, Burbank Metrolink station, and two nearby B line stations. Last season, an incredible 29 percent of the audience got to the Bowl using these modes. (For comparison, only about 5 percent of Dodger Stadium's 56,000 fans get there on the Dodger Stadium Express.)”
November 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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A black-and-white overhead shot of many people arranged symmetrically at many office desks. It’s a defining dystopian image from Orson Welles’s film “The Trial,” his 1962 adaptation of the 1925 Franz Kafka novel.
October 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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usafacts.org/articles/how...
“How many voters have a party affiliation? Of registered voters, 45% have declared a party affiliation. As of August 2025, 37.4 million voters are registered Republicans and 44.1 million are registered Democrats.” source: https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-voters-have-a-party-affiliation/
October 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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antifa!
October 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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authentic image of Amelia Earhart
A photo of Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo on “The Golden Girls.”
October 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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for those who celebrate
(it’s available to stream)
A poster for Michael Tolkin’s 1991 drama “The Rapture.” The poster is black with white lettering and two photos. The top photo is of a blue sky with clouds; the bottom shows a woman and a man in closeup.
September 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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A dark image of vast ruin with the text “Los Angeles 2029 A.D.” from the 1984 film “The Terminator.”
September 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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That’s a big but!
Photo of JD Vance standing next to a seated Trump. Below the photo the text reads: Vice President Vance said in a new interview that President Trump is in “incredibly good health,” but he is prepared to step in as commander in chief if needed. “Yes, terrible tragedies happen,” Vance told USA Today. “But I feel very confident the
August 30, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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important news
A red-and-white sign attached to a tree trunk reads “we buy souls!” above a telephone number.
August 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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From April 2025: Sarandos also noted that “we’re in a period of transition,” saying, “Folks grew up thinking, ‘I want to make movies on a gigantic screen and have strangers watch them [and to have them] play in the theater for two months and people cry and sold-out shows … It’s an outdated concept.”
August 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Hi, Ted! @netflix.com
from April 2025: [Ted] Sarandos also noted that “we’re in a period of transition,” saying, “Folks grew up thinking, ‘I want to make movies on a gigantic screen and have strangers watch them [and to have them] play in the theater for two months and people cry and sold-out shows … It’s an outdated concept.”
August 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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and yet!
“The thing about ‘The Movie Critic’ is I really, really like it. But there was a challenge that I gave to myself when I did it. ‘Can I take the most boring profession in the world and make it an interesting movie?'” Tarantino said. “Who wants to see a TV show about a fucking movie critic? Who wants to see a movie called ‘The Movie Critic’? That was the test. If I can actually make a movie or a TV show about someone who actually watches movies interesting, that is an accomplishment. And I think I did that.” (from Variety)
August 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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An image from the 1975 Pink Floyd album Wish You Were Here showing two men in suits - the guy on the right is consumed in flames - shaking hands outdoors in an industrial looking area.
August 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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LOfuckingL
Big Bird singing “one of these things is not like the other” while looking at a table with different items on it.
August 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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A head-and-shoulder shot of a stoney-looking Al Pacino in “The Godfather Part II” - his hair is slicked back and he’s wearing a jacket and tie.
August 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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re-reading some news from 2021

www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/n...
Screen shot of a 2021 New York Times story headlined “Cuomo Aides Rewrote Nursing Home Report to Hide Higher Death Toll” above a photo of a seated Cuomo at a desk next to a woman and flanked by flags.
August 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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mood
An image of a red bullet-shaped object stuck in the eye of a yellow moon face (an image from Georges Méliès’s fab 1902 film “A Trip to the Moon”).
August 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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once upon a time in America…

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In his speech accepting the Democratic Party nomination in 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt pledged "a New Deal for the American people" if elected. Following his inauguration as President of the United States on March 4, 1933, FDR put his New Deal into action: an active, diverse, and innovative program of economic recovery. In the First Hundred Days of his new administration, FDR pushed through Congress a package of legislation designed to lift the nation out of the Depression. FDR declared a "banking holiday" to end the runs on the banks and created new federal programs administered by so-called "alphabet agencies" For example, the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration) stabilized farm prices and thus saved farms. The CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) provided jobs to unemployed youths while improving the environment. The TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) provided jobs and brought electricity to rural areas for the first time. The FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration) and the WPA (Works Progress Administration) provided jobs to thousands of unemployed Americans in construction and arts projects across the country. The NRA (National Recovery Administration) sought to stabilize consumer goods prices through a series of codes. Through employment and price stabilization and by making the government an active partner with the American people, the New Deal jump-started the economy towards recovery
August 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Image of a jaunty FDR in a hat with a cigarette in a holder sticking out of his mouth.
August 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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kkk ool kp go k back on go jo k pop
July 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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A medium shot of a white man (Sen. Eric Schmitt) explaining his POV:” It’s kind of a Jacksonian view of foreign policy.”
July 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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A man holds a gun in one hand while many other hands clutch his body and a woman in red hugs him. (This is a poster for the new “The Naked Gun.”)
July 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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me watching “Chuck & Buck” at Sundance in January 2000
A man with white eyes and an open mouth looking absolutely horrified in David Cronenberg’s film “Scanners.”
July 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Much depends on how one defines “shitty” and “incredible.” (hi!)
A color image of two men in a theater. The man in front wears a green shirt and is blowing a bubblegum bubble. The man in back is in a red shirt.
July 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM