Malcolm X, Ed Wood, Mishima, I’m Not There, The Aviator, Raging Bull, Andrei Rublev, Oppenheimer

From NYT: “Science-fiction fans became familiar with Mr. Muldoon after he played Zander Barcalow in the 1997 campy space-alien invasion film “Starship Troopers,” with Denise Richards and Casper Van Dien.”

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Congrats! A must-buy.

Patrick muldoon

RIP space pilot from Melrose place

New @nbcnews.com poll:

33% of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the Iran war.

67% disapprove.

A majority “strongly disapprove.”

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

A mannequin is dismantled ‘neath a sign reading “looks we love” near the entrance of a Macy’s

Looks we love

Lee Cronin’s The Lorax

‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Teaser: Godzilla Marches on the Statue of Liberty in ‘Minus One’ Sequel Watch the first teaser for 'Godzilla Minus Zero,' the sequel to the box office hit 'Godzilla Minus One.'

excitement level: off the charts www.indiewire.com/news/trailer...

Musk’s Grok AI chatbot is still making sexual deepfakes, despite X’s promise to stop it An NBC News review found dozens of AI-generated sexualized images of real women posted to X over the past month.

We dove into Grok's continued creation of deepfakes, and found that some users have found new methods to bypass Grok's guardrails, allowing them to generate sexual AI images of celebrities and real people.

from @davidingram.bsky.social

www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

The Devil made this picture.

Dude. I was there.

Be as Powerful as the Cruelest Murderers in History On "The Prague Cemetery" by Umberto Eco, and "The Dick Gibson Show" by Stanley Elkin

Today, in my new Reading Project post for paid subscribers, I take a look at Umberto Eco's rip-snorting fictionalized account of the rise of modern antisemitism, and Stanley Elkin's disappointing, but interesting, THE DICK GIBSON SHOW!

billryan64.substack.com/p/be-as-powe...

OpenAI says CEO Sam Altman's house was targeted with a Molotov cocktail The company said the suspect also made threats outside its corporate headquarters in San Francisco.

NEW: San Francisco police arrest a person who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home and made threats outside the AI giant's headquarters, the company says.

March inflation report to offer first glimpse of Iran war's economic impact A two-week ceasefire appeared to ease some concerns about more significant economic fallout, but analysts say global disruptions could be felt in the U.S.

Consumer prices jumped 0.9% in March as Iran war sent gas prices soaring

“The annual rate of inflation hit 3.3%, led by a 21.2% increase for gasoline — the largest one-month increase at the pump since 1967.”

www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

I was asked if I’d write a post about how to “fix or recapture the magic” of Star Wars. Here’s my answer: you can’t. It’s impossible. And I explain why www.thehardpass.net/how-to-fix-s...

Antarctic Expedition to 'Danger Zone' Accidentally Discovers Previously Uncharted Island Polar scientists thought it was a dirty iceberg at first.

R'lyeh cool news.
gizmodo.com/antarctic-ex...

You don't even need to change the picture.

I encountered him at a mall once. These dimensions are accurate. Also, he was made of stone.

Minas Morgul.

Also, Bayonne, NJ.

Men get emotional about women sports,,, I just try do it in a positive way

A blue whale

Baby steps …

Disclosure Day (2025, Spielberg)

A stocking stuffer, for me!

Whoa. When is the release date?

On Hulu in the US and Disney+ internationally, as of today.

And: What he said.

Happy birthday to my dear Jessica M!

The greatest animal. Be the whale. Don’t be Ahab.