Yes, very much so. It's not that the educational experiment failed. The financials were the problem.

‘An incalculable loss’: Hampshire College to close doors after fall semester Massachusetts liberal arts college laments ‘heartbreaking reality’ and says financial pressures to blame

It's a strange feeling to see another former workplace disappearing, especially when it's a college. I worked for Hampshire College from 2001 through most of 2004. The Pioneer Valley was my pit stop on a greater move west that took me to California.

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A smiling Beth Ann Gallagher with fresh from the salon ginger hair with peekaboo bangs and curls at the end

Red again!

My essay for the 4K release of TROUBLE IN PARADISE—Ernst Lubitsch's masterpiece—is up at the @criterion.bsky.social website.

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Theda Bara with a patient dog in EAST LYNNE. It is only one of two films to survive from her starmaking stint at Fox and it is not a vamp film but based on a stage warhorse about a wife seduced and abandoned by a cad, a CAD!

Not to be a Masshole about this, but Mainers try to claim their state was the site of the first naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War. Never has the month of June come before May on the calendar, though! #SouthCoastMA

Celebrate a pivotal moment in the American Revolution at Fairhaven’s waterfront! Experience a Revolutionary War encampment, food trucks, cannon fire, a 10-gun salute, & more as part of Massachusetts’ 250th Anniversary celebration. #MA250 #SouthCoastMA www.discoverfairhaven.org/event-detail...

Some day, I have to figure out exactly where is Pekka Pietari Hakkarainen's spot in my Finnish family tree. He perished on the Titanic. There is a family rumor we had another relation who survived the sinking & ended up immigrating to Canada.

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Two white soap slivers forming the shape of the number nine inside a dark blue soap dish

My husband's once round & solid face soap dissolved & broke into this new shape. He didn't notice the No. 9 in his dish until I pointed it out. I hope our today isn't written by Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton! 😉

Sybil Seely, Buster Keaton and their house in a box in ONE WEEK (1920).

Great turnout for the Buster Keaton double feature at @bambrooklyn.bsky.social today.

Few things make me feel better than hearing kids laugh at century-old silent comedies.

And no Keaton film delivers more predictable response from young audiences than ONE WEEK (1920). #FilmSky #SilentFilm

In case you missed it, I wrote about a PHANTOM OF THE OPERA screening at the Lincoln Theatre in Maine last month. It was an excuse for me to express some opinions about silent film accompaniment, and I also dug up a review of the film from when it played the Lincoln on first run in 1926!

Fig 1: The cover of David Lynch's large-format (i.e. coffee table sized) book Someone is in My House, collecting photos of his work from across different media. The cover shows a crimson plume of energy or liquid erupting against a black background dotted with white specks that could be stars or maybe sparks. The book is propped up against a white, subway-tiled backsplash in a kitchen. The only lighting source is a flashlight that casts harsh shadows.

Fig 2: A photo of The Art of Twin Peaks, a special issue of the independently published David Lynch fanzine Blue Rose. The issue's cover depicts Laura Palmer in her prom dress and tiara against a vibrant blue background, screaming, while the words and letters from the publication's title "The Art of Twin Peaks" frame her, and in some cases obscure her. Her right eye, for instance, looks gouged out, but it's actually a visual trick caused by a bit of one black letter falling perfectly across her eye socket. The magazine is mounted on the wall, by means unclear. The lighting is produced by a single flashlight, which casts harsh, almost Gothic shadows on the wall, the same white, subway-tiled backsplash seen in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3: A two-page spread from The Art of Twin Peaks. It shows five stylistically different fan-produced artworks, all inspired by the Twin Peaks character Audrey Horne. This display, too, is lit with a flashlight.

Fig. 4: Closeup of a page of The Art of Twin Peaks: an interview with actor Michael Horse, who played Deputy Tommy "Hawk" Hill of the Twin Peaks police department. In the upper left hand corner of the image is the Great Northern key chain mentioned in the original post. It's (faux) gold, with a circular finger loop and an identifying hotel room tag (Room 315) that has the approximate shape of a diamond, taller than it is narrow, with rounded edges.

In honor of Dale Cooper's upcoming b-day (April 19), @mzspress.bsky.social is having a David Lynch sale. With ANY purchase from the Lynch section, you get The Art of Twin Peaks. For $100+ we throw in a Great Northern key chain (see Fig. 4). Limit 1 per customer. Inventory:
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Wiliam Holden in Stalag 17 (1953) (This post is part of the 7th Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Celebration, hosted by The Flapper Dame and The Wonderful World of Ci...

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I agree with you! They are the most consistent. Joanna has an unflappable, practical approach, & Amy shows creativity in tackling tasks. Armando & Kumail came in as huge fans of the show, but that's not helped them so far. Joel is simply happy to be there & play.

We have the same top two candidates! I'd be happy if either woman won.

I will wait to share mine, then! There are two contestants I think are the most likely to win the season/series. My hunch was solidified after watching episode two this morning.

For the 7th Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Celebration, @paulbatters.bsky.social digs into one of the best Hollywood classics: Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950)!

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My second favourite actor, William Holden, would have been 108 today. For the occasion, and as part of the 7th Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Celebration, I wrote about the witty comedy Born Yesterday (George Cukor, 1950)!

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For the 7th Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Celebration, @suspiriosa.bsky.social goes on film noir territories with her review of The Dark Past (Rudolph Maté, 1948).

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@iamsairax.bsky.social Now that we're two episodes into the new season/series of TASKMASTER, who do you think will win?

Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full Episode YouTube video by Taskmaster

You may not know @taskmaster.tv. It's hilarious & joyful. I begged to do it, worked out my schedule a year ahead of time to make it happen & got to do the best show on TV w/ the loveliest ppl. Ep 1 is out &, trust me, you need this joy. All seasons free on youtube.

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Yes, it truly could be part of the culture of the company to use that prayer amongst each other. I don't trust him not to make a story up, & that prompt feels hilariously likely.

Awful! So you don't use YouTube TV for any other channels? Sling TV might be cheaper, & I don't think they insert commercials.

Director William Wyler, Fredric March, and Dana Andrews on set of THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946). The 80th anniversary presentation of this superb picture will be a hot ticket at #TCMFF this year.

FINALLY giving out buttons at the #TCMFF this year. Shoutout to @gayerthanthou.bsky.social for the Norma Desmond idea. We only got 25 of those for people who are or were battling Cancer. WHERE’S BETTE? we have 100 of. Saving one for @dramamamafama.bsky.social. #TCMParty

Before I read what details were available for this story, I assumed he or his team had used AI to write his "prayer."

Happy birthday!

It’s true! It’s my birthday! And well, this is also a movie now out in theaters.

I still can't believe I got to interview David Chase about his (often surprising) cinematic loves. A truly unforgettable conversation.
Coming in May on the Criterion Channel!

cover of Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film by Alonso Duralde

Do you have a podcast about movies? About books? About LGBTQ+ culture? Or some combination of the above? I'd love to be a guest in June and talk about my book Hollywood Pride.
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