Hokum (2026) ⭐ 7.7 | Horror 1h 47m | R

Just saw an early screening of #Hokum. Great turn by Adam Scott, who holds the movie together. While the story has many supernatural elements, the movie feels very grounded in its characters.

#movies #HorrorMovies

www.imdb.com/title/tt3567...

'SWIMS' upside down is still 'SWIMS.'

‘He’d gaze at the stars and go: I’m gonna be up there one day’: Prince by those who knew him best, 10 years after his death From lurid pranks and late-night drives, to why playing in the Revolution was like joining the marines – Prince’s friends and collaborators recount their memories of one of the music world’s most…

"Somebody once asked me at dinner: 'Do you think #Prince was supernatural?' Everybody laughed, but supernatural can also mean someone who is so gifted he can do things 99% of people cannot do; so yes, he was."

#music

www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

Around the age of 15, I saw The Evil Dead at the now-demolished Queen Park movie theater in #Charlotte.

I had NEVER seen anything like it. I was laughing sometimes, and at some points, I had my coat over my face to block out what I was seeing.

The scene with the playing cards scared me A LOT.

Péter Magyar vows to pursue those who ‘plundered’ Hungary, after election win Prime minister-elect promises ‘new era’ for country after defeating far-right Viktor Orbán

What I want to hear during upcoming #US #elections:

Hungary would...establish a national asset recovery office that would ensure the “political and economic criminals” who “stole from the country” would be held responsible.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

At what point do we take grandpa's car keys away? Asking for a friend.

How media pick up phrasing from one another: 1) "Marathon" negotiations over the US-Israel/Iran war (describing a single day, with no context of negotiations for ending past wars). "Off-ramp" for US/Trump to same war, a metaphor that suggests a nation can easily exit a global conflict it undertook.

A pre-Code Joan Crawford film was released from legal limbo after almost a century The long-unseen Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery film Letty Lynton returns to the screen after 90 years in a vault.

A pre-Code #JoanCrawford film was released from legal limbo after almost a century

#movies

www.avclub.com/joan-crawfor...

I will not be locked into that ecosystem ever again.

Amazon to end support for these 13 Kindle devices. Here's what you need to know. Libby users are taking the biggest hit with this update.

I will NOT buy another #Kindle device.

Before #Amazon blocked transfer to a computer last year, I pulled down the Kindle #ebooks THAT I HAD PURCHASED and converted them to EPUB. I'd have them in an open format when my old Kindle died or Amazon discontinued support.

mashable.com/article/amaz...

Very cool and not concerning at all that the technology that the worst people in the world want to proliferate into every facet of our lives and is boiling the oceans and ruining the lives of vulnerable people carries the same warning as Psychic Readers Network commercials from 25 years ago.

Trump criticizes European allies for not helping fix the damage his war against Iran has caused

It’s actually possible to write headlines that don’t obscure who did what. Thanks, AP.

yes, i am one of “those” who goes through the trouble of getting everything arranged early, who chooses a particular seat for a particular reason, and will politely decline an offer to trade for a seat that does not meet my needs.

"Distorted reality"? Something is real, or it's not.

This headline's positioning is just soft-pedaling what is better characterized as delusion or fantasy. A poor headline for a piece that's less wishy-washy.

I filled my tank Sunday hedging bets that prices would continue to rise, and I guessed wrong as Trump hinted at peace talks early Monday- which sent gas prices down a few cents here in FL since Monday. Just impossible- even for an analyst- to get the timing perfect amidst chaos.

Can make a start after November elections if winds continue in same direction!

North Carolina Senate leader, conservative architect Phil Berger concedes primary loss North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger has conceded the Republican primary for his legislative seat. It’s a move that will shake up power in state government.

North Carolina government’s most influential politician, Republican state Senate leader Phil Berger, conceded the primary race for his legislative seat on Tuesday, shaking the power structure in the state.

Senate Leader Phil Berger concedes GOP primary race to Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page "While this was a close race, the voters have spoken, and I congratulate Sheriff Page on his victory," Sen. Phil Berger said in a statement.

An (the?) architect of so many shady things in #NC government is toast. Taken out in a primary, even after pushing through redistricting to give the GOP another seat in the US House.

The schadenfreude is EXTREME.

#ncpol

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State Farmer's Market vendors feel oil squeeze as war with Iran enters fourth week Sandra Garner's freezers full of beef, pork, chicken and lamb are a huge hit for customers at the Raleigh Farmer's Market, but now the war in Iran is causing her generational livelihood to take a hit.

The attacks on #Iran and the ripple effects didn't just HAPPEN. There is a cause for them. And it's one man.

This article doesn't address the deranged elephant in the room. And it's shameful. Direct cause-and-effect completely ignored.

#journalism (or lack thereof)

www.wral.com/news/local/s...

Rising spring pollen blankets the Triangle, coating cars and sidewalks yellow According to the latest pollen count, tree pollen is the main contributor in the area. While current levels may cause frustration for allergy sufferers, this is only the beginning of the spring…

Due to extreme pine #pollen, the part of contact lenses will be played by glasses today.

www.wral.com/weather/poll...

#ncwx

the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes

Project Hail Mary (2026) ⭐ 8.5 | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller 2h 36m | PG-13

#ProjectHailMary is a great way to temporarily escape the awfulness of our world. Smart, funny, suspenseful, and touching.

#movies

m.imdb.com/title/tt1204...

CBS Evening News Drops to 3.83 Million Viewers, Down More Than 25% From Its Peak As ratings fall and leadership fractures, CBS News is confronting a deeper problem: it has unsettled its old audience without proving it can build a new one.

CBS Evening News Drops to 3.83 Million Viewers, Down More Than 25% From Its Peak

As ratings have fallen to about 3.83 million viewers—down roughly 30 percent from about 5.4 million two years ago and far behind the more than 8 million watching its top rival.

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Hey @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social, with mobile ordering as the default now, PLEASE enable gift card use in the ordering interface.

Selling gift cards that force customers and staff to jump THROUGH extra hoops... WHY?!?

Please fix!

Signed , long-time season pass holder at #RaleighNC location

Undertone (2025) ⭐ 6.5 | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller 1h 34m | R

#Undertone is underbaked and underwhelming.

#movies

m.imdb.com/title/tt3589...

I found a #DVD of Altered States at the thrift store a few hours ago. Didn't realize today is the anniversary of his death.

#PhysicalMedia

"Oh, God, this place! Steve should never have opened this place again—there's been too much trouble here!"

Vance in North Carolina: The One Big Beautiful Bill is chock full of good things for this district and state.

(The bill will cause 450,000 North Carolinians to lose health care)

hourly weather forecast showing temperature drop from 70 to 50 between 9 am and noon

Now in the "dress for the 20-degree temperature swing in 3 hours" season.

#ncwx #rdu

#Target can cut prices all day, but I won't forget how they caved to bullying from the Orange One's administration VERY early.

My spending at Target went down 66 PERCENT in 2025, and I've spent $6 there this year. I bet many others are spending elsewhere.

www.reuters.com/business/tar...