Dude... that's bloody gorgeous.

That movie has been on my desert island top 10 since the day it was released. And it's probably my favorite book-to-film adaptation (after "She Rides Shotgun," of course...).

Kurt Russell as Snake Plisken dropping the line "Get a new president."

Once again, Snake Plisken is on point.

Of Monsters and Microwaves No, You Do Not Have to Separate the Artist from the Art

In light of recent news, I figured I'd re-post this one:

No, you do not have to separate the artist from the art.

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I've said it before: the only thing worse than, "I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that" is, "Absolutely, Dave. Great idea. You're a genius. What else can I do for you?"

Goddamn... you just got that song stuck in my head for the rest of the day.

Yeah... Keaton was the G.O.A.T. One of my favorite nods to him was in "Arrested Development," when they replicated his stunt with the house collapsing and falling on a character... but he was standing where the window frame landed, so wasn't hurt. And the character's name was... Buster.

I read the “Save America Act,” so you don’t have to. Most of the media apparently *hasn’t* read it because, if they had, they would be sounding the alarm about the provision in Point 1, below, which almost none of them have even mentioned. I hope this summary helps raise awareness. 1/

"the frisson of transgression"

Please.

Just picked that up myself. Very cool, so far...

Bladerunner Didn't Have Spam Do androids dream of obsolete disks, cartridges, power adaptors and cables piled in the closet?

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Bladerunner Didn't Have Spam Do androids dream of obsolete disks, cartridges, power adaptors and cables piled in the closet?

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New post, finally getting around to addressing what I think about AI. Link in first comment.

Mother Howl Check out Mother Howl - <b>For fans of <i>Eileen</i> and <i>The Only Good Indians</i><br><br>Compelling literary crime that follows the son of a serial murderer who changes his identity in a bid to es...

Looks like Bookshop is matching the sale too

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So, for once the cops will get yet another call for something that "I thought was maybe a mannequin..." and this time, it actually is.

Mother Howl Mother Howl - Kindle edition by Clevenger, Craig. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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Here's a brief reprieve from doomscrolling to shout out the Amazon Kindle deal on #MotherHowl.

I just dropped close to a grand at the mechanic, so... you know what to do. Link in first comment.

The Fire This Time voices boiling to life in the wilderness

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Dude... that's huge...

I don't recall when or where I tripped across "Death Will Have Your Eyes," but that impulse buy ultimately became one of my desert island reads.

We've lost a giant. Sleep good, good man.

James Sallis (12/21/44 - 1/27/26)

who the fuck are we junkies beggars thieves heroes killers angels or jackals

"... you only become a good nurse... like Alex P because you understand that the world doesn’t rotate around you... you understand the message and the meaning of the good samaritan story in the book of Luke."

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If you freely chose not to vote, then you voted for this.

Well deserved, lad.

Good lord that is beautiful.

It was a brief note (on Substack, I think), but that may have been the article it was referencing.

Thanks, so much... that probation officer was an amalgamation of every over-the-top authority figure from my youth. Kinda therapeutic to write, really. But yeah... now he's real, wearing a face gator and carrying zip ties.

3/3 *I didn’t have the presence of mind to book mark it… but if it sounds familiar let me know so I can post a link.

**Which can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with s1, and I will fight you on that.

2/3 As I re-watch #TrueDetective s4**, it occurred to me that crime fiction can be *very* good at this. Crime fiction shows the collusion between wealth and civic authority (and legacy media), gradually consolidating money and power, pushing greater numbers of people into the margins of existence...