Ran
Dir. by Akira Kurosawa
King Lear in 16th century Japan, stunning imagery and sound design. Unforgettable.

Beautiful cat and as I zoomed in close I snuck a peak at your books! Fun!

Wow! Thanks Jack!

Thank you Monica!

How precisely he sums up the experience of most of us, working hard at our jobs, taking care of our loved ones, as the decades fly by. Doing the right thing is the heroic choice. Forget the macho chest beating and posturing. Everyman & everywoman: we are the heroes.

Appreciate what you do.

Slept in my Tom Waits t-shirt and woke up in Red Shoes

Contemptible

So Vance is going to Hungary to bang the drum for Orbán, who changed election rules to ensure his win, controls the media so his BS dominates, resorted to intimidation at poll sites, and reportedly considered a staged assassination attempt.

Sounds like the GOP in 2026.

Nearly half of all generic drugs sold in the US are made in India. Time sensitive drugs shipped by air, the rest by sea, it's far cheaper, and they come through the Strait of Hormuz.

It's been years, I'll need to revisit. And I shall! Thanks!

At this moment in time, evil is in the ascendance. It won't last. It never does.

Resist.

This was amazing. Thanks for sharing, loved it.

Audrey was the one to wait until dark, when she'd be on an even playing field with her tormentor. Alan Arkin had to wait until dark to receive his comeuppance.
Saw it as a child at Radio City Music Hall, in a packed theater, screaming as one at the climax. Was exhilarated, terrified & peed a little

For that same reason, I've always felt if Stephen Miller could've see his children tear- gassed in a car by ICE agents he'd understand the outrage in Minnesota.

I'm so sad at Robert Mueller's passing. And hounded by trump the last years of his life. For that post alone trump should burn in hell. No humanity. Cold, soulless and evil- a monster more frightening than any fiction has produced: Our president.

Tampopo

This is great. And sad.

...about two rival Cambridge PhD students who journey to hell to save their professor's soul for a letter of recommendation

Stopped there, as I laughed out loud, convinced this is a book I need to read. Plus that fore-edge. Thanks for putting it out there! I'd never have known.

Liked a bunch of your posts, (space bar 😆) so I purchased your collection on Kindle. When next you hear from me I'll have something to say about it. Till then!

I remember her defiantly NOT standing when Elia Kazan got that honorary Oscar, woman of principles, I thought. Kudos to her on her award. Now it's Ed's turn.

Show some guts, says the draft dodger. Had Republicans showed some guts he'd have been gone years ago. And this "not a war" wouldn't be happening.

Pam Bondi will be following in John Mitchell's footsteps, and for the same crimes, I have no doubt.

Great man, great quote. Those words especially resonant today.

Was commuting to my job in San Jose from San Francisco at the time, heard Drive at least five times daily. This melancholy song about spiraling downward had nothing to do with my endless commute but still, struck a chord.

His post will age as badly as trump himself.

I appreciate knowing this, thanks! I was suckered, but, as you say, sounds exactly like him. Am deleting.

Thank you for this nice surprise!

Yes. Exactly!

Yes!!