BOTD: Charles Grodin

My photo from this morning, the sun over the Moselle river.

Beautiful Brussels Belgium 🇧🇪 the Flower Carpet

SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov : “The faithless president depicts himself as Christ while he plunges the nation into wars of choice… Remember — While you pay more for everything, the First Family’s wealth is growing by billions. Because they’re crooks, and everybody knows it.”

Breaking news:

Sony world photography awards 2026 – in pictures The Sony world photography awards announce the four overall winners of the 2026 competitions: professional, open, student and youth

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BOTD: Jessica Lange

18 Places in the United States That Feel Like Europe Consider these domestic alternatives for now.

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Great movie!

See the Spectacular Winners of Smithsonian Magazine’s 23rd Annual Photography Contest This year’s best photos command attention by capturing intimate moments and bold colors

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BOTD: Hayden Christensen

He’s terrific. I wish the country was ready to make a gay man president.

I had a great time last night at the Greenwich Library talking French film after a screening of the charming 2020 comedy drama ‘The Rose Maker.’ The great Catherine Frot stars as a rose breeder fighting to save her business. You can check it out free of charge on tubi.

Just got a Stop & Shop tutorial on their new Clynk bottle redemption system. It involves registration, special bags and a password. No dumping bottles into machines - it’s really gonna hurt those folk who augment their income w carts full of bottles.

R.I.P. Nathalie Baye

A Rare 1897 Film Discovered in an Old Trunk in Michigan Features the First On-Screen Appearance of a Robot Filmmaker Georges Méliès employed some of his signature special effects techniques to create comedy in "Gugusse and the Automaton"

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BOTD: Edgar Wright

BOTD: Sean Bean

Adam Driver Is the Cure for the Cookie-Cutter Leading Man Three years ago, Adam Driver was a former Marine with little more than a degree from Juilliard and a guest spot on Law & Order to show for his acting career. Now, suddenly, Hollywood is betting he's s...

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A Famed Brooklyn Cemetery Wants You to Come Visit … Before You Die

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A path through a sea of bluebells

Walk with me in our English Bluebell Woodland

The main canal on the south side of the city bins gently towards the left a large tree freshly in Blossom shaded the river and some of the small boats more there in the distance you can see the buildings from the late 1800s

Good morning from Haarlem.

#GoodMorningFromHaarlem

BOTD: David Pirner

BOTD: Claudia Cardinale

Catching a cheapskate day showing of ‘Exit 8’ - AMC Trumbull

BOTD: Adrien Brody

Already halfway through my American Indies course at NCC. Today is a deep dive into the early career of Quentin Tarantino. Hope to convince the non-fans to check out his atypically romantic ‘Jackie Brown.’

A narrow brick street in a residential section of the old city. Thee is a “grandma” bike in the foreground and a slender blossoming tree to the left. The houses are small brick two story dwellings.

Good morning from Haarlem.

#GoodMorningFromHaarlem