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Does your friend have any openings for additional friends?
Pairs well with a pint!
The great thing about astrology is it doesn't require you not to believe in it for it not to be true.
This is why I never make or read reviews online. They are bot-driven, or made only by those with strong opinions. Unlike professional reviewers, these "reviews" are consequence-free.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Congratulations! Thanks for sharing your happy day with us!
Happy Tuesday! Lots of people think Orson Welles was cinema's original "One Hit Wonder." Read about how his escape from Hollywood led to a successful career. criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/t...
Miss you all.
Gotta celebrate the moments a season gives you. A testament to the Os that even with the year they're having, they won't lay down!
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I'm so sorry you lost your friend.
Thank you, Barth! I find if I try to fake it to look smart, I only end up looking foolish. Your feedback is always welcome.
Happy Tuesday! Terence Mallick goes all cosmological in a story of family strife. Enjoy! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/t...
Best of luck this season!
Terrific!
The Wordle bot is like my mother. Even when I get the word right, it finds plenty to criticize.
It's actually Symphony No. 2 for Trumpet. I really need a wider screen in my car.
Happy Tuesday! Today, a contemporary film from Mexican director Lila Avilés about celebrating life in the face of loss. criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/t...
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The dog collects her tribute from breakfast. She's not spoiled. She just likes to wet her beak.
Doggo Brain Freeze!
Great piece. And scary. Getting harder and harder to remain calm. Which is the point, I guess.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/w... This means my book club - the Discomfort Zone Book Club - is made up of rebels and defenders of freedom.
Happy Tuesday! A beautiful story of family drama from Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu. criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/t...
Happy Tuesday! Today, Akira Kurosawa's masterful reimagining of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," set in feudal Japan. Enjoy! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/08/12/t...
Agreed. Unconstitutional and fascist. And Republicans are just fine with fascism. That needs to be remembered.
Love to your doggo.
You MONSTER! 🤣
Breaking News from @theathletic.com: Major League Baseball's first female umpire, Jen Pawol, is set to debut on Saturday The NBA had its first female referee debut 28 years ago, while the NFL has had female referees for the past 10 years. nyti.ms/46MqrCw
Great piece! I love the way you "bring your receipts," as HCR likes to say, in building a solid case. And advocating for quality reading in the bargain.
Happy Tuesday! A beautiful contemporary film from Lesotho today explores the powerful connection between people and land, and the partnership of life and death. Enjoy! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/t...
Jonesey's first bike ride! 6.8 miles!
He's beautiful.
Exactly.
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I love that you teach us Scottish, but that doesn't mean you have to soil yourself with Trump. It's fair to draw that boundary. We in America have to, because we're responsible for this blight. I release you! Be free!
Great piece, as usual, thoughtful, well-researched, and direct.
Happy Tuesday! A Soviet classic today, a tough nut to crack. Enjoy? criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/07/29/s...
You do you. Sorry you're being exposed to this. Internet comments are the worst.
No, unless they go to spam.
Great piece! And hopefully, I've finally successfully subscribed to you on Medium. I thought I had?
"It's not your fault, but it is your responsibility." That's words to live by, that is. Thanks for that. I'll be thinking about that.
Good. Maybe this will give other G7 leaders the backbone to do the right thing. Leaving the US even more isolated, of course.
Happy Tuesday! Today, an epic "sword and sandals" picture that broke tha Hollywood "Blacklist." Enjoy! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/s...
Great. Now I need a rescue beaver.
Omg. You're absolutely right, and I didn't even think about this. It's a natural progression from the official stance of climate change denial. Thanks?
1. Go with what feels natural to you.
My editor supervises a piece on "Wild Strawberries."
I'm so sorry for your loss. She's a beautiful girl.
The Olympia B&N still carries my book!
Congratulations!
Happy Tuesday! A contemporary film today about a heavy metal drummer suddenly afflicted with deafness. Enjoy! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/s...
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WOOHOO! TRIDENTS UP! www.mlb.com/news/2025-ho...
I know. But I bought a pack on sale because of the cinnamon, and they're actually quite good!
Terrific piece, as always. "TDS" has always been used to deflect valid criticism. Time to call them out for hiding behind it.
Anyone who snort-laughs is ok in my book.
Happy Tuesday! Today a classic American comedy helmed - not incidentally - by an immigrant writer/director. Enjoy! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/s...
I want to fix his ear. And then give him ALL the scritches. Beautiful dog!
Spa day for Jonesey. She loves you right back.
Happy Tuesday! An immigrant's tale today: "We are here because you were there." Med Hondo's 1970 howl of rage. criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/s...
That sounds like the Dorothy Parker line: "Writers don't like writing. Writers like having written." Nothing like the feeling of an essay done, even better when I did a good job!
The dog and I enjoyed breakfast outdoors at our local café, as we do every warm(ish) Sunday.
Happy Pride! I'm closing out Saturdays in June with a NEW post about an LGBTQIA+ film, which Wordpress tells me is my 200th post! Enjoy, and may our Pride awareness and celebrations continue throughout the year! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/06/28/t...
How else are scientists, doctors, researchers, educators, etc. going to make themselves heard?
Great piece, as usual. It frightens me that Americans are so quick to dismiss professionals in all fields who say things they don't want to hear. But it seems especially dangerous when professional journalists are on the receiving end of that contempt.
Save this schedule folks. Pre-RFK jr vax schedule. Repost and pass it on to others.
Happy Tuesday! A terrific (and timely) film today; a lesson in fighting fascism from the French Resistance. Enjoy! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/06/23/l...
Happy Pride! Saturdays in June I'm reposting essays about films by LGBTQIA+ filmmakers. This week meet Dorothy Arzner, the only woman director in Hollywood in the '30s and '40s, and an out lesbian. Enjoy! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/01/14/m...
It was fitting that Ken Griffey Jr. joined the 500-home run club on Father’s Day. Senior was watching from the front row as The Kid launched his milestone homer #OTD in 2004. ow.ly/iRAh50WcSeh
youtu.be/E7UaaAyPqPY?... Happy Juneteenth!
OK, this is how it's done.
Happy Tuesday! Today, Danny Boyle's debut film, a thriller that set British cinema in a whole new direction. Enjoy! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/06/17/s...
I'm really well. Thank you for asking.
Just picked up "Poyums" at my local independent book store in Olympia, WA! If you ever travel this way, my dog and I know all the great dives - trade you a signature for a Pacific Northwest pint!
This was the Billy Baldwin of military parades.
June 14th is Barack Obama Day! #ObamaAppreciationDay #BarackObamaDay #BarackObama
That's LGBTQI+. Buesky, when will you let us edit posts?
wp.me/pdWDCQ-5A Happy Pride! Saturdays in June I'm reposting essays on films by and about the LGBTGI+ community. This week a story of young men on the street by Gus Van Sant.
It totally meant to do that.
Happy Tuesday! Today, a timely message from Angola about revolution, and the need to unite an entire community. Enjoy! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/s...
Give 'em hell, LA! We're with you! Live Updates: L.A. Quiet as National Guard Troops Begin to Arrive www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Happy Pride! Saturdays in June I'll be reposting essays on films by and about our LGBTQI+ siblings. This week a classic documentary about the Harlem Ballroom scene. Enjoy! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2022/11/21/p...
Happy Tuesday! Today three films by an Italian master, chronicling the suffering of WWII. criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/06/03/r...
Jonesey and I want to wish the Bluesky community a happy Pride!
Happy Tuesday! Today we're looking at the work of Marlon Riggs, a Black filmmaker making powerful antiracist documentaries while taking a stand for queer people of color. Enjoy! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/05/27/t...
Happy Tuesday! One of the greatest actors of the 20th century teams up with the greatest writer of the 16th century. What does this have to do with us in the 21st century? Read on! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/05/20/r...
Lol. Perfect.
Greetings from Olympia, WA.
This dog politely asked for a musician's drumstick in the middle of their performance. Always excited to find a fellow stick lover. 12/10
Happy Tuesday! Today, a classic from Alfred Hitchcock, his first film for an American studio, a test of wills with David O. Selznick. Enjoy! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/05/13/r...
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Happy Tuesday! I'm almost disappointed Trump is already flopping on his proposed "tariff" on foreign films, because it made writing posts like this feel positively rebellious. Enjoy! criteriontuesdays.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/p...
NYT needs to get over its squeamishness about calling Trump a liar. Not doing so normalizes his lies.
Foreign films are a conversation with the rest of the world. Our cinema has grown and flourished, along with others, because of this conversation.
This is a wonderful lesson to all of us healthcare providers.
I'm a nurse. This is a wonderful lesson to all healthcare providers. Thank you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/t... If "make our kids dumber" wasn't in the fascist playbook, it is now.