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Sporadic filmmaker. ROY'S WORLD: BARRY GIFFORD'S CHICAGO is streaming! (Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor.) New film: MY LAST MARTINI. Some stuff I scribe: #Chicago, #movies, #cocktails, #music, #books. And yup: I'm #gay. https://linktr.ee/randomcha
You won't find me arguing with you!
Trump's Iran war makes the case for the energy transition to renewables for most countries much clearer and immediate. @pkrugman.bsky.social 1/
NEED TO SEE THIS RIGHT NOW.
NEW: Super PAC βProgressive Values Illinoisβ just entered #ILSen. It is funded by billionaire Donald Wilson, a business partner of Trump Media.
$101K backing Raja Krishnamoorthi
$101K backing Robin Kelly
$101K opposing Juliana Stratton
Restaurant/bar rule #27: If, in your serverβs initial approach to your table, you fail to order immediately, you will not see them again for 15 minutes.
The image depicts three men outdoors, with two facing each other closely. On the right, a man with a beard, wearing a blue blazer over a white shirt, holds another man by the shoulders. The man being held has his back to the viewer, wearing a textured, dark jacket. To the left, another man in a light-colored suit, wears a cowboy hat and sunglasses, observing the interaction. The background displays a camouflage net structure under bright lighting, possibly suggesting a sunny environment.
3 things about Larry Charlesβ MASKED AND ANONYMOUS [2003]
1. Man eating chicken.
2. Killed by a guitar.
3. βI canβt believe youβre gonna turn this disaster into a seduction.β
#3things #movies #bobdylan #music #cinema #filmsky π½οΈ
TEXTBOOK ILLUSTRATION OF A WAR CRIME.
Photo of a foggy Michigan Ave at night
Thursday night fog report from Michigan Ave downtown Chicago
The image shows a person lying on their back, partially submerged in a dark, reflective liquid. The composition is focused on the person's face and upper body, which is covered in a shiny, black substance. The lighting casts soft highlights on the person's face, illuminating their features with a gentle glow. The background is dark and indistinct, creating a stark contrast with the highlighted areas.
3 things about Bertrand Bonelloβs THE BEAST [2023]
1. βYouβre a doll, Kelly.β
2. Begging her not to open the door.
3. A strangely empty club.
#3things #movies #losangeles #paris #scifi #bertrandbonello #leaseydoux #cinema #filmsky π½οΈ
Friends! Itβs #WorldBookDay and we are going to have a day of sharing our Favourite Childrenβs Books and having lots of fun. Reading is SO important and we want to celebrate it. Weβll share photos throughout the day. Do you know who I am to start with? πΈ π
Also: if there's ever a moment of tension, tell a corny joke.
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Anyone know somewhere local (Chicago) that takes and distributes donations for medical devices? I still have the knee braces from surgery last year just collecting dust in my closet... These damn things cost several hundred dollars each, someone could surely use them more than me
You can read about my adventures at Twede's Cafe. I wrote an article for Steven Miller's @twinpeaksblog.bsky.social #twinpeaks #davidlynch #doublerdiner twinpeaksblog.com/2026/03/02/n...
Years ago I pitched a βTales-from-the-Crypt meets the Daily Showβ half hour news show hosted by a Cryptkeeper-type and honestly I would really really watch the fuck out of that right now.
Inventum coffee maker circa the 1970s it has a delightful shape and appealing color palate of orange, yellow, umber and white and a pattern of flower stalks it doubtless makes undrinkable swill, but has rizz for days
contemporary Inventum drip coffee maker looking like a piece of sterile lab equipment with a little digital clock makes better coffee, but at what cost?
look how far we've fallen
An Intercept analysis finds that every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights violations.
The image depicts a woman wearing a black leather cat costume. She is in the foreground, looking directly at the viewer, while leaning against a chain-link fence. The costume includes a mask with cat ears and a form-fitting top. Her left hand, adorned with gloves featuring claw-like details, grips the fence. The background is blurred, showing industrial or architectural structures with a pattern of intersecting lines and beams in soft focus. The overall color scheme is dark, with highlights on the costume and her face.
3 things about Pitofβs CATWOMAN [2004]
1. Her coworker calling out, βMan sandwich!β Referring to a single guy.
2. Uncovered basketball skills.
3. Frantic websearching for βcats. womenβ and βthe cat in history.β
#3things #movies #trash #halleberry #dccomics #Cinema #catwoman #filmsky π½οΈ
MAKE THE SCENE with Programme 4: a feature presentation of this groovy, analog world of adult kicks is coming to cinemas & venues!
All-new programming! Guest stars! Rhodes pianos! Complimentary matchbooks!
More dates & announcements to come so PLEASE STAND BY. Tix: Programme4.tv/makethescene
The last fifty years of American politics (or more!) summed up by a mere two lines of dialogue.
It would take quite awhile just to catalog it all.
Last night, as a bulwark against despair, I watched CATWOMAN. It was so awful. Thus, it worked, at least temporarily.
Depressing in every single way www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Literally insane.
"Electronic Tonalities" is such a sick score credit
β'Gugusse and the Automaton,' a long-lost film by the iconic French filmmaker George MΓ©liΓ¨s at his Star Film company.
The 45-second film, made around 1897, was the first appearance on film of what might be called a robot."
"It had not been seen by anyone in likely more than a century."
Yes. This is so so so true. A variation on my favorite Frank Capra quote: "It doesn't matter where you put the camera."
Elizabeth Taylor (February 27, 1932 - March 23, 2011)