Given the garbage way our species treats people who already exist, I pray we never actually do create an A.I. with selfhood. Fortunately, the more the A.I. people talk, the less concerned I get.

Happy William A. Wellman Wednesday (here on Carole Lombard’s lap while Fredric March thirdwheels on the set of Nothing Sacred, 1937). From Photoplay, January 1938

Next thing we know, these hedonists will be eating butters made from NUTS.

Cannot believe that I got to profile an extraordinary filmmaker, who happens to be the mother of NYC’s new mayor, and think about intersections of art and politics, and how familial love might produce a buffer against the corrosive politics and cynicism of our time. My story about Mira Nair:

Not saying I'm stuck in the past, but I keep bringing up Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and sighing.

If we all reply "yikes" when people post these awful caricature style AI self-portraits, it would definitely help

When someone tells me how old their child is I say "that's such a fun age" even if it's 37

Slowly sneaking more and more folk protest songs into the office playlist.

Doing lots of Olympics analysis at work using only information I learned 12 hours ago.

Joel McCrea—for years one of the most attractive men in Hollywood and often photographed either shirtless or on a horse—shows here what he could do for a suit. Which was a lot.

If the words of BLUE MOON weren't quite enough for me, the emotions certainly were. boxd.it/d3BGiV

I've put on CAMELOT, one of the few '60s musical behemoths I haven't seen.

I read that horror story about the romance novelist using A.I. and teaching others how to do the same. As a palate-cleanser, let me share a site I've been obsessing over, which has a list of "Bestselling Books from 1900 to Present." kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/bestsellin...

Kennedy's Meat & Ferments System Promotes hair vigor Cures scrofula, catarrh, and humiliating eruptions Mrs. H. Pennington of Philadelphia reports restorative return of hysterical paroxysm TAPE WORMS BANISHED Full size, 50c; Trial size, 10c

Every interview with an AI "author" is like, "If we bring a little joy into your humdrum lives, it makes us feel as though our hard work ain't been in vain for nothing."

Haven't watched any films in several days and I'm vowing to do better today.

You guys this might just be 10pm talking, but I think I could do a triple axel.

that shit's just fuckin' up there, huh?

Please take the time to read this superb @jamellebouie.net column. It establishes a baseline of truth for anyone who wants to think, talk, and write honestly about Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...

[watching curling] after 1 min: ugh this is dull 10 min: spin on that stone is off 30 mins: three in the house means nothing if your centre guard is ripe for a pick and roll 1 hour: SWEEP BITCH SWEEP

Every time you make fun of the lack of athleticism in Olympic curling you hurt me, a person who is bad at curling.

Wonder what the human brain does when representatives from the entire planet communicate simultaneously that you suck ass.

People might be confused about how the country donning full-body quilts at the Olympics is the same country producing the sexiest show on television, and the obvious explanation is that six months of winter will give you an acute obsession with exposed skin of any kind.

Oh the racist video is a distraction, is it? For the love of god, the guy is made up entirely of racist molecules. His whole backstory is racism. He's three racisms in a trenchcoat that says "RACIST" on the back. The goal is racism, the project is racism, it's racism as far as the eye can see.

I can be deeply cynical about social media (and my own use of it), but there are some dear, departed people—whose voices I never heard—that I still think about daily, wondering what they would think about a new piece of art, or a film I've just seen. I feel the absence of their kindness.

"Oh neat, this person has the same birthday as me." -me looking at one of my own accounts

I love this film more and more every time I watch it.

One thing I deeply appreciate about AMADEUS is it's one of the few films that accurately depicts the creative process (being clammy, pale, and sitting in your bed).

Oh cool, you're on threads? That's what I'm hanging on by

I'm singing with my best gals for some tween band kids and their parents in May and I'm already afraid they're gonna sniff out my uncoolness.

Every audience dance move looks straight out of Team America.

"Well, those certainly are blue." -People who hate my glasses

I'm not above admitting that I clicked on this immediately.

Parading all the deadly sins at the National Prayer Breakfast like it's an Adrian fashion show.

Sending an email in which you gently point out that someone is wrong and then they have to send you an email that gently and correctly points out that actually, it's you who is wrong.

Had to eliminate some perfect and near-perfect films, but my heart has settled on: Red River My Darling Clementine The Searchers The Ox-Bow Incident Broken Arrow The Naked Spur Ride Lonesome The Big Country Ride the High Country Stagecoach

Watch film, check for The News. Do an hour of work, see if The Thing happened. Wake up, look for It. Have a little stroll, listen for unexpected fireworks.

I do think it's important to distinguish between "good" and "good fun." I'm enormously fond of Monogram programmers from the '40s, but no one in the their right minds would claim that they're brilliant works of art.

Need an alt where I can talk seriously about all the subpar and inexcusable television/films I consume. "But Sarah, you shouldn't define things you enjoy as guilty pleasures." Oh yes I should.

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This might be the sinus pressure talking, but I just saw a guy unfurl a scroll in front of a groundhog.

[Heavy sigh] It’s February youtu.be/38PB3sBZxf4

Films I liked in January (Sarah Briefly Seeks Relevance Edition): One Battle After Another Sorry, Baby Sentimental Value Riefenstahl Lassie Come Home

Hi. Really enjoyed the film. This is more me doing the worm than a question

This March sees the opening of Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art at the V&A. Her 1930s designs are always spectacular and this is a bright and brilliant purple crepe from Fall 1939. The gloves from the same collection match the gown #visitpham #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Don't know what to make of THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH being my top Google TV recommendation.

Some very clear communication happening next to the food door.

Incredible stuff. An entire country tells you they smell shit on your shoes and then you decide to make them the only shoes you wear. "I love my shit-covered shoes," you say proudly. "I'm the shoes-covered-in-shit guy now, and no one can take that from me." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Glenda Farrell in an Orry-Kelly gown promoting “Kansas City Princess” (1934). Photo by Scotty Welbourne.