"if the cat or dog dies, the film does not fly."

well--"Young Mungo" is also violent & gritty, in parts. a mixture of moods, subtle shadings.

Zanche was looking forward to the much-acclaimed new horror film "Obsession" which promises gore & mayhem inflicted upon the hapless; then learned that a C*T meets a tragic fate in the film & now she is boyCATTing it for animal cruelty.

Today, over I-5 in L.A.

(so strange to reread parts of "Young Lonigan" after decades of scarcely thinking of this novel & entire passages, exchanges of dialogue leapt into my mind as if memorized; an eerie experience confirming our knowledge that our brains contain an infinity of information which is no longer conscious.

fondly remember subscribing to Scientific American in high school. but I have heard that the magazine has changed considerably reflecting the anti-science bias of the current administration. is this true?

Much admiration for Douglas Stuart's "Young Mungo" with its oneiric depictions of Glasgow in all weather(s) but particularly the bleakly wet mirroring so lyrically the Glasgow soul. this is "naturalism" but with a poetic gloss, a particular tone that renders it dreamlike & lyric.

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(I had the privilege of seeing this enormous mural in person in Oslo. so very different from Munch's usual melancholy introverted art. reminiscent of Charles Burchfield's much-smaller-scaled nature mysticism.)

Edvard Munch, The Sun

🔥 Sometimes all you need is a Yosemite view and a few deep breaths. This place is a reset button for your soul

June Sun Shower 6”x6” oil

'Two Women,' (1914) is an early Diego Rivera masterpiece. The picture depicts his first wife Angelina Belloff and the painter Alma Dolores Bastian. The year he made this painting, Rivera began a new phase in his life, focusing on landscapes and rediscovering colour.

Larry the Downing Street cat is about to start co-governing with his 7th (SEVENTH!) prime minister. Some of them have been real doozies. Good luck, buddy.

Attending art school at eleven, by his twenties Diego Rivera was counted among the most influential figures of the Parisian art scene of the early 20thC including Picasso, Modigliani and Braque. This work was painted in 1904 when he was 18 and at the San Carlos Academy, Mexico.

Claude Monet by Thomas Bossard

100% respect and admiration for the Iran team (and Iran in general) and absolute disgust at the USA government for their shitty behaviour.

Imagine the outrage if it had been the U.S. team having to play in a hostile country and being treated that way. It saddens me that the Americans couldn’t rise above the Trump-inspired displays of hatred.

It is absolutely disgusting and shameful that the USA is allowed by FIFA to host any Iranian games. I am ashamed of our treatment of the Iranian team. Greatest nation on earth? The USA is a joke and it’s not even funny.

This is class, humanity, principled behaviour. Trump's Administration, which has illegally & cruelly bombed Iranian citizens is depraved

I wish they had played in Canada, Toronto would have welcomed the team with dignity and respect. I’m team Iran! 🇮🇷

Killing fisherman out of the water is a war crime as well. They are just criminals,.. And our government is broken. They are exposing the fatal law of democracy… Congress too afraid to piss off MAGA so they do nothing. AND RACIST AND IGNORANT VOTING PUBLIC.

We are such a petty country now under Trump. There’s no reason we cannot have these players stay in LA overnight. Furthermore, we started the war. Not them.

Krugman: Trump’s Unnerving Mental Breakdown Signals Nation in Decline newrepublic.com/article/2121... via @newrepublic.com

My Father, My Fiction open.substack.com/pub/joycecar...

but T***p got something from it, we can be sure. bankrupt specialists always walk away with their own money while others pay the price of their criminal incompetence.

Thomas Hart Benton, American (1889-1975), June Morning, 1945, oil on Masonite, 106.7 x 122 cm, private collection

Good morning. Our coneflowers are looking good, with no sign of the dreaded asters yellow disease. Yay!

When we win, the first bill I’m filing is a comprehensive anti-corruption package: Overturn Citizens United Ban corporate PACs and super PACs Ban members of Congress from trading stocks Once we defeat the most corrupt politician in America, we can defeat this entire corrupt system.

"You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous of which is, 'never get involved in a land war in Asia,' but only slightly less well-known is 'never let a man only known for bankruptcy and pedophilia negotiate terms'!"

My God. The opening ceremony of the Obama Center is a beautiful display of American hope, diversity, and integrity. What a contrast to the pathetically stupid display at the White House last weekend.

I am not making this up: intelligence tests are given to aspiring police officers to weed out the more intelligent. the "chain-of-command" mentality does not want individuals thinking for themselves.

painful to read. the commentary too is very touching. consider "law enforcement" as "armed strangers." summon them to your house & literally anything can happen as a consequence of their guaranteed legal immunity & predilection for using excessive force for the most trivial reasons.

"Silence" - my oil painting

Stupidest day ever. The girl who gets me through my day and has been by my side through Palisades Fire displacement, travels across the country, Long COVID has died. Can’t even speak. Still sitting in Emergency vet parking lot. I can’t look in the back seat. My co-pilot is gone. #RIP

I still can’t get over how he yelled that Biden was in office when the riot happened. It was pointed out to him but he still blamed Biden.

That film needs to come out YESTERDAY.

Directed by Sean Penn

To everyone who helped bring the Obama Presidential Center to life, thank you. Michelle and I are so grateful for all your dedication and hard work over the years. I got a little teary-eyed tonight thinking about my mother-in-law, Marian Robinson.

"russ_and_stacie_sullivan: Good morning, friends! Last night at WaterFire in #Providence, 🔥a bunch of friends from different groups got together for a Signs of Fascism awareness event Signs of #Fascism is an event that highlights historical warning signs of #authoritarianism..." Threads 2-3 👇

"No punishment, in my opinion, is too great for the Man who can build his greatness upon his Country's ruin." ─ George Washington, 1778

It must be so cool to live in a functional republic.

And now for something completely different.. Georg Anton Rasmussen (Norwegian painter) 1842 - 1914 Fjord landscape 1898 Oil on canvas

Of course. Our idiot president backed down from every threat he made. We have very little credibility left. It's remarkable how far this lunatic has taken our country down. (NYT)

The older I get, the more I understand why cats just walk away mid-conversation