45 films seems low for last year, I know I wasn't as good about logging everything I saw in '25. Sinners was another favorite from last year, but I guess @letterboxd.social only shows your top 3.

2025 was the first year I've achieved, much less exceeded my Goodreads reading challenge. The books that moved me the most this year were The Anxious Generation, Gender Magic, Your Face Belongs to Us by @kashhill.bsky.social, Burn it Down, and Lost in the Stream by @jeffrauseo.com

Terry Gross Conducts ‘Fresh Air’ Interview On Bluetooth During Uber Shift https://theonion.com/terry-gross-conducts-fresh-air-interview-on-bluetooth-during-uber-shift/

This WALL-E reboot sucks.

Not the study we deserve, but the study we need: “When a pregnant woman boarded a subway car, thirty-eight-percent of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to sixty-eight-percent” phys.org/news/2025-11...

Anyone concerned with privacy (which should be everyone, no?) would do well to give this book a read.

I love this article so much. Talk about a dream job.

Ace Frehley, the Kiss guitarist who died on Thursday at 74, scored his only Top 20 solo hit with a cover of “New York Groove” that’s endured for decades. His take was louder and flashier than the original, adding more riffs and backing vocals.

I was worried this news was coming soon. Still heartbreaking. Ace ♠ was a true Rock and Roll superhero. He inspired me and countless others to pick up the guitar. Rest well, Spaceman.

This was a tough watch but I’m glad I saw it.

Kudos to DC Comics, Jim Lee and Anne DePies for taking a stand. I hope the rest of the major comic book publishers follow their lead.

This is pure nightmare fuel. Why would anyone want to listen to these podcasts? I don’t want to live in the world that Ms. Wright is envisioning.

There are no words to describe how much I hate this.

Cyber trucks are like the house centipedes on the carpet of our roadways.

I didn't feel old when FB or IG recommended my friend's kids accounts to me. But now LinkedIn is recommending their professional accounts...

Get in on the ground floor of supporting a great artist!

Just finished this excellent book by @jeffrauseo.com A must read for cinema lovers.

Seen it twice now, and liked it even more the second time.

Losing Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Ozzy Osbourne in 24 hours is surreal. Such icons of my 80s childhood.

Materialists is one of the best movies I’ve seen this year. Maybe tied with Sinners as my favorite of 2025 so far.

The new Pope *says* he's from Chicago but he's probably from Highland Park. From now on instead of getting baptized, people will get "dipped." When he goes out in the Popemobile he's gonna leave a deck chair at the Vatican to hold his spot.

Anyone else watched “Goodrich”? I really enjoyed it. boxd.it/9o8Q8v

I wonder how long it will be before The Miranda warning will be updated to say "if you cannot afford an attorney, an Artificial Intelligence attorney will be generated for you." Or will Miranda Rights not be around by then?

I couldn’t put this book down!

This is so shameful. This is erasure and it cannot stand.

bookshop.org - great deals and gives profits to bookstores kobo.com - great for e-reading, not ecosystem locked itch.io - by far the biggest payouts to artists and writers

It will be funny to see Bezos get more grief for destroying the Bond franchise than he does for destroying the environment. Maybe not haha funny. But funny.

We used to eat at the Berwyn and Melrose Park locations from time to time, but after several disturbing interactions with gamblers using the “gaming” machines at the Melrose Park location, we stopped. Families shouldn’t be subjected to the ugliness of gambling at a family-style restaurant.

The numbers added up nicely with this one. boxd.it/8WJCZH

So long, Kindle.

This monkey didn't quite shine for me. boxd.it/8V5ZCR

I've been looking for ways to move my spending away from Amazon as much as possible. I've been doing this for the past few years, but even more so since our current administration took office. One of the few ways I've still been keyed into them is my Kindle eReader, and the Kindle bookstore. 1/4 🧵

Sharing this year's hand drawn Valentine's Day cards for my wife and daughter. DM if you'd like to commission a hand drawn card for a special someone for an upcoming special occasion.

We are living in one of the most challenging times in human history and this administration is dismantling our ability to meet these challenges. We cannot let this stand.

We're obsessed with Severance, and Tillman as Milchick is a big part of that.

A return to form for the MCU!

The SAVE Act is the latest attempt by the current administration to suppress voting in our country. This proposed law would require specific documentation in order to vote, including a Passport (51% of Americans don’t have a passport), a Military ID with service records, or a birth certificate…1/3

This Fiona Apple narrated explainer PSA on how to film (and release footage from, not livestream) ICE arrests is exactly what we need from people with production skills right now and is worth about 3 million celebrity “imagine” covers in terms of survival utility

It’s comical watching the mental gymnastics people are doing to take his very thoughtful and nuanced answer about how people from other countries can connect with Captain America out of context.

Oh. This is rich. This makes me unreasonably happy.

So glad we finally caught up with this picture. boxd.it/8CUlMN

If you see this, post a fictional artist/band that you would love to see live.

My dear friend Jenima has been battling terminal blood cancer for a few years. She has a major surgery to help her quality of life soon, and hasn’t been able to raise enough money for her recovery. Please considering giving what you can, and/or sharing her fundraiser. gofund.me/979022f6

This is why eggs are so expensive right now, and there is nothing the current administration is going to do about this. www.newsweek.com/bird-flu-out...

Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?

We have a long four years ahead of us. Try not to get overwhelmed or let these aggressions be normalized. Rest. Hydrate. Resist.

A pic of you and three pics of your art ✨

This one will stay with me for awhile. boxd.it/8xoOzT

Excited to see #TheBrutalist on 70mm at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social