Mandatory / sincere appreciation of a wildly entertaining Brewers season. Pancakes, George Webb, most regular season wins, postseason, beating the Cubs, etc. And, though not exactly “entertaining,” the Uecker celebration of life. A season for the books. Glad we experienced it.

Also, I do not believe I've ever seen anyone so excited about ketchup...

"They are obsessed with cleaning the cube. They wash it over 9 times a day."

"How does the director of CALL ME BY YOUR NAME and QUEER feel about cancel culture?" is not a question I've ever felt the need to ask.

I kept taking pictures of the TV screen while watching Mr Scorsese in sheer astonishment at all the archival material (and how incredibly hot everyone was in the 70s). If you also find this picture of Scorsese and De Niro on a Caribbean vacation irresistible, you gotta watch this thing

Great interview by @scotttobias.bsky.social with Kevin Tighe about his small but indelible role as the head Christmas Adventurer in OBAA.

Beginning Friday, some AMC theaters are showing ANNIE HALL and SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE in honor of Diane Keaton.

these were better than the movie

I guessed tonight's AMC Screen Unseen would be Richard Linklater's BLUE MOON, but it was the new movie from another filmmaker I really like, Kelly Reichardt's THE MASTERMIND. Part heist thriller, part dry comedy, part immersive portrait of 1970s America. I was really into it.

🎶Whoa, Black Betty🎶

I'm coming to terms with the fact that I'll probably never be asked to be a Sally.

We're saying "Hail, Saint Nick" again.

Lah. Di. Dah. 💔

All you need is 10 seconds of insane courage that kills you.

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking? Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

What happens when constituents and councilmembers clash over solutions to Nashville’s housing crisis? On today’s podcast, Jamie Agin from 16th United and CM Rollin Horton share their differing perspectives on upzoning, density, and neighborhood character. This convo isn’t going away any time soon:

Hero Ice Machine Extinguishes Blaze! www.cityofmadison.com/fire/daily-r...

not a single news org signed. that's what it takes. stand together. everywhere, every time.

It's officially October 1st so that means you all have to repost Assorted cheese hell.....yes

Just saw that the tough and delicate documentary PORCELAIN WAR is playing on #POVonPBS tonight. "To create these minute, fragile works of art when their country is crashing down around them feels like an act of liberation, an act of defiance." notthatrobthomas.substack.com/p/porcelain-...

One Brittle After Another

Drop some dancing

Finally finished DISCO ELYSIUM last night. Incredible game.

This has to play in Madison, right? The Onion's ancestral home?

Great write-up about singer-songwriter Jane Hobson by @stevenmps.bsky.social. I've been following her on Tiktok and enjoying her music and had no clue she had Madison ties! tonemadison.com/articles/jan...

it would be a pretty good week for Rolling Stone to have a TV critic

Hard not to hear this in David Byrne's voice.

Photojournalism by the Tribune's @staceywescott.bsky.social

Folks, this week TWO Milwaukee breweries reopened. MobCraft beer has been up and running since Monday (though they aren't brewing yet) and today Lombardi Beer is opening in the former City Lights brewery in the Menomonee Valley. #letsgo

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read. They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

Remembering the most chilling fortune I’ve ever received.

Just a reminder that Madison has an incredible resource in @4starvideo.bsky.social, which has an easy DVD subscription plan (they have lots of TV shows too), and a Madison Public Library card gets you access to both physical media rentals and the free Kanopy streaming service, which is pretty good!

3. Here's a page you should bookmark: It's the directory of nonprofit newsrooms that belong to the Institute for Nonprofit News. You can look for locality covered, including national newsrooms. It's so rich: explore! Find your niche! findyournews.org/explore/

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

If you don't count his little bit in AVENGERS ENDGAME, David Lowery's THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN was Robert Redford's last performance. In retrospect, it was the perfect sendoff. captimes.com/entertainmen...

Great news!

My review of @code3movie.bsky.social, which careens wildly between comedy and drama -- much like the average EMT shift probably does. notthatrobthomas.substack.com/p/code-3-sou...

Are we SURE Banksy didn't do this himself?

First trailer for Craig Brewer's biopic about Milwaukee's Lightning & Thunder, a Neil Diamond/Patsy Cline tribute act. Looks good!

I came, I saw, I still have circus music playing in my head.

Good excuse to post my favourite Onion headline.

EXCLUSIVE: In response to threats of criminal prosecution from the Department of Justice for performing gender-affirming care, the University of Michigan hospital system will tomorrow announce they are ending gender-affirming care in the UM hospital system. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/univers...

Defector is celebrating its fifth birthday by giving you a big fat discount: defector.com/defector-is-...

Hey my original review from 2005 is still online! "I have no idea what the chorus to the title track, "They're showing it on both screens!" actually refers to. But the song still makes me want to shout it from the rooftops." madison.com/entertainmen...

Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect. As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.

Wrote about the weirdness of old Judd Apatow movies getting weeklong runs in theaters next week while the chances of Judd Apatow's next movie getting a theatrical release are close to zero. notthatrobthomas.substack.com/p/new-comedi...

This is such an important piece. What's happening to film criticism - and so quickly - is deeply saddening.