The under appreciated, pioneering jazz vocalist Mildred Bailey. Accompanied by her husband Red Norvo, the great jazz vibraphonist. #MrandMrsSwing youtu.be/5ZY6e6066NI?...

I learned about this a couple of months ago. There is a caveat, however. If you take your mail to the counter during PO working hours, you can ask the clerk to postmark it in front of you. This is hardly a solution, but might be information worth tucking away.

Share a great female villain.

Just watched My Mom Jayne. So ,so good - highly recommended. #TCMParty

It looks like Kanopy has The Lion in Winter for free if you create an account with your library card. So if you want to join in a viewing this evening -- say 8 p.m. Eastern? -- let me know. We can use #TheLionInWinter as a hashtag. #TCMParty

How I’m walking out of 2025...

What's happening in Arkansas, in a nutshell ... #arpx #arleg #arnews

So... Black Cat sitting on top of Stonehenge is fake BUT black cat prowling around Stonehenge is real (I think?) www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...

That time between Christmas and the New Year...

Um, wow. Yeah, this is as good as it gets. Watch until the end...

“Rain smacked Los Angeles. It splattered on the palm trees, sizzled on the neon, gurgled down the dirty boulevard. The town was sick. They hadn’t seen sunlight in almost a day. But I had the cure. A fifth of magic and a sack full of cold, hard joy. ‘Ho,’ I said once. It was enough.” -Noir Santa

Trump will spend Christmas Eve with his billionaire friends at Mar-a-Lardo on the taxpayers' dime. Barack Obama spent his Christmas Eve as President surprising kids at a children's hospital. Don't forget what a real man with leadership skills looks like.

Can't decide what I love more - this video of the fact Cory Booker posted it...

A basket of cat for Christmas...

Gingerbread Darth Vader is adorable!! This is the #StarWarsChristmasSpecial we wanted all along... www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPEZ...

Day 23 - Movie Themed Holiday Cocktail #AdventCalendar We'd always watch #BadSanta after the kiddo went to bed - still a fav! This appalling but delicious Bad Santa Bomb drink (I hesitate to call it a cocktail) will set you up! craftedpour.com/recipe/bad-s... #TCMParty

In case you're unclear on what JD Vance is trying to do here maybe it will help to recall Italian writer Ignazio Silone's 1938 description of what fascism is: “Fascism is a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.”

Day 22 - Movie Themed Holiday Cocktails #AdventCalendar I actually hate Stingers, but I'll drink whatever Cary Grant in #TheBishopsWife ordered for me! Here's a tweaked one that is delicious and festive: punchdrink.com/recipes/gage... #TCMParty

Again, from Michael Grynbaum, here is Sharyn Alfonsi's full email. It must be read:

'Tis the season for some festive science songs. If you've ever wanted to hear someone sing about a dimunitive tyranosaur then now is your chance

My husband was captain of the football team, star running back, gifted baseball player, good hockey goalie, class president and oh yeah, a theatre kid.

This is when I begin crying... and the tears just multiply until the end credits...

NYT - Turning Point’s Annual Gathering Turns Into a Gripefest www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...

Day 21 - Movie Themed Holiday Cocktail #AdventCalendar Saved this for a Sunday bc it's labor intensive but SO worth it... the frothy, creamy, boozy holiday punch featured in #BeyondTomorrow - TOM & JERRY www.thekitchn.com/tom-and-jerr... #TCMParty

Noiristas: Are you suffering from #noir withdrawal symptoms without #NoirAlley during the #TCM Christmas Marathon? Well, I'm here to help! I’ve scoured the upcoming TCM schedule to find several #ChristmasNoirs for your dark Yuletide enjoyment; all check numerous boxes on the #NoirChecklist... 1)

Morning.

#Caturday #ChristmasCat

The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of

9th Great Grandfather was an ancient planter in Jamestown, VA, another founded Stamford, CT, another arrived on the Fortune in 1621. 4 of my 5th GGFs fought in the Revolution. 3 of my 3rd GGFs fought in the Civil War. 2 of my GFs fought in WWII. No more American than any other US citizen.

Brian Griffin took this photo of #carriefisher on the film set of #starwars #returnofthejedi - I know I’ve posted it before but it’s so magnificent I had to post it again. 🎥

Day 20 - Movie Themed Holiday Cocktail #AdventCalendar In SoCal, winter holidays mean citrus! And since Fred MacMurray makes some killer popcorn in #RememberTheNight, (on tonite TCM) let's do a lemony FRENCH 75 - perfect with salty, buttery goodness! #TCMParty

I've mostly been talking about the Trump regime's plan to dismantle NCAR, but you might be asking yourself, wtf is NCAR and why should I care? @drshepherd2013.bsky.social has got you covered here. www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

Day 19 - Movie Themed Holiday Cocktail #AdventCalendar #TheThinMan 's Nick & Nora would probably roll their eyes at this Christmas Martini variation but it's the holidays so let's have fun! www.acouplecooks.com/christmas-ma... #TCMParty

Not a Christmas movie but a celebratory, festive experience of the highest sort, #BabettesFeast features a rum cake - gifting this article. lmk if it lets you get the recipe too... www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/m...

Thanks @baygrl.bsky.social 😍

This sweet female long hair tuxedo tabby kitten needs a home. #Olympia #Tumwater #kitten #rescue #adopt

She does know JFK is dead, right?

Urge your reps to vote NO on HR 845 ➡️ bit.ly/3MBG3kd

"Where were you at the time of the murder?"

The actors who didn't get hired for the Peacock adaptation of Clue.

Day 18 - Movie Themes Holiday Cocktail #AdventCalendar After a cold day in #SunValleySerenade, you want hot rum! Recipe and history of the Sun Valley cocktail: tuxedono2.com/sun-valley-c... #TCMParty

My movie star crushes have always been classic stars like Joel McCrea and William Powell with one huge exception: Jeremy Northam. In Emma, Gosford Park, and especially The Winslow Boy... #TCMParty #Emma

So worth the read... (gifting) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/m...

@danalemaster.com @eugeniat2.bsky.social @dianeiam.bsky.social

My sense is that the “male loneliness crisis” is not really about addressing men’s emotional needs but rather the relatively newfound absence of having someone to perform domestic labor for you quietly in the background now that there is a longer gap between your mother and your wife doing it

Whaddaya mean "Bad Santa" is dark?! Our guests TERRY ZWIGOFF, GLENN FICARRA, JOHN REQUA and ROBERT HOFFMAN discuss the creation of the holiday classic on this week's #FFAA!

Day 17 - Movie Themed Holiday Cocktail #Advent Calendar I have no idea what a "Jefferson Special" is but they serve it at Christmas in #TheManWhoCameToDinner. It looks like a flip and Madeira is perfect for the holidays so here ya go: www.wineenthusiast.com/recipe/madei... #TCMParty

One of my favorite animals deciding to eat one of my other favorite animals is basically what most of 2025 has felt like for me... www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/s...