Kimmel is back on Tuesday: DISNEY: "We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday."

long sigh (I love dogs. I do not want them in restaurants)

“It gives the illusion I was standing as some lone warrior in a cloud of gas,” Evans said. “It just happened to be the way the photo was framed. But people got hurt, people were hurt purposefully.”

Some worthwhile context

Health officials are urging Chicagoans to get vaccinated after 81 mpox cases were reported in the city in 6 months. blockclubchi.co/46tpahF

“the team and its security service have been allegedly collecting biometric information in the form of facial recognition data without giving proper notice.” www.si.com/mlb/cubs/new...

Except of course China has not suggested they will agree to this!

Oracle is set to run and secure TikTok’s algorithm in America after it emerged that the tech giant’s founder Larry Ellison, plus Rupert Murdoch and Michael Dell, will likely be part of the group taking over the app’s U.S. arm

Wishing everyone a great Fall.

Just watched a KOJAK that aired 50 years ago tonight w/ Sylvester Stallone (pre-ROCKY) as a cop who shoots a kid, then lies to protect himself. Telly Savalas' contempt for him was very cathartic. #TVSky #ClassicTV

It was informative to interview him when he was promoting “Hacksaw Ridge” The film is dir. by Mel Gibson and Vaughn was *frosty* when the topic of Gibson's past was broached. A showbiz veteran, he's no doubt had much media training in his career ... and yet www.chicagotribune.com/2016/11/03/v...

As CNN offers daylong saturation coverage of the podcaster’s funeral, I went back and checked to see how CNN covered Melissa Hortman’s memorial on 6/28, where Walz spoke and Biden/Harris attended. It got about four minutes during the hours it was happening—less than Jeff Bezos’s wedding that day.

My weekly must-reads list and my thoughts on witnessing care and courage amid clouds of tear gas Friday night. "Almost 550 people across Chicagoland have been arrested by ICE during Operation Midway Blitz. It is a campaign of terror focused on a city that our president feels profound contempt for."

A few years ago I did a story on why so many people fall asleep in the theater (live plays) and spoke to a sleep expert who introduced me to the phrase “sleep debt,” which … so many are walking around with money debt already, and now we gotta add sleep to that?! 😭

A culture at risk: Chicago’s street vendors quietly disappear from familiar corners during ICE surge By @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social and @zareensyed.bsky.social Gift 🔗

Alas, nope. 96% of US farms are family farms. Most of the so-called "corporate" farms are family farms. The families that own them just happen to be wealthy & have a lot of capital.

The reason my Kermit icon still wears a mask is because *I* still wear a mask.

“With a single post or video, we can influence thousands of guests to try a food, drink, or experience in the parks,” she says. “I couldn’t, in good conscience, keep giving them free publicity knowing they don’t support free speech and are willing to bow to fascism."

Just a reminder that a staggering number of Black women have also lost their jobs due to capitulation to this administration. That deserves more outrage.

....appreciates the mechanics of a horror film. The entire film is flat, ridiculous, and relies too heavily on themes with a foolish plot and lifeless performances. Very similar to Opus in that regard

Him comes off as a movie that, in perhaps a previous version, was a straight drama or doc about the physical perils of football, but was later turned into a horror film because studios recognize that the genre is selling right now. But I am not convinced that the filmmaker understands or even...

The origin of the “zombie” mythos was the horror of the idea that even death would not free you from having your body and your labor exploited:

“Several board members have expressed their concerns internally over the optics of holding a free speech event at the home of the man who yanked Kimmel off the air” Via THR

Today I learned Bob Iger's wife is presently the dean of USC's School of Journalism 🙃

If you're not reading @ninametz.bsky.social newsletter about TV & entertainment, you're missing out. This one explains a lot about how our family feels about streaming shows these days: buttondown.com/NinaWatchesE... Also, too: Kinda of miss the Trib. even as it was a few years ago...

Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner Slams Company’s Decision to Suspend Jimmy Kimmel in Face of Trump Administration ‘Intimidation’: ‘Where Has the Leadership Gone?’ Via Variety

deeply unconscionable

Yes to all this, but Redford was not tall! (as he is described in this piece)

Since many of us are cancelling streaming services, now might also be a good time to support writers and artists. Times are extremely tough for creatives, so why not buy a book, commission an art piece, sign up for a Patreon, tip your favorite creators. Everything helps.

Do people realize journalists are at risk right now? We've all been intimidated by the feds the last few weeks. Your stupid comments put us in further danger. Please stop

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

I'm not convinced we know the difference between "toil" and necessary work. We know when people don't want to do something, but that tells us nothing about what load that thing bears.

I miss the anticipation I used to going through the Fall TV Guide issue. Which new shows would sound interesting? What must-watch shows did I need to schedule around? I also miss the comfort of the network tv schedule. It was very reliable.

Streaming blew regularity to pieces. It's time streamers re-embrace it My newsletter this week. Read! Subscribe! It’s free!

0One Battle After Another” is a “sorely needed outlier in a mainstream cinematic culture where politics is smuggled — if it’s present at all — inside stories about wizards, aliens and Young Adult dystopias” Via Truthdig

The residential conversion of The Pittsfield Building at 55 East Washington Street in The Loop has received the blessing of the Chicago Plan Commission

I’ve never seen this one, I should remedy that Via WSJ

The thing everyone can do right now is to find your lane if you don't already have one and work that lane diligently and with commitment.

did you know that the car that freedom riders goodman, cheney, & schwerner were pulled over in was purchased with proceeds from a fundraiser by lorraine hansberry?? watch the documentary.

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Magazines used to be so popular that individual issues would get TV commercials bsky.app/profile/tvmo...

“The FCC decided all by itself that radio and television were the only two parts of American life not protected by the free speech provisions of the first amendment to the constitution.” George Carlin, 1988

Anyway, the operator also mentioned that the system to cancel Disney+ subscriptions is down. So if you think you canceled, double check. The process involves multiple confirmation emails. If you only received one, you might be stuck halfway.

I just called Disney+ to cancel my account and had the most joyful interaction with an operator who was laughing the entire time about how many people had canceled today. I can only imagine how it feels to spend an entire day witnessing how many people want to stop fascism.

I do wonder if this was an offer that was already planned or if they’ve seen considerable cancellations and this is one effort to stem the tide

Boycott/don't boycott ... you're adults and can decide what you think is the right choice But the "I would but I (or my kids) just want to watch [XYZ]" argument is pretty silly! A boycott comes with inconvenience. That's baked in. You have to decide what's *most* important to you

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.

Euzhan Palcy, the first Black female to helm a studio picture, says she owes it all to Robert Redford: "When people ask how I, as a young woman from Martinique, ended up in Hollywood, I smile and think of Robert Redford" bit.ly/41VgnUw