Taste is subjective and taste in Bob Dylan songs moreso, but I'd never have guessed when the album Time Out of Mind dropped in 1997 that the song I'd still be hearing decades later wouldn't be the great "Love Sick" or "Not Dark Yet" or "Cold Irons Bound" but the mildly rapey "Make You Feel My Love."

"This may look like pedestrians walking along a beachside road with a hella-scrubby median, but believe me, this is a park which is popping off!"

You bet your sweet bippy the "Microsoft Copilot Chat Files" folder is empty.

Pittsburg Press, January 12, 1913. STUNNING MARY PICKFORD---ONLY 19* NOW--- QUITS $10,000 'MOVIE' CAREER TO SHAKE HER GOLDEN LOCKS AS A BELASCO STAR * Having been born in 1892, Mary Pickford was a 21-y/o at the time.

i love writing during *checks notes* multiple horrible failing country defining moments to try and hit contractual deadlines, it's super cool that this has been my whole life

Somebody must have already done this, right? Well, just in case:

Indianapolis News, January 12, 1967. "Dragnet" Jack Webb is back as Joe Friday, world's best-known cop. Back on his beat in today's increasingly complex world of law enforcement. You'll find his 1967 adventures as real and suspenseful as the sound of footsteps in a dark alley.

Los Angeles Times, January 12, 1978. SAG filed suit in LA Superior Court seeking an injunction to stop the showing of a "blooper reel" of film outtakes made during the production of the Star Trek television series. The reel is used in a touring show called "Gene Roddenberry's World of Star Trek."

Watching Terence Young's 1963 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, and while it is not for me (most pre-Brosnan Bond films aren't), one scene has two of my favorite filmmaking artifacts: crowds of onlookers across the street, and a non-speaking performer--the taxi driver--looking right into the camera. Love it!

I saw this at Mad Monk Records, and while I didn't get it because $30 is waaaay too much for me, I appreciate that the songs go beyond just the TV series. A1 and B6 are from FRIENDSHIP GAMES, B4 is from LEGEND OF EVERFREE, and A3 & A6 & A8 are from the 2017 theatrical film. It's a good range.

Fresno Bee, January 11, 1980. A few years later I would start going to Camp Gaines at Lake Sequoia--for summer camp, not in the winter--and while there are a million lakes which look just like that, this one is clearly my old camp. This is also where I experienced some of my first real heartbreaks.

John Cage, submitting the sheet music for "4'33"" to his publisher: What do you think? Publisher: No notes.

Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it

on't live there anymore so glad i don't live there anymore so glad i don't live there anymore so glad i don't live there anymore so glad i don't live there anymore so glad i don't live there anymore so glad i don't live there anymore so glad i don't live there anymore so glad i don't live there anym

"If applicable, please upload any additional documents that tell us more about you and why you are a great fit for this opportunity." If that's not vague enough--so, a cover letter, I guess?--the fact that it could theoretically be an mp3 or an mp4 raises a whole other host of questions.

Medina County Gazette, January 11, 1967. Due to the Committee's campaign, "Star Trek" was saved from the Nielsen's wolves, and is reappearing for the second season this year. I don't know how many letters were sent, but if I can be classed as the average fan, it must have been close to a million.

Miami Times, January 11, 1969. An interesting teaser campaign for Robert Mulligan's western THE STALKING MOON. It's three images of a moon in various phases, the first two on p.6 among the live listings. Does anything say "Miami 1969" more than Frank Gorshin at the Hilton with Harry Blackstone Jr?

Cleveland Press, January 10, 1967. Who writes the stories for the TV show Star Trek? -- K.O. They are not authored by just one writer, but many. Best check the credit lines for each week's presentation.

Fresno Bee, January 10, 1986. It has a terrible reputation now and is largely reduced to "lol gay", but A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY'S REVENGE was not completely hated on its original release. If nothing else, it did well enough to justify a third film, albeit with some course correction.

After I sang @lowtheband.bsky.social's "In Metal" and "Silver Rider" at the Backyard Social Club on January 8, 2026, someone said "Now I'm all sad," which made me very happy indeed. Mission accomplished!

hail satan

If you don't want to be shot to death by an officer of ICE, don't taunt them with incendiary rage-bait like, "That's fine dude, I'm not mad at you." Otherwise the three bullets in your face will be your own fault.

*punches you in the eye* "Please explain what you did to deserve that shiner."

I have to assume Rosanne Cash had somewhat mixed feelings if/when she saw this photo of posters for her upcoming concert at the Palomino in Los Angeles on March 16, 1981 next to posters for a stage revival of The Rocky Horror Show.

I recently mentioned this to a Millennial friend who knows the song, and in addition to not being a homophobic bigot like my TVB, she couldn't wrap her brain around why "True" even sounded gay to him in the first place. She had never picked up on any hint of queerness in the song on any level.

Someone needs to explain to JD Vance that wasn’t a love scene in “Deliverance”.

I replaced the long-dead smoke detectors in our house and when I told my mother about the process of putting up new brackets in the ceiling she said, "You like figuring things out, don't you?" I'm not going to say I've been waiting 50+ years for her to call me smart, but I also haven't NOT been.

Toledo Blade, January 8, 1977. Australia seems to be taking the lead in Star Wars hoopla. Variety calls the activity "a major growth industry" down under, noting such tie-ins as a Star Wars record album, book, T-shirt, Ice cream, bubble gum, breakfast cereal, and no less than 38 kinds of toys.

San Antonio Light, January 8, 1967. Painted up garishly, Benjie (Blue Boy) is arrested at a vacant lot with his head buried in the ground. Earlier he had been reported chewing bark from a tree. His well-to-do parents are indignant with police but learn the hard way of LSD's destructive effects.

On YouTube Music, the 2:56 single edit of Vanilla Fudge’s “You Keep Me Hanging On” and the 7:26 LP version with the “Illusions of My Childhood” bookends have 7.8M plays each, while the other versions with lengths of 3:45, 3:47, and 6:46 all have 577k plays each. Yep, that totally checks out!

Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?

The cull continues: I unfollowed someone because they posted a picture of a person in SF who used to be unkind to me for no other reason than because they could. (They could have chosen to be kind--it's free!--but did not.) It's a little thing, but no mental health victory is too small right now.

It's the Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors yet again: the job description says I must include "ALL current and previous employment in the Work Experience section of the application," while the application says I must describe my "appropriate qualifying experience in the Work Experience Section".

Los Angeles Times, January 7, 1988. "Satisfaction": Justine Bateman plays a rock 'n' roll musician in an on-the-rise, promising garage band. Upcoming.

I hope everyone realizes the Democratic Party is just hoping Trump will die so they don't have to do anything just like they hoped he would put himself in prison so they wouldn't have to do anything after J6.

Indianapolis News, January 7, 1988 Female friendship stories have popped up every now and then--for instance, Stage Door (1937), The Women (1939), Caged (1950), The Group (1966), Julia, Three Women, and The Turning Point (all 1977), 9 to 5 (1980), Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean (1982).

Tampa Times, January 7, 1967. Dragnet And LSD Harry Morgan searches for LSD as teen-age suspect, Donna Boswell, stares into space on "Dragnet 1967" which premieres Thursday at 9:30 p.m., in color on WELA-TV.

It isn't exactly breaking news to say that the DNC has become a scam like any other, but srsly: fuck you, DNC. I especially like the fine print of "Contributions or gifts to the DNC are not tax deductible", which further confirms that your money will be pissed away.

Fresno Bee, January 7, 1983. "I don't like going to the post office looking bad and having someone come up and recognize me," Rosanne Cash said. "It's not one of my favorite things. It makes me feel like I've got something on the back of my skirt all the time."

Nanaimo Daily News, January 7, 1983. Dolly Parton is said to be considering a role in a sequel to "Superman II." Dolly's part would be that of a "witch-like evil force."

Daily Variety, January 7, 1980. There's a lot of competition for the most absurd "For Your Consideration" ad, and MOONRAKER is way, way up there.

Pornie Van Dyke United States, Census, 1940

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 6, 1985. Brooke Shields tours Kenya! Persis Khambatta returns to India! EXCITING PEOPLE EXOTIC PLACES hosted by Pam Dawber SATURDAY 10PM

Medina County Gazette, January 6, 1967. It is a tribute to Producer Roddenberry's efforts to produce adult s-f fare that "Star Trek" was one of the top 10 new shows this season. Unfortunately, there is a rumor currently making the round that the show may be watered down to the children's level.

Toledo Blade, January 6, 1968. This midnight showing of Kenneth Anger films is pretty fucking hip, and it must have been great to see SCORPIO RISING and FIREWORKS in a theater, tho less so INAUGURATION OF THE PLEASURE DOME. I saw DOME on 16mm at film school in 1995, and it was a major snooze.

Vaggie : Charlie Morningstar :: Beckett Mariner : D'vana Tendi

tfw you realize your noise-canceling headphones have been set to "aware" and not "quiet" this whole time

Bibliocommons' network outage has long since been resolved, but my former employer's ability to provide accurate information is as broken as ever.

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