A bit late, but appropriate for the weather.

Someone posted, "If the attacks in Minnesota were really about fraud, the Government would have sent forensic accountants instead of ICE." Not badly said.

Anyone surprised? www.bbc.com/news/article...

“Think not of the books you’ve bought as a ‘to be read’ pile. Instead, think of your bookcase as a wine cellar. You collect books to be read at the right time, the right place, and the right mood.” ~ Luc van Donkersgoed

Venezuela = Epstein distraction. By this time next year, he'll be declaring war on Switzerland.

A few very new reviews of very old films; links to the movies follow the reviews. letterboxd.com/greyfeeld/re...

(*cough*) re-release (*cough*) ok.ru/video/996821...

Subtlety personified. cartoonresearch.com/index.php/te...

"People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character." --Ralph Waldo Emerson

As someone who works at a university magazine, it's extraordinary how many books we get in that are ready to tell us about the only way to construct a Perfect University.

Harvard Magazine, the magazine I work for, lost one of our most long-standing supporters yesterday. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Leh...

When you consider that faith in The Rapture involves praying for the destruction of everything except for a few of your friends, instead of having to deal with your neighbors and co-workers for one more day, then it becomes one of the most unChristian beliefs one can have.

"Russia warns U.S. about Iran." Well, 5 months into T's presidency and we're now at the beginning of this film about World War III. I've sometimes wondered why my will to create has dried up in the last decade, but I really needn't have wondered. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqo8...

You know, if Trump had grown up on poutine, none of this crap would have happened.

"The more intelligent one is, the more men of originality one finds. Ordinary people find no difference between men." ~~Pascal, Thoughts, 1670.

The time for superstition is past when there are far greater things to be afraid of.

Present mood: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYQs...

Not the worst way to introduce someone to silent film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGj5...

We may be in a position very soon where 'approval ratings' will never matter again.

Wallace Shawn's play "The Designated Mourner" is looking particularly prescient about now. m.ok.ru/video/165841...

The guy who attempted a violent takeover of Washington is calling Harvard a buncha terrorists. Film at 11. 12. 1. 2. 3...

Fumbling about here. Does anyone know a good instruction guide I can google? Thanks.

I’m concerned that the capture of the country by evil plutocratic cartoon characters is obscuring the unassailable fact that “The government should be run as if it were a business” is a really stupid idea no matter who’s trying to act on it.