Just a reminder, the pho at Caphe Banh Mi is excellent and a perfect cold-weather meal.

Michael Caine is my favorite Scrooge.

Just finished watching Blue Velvet on 4k and it was incredible as ever. Dennis Hopper huffing a mysterious gas with Dean Stockwell lip-synching to Roy Orbison is truly nightmare material.

Home Alone holds up way better than I expected.

I watched this for the first time last week and really enjoyed it. John Hannah is an underutilized actor and should be in more things.

None of this is surprising at all to me.

Born and raised in Chesapeake and I can easily see why. It's the poster-child for bland suburban living, filled with folks afraid of cities.

This did not take long.

It’s Christmas-music-on-vinyl season.

Some of my fondest memories are browsing the local video rental store as a kid/teenager and discovering all sorts of amazing films I never would have discovered otherwise. I hope they make a comeback soon.

Wake Up Dead Man was really excellent and worth seeing in theaters.

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen multiple times - Bad Religion (x5) - 2 Skinnee J’s (x3) - Alkaline Trio (x5) - Rise Against (x3) - Phish (x5)

Lasagna is a perfectly reasonable side dish.

If I have to turn on my AC today, I will be an unhappy camper.

Nerd alert: as a teen in the 90s I bought two VCRs so could make copies of episodes and trade them with people on the internet. I wish I still had that collection.

- The Shining - Stop Making Sense - This is Spinal Tap - Clue

👋🏻 Civic engagement novice here. So what does it mean that the Rosemont civic association voted against the Braddock Rd plans? Does it mean anything for the actual approval process with the city or is it just for show?

Uh you guys, episode one of Plur1bus on Apple TV was jaw-droppingly good.

Annual ritual: vote followed by breakfast.

I watched Hedwig and the Angry Inch for the first time last night and naturally, I'm blaring the soundtrack all day today.

Criterion flash sale bounty.

Finished Katabasis by RF Kuang this morning and thoroughly enjoyed it. I loved the critical and cultural exploration of academia. It can truly be a hellscape.

Tonight’s feature: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). Action hero Geena Davis, sidekick Samuel L Jackson, and writing by Shane Black.

We dined at Pineapple and Pearls last night for my birthday dinner. Our amuse-bouche was a crepe stuffed with caviar and cheese topped with edible gold leaf that you weren’t “allowed” to eat with your hands.

Happy Criterion Collection flash sale day to all that celebrate!

Tonight’s viewing: Lois Malle’s Elevator to the Gallows (1957). Featuring a score by Miles Davis.

Cheri and I started playing Blue Prince in the PS5 and let me tell you this game is ADDICTING.

Seen at the Braddock Road metro.

Dulles customs took about 20 minutes total with the mobile passport control in case anyone was curious or worried.

Obsessed with these little electric two seater cars. It seems you can drive them on the road or in the bike lanes here.

See stroopwaffle, get stroopwaffle.

We’ve only been in Amsterdam for a few hours and I’m amazed at the bicycle culture here. All casual riders, no helmets, regular clothing, no racing outfits, lots of families riding together.

This is one of Bad Religion’s best albums too!

I tried to pay my car tax multiple times but kept getting errors without any explanation. In a final attempt, I switched browsers, and it worked just fine. I guess the @alexandriavagov.bsky.social payment site doesn't like Firefox?

Every time I make hollandaise sauce I think it’ll be way more complex and involved than it actually is.

First time at Art on the Avenue in years and it was a great one. Stopping at the Garden for a post-art bevy.

The best thing my grad program at GMU did was weave these skills and concepts throughout the curriculum.

Amsterdam trip is next week -- taking any and all dining recommendations. Any cuisine from street carts to fine dining!

Watched Godzilla Minus One tonight. I’m not a kaiju connoisseur, but this was way better than I expected.

Tonight we watched Otto Preminger’s Anatomy of a Murder. I went into this cold and was stunned at how good this courtroom procedural was.

First night of figure drawing class at the Art League’s new Slaters Annex.

This is me every day from the start of fall until winter.

'Rapture' comes from the Latin 'rapere' meaning "to seize and carry off." 'Raptor' also comes from 'rapere.' We hope neither carries you off today.

I hope all this rapture talk just gets more people to go watch The Leftovers on HBO.

Everything Tim Robinson makes is a must watch for me. Can’t wait for this.

some of you have never bailar la bamba and it shows

This one makes reading a challenge.

The newly expanded seating area at Hypergoat makes for a great weekday workspace.

Doctors I trust more than RFK Jr.