Here's the full look at the sensational @criterion.bsky.social 4K release of EYES WIDE SHUT, which is one of the most dramatic 4K upgrades that you'll see all year:

The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in Eastern Market on Wednesday, nearly 15 years after someone proposed it in a viral social media post.

Revolutionary French filmmaker & life-long curmudgeon Jean-Luc Godard was BOTD in 1930 & died by assisted suicide in 2022 at 91. An early supporter of Palestine & other political causes, his 1960 film "Le petit soldat" was banned due 2 its political commentary on the Algerian War

This is one of the things I talked about yesterday with a local business owner. It was my 54th birthday yesterday and we discussed the fabulous feeling of being free of what anyone thinks especially dumb and mean people.

I’ve been complaining about this low contrast, what I call “wet oatmeal look” in modern cinematography for ages, nice to see more people talking about it.

Friendly reminder, you don’t need to spend money to save money today. You can just save your money.

We’re just watching a race to see which bubble or Ponzi scheme or presidentially endorsed grift collapses the world economy first.

I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Since August, more than two dozen Idahoans have reported they’ve become ill after drinking raw milk, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says.

We spoke to nine actors, directors, and creators about how they're responding to both the economic pressures and fan backlash stemming from Hollywood's AI “tsunami."

Hey. Y’all remember Charlie Kirk?! I know you probably don’t, but quick refresher there was like two weeks a little while ago where political violence and death threats against politicians were treated super serious. I’d assume there will be lots of reporting now harkening back to that. Any time…

YouTube getting rid of the dedicated YouTube Kids app and allowing pure slop to overrun its filters in the main app is an excellent reason for every parent to drop it entirely, as @allisonjo1.bsky.social points out www.theverge.com/tech/824556/...

It cannot be said enough how everyone that confirmed RFK Jr has endless blood on their hands. They should be asked why they did that every day until they acknowledge as much and beg forgiveness.

takes an unbelievable level of failed skill checks to be a loser if you're rich. you have unrestrained time and resources to hone any skill in the world and to verifiably support your local community but instead you're a selfish spineless blight on society. no excuse for it

I’m not usually a big episodic TV watcher, but the first two episodes of PLUR1BUS are pretty astounding science fiction.

how I came to be in the Epstein files

Our leading news organizations turned a cache of ultimately-innocuous emails into a scandal-coded weeklong series of front page stories leading into the 2016 election. If they do not cover the "emails from notorious pedophile implication the President" emails with the same fervor, it's curious!

a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers

Wait, let him cook. What if we actually taxed the insurance companies and gave healthcare directly to the people?! Let’s get this horseshoe thing working for us for once.

I get this a lot too. I don't use ChatGPT or any LLMs in my work because I want my writing to sound like me, not like the averaged-out voice of the internet. But also, writing is thinking, and thinking is a habit. I don't want to get out of that habit.

Timely reminder as we face increasing costs for our subsidized health insurance. 🤔

Wow #idpol

Wow.

Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶

Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.

On in about 30 minutes! www.youtube.com/live/N9dmRLX...

“The American conservative project, the old dream of making the world into a place awful enough to justify American conservatism, never had a better champion.” The obit everyone needs.

Love this essay by @esmesays.bsky.social on a topic that gave me much cause for thought and questioning while writing my Ed Wood book lwlies.com/in-praise-of...

Same old story. Like the pointless arguments about “full frame” sensors vs “cropped” sensors.

Last minute addition to your Halloween viewing! vimeo.com/ondemand/evi...

Marlene Dietrich’s only child has passed at 100. 😿

Republicans have illegally stopped SNAP payments (aka food stamps). Here's a selection from the DECADES of research that prove this program benefits society: better health, less crime, higher rates of education, and a savings of $20 for every $1 spent 🧪 skepchick.org/2025/10/food...

The GOP rationale for cutting the social safety net is always “private charity will fill the gap”. So, in a couple weeks when all the food banks are depleted, will famously wealthy food hoarding LDS church step up? They are the biggest religious organization in Idaho. 🤔

For every meal that a food bank provides, SNAP provides 9. There’s no way that food banks can meet that gap. This needs to end and SNAP needs to be funded.

Marlene Dietrich and Anna May Wong

Leica vs Leica – M vs R cameras & lenses and thoughts on Rangefinders & SLRs

Gorgeous new Scott Barley short just dropped! Inspiring use of iPhone, strongly reminiscent of his feature Sleep Has Her House. #iPhoneFilmmaking

#ACA #RedStateBlues 87% percent of the State’s population receives subsidies. Last estimates were that $51/mo would become $2,232/mo in a state where the primary PAC (“Idaho Freedom Foundation”) fights against the interests of it citizens. www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/i...

Sarah A. Miller’s bobcat photos on the Boise Greenbelt are gorgeous! 😻

He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Black & White #Caturday #Nampa #LeicaM

Yesterday, Donald Trump announced on social media that he had been planning to “surge” troops into San Francisco this weekend—but was dissuaded from doing so by several tech billionaires.

Ghost Town 👻 #Nampa #Halloween #LeicaM

The only use case crypto currencies ever had was for facilitating criminal enterprises. So obviously the Trump family is all in on crypto. 💸

You’d be hard pressed to find a bigger Leica fanboy than myself, but this new M EV-1 has got to be the dumbest shit I’ve ever seen. M-mount, useless focusing aids, and a decade out-of-date EVF for $9K. Even the best EVF sucks to use with manual focus. This is insanity. 📷💸🤔

Spooky season in Nampa. 🎃 #Halloween #LeicaM