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People who watch movies for the human drama, the “empathy machine” people, are the overwhelming majority in the arthouse realm, leaving us bird people to scan every title and plot description for some sign of avian life and not...
“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” –Wilma Rudolph Setsuna, Karin, Ai, Shioriko, Rina and Mia travel to...
Just some personal stories about uniforms and gender conformation.
Time to bring back this favorite post, cheesey title and all, plus a few extra comments & photos. Please remember bonnets of this era are meant to perch on your head not lean forward like a sun-visor. In this sharing, I would alos like...
Today during our graduation party, I was chatting with our M.A. students from China. The question of anxiety came up — anxiety about getting a job and / or keeping one. I said, yes, I noticed that some of your classmates are worrywarts,...
Over the past few days, I’ve been taking walks again. This was something I used to do regularly, but now that I sit here on a park bench, I realize it’s probably only been a fleeting weekly habitat best. Both the weather and work kept me...
🍿 Finished watching: The Hunting Wives. Yasmine suggested we watch this. We nearly gave up after episode 2, but the murder mystery element kept us coming back for more. In spite a lot of elements we did not like.
Following up on my previous post, here are some additional “assorted links” from my neck of the woods, the world of higher ed:
Instant photography, just add water.
I’ve been farting around with ExtraBar since I got it, and I really like the approach. It’s effectively a replacement for your Menu Bar (or more accurately, utilities like Bartender that clean up an overstuffed Menu Bar), but there are a...
Today’s recording starts with the end of The Twisted Whiskers Show. Will the nightmare never end? There’s a trail for Hai! Karate! Journey to Japan. Then it’s Shaun the Sheep – Shaun Shoots the Sheep. Two visitors pass through the farm,...
In 2023 Jimmy Cauty and Jem Finer created a one-off for Heavenly using the moniker Local Psycho. This project has since morphed into The Standing Stones, and seen the launch of the label, L-13 Light Industrial Recordings. The pair...
Why does Herbert Marshall do so much walking in this? Besides being very good at walking, he’s an important rich person with neglected wife Marlene Dietrich (shortly after her great Sternberg run), ditching her for work events in the...