Althouse: Sunrise

२७ एप्रिल, २०२४

Sunrise — 6:00.

११ टिप्पण्या:

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...: You know how people say they made a V line for whatever...

When people make a C line, or a D line, they can't say V line because they are Obese.

#PowerOfObservation; २७/४/२४, ५:४४ PM
Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...: Now that DiCaprio is set to star in a Frank Sinatra biopic, we are going to definitively find out whether he is as good as the greats.; २७/४/२४, ५:४९ PM
Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...: I love it when the weather is like this.; २७/४/२४, ६:०६ PM
narciso म्हणाले...: Dicaprio as the chairman thats ridiculous; २७/४/२४, ७:०४ PM
MadTownGuy म्हणाले...: Unused ventilators bought during pandemic donated to Ukraine (Toronto Sun)

Former Liberal MP questioned over ventilator contract at ethics committee (National Post)

NYC reportedly sells nearly $225M worth of COVID supplies for just $500K

I'm sensing a trend.; २७/४/२४, ७:५८ PM
Bill Crawford म्हणाले...: Russell Brand posted on X that he is getting baptized Sunday.; २७/४/२४, ८:२२ PM
Humperdink म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; २८/४/२४, ४:४१ AM
Humperdink म्हणाले...: Ronald Reagan views on unrest (Via Powerline):

https://twitter.com/i/status/1784150096751231176; २८/४/२४, ६:१३ AM
Mr. O. Possum म्हणाले...: Saw "Sunset Boulevard" last night.

Looking it up on Wikipedia, I find that it is supposedly one of Pres. Trump's favorite films, according to the WaPo which reported in 2022 that he screened it several times in the White House.

"It was all very queer. But, queerer things were yet to come," says narrator William Holden, the kept-man of the lunatic silent screen recluse Norma Desmond, played by Gloria Swanson.

"I didn't know you were planning a comeback," he tells her.
"I hate that word," she replied. "It's a return, a return to the millions of people who have never forgiven me for deserting the screen."; २८/४/२४, ६:३१ AM
Narr म्हणाले...: I post to thank John Henry (I'm pretty sure he was the main voice) for his recco of Arthur Herman's "Freedom's Forge" about the industrial mobilization of the USA in WWII (the Big One).

Fascinating read, and full of things I didn't know.

On the movie front, I got an email from the campus retirees association about a double feature of classics--Ophuls's "Letter from an Unknown Woman" and Ray's "In a Lonely Place."

We got culture!; २८/४/२४, ९:२८ AM
Old and slow म्हणाले...: I second Narr's comments about Freedom's Forge, it is a terrific book. I've gotten some great book, music and television recommendations from the comments over the years. Also, Dave Begley steered me to the Cloisters retreat which I've never done, but have told others about it and they have said it was life changing.

Recently I've become overly familiar with the commenters here and find myself skipping almost everything and wondering why I even bother at times. Thanks for the reminder that for all the occasional tedium, these comments are still some of the best around.; २८/४/२४, १०:१० AM