Althouse: At the Pictureless Café...

September 6, 2026

At the Pictureless Café...

... you can talk all night.

35 comments:

n.n said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 9/6/26, 6:56 PM
n.n said...: Unseen things.; 9/6/26, 6:58 PM
Michael McNeil said...: In addition to claiming the Moon (seriously), Trump posted this today.; 9/6/26, 6:59 PM
Leland said...: Hopefully many will continue their discussion of pictures last night. Silver Screen Pictures.; 9/6/26, 7:05 PM
Mason G said...: BREAKING: After falling -80% from its record high, Nike,
$NKE, will be removed from the S&P 100 at the end of this month, ending a near 18-year run in the index.

The stock has now erased -$230 billion in market cap since its all time high.

A collapse for the history books.

https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2096317768408703022; 9/6/26, 7:07 PM
Jim at said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 9/6/26, 7:11 PM
Jim at said...: Nike's stock was $167.31 on November 5, 2021.
It closed Friday at $38.40.

And now they're getting removed from the S&P 100 on September 21.

If we could only figure out what caused its demise ...; 9/6/26, 7:12 PM
Eva Marie said...: I first heard about the murder of Dan Markel reading Instapundit. I followed the amazing twists and turns in the story. Now there’s a docuseries: Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel. A four part series on Hulu.; 9/6/26, 7:14 PM
Iman said...: The more one considers how the Democrats have been operating and how they’ve performed, it calls into question why the even continue as a political party. Impeaching Trump twice, the avalanche of lawfare continuing even today, they behave as anti-American criminals. Their infiltration of institutions and the bureaucracy gives them more power - even after losing elections - than any criminal enterprise should EVER have.; 9/6/26, 7:18 PM
Humperdink said...: Boys in the Boat. Great movie.; 9/6/26, 7:23 PM
Whiskeybum said...: In the news: a female Egyptian “glamor” TV star will face execution by hanging for her involvement in a drug ring. In Vietnam, 11 people will face lethal injection for their roles in the drug trade.

Now, segue to Wales in the UK. The BBC reports that a prisoner there was making somewhere around 250,000 British Pounds a month from prison by organizing drug deliveries - from prison. He had been caught on 6 occasions with cell phones. He had tested positive for cocaine usage. In prison. He had his prison issued laptop taken from him… not because he was using it for illicit purposes, but because he had… damaged the screen.

Read the again: HIS PRISON ISSUED LAPTOP.

WHY IS AN INCARCERATED ACTIVE DRUG LORD ISSUED A LAPTOP???

It is further reported that organized crime rings on the outside were concerned about his ability to pay them (and probably the prison guards also), and so as the guards looked away, he was found hanged in his cell (flashbacks of Epstein).

Two completely different worlds.; 9/6/26, 7:30 PM
Iman said...: Blame it on the House of Drug Lords.; 9/6/26, 7:47 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: What if ai is a big con? another shell game with taxpayer money?

Video: Ohio data-center boom

ai: "Whether artificial intelligence (AI) is a "big con" depends on how you look at it: AI is a real, highly capable technology, but the marketing hype surrounding it has arguably reached scam-like proportions."; 9/6/26, 8:01 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Know Your Memes : Blaming Your Hormones for Murder is like Blaming Testosterones for Rape; 9/6/26, 8:06 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Another YouTube clip with a guy saying ai is a con.; 9/6/26, 8:17 PM
James K said...: If AI is all that it's cracked up to be, they shouldn't need tax abatements or any other taxpayer funding. Maybe just some reasonableness on zoning and permits. But they don't need to build data centers anywhere near residential neighborhoods.; 9/6/26, 8:20 PM
hanuman_prodigious_leaper said...: Can't AI figure out where it wants its Data Centers; 9/6/26, 8:30 PM
Mason G said...: "If we could only figure out what caused its demise ..."

There were clues...

https://x.com/atensnut/status/2096676854979543199; 9/6/26, 8:31 PM
Gospace said...: New York was hit by several tornadoes the other night. My daughter and family were out celebrating her birthday as one touched down in her town and paraded right through her yard. A few trees uprooted and a lot of downed branches, but no damage to the house. The subsequent power outage meant they lost all the food in their freezer and fridge. Her 20 minute drive to work the next morning took 45 minutes.

We had them for dinner Friday night and during dinner they got the message from NYSEG that their power was restored. I had bought a 5¼ lb prime rib roast from Walmart for $13.95/lb (Not a typo- $13.95/lb) and it seemed an appropriate occasion to share.

Brings up the question of where Walmart found vacuum packed prime rib roasts it could sell at that price, but I didn't worry about that. I saw the price, I bought one that seemed right sized for us. There were no leftovers and everyone filled up. When I go out tomorrow I'm going to check their meat counter carefully. But we are going to split the cost on half a cow. I bought a whole one last time, and am just reaching the end of the ground beef chubs. I'd have to completely empty my freezer to share a whole cow again.; 9/6/26, 8:32 PM
Political Junkie said...: Greatest Epic - Lawrence of Arabia
Greatest Movie Overall - Casablanca
Greatest Western - Shane
Greatest SciFi - Star Wars (1977)
Greatest Comedy - Dr. Strangelove
Greatest Love Story - The Way We Were
Greatest RomCom - When Harry Met Sally
Greatest Animation - Who Framed Roger Rabbit; 9/6/26, 8:54 PM
Political Junkie said...: Greatest Documentary - Hoop Dreams; 9/6/26, 8:55 PM
Political Junkie said...: Greatest Musical - Sandy and Danny, of course.; 9/6/26, 8:57 PM
Dave Begley said...: Badgers in trouble.; 9/6/26, 9:27 PM
hanuman_prodigious_leaper said...: https://www.slashfilm.com/2250643/steve-mcqueen-legendary-western-series-wanted-dead-or-alive/; 9/6/26, 9:34 PM
hanuman_prodigious_leaper said...: Free stream
https://tubitv.com/series/300008255/wanted-dead-or-alive; 9/6/26, 9:35 PM
Eva Marie said...: @Political Junkie
I agree on Lawrence of Arabia
The rest are great choices but not sure they’re my bests; 9/6/26, 9:48 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: A good question: “If Lindsay Clancy killed your children instead of hers, Would you be defending her based on her psychosis?
Or would you be fighting for justice?”; 9/6/26, 9:49 PM
Peachy+2 said...: not right without the photos.; 9/6/26, 10:03 PM
HistoryDoc said...: If Political Junkie thinks Who Framed Roger Rabbit is the best animation movie ever, it calls into question all his other choices.

Only explanation is a Jessica Rabbit fetish.; 9/6/26, 10:07 PM
mccullough said...: Wisconsin hasn’t won the Big 10 in 15 seasons.; 9/6/26, 10:08 PM
mccullough said...: Nike should move its headquarters to Texas. And fire the AWFL marketing team.

Hoka & On have eaten their lunch in running/walking shoes over the last five years. And no one over the age of 21 wears basketball shoes bless they are getting paid to play hoops.; 9/6/26, 10:10 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: Some say the greatest cosplayer of all time.

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117226930189515809
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117225557481501023; 9/6/26, 10:17 PM
hanuman_prodigious_leaper said...: Is Trump Ferengi?
The official rules of Ferengi society are known as the Rules of Acquisition. They are a collection of 285 sacred guidelines that dictate all commerce, behavior, and philosophy within the Ferengi Alliance.Here are some of the most famous and essential rules from the list:
Rule 1: Once you have their money, you never give it back.
Rule 3: Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to.
Rule 6: Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity.
Rule 9: Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.
Rule 10: Greed is eternal.
Rule 18: A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all.
Rule 34: War is good for business.
Rule 35: Peace is good for business.
Rule 111: Treat people in debt to you like family: exploit them.
Rule 208: Sometimes, the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer.
Rule 214: Never begin a negotiation on an empty stomach.Rule 239: Never be afraid to mislabel a product.
Rule 285: No good deed goes unpunished.; 9/6/26, 10:40 PM
hanuman_prodigious_leaper said...: https://www.slashfilm.com/2250011/star-trek-leonard-nimoy-guest-starred-western-series-tombstone-territory/; 9/6/26, 10:51 PM
Big Mike said...: @Junkie, the only one you got right is “When Harry Met Sally.” And I’m not so sure “Princess Bride” isn’t a touch better.; 9/6/26, 11:16 PM