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| NEVERENDING FILM FESTIVAL #223 [archive] NOV. 24, 2023 |
True Romance (1993)I pop this movie on every few years, and it’s always delightful. Tarantino wrote it, but he was still only on the cusp of success, so Warner Bros wouldn’t let him direct.It’s … [read more]
I was in impossibly good spirits on the long two-bus ride, even sending chipper text-messages to family members who’d be there, and to those who wouldn’t. … [read more]
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| CRANKY OLD FART’S BROWSER HISTORY #385 [archive] NOV. 23, 2023 |
The story of Thanksgiving and the National Day of Mourning
Could a chess match against a grandmaster be won with remote-controlled sex toys? … [read more]
Family is the darnedest thing, ain’t it? Buncha people who sprang from the same parents or grandparents, that’s all, and there’s no choosing who’s family, only choosing who’s close and who’s distant. … [read more]
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| NEVERENDING FILM FESTIVAL #222 [archive] NOV. 21, 2023 |
The Internet’s Own Boy (2014)Aaron Swartz was a tech prodigy who, at 14, helped develop RSS (Really Simple Syndication). … [read more]
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| CRANKY OLD FART’S BROWSER HISTORY #384 [archive] NOV. 21, 2023 |
Argentina elects far-right libertarian Javier Milei as president
Here’s a brave prediction: Flurries of wacky headlines and bad news are in Argentina’s future. … [read more]
Once or twice I might have mentioned that I’m not a ‘support your local cops’ guy. I don’t like or trust the police.I’ve never been arrested, never been beaten up by a cop, but I’ve seen brutality in person, made it around a corner just in time. … [read more]
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| NEVERENDING FILM FESTIVAL #221 [archive] NOV. 20, 2023 |
Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013)Please ignore the movie’s silly title. There’s no poetry, and it’s a fine flick.It … [read more]
Many of my bus rides end at the Burien Transit Center, where I switch to a different bus and ride away. Riding the same routes in reverse on my way back, that line also ends at BTC, where I get onto the bus for home. … [read more]
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| NEVERENDING FILM FESTIVAL #220 [archive] NOV. 19, 2023 |
Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)Three cowboys are on a long ride across the range, headed for Waco. … [read more]