Erik Nelson
@ejnel.bsky.social
"An Intelligent and Complicated Character"
--Werner Herzog
--Werner Herzog
Let me go first. Colbert should announce he is running for President, yes, as a a Democrat, for 2028, and use the next year (until CBS inevitably fires him outright) to campaign. And yes, I am serious.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
CBS to Cancel ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Citing ‘Financial Decision’
CBS said it planned to cancel Stephen Colbert's Late Show after next season, citing the weakening finances of late night
variety.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Let me go first. Colbert should announce he is running for President, yes, as a a Democrat, for 2028, and use the next year (until CBS inevitably fires him outright) to campaign. And yes, I am serious.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
I'm sure many of us immediately thought of this when we heard the sad news. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2js...
Annette Funicello and The Beach Boys
YouTube video by SuperCanopus
www.youtube.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I'm sure many of us immediately thought of this when we heard the sad news. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2js...
WaPo Headline:
"Post owner Bezos announces shift in opinions section; Shipley to leave"
WaPo's A.I analysis of reader comments:
"Post owner Bezos announces shift in opinions section; Shipley to leave"
WaPo's A.I analysis of reader comments:
February 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
WaPo Headline:
"Post owner Bezos announces shift in opinions section; Shipley to leave"
WaPo's A.I analysis of reader comments:
"Post owner Bezos announces shift in opinions section; Shipley to leave"
WaPo's A.I analysis of reader comments:
Sarah Kendzlor is just CRUSHING it, both in content and in style. 10 out 10, no notes.
December 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Sarah Kendzlor is just CRUSHING it, both in content and in style. 10 out 10, no notes.
Intermission
Tired of the Trump Show? Time to change the way you watch.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
December 1, 2024 at 5:16 PM
"John Wooden, Larry Bird, and Jerry Garcia are all the same person. With that same sense of selflessness, leadership, that same sense of being the person responsible for the outcome and that ability to deliver peak performance on command." @stevesilberman.bsky.social
www.salon.com/2016/04/16/i...
www.salon.com/2016/04/16/i...
"I am the human being that I am today because of the Grateful Dead": Bill Walton shares life lessons from 859 shows
The world's tallest Deadhead tells Salon "I'm living under a series of mantras from the Grateful Dead right now"
www.salon.com
May 27, 2024 at 7:05 PM
"John Wooden, Larry Bird, and Jerry Garcia are all the same person. With that same sense of selflessness, leadership, that same sense of being the person responsible for the outcome and that ability to deliver peak performance on command." @stevesilberman.bsky.social
www.salon.com/2016/04/16/i...
www.salon.com/2016/04/16/i...
The Great Man meets The Great Woman...
... Dorothy Parker visiting W.C. Fields on the set of Poppy...
... Dorothy Parker visiting W.C. Fields on the set of Poppy...
February 19, 2024 at 3:40 PM
The Great Man meets The Great Woman...
... Dorothy Parker visiting W.C. Fields on the set of Poppy...
... Dorothy Parker visiting W.C. Fields on the set of Poppy...
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Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
February 5, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
January 19, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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Bilko Alert!!
Me, wanting to watch you dance the Black Bottom.
👁👁
Here's the clip, assuming you can't describe it from memory by now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0zI...
Hermes Pan was a genius.
👁👁
Here's the clip, assuming you can't describe it from memory by now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0zI...
Hermes Pan was a genius.
The Black Bottom 1942 (Ginger Rogers)
From the movie: ROXIE HART 1942Ginger Rogers leads a spirited version of the 1920's Black Bottom.
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2023 at 5:56 PM
Bilko Alert!!
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ah yes the 1949 parade, the one and only appearance of Ichabod the Hideous Insect Thing
November 23, 2023 at 10:59 PM
ah yes the 1949 parade, the one and only appearance of Ichabod the Hideous Insect Thing
Essential reading...
"The conversation was about the movie business, and nobody had talked to me about the movie business before that moment...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...
"The conversation was about the movie business, and nobody had talked to me about the movie business before that moment...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...
Albert Brooks on the Call From Stanley Kubrick That Changed His Life
The comedy legend, subject of Rob Reiner's HBO doc "Defending My Life," says the director told him never to blame himself for a commercial failure: "That decision is made long before that movie gets o...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 12, 2023 at 12:21 AM
Essential reading...
"The conversation was about the movie business, and nobody had talked to me about the movie business before that moment...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...
"The conversation was about the movie business, and nobody had talked to me about the movie business before that moment...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...
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John Cena discovered this news after he inadvertently ran off a cliff, looked down, and could see nothing but David Zaslav below him.
Warner Bros. Shelves John Cena’s ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Movie After Filming Was Completed
Warner Bros. has shelved another film that has completed filming in the interest of a tax write-off.
variety.com
November 9, 2023 at 10:07 PM
John Cena discovered this news after he inadvertently ran off a cliff, looked down, and could see nothing but David Zaslav below him.
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Stellar programming. On the same bill you can see a dark, brooding meditation on mortality and the silence of God AND The Seventh Seal.
November 9, 2023 at 5:10 AM
Stellar programming. On the same bill you can see a dark, brooding meditation on mortality and the silence of God AND The Seventh Seal.
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Ursula Vernon's Hugo acceptance speech included this delightful anecdote-slash-metaphor-slash-encouragement. https://www.patreon.com/posts/91410900
October 21, 2023 at 11:04 PM
Ursula Vernon's Hugo acceptance speech included this delightful anecdote-slash-metaphor-slash-encouragement. https://www.patreon.com/posts/91410900
The Sacred Nexus Of My Childhood...
October 21, 2023 at 11:49 PM
The Sacred Nexus Of My Childhood...
Weegie and Diane Arbus meet The Three Stooges...
October 21, 2023 at 11:48 PM
Weegie and Diane Arbus meet The Three Stooges...
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What are you seeing this weekend?
October 21, 2023 at 9:26 PM
What are you seeing this weekend?
Good news, I guess, but two thoughts. One, Paul Schrader is right, this would be a total travesty. And, secondly, BOY did I want to see this. (Bonus points if Scorsese was in the back seat, still ranting about what he was going to do with his .44 Magnum.)
variety.com/2023/film/ne...
variety.com/2023/film/ne...
Uber and Robert De Niro Deny Reports of Reviving ‘Taxi Driver’ Role for U.K. TV Commercial
Uber has denied reports that Robert De Niro will revive the Travis Bickle character from 'Taxi Driver' in a U.K. TV ad for the ride-sharing service.
variety.com
September 25, 2023 at 8:58 PM
Good news, I guess, but two thoughts. One, Paul Schrader is right, this would be a total travesty. And, secondly, BOY did I want to see this. (Bonus points if Scorsese was in the back seat, still ranting about what he was going to do with his .44 Magnum.)
variety.com/2023/film/ne...
variety.com/2023/film/ne...