musicologyman
@musicologyman.bsky.social
Music (meta)historian. Born Jewish, adopted by Episcopalians. High church stan.
Only Shea Whigham displayed a character I’d never seen before from him. But, then, I guess that’s why studios go for the people they do.
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Only Shea Whigham displayed a character I’d never seen before from him. But, then, I guess that’s why studios go for the people they do.
I did find a nunber of ther performances outstanding, even if it seemed that most of the principals were playing characters I’d seen elsewhere: Macfadyen in Succession, Offerman in any number of things, Shannon in Boardwalk Empire, etc. Even Whitford seemed to be reprising Josh Lyman.
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I did find a nunber of ther performances outstanding, even if it seemed that most of the principals were playing characters I’d seen elsewhere: Macfadyen in Succession, Offerman in any number of things, Shannon in Boardwalk Empire, etc. Even Whitford seemed to be reprising Josh Lyman.
Hmmm…
FWIW, the dialog struck me as anachronistic. I’m not sure if they deliberately wrote it that way. It was all a bit disorienting.
FWIW, the dialog struck me as anachronistic. I’m not sure if they deliberately wrote it that way. It was all a bit disorienting.
November 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Hmmm…
FWIW, the dialog struck me as anachronistic. I’m not sure if they deliberately wrote it that way. It was all a bit disorienting.
FWIW, the dialog struck me as anachronistic. I’m not sure if they deliberately wrote it that way. It was all a bit disorienting.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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“So much winning.”
And, yes, I’m f***ing tired of what they’re calling “winning.”
And, yes, I’m f***ing tired of what they’re calling “winning.”
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
“So much winning.”
And, yes, I’m f***ing tired of what they’re calling “winning.”
And, yes, I’m f***ing tired of what they’re calling “winning.”
If you doubts, maybe it’s time to consider any unconscious bias you may harbor in favor of competence.
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
If you doubts, maybe it’s time to consider any unconscious bias you may harbor in favor of competence.
Smart move. I never travel without one.
November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Smart move. I never travel without one.
He’s giving Mick Jagger something to aspire to!
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 AM
He’s giving Mick Jagger something to aspire to!
Don’t mind Damon too much (although he always plays the same character), but I‘m right there with you on Affleck and have been saying so for years. Thanks for the reassurance that it’s not just me!
November 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Don’t mind Damon too much (although he always plays the same character), but I‘m right there with you on Affleck and have been saying so for years. Thanks for the reassurance that it’s not just me!
As an ex-conservative myself (today I'm very much of the liberal left), I remained astonished at how much many on the left think they know about how conservatives think and the extent to which some will go to enforce the smelly little leftish (often anti-liberal) orthodoxies of the moment.
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
As an ex-conservative myself (today I'm very much of the liberal left), I remained astonished at how much many on the left think they know about how conservatives think and the extent to which some will go to enforce the smelly little leftish (often anti-liberal) orthodoxies of the moment.
Mike, what you're calling for--and I'm with you 100%--requires a degree of humility (including, and perhaps especially, epistemic humility) that is in short supply in America today.
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Mike, what you're calling for--and I'm with you 100%--requires a degree of humility (including, and perhaps especially, epistemic humility) that is in short supply in America today.
Leave it to the NY Times to confirm for people in so-called "flyover country" what they already erroneously believe NYC is really like.
November 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Leave it to the NY Times to confirm for people in so-called "flyover country" what they already erroneously believe NYC is really like.
What are you operas are you hearing?
November 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
What are you operas are you hearing?
“Make Nostalgia Great Again”
November 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“Make Nostalgia Great Again”
Thighs? Okay, now you’re dead to me, girl!
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Thighs? Okay, now you’re dead to me, girl!
Yep, and Vance knows it, too.
He behaves in a lot of ways that make it clear he’s a bad Catholic, but his brazen intellectual dishonesty is near the top of the list.
He behaves in a lot of ways that make it clear he’s a bad Catholic, but his brazen intellectual dishonesty is near the top of the list.
November 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Yep, and Vance knows it, too.
He behaves in a lot of ways that make it clear he’s a bad Catholic, but his brazen intellectual dishonesty is near the top of the list.
He behaves in a lot of ways that make it clear he’s a bad Catholic, but his brazen intellectual dishonesty is near the top of the list.
Here’s the video of the Brahms Sextet, op. 18, that I recommended: youtu.be/c5D9FbG71eE?...
Brahms: String Sextet, Op. 18 - Janine Jansen & Friends - International Chamber Music Festival HD
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November 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Here’s the video of the Brahms Sextet, op. 18, that I recommended: youtu.be/c5D9FbG71eE?...
“Patriotism” trumps competence every time.
Come to think of it, I kinda like Duffy’s thinking here. I think he should serve as Transportation Sec’y without pay. You know, b/c “Patriotism!”
Come to think of it, I kinda like Duffy’s thinking here. I think he should serve as Transportation Sec’y without pay. You know, b/c “Patriotism!”
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“Patriotism” trumps competence every time.
Come to think of it, I kinda like Duffy’s thinking here. I think he should serve as Transportation Sec’y without pay. You know, b/c “Patriotism!”
Come to think of it, I kinda like Duffy’s thinking here. I think he should serve as Transportation Sec’y without pay. You know, b/c “Patriotism!”
You know what’s scary? I think the White House, Hegseth, Rubio, Vance, and Gabbard may not even care. In fact, there’s a high probability that they don’t.
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
You know what’s scary? I think the White House, Hegseth, Rubio, Vance, and Gabbard may not even care. In fact, there’s a high probability that they don’t.