Kelly Cooper
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I’m only midway through my first watch of “Sátántangó,” and I can confidently say that we’ve lost a genius.
Breaking News: Bela Tarr, a Hungarian director whose long, grim films like “Werckmeister Harmonies” made him an art-house titan, died at 70.
Bela Tarr, Titan of Slow-Moving Cinema, Dies at 70
The master Hungarian filmmaker’s movies included “Satantango” and “Werckmeister Harmonies.”
nyti.ms
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I’m only midway through my first watch of “Sátántangó,” and I can confidently say that we’ve lost a genius.
If a head of state commits a crime, they should be taken into custody and subjected to the rule of law. Unless such a head of state is the president of the United States. Then, they cannot be taken into custody, apprehended, indicted, or otherwise subjected to the rule of law. Do I understand this?
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
If a head of state commits a crime, they should be taken into custody and subjected to the rule of law. Unless such a head of state is the president of the United States. Then, they cannot be taken into custody, apprehended, indicted, or otherwise subjected to the rule of law. Do I understand this?
I mean... just look at these people.
Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.
December 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I mean... just look at these people.
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It was hard to convince Americans torture is wrong as a moral principle during Bush's term, and that was with the debate about whether torture makes us safer. I'm afraid for a portion of Trump's base, that calculation matters less. Idea of torturing undocumented immigrants may even bring pleasure.
December 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
It was hard to convince Americans torture is wrong as a moral principle during Bush's term, and that was with the debate about whether torture makes us safer. I'm afraid for a portion of Trump's base, that calculation matters less. Idea of torturing undocumented immigrants may even bring pleasure.
America's racist past is not—and has never been—past. Vote for social justice. Never give up.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
America's racist past is not—and has never been—past. Vote for social justice. Never give up.
William F. Buckley, Jr.'s skeleton is speaking. U Better Recognize.
Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
December 3, 2025 at 4:18 AM
William F. Buckley, Jr.'s skeleton is speaking. U Better Recognize.
When he dies, it's free ice cream day.
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
When he dies, it's free ice cream day.
I’d like someone to introduce a bill making it legal to vandalize any tomb containing the remains of Donald J. Trump. It takes time to pass legislation. Let’s get the ball rolling.
November 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I’d like someone to introduce a bill making it legal to vandalize any tomb containing the remains of Donald J. Trump. It takes time to pass legislation. Let’s get the ball rolling.
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"Me and Mayor Adams."
This is America, Mr. Potato Head. Learn to speak English.
This is America, Mr. Potato Head. Learn to speak English.
Homan: "I plan on being in New York City in the near future. We're gonna do operations in New York City. Me and Mayor Adams at one point had an agreement to let ICE in to Rikers ... we are increasing the enforcement presence in New York City."
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Me and Mayor Adams."
This is America, Mr. Potato Head. Learn to speak English.
This is America, Mr. Potato Head. Learn to speak English.
This is fantastic. And true.
It would be weird to play soccer using the tennis rules. So why are we writing fiction with the unnecessary limitations of film? I have some theories. And I wrote about 12 things film teaches us wrong (and 4 it teaches us right) about writing prose. Please join me!
open.substack.com/pub/rebeccam...
open.substack.com/pub/rebeccam...
November 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This is fantastic. And true.
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You can *maybe* get away with capitalizing "the President" or "the First Lady" when they are being used to refer to the only living person who holds that title, though it's extremely old-school and -hat. There is no excuse for "Presidents" or, worse, "the Presidency." None.
October 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
You can *maybe* get away with capitalizing "the President" or "the First Lady" when they are being used to refer to the only living person who holds that title, though it's extremely old-school and -hat. There is no excuse for "Presidents" or, worse, "the Presidency." None.
I voted for Mamdani so hard my sense of civic duty prolapsed.
October 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I voted for Mamdani so hard my sense of civic duty prolapsed.
This is hysterical. Cuomo is hyping his bona fides among religious “leaders” and the accompanying lists shows he has netted three endorsements in NYC’s largest borough. Three.
www.silive.com/politics/202...
www.silive.com/politics/202...
70 faith leaders across 5 boroughs endorse Cuomo in NYC mayoral race
Three Staten Island religious leaders back the Democrat to lead New York City, Cuomo's campaign has announced.
www.silive.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is hysterical. Cuomo is hyping his bona fides among religious “leaders” and the accompanying lists shows he has netted three endorsements in NYC’s largest borough. Three.
www.silive.com/politics/202...
www.silive.com/politics/202...
This is pretty on point. Straight stuff.
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is pretty on point. Straight stuff.
All those politicians that hollered from their podia, “We’re not going back!” were dead wrong. Man, they were off base.
September 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
All those politicians that hollered from their podia, “We’re not going back!” were dead wrong. Man, they were off base.
We created a robust public education system in America, and a world class university infrastructure, because people are stupid. Stupid.
September 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
We created a robust public education system in America, and a world class university infrastructure, because people are stupid. Stupid.
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"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
September 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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It’s important to note that Rolex is more interested in tariffs than in human rights or functional democracy. It has, apparently, zero interest in those things.
sports.yahoo.com/article/role...
sports.yahoo.com/article/role...
Rolex Has 1 Main Reason For Inviting President Trump To U.S. Open
The President of the United States will be in attendance at the U.S. Open men's final on Sunday afternoon. President Trump, 79, is set to attend the men's final between No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 2 C...
sports.yahoo.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It’s important to note that Rolex is more interested in tariffs than in human rights or functional democracy. It has, apparently, zero interest in those things.
sports.yahoo.com/article/role...
sports.yahoo.com/article/role...
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“Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion.”
― Barry Lopez
― Barry Lopez
September 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion.”
― Barry Lopez
― Barry Lopez
I live with a 3-year-old boy and occasionally I hear him randomly scream, “HEY GOOGLE, PLAY BUTTCHEEKS!” So, yeah, A.I. is obviously revolutionizing childhood pedagogy.
A.I. is changing classrooms. We spoke to the co-founder of Alpha Schools about how her private K-12 schools are using A.I. to generate personalized lesson plans and enabling teachers to spend their time motivating rather than teaching students. nyti.ms/3JHIZub
September 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I live with a 3-year-old boy and occasionally I hear him randomly scream, “HEY GOOGLE, PLAY BUTTCHEEKS!” So, yeah, A.I. is obviously revolutionizing childhood pedagogy.
I honestly thought Oliver North was dead. Darn it.
August 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I honestly thought Oliver North was dead. Darn it.
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We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.
July 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.
I've just been musing over how many people don't already know this. That folks don't know (or care) how NYC works is, frankly, a large part of why our politics is so chaotic.
gothamist.com/news/zohran-...
gothamist.com/news/zohran-...
Zohran Mamdani is calling for city-owned grocery stores. NYC already has them.
The idea has broad support from progressives, while some critics warn against “radical socialism.” But New York already has city-owned grocery stores.
gothamist.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I've just been musing over how many people don't already know this. That folks don't know (or care) how NYC works is, frankly, a large part of why our politics is so chaotic.
gothamist.com/news/zohran-...
gothamist.com/news/zohran-...
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Remarkable take on MAGA fury over Jeffrey Epstein from historian Nicole Hemmer: She roots it in pathologies on the right that go back a half century, to McCarthy, the Birchers, through the idea that Civil Rights was a commie conspiracy to the present.
Transcript:
newrepublic.com/article/1979...
Transcript:
newrepublic.com/article/1979...
July 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Remarkable take on MAGA fury over Jeffrey Epstein from historian Nicole Hemmer: She roots it in pathologies on the right that go back a half century, to McCarthy, the Birchers, through the idea that Civil Rights was a commie conspiracy to the present.
Transcript:
newrepublic.com/article/1979...
Transcript:
newrepublic.com/article/1979...
