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Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
One of Lawrence's servants, Daud, is swallowed up by the desert quicksand in the movie. Another movie I just watched from 1962, supremely awesome, The Manchurian Candidate, had a throwaway line about quicksand "nobody told me there'd be quicksand!"
Like psychology, mid-century cultural fascination
Like psychology, mid-century cultural fascination
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
One of Lawrence's servants, Daud, is swallowed up by the desert quicksand in the movie. Another movie I just watched from 1962, supremely awesome, The Manchurian Candidate, had a throwaway line about quicksand "nobody told me there'd be quicksand!"
Like psychology, mid-century cultural fascination
Like psychology, mid-century cultural fascination
Highs: cinematography - unreal footage, some exceptional and historic camerawork. The legendary lens never used again...
Lows: Sir Alec Guiness in Arab brownface. Watching the AFI in chronological order weirdly served up 2 brownface characters 2 movies in a row (prev. was West Side Story)
Lows: Sir Alec Guiness in Arab brownface. Watching the AFI in chronological order weirdly served up 2 brownface characters 2 movies in a row (prev. was West Side Story)
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Highs: cinematography - unreal footage, some exceptional and historic camerawork. The legendary lens never used again...
Lows: Sir Alec Guiness in Arab brownface. Watching the AFI in chronological order weirdly served up 2 brownface characters 2 movies in a row (prev. was West Side Story)
Lows: Sir Alec Guiness in Arab brownface. Watching the AFI in chronological order weirdly served up 2 brownface characters 2 movies in a row (prev. was West Side Story)
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Fri. Oct. 31
"I longed for the happy life but was afraid of the place where it has its seat, and fled from it at the same time as I was seeking for it." - Saint Augustine, Confessions
"I longed for the happy life but was afraid of the place where it has its seat, and fled from it at the same time as I was seeking for it." - Saint Augustine, Confessions
October 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Fri. Oct. 31
"I longed for the happy life but was afraid of the place where it has its seat, and fled from it at the same time as I was seeking for it." - Saint Augustine, Confessions
"I longed for the happy life but was afraid of the place where it has its seat, and fled from it at the same time as I was seeking for it." - Saint Augustine, Confessions
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Thur. Oct. 30
"Right is layd aside, either by simply Renouncing it; or by Transferring it to another. By Simply RENOUNCING; when he cares not to whom the benefit thereof redoundeth." - Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
"Right is layd aside, either by simply Renouncing it; or by Transferring it to another. By Simply RENOUNCING; when he cares not to whom the benefit thereof redoundeth." - Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
October 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Thur. Oct. 30
"Right is layd aside, either by simply Renouncing it; or by Transferring it to another. By Simply RENOUNCING; when he cares not to whom the benefit thereof redoundeth." - Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
"Right is layd aside, either by simply Renouncing it; or by Transferring it to another. By Simply RENOUNCING; when he cares not to whom the benefit thereof redoundeth." - Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Wed. Oct. 29
“Down there I sell whiskey and cards, all you can buy up these stairs is a bullet in the head. Now, which do you want?” - Johnny Guitar (Vienna in her bar standing against the townsfolk trying run her out of business)
“Down there I sell whiskey and cards, all you can buy up these stairs is a bullet in the head. Now, which do you want?” - Johnny Guitar (Vienna in her bar standing against the townsfolk trying run her out of business)
October 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Wed. Oct. 29
“Down there I sell whiskey and cards, all you can buy up these stairs is a bullet in the head. Now, which do you want?” - Johnny Guitar (Vienna in her bar standing against the townsfolk trying run her out of business)
“Down there I sell whiskey and cards, all you can buy up these stairs is a bullet in the head. Now, which do you want?” - Johnny Guitar (Vienna in her bar standing against the townsfolk trying run her out of business)
Post something random or you’ll have an awful November
October 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Post something random or you’ll have an awful November
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Mon. Oct. 27
"No longer wander at hazard; for neither wilt thou read thy own memoirs, nor the acts of the ancient Romans and Hellenes, and the selections from books which thou wast reserving for thy old age." - Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
"No longer wander at hazard; for neither wilt thou read thy own memoirs, nor the acts of the ancient Romans and Hellenes, and the selections from books which thou wast reserving for thy old age." - Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
October 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Mon. Oct. 27
"No longer wander at hazard; for neither wilt thou read thy own memoirs, nor the acts of the ancient Romans and Hellenes, and the selections from books which thou wast reserving for thy old age." - Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
"No longer wander at hazard; for neither wilt thou read thy own memoirs, nor the acts of the ancient Romans and Hellenes, and the selections from books which thou wast reserving for thy old age." - Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Fri. Oct. 24
"If a man never contradicts himself the reason must be that he virtually never says anything at all" - Miguel de Unamuno, quoted from conversation in Schrodinger’s What is Life
"If a man never contradicts himself the reason must be that he virtually never says anything at all" - Miguel de Unamuno, quoted from conversation in Schrodinger’s What is Life
October 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Fri. Oct. 24
"If a man never contradicts himself the reason must be that he virtually never says anything at all" - Miguel de Unamuno, quoted from conversation in Schrodinger’s What is Life
"If a man never contradicts himself the reason must be that he virtually never says anything at all" - Miguel de Unamuno, quoted from conversation in Schrodinger’s What is Life
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Thur. Oct. 23
"When facts speak, the wise man listens.” - Stephen King, The Wind Through the Keyhole
"When facts speak, the wise man listens.” - Stephen King, The Wind Through the Keyhole
October 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Thur. Oct. 23
"When facts speak, the wise man listens.” - Stephen King, The Wind Through the Keyhole
"When facts speak, the wise man listens.” - Stephen King, The Wind Through the Keyhole
Songs of a Sourdough
October 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Songs of a Sourdough
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Wed. Oct. 22
“Gossip was a cheap sport” - Stephen King, Wolves of the Calla
“Gossip was a cheap sport” - Stephen King, Wolves of the Calla
October 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Wed. Oct. 22
“Gossip was a cheap sport” - Stephen King, Wolves of the Calla
“Gossip was a cheap sport” - Stephen King, Wolves of the Calla
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Tue. Oct. 21
“I know people ain’t smart and often love those who don’t care for them. Up to a point, I’m tolerant of that, and past a point I’m not tolerant of it. I think it’s a sickness to grieve too much for those who never cared a thing for you.” - McMurtry, Lonesome Dove
“I know people ain’t smart and often love those who don’t care for them. Up to a point, I’m tolerant of that, and past a point I’m not tolerant of it. I think it’s a sickness to grieve too much for those who never cared a thing for you.” - McMurtry, Lonesome Dove
October 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Tue. Oct. 21
“I know people ain’t smart and often love those who don’t care for them. Up to a point, I’m tolerant of that, and past a point I’m not tolerant of it. I think it’s a sickness to grieve too much for those who never cared a thing for you.” - McMurtry, Lonesome Dove
“I know people ain’t smart and often love those who don’t care for them. Up to a point, I’m tolerant of that, and past a point I’m not tolerant of it. I think it’s a sickness to grieve too much for those who never cared a thing for you.” - McMurtry, Lonesome Dove
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Mon. Oct. 20
"Within ten days thou wilt seem a god to those to whom thou art now a beast and an ape, if thou wilt return to thy principles and the worship of reason." - Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
"Within ten days thou wilt seem a god to those to whom thou art now a beast and an ape, if thou wilt return to thy principles and the worship of reason." - Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
October 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Mon. Oct. 20
"Within ten days thou wilt seem a god to those to whom thou art now a beast and an ape, if thou wilt return to thy principles and the worship of reason." - Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
"Within ten days thou wilt seem a god to those to whom thou art now a beast and an ape, if thou wilt return to thy principles and the worship of reason." - Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Fri. Oct. 17
"The quantity brought thither will soon be sufficient to supply the effectual demand. All the different parts of its price will soon sink to their natural rate, and the whole price to its natural price." Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations (supply adjusting to demand)
"The quantity brought thither will soon be sufficient to supply the effectual demand. All the different parts of its price will soon sink to their natural rate, and the whole price to its natural price." Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations (supply adjusting to demand)
October 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Fri. Oct. 17
"The quantity brought thither will soon be sufficient to supply the effectual demand. All the different parts of its price will soon sink to their natural rate, and the whole price to its natural price." Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations (supply adjusting to demand)
"The quantity brought thither will soon be sufficient to supply the effectual demand. All the different parts of its price will soon sink to their natural rate, and the whole price to its natural price." Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations (supply adjusting to demand)
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Thur. Oct. 16
“Do not be whirled about, but in every movement have respect to justice, and on the occasion of every impression maintain the faculty of comprehension or understanding.” - Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
“Do not be whirled about, but in every movement have respect to justice, and on the occasion of every impression maintain the faculty of comprehension or understanding.” - Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
October 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Thur. Oct. 16
“Do not be whirled about, but in every movement have respect to justice, and on the occasion of every impression maintain the faculty of comprehension or understanding.” - Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
“Do not be whirled about, but in every movement have respect to justice, and on the occasion of every impression maintain the faculty of comprehension or understanding.” - Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Tue. Oct. 14
"For as to what men sometimes will affirm:
That more than Tartarus (the realm of death)
They fear diseases and a life of shame..." - Lucretius, On the Nature of Things
"For as to what men sometimes will affirm:
That more than Tartarus (the realm of death)
They fear diseases and a life of shame..." - Lucretius, On the Nature of Things
October 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Tue. Oct. 14
"For as to what men sometimes will affirm:
That more than Tartarus (the realm of death)
They fear diseases and a life of shame..." - Lucretius, On the Nature of Things
"For as to what men sometimes will affirm:
That more than Tartarus (the realm of death)
They fear diseases and a life of shame..." - Lucretius, On the Nature of Things
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Fri. Oct. 10
“Next time you fellas strike it rich holler for me, would you? Before you start splashing water around. Water's precious, sometimes it can be more precious than gold." - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
“Next time you fellas strike it rich holler for me, would you? Before you start splashing water around. Water's precious, sometimes it can be more precious than gold." - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
October 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Fri. Oct. 10
“Next time you fellas strike it rich holler for me, would you? Before you start splashing water around. Water's precious, sometimes it can be more precious than gold." - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
“Next time you fellas strike it rich holler for me, would you? Before you start splashing water around. Water's precious, sometimes it can be more precious than gold." - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Thur. Oct. 9
“My boss makes all her new hires read that. She likes us to see this mess isn’t an accident. We were headed straight to Hell, and didn’t do anything about it.” - Paolo Bacigalupi, The Water Knife (Angel talking about the book Cadillac Desert by Mark Reisner)
“My boss makes all her new hires read that. She likes us to see this mess isn’t an accident. We were headed straight to Hell, and didn’t do anything about it.” - Paolo Bacigalupi, The Water Knife (Angel talking about the book Cadillac Desert by Mark Reisner)
October 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Thur. Oct. 9
“My boss makes all her new hires read that. She likes us to see this mess isn’t an accident. We were headed straight to Hell, and didn’t do anything about it.” - Paolo Bacigalupi, The Water Knife (Angel talking about the book Cadillac Desert by Mark Reisner)
“My boss makes all her new hires read that. She likes us to see this mess isn’t an accident. We were headed straight to Hell, and didn’t do anything about it.” - Paolo Bacigalupi, The Water Knife (Angel talking about the book Cadillac Desert by Mark Reisner)
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Wed. Oct. 8
"a slight thing like a phrase or a jest often makes a greater revelation of character than battles when thousands fall, or the greatest armaments, or sieges of cities.” - Plutarch, Life of Alexander
"a slight thing like a phrase or a jest often makes a greater revelation of character than battles when thousands fall, or the greatest armaments, or sieges of cities.” - Plutarch, Life of Alexander
October 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Wed. Oct. 8
"a slight thing like a phrase or a jest often makes a greater revelation of character than battles when thousands fall, or the greatest armaments, or sieges of cities.” - Plutarch, Life of Alexander
"a slight thing like a phrase or a jest often makes a greater revelation of character than battles when thousands fall, or the greatest armaments, or sieges of cities.” - Plutarch, Life of Alexander
“The first bandit that comes along who can read Latin is welcome to rob us, as far as I’m concerned. I’d risk a few nags for the opportunity of shooting at an educated man for a change.” - McMurtry, Lonesome Dove
October 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“The first bandit that comes along who can read Latin is welcome to rob us, as far as I’m concerned. I’d risk a few nags for the opportunity of shooting at an educated man for a change.” - McMurtry, Lonesome Dove
and yet... worthy of attention.
October 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
and yet... worthy of attention.
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Mon. Oct. 6
"You think you’ve always done right—that’s your ugly pride, Mr. Call. But you never did right and it would be a sad woman that needed anything from you. You’re a vain coward, for all your fighting." - McMurtry, Lonesome Dove
"You think you’ve always done right—that’s your ugly pride, Mr. Call. But you never did right and it would be a sad woman that needed anything from you. You’re a vain coward, for all your fighting." - McMurtry, Lonesome Dove
October 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Mon. Oct. 6
"You think you’ve always done right—that’s your ugly pride, Mr. Call. But you never did right and it would be a sad woman that needed anything from you. You’re a vain coward, for all your fighting." - McMurtry, Lonesome Dove
"You think you’ve always done right—that’s your ugly pride, Mr. Call. But you never did right and it would be a sad woman that needed anything from you. You’re a vain coward, for all your fighting." - McMurtry, Lonesome Dove
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Fri. Oct. 3
“see, I'm riding into an ambush, it will be over fast. Real fast.” - Gunsmoke, CBS Radio
“see, I'm riding into an ambush, it will be over fast. Real fast.” - Gunsmoke, CBS Radio
October 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Fri. Oct. 3
“see, I'm riding into an ambush, it will be over fast. Real fast.” - Gunsmoke, CBS Radio
“see, I'm riding into an ambush, it will be over fast. Real fast.” - Gunsmoke, CBS Radio
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Thur. Oct. 2
"The universe is either a confusion, and a mutual involution of things, and a dispersion; or it is unity and order and providence. If then it is the former, why do I desire to tarry in a fortuitous combination of things and such a disorder?" - Marcus Aurelius
"The universe is either a confusion, and a mutual involution of things, and a dispersion; or it is unity and order and providence. If then it is the former, why do I desire to tarry in a fortuitous combination of things and such a disorder?" - Marcus Aurelius
October 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Daily S.P.E.C.I.A.L. - Thur. Oct. 2
"The universe is either a confusion, and a mutual involution of things, and a dispersion; or it is unity and order and providence. If then it is the former, why do I desire to tarry in a fortuitous combination of things and such a disorder?" - Marcus Aurelius
"The universe is either a confusion, and a mutual involution of things, and a dispersion; or it is unity and order and providence. If then it is the former, why do I desire to tarry in a fortuitous combination of things and such a disorder?" - Marcus Aurelius