L. Russell Allen, IV
@rustyincbus.bsky.social
Cape Codder in Columbus.
Merry Christmas from my family and also Katherine Hepburn.
December 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Merry Christmas from my family and also Katherine Hepburn.
I was watching Amy Heckerling's I Could Never Be Your Woman (stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Paul Rudd; Saoirse Ronan's first movie!) and woo boy talk about "gas leak cinema."
Anyways I was on the wiki page and...what's this all about? I only watched 20 minutes. Did I miss something major?
Anyways I was on the wiki page and...what's this all about? I only watched 20 minutes. Did I miss something major?
December 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I was watching Amy Heckerling's I Could Never Be Your Woman (stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Paul Rudd; Saoirse Ronan's first movie!) and woo boy talk about "gas leak cinema."
Anyways I was on the wiki page and...what's this all about? I only watched 20 minutes. Did I miss something major?
Anyways I was on the wiki page and...what's this all about? I only watched 20 minutes. Did I miss something major?
Rewatched One Battle After Another and:
1. Can confirm it is a stone cold masterpiece.
2. Hit a bit different watching it when ICE was rounding up people a mile from my house.
A theme of the movie is that community can fight fascism and boy have I lived that over the past few days:
1. Can confirm it is a stone cold masterpiece.
2. Hit a bit different watching it when ICE was rounding up people a mile from my house.
A theme of the movie is that community can fight fascism and boy have I lived that over the past few days:
December 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Rewatched One Battle After Another and:
1. Can confirm it is a stone cold masterpiece.
2. Hit a bit different watching it when ICE was rounding up people a mile from my house.
A theme of the movie is that community can fight fascism and boy have I lived that over the past few days:
1. Can confirm it is a stone cold masterpiece.
2. Hit a bit different watching it when ICE was rounding up people a mile from my house.
A theme of the movie is that community can fight fascism and boy have I lived that over the past few days:
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bro I am only halfway watching the football game and only halfway follow the sport at all but dude what the fuck
December 22, 2025 at 4:15 AM
bro I am only halfway watching the football game and only halfway follow the sport at all but dude what the fuck
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Not pass interference
December 22, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Not pass interference
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I know Drake Maye's nickname is "Drake Maye" but it should be "Oh wow that's such a pretty throw right there."
December 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I know Drake Maye's nickname is "Drake Maye" but it should be "Oh wow that's such a pretty throw right there."
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The collective delusion here is useful in that it has provoked conservatives to dispense with decades of bootstrap rhetoric and reveal what they would say if they thought black people were people, that is to say, if these things were happening to them
December 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The collective delusion here is useful in that it has provoked conservatives to dispense with decades of bootstrap rhetoric and reveal what they would say if they thought black people were people, that is to say, if these things were happening to them
Seeing a lot of “where is the party going to be when It Happens” and, I dunno. I think there is huge desire for a return to decency and it’s something liberals should embrace. Celebrating a death would be counter-productive to that. At the very least it’s a vice that should stay behind closed doors.
December 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Seeing a lot of “where is the party going to be when It Happens” and, I dunno. I think there is huge desire for a return to decency and it’s something liberals should embrace. Celebrating a death would be counter-productive to that. At the very least it’s a vice that should stay behind closed doors.
A double stabbing in a Brentwood mansion? Are we sure it wasn't The Real Killer?
December 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A double stabbing in a Brentwood mansion? Are we sure it wasn't The Real Killer?
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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How do you compare Stand by Me with When Harry Met Sally? How can you judge The Princess Bride against Misery? The same guy directed Spinal Tap and A Few Good Men?
I'll pick a reference to one of his Rob Reiner's bad ones (North) if he's gone: have some borscht in his memory.
I'll pick a reference to one of his Rob Reiner's bad ones (North) if he's gone: have some borscht in his memory.
December 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
How do you compare Stand by Me with When Harry Met Sally? How can you judge The Princess Bride against Misery? The same guy directed Spinal Tap and A Few Good Men?
I'll pick a reference to one of his Rob Reiner's bad ones (North) if he's gone: have some borscht in his memory.
I'll pick a reference to one of his Rob Reiner's bad ones (North) if he's gone: have some borscht in his memory.
How do you compare Stand by Me with When Harry Met Sally? How can you judge The Princess Bride against Misery? The same guy directed Spinal Tap and A Few Good Men?
I'll pick a reference to one of his Rob Reiner's bad ones (North) if he's gone: have some borscht in his memory.
I'll pick a reference to one of his Rob Reiner's bad ones (North) if he's gone: have some borscht in his memory.
December 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
How do you compare Stand by Me with When Harry Met Sally? How can you judge The Princess Bride against Misery? The same guy directed Spinal Tap and A Few Good Men?
I'll pick a reference to one of his Rob Reiner's bad ones (North) if he's gone: have some borscht in his memory.
I'll pick a reference to one of his Rob Reiner's bad ones (North) if he's gone: have some borscht in his memory.
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Moonlight was so boring man, I don't get it
Late night question for the gang: what’s your LEAST favorite Best Picture winner that’s not Crash?
December 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Moonlight was so boring man, I don't get it
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i often see things that make me say "this is the most Boston thing I have ever seen in my life" but i think this one might have swept them all
April 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
i often see things that make me say "this is the most Boston thing I have ever seen in my life" but i think this one might have swept them all
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1/ A few thoughts about @williambaude.bsky.social’s comment in yesterday’s NYT chat that, “It’s amazing how many of our problems today could be solved by a Congress that was willing and able to legislate in response to national problems.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | At the Supreme Court, Scenes From a Judicial Backlash
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December 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
1/ A few thoughts about @williambaude.bsky.social’s comment in yesterday’s NYT chat that, “It’s amazing how many of our problems today could be solved by a Congress that was willing and able to legislate in response to national problems.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
American University beat a college I have heard of! We have a freshman averaging over 21 points per 32 minutes played! CAWWWWW!
www.espn.com/mens-college...
www.espn.com/mens-college...
American University 75-73 Drexel (Dec 3, 2025) Game Recap - ESPN
Expert recap and game analysis of the American University Eagles vs. Drexel Dragons NCAAM game from December 3, 2025 on ESPN.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
American University beat a college I have heard of! We have a freshman averaging over 21 points per 32 minutes played! CAWWWWW!
www.espn.com/mens-college...
www.espn.com/mens-college...
Packing for Thanksgiving and my wife keeps telling me to pack a winter coat for walking-the-dog. Finally I respond, "Are YOU bringing a winter coat!? Because WE are the same size so if YOU brought a jacket, I have a jacket!"
Turns out wives do not care for this line of argument!
Turns out wives do not care for this line of argument!
December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Packing for Thanksgiving and my wife keeps telling me to pack a winter coat for walking-the-dog. Finally I respond, "Are YOU bringing a winter coat!? Because WE are the same size so if YOU brought a jacket, I have a jacket!"
Turns out wives do not care for this line of argument!
Turns out wives do not care for this line of argument!
Cufflinks are the USBs of men's fashion. Have never once put them in the right way on the first try. Even when I try and outsmart myself by doing the opposite of what I would normally do, nope, still wrong.
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Cufflinks are the USBs of men's fashion. Have never once put them in the right way on the first try. Even when I try and outsmart myself by doing the opposite of what I would normally do, nope, still wrong.
On World AIDS Day I share an oral history from the Concord Library in which my grandparents were interviewed about the illness and death of their son (my godfather). The picture at the end always hits me like a ton of bricks. Love you, Uncle Bobby.
concordlibrary.org/special-coll...
concordlibrary.org/special-coll...
Renee Garrelick Oral History Program -- Mary and Joe Silva.
| Special Collections | Concord Free Public Library
concordlibrary.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
On World AIDS Day I share an oral history from the Concord Library in which my grandparents were interviewed about the illness and death of their son (my godfather). The picture at the end always hits me like a ton of bricks. Love you, Uncle Bobby.
concordlibrary.org/special-coll...
concordlibrary.org/special-coll...
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Winona Ryder is older than Rue McClanahan was when Golden Girls first aired
November 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Winona Ryder is older than Rue McClanahan was when Golden Girls first aired
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Stranger Things 5 not having a “previously on” is criminal.
an elderly woman says it 's been 84 years ...
ALT: an elderly woman says it 's been 84 years ...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Stranger Things 5 not having a “previously on” is criminal.
Has always been my stance that ALL Thanksgiving food is bad. The only exception is the Monster Leftover Congealed Gravy Sandwich that you make at 9pm because dinner is at 2 for some reason.
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Has always been my stance that ALL Thanksgiving food is bad. The only exception is the Monster Leftover Congealed Gravy Sandwich that you make at 9pm because dinner is at 2 for some reason.