Wes Long
@westhelargo.bsky.social
Writer, amateur human, friend, and brother. Using this platform as a means of venting, mostly. https://muckrack.com/wes-long
A gem from Lowell Bennion, “Religion and the Pursuit of Truth” (1959)
September 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A gem from Lowell Bennion, “Religion and the Pursuit of Truth” (1959)
I get to wake up to this in the morning. No complaints.
September 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I get to wake up to this in the morning. No complaints.
I’m so fortunate to start my days with this little guy. Animals are the best
July 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I’m so fortunate to start my days with this little guy. Animals are the best
Thank you, Nature, for making the weekend a delightful respite
July 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Thank you, Nature, for making the weekend a delightful respite
This is more on the personal side, and certainly not for everyone since it’s directed to those within my own faith tradition, but I gave a talk at my LDS ward yesterday. Thought I’d post it here before I never think of it again lol
June 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is more on the personal side, and certainly not for everyone since it’s directed to those within my own faith tradition, but I gave a talk at my LDS ward yesterday. Thought I’d post it here before I never think of it again lol
“Draw me like one of your French girls”
June 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“Draw me like one of your French girls”
May 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
1987
John Candy, “Planes, Trains & Automobiles”
Holly Hunter, “Broadcast News”
Anjelica Huston, “The Dead”
Peter Falk, “The Princess Bride”
Dianne Wiest, “Radio Days”
Mandy Patinkin, “The Princess Bride”
Maggie Smith, “The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne”
Morgan Freeman, “Street Smart”
John Candy, “Planes, Trains & Automobiles”
Holly Hunter, “Broadcast News”
Anjelica Huston, “The Dead”
Peter Falk, “The Princess Bride”
Dianne Wiest, “Radio Days”
Mandy Patinkin, “The Princess Bride”
Maggie Smith, “The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne”
Morgan Freeman, “Street Smart”
March 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
1987
John Candy, “Planes, Trains & Automobiles”
Holly Hunter, “Broadcast News”
Anjelica Huston, “The Dead”
Peter Falk, “The Princess Bride”
Dianne Wiest, “Radio Days”
Mandy Patinkin, “The Princess Bride”
Maggie Smith, “The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne”
Morgan Freeman, “Street Smart”
John Candy, “Planes, Trains & Automobiles”
Holly Hunter, “Broadcast News”
Anjelica Huston, “The Dead”
Peter Falk, “The Princess Bride”
Dianne Wiest, “Radio Days”
Mandy Patinkin, “The Princess Bride”
Maggie Smith, “The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne”
Morgan Freeman, “Street Smart”
1973
Al Pacino, “Serpico”
Tatum O’Neal, “Paper Moon”
Walter Matthau, “Charley Varrick”
Madeline Kahn, “Paper Moon”
Dyan Cannon, “The Last of Sheila”
Christopher Lee, “The Wicker Man”
Lynne Thigpen, “Godspell”
Robert De Niro, “Mean Streets”
Harriet Andersson, “Cries and Whispers”
Al Pacino, “Serpico”
Tatum O’Neal, “Paper Moon”
Walter Matthau, “Charley Varrick”
Madeline Kahn, “Paper Moon”
Dyan Cannon, “The Last of Sheila”
Christopher Lee, “The Wicker Man”
Lynne Thigpen, “Godspell”
Robert De Niro, “Mean Streets”
Harriet Andersson, “Cries and Whispers”
March 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
1973
Al Pacino, “Serpico”
Tatum O’Neal, “Paper Moon”
Walter Matthau, “Charley Varrick”
Madeline Kahn, “Paper Moon”
Dyan Cannon, “The Last of Sheila”
Christopher Lee, “The Wicker Man”
Lynne Thigpen, “Godspell”
Robert De Niro, “Mean Streets”
Harriet Andersson, “Cries and Whispers”
Al Pacino, “Serpico”
Tatum O’Neal, “Paper Moon”
Walter Matthau, “Charley Varrick”
Madeline Kahn, “Paper Moon”
Dyan Cannon, “The Last of Sheila”
Christopher Lee, “The Wicker Man”
Lynne Thigpen, “Godspell”
Robert De Niro, “Mean Streets”
Harriet Andersson, “Cries and Whispers”
2024
Sebastian Stan, “A Different Man”
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths”
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
Michele Austin, “Hard Truths”
Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing”
June Squibb, “Thelma”
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Joan Chen, “Didi”
Adam Pearson, “A Different Man”
Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Sebastian Stan, “A Different Man”
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths”
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
Michele Austin, “Hard Truths”
Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing”
June Squibb, “Thelma”
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Joan Chen, “Didi”
Adam Pearson, “A Different Man”
Demi Moore, “The Substance”
March 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
2024
Sebastian Stan, “A Different Man”
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths”
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
Michele Austin, “Hard Truths”
Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing”
June Squibb, “Thelma”
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Joan Chen, “Didi”
Adam Pearson, “A Different Man”
Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Sebastian Stan, “A Different Man”
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths”
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
Michele Austin, “Hard Truths”
Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing”
June Squibb, “Thelma”
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Joan Chen, “Didi”
Adam Pearson, “A Different Man”
Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Don’t pine for the Fairness Doctrine. Look to the principles of the earlier Mayflower Doctrine, instead!
From @victorpickard.bsky.social’s “America’s Battle for Media Democracy”
From @victorpickard.bsky.social’s “America’s Battle for Media Democracy”
March 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Don’t pine for the Fairness Doctrine. Look to the principles of the earlier Mayflower Doctrine, instead!
From @victorpickard.bsky.social’s “America’s Battle for Media Democracy”
From @victorpickard.bsky.social’s “America’s Battle for Media Democracy”
Tough, but these probably best account for my gaming footprint in broad strokes
March 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Tough, but these probably best account for my gaming footprint in broad strokes
Is it any wonder that we find ourselves in the messes that we’re in and instead of doing anything about them, we’re instead devouring each other?
Reminds me of these words from Orson F. Whitney:
Reminds me of these words from Orson F. Whitney:
February 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Is it any wonder that we find ourselves in the messes that we’re in and instead of doing anything about them, we’re instead devouring each other?
Reminds me of these words from Orson F. Whitney:
Reminds me of these words from Orson F. Whitney:
Some timely words from Rabindranath Tagore
January 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Some timely words from Rabindranath Tagore
1980
Timothy Hutton, “Ordinary People”
Mary Tyler Moore, “Ordinary People”
Donald Sutherland, “Ordinary People”
Ellen Burstyn, “Resurrection”
John Hurt, “The Elephant Man”
Shelley Duvall, “Popeye”
Leslie Nielsen, “Airplane!”
Mary Steenburgen, “Melvin and Howard”
Eva Le Gallienne, “Resurrection”
Timothy Hutton, “Ordinary People”
Mary Tyler Moore, “Ordinary People”
Donald Sutherland, “Ordinary People”
Ellen Burstyn, “Resurrection”
John Hurt, “The Elephant Man”
Shelley Duvall, “Popeye”
Leslie Nielsen, “Airplane!”
Mary Steenburgen, “Melvin and Howard”
Eva Le Gallienne, “Resurrection”
January 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
1980
Timothy Hutton, “Ordinary People”
Mary Tyler Moore, “Ordinary People”
Donald Sutherland, “Ordinary People”
Ellen Burstyn, “Resurrection”
John Hurt, “The Elephant Man”
Shelley Duvall, “Popeye”
Leslie Nielsen, “Airplane!”
Mary Steenburgen, “Melvin and Howard”
Eva Le Gallienne, “Resurrection”
Timothy Hutton, “Ordinary People”
Mary Tyler Moore, “Ordinary People”
Donald Sutherland, “Ordinary People”
Ellen Burstyn, “Resurrection”
John Hurt, “The Elephant Man”
Shelley Duvall, “Popeye”
Leslie Nielsen, “Airplane!”
Mary Steenburgen, “Melvin and Howard”
Eva Le Gallienne, “Resurrection”
1999
Reese Witherspoon, “Election”
Haley Joel Osment, “The Sixth Sense”
Kevin Spacey, “American Beauty”
Toni Collette, “The Sixth Sense”
Charles S. Dutton, “Cookie’s Fortune”
Julianne Moore, “Magnolia”
Rachel Weisz, “The Mummy”
Alan Rickman, “Galaxy Quest”
Hilary Swank, “Boys Don’t Cry”
Reese Witherspoon, “Election”
Haley Joel Osment, “The Sixth Sense”
Kevin Spacey, “American Beauty”
Toni Collette, “The Sixth Sense”
Charles S. Dutton, “Cookie’s Fortune”
Julianne Moore, “Magnolia”
Rachel Weisz, “The Mummy”
Alan Rickman, “Galaxy Quest”
Hilary Swank, “Boys Don’t Cry”
January 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
1999
Reese Witherspoon, “Election”
Haley Joel Osment, “The Sixth Sense”
Kevin Spacey, “American Beauty”
Toni Collette, “The Sixth Sense”
Charles S. Dutton, “Cookie’s Fortune”
Julianne Moore, “Magnolia”
Rachel Weisz, “The Mummy”
Alan Rickman, “Galaxy Quest”
Hilary Swank, “Boys Don’t Cry”
Reese Witherspoon, “Election”
Haley Joel Osment, “The Sixth Sense”
Kevin Spacey, “American Beauty”
Toni Collette, “The Sixth Sense”
Charles S. Dutton, “Cookie’s Fortune”
Julianne Moore, “Magnolia”
Rachel Weisz, “The Mummy”
Alan Rickman, “Galaxy Quest”
Hilary Swank, “Boys Don’t Cry”
Seems appropriate for the times and the future before us
January 21, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Seems appropriate for the times and the future before us
2000
Mark Ruffalo, “You Can Count on Me”
Ellen Burstyn, “Requiem for a Dream”
Eartha Kitt, “The Emperor’s New Groove”
Willem Dafoe, “Shadow of the Vampire”
Kate Hudson, “Almost Famous”
Elaine May, “Small Time Crooks”
Gillian Anderson, “The House of Mirth”
George Clooney, “O Brother Where Art Thou?”
Mark Ruffalo, “You Can Count on Me”
Ellen Burstyn, “Requiem for a Dream”
Eartha Kitt, “The Emperor’s New Groove”
Willem Dafoe, “Shadow of the Vampire”
Kate Hudson, “Almost Famous”
Elaine May, “Small Time Crooks”
Gillian Anderson, “The House of Mirth”
George Clooney, “O Brother Where Art Thou?”
January 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
2000
Mark Ruffalo, “You Can Count on Me”
Ellen Burstyn, “Requiem for a Dream”
Eartha Kitt, “The Emperor’s New Groove”
Willem Dafoe, “Shadow of the Vampire”
Kate Hudson, “Almost Famous”
Elaine May, “Small Time Crooks”
Gillian Anderson, “The House of Mirth”
George Clooney, “O Brother Where Art Thou?”
Mark Ruffalo, “You Can Count on Me”
Ellen Burstyn, “Requiem for a Dream”
Eartha Kitt, “The Emperor’s New Groove”
Willem Dafoe, “Shadow of the Vampire”
Kate Hudson, “Almost Famous”
Elaine May, “Small Time Crooks”
Gillian Anderson, “The House of Mirth”
George Clooney, “O Brother Where Art Thou?”
It was an honor to be invited and attend the Utah Historical Society’s annual awards ceremony recently. It’s humbling to be among such company and surreal that they felt my work warranted recognition. Congratulations to all those who were honored and my thanks to everyone involved!
January 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
It was an honor to be invited and attend the Utah Historical Society’s annual awards ceremony recently. It’s humbling to be among such company and surreal that they felt my work warranted recognition. Congratulations to all those who were honored and my thanks to everyone involved!
2010
Jeff Bridges, “True Grit”
Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole”
Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network”
Lesley Manville, “Another Year”
Ruth Sheen, “Another Year”
Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit”
Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”
Ellen Wong, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”
Jeff Bridges, “True Grit”
Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole”
Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network”
Lesley Manville, “Another Year”
Ruth Sheen, “Another Year”
Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit”
Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”
Ellen Wong, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”
January 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
2010
Jeff Bridges, “True Grit”
Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole”
Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network”
Lesley Manville, “Another Year”
Ruth Sheen, “Another Year”
Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit”
Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”
Ellen Wong, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”
Jeff Bridges, “True Grit”
Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole”
Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network”
Lesley Manville, “Another Year”
Ruth Sheen, “Another Year”
Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit”
Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”
Ellen Wong, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”
1985
John Cusack, “Better off Dead”
Madeline Kahn, “Clue”
Tim Curry, “Clue”
Mia Farrow, “The Purple Rose of Cairo”
Nicol Williamson, “Return to Oz”
Whoopi Goldberg, “The Color Purple”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “My Beautiful Laundrette”
Mieko Harada, “Ran”
Raul Julia, “Kiss of the Spider Woman”
John Cusack, “Better off Dead”
Madeline Kahn, “Clue”
Tim Curry, “Clue”
Mia Farrow, “The Purple Rose of Cairo”
Nicol Williamson, “Return to Oz”
Whoopi Goldberg, “The Color Purple”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “My Beautiful Laundrette”
Mieko Harada, “Ran”
Raul Julia, “Kiss of the Spider Woman”
January 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
1985
John Cusack, “Better off Dead”
Madeline Kahn, “Clue”
Tim Curry, “Clue”
Mia Farrow, “The Purple Rose of Cairo”
Nicol Williamson, “Return to Oz”
Whoopi Goldberg, “The Color Purple”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “My Beautiful Laundrette”
Mieko Harada, “Ran”
Raul Julia, “Kiss of the Spider Woman”
John Cusack, “Better off Dead”
Madeline Kahn, “Clue”
Tim Curry, “Clue”
Mia Farrow, “The Purple Rose of Cairo”
Nicol Williamson, “Return to Oz”
Whoopi Goldberg, “The Color Purple”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “My Beautiful Laundrette”
Mieko Harada, “Ran”
Raul Julia, “Kiss of the Spider Woman”
1972
Laurence Olivier, “Sleuth”
Liza Minnelli, “Cabaret”
Al Pacino, “The Godfather”
Barbra Streisand, “What’s Up, Doc?”
Joel Grey, “Cabaret”
Madeline Kahn, “What’s Up, Doc?”
Cicely Tyson, “Sounder”
Richard Castellano, “The Godfather”
Barbara Leigh-Hunt, “Frenzy”
Ryan O’Neal, “What’s Up, Doc?”
Laurence Olivier, “Sleuth”
Liza Minnelli, “Cabaret”
Al Pacino, “The Godfather”
Barbra Streisand, “What’s Up, Doc?”
Joel Grey, “Cabaret”
Madeline Kahn, “What’s Up, Doc?”
Cicely Tyson, “Sounder”
Richard Castellano, “The Godfather”
Barbara Leigh-Hunt, “Frenzy”
Ryan O’Neal, “What’s Up, Doc?”
January 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
1972
Laurence Olivier, “Sleuth”
Liza Minnelli, “Cabaret”
Al Pacino, “The Godfather”
Barbra Streisand, “What’s Up, Doc?”
Joel Grey, “Cabaret”
Madeline Kahn, “What’s Up, Doc?”
Cicely Tyson, “Sounder”
Richard Castellano, “The Godfather”
Barbara Leigh-Hunt, “Frenzy”
Ryan O’Neal, “What’s Up, Doc?”
Laurence Olivier, “Sleuth”
Liza Minnelli, “Cabaret”
Al Pacino, “The Godfather”
Barbra Streisand, “What’s Up, Doc?”
Joel Grey, “Cabaret”
Madeline Kahn, “What’s Up, Doc?”
Cicely Tyson, “Sounder”
Richard Castellano, “The Godfather”
Barbara Leigh-Hunt, “Frenzy”
Ryan O’Neal, “What’s Up, Doc?”
1949
Alec Guinness, “Kind Hearts & Coronets”
Olivia deHavilland, “The Heiress”
Orson Welles, “The Third Man”
Linda Darnell, “A Letter to Three Wives”
Juano Hernandez, “Intruder in the Dust”
Elizabeth Patterson, “Intruder in the Dust”
James Cagney, “White Heat”
Dennis Price, “Kind Hearts & Coronets”
Alec Guinness, “Kind Hearts & Coronets”
Olivia deHavilland, “The Heiress”
Orson Welles, “The Third Man”
Linda Darnell, “A Letter to Three Wives”
Juano Hernandez, “Intruder in the Dust”
Elizabeth Patterson, “Intruder in the Dust”
James Cagney, “White Heat”
Dennis Price, “Kind Hearts & Coronets”
January 6, 2025 at 5:47 AM
1949
Alec Guinness, “Kind Hearts & Coronets”
Olivia deHavilland, “The Heiress”
Orson Welles, “The Third Man”
Linda Darnell, “A Letter to Three Wives”
Juano Hernandez, “Intruder in the Dust”
Elizabeth Patterson, “Intruder in the Dust”
James Cagney, “White Heat”
Dennis Price, “Kind Hearts & Coronets”
Alec Guinness, “Kind Hearts & Coronets”
Olivia deHavilland, “The Heiress”
Orson Welles, “The Third Man”
Linda Darnell, “A Letter to Three Wives”
Juano Hernandez, “Intruder in the Dust”
Elizabeth Patterson, “Intruder in the Dust”
James Cagney, “White Heat”
Dennis Price, “Kind Hearts & Coronets”