News from the Guardian that the great documentary and narrative filmmaker Chantal Akerman has died by suicide at age 65.
Here is her moving 1977 “documentary” film News from Home:
Rufus F.
Rufus is a likeable curmudgeon. He has a PhD in History, sang for a decade in a punk band, and recently moved to NYC after nearly two decades in Canada. He wrote the book "The Paris Bureau" from Dio Press (2021).
Thanks to your generosity, we were able to upgrade our service plan. Hopefully this will help us address some of our performance issues.
Devcat is done with rearranging local software extensions. If anyone notices any problems, say so :^)
on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025It's a classic trope when someone says a bunch of marginal positions are unpopular and marginal to t…
on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025I may be going out on a limb here, but I think Hamas is bad and if they're having fewer kids because…
on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025I am in total agreement. on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025I have read some recent damming reporting from gift links at WSJ and NYT that the decline may in fac… on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025I think that an under appreciated implication of MattY's thoughts here is the corollary to his point…
on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025Yes, soft peddling abortion is going to be a sure fire winner for Democrats on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025In my time as a politically aware person I have seen it done successfully twice, once by Bill Clinto… on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025Cut myself off: Also trans issues impact on teenagers in a profound manner in a way that previous LG… on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025Someone may need to let the Dems and the Groups know. on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025There're some policies that're net vote losers and saying you don't support them both gains you vote…
The I.C. has Nothing on Union Depot
January 28, 2025
Cheer Up — All Is Not Politics
January 27, 2025
January 26, 2025
As Long as the World Goes Round
January 25, 2025
on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025 on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025 on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025 on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025 on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025
on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025
on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025 on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025 on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025 on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025 on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025 on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025
on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025 on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025 on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025
