I few years ago, I attended screenings of both Songs my Brother Taught Me and The Rider where Zhao held a Q & A after each screening, and at the first screening of the first film, someone accused Zhao of making poverty porn; at the second screening, someone wondered if the latter film was too hopeful for the context.

“riffing” needs to be more commonly used. Such a perfect gerund for your response to Covid Crazy.

The one thing that Rich is great at, though, is generating interesting and informed comments. When I see his byline, I know I’ll probably think his take on an issue is off, but I also know that the comments will be gold (and I’ll learn some things).

Yeah; it’s like studios don’t know what to do with a film that is really about female friendship.

True. I had a Kate Beckinsale thing going on when Pearl Harbor came out and I actually saw the film in a theater. So, so disappointing.

Despite the fact that Michael Bay was an English major as an undergrad, his films aren’t very interesting narratively.

I feel obligated to post a link to Tony Zhou’s video, What is Bayhem?

I am now furiously googling “Cam Newton, lederhosen.”

. Lucky to be born into wealth, lucky to guess right with a product or business move, lucky to have a chance encounter with a key person, lucky to have a government that provides resources. . .

I’m kind of surprised that no one has commented on how incredibly sad/tragic the ending of the film is—Ann Margret knocking on the door.

In his 1919 essay, “The Uncanny,” Freud observes that dolls and automatons, like women’s genitals, inhabit the realm of the uncanny and unsettle us:) 

I saw this on regular TV—a Saturday old movie matinee—and it scared me silly.

sounds like a great stage production.  lucky kids.

thanks for the essay.

I think one of the subtexts of the article is that if managers are betting on how many workers contract COVID, they aren’t likely to be taking precautions seriously.

thank you for taking the time to share this with me:)

everyone is their own person with rich and complex back stories that influence how they act/react in their interactions with Jess.

Wow.  Did not know this. Thanks for the info. 

Go I love this photo. I’m old enough to remember Chisholm’s run and how much my mother admired her.

The don’t like her because she’s a powerful women--generally--and a woman of color, specifically.