We know only one of those things happened, Mr. President.

I like Romero and Andrei Rublev.

Holy spit roast!

You couldn't find one photo of the recently departed nonagenarian that didn't have the word "Oldie" written repeatedly on the wall behind him? Come on.

Thanks.

Yeah there is: sitcom babies.

It's been 11 years. That's a long time off if you're trying to recapture the old magic.

And the cast of Arrested Development had great chemistry for three seasons. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

To save money, they're shooting it all on green screen and finishing the backgrounds in post.

"Kohan mentioned that what they’d really missed about the show was the dynamic between Eric McCormack and Debra Messing and their co-stars Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes…"
Huh. I just assumed it was the regular paychecks they missed.

"So, a senile monster god from another dimension lives here? That tracks."

The shame of it is that there are beautiful little gems from the 1930s and 40s tucked away on Balboa Island and elsewhere that just need new wiring and plumbing and they'd be perfect for anyone's needs, but they're often pulled down to make room for the three-level monster houses that dominate the area. Hell, there's…

I like high-density, mixed use architecture, so I'd point you toward Michael Maltzan Architecture. They did the One Santa Fe project in the Arts District in Los Angeles.

The name of the movement comes from the French term beton brut, raw concrete. The idea is that unfinished concrete doesn't hide its structural role, but that the solidity becomes part of the aesthetic. When a Brutalist building is maintained correctly, it works. But it is rare, very rare, for a budget to include funds…

No, but I do live in Orange County, California, which just makes me want to throw other people in front of traffic. If you ever want to find a lot of people with a lot of money and absolutely no taste, visit Newport Beach.

Yes we can. If you're going to spend that much money and all those resources on a house, make it a steel and glass box that at least doesn't look like you aspire to be a hedge fund manager's boat dealer.

Oh yeah, Brutalism (New and Old) is hell on its users but fucking beautiful to behold. J.G. Ballard described the eponymous high-rise of his 1975 novel as being designed not for man, but for man's absence, and that's about as succinct and accurate a description of Brutalism as I can give you.

You know, I liked The Big Sick a lot, despite its flaws, but the last movie that really spoke to me was Ben Wheatley's High-Rise. A leopard can't change his spots, I guess.

Faith is not a fact! The International Style, with its clean lines, meticulous craftsmanship, and universal applicability, is the apex of architecture. It does everything it's supposed to do and nothing it isn't.

Well, see you later, guys. I've got a movie to catch.