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Not remotely in the same ballpark, but the smoke just hit down here an hour ago. Hours away from the fire, but if like two years ago schools will be impacted tomorrow.

On the road: Dennis Hopper's 1960s photography Dennis Hopper's revealing 1960s photographs – in pictures

Related: Auteurs assemble! What caused the superhero backlash?

The X-Pro3 was just officially announced. Sexy.

Thanks! Have to admit I got pretty excited about the “Chasing a Rock 'n' Roll Dream in the Minnesota Music Scene“ until I saw the dates covered. AKA another sign I’ve gotten old. #TheMats

This may set the stage.

Let’s get this thread started. Anyone else excited for tonights HBO debut? Seems Lindelof both treats Moore & Gibbons graphic novel as canon/past and moves it forward enough to do his own thing.

With Harold Bloom’s passing, decided to read what was on his often referenced Western Canon list. There are a couple titles I’ve missed. ? Man, the list makes me too exhausted to actually read the texts, but I do think I’ll tackle Derek Walcott’s Collected Poems next.

Continuing good things, next up Monty Alexander’s Wareika Hill RastaMonk Vibrations

I hear good things about this...

RIP Bill Macy. For awhile you were everywhere.

Different Saturday morning vibe, but for a poppy, productive start...

A short article on cyberattacks and false flags... https://www.wired.com/story/untold-story-2018-olympics-destroyer-cyberattack/

Hope it’s a great one!

Thomas Joshua Cooper and The Atlas of Emptiness and Extremity https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/10/07/a-photographer-at-the-ends-of-the-earth

Jumalattaret: John Zorn, Barbara Hannigan, and Stephen Gosling

Robert Forster dies aged 78

Keeping my Phoebe Waller-Bridge obsession going, if anyone wants to see an encore simulcast (in a movie theater near you) of the one-woman show that started Fleabag ... http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/ntlout37-fleabag

The end of silence

You can go to About This Mac/System Report/Software-Applications to check also.

Since Hasselhoff doesn’t come up often... https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/08/thirty-years-of-freedom-why-david-hasselhoff-remains-an-icon-for-german-unity?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Marty Allen! Also...

Now Paul Lynde, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Rip Taylor are all gone.

RIP the other Rip