Joe Lorenzini

Syrians heavy disdain for Russia and Iran, two of Assad's biggest allies, really sheds light onto why things turned so quickly against Assad. Turns out everyone hated him and the countries that supported him

I'm surprised by this. I had assumed some random tech company was going to end up winning this, like when Amazon bought MGM

Now we're seeing the consolidation of media companies, and the big players of last century are going to disappear. It's going to affect how we experience TV and movies

Did you do the shoe thing?

"What's a drive-in?"

It's actually kind of nuts how the most racist presidents in history were not slaveowners

Minutes Listened 62,628 Top Genres Soundtrack

1. The Brutalist (Original Motion Picture... Daniel Blumberg 2. Conclave (Original Motion Picture... Volker Bertelmann 3. The Boy and the Heron-Original... Joe Hisaishi 4. The Social Network Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross 5. Challengers(Original Score) Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

My Top Artists 1. Daniel Blumberg 2. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross 3. Volker Bertelmann 4. Jonny Greenwood 5. Radiohead

My Top Songs 1. Parking Lot by The Weather Station 2. Library by Daniel Blumberh 3. Apple by Charli XCX 4. Overture (Ship) by Daniel Blumberh 5. Waiting for a Star to Fall by Boy Meets Girl

I like movies

Crazy how it could have been Senator JPK III, but he ran one cycle too early

I find the 'the Democrats won't do anything' doomer line annoying, because the Democrats will be who you make them - look how much the GOP changed over the past decade!

Right now the party feels immovable but the moment it has a presidential nominee, it will be whatever that person is.

Bucks County is fascinating to me, not just because it is a swing county in a swing state, but that the voting pattern doesn't really resemble our current coalitions. It's not as if it goes from blue to red getting farther from Philly. It just looks random.

When people ask how the Democratic mayor of a major Democratic city like Chicago could be so unpopular, it's because he'll make non-partisan decisions like this one that just makes everyone mad

Tesla is the only Magnificent Seven stock that's viewed negatively and also has the most inflated stock value of all the Mag 7 companies--over 4 times more inflated than the nearest company

What could go wrong?

What a good girl

In another age for sure, but with an International academy, I think weaker films like these are more likely to be swapped for foreign films

For all the problems cities have with keeping families, ultimately their economic opportunities produce more children than economically deprived rural areas

The same argument that got Trump's stolen documents case dismissed--that the prosecutor was improperly appointed--just came back full circle to get his prosecution of James Comey dismissed

I'm sorry for your loss

It's funny how so many GOPers spend their careers trashing "out-of-touch Hollywood elites," only to turn around and pander to them when they get their own chance at fame

But also, the Globes aren't as bribable as they used to be! They have taste now, so this money is likely going down the drain

The Award Expert app is the main one I know, and I hope more Oscar pundits shift over there

miss piggy is wearing a blue jacket and a white bow tie Alt: miss piggy is wearing a blue jacket and a white bow tie

Best case scenario was that they finally let the Muppets aboard Air Forcé One, but things are never that nice in 2025

Oh geez, I had no idea things had gotten so bad over there

I'm really glad there are plenty of alternate prediction sites now

Another Chicago man for president!

Still from Death by Lightning with Michael Shannon as James Garfield, Nick Offerman as Chester Arthur, and Bradley Whitford as James Blaine

Death by Lightning is electric. It brings the past to life while also informing the present. Men who seek their names to be remembered in history, yet very few do. And in times of chaotic assassinations, those who pull the trigger are deluded, not partisans. Even footnotes in history were people.

I forgot to update this a while ago, but thanks to many new followers, I am now back in Chicago!

There are a lot of you I have connected with on here but not in person yet. I'd love the chance to meet you all in real life in this great city now that I'm back

We need to get a prominent bike company to start a rival rating system

I couldn't see a thing by myself, but my phone somehow captured the Northern Lights from Montrose Harbor

Of all the surreal things going on in the world right now, the weirdest might be that I now know the Pope's Letterboxd Four

"In recent years, the core neighborhoods of Chicago built immense quantities of housing, and their populations have grown commensurately. This has effectively served as a rising tide to lift all boats, regardless of family status"

A skyscraper office window that has a view of a blinding snowstorm

Snow is so heavy in Chicago that I can barely see outside the office

The fact that no swing state Senators (besides Nevada and Fetterman whose a given) are voting for this "deal" shows how much the politics was on Dems side--that is now all being thrown away

Does this poll also measure how many people choose if the economy is the top issue? For example, as the economy deteriorates, are more people considering the economy a top concern?