Stephen Berg

I'm dreading the day he retires (which I have no idea when that might be). He's the best.

Oh, God. I feel your pain. Baseball season has absolutely destroyed my Criterion Channel watching.

Jazz Night In America Jazz Night In America is a public radio program, a video concert documentary series, and an online home for the music, from NPR Music and WBGO.

Just uncovered a treasure trove of jazz here: www.npr.org/series/34713... #musicsky

Op-Ed: Rep. Andy Barr: Why I’m leading legislation to put Trump on a new $250 bill Rep. Andy Barr is one of President Trump’s staunchest defenders in Congress. Now he wants the president on America’s newest currency.

Jesus fuck. washingtonreporter.news/p/op-ed-rep-...

Seen online: "Michael Mann’s Heat 2 is officially in development, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Bradley Cooper, Adam Driver, and Austin Butler reportedly in negotiations to join the cast." Does this seem ill-advised to anybody else? #filmsky

It's a small screen at BAM compared to some theaters, is all.

Well, big-ish screen.

Had a follow-up visit with my cardiologist last week — nothing serious — and he put this in the clinical notes: "His marked elevation in blood pressure usually is associated with negative emotion (he is a fan of the New York Mets!)"

30 bucks a ticket. Ridiculous.

Don't forget to bring toast!

Nothing against Taylor, Swifties! Don't come at me, please!

I really think as time passes, that movie will be seen as much higher in Scorsese's oeuvre than it places right now.

Oh, it's killer, innit?

My partner is happily ensconced in the bedroom listening to the new Taylor Swift and I'm just hoping she doesn't insist on playing it on repeat all night because I'm used to falling asleep to the monotone drones of BBC radio.

Unless, of course, you can't afford it, in which case I'm sorry.

What does a single movie in a theater cost in Canada? Watch enough movies on the Criterion Channel every month, which is quite easy to do, and it's more than worth it.

It doesn't get creepy till well into the second half, but it certainly gets creepy enough, right till the unexpected ending.

The Root returns to Black ownership | CNN Business Ashley Allison, a Democratic political strategist and CNN commentator, said Thursday that she is acquiring The Root from G/O Media.

Some good media news for once. www.cnn.com/2025/10/02/m...

Patti Smith has a new memoir coming out Nov. 4, called "Bread of Angels." I hope it's as magic as her "Just Kids" was. #booksky

Lizzie, use the TuneIn Radio link that's further down the page; it's a more-stable connection.

Nine months old so you'll probly never see this, but. The TuneIn Radio feed for Arctic Outpost seems to be a lot more stable than their direct feed.

The drums on this song.

YouTube video by The Police - Topic No Time This Time

In our continuing series of old albums for old people, today is the 46th birthday of The Police's "Regatta de Blanc," a pretty great one. #musicsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=woG5...

Four black and white panels of a boy and girl sitting on steps. 1st panel: Charlie Brown is approaching and the boy says “Well! Here comes ol’ Charlie Brown!” 2nd panel: As Charlie Brown passes, he says “Good ol’ Charlie Brown…yes, sir!” 3rd panel: “Good ol’ Charlie Brown…” 4th panel: Once Charlie is gone, “How I hate him!”

The first Peanuts strip by Charles M. Schulz was published on October 2, 1950.

“He had never liked October. Ever since he had first lay in the autumn leaves before his grandmother's house many years ago and heard the wind and saw the empty trees. It had made him cry, without a reason. And a little of that sadness returned each year to him. It always went away with spring. "But, it was a little different tonight. There was a feeling of autumn coming to last a million years. "There would be no spring." ― from "The October Game" by Ray Bradbury

"Car Wash Hair" as a hidden track! Remember those?

Arctic Outpost Radio, "Spinning the 78's from the top of the world. Playing great shellacs from 1902-1958. Big Band, Jazz, Swing, Vintage Country, and Blues." #musicsky www.aor.am

And by "chalking" we mean "spray-paint."

tfw you get a new follower, quickly followed by tfw you see they follow 25,000 other accounts also.

Directed by Charles Burnett - The Criterion Channel A true trailblazer of independent cinema, Charles Burnett has brought images of Black American life to the screen with authenticity, empathy, and stirring poetry. Bringing together landmarks like KILL...

I did not know Criterion Channel had collected a bunch of Charles Burnett films for October. His "Killer of Sheep" is completely brilliant; looking forward to the others. www.criterionchannel.com/directed-by-...