Ross W Berman IV (Philosopher Pirate)

Now seated

*nodding along to Empire State of Mind*

This is so Chicago.

It’s like if The Newsroom was good. Not surprised it’s made by a bunch of ER and Parenthood vets

Have the day off work and am going to the most unemployed screening in the city

Joining the chorus of Moms telling you, "The Morning Show is good."

In The Way, by Ross W Berman IV from the album Where The Light Don't Reach

"In The Way," the track featured at the end of the episode from my 2021 album "Where The Light Don't Reach." rossberman.bandcamp.com/track/in-the...

Had a blast talking with @daniellamazzio.bsky.social about THE END, Michael Shannon, and the place where music and movies intersect: The Musical

The year so far….

Bond: "You have a tell, Mr. Le Chiffre."

Le Chiffre [weeping blood]: "Nuh-uh"

[trying to generate Film Twitter-style discourse on here]
Remember when they made a Bond villain whose tell during poker was crying blood? What a movie!

"It's at UIC, but it's also in the loop, possibly the southwest end of the loop, but people keep wandering over to the river, and also, why did they just take a cab to go five blocks!? There's no way that was quicker than running!"

Chicago guy who watches ER and goes insane trying to figure out where County General is based on the various places the doctors wander off to on their lunch break.

That parenthetical is admittedly a *huge* “if”

I honestly believe another part of it is we’ve all pretty much bought into the idea that we *need* to be on Twitter for the day Trump dies, because it will be epic or whatever, but the longer that takes, the more it could be the first great Bluesky posting day (if the servers hold up)

Seeing posts about Bluesky’s “perception problem” and it’s really as simple as everyone joined this place with their fists up because…well… [gestures at the social media ecosystem that birthed it]

No idea, literally going by the fact that this app crashed again and the vague “farewells” of the last few days

This is the quickest that Bluesky has come back after crashing due to a Twitter exodus, so it might finally be on the right track.

Spooky season 2025 (so far)

D'Angelo was unparalleled. A true genius who gave the world some of the best fucking music (and best *fucking* music) of all time. RIP.

Continuing my tradition of seeing the most divisive CIFF selections, and snagged tickets for Radu Jude's Dracula and Richard Linklater's Nouvelle Vague.

Tremendous things happening in Chicago

It can be done. We’ve had mayoral candidates from the suburbs, that’s basically New Jersey.

I am not a New Yorker, but my god, you folks over there need to find a way to keep this man around.

John Ford: 7 Women!

Robert Altman: Oh yeah? 3 women!!

Jack Nicholson: …2 Jakes

Drinking a Tsingtao with these because

Yeah gotta crank up the seasoning in general

Garlic Ginger Chili 5 Spice Scallion Latkes

Verdict: missing something but otherwise a success

About to fuck around with some potato pancakes

Bag (of beef short ribs) secured

Had to make a pilgrimage to the meat market