Peter Cullen Bryan, PhD

***Historians of California and/or policing***

Police Records Access Project

clean.calmatters.org

Yeah, I feel like pretty much every character (even Veronica) in this movie winds up being a Reagan voter because things are just movie a little...too fast. #Anchorman #HATM

Completely forgot Uncle Machete is in this. #Anchorman #HATM

"Great Odin's raven!" A nice line in the vein of "Great Caesar's Ghost!" by fellow newsman Perry White, though Odin has two ravens (Huginn and Muninn). #Anchorman #HATM

Yeah, I imagine its older than that (like I think my mom might have used it - or a variation thereof - at some point). #Anchorman #HATM

Every movie can be improved by someone on fire just running through the scene. #Anchorman #HATM

From Anchorman: the Public News anchor crew

I am cheering on Tim Robbins and the Public News crew here because it is our moral imperative in this moment. #Anchorman #HATM

I have used "Tits McGee" on several occasions as well, and forgot it originated here. #Anchorman #HATM

"You've just destroyed the only thing I've ever loved. All right, there it is. What do *you* love?" is the line that stuck with me from this (and I have used on multiple occasions). #Anchorman #HATM

a man is running down a street with a pile of cardboard boxes in the background Alt: a man is running down a street with a pile of cardboard boxes in the background

The idea that "jogging" was common in 1975 is a bit inaccurate; it wasn't actually invented until two years later, with the release of Rocky (before that, people mostly just speed walked). #Anchorman #HATM

This animation strikes me as Don Bluth-esque, which would not be the case for 1975 - the lines are too clean, the colors too clear, a lot of techniques that are about a decade away. #Anchorman #HATM

Hey, it works just fine as long as you just never break up. #Anchorman #HATM

"Sixty percent of the time it works every time" wouldn't be out of place in an Ant-Man movie. #Anchorman #HATM

The anchor face-off was a reference to the period when different news stations had their own territories, before Clear Channel/IHeartMedia starting buying up stations and turning them into propaganda outlets. #Anchorman #HATM

This takes place in the last stages of free love, with AIDS spreading in San Fransisco by 1978 (and likely there earlier). Still plenty of sleeping around, but cultural mores are going to shift. #Anchorman #HATM

They actually are not lying about it being based on a true story. Apparently this was inspired by the story of the first female anchor in the Los Angeles area, who was given quite a bit of a hard time by her coworkers. The second was about the early days of CNN . #HATM

"We've been coming to same party for 12 years, and in no way is that depressing." Looking forward to this line showing up on this space in 2030 or so. #Anchorman #HATM

We used to have to watch an hour of local news just to get videos we can search up by the thousands. #Anchorman #HATM

Box Office Mojo annual chart 2004, #26-34

Anchorman opened in the summer of 2004, against the second weekend of Spider-Man 2, performing admirably in a busy season (I, Robot, The Bourne Supremacy, Catwoman), earning $90 million against a $26 million budget (it only did around $5 million globally). #Anchorman #HATM

Hivemind:

I need to do some quick research on US railroad history—mainly on the actual building of it and, as a corollary, the racial dynamics of that building (in terms of construction actors and geography, specifically.)

Good books or articles you know of?

Thanks!

#AcademicSky

Superman (2025) makes a similar argument

Lex was jealous of Superman's abilities, but even with all the tech and money in the world, even stealing his DNA to make a copy of the hero couldn't make Lex an equal. You can't steal ability, intelligence, or creativity, and it's embarrassing & sad to try.

It’s not ready to announce just yet, but I have something forthcoming about Robin Hood (and other Disney foxes) soon…

Mad Max movies, Fallout, etc, imagined a desert apocalypse as a result of nuclear war, grand hubris. Turns out we'll get to Fury Road by asking AI to write our emails for us and chatting with imaginary girlfriends.

Top 10 band/artists
(in alphabetical order)

The Bird and the Bee
David Bowie
Eisley
The Fiery Furnaces
Mazzy Star
Saint Etienne
The Seatbelts
Sleater-Kinney
Stephin Merritt (esp. Magnetic Fields)
“Weird Al” Yankovic

I grew up on these streets

Enchantment feels like the obvious answer, but I think Conjuration might be the best choice, between Teleportation Circle, various Summons, Leomand's Secret Chest, and the ever reliable Mage Hand.

In the spirit of Kotaku being scrollable, here's one of my favorite stories. I spoke to a senior couple who turned into gamers after posting a Craigslist ad asking for coaching. They used to email my old address for additional tips. Hope they're blessed.
kotaku.com/senior-coupl...

Don't overthink it: what comic book panels/pages live in your head rent-free? Drop four and tag #comicsdna

"Internet 'may be just passing fad as millions give up on it'" - Daily Mail, 2006
Reminds me of this classic from the 1980s.

famous last words: "we're not in it to make money. we're probably not going to lose a lot, but we aren't going to make much either"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WCT...