Joe Meyers

You can still register for my spring term course at Norwalk Community College - ‘4 Independent Filmmakers Who Revolutionized American Movies,’ a deep dive into the careers of Cassavetes, Soderbergh, Tarantino and Linklater. Starting 3/16. More info at lifetimelearners.org

In his memoir, Tom Junod excavates the family secrets that made him who he is today Writer Tom Junod grew up in the long shadow of Big Lou—a dazzling, ruthless womanizer—and spent a decade excavating the myth of his father’s life. His new memoir is a reckoning with sex, power, and th...

The making of a writer. www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/...

The World’s Top 10 Tourist Traps, According to a New Report — Daily Passport Most travelers want experiences to be meaningful, not overrun with crowded photo ops and tourist traps that leave them feeling disenchanted. A new report surveyed travelers to find the most overrated ...

dailypassport.com/biggest-tour...

How to Watch All 10 Best Picture Nominees on Streaming Ahead of the 2026 Oscars From "Hamnet" to "Sinners," the 2026 best picture nominees span geography and time.

www.today.com/popculture/m...

BOTD: Anton Yelchin

BOTD: Raul Julia

Good morning from Haarlem.

#GoodMorningFromHaarlem

3/9/62: Knife in the Water, Roman Polanski's stunning, disciplined debut
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The surfers, Bondi (1963), Jeffrey Smart

I’m looking forward to leading an Oscar discussion at the Trumbull Library Tuesday at 6 p.m. Many categories still seem to be up for grabs - Teyana Taylor vs. Amy Madigan, for instance - so it should be a fun session.

Lucky, Heroic, Profane: The Story of N.Y.P.D. Shield No. 13558

Terrific Times feature www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/n...

BOTD: Juliette Binoche

R.I.P. Country Joe McDonald

Wow -- as first spotted by @BadFoxGraphics on X, Fox & Friends this morning used *old footage of a previous dignified transfer* to mislead their audience about the fact that Trump wore a baseball cap during the one yesterday

Column Classic: A Woman With a Plan
By Lisa Scottoline

Read here: scottoline.com/chick-wit/

How much longer can Snowmass survive? - Fairfield-Black Rock Station

How to rebuild your reading habits Research shows that reading helps keep your brain in shape.

www.popsci.com/health/how-t...

BOTD: Freddie Prinze Jr.

It was my pleasure this morning to do a Zoom interview with French Canadian writer-director Mathieu Denis about his brilliant film ‘Gagne ton ciel (The Cost of Heaven).’ Focus on French Cinema will be presenting the U.S. premiere tomorrow at 2 at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich.

He isn’t dead. Celebrated his 80th birthday yesterday.

$320,141
The reported average annual household income of people going to Broadway plays last year, according to the Broadway League. That’s 20% more than the $266,881 average household income of people going to Broadway musicals.

They Went to the Woods Because They Wished to Live Deliberately

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/r...

‘All you need is a chair and a view’: could daily ‘dusking’ make us healthier and happier? An old Dutch ritual of going outside to watch the coming of night – or dusking – is having a revival across Europe. Fans of the practice say it’s a great way to disconnect from screens and find peace

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

BOTD: Donna Murphy

Indeed

BOTD: David Gilmour

Pasolini 101 - Slant Magazine Pier Paolo Pasolini perpetually rebelled against moral hegemony, commiserating with outcasts and creating and dying as one.

BOTD Pier Paolo Pasolini!
Ferrara & Dafoe - @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/paso...
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Javier Mayoral, The Last Slice of Pizza, 2019, Acrylic on Board

The Return of the Cybernauts is one of my favourite episodes #theavengers

Good morning from Haarlem.

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