LaLa Land, Damien Chazelle's Oscar nomination magnet, is a load to unpack if you think about it: there's so much to say about the history of movies, the merits and demerits of artistic "purity", the history and current state of jazz, the question of racism in the film (inadvertent or not) that it threatens to overwhelm the central love story ( Read more... )

What a fascinating game ( Read more... )

Maggie Roche died of cancer a few days ago. She was 65 ( Read more... )

I find Doctor Who... comforting ( Read more... )

Two years ago this week, I was walking down 13th Avenue on my way to work. It was a crisp, cold Sunday morning, and as I approached the 60th street intersection, I could see that all four corners were completely covered with a thin layer of ice ( Read more... )

Hello? Anybody home?

I noticed that a lot of people have swiitched from LJ to dreamwidth recently, and maybe it's time for me to join the exodus.

Is it relatively easy to set up an account? Can you transfer your LJ friends list over to the new account?

Please advise...

I'm working my way through the rubble, stepping over the pieces of civil rights legislation, women's rights legislation, international treaties, environmental and safety regulations, and general civility, looking for signs of life. The battle is over. The casualties will be enormous ( Read more... )

Well, isn't this a nice birthday present ( Read more... )

It's from Blazing Saddles, of course ( Read more... )

I'll get right to it ( Read more... )