Tom Scarlett

Happy anniversary to my first real job

My Top 10 Favorite Best Picture Oscar Winners Gone With the Wind How Green Was My Valley Casablanca All About Eve On the Waterfront The Bridge on the River The Godfather The Godfather 2 The Sting Annie Hall

[February 22nd, 1981] This week's New York Times Best Sellers lists

Keeping an eye on this California gov debate. Not at all Becerra’s strong suit, and Steve Hilton is a much more engaging speaker

In partial defense of the article here's the part most people didn't read that preemptively acknowledges a common response. I think perhaps a way of better understanding the point he's trying to make is to flip it...

Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.

Dakota Johnson and MGK were enjoying a low-key first date when they were spotted at Taylor Swift's apartment in New York City.

My Gen Z employees have taught me that putting the !! sticker on a text means you agree with what the person is saying and not “omfg are you kidding me?!?” (as I had been using it frequently) and now I’m spiraling.

Just called my husband a horrible antisemitic slur because I was texting too fast, how is your morning going?

Hmm, is there another way of looking at that headline?

Just learned the Grass Roots song Let's Live For Today was originally an Italian hit (by a British band singing in Italian?!) Adding it to the list of songs w/foreign language origins: My Way Summer Wind Beyond The Sea Gloria (Brannigan) You Don't Have to Say You Love Me Let It Be Me

It does not betray any principles to enjoy this.

Definitely a great idea to constantly change fictional dates so every sf story remains safely in the future. New editions of 1984 should be set in 2062 but with nothing else changed

I don't know if you could spend ALL day with songs dedicated to Bob but here's 5 hours and 33 minutes to get you started

Not gonna violate the no pics rule but Lucinda is wearing a shirt that says: Listen to folk Listen to punk Listen to hip hop Listen to women and a belt buckle that says: Get right with God

Film discourses, ranked: 1. Film ranking discourse 2. Film discourse 3. Film ranking discourse discourse

Just watched To Be Or Not To Be (1942) with the 16yo and my conclusion is that guy who said old comedies aren't funny to young people needs to meet cooler young people

OK.

Seems clear that there's a deal that Trump can scream about not signing the housing bill until SAVE America is passed but will let it become law tomorrow. Also seems clear that if anyone makes Grandpa too mad today, he'll veto it and screw the deal. This is our government now: Don't poke the loony.

RIP. An early-'70s crush with one of the all-time great names in TV. And yes, it was real. His actual name was Randy Mantooth, which is...just...impossible. I wonder if he ever got my fan letter. www.tvinsider.com/1274911/rand...

Biggest gap for Taylor has to be "Mean" (Bob Lefsetz)

More cool songs about lame people from your replies: Teenage Love Song (David Faustino) Mean (Bob Lefsetz) Toxic (Noel Fitzpatrick) Ain't No Other Man (Jordan Bratman) He's Gone (Lenny Hart) The Sauce (Benzino) The Moneygoround (Wace/Collins/Page) Taxman (Wilson/Heath) Hey Jude (Julian Lennon)

Anyway this is your usual reminder to spend at least as much time promoting content you find insightful/informative as you do dunking on content you find bad. To do otherwise creates perverse incentives.

yes, this! “the ‘unitary executive’ is, quite simply, incompatible with a theory of checks and balances.”

Found in a sidewalk giveaway pile, an incredible case of staple multi-generational Dudes Rock cassettes; a musical taste profile of a certain type of 1990s white guy frozen in time

uh what’s happening in Zits today

Me explaining to anyone who will listen how I just really like Keith David and everything he’s ever been in, even the bad stuff, because he just seems to always be having a good time and I’m glad he’s getting a star on the Walk of Fame because good for him.

This used to be one of the most kick-ass songs from one of the most kick-ass live movies ever. Now it is the soundtrack to our lives. As long as Tina Weymouth is playing the bass line we will get through it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5...

Now you tell me I have worked nine of these jobs

Getting six emails a day for the rest of your life about great new deals on shoelaces and exciting shoelace opportunities from a company you bought shoelaces from once--and then getting on ten new mailing lists because you hit "Unsubscribe."

The way he has to be like, "Don't come for me Swifties!" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/b...

Just gonna keep saying it: Drastic SCOTUS reform should be a central part of the 2028 Democratic Party platform, and for Presidential candidates...I don't love litmus tests, but for me, this is becoming one.

Akira Kurosawa and George Lucas (1979)

i know this is a stale "over 30s" opinion, but honestly listening to Beatles tracks, and especially the 2nd half discography, has greatly improved my mental health over the last few years i think this works for all things, so go back and find the good stuff... it helps with dealing with the present

May the 4th be with you 🌌

At the time of its release, in April '88, Tracy Chapman's debut sounded like nothing else on rock radio. You'd hear Led Zeppelin, Tom Petty, Eagles. And then, Fast Cars. It was a breath a fresh air and reminded me of Joan Armatrading's work. The whole LP has aged well and remains relevant, powerful.

Republicans have held the Senate for five of the last ten Congresses. Only one of those flips if DC and PR had both been states w/ 2 Dem senators, mid-session in 2018 when Jones was elected. Nor would PR voting Dem (DC already does) have flipped the 2024, 2016, or 2004 presidential elections.

Top 20 vinyl albums I bought and played to death on a turntable. #2

I saw Sarah Michelle Gellar on a podcast recently, and she looks like a 49-year-old woman who is aging great and hasn't succumbed to Hollywood's mania for plastic surgery. Refreshing.

“What the Roberts Court is making possible,” @adamserwer.bsky.social argues, “is a country where white people can maintain their political dominance at the expense of Americans who are not white.” He examines what to expect following the Voting Rights Act ruling:

My hot food take is that brunch is *solely for ordering breakfast-coded food later into the day*. It is not a Frankenstein hybrid of breakfast and lunch foods.

so excited to see my favorite franchise given the Hollywood treatment!!!