Lit. Ph.D. turned TV writer. Learning photographer. Art junkie. Most recent non-screenwriting at Elsewhere and New Square.
Extraordinary, well-sourced thread, on the anniversary of Nagasaki, dispelling the persistent myth of the strategic importance of the US dropping a second atomic bomb.
Alex Wellerstein81 years ago today, on August 9, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped upon the city of Nagasaki, Japan, by the United States. This was 3 days after the first atomic attack on Hiroshima.
PRE-K(apulet) Before SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, there was Juliet...in Montessori.
Just Another Film NerdPitch your most pointless, dull prequel idea that could potentially be greenlit in this idea-starved world. DIRTY: In which we learn how Harry Callahan earned his nickname.
It may well have been a hoax, but my favorite of these will always be the law firm Ferreth and Jobs, whose original sin only became evident upon the removal of intervening spaces from their website domain name.
The Shiflett BrothersI just goth it
Mess up a genre by making it a food French New Huevos
elena perezMess up a genre by making it a food crime brûlée
OMELAS™️ "It's fine to walk away. Especially with a drink!"
tweety fishI guess I'm never actually going to do it so I can talk about my "killer robot" art project I never did which was a balancing robot made out of one of these with wheels and it would run away from you and if you caught it you could get a cocktail while it screamed
We were surprised to learn that in Denmark, there's basically no concept of normal wear and tear. When you leave an apartment, you're expected not only to clean, but to repaint, and many landlords take this as an opportunity to refurbish at the renter's expense.
taberas one of your tl's trusted sources of anti-Dutch agitation, I must report this is true. apartments are rented "kaal" (bald) and unless you sell your flooring to the next tenant you are required to remove it if a landlord did provide flooring, they would be responsible for its upkeep, so they don't
BlueSky for the win. For those curious about antitrust, collective bargaining, and owner autonomy/obligation re: the NBA, I found this enormously helpful in clarifying my own amateur muddle of questions. Thanks again @howardbeck.bsky.social and @mccannsportslaw.bsky.social for taking the time.
Michael McCannThanks, @howardbeck.bsky.social. Here's my response to @enavakas.bsky.social's question:
Requoting, because there's a lot of partially incorrect or fully mistaken info circulating in conjunction with the original seemingly compelling post.
Jake Bermanthis is not true. there was no conspiracy. it didn't matter whether the streetcars were publicly owned (seattle, detroit) or private (los angeles, atlanta). a thread (because i wrote a whole-ass book on this): 1/?