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A pretty fun read… “Every now and then, safari goers make the fatal mistake of forgetting that they're surrounded by wild animals-that no matter how well managed the environment may be, it is filled with wild things, dangerous to their core. The Bible is like that too. When we read these ancient texts —no matter how carefully managed they've been —we're visiting wild and dangerous terrain, and who knows what we'll find there. The biblical world is full of monsters. Uncanny creatures lurk in every direction, from the hybrid monsters surrounding God in heaven to the stunning array of peculiar beings touching down on earth, and from giants in the land of milk and honey to Leviathan swimming beneath the seas. Most have been tamed by time and tradition. The cherubim -menacing, winged animal guardians-have become heavenly babies, marketed for feel-good cuteness on greeting cards and framed prints to be hung on a bathroom wall. The seraphim, multi-winged creatures with serpentine bodies and humanoid hands, have become conflated with angels. Angels, meanwhile, have acquired the soft-edged glow of a Hallmark card, even as they are some of the deadliest shapeshifters in a universe teeming with bizarre figures. Other monsters are hidden altogether, masked in translation as natural phenomena, like the demons Pestilence, Plague, and the Chill, who'd be prime comic book villains - except that they work for The Good Guy.”

"15,000 camera bodies." Okay, I still have room to grow.

Martin Luther King at Temple Israel of Hollywood

Hope it’s a great one!

Watching our AI future (NSFW). https://petapixel.com/2024/01/12/george-carlins-daughter-slams-hour-long-ai-generated-comedy-special/

Another cassette channel! Crash (1978, Polish Jazz-Rock Fusion)

’98 Sunfire, rest assured Hе’s gonna tell the cops that the drugs wеre yours

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway | City of Gold Ex.

Went back to season three of Fargo to watch with Mel as she's only seen the last couple of seasons. I swear this show is so underrated across its entire run. Feels so good to trust nearly every choice on a production. #coensadjacent

Hope it was a great day!

^ It’s been a blast to alternate Slow Horses and Fargo episodes recently.

How do the listed genres currently compare? Qobuz for instance had a separate Bluegrass category. I don't remember what Tidal did, but Apple Music just tosses everything under [Bro-]Country.

If you haven’t given Qobuz a try, I’d definitely recommend a go. It’s my favorite for overall catalog organization and discoverability. That said I believe the Head-Case solution would be a personal relay satellite you could control.

A little more Xmas fun.

It is a beautiful shot. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/24/photo-of-swansea-police-arresting-drunk-likened-to-renaissance-art

Seems like it has everything I love in cinema.

Thanks everyone. Hoping you all are having a great Christmas and/or break. We’re doing a sous vide turkey for Thanksgiving 2.0 tonight and the last 24 highlights included a Ruth’s Chris visit, an authentic Californian fake white Christmas, and a happy Esmé on the morning treasures. And thanks @Grahame. $1.99 rental on Prime!!!

They cut it a little close shipping the vinyl (arrived yesterday), but the new Stax Christmas. ex.

I found this in a local deep dive earlier in the year and played a few times in prep for the season, but what do you know Amy Sedaris just posted a clip this morning on the gram so offering up this odd, but wonderful, concert for anyone else. Bob Green seemed like a great guy. Battle of the Bulge to Julliard to years of Christmas specials in the heart of Silicon Valley - Mountain View's public access channel.

Rankin/Bass day here Bonus:

Not sure if you still shoot the system nearly a decade later, but someone is...