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Above: Official poster by Yves Tinguely for the 12th New York Film Festival in 1974.The twelfth edition of the New York Film Festival, which took place 50 years ago this week, in September 1974, could have been convincingly called the New York European Film Festival. Out of the seventeen new feature films playing, all but two were European: seven French, three German, two Italian, two Swiss, and one British. Though …

Lugene Sanders in “The Life of Riley“ After re-emerging in the U.S. baby name data in 1953, the dual-gender name Lugene saw its highest usage (as a girl name) in the mid-1950s: 1958: 26 baby girls named Lugene 1957: 42 baby girls named Lugene 1956: 73 baby girls named Lugene [peak usage] 1955: 66 baby girls named Lugene 1954: 62 baby girls named Lugene 1953: 30 baby girls named Lugene …

September 27, 2024 Perfect for autumn: bracelets – Fierce Lynx Designs She can take some time off this fall – what a luxury! A little photography, perhaps? Her packing will have her blending into the forest! bracelets – Fierce Lynx Designs It’s not her usual style, but she couldn’t resist the cardigan… Cardigan – Cider; maple leaf earrings – Patricia Nash; laurel wreath tee – GAP; Fierce Abundance bracelets – …

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. Go on a tour of the real locations seen in SLOW HORSES. Go to https://www.squaremilesecrets.com/slow-horses and enter the coupon code SLOUGH for 20% off your tour. We are back to break down all the excitement of the season four episode four of SLOW HORSES. I’m joined this episode by returning recapper Gary Dexter. We …

I bought two of these in Norway last spring. One I shared with two friends on top of a local hill at sunset. This one I found in the gel and sports nutrition drawer that’s mostly sugar. I’m saving it for something. I just don’t know what.

The Wild Robot (2024) • View trailerFour stars (out of five). Rated PG, for action, peril and dramatic intensityAvailable via: Movie theatersBy Derrick Bang • Published in The Davis Enterprise, 9.29.24This is most sumptuously gorgeous animated film I’ve seen in years. That’s surprising, given that it comes from the American Dreamworks Animation team; the verdant, sparkling look is much more typical of Tokyo’s Studio Ghibli. Indeed, in the production notes, …

The following guest post from Dee Bowers (they/them), Archives Manager at the Brooklyn Public Library Center for Brooklyn History, is part of a series written by members of the Internet Archive’s Community Webs program. Community Webs advances the capacity of community-focused memory organizations to build web and digital archives documenting local histories and underrepresented voices. Some say as many as one in seven Americans have family roots in Brooklyn, and …

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September has been a month where I deliberately kept involvement in any events or challenges light; October will see a week of intense reading for 1970 so I’m trying to plan ahead a little for that (although we all know how my plans usually go…) However, one event I did want to take part in was #SpinsterSeptember; organised by the lovely Nora, who posts on Instagram as @pear.jelly, this focuses …

Fuck Time Fuck Space by Spooky Jaguar

Early morning, April 1789. Captain Bligh is abruptly dragged from his cabin. Wrists bound, bayonet pressed to his chest, he and a few loyal sailors are forced into a tiny launch and set adrift on the vast Pacific Ocean. This far from land, no-one is likely to survive for long. History remembers Captain Bligh as a cruel, petty tyrant. The reality is more complicated. Bligh championed rational thought and showed …

Researchers have found a flaw in the web connectivity for Kia cars that could let a hacker take over control of some key functions. CC-licensed photo by Sean Davis on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a confirmation link, so no spam. It’s Friday, so there’s another post due at the Social Warming Substack at about 0845 UK …

The Echo Meal is any perfectly recreated plate of turkey, veggies, stuffing, and pie made from all the leftovers from yesterday’s pig-out. Microwaved brussels sprouts, steamed turkey chunks, and stirred up gravy all combine into a perfect follow-up to the feast. AWESOME! Ready for more awesome? Get brand-new daily awesome things straight to your inbox: The post #105 The Echo Meal appeared first on 1000 Awesome Things.

The Fujifilm X100VI is the most preordered camera in history by far. There were more orders placed prior to the release date than there were X100V’s produced in its entire four-year run. Completely unprecedented! I quickly made my order within minutes after it was announced, and I still had to wait over a month for it to arrive. There are people who placed their preorders on day-one who are still …