by Cláudio Alves Here at The Film Experience, we love to celebrate centennials, and yesterday marked a big one. On October 8th, 1926, William Greaves was born in Harlem, and would go on to become one of the most important figures in 20th-century American non-fiction filmmaking. More specifically, his legacy rests on documenting African-American life, spanning from avant-garde exercises like the Symbiopsychotaxiplasm duology to more conventional fare like his Ida B. Wells profile for the…

Viltrox AF 50mm Air F2 LAnother great lightweight and affordable 50mm lens for mirrorless cameras. This review is for the L-mount version, but it's also available for Sony and Nikon mirrorless as well.

Published in 1864, Notes from Underground enters the nineteenth century through a wound in its confidence. Russia’s arguments over human emancipation had become arguments over the human creature itself, over whether an enlightened understanding of self-interest could make goodness inevitable. Dostoevsky places a solitary voice inside that promise and allows it to gnaw through the floor. The result anticipates the estrangement of later modernist fiction and the problems existentialism would make…

6-year-old: (yelling from his bedroom) Hey Dad! Why did the elephant cross — no, wait, that won’t make any sense. Why did the chicken cross the road? Me: (chuckling) I don’t know, why? 6-year-old: To get to the other side! Why did the elephant cross the road? Me: (laughing) I don’t know, why? 6-year-old: To follow his friend the chicken! Why did the zebra cross the road? Me: (still laughing) I don’t know, why? 6-year-old: To get to the bus stop with the others! Comments, questions, suggestions?…

I have a healthy batch of these pale yellow apples courtesy (again!) of Michael Wunsch of North Dakota. Medium to large, they have a small red-orange blush that is speckled and spotty. ¶ They are slightly ribbed and only slightly asymmetrical (the significance of which will perhaps become clear below). Each is so glossy with wax that they are what apple nerds call "greasy," though none of it will come off on your fingers.

Just noting Mat’s Multipage Version zine rules. I bought both issues right away. It’s weird, it’s funny, it’s a work of art, and you might even learn something. The page that is a spliced version of Marc Andreeson proposing the IMG tag in HTML with all his recent crazy shit about how he “has” zero introspection is, as previously mentioned, a work of art.

The Duke of York's Stepsby Henry WadeGenres: Crime, Mystery Pages: 280 Series: Inspector Poole #1 Rating: Synopsis: Henry Wade's The Duke of York's Steps intricately weaves a tapestry of suspense, intrigue, and social commentary set against the backdrop of post-World War I England. The novel is marked by Wade's sharp prose and attention to psychological depth, creating multifaceted characters whose lives intersect in unexpected ways. The narrative unfolds with a sense of foreboding, as the…

Kidlat decides to be the first person to play the yo-yo on the moon. Collecting spaceship parts with his buddy, a German child: Deciding on the best acronym for the Filipino space program: Q: What about spacesuits and oxygen masks? Don’t you need that on the moon? A: It’s just propaganda. Feels like a movie I would have made (complimentary). Essie’s writeup is the one.

Tully Marshall receives a hand (or two, actually) in a scene from 'The Cat and the Canary' (1927).Here a Nosferatu, there a Frankenstein...With five upcoming spooky silent film shows in six days, it must be getting close to Halloween!The schedule has me accompanying 'Nosferatu' on Wednesday, Oct. 14 in Natick, Mass.; the early talkie 'Frankenstein' (1931) in Somerville, Mass., and no less than three screenings of 'The Cat and the Canary (1927)—one in Vermont, one in Massachusetts, and one in…

Joseph Rusling MeekerSpend enough time in the speakeasies and watering holes of the Low Country, and you’ll hear a certain haint-story. It’s never the first one of the night; you need to build up to it, let the whiskey loosen a few tongues. It goes something like this:Deep in the swamps claimed but not occupied by the Commonwealth, too far away from the roads for the Maid’s armies to raid it - even saints are beholden to supply chain logistics - lies an old colonial plantation left to rot. No…

Made the pizza dough for tomorrow. Such a simple thing to make the night before but sets you up for success the next day. Long weekend ahead, hopefully we’ll be able to polish our home a little bit and set the family for the locking season.

Siri AI has gotten better at answering general knowledge questions, but it takes 30 seconds to turn on a light bulb. I’m not sure if the trade off is worth it.

I prefer running alone most of the time. I get to think. Listen to whatever in peace. Run at my own pace. Stop to appreciate my surroundings. Today was no different. I went for a run this morning. I had a specific route in mind. All geared up, with my favorite NBA podcast on, I headed out. Upon arriving, I saw some familiar faces. So I checked if they had seen me. Sure that they hadn't, I rerouted. In my mind, I laughed at myself. Some days, I actually enjoy running with others. But I guess…

a modern world i was surprised to find the pen already loaded i must be careful for lore enforcement trails me to the lake from anywhere, from anywhere... other things said but especially there... are you feeling tangible??div> Yesterday :: Friday, 9th October 2026

Before starting to write about That Time You Killed Me, I checked whether it is a design from Japan. It isn’t. It gives me the vibes. Partly from the name. Partly from the minimalistic components. Partly from the unusual concept. This game toys with the idea of time travel. This is a two player abstract game in which you fight in the present, in the past, and in the future.&

The drive from Lander westward was chill and pretty dreamy — the landscape transformed at every bend and the sky was big and blue. We caught our first glimpse of the Teton Range at Togwotee Overlook. And as soon as we crossed the entrance to Grand Teton National Park our audio guide said to be alert for wildlife as we passed by a field chock-full of buffalo. The midday light was washing out the mountain range details, but it didn’t matter one lick — they were grand indeed. We pulled into most…

Years ago, I broke up with someone abruptly. She and my friend were over. The two began arguing. Upset, she ran outside into the rain. My friend commented that she was being ridiculous, that I should break up with her. I’m not usually so impressionable as to take such an action based on an offhand comment, but I had been feeling a little uncomfortable in this new relationship. While she was pleasant, kind, and beautiful, the relationship had mostly been physical and I was troubled that she…

From a paper log to ADIF with Claude Today (October 10, 2026) I activated Minute Man National Historical Park (US-0745) using Adam’s (AA1N) rig and a random wire antenna. I logged every contact by hand in a Rite in the Rain notebook, then used Claude to turn a photo of that page into an ADIF file. I described my earlier logging practices a while ago, and I moved my home logging to Wavelog after that (here’s my setup). This post covers how I now get from the field notebook into both. Why I still…

Today would have been a good one to get some things done outside. Not to hot, not too cold. It didn’t happen, of course. I’ve caught my daughters’ colds. *sigh* Well, if I’m going to be sick with a cold, better for it to be now, with time enough to get over it before surgery. … Continue reading Another non-day

Love this so much: “Tokyo Underground Club Turns Its Dancefloor Into a “Reading Rave“ “SPREAD, an underground club located in Tokyo’s Shimokitazawa neighborhood, hosted ‘JUCY BOOK RAVE,’ a daytime event that temporarily transformed its dancefloor into a dimly lit reading lounge on September 26th. Running from 10am to 2pm, the event covered the club floor in carpeting so attendees could sit, recline against the walls or stretch out with a book while ambient music played around them. After 1pm,…

By FARHA GUERRERO On August 25th, my older son's 20th birthday, we were driving through Squamish, listening to the broadcast of my radio show, The Blue Hour, on CiTR 101.9 FM. It was the transmission of my pre-recorded interview with Italian rock climber Federica Mingolla, recorded in our home in Aosta just the week before. As we drove through Squamish, the Stawamus Chief came into full view. Federica was talking about imagining a line. Someone, of course, imagined lines on the Chief decades…

Some days one is too preoccupied or distracted to sit down and write, or meditate, and post here. This is one of those days, so a triptych of time when Maui was in me and I in it, will have to suffice...

While The Australian Ballet tours to the USA, guest company The Stuttgart Ballet treats Melbourne to the dreamy dance delights of their pristine classical production of The Sleeping Beauty. More than five decades since their last visit to Australia, this very welcome season from The Stuttgart Ballet sees the celebrated company share their treasured 1987 production The Sleeping Beauty, staged and choreographed by Marcia Haydée (after Marius Petipa). Collaborating with stage and costume designer…

StarringJason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Brett Goldstein, and Brendan HuntOverviewTed's back.Ted Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he's hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience. With cynical players and a doubtful town, will he get them to see the Ted Lasso Way?Review Ted Lasso I feel bad giving Ted Lasso three stars, but that’s where we are. This season was fine, but pretty fractured. It didn’t seem to find its sea legs until about…

I'm back in geminispace Hey there, just small update that I've been doing a separate tiny blog in geminispace. You can find it in here if you also use gemini protocol: gemini://akselmo.dev/ I also have a tinylog there that is basically gemini version of fedi. We'll see how long that stays around, I just wanted a place to experiment in, as this blog feels very rigid to do so in. On the other hand, I may just say "who cares" and experiment more in here too, as it's my blog! :P But I do like…

I had an idea: What if. Boxes of information. Instead of stream of unstructured text. This idea kept coming back, so one day I sketched a rough sketch of it. And then added a lot of details to the sketch. Then I went ahead and implemented it. And now it’s on my homepage! Go look at my homepage. I couldn’t be bothered to include an image right now. There is only 5 boxes, because idk what to put in the 6th box. Originally it was going to be photos1, but I have no idea how to handle putting that…

Let’s begin in the logical place, at the very end of the day. Tonight was a gala night in Pordenone, a celebration of some of my favourite women. For sure we had Pola Negri and Gloria Swanson on the big screen, but if you want a really iconic duo, check out our Jean Mitry prize-winners, … Continue reading Le Giornate del Cinema Muto 2026: Pordenone Post No 7 →

I just discovered that Univeristy of Chicago law professor Randal C. Picker (pictured below) died unexpectedly at age 66 on August 15. (See here.) Although I never met Professor Picker in person, I read his book (with Douglas G. Baird and Robert H. Gertner) on Game Theory and the Law in the early 2000s and was among the first cohort of students to enroll in and complete his massive open online course (MOOC) on “Internet Giants: The Law and Economics of Media Platforms” in 2015. In addition to…

The first recording today starts with a trail for Hounded. Then it’s Deadly 60 – Malaysia. He meets a Scorpionfish. A Crocodilefish. Two Giant Frogfish. A Lionfish. A sleeping green turtle. Some Bumphead Parrotfish. Nananananananana Batfish! A lot of Bigeye Trevally. A Whitetip Reef Shark. A Dogtooth Tuna. And a huge shoal of Chevron Barracuda. Media Centre Description: Steve Backshall finds himself in deep water as he goes in search of underwater animals for his Deadly 60 list. The waters off…

You have once again voted DNA Lounge to be "Best Nightclub" in the 2026 Best of the Bay! Thank you all for your continued support! It means a lot, and is really helpful. We also got second place for "Best Live Music Venue" and, for the first time, second place for "Best Pizza"! I just did a roundup of our Halloween events, but here's what we've got coming up in the next two weeks. It's a lot! Ravefurrest Secret Psy Egyptian Lover Echos Rocky Horror Gorilla T Light City Project X Bearrison Drift…