Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026A few months later we were at Disney World watching the parade down Main Street, and my dad said “Now here comes Mary Poppins showing everyone her bosoms.” 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Also, surprisingly for what I expected to be a fairly light fantasy-comedy, Agatha had a real body count. Not bloodless comic-bookish deaths, either. The real thing, with characters we care about. And we see the bodies up close. The whole thing is remarkable. 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026How can we not love a show that brought a gay bar mitzvah to the MCU? Jac Schaeffer should be in charge of the whole franchise. 110
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I lived in Wilmington, Delaware, when Biden was VP, near his house. He had nowhere near that level of security. Some, sure, but not that. Do you think maybe Vance gets more threats? 100
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Exit, pursued by a FUCKING BEAR. (Every stage designer for 400 years: How am I going to FUCKING pull this off?) 1202
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It’s clear some categories get more respect than others when people think of Best. I’ve had a ball watching shows that fall into Just Good Fun: Sherlock, Mrs. Maisel, Harley Quinn, American Crime Story, the early better seasons of The Walking Dead. (I also loved Manhattan, but nobody else saw it.) 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Good for Tyler. Davis needs to keep going. It's the last Jewish deli left standing. 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Miss Piggy presents makeup and costume design. Gonzo presents visual effects. S&W take us into and out of every commercial break. This should have happened years ago. Brian is correct Disney has never known what to do with this treasure of a property. 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Instead of playing winners off when they drone on too long, Animal just drums over them. 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Only a couple more years while Disney owns the Oscars for the Muppets to host. Fozzie’s monologue. Scooter feverishly stage-managing. Sam the Eagle introducing the accountants. Janis escorting the winners off stage. All of them presening the lifetime achievement Oscar to Frank Oz. 340
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It was featured in Cosmopolis, The Shape of Water, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and recently The Vampire Lestat. Cool place. Safe travels. Looking forward to your dispatches from TIFF. 020
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Happy birthday, @noelmu.bsky.social! I hope you can treat yourself to an apple pie milkshake at the Lakeview once you get to Toronto. 110
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I spent a day hosting Nichelle Nichols back in the ‘80s. George wasn’t wrong. 110
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Also, cinema is somehow, inexplicably in fine shape. Spotlight is a phenomenal movie. 000
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Just today I happened to read a Globe story that was basically a poorly researched op-ed published as a news report. 101
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I asked for a medium-fat sandwich, fries, and a pickle. The server said, “Add a black cherry soda and you’ve got the perfect order.” He was right, of course. This shit sucks so bad. 000
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A) This is brilliant. Well done. B) I just boarded a flight and the very calypso-accented flight attendant told someone to put something “under the seat.” Now the song is in my head for the duration. 000
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I don’t remember it well beyond the impression it made. But I haven’t seen a satisfying stage production of Amadeus since, so it was worth the price of a $7 student ticket! 020
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Hulce’s Mozart was infantile. Curry’s from what I remember — impressions rather than specifics — was more of a bawdy, cocky teen. 020
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Less Pinto, more Frank. But yes, in his way, as I remember from a million years ago. 120
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I saw that! 1981, I think. Jane Seymour was Constanza. I’d never heard of McKellen at the time. Insane play, going in at 19 knowing nothing and expecting something very different. 2162
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026It’s noteworthy that we typically don’t see the actor kids of Hollywood parents until they’re young adults. From Jamie Lee Curtis to Wyatt Russell, their parents knew better and kept them safe. 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I saw Tugboat pitch at AA Akron earlier this season. He’s fun to watch. 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Despite my well-earned skepticism of bright-eyed young white guys whose favorite topic is what great Christians they are, I hope this guy is the real thing. 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026My (very young) dentist and I discovered we shared a favorite bar. We agreed next visit I'd schedule his last appointment and we'd go there after. He shot me with vastly more numbing agent than necessary, and I asked why. He said it was because it would be fun to watch my Manhattan run down my chin. 020
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Good in the short term -- the responsiveness. Better in the long term if the mayor can make the established City Hall process for reporting and responding to such issues work as it should. (We had a councilwoman in Cleveland who tried that approach. I thought it was great. She lasted one term.) 070
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026This may not be the sort of show you’re looking for but I can certainly vouch for my friend Vinney as a thoroughly entertaining charmer. historyofelectronic.comhistoryofelectronic.comThe History Of Electronic Music | From Bone Flute to Drum Loop. Talk & performance near you soon! 020
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Just saw I Want Your Sex. The kid is something else. I imagine you’re not a Marvel TV guy: MG was delightful on Daredevil as an in-over-his-head city hall operative. He clearly was having a blast and in a strong cast he was the one who broke through Marvel’s plodding house style. 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 02/08/2026It would be nice to believe the Ohio Democratic Party is at this moment swarming resources to Brian Poindexter's campaign, aiming for 80% name recognition by month's end in a district that, while a stretch, is flippable. And I hope they are. But I've lived in Ohio too long to expect it. 150
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026You are interrupting my imagining of Bates and Maggie Smith (Together as you’ve never seen them before!) in The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne. 110
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Okay, yes, all true. But it takes fewer letters to just say Kathy Bates. 240
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026When I first saw Reeve Carney —doing press for Spider-Man — I remember thinkining this guy would be able to play a teenager when he’s 40. This afternoon I saw him do it. (There truly was no better choice for Dorian Gray.) 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Adam Joseph may not be the snack he was 20 years ago, but he'll tell you if it's gonna rain and he'll look fine doing it. 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The only Springsteen show I've seen was in the '80s, with a woman friend. As he performed this song certain noises came out of her that as a gay man I've rarely heard a woman make. 260
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Brian! Brian! Gustavo Dudamel is conducting The Electric Mayhem! 060
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026More than any other movie it’s one I’m very glad I watched alone. And yes absolutely about Baker. 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Velvel Odyssey Tickets here. I’m your Yiddish counterpart. 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Over here watching the footy and hoping you would chime in on this. 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026It's a gap in the reporting. The paper contacted FanDuel, Harper's people, and naturally focused on the most public figure in the story. But someone should have contacted the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, which licenses FanDuel to operate, and asked the regulator if this activity is in bounds. 010
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026POV from someone who works in the industry: Harper may not have understood what he was doing. But @pagamingcontrol.bsky.social must be held to account. They whine about offshore operators and Kalshi, but they have actual control over their own licensees and still allow FanDuel's predatory behavior. 110
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Funny thing: Mexico City has the best baguettes. A relic of the brief French occupation. The high altitude and dry climate make for the perfect crunchy outside and fluffy inside. 030
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Chris, it’s an absolute joy to follow a guy who is running for office, and who also is just really into soccer and isn’t afraid of being himself on socials. There’s no consultant-speak on your feed, and it’s utterly refreshing. Keep it up after you win, wherever public service takes you. 120
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Beyonce made a whole album about her heartbreak at her husband’s cheating. He produced it. People are complicated. Relationships even moreso. Appreciate the art that flows from it and deal. 090
Alec @alecrubin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I’m fine with that as long as they let Tween Prince George hold the sword. Canta y no llores 🎶 Viva 🇲🇽 000
