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@doubtfulguest.bsky.social
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s a bright sunny day so what better way to spend it than sitting in the dark watching old movies? Bonus: this double feature includes appearances by the Nicholas Brothers.
Selfie in the sunshine.
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is at least my 30th time and I’m just as excited as the first show back in 1991.
Laurie Anderson at The Rio in Santa Cruz
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A short book that I read way too quickly because it was so enjoyable. One of my favorites of the Maigret series so far.
Maigret and the dead girl by Georges Simenon
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Double Feature this weekend: first was Runner (not to be confused with The Runner) at a theater about to close and I’m feeling nostalgic because I was here opening day in 1985… and even before then when it used to be a Drive In.
Selfie in front of Century Theaters Mountain View
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
At least once a week I think back to my 8th grade history class where we saw a WWII video that included a speech by Hitler. We were bewildered why his audience adored this buffoon and our teacher assured us that he was very charismatic if only we understood German. I hate how much I know that’s B.S.
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Read my first (and probably last) Trollope novel. I expected more considering its mammoth length, but at least it satiated my longing for a Victorian novel. And after lugging this around for a couple months I can finally stop singing to myself “So ask yourself now…”
Can You forgive Her? By Anthony Trollope
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Back at the movies again, this time to see Buddy.
Selfie
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Seated for what I HOPE will be a good movie, especially since it’s almost 3 hours long.
Selfie in theater.
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Went to a friend’s birthday party in San Francisco this evening and miraculously it was 30 minutes before someone wanted to talk about AI. I would have bet all my money that it would be less than 20.
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Boooooo!!!! Well, I guess I’ll be more motivated to enjoy the current/final season.
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Drag Race UK: BBC drops Ru Paul show after eight series
Future series will no longer be broadcast on BBC Three as the show moves to a streaming platform owned by its production company.
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Coyote vs Acme is a lot of fun and I’m glad it was finally released.
Coyote vs Acme movie poster
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Every once in a while, Pitchfork can still be worthwhile. Today’s positive look back at The Eagles’ Greatest Hits (8.1 out of 10) has the perfect opener: “First but not necessarily foremost, fuck the Eagles.“
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The Eagles: Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)
Read Grayson Haver Currin’s review of the album.
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Serious look as I prepare to watch The Odyssey in 70mm IMAX. Three hours is a long time.
Selfie
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
(Stepping away from this week’s awful news for a moment) HEY let's celebrate some great classic actors who are still with us. Repost with your fave living actors who are 85+ 🎭 🎬
Ian McKellenEva Marie SaintLily Tomlin Leslie Caron
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly? Nooooo!!!!!
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Up in SF for a spontaneous movie day. Camp Miasma and then The Samurai and the Prisoner.
Selfie in movie seat.
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
How have I never heard of this before? They just showed this preview as part of the preshow entertainment and it’s incredible.
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Tammy & the T-Rex trailer (1994) Paul Walker Denise Richards
YouTube video by Foywonder
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Free ice cream and I’m about to see the new dinosaur movie. Is this what happiness feels like?
Selfie with ice cream
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Last week was an accidental Lauren Bacall week with Dark Passage from a TCM recording and How To Marry A Millionaire on the big screen. Not her best, but they each had enjoyable moments.
Selfie in front of theater marquee Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart (in bandages) in Dark Passage
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This thread of amazing book covers goes on forever and… WOW!
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
So, about that… turns out everyone else in my group put it off even longer than I did and since I’m the only one who finished it I’ve been assigned to an AI project and I want to dive (without the v). But for now I’ll focus on getting drunk and read for a bit. Happy Friday!
Selfie with half drunk frozen margarita
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Enjoyed the new Spider Man movie (except the post credits scene was NOT worth staying for) and then met up with a couple friends from high school. So it was a good day!
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Trying to get Odyssey IMAX 70mm tickets has been insane! New screenings were just released minutes ago and most seats are already taken and the site crept crashing but I was successful for August 27. 🤪
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Double feature tonight. First time viewing of Don’t Bother To Knock and repeat viewing of This Gun For Hire with what is possibly cinema’s hottest pairing: Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd.
Selfie in front of theaterVeronica Lake and Alan Ladd promotional photo
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I was 100% set for a day of healthy eating until I found out Mexican Pizzas are only $1 today AND the Encherito is back so the salad will keep to tomorrow. Ugh! Oh well, at least I got a workout in.
Mexican Pizza and an Encherito
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Tonight’s movie was Freaky Tales and I am mad at myself for not catching it on the big screen. Catch it before it leaves HBO on Friday. It’s a B movie but it’s an A+ B movie and it does have several scenes that are Tarantino knock-offs so if you’re not into that then don’t watch.
Freaky Tales with Pedro Pascal Ben Mendelson and Jay Ellis.
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Online workplace safety training day and this is the example they chose to “hide” from an attacker. We see you dude! Go find somewhere else that’s not a table.
Person crouched next to a tabletop.
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
In the theater about to see Niagara. Love this poster!
Niagara movie poster
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The racist backlash to Chris Nolan’s Odyssey is a kind of stolen valor, an attempt by the right to claim credit for achievements they had nothing to do with in order to justify racial hierarchy in the present. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Fear of Black Greeks
White people don’t own the accomplishments of ancient Greece.
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Back to work with a numb jaw after having 2 fillings replaced. (sigh)
Anguished selfie
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Oh baby, how I’ve missed you!
McDonald’s fried apple pie
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I watched the Doomsday trailer only so that I could understand today’s discourse. Carry on.
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I’ve been reading the James Bond books over the years and just finished this one which is silly fun aside from miserable lines like this: “All women love semi-rape. They love to be taken. It was his sweet brutality against my bruised body that had made his act of love so piercingly wonderful.” Ugh!
The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Not too shabby for 55, am I right?
Selfie
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
5am and I’m out for a walk on the beach before I need to sign on for work. It was too hot to sleep so I took a quick trip to the ocean to cool off.
Selfie at the ocean
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
My scale wished me Happy Birthday (which is tomorrow, the 15th) and it made me smile… until I thought about it for 10 seconds and realized, no. This is just another example of me living in a a technology dystopian nightmare.
My scale says happy birthday
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
It’s hot out so it’s a good time to sit in air conditioning and see Mary Pickford’s last silent film My Best Girl.
Selfie with Stanford theater marquee
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Did anyone else catch the bad edit in tonight’s Drag Race where they (I assume) accidentally put in a shot from last week?
Finalists from last week’s Drag Race in tonight’s episode
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
New York Times gunna keep New York Timesing. Seriously, THIS is how they are framing their top story?
NYT headline: Drama and Spectacle as Trump Makes His NATO Entrance
Then:
The moment President Trump landed in Turkey, the center of gravity shifted right to where he likes it best: himself.
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The last activity in LA was going to Madonna’s pop up shop.
Selfie in front of Madonna posterSelfie in “so how’s your evening so far?” BoothSelfie in “ Everybody get up and dance” booth
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
This is my friends’ adorable cat Keller, who is blind. She helped keep me company during my LA visit.
Selfie with KellerKeller the cat. She’s a tortoiseshell Keller the cat. She’s a tortoiseshell
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Saw some amazing art in the new Geffen wing at LACMA today.
Selfie
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Spent the afternoon at The Huntington so of course I had to take another selfie with one of my favorite Constable paintings. And they have a corpse flower too.
Selfie with corpse flower Selfie with Constable painting
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I’m in L.A. for the weekend and it’s a perfect morning. Got to walk to my favorite cafe while listening to Confessions II and made a new friend on the way.
Selfie at Undergrind. They have pink cupsMy new friend: A very sweet gray and white kitty.
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Latest read: The Bridge of San Luis Rey. It’s great and there is a lot in there for only 106 pages. Evidently this is often taught in high school but I think I would have hated it at that age.
Book cover for The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I know I have a few mutuals who will be very excited with today’s framed.wtf game.
Framed screen shot from a movie with a car in it
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
If you subscribe to the Criterion Channel you only have 2 days left to see this specific version of Eno before it changes in the new month. It’s wonderful.
Eno movie poster
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Going to watch Stop That Train! at the only time it’s playing… 9:30AM?!?
Selfie in the theater
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
It took me too long to understand that this advice applies to high tech too. I’m a terrible liar so it doesn’t work for me but it does help me understand why certain other people got promotions.
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Jason @doubtfulguest.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Once again I wake up and the internet tells me I’m old.
B-52’s album Cosmic Thing turns 37 today.
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