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"Vitriolic exchanges between the clubs have occurred regularly since Real Madrid decided to formally enter the Negreira case as a damaged party in April 2023. Laporta responded at the time by claiming that “Madrid was historically favoured in refereeing decisions, it was the team of the regime, close to political, economic and sporting power for 70 years”.

"The ‘regime’ Laporta was referring to was the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, who ruled Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975.

"Real Madrid’s TV station responded with a video claiming that Franco’s regime had actually favoured Barcelona. The video ended with Madrid’s former president Santiago Bernabeu saying: “Whenever I hear Real Madrid described as ‘the team of the regime’, it makes me want to s*** on the father of whoever says it.”"

Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 01/10/2026

“I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, ‘The Beatles did.’” - Kurt Vonnegut

The Beatles lying head-to-head on the floor

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 30/09/2026

To say that I've been JONESING for this day would be a massive understatement (and more than a little rascally). But it would be entirely true. World, I present the cover of @shannonbrazilpdx.bsky.social's debut novel, due in March, 2027 from Limit Zero Publications. #OMG #CanNotWait #ToJones

Cover of "To Jones" by Shannon Brazil, showing a woman's silhouette framing a desert highway leading to a sunset and the announcement that it will be published in Spring, 2027 by Limit Zero Publications

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 09/09/2026

Join us to celebrate the life and work of Brian Lindstrom at Cinema 21 on Sept. 16. I'll chat with Brian's colleagues and film subjects, we'll show clips, and we'll screen his essential 2013 feature "Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse." Tickets/info: www.cinema21.com/.../brian-li...

Poster for "Brian Lindstrom: A Life in Film" at Cinema 21 in Portland, OR, Sept 16, 2026

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 01/09/2026

Post something Random, or you'll have an awful September.

Nighttime photo of a street in Rome with iron doors at a tobacco shop that have Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart painted on them.

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 27/08/2026

On Sept 16, join me to remember the life and work of Brian Lindstrom at Cinema 21 with a panel discussion about his films and a screening of his vital 2013 documentary "Alien Boy." Come celebrate an emblematic Portlander and profound humanitarian. Tickets at link. www.cinema21.com/movie/brian-...

poster image for
BRIAN LINDSTROM: A LIFE IN FILM
at Cinema 21 in Portland, Oregon
September 16, 2026 6:30pm

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 23/08/2026

(Meanwhile, this feels like cheating……)

Airline departure board showing information for a flight to Santiago de Campostella

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 03/08/2026

Department of "Yes, But," Obituaries Division (also: spoilers much?)

Headline of NY Tines obit reading "Vincent Pastore, 80, Rat In Series 'The Sopranos'"

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 11/07/2026

Even my doppelganger gets no respect #FML #TOSL

Screengrab from "The Studio" with one man threatening another by saying "'Kool-Aid 2' will be directed by motherfucking Shawn Levy."

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 04/07/2026

Deserve's got nothin' to do with it. United States of America July 4, 2026

Clint Eastwood as William Munny standing in the rain at night with an American flag behind him at the end of "Unforgiven"

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 04/07/2026

Not for nothin', but when Sly got married at Madison Square Garden, they sold tickets and stopped a full-on show for the ceremony....

Sly Stone and Kathy Silva getting married on stage at Madison Square Garden in 1974

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 29/06/2026

The Mel Brooks centennial chatter on all the medias all day today has filled my heart. Mazal tov, Mr. Kaminsky, *and* cent'anni!🎂🎉❤️

Mel Brooks drinking coffee at a restaurant some 60-70 years ago.

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 12/05/2026

30 years ago this week, this book, my first, was published. I'm now at work on my thirteenth. I could (and, frankly, DO) complain about a lot of things, but I'm doing the work that I dreamed of when I was a kid, and I know enough about life and the world to realize how stinkin' lucky I've been. 🙏🤞

Book jacket of "King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis" by Shawn Levy, showing Jerry Lewis half in his real face, half in clownface.

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 28/03/2026

And how great is "The Great Beauty"? Well, it inspired this....

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 01/02/2026

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson responds to federal agents' gassing of thousands of protest marchers (drums, kids, oldsters, frogs: the usual) marching past ICE facility in residential SW Portland yesterday. Gas was so thick that cops closed nearby roads. Full text: www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...

"To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. Through your use of violence and the trampling of the Constitution, you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame. To those who continue to make these sickening decisions, go home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children. Ask yourselves why you continue to work for an agency responsible for murders on American streets. No one is forcing you to lie to yourself, even as your bosses continue to lie to the American people."

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 22/01/2026

Family fave going on 60 years. I'm kinda fonda the jernt...

Man standing in the stairwell of Wo Hop restaurant on Mott St. in Manhattan's Chinatown

Pork spareribs at Wo Hop restaurant on Mott St. in Manhattan's Chinatown

Beef Chow Fun at Wo Hop restaurant on Mott St. in Manhattan's Chinatown

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 19/01/2026

Oregon Coast folks: please pass this around on your community pages. I've worked with Cody and count him a friend and an important community member and family man. (This is captured from a Reddit post on r/Portland.)

Missing Person alert issued on Jan 18 for Cody Goldberg. Screengrabbed from this Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/s/0MUpXVfv8P

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 14/01/2026

I can't be the only motherfucker who looks at this image and hears John Donne's immortal line, "Batter my heart, three-person'd god!," can I?

Classic Nike poster featuring Portland Trailblazers Buck Williams, Terry Porter, and Jerome Kersey running toward the camera (Porter dribbling the ball) and bearing the caption "Uh oh."

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 09/01/2026

Goooood morning, VenezuelaMinnesotaPortland....!!!

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 08/01/2026

Fred Hampton, deputy chairman of the Black Panther Party, drugged and murdered by law enforcement in 1969, age 21.

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 08/01/2026

I reckon Ghoul remembers 2026

The undead character Ghoul from the show "Fallout" holds up a medicine bottle and is captioned saying "Do more drugs."

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 01/01/2026

I expect this one will conitinue to feel spot-on-the-nose every NYE for the rest of my life. Sigh. Namaste, y'all, bless yuz, and please do true good. 🙏🏼❤️

Bearded old man in a robe and a "2018" sash across his chest, is exiting a bathroom and sees a toddler standing there waiting to use it and wearing a top hat and a diaper and a "2019" sash. Old Man gestures toward the loo behind him and says, "I'd give it a few minutes, kid."

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 18/12/2025

QT with a game that transports you back to your childhood

Box cover of Sports Illustrated Superstar Baseball board game

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 05/12/2025

FOX: your leader for clarity in global communication #WorldCupDraw

Lionel Scaloni speaking at World Cup draw. FOX close caption reads "[Speaking another language]"

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 01/11/2025

Southwest Portland All Saints Day, 2025 Between showers No filter #portland #hillsdale #nofilter

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 03/09/2025

Talk about "new life to old books"! This 2002 release of mine just got published in Japan. (FAO @iammilliam.bsky.social)

Jacket of Japanese edition of "Ready, Steady, Go!" by Shawn Levy

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 24/08/2025

Department of Embarrassment of Riches from today's NY Times Book Review

Photo of Editors' Choice column from August 24, 2025 New York Times Book Review, highlighting "Clint"

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 20/08/2025

Los Angeles &ct.! Come to the world famous @booksoupofficial.bsky.social on Weds August 27 to hear me chatter about all things Clint and whatnot. Would be grand to see all y'all!

Composite photo of Clint Eastwood in "Unforgiven" and the cover of the book "Clint: The Man and the Movies"

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 06/08/2025

I don't know many sports melodramas better than "Million Dollar Baby." So I'm chuffed that the Hollywood Theatre will present it -- in 35mm!! -- on August 21 and I get to chat about it after with David Walker. A rousing, shattering film and good talk. Tickets: hollywoodtheatre.org/show/million...

Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman look on as Hilary Swank boxes in "Million Dollar Baby"

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 30/07/2025

WTAF???!!!! Cloud Cuckoo Land over here....

Screenshot of The New Yorker's list of "The Best Books of the Year So Far," topped by "Clint" by Shawn Levy...wtaf???!!!

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 29/07/2025

Not for nothin' but this 2009 book inspired "Clint," and the ebook is on deep discount if you shop at this place....

Photo of "Paul Newman: A Life" with Kindle price of $1.99

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 06/07/2025

Brekky Somedays Bakery LIC omfg

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Shawn Levy @shawnlevy.com · 04/07/2025

Happy Independence Day to those who can stomach it

Clint Eastwood as William Munny at the end of UNFORGIVEN, standing in the rain at night beneath an American flag

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