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Journalist by day. Blogs about books, ephemera, movies & history at papergreat.blogspot.com Digs folklore, Ruth Manning-Sanders books, mid-century cinema from Japan and lots of other niche stuff. Has 24 cats.
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Yeah, Dylan Lee is pretty much my dream acquisition for the Phillies' bullpen. Overpay, baby.

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Here's Vincent Price and a bunch of cats

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Folks reacting to Boyle's statement...

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Now watching: ‘Doctor X’, dir. Michael Curtiz, 1932. Shot in an early form of colour with only red and green – which really adds to the weird vibe. 🎬🎥

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I'm sure I whiffed on something, but this was my try on movies of the 2000s. Ten is just too few for a quarter-century!

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Artist Paul Orban sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/orban_... was born on this day, so here's some examples of his cover art. The 3rd was for Lester del Rey's "Marooned on Mars":

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This is how you run a bookshop: First view is what you see when you walk in Arch & Bridge, Bellows Falls, VT. Duane, bookseller since '75, is behind those stacks. "I'm here," he says. He is. Stack to his right is his current "to-read." Oldest he owns is by King Charles I, executed for tyranny.

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On the Today Show Monday, Jalen Hurts announced the release of his new children’s book, “Better Than a Touchdown.” “It’s always been a dream of mine to have my own children’s book,“ Hurts said on the show. ”Today, that dream finally comes true."

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Phillies are going to have to get creative, gamble on someone who might not be a sure thing, and overpay for relief help. But they have to do SOMETHING. Some guys I like for them: Jalen Beeks, Caleb Ferguson, Louis Varland, Bryan Baker, Keegan Akin

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7-1 was the Phillies' lead in the ninth inning when the Mets rallied to beat them 8-7 in May 2022. That left a scar. So, yes, I was very pleased to see the Mets pinch-hitting for Soto tonight when the score was ... 7-1.

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My "walk away from the game for 20 minutes" strategy has a really high success percentage.

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From the readers: The Golden Institute, 'Bridge Babies,' Paul Crockett & the Manson family, and more www.papergreat.com/2025/06/from...

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Maybe the Eloi got that way from centuries of relying on AI instead of having original thoughts or critical thinking skills.

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History astounds. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tatt...

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Woke up at 4:50 a.m. to feed desert ferals MeowMix, Gumball, Splash, Creamsicle & Mamacita at the crack of dawn. Thought I might be able to crawl back onto the futon and sleep until 8 a.m. Instead, jarred awake at 6:40 a.m. from a massive anxiety nightmare involving math, deadlines and babies.

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I know intradivision trades are tough, but given the Chris Sale news, the Phillies really should have conversations with the Braves about lefty reliever Dylan Lee. He's exactly what they need, controllable through 2028 and, yes, I'd overpay.

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Forever a Woman 1955 Kinuyo Tanaka. Criterion uses the adjective audacious but it’s more audacious than that. Very unique film & another key to deciphering KT

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Setsuko Saturday

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"screen-free policies are increasingly common and, in the case of overnight camps, apply around the clock for weeks or longer. For the tweens and teens attending, the shift is profound — no texting, no posing for selfies, no scrolling, no curating their social media feeds — and surprisingly welcome"

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Probably my favourite Ghanaian film poster.

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New card drawing of Nick Castellanos and J.T. Realmuto, based on that play that just happened…

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***NEW SEVERIN PODCAST EPISODE ALERT*** JUNE 2025 - DANZA MACABRA VOLUME FOUR: THE ITALIAN GOTHIC COLLECTION severin-films-podcast.libsyn.com/june-2025-da...

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I guess the Mets bullpen at this moment might be the best cure for the Phillies bullpen at this moment.

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