geeky Christmas: Jean-Luc Picard sings “Let It Snow”
Why not sing along?
London photo of the day: my god, it’s full of hampers
The Fortnum & Mason Christmas tree at St. Pancras station. (It’s decorated in food hampers.)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty review: Ben Stiller’s excellent adventure
An airy fairy tale, buoyed by an infectious joy, about the very modern, bittersweetly pragmatic ache that comes with maintaining your soul and integrity as the world falls apart around you.
London photo of the day: Croydon carolers
Serenading commuters at East Croydon rail station.
minimal posting over the festive season
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evening clickbait: I like this Kickstarter; Google Earth for Middle-Earth; John Watson’s latest blog post; music Smaug likes
Stuff I found on the Net today.
what are your favorite (and must-see) holiday movies?
Which perhaps little-known holiday movies — or movies not often considered holiday movies — would you recommend to others who may have missed them?
London photo of the day: Christmas on Carnaby Street
I don’t know what the giant little birds are about, but I like them.
evening clickbait: Disney hates you and wants you to pirate its films; TV show canceled for having too many smart, interesting girl characters; woman makes art, men diminish it; censoring the Internet doesn’t work; SeaWorld worried about Blackfish; why Thor 2’s hot kiss was so hot
Stuff I found on the Net today.
a quick primer on how to dehumanize and objectify women in movie marketing
A quick rundown of some of the common ways women can be rendered as less than people…
