I know we all know TMZ is ghoulish beyond words but posting video of Billy Crystal and Larry David leaving the Reiner home in tears is so stomach turning I wish everyone associated with TMZ and selling videos and news to them nothing but the worst

Udo Kier Polaroid by Andy Warhol during the filming of Blood for Dracula (1973).

"The weather" is not small talk. Weather is vast, beautiful, and mysterious. We are never really ready to talk about the clouds

It's cold and dark which means it's Kaurismäki season again.

This 1841 watercolour is a painting by writer of 'Wuthering Heights' Emily Brontë. It depicts her pet merlin The bird of prey was rescued from the moors near her home and Brontë named the bird 'Nero'. The Brontë siblings all had good skills in art.

At the Autechre show and yet again thinking about what Trish Keenan said about Autechre to Chickfactor

My reaction seeing that Janus picked this beautiful film up.

A dancing snowy owl by Adamie Qaumagiaq

Hearing bad news about someone who annoys you.

Someone trying to ruin my productivity left a 60 year old book about historical costume design in our building lobby.

How it feels to pronounce Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

I know people are saying that the lyrics are cringe but I'm a longtime fan whose been looking forward to this one for a while, so please just let me enjoy listening to Monster Mash.

Watching a Christian Petzold film really makes you think about how Paula Beer is the perfect name for an actress, it's just funny that it's that actress's name and not Sydney Sweeney's.

Saw Bob Odenkirk and four skunks today (sadly, these were all separate incidents). Big day in Toronto for me.

Rhayne Vermette introducing Levers tonight: "This film isn't cursed, the film is the curse, and I'm sending it out into the world."

Autumn Farm, by Hashimoto Kansetsu, 1939

I adore this photograph Helmut Newton took of Hanna Schygulla

The third time that Adrian Brody does heroin in the Brutalist, the older man next to me turned to his wife and said, as though he'd cracked the case, "Ohhhh, he's a heroin addict!"

No idea why this is doing the rounds again, but it is my best tweet.

My 5 year old niece said she has trouble being creative sometimes when she doesn't have any 'cutie ideas' and I had to tell her that's basically true for the rest of your life.