Watched: Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. It was never going to be as good as the first one but I enjoyed it. There’s a shortage of memorable scenes but the one with Paul McCartney is priceless. 🍿
I’ve been watching a few videos of the New York Halloween parade on YouTube. It seems like a great event and a nice reminder that the US still has a beating heart.
New Work by Gary Larson | TheFarSide.com. Hooray. Gary Larson is drawing again (on a tablet).
Watched: A Better Tomorrow. Surprisingly well-acted bullet fest. John Woo’s Hong Kong films all seem to have strong male friendships at their centre.🍿
Read: The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington. This book was so good I want to read it again. 📚
Read: Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner 📚
Read: The Short End of the Sonnenallee by Thomas Brussig. Loved this one. Another great recommendation from the Backlisted/Locklisted podcast. 📚
I didn’t catch any of the meteor showers but there has been a fantastic clear view of Venus and Jupiter over the last couple of mornings. You need to be up really early to see them though.
Upwardly Mobile and Hating it — Speculative Insight →
“The Gentrification of Vimes”.
This is so good. Contains spoilers for the City Watch books by Terry Pratchett but I imagine anyone interested will have already read those. Sam Vimes has always been my favourite Pratchett character.
I used to enjoy and look forward to Apple WWDC keynotes. Now I couldn’t care less. It’s like Apple is at the “let’s throw a bunch of crap at the wall and see what sticks” stage.