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Currently sitting and reading in a non-corporate coffee shop in Harvard Square while the first Modern Lovers album plays in its entirety, and I’m pretty sure this is what patriotism feels like.

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RIP Jeff “Monoman” Connolly, lead singer of the Lyres, certified crazy person, and writer of some of the best snotty rock & roll songs ever to come out of this town.

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The Who should have stopped after Tommy.

Gregg Araki’s delightfully smutty I WANT YOUR SEX is the rare satire of Gen-Z sexual hangups that feels more affectionate than mean-spirited. Review in Boston Hassle— catch it at @thecoolidge.bsky.social! bostonhassle.com/review-i-wan...

Fun fact: this is the post office I walked to in high school to fill out a money order for a VHS copy of RAT PFINK A BOO BOO.

In preparation for this week’s column I watched FIRST BLOOD for the first time, and I am 100% convinced today’s online right-wingers would decry it as “woke.”

New in @cambridgeday.com! It’s an all @brattletheatre.bsky.social week as the theater unveils both its new seats and its summer programming: Elaine May! Alex Cox! Éric Rohmer! ‘50s aliens! Newscasters! RAMBO!

West Side Story, extraterrestrial epics, French new wave and moreThis week, Brattle shows a series of 50s sci-fi, French summer romance and a celebration of Carolco Pictureswww.cambridgeday.com

Losing my mind over the fact that this is the *second* real-life NATIONAL TREASURE scenario involving Cage (the first being the time someone stole his copy of ACTION COMICS #1).

While generally I’m a believer in keeping forms of media distinct (hence the lack of TV reviews on the Hassle), I like the Criterion Channel’s push into classic TV like THE PRISONER and EVANGELION. TV shows on streaming tend to be treated like Content Sludge, and it’s nice to see some curation.

Instant contender for Tagline of the Decade.

Panos Cosmatos’s THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK.

Obligatory.

LRT: I like that prompt memes on Bluesky travel on an elliptical orbit, resurfacing periodically like Halley’s Comet, or Pennywise.

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam or Alice in Chains.

Finally caught up with SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, and the biggest mystery I hope the new one resolves is why these kids sent in all their college applications in October.

Odd fact: Ben Affleck has won 100% of the Oscars for which he’s been nominated, but he’s never been nominated for either of the jobs he’s best known for.

I love that both Bobby and Cooper independently refer to Leo as a “hump” in entirely unrelated conversations. Some guys are just humps.

Robert Altman’s THE ODYSSEY // Christopher Nolan’s POPEYE

Having now seen THE ODYSSEY twice— once at AMC, once at the Coolidge, both in non-IMAX 70mm— my take is that format and screen size matter far less than seeing it at a theater with a trained and skilled projection staff.