Aftersun (2022)

Rotten Tomatoes

Aftersun (2022): Divorced dad and 11 yr-old daughter vacation at a beach resort in Turkey. Mostly seen from the girl's point of view as she's coming of age and trying to figure out what's going in her father's life. Requires patience and empathy from audience, as there is little action. B-

Max

#VeryTardyReview

Industry - S01 (TV 2020)

Rotten Tomatoes

Industry - S01 (TV 2020): A steaming, uh, streaming soap opera. New grads hired at an investment bank get six months to prove their worth to the firm. Instead, they spend their time on sex, drugs, and in abusive working relationships. I won't be watching seasons 2 and 3. C-

Max

#VeryTardyReview

POTD: Soaring Over Lillehammer

"From launch she rises,
Skier flies like summer bird.
Olympic dreams."
— h/t ChatGPT

From 2024 07 07 Lillehammer

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Lillehammer, Norway, site of the 1994 Winter Olympics. With the ski jump behind her, "L" soars over Lillehammer, demonstrating mastery of the sport in her first jump.

POTD: Walkable Lillehammer

"Olympic glory
Fades into bright flowerbeds—
Peace outlives the flame."
— h/t ChatGPT

From 2024 07 07 Lillehammer

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Lillehammer, Norway, site of the 1994 Winter Olympics. The city has a population of 28,560. As you can imagine, a small city that caters to tourists, even in the summer, would be very walkable. And so it is.

A Change Election

Source: BBC.

Habēmus Maiōrem Urbis! We Have a Mayor! Richardson elected a new mayor on May 3. Mayor Bob Dubey will be succeeded by Mayor Amir Omar. It might not make headlines the world over like the selection of Pope Leo XIV did in Rome, but it's significant news here in Richardson, Texas.

Richardson hasn't had a mayor lose re-election since 1987. That was undeniably a change election. Three council members lost, two more retired. We didn't have that kind of turnover on the council May 3. But any election that results in an incumbent mayor being sent packing is a change election. It's up to the rest of us to understand just what change the voters are looking for.