Gerry Priesing

Please have exact change ready; no betting allowed. Both signs now seem as quaint as the ticket prices (and the tickets). The Polo Grounds, West 155th Street and Eighth Avenue; downward entrance at Coogan's Bluff.

Things that got better in our lifetime: Invention of Compact Discs and DVDs But few recognized their value and so have discarded them.

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

Things that got better in our lifetime: Invention of Compact Discs and DVDs But few recognized their value and so have discarded them.

Natural wood flooring is the best Lifetime guarantee, and a new layer added every year, free of charge

"We are not losing our young people because of the weather. We are losing them because of zoning." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/24/o...

He’s Exhibit A on why billionaire wealth should be taxed, why we have to get big money out of politics, why billionaires shouldn’t be allowed to buy up major media, and why our government shouldn’t give them huge military contracts.

Jury had found Meta misled consumers after Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign obtained user data without consent

This is devastating news. Ann was an extraordinary critic and someone who understood how to pay it forward, helping others make their projects real. And she was a friend. I already miss her terribly.

Europe's tourism hotspots aren't necessarily its biggest cities! Paris leads in total tourist nights (72 million) but Benidorm tops the list relative to population with an astonishing 290 tourist nights per resident. Venice records 52, compared with just 7 in Paris. Source: buff.ly/3NoBtGK

Because looking at floor after floor gets boring, even for us. St Jerome's #OHC #OpenHouseChicago #CAC

"The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices. And the pity of it is that these things cannot be confined to the Twilight Zone." Rod Serling: "The Monsters are Due on Maple St."

Don't let anybody tell you wine is for snobs and elitists. It's the people's drink. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/d...

Ancient Woodland scene

The FAA rolled out a new AI tool for air traffic control in DC without publishing a safety evaluation or sufficiently consulting labor. @repaprildelaney.bsky.social and I are urging the FAA to stop the rollout until we have answers. Air traffic control leaves zero margin for error.

This is why the GOP wants to convince you that 'SOCIALISM' is a bad word.

The Parliament, fog effect (The Parliament, symphony in blue) - 1903 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110626

Wow, I wrote this one a long, long time ago – it's a rant about people going to see old movies so that they can watch them "ironically" and laugh

Carl Sagan Predicts the Decline of America: Unable to Know “What’s True,” We Will Slide, “Without Noticing, Back into Superstition & Darkness” (1995)

In 1930s Los Angeles, murder and corruption cloud the city's pastel vistas. He who controls the water supply is king, and private eye Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) stumbles upon a scheme to grab land, money and natural resources from humble farmers. "Chinatown" (1974) #neonoir

Nashville—the buckle of the Bible Belt—is rapidly becoming a haven for techno-christo-fascism. On Oct 19, we're talking fascism, billionaires, religion, the present and future of our city, and more. Come on out if you're in the area.

ICE is terrorizing our city and our communities. They’ve just shot someone with a five-year-old in the car. There is no justification for this or their presence in New York. ICE out of NYC. #abolishice. Image via @gothamist.com

Kudos to Mayor Mamdani. This is what economic justice looks like. And it's a reminder of how we can fight corporate greed at the state and local level. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/mamdani-ice-delivery-workers-settlement-backpay-uber-gig-workers-million/

@anneserling.bsky.social Twilight Zone in today’s New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...

Supremely autumnal!

"But any list of the noir directors I love best would not be complete without the name of Anthony Mann" - Noir Nook's Karen takes a look at three of her favorite Mann noirs. #noir https://www.classicmoviehub.com/blog/noir-nook-anthony-mann-at-the-helm/

A remarkable life; a remarkable career. I met Eva Marie Saint many years ago, at the Port Townsend Film Festival, and she couldn’t have been lovelier. May she rest peacefully. (And may we all rewatch North by Northwest in her honor). variety.com/2026/film/ne...

A brilliant map of Nova Scotia’s lighthouses, showing each coastal light flashing in its real-world rhythm and pattern. A beautiful piece of cartography that turns navigational infrastructure into something almost hypnotic. Source: buff.ly/16Ye3IN

Seriously autumnal!

BOTD #FilmNoir maestro DP John Alton!! MCCT5: 5)Witness to Murder 4)T-Men 3)Walked by Night 2)Raw Deal 1)Big Combo More: @sensesofcinema.bsky.social: www.sensesofcinema.com/2013/cteq/re... American Cinematographer: theasc.com/article/john... Roxie Theater: roxie.com/series/film-...

How the American life changed from 1995 to 2026 is wild. More concerts, more exercise, more video games. Fewer books, less church, not staying at work longer (I guess you leave on time and continue work at home?). Source: buff.ly/QkmYfkv

Built in 1795, this 4-bed, 4-bath home in historic Old Town Marblehead sits on just a 2,000sf lot. Today, you’d need a lot over 4x the size to build the same home here. Imagine proposing Marblehead to Marblehead today…

Across the globe, people increasingly say social media is harming democracy. In rich countries this opinion is more common than in poor countries. Source: buff.ly/Hg2ArGl

View of Argenteuil in the Snow - 1875 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/8646

What was Argentina notorious for, after WW II I can't recall

“You've just crossed over into... The Twilight Zone.” :) The Twilight Zone premiered on CBS 67 years ago today, Oct. 2, 1959! It ran for five seasons and 156 episodes, through June 19, 1964. #otd

10/2/73: Scorsese's Mean Streets w/Keitel, De Niro, Amy Robinson Kael: A triumph of personal film-making From us on That '70s Movie Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/3fSl... More @scotttobias.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oc... Lucy Sante: www.criterion.com/current/post...

Har har, harrrrdee har har! :) The Honeymooners premiered on CBS 71 years ago today, Oct 1, 1955! It ran through Sept 22, 1956 for just one season and a total of 39 episodes — the now-famous “Classic 39.” #otd

Simplified Map of The Netherlands Before & After Building Dams See more detailed maps of the timeline: brilliantmaps.com/netherlan...

Europeans: “I’m Visiting The United States” The States:   See the reverse for American's visiting Europe: brilliantmaps.com/visiting-...

HBD Angie Dickinson! MCCT5: 5)The Chase (Penn) 4)Rio Bravo (Hawks) 3)The Killers (Siegel) 2)The Outside Man (Deray) 1)Point Blank (Boorman) More: @themaureenlee.bsky.social: ew.com/movies/angie... Sam Kashner: www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/01...

It’s the “and more” part that is disturbing.

A classic map-themed cartoon by the one and only Gary Larson. What’s your favourite cartoon featuring or displaying a map?

River mist is the ghosts of our ancestors finding their Elysium

I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-bomb

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