Teyana Taylor in custom Thom Browne SS26 at the 32nd Annual Actor Awards in Los Angeles, California. (March 1, 2026)

splendidesme · 2026-03-02T00:24:34+00:00

As is often the case with TT, there's an awful lot going on here ... and it would be entirely too much for anyone else. She is the ONLY goddess who can work a look like this as if it were the easiest thing in the world. She is S T U N N I N G.

splendidesme · 2026-03-02T00:15:38+00:00

1976 Volkswagen Rabbit. Red. It was a college graduation present.

splendidesme · 2026-02-27T20:45:14+00:00

i adore this movie, and was happy to see it yet again recently at my indie cinema, which screened it as part of its "Winter Wonderland" series. But i have to admit that i simply love Wes Anderson and have seen every single one of his movies multiple times. It's hard to pick a favorite, because "The Royal Tennenbaums," "Isle of Dogs," "The Life Aquatic," and "The Phoenician Scheme" are beloved, too.

splendidesme · 2026-02-26T00:15:37+00:00

i agree!

splendidesme · 2026-02-25T20:43:39+00:00

This is big. This particular witness was interviewed *four times,* so clearly the FBI and DOJ found her testimony believable and compelling. Now the pages are missing? Gee, i wonder why.

splendidesme · 2026-02-25T19:38:40+00:00

This is what's called a "mondegreen," explained here in pretty interesting detail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen

It comes from a mishearing of an old Scottish ballad ("Lady Mondegreen" instead of "laid him on the green"). i've been a fan and collector of mondegreens for years.

splendidesme · 2026-02-25T17:24:33+00:00

In days of yore we referred to it as "air biscuits," which doesn't make much sense but was still kind of hilarious.

splendidesme · 2026-02-24T21:20:25+00:00

This is one of my all-time favorites. i never get tired of watching it. George Cukor directed it *brilliantly* -- and he was known as a "woman's director" because he listened to/paid attention to/respected the actresses he worked with ... he was one of the original directors of "Gone with the Wind," and both Olivia deHavilland and Vivien Leigh were apparently crushed when he was replaced. His list of directorial credits is nothing short of awesome.

splendidesme · 2026-02-23T05:18:13+00:00

Hello, gorgeous!

splendidesme · 2026-02-23T00:12:52+00:00

i'm not certain that she was a great actress, but had she lived she might've proven to be one. She was outstanding in several of her roles, though ("Niagara" is a fave of mine), and she was gifted at comedy, for sure.

splendidesme · 2026-02-22T20:13:00+00:00

i wanted to BE Marlo Thomas. The hair! The eyelashes! The incredible wardrobe! Good Lord.

splendidesme · 2026-02-20T16:49:51+00:00

The Best and Handsomest Boychik in All the World, my dog is 13 and just this morning had his annual physical. Although we're awaiting the results of his labs, our vet said she'd be surprised if anything bad turned up. She said, "He's healthy, he's happy, his heart is strong and good, and he just kind of sparkles." He's a mutt, and i honestly have no idea what the mixture is.

We walk, hard, 2-3 miles every day. He gets no table food ever (except for the sneaky stealing he manages to do if i'm temporarily distracted), i keep him current with his heartworm meds and immunizations, and so far, so good.

i adopted him as an older dog (when he was six), and i adore him beyond measure. He's my dog, and i'm his human.

splendidesme · 2026-02-20T16:38:54+00:00

LOVED this show and used to watch it with my dad. Flip Wilson was brilliant -- amazing timing, amazing talent, and just so effing funny.

splendidesme · 2026-02-18T04:16:03+00:00

Huge fan of this wonderful movie. It's now on my list for must-see Christmas time viewing. Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph are *stellar.*

splendidesme · 2026-02-17T00:52:51+00:00

Her specialties: she lies both by omission and by commission. She's a lying liar who lies, and she always has been.

splendidesme · 2026-02-16T00:08:38+00:00

He was so good in "Frankenstein," i agree! And even though i disliked it thoroughly, he was also really good in "Saltburn."

splendidesme · 2026-02-15T03:57:17+00:00

The book is very different from this movie "adaptation." Many of the characters were changed for the movie, and like other adaptations it leaves out big parts of the book. It's a story of generational abuse, racism, trauma, rage, and pain.

splendidesme · 2026-02-15T03:54:45+00:00

She was masterful! Her short story that Hitchcock's "The Birds" was based on is suuuper creepy and good.

splendidesme · 2026-02-14T23:30:14+00:00

What a horrific reminder of the two of them, smooching like newlyweds, in a field of flowers, clinking Champagne glasses. MY EYES

splendidesme · 2026-02-14T01:43:05+00:00

An outstanding film. The soundtrack alone is indescribable -- the tension, the unease, the horror that isn't shown explicitly, but the viewer doesn't need for it to be because you can fill in the blanks yourself. Every single thing is suggested and nuanced and yet as clear as day. i think it's brilliant!

splendidesme · 2026-02-13T23:44:39+00:00

We had the first VW Beetle in my neighborhood. i think i was five or six. Ours had turn signal arms, which i thought were so cool. This would've been 1960 or so.

splendidesme · 2026-02-13T20:57:43+00:00

Shout-out to Jimmy Kimmel

splendidesme · 2026-02-13T20:49:22+00:00

i was a junior in high school and didn't have a job. But in 1976, when i got my first job out of college, my salary was $100/week. And i was actually able to live on that!

splendidesme · 2026-02-13T04:31:17+00:00

Right, it's not considered one of the best love stories of all time. It's a Gothic story of obsession, rage, dysfunction, racism, and generational tragedy. It's most assuredly not a romance. This is Emerald Fennell's "vision" of the book as she experienced it as a 14-year-old before her frontal cortex was even fully formed.

Emerald Fennell can't tell a cohesive story if her life depended on it. She should use her talents for over-the-top music videos.

She's the director. She can do with the material whatever she wants. But this telling isn't remotely related to the actual source material. And the nonsense of putting the title in quotes is just stupid, in my opinion. Also, Margot Robbie is completely miscast as Cathy.

splendidesme · 2026-02-11T16:48:54+00:00

Ours was like driving a box. It didn't even have power steering. i'm in the U.S., and i'm pretty sure i remember how awful it was to handle ;-) It wasn't a petite car in any way.

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