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Noel Murray

@noelmu.bsky.social

Freelancer for hire. Formerly: The A.V. Club, The Dissolve. Posts about food, TV, movies, the Braves, pretty scenery. Husband of
@donnadb.bsky.social
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Sunday Dinner: Baked eggs with cheese (and salsa), bacon and sausage, fruit salad, crescent rolls with cherry jelly
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My Apple Music shuffle can apparently sense where my head is at right now.
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Looks like someone forgot to delete the template headings for this Daily Beast Cheat Sheet item.
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Okay. What about your local school board? What about the elected officials in your local criminal justice system? You don't think your mayor and city council have any direct effect on environmental policy or health care in your community? Who exactly is "hollowing out the public sector," I wonder?
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A spirited round of Camel Up on this holiday afternoon.
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Sunday Dinner: BLTs, pretzel chips, fruit salad.
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RIP Martin Mull. There are plenty of good performances from him on various streaming services but boy I wish Fernwood 2 Night was legally available. Time to head to YouTube to watch random clips and episodes. www.youtube.com/results?sear...
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Back in my DVD-buying days I used to love any commentary track by the Hong Kong martial arts movie expert Bey Logan. Alain Silve and James Ursini also did great work on old noir. And I cited three in particular in this old AVC article:
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Sunday Dinner: Southwest noodle casserole, braised kale and tomatoes, cornbread.
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Authory has determined that I am a human. I'm so proud.
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The animated image atop the NYT's article about the future of streaming is superb.
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In addition to his dozens of great movie performances, Donald Sutherland gave an all-timer SIMPSONS performance, voicing a character who was unmistakably a Donald Sutherland creation.
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You’ve probably seen this before, but while Scott McCloud didn’t come up with a term he did dig into the underlying psychology of it.
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Overcast morning walk (which helped with the heat, thank goodness). Here’s our pop of color for today.
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Inventory of special Father’s Day cookies at our local cookie shop: fish, fishing vest, fishing pole, golf ball, golf club, golf tee, BBQ grill, foamy mug of beer
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I feel... hmm, "seen" is probably too mild a word. "Judged" is more like it.
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ACAB includes tostadas
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Great show from Todd Rundgren last night. I think I only knew about 6 songs (of the 20 or so he played) but he had his veteran band behind him, slipping easily between rock, pop, soul, art.
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The standout color for this morning’s cloudy walk was fiery red.
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Each Labor Day, the Great Faux Stone rises from the most believable architectural veneer and brings dental benefits to union masons around the world.
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Sunday Dinner: Loaded baked potato soup, peach-strawberry salad, cucumbers and tomatoes drizzled in balsamic vinaigrette, buttered toast
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Yellow was the color of the day on our morning walk.
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Would not have expected this well-reasoned rant from the smug, front-running sports shouter Colin Cowherd but right is right.
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On WHEEL OF FORTUNE Fan Favorites week (one of Pat Sajak’s last) the ceramic dog from the show’s shopping years has been a guest on-stage.
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