A hair away from 67K at this writing.   Don’t forget: at 75K, a match kicks in automatically.   You know the “Double Your Impact” notices you may have seen on certain projects?   The …

From a teacher:
Dear Sars,
Today I walked into my classroom at East Valley High School. Iwas still missing a desk, which means I have two students, A and R,who are squished at one. The floor still …

The first installment of a mini-movie series about the works of Oliver Stone is now live at the Museum of the Moving Image website.   Co-produced by Kevin B. Lee and Matt Zoller Seitz, the …

Sorry for the service interruption, y’all — Bluehost had to replace some hardware.   Things should run okay now, though.
Current total is $38,700, which is awesome.   Let’s drive through to 40K and pick up …

Alan Sepinwall, in the comments thread of his post on Heroes earlier today:
[M]y feeling is that the show wasn’t even that good in season 1, outside of a handful of episodes (“Five Years Later,” “Company …

Because a few people have asked…fans of David Foster Wallace should read Troy Patterson’s write-up for Slate.   Troy is a fellow vet of our college paper, and his take is on point as usual.
Well, …

From The House Next Door poobah Keith Uhlich:
I’m helping to run a film society in my neighborhood called “Film Park Slope.” It’s held, as long as scheduling allows, every month at Congregation Beth Elohim(271 Garfield …

The evidence that Don is an angel is compelling, provided you’re inclined to believe it in the first place: his date of “birth” is September 11; he appeared when I needed him, and withdrew (to …

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Cookie dough v. butter pecan. I’ll be a broken record this round, but, for the first of several times: I do love and order both! Well, …

UPDATE: At The Death House Door is airing on IFC on Monday September 1 at 9 PM, with other airings to follow.
Speaking of famous boyfriends…I recorded At The Death House Door when it first aired, …