i have complained about this on here before but let me say it again: cville economic development staff wants to spend $15 million on a 306-car garage across the street from another garage which is down the block from yet another garage, none of which are ever full.
all of this to satisfy an agreement that only calls for 90 reserved spaces. it’s madness.
still waiting for folks to stumble onto the straightforward answer to “how to get more people downtown” which is “construct more housing downtown”
anyway, our elementary schools are crumbling, there are whole neighborhoods without decent sidewalks and our transit system struggles to serve the community but the priority appears to be parking on top of parking
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this is an incredible feature which also has me thinking about how interesting it is that the Tulsa massacre has gone from fairly obscure to basically mainstream knowledge in a few short years nytimes.com/interactive/20…
is it just the impact of HBO’s Watchmen?
i think this is right. a new generation of history-informed black journalists + the work of activists and historians = greater public awareness that then coalesces into the kind of popular presentation you saw on that show.
folks if you’ve never seen THE SET-UP it’s on criterion channel right now and you should watch it, it slaps
robert ryan is absolutely perfect in this, at once world weary and resigned yet determined and dignified, all of this amplified by terrific lighting that emphasizes the lines of his face.
and the centerpiece of the film, a boxing sequence, is dynamic and thrilling and a real class in developing character through action
and dealing with wear and tear on a bike is much cheaper than dealing with it on a car
I grocery shop every week for a partner and (now) two kids. They don’t come to the grocery store with me but then I’m not sure why that’s necessary in the first place.
retroactive best supporting actor nomination for this accent
when i saw this movie as a kid i obviously thought the snake was the villain but watching it as an adult i’m confident the snake is hero. these people shouldn’t have been trying to disturb that tribe!