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The Astronaut Lovers (Argentina) I enjoy Marco Berger films. This one, The Astronaut Lovers, is my absolute favorite. I love the two leads and all their fun dialogue.

Finally got around to watching Season 3 of The Bear. Great cliffhangers. Can't wait for Season 4. Guest appearances by Jamie Lee Curtis and Olivia Coleman were superb. Everything about the show works for me. People use the word brilliant a lot. The Bear really is.

These have been discussed in the past. The Last of the Wine is set in ancient Greece. Even though publishers were strict about love between men in those days, I appreciated where it is indicated by Renault's clever writing. The King Must Die, based on Theseus, a hero in Greek mythology, is set across various locations in that region. Renault gave clues about her version of Theseus where he may have swung both ways, and possibly connected physically with a couple of male characters. Other fans disagree but one can interpret Renault's symbols any way one likes.

Before Norman Rockwell....a famous American illustrator.

I hesitate to be critical, as if I could do better. But S3 may have suffered from piling too many characters into too few episodes. It was exhausting, waiting for enough glue to hold the story together.

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I hope Tim remembered to give Pam that something extra at the end, like he promised Bless her.

Too bad such an amazing movie as Precious turned sour for Monique. Sounds like Whoopi could have offered her some reasonable advice. I love Wanda Sykes and Tig Nataro. It does seem unfair how little they get paid for appearing on the streaming platforms. Perhaps the Monique-Netflix publicity will help bring some equity.

@Cooper I wasn't aware. That looks good. Is the strategy to capture that higher rate and then park those funds somewhere else after the 3 month promotional rate expires?

Yes. Sorry, I omitted the term. It's 9 months.

I grabbed a 4.25% CD at Citibank yesterday. I'd moved away for awhile but came back to them. A popular finance personality confirmed that 4.25% is a good rate right now in her opinion and expects CD rates will drop soon. However her predictions have not always been on target.

I've gone down a rabbit hole this morning reading about the American economy and economic theory. The most interesting read was about Hyman Minsky and his economic theories, including momentum investors vs. value investors. Momentum investors cause irrational high and low points of cycles. The majority of investors are momentum investors. Policymakers and regulators use counter-cyclical policies for banks, taking care not to upset the fragility of financial markets, for example the exaggerated cycles caused by momentum investors across all markets. That said, I recall Peter Lynch emphasized not using politics as a stock market investment guide, knowing the long term trajectory of stocks has been upward through various political eras. It's fair to say he was a value investor. Listening to the financial pundits, does anyone else sense the experts don't know where we're headed, other than most but not all of them are worried? I'll head back down the rabbit hole to search for anything on tariffs and economic theory

Was it another thread I was whining how Jamie Diamond was forever warning a recession is coming and joked he'll eventually be correct? I listened to economist Paul McCulley yesterday referring to our situation as a stagflation purgatory (purgatory morphing into hell TBD) that the tariffs are noxious enough to cause recession. We can only wait and see how bad. He explained there is nothing preemptive to do now. Chairman Powell might reduce interest rates later when the information comes in on rising prices vs economic slow down from tariffs. Assuming we have recession, prices may fall much later as demand falls. But initially, we should assume the US will see significant stagflation. A friend was laid off recently when the restaurant he worked at closed. That place has been there long time, so it's very sad. For him, the recession has begun. One might say the same for any Fed worker that was recently cut. How bad a US recession might be won't be known, as McCulley said, until the information comes. He also recommended where to invest in the next few years, however IMO his advice is biased since his wealth likely came from PIMCO. I doubt he would bet against them.

Claiming Hoover caused the Great Depression. It's a popular myth. Some of my favorite pundits are guilty. But yeah, pulling the rug out from under existing markets with Trump tarriffs is going to hurt existing economies. Seems insane. Will the US lose our seat at the table of modern trade?

He really caught my attention in Willow. ♥️♥️♥️

I see you made your choice, but wanted to mention My First Ex-husband, mainly for the cast. From Playbill, The April 23–May 18 company will include Marilu Henner (Taxi, Chicago), Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl, Steel Magnolias), Benja K Thomas (Fat Ham, Skeleton Crew), and Julia Sweeney (Saturday Night Live). The reviews are mixed, but I would go just for each of the cast members. They each give a 30 minute monologue. I listened to a 92Y segment discuss the play on YouTube today.

One can dream. Cast Candace Bergen in some kind of scenario, and convince Bette Midler to do a cameo guest star role. I love both of them. Bette Midler could tell some great brassiere jokes, sing, anything! I know, not likely, but fun to think about.

I still don't understand why Gary ended up at all three White Lotus resorts. Is it plausible how he met Tanya by chance in Hawaii at resort #1, has a friend from his past that hangs out at resort #2 who tries to kill Tanya, then decides to hang out at resort #3 after inheriting Tanya's money. No, it is not, unless we get an amazing reveal of some conspiracy explaining everything, which by now does not seem to be coming. I doubt we will learn why Rick and Tim don't get along, why Victoria blew off Kate, what's up with Fabian, why Mook waited for Gaitok on the roadside, why Saxon doesn't have a girlfriend, why Piper lied and doesn't actually have a thesis if she cares so fucking much about Buddhism, how Gaitok knew the gun was in that drawer, why Laurie is such a high maintenance beeotch to her travel mates, why Frank suddenly fell off the wagon and returned to his old ways after putting Rick through that mind bending story of leaving sex and drugs behind, what's really up with Chloe's love bombing Chelsea and why Chelsea objects to Saxon being a player but doesn't object to Chloe being so sketchy with Saxon and Lochlan. That said I hope the floater isn't Pam. https://www.reddit.com/r/TheWhiteLotusHBO/s/HEjCZKEbFz

They may already be brainstorming a proper scenario, including a final homage to Lavin/Sybil. Those 3 "queens" need another "old broad" in that house. There is buzz about season 2, below. IMO, promoting the Mindy character may not serve the comedy formula well enough, as an old age character would. Mid-Century Modern Season 2 Gets Major Update from Hulu Series Creator THEDIRECT.COM Nathan Lane's new streaming comedy may only just be getting started on Hulu. Mid-Century Modern Creators Recall the ‘Terrifying’ Process of Writing Linda Lavin’s Death Into the Show TVLINE.COM The creators of Hulu's 'Mid-Century Modern' detail the difficult task of writing Linda Lavin's death into the show.

I'm glad I waited until it streamed on Max. I didn't care much for the film. Craig and Starkey were great, though. Some critics loved it, so I expect it appeals to a certain audience.

Credit to how the show worked losing the Sybil character. So touching. Also the Mormon character (Zane Phillips) dealing with his faith was quite poignant. Jerry had quite a noble side to his character several times. They could replace Sybil and do a Season 2. Could Rhea Perelman move in? Or they could find another senior actress. Candace Bergen? Lily Tomlin?

Binged it all the way through. So many fun guest star cameos! Also some very poignant bits, but mostly zany gay jokes, Jewish jokes, and old folks jokes. It took me a minute to get used to Matt Bomer playing comedy. He's funny! Linda Lavin plays the mom. R.I.P. Great show!

Something possibly brewing in the background is Fabian. Is there a backstory with him and Sritala? Something that will shake things up.

I don't want it. Market sentiment is terrible, which might be the time to buy However if the stock is still way overvalued as explained in Adam Conover's March 17th YouTube vlog, and I believe Conover makes some good points, then I still don't want it, even if the share price declines a bunch more. Tesla is in a tough situation.