James Francis Flynn

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“Hills Like White Elephants” Gift Exchange for English majors only.

@franklinleonard Universal Studios has a bust of Hitchcock at the entrance of the park

Movie studios should have statues of filmmakers and below the line talent in the same way that football stadiums have statues of club legends.

@jimmycthatsme Don’t forget this:

Tag your top two educational films for Americans.

@JustNotSports If you’re working from home, I say let it rip

@JustNotSports Airport rules apply today

@austinkleon Yup. And got away with it —even as LBJ directly confronted him about it, thus creating a precedent that continues to this very day… (see Reagan re: Iran, Trump re: Israel)

I did not know this: Nixon committed treason to win the 1968 election — his campaign contacted the South Vietnamese and encouraged them to stall peace negotiations bbc.com/news/magazine-…

American political journalism is, in fact, impotent in the face of fascism.

@PommeCannelleB @austinkleon Agreed

@jamesfflynn @austinkleon And everyrhing being political makes being invested in politics a necessity.

Every morning I have stupid dad thoughts like, “I’m going to run for mayor just so I can get this 8-lane 4-way stop changed to a stoplight.”

@austinkleon 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Some news

Respect.

@PommeCannelleB That’s going to be a fun matchup!

@jamesfflynn It will be Spurs/Pacers, with Wembanyama playing, it will get loud.

Qui est-ce qui a 2 pouces et une place pour le NBA Paris games du 23 janvier 2025 ?

@austinkleon Cormac McCarty

A bit of Friday fun: I’m inviting people to help me name my new book cart. Current favorites: - Carti B - Shelf Silverstein - Cart Vonnegut austinkleon.com/2024/10/11/nam…

@JustNotSports Oftentimes, awards pushes are just contractual obligations, not an indicator of whether or not the studio thinks the movie merits it

Donald Trump proved last night that he is unfit to be president, and should accordingly bow out of the race.

@JustNotSports 🤣🤣🤣

@austinkleon Love when that happens! Let me know what you think

@jamesfflynn Was looking for Charlie Parker CDs at the record store and there it was! Kismet

Jazz cats: I’ve been super into Charlie Parker lately. What else should I listen to?