Austin Laine Walker
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@TheAustinWalker
LA’s favorite Florida Man #GoGators
the “how are people supposed to watch movies from 30+ years” ago thing, after age 12 or so, just doesn’t make sense to me. you actively seek them out because you’re curious about them and want to watch them. idk. if you can’t do that, why would you care about movies at all?
always mildly surprised that the collective grief of the pandemic didn't make people kinder to each other
Another good run attempt at the Scientology LA building
For decades, Hollywood Boulevard was a locals high street, with a world class used book trade, fine and casual restaurants, department stores and theaters. The redevelopment agency gutted it in a failed Metro/mall scheme. @dylankendall has a new/old idea: hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-new…
idc if this is a boomer take: Listening to the radio broadcast of a baseball game is WILDLY underrated
Bass pushes new LA film incentive programs to keep production in city abc7.com/18937848/
VHS lives! For LA Times I talked to David Cronenberg, Jane Schoenbrun, Alex Ross Perry and some L.A. tapeheads (including my friend @conor_holt) about the appeal of watching movies on VHS and collecting this outdated format beloved by many in this city and beyond. Link below.
Greatest mic’d up moment in baseball history
in 1974, a japanese pharmacist in tokyo released a dreamlike psychedelic acid-folk album. it was the only record he ever released and it was lost for DECADES, until being rediscovered in 2024. he passed away in 2021, never living to see people listen to his music again.
When Truman realizes his entire life was a lie 📷
