Scenery-chewing is an under-appreciated form of acting, and Tim Curry was the best at it. In life, he seemed to be a person of character. A mensch.
I loved the 1993 “Three Musketeers,” co-starring Curry as Cardinal Richelieu I think it’s my favorite version. And yes I have seen the Richard Lester version and did not care for it.
I was not a huge fan of “Rocky Horror,” not even as a teenager. I saw it once at a midnight showing and enoyed it. I went a second time and fell asleep.
A PR person asked me how I was “envisioning the piece” after interviewing her client. I replied, “I’m envisioning black text on a white background.” I try to always be helpful.
Overheard: “May we all live so that, if we die at 80, the entire world thinks you’ve gone too soon.”
Today’s irrelevant email pitch: “We create custom wardrobes for executives who value fit, quality, and efficiency.” Gotta admit I’m tempted but I don’t have a bajillion dollars and also 99% of the time I’m wearing some variety of cargo pants/shorts and T-Shirt. I dress it up with a polo shirt when I have an Important Video Meeting.
Google Just Made It Easier for Campaigns to Send You Fund-Raising Emails. Oh good more spam. Though the text messages are worse than the email nowadays.
A drone guided entirely by AI killed three Ukranians. By Andrew E. Kramer with visuals by Nicole Tung at The New York Times.