THE AVIATOR REVISITED, RECALLED, WITH MATHEMATICAL WHIMSY PART 2
YESTERDAY, A RECENT REVIEWING OF The Aviator included my own encounters with Howard Hughes’ aircraft. We continue here in Part 2 with a Hercules H-4 fantasy, a “Guy and Doll” … Continue reading
THE AVIATOR—REVISITED, RECALLED, WITH MATHEMATICAL WHIMSY PART 1
IT TURNS OUT HOWARD HUGHES IS A FAMILIAR FIGURE here at SimanaitisSays and, surely, I’ve seen The Aviator, 2004, at least once before its recent showing on Turner Classic Movies. … Continue reading
THE MOBSTER’S NEW SCHEMES
WERE THIS A 1930S MOBSTER FLICK, it would be absurd but entertaining. But, instead, it’s the warped reality of Trump the Don, his consigliere Todd Blanche, and others of his … Continue reading
ROUND, BLACK, STICKY—AND ARTFUL (REDUX)
’WAY BACK WHEN SIMANAITISSAYS WAS YOUNG, “Round, Black, Sticky—And Artful,” April 7, 2014, celebrated the Discount Tire Company’s collection of poster art. Indeed, I visited its headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona. … Continue reading
IN PRAISE OF THE COMMON PART 2
THE THEME OF GENTLE CONVENTIONALITY echoes in our review of the British flick This Happy Breed. Its time capsule continues here in Part 2 as the Gibbons family settles in … Continue reading
IN PRAISE OF THE COMMON PART 1
BEING THE ANGLOPHILE I AM—SHAKESPEARE, MARLOWE, Morgans, Dellows, and White Stilton with Apricots—I was attracted to Turner Classic Movies’ recent showing of This Happy Breed. This Happy Breed, based on … Continue reading
A LENTEN WORKAROUND—AND A BREAKFAST TREAT PART 2
YESTERDAY SARAH PRUITT HELPED US CATCH UP WITH NATIONAL PRETZEL DAY by way of her “The Pretzel: A Twisted History.” Today in Part 2, we continue with the theoretical side … Continue reading
A LENTEN WORKAROUND—AND A BREAKFAST TREAT PART 1
I MISSED NATIONAL PRETZEL DAY (APRL 26), though in a sense I celebrate it daily. Sarah Pruitt gave details in “The Pretzel: A Twisted History,” History, May 27, 2025. Here, … Continue reading
NICE WORK IF A.I. CAN GET IT
I HAD AN ADVENTURE WITH A.I. after enjoying (for the second time) A Damsel in Distress, a 1937 flick starring Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Joan Fontaine. Based … Continue reading
RFK JR.—THE NEXT ONE OUTTA HERE! PART 2
TRUMP’S CABINET RIGHTLY DESERVES the resignations and firings it has been experiencing. Yesterday’s Part 1 began the theme of Next One Outta Here! Evidence confirming this continues here in Part … Continue reading
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