This (from NYT's obituary) is incredible as the means of David Lynch breaking into filmmaking. Something like it should be made a reality again, where unusual films can build an audience by word-of-mouth over years, playing in independent movie theatres (or even, independent streaming platforms).

“Eraserhead” was four years in production and required another three to consolidate an audience. […] Supported by a word-of-mouth audience, “Eraserhead” played the Cinema Village through the summer of 1978, then opened again at midnight a few blocks away and a year later at the Waverly (the venue that incubated the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” cult) where, adopted by a downtown audience, it played for two years. By then, Mr. Lynch had been discovered by Hollywood.

So much to say about the enormity of David Lynch as an artist. RIP ❤️

I’ve been watching a ‘David Lynch In Conversation’ video hosted by the Gallery of Modern Art, 2015, and this jumped out as a remarkably beautiful and relevant sentiment:

There’s a point where a thing is finished, and… nothing is ever really perfect, but it’s finished, and it feels complete, and then there’s a very good feeling. And it opens the door to the future.
— David Lynch

Really enjoyed MoviePass, MovieCrash—it tells an engrossing cultural story from the recent past. The core idea of getting people to the movie theatre through a truly appealing subscription, letting chains fight it out like movies do at the box office, was a great one. Hope the “corrected” (no spoilers) relaunch works.

Just came across Open RSS—it's fantastic. It creates feeds for outlets that have chosen to remove their own ones in recent years due to prioritising the wrong things (tracking engagement). RSS is a very effective way out of algorithmic madness, and to get your news from varied sources. A simple chronological timeline of content, from whatever set of publications you trust to give you a full picture.

I would recommend watching Jimmy Carter's state funeral (the ABC broadcast is good). There's a lot in there, both in speeches and appreciation, and the dynamics and body language of ex-Presidents and politicians in attendance. One of my favourite US Presidents. RIP ❤️