The movies make a deeply satisfying double feature--two completely different styles/approaches/eras, one about the making of an artist, the other about the unmaking of one. I also loved that both films are utterly unashamed of info dumps, name drops, etc. It's not the only approach, but it's fine!
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Republican|North Carolina District 8
Mark Harris
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Voting Record — 582
Yes75%
No25%
Present0%
Not Voting0%
Party align93%
Cross-party1%
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Mark Harris
U.S. RepresentativeRepublicanNorth Carolina District 8
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I just saw Nouvelle Vague and loved it--a movie about the creation of a great work of art that feels (aptly) casual, tossed-off, impolite, just as Blue Moon is a movie about theater that feels (aptly) like good theater. I don't think anyone in movies is having a better year than Richard Linklater.
Not aware of current surroundings 6%
Should the Democrats be searching for more charismatic young politicians who speak plainly and cheerfully and galvanize young voters? Nah, that'd be dumb.
(Also, about those rankings: Eliot Spitzer, Anthony Weiner, Eric Schneiderman, and Sheldon Silver would like a word.)
Should they be searching for more Mamdanis? The Democrats are torn.
(Also: a reminder that he has been helped by running against "the two most disgraced figures of New York Democratic politics of the last 40 years.")
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
You think you can shame me, Netflix? BRING IT.
Final shot of Suddenly, Last Summer.
The gay man who restyles himself as an arrogant bully because he's spent his entire life trying to prove that he's worthy of the company of straight homophobes is a very familiar type to me. I went to college with this one. There are many like him, although, happily, infinitely more who are not.
If you write a "What the Democrats need to do" op-ed in which you keep saying that you're not saying what everyone thinks you're saying, maybe scrap the draft, or admit that yes, you are actually saying it.
This is a subtweet about that guy I always pick on.
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are warming up in the bullpen right now.
"Vibes" and "culturally" are doing a lot of work here. It's a way of not having to state that rich Republican candidates are good at overcoming class differences with appeals to bigotry. You can say "Democrats need to find a way to fight that," but you can't pretend it's not the problem.
You can't make this up.
Also--this gets weird--"I hate gay halloween" is itself a gay internet meme; that sentence in the NYT story links to an Out Magazine piece that makes it clear that "I hate gay halloween" is used solely as a way of posting pix of fantastic costumes. So why not just write a celebratory headline?
Once the media admits that a gay phenomenon is actually fun and not harmful, the next phase is generally to decide that it isn't gay. So look for headlines like "Gay Hallowe'en Isn't Just for Gays Anymore" a year from now. (BTW, no piling on to this writer, please. The story is not malicious.)
Gonna be the Gay History Nerd for a sec: This headline continues a decades-old tradition of explaining gay cultural phenomena to readers via straight confusion/resentment--and of assuming that highly specific references are designed to confuse or exclude, not delight. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/s...
This is a rabbit hole well worth falling into. Go down into the replies and up into the quote tweets, and enjoy a fantastic group writing project.
Today is Lee Grant's 100th birthday. This remarkable movie/TV/stage actress and filmmaker is the definition of a survivor. Read up on her fascinating life. Better yet, see her movies! (Also, if you can hunt down anything from her Emmy-winning run on Peyton Place, totally worth it.)
I know I've posted a lot about this, but even if you don't live in New York, you have to admit that the Andrew Cuomo campaign is...something special.
Scene from my early '70s childhood:
Me, in probably flammable Batman costume, holding orange box: "Trick or treat for Unicef!"
Scary voice from behind closed apartment door: "I hate the goddamn United Nations! Let me see that--"
Me: [runs, terrified]
Happy Hallowe'en, everyone!
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Voting History
582 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-25 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-25 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-06-25 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-06-25 | H. Res. 519 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-24 | — | Motion to Adjourn | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-06-24 | H. Res. 530 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-24 | H. Res. 530 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-24 | H. Res. 537 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-23 | H.R. 3422 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2025-06-23 | H.R. 3394 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-23 | H.R. 1998 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-12 | H.R. 2056 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-12 | H.R. 2056 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-06-12 | — | Motion to Adjourn | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-06-12 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-12 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-06-12 | S. 331 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-11 | H. Res. 499 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-11 | H. Res. 499 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-10 | H.R. 884 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-10 | H.R. 2096 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-10 | H. Res. 489 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-10 | H. Res. 489 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-09 | H. Res. 481 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-09 | H. Res. 488 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-09 | H.R. 2035 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-06 | H.R. 2966 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-05 | H.R. 2987 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-05 | H.R. 2987 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-06-05 | H.R. 2931 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-05 | H.R. 2931 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-06-04 | H.R. 2483 (119th) | Final passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2025-06-04 | H.R. 2483 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-06-04 | H. Res. 458 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-04 | H. Res. 458 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-03 | H.R. 1804 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-03 | H.R. 1642 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-22 | H.R. 1 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-22 | H.R. 1 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-05-22 | S.J. Res. 31 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-22 | H. Res. 436 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-22 | H. Res. 436 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-22 | H. Res. 436 (119th) | Consideration of the Resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-22 | H. Res. 436 (119th) | Consideration of the Resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-22 | — | Motion to Adjourn | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-05-20 | S.J. Res. 13 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-20 | H.R. 1223 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-20 | H. Res. 426 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-20 | H. Res. 426 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-19 | H.R. 1286 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.