BTW, I saw ROOM 237 at the Philadelphia Film Festival in October, 2012. (I was living out of a friend's room at a beloved place kind of important in my personal psychogeography—KNOT SQUAT—& was there the rest of that Halloween month, including for the "Frankenstorm", #HurricaneSandy.) Started this:
![A partial screenshot of an unfinished / unedited film review, typed on a Chromebook on a warm October day seated al fresco at a semi-random Avenue 39 café in West Philly. It reads [complete with formatting & other errors]
《Room 237 Capsule Review
An exploration not so much of Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING as of man's search for meaning.
If I feel compelled to write up a review of a movie within a day of seeing it, this is a mark of high quality. The last time this happened was with Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA, though I never did get past the notes stage with that review. Come to think of it, MELANCHOLIA may have been the last film I saw in the theater -- I'm extremely selective like that -- so my just having seen a movie these days is some index of cinematic excellence.
In his documentary ROOM 237, Director Rodney Ascher leads the audience through a labyrinth of hyper-detailed and cleverly-edited meta-analysis of what various obsessives have seen in Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING over the years. He ultimately arrives at widely-applicable truths about something no less profound than man's search for meaning. The human mind tends to look for patterns and metaphor in everything. If such can't be found might be imposed. ROOM 237 is narrated through a series of interviews with smart people who've independently trained their pattern-finding skills on a common target for the last few decades -- the canonical work of art to decades of intense scrutiny》… so yeah, clearly got interrupted mid-thought at the end there, before even fixing that last sentence, but anyway the "capsule review"—which I may have recently used as the basis for a ready-made Letterboxd log/throwback, as I do—has aged into a fun time capsule.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yv2yzj4wkpmkptrz2djlauwz/bafkreie3sk32mjyfvadldtlwavvw3fquq7lrowpmh3o4i5ugutk6w35nki)
September 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
BTW, I saw ROOM 237 at the Philadelphia Film Festival in October, 2012. (I was living out of a friend's room at a beloved place kind of important in my personal psychogeography—KNOT SQUAT—& was there the rest of that Halloween month, including for the "Frankenstorm", #HurricaneSandy.) Started this:
New research suggests scientists may be able to influence hurricanes to steer away from land, offering a new avenue for climate disaster mitigation.
#ClimateChange #HurricaneSandy #WeatherTech
#ClimateChange #HurricaneSandy #WeatherTech
Wild New Study Claims We Can Nudge Hurricanes Away From Land
New research suggests scientists may be able to influence hurricanes to steer away from land, offering a new avenue for climate disaster mitigation.
gizmodo.com
June 25, 2026 at 11:28 PM
New research suggests scientists may be able to influence hurricanes to steer away from land, offering a new avenue for climate disaster mitigation.
#ClimateChange #HurricaneSandy #WeatherTech
#ClimateChange #HurricaneSandy #WeatherTech
thebulletin.org/2020/02/eart... #atomicbombs #climatechange #heatcontent #hurricanesandy #lifesource #ocean #oceanheatcontent #zettajoules #warmingocean
Earth is heating at a rate equivalent to five atomic bombs per second. Or two Hurricane Sandys.
Climate scientists face a problem: How to accurately get across what 10 zettajoules per year—the amount of heat energy absorbed per year by the Earth—means. Enter comparisons such as how many Hiroshim...
thebulletin.org
May 23, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Soon after #HurricaneSandy, a body shows up at the Cozy Corner B&B. Yikes! "Ending was a total surprise...looking forward to more in this series” #Jerseyshore #cozymystery #WritingCommunity
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March 19, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Soon after #HurricaneSandy, a body shows up at the Cozy Corner B&B. Yikes! "Ending was a total surprise...looking forward to more in this series” #Jerseyshore #cozymystery #WritingCommunity
BN bit.ly/2Bb6yZg
Google bit.ly/2GWF0JK
Amazon amzn.to/2KQtpOn
Kobo bit.ly/3nYYE82
ibooks apple.co/3rB5kum
BN bit.ly/2Bb6yZg
Google bit.ly/2GWF0JK
Amazon amzn.to/2KQtpOn
Kobo bit.ly/3nYYE82
ibooks apple.co/3rB5kum
Ive been craving #italianice for so long. I had it 5/6 years ago. Had it before #HurricaneSandy hit #NY. '97 prior to that I missed it 😭. I dont have an ice cream maker but I found another way. Just whip up whatever flavor, put it into zip bags, freeze, then food processor it until smooth. Yummmm
March 10, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Ive been craving #italianice for so long. I had it 5/6 years ago. Had it before #HurricaneSandy hit #NY. '97 prior to that I missed it 😭. I dont have an ice cream maker but I found another way. Just whip up whatever flavor, put it into zip bags, freeze, then food processor it until smooth. Yummmm
Nate talks about leaving his wife, baby, and father-in-law to fend for themselves during #HurricaneSandy, performing in all fifty states, going on a #Nateland cruise themed around him, being on the cover of #Garden&GunMagazine, hosting #TheGreatestAverageAmerican
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Nate Bargatze on Performing in All 50 States, Building a Theme Park & The Greatest Average American
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Nate talks about leaving his wife, baby, and father-in-law to fend for themselves during #HurricaneSandy, performing in all fifty states, going on a #Nateland cruise themed around him, being on the cover of #Garden&GunMagazine, hosting #TheGreatestAverageAmerican
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youtu.be/XeF26qtHuXg?...
A plan is now in place to restore heat and electricity to the 1915 Rondout #Lighthouse in the #HudsonRiver, #NewYork, 13 years after the structure was damaged by #SuperstormSandy. (Paywalled article.)
#HurricaneSandy #HudsonRiverValley
#HurricaneSandy #HudsonRiverValley
13 Years After Superstorm, Plan in Place to Fix Rondout Lighthouse
A long-delayed effort to restore electricity and heat to the historic Rondout Lighthouse may finally get off the ground 13
kingstonwire.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
A plan is now in place to restore heat and electricity to the 1915 Rondout #Lighthouse in the #HudsonRiver, #NewYork, 13 years after the structure was damaged by #SuperstormSandy. (Paywalled article.)
#HurricaneSandy #HudsonRiverValley
#HurricaneSandy #HudsonRiverValley
Or #NewYorkCity #NYC #bigapple with #HurricaneSandy or #LA with #LAwildfires
Yeah, when that weather radar, fema, stop helping red states?
Leopards.
Yeah, when that weather radar, fema, stop helping red states?
Leopards.
July 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Or #NewYorkCity #NYC #bigapple with #HurricaneSandy or #LA with #LAwildfires
Yeah, when that weather radar, fema, stop helping red states?
Leopards.
Yeah, when that weather radar, fema, stop helping red states?
Leopards.
Just don’t expect Texas or any other red state to return the favor. They will return your charity by kicking you when you’re down, it’s what they do. #hurricanesandy
July 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Just don’t expect Texas or any other red state to return the favor. They will return your charity by kicking you when you’re down, it’s what they do. #hurricanesandy
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this #DanielPatrick, the current Lt.Gov of TX. the same son of a bitch that criticized about special relief bills in Congress for #HurricaneSandy when it totally devastated major parts of #NewYorkCity in 2012?
#kerrville
#texasfloods
#hurricaneHarvey
#kerrville
#texasfloods
#hurricaneHarvey
July 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this #DanielPatrick, the current Lt.Gov of TX. the same son of a bitch that criticized about special relief bills in Congress for #HurricaneSandy when it totally devastated major parts of #NewYorkCity in 2012?
#kerrville
#texasfloods
#hurricaneHarvey
#kerrville
#texasfloods
#hurricaneHarvey
Hurricane Sandy May Have Affected The Brains of Unborn Children #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #HurricaneSandy #UnbornHealth #ClimateImpact
Hurricane Sandy May Have Affected The Brains of Unborn Children
The storm of a generation.
purescience.news
June 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Hurricane Sandy May Have Affected The Brains of Unborn Children #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #HurricaneSandy #UnbornHealth #ClimateImpact
@governor.ny.gov #Hochul: #FEMA has cut $325 million in grants that was to go to #NewYorkState, much of it for needed #FloodMitigation in vulnerable areas of #NewYorkCity hit hard by #HurricaneSandy & remnants of #HurricaneIda.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/n...
#EM #greysky
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/n...
#EM #greysky
FEMA Cuts More Than $300 Million in Disaster Aid to New York
Much of the money was to go toward flood mitigation in vulnerable areas of New York City that were struck hard by Hurricane Sandy and the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
@governor.ny.gov #Hochul: #FEMA has cut $325 million in grants that was to go to #NewYorkState, much of it for needed #FloodMitigation in vulnerable areas of #NewYorkCity hit hard by #HurricaneSandy & remnants of #HurricaneIda.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/n...
#EM #greysky
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/n...
#EM #greysky
Did #HurricaneSandy arrive at a critical time in the US #presidentialrace?
huffingtonpost.com/tom-zeller-jr/…
huffingtonpost.com/tom-zeller-jr/…
Should Sandy Be A Wake-Up Call?
Some stakeholders view the disaster as evidence of climate change, while others say such storms might happen randomly anyway. At this stage of scientific understanding, it cannot be denied that the latter camp has a fair point. But with millions of Americans still lacking power, some climate experts suggest an equally fair retort would be, so what?
t.co
February 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Did #HurricaneSandy arrive at a critical time in the US #presidentialrace?
huffingtonpost.com/tom-zeller-jr/…
huffingtonpost.com/tom-zeller-jr/…
I feel a little bit stupid for mentioning the winds here in Crozet when I see what is happening up north. #HurricaneSandy
February 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I feel a little bit stupid for mentioning the winds here in Crozet when I see what is happening up north. #HurricaneSandy
#HurricaneSandy: the #aftermath. This is the #bridge over the #JonesFalls I was standing on to take yesterday's picture. During the night, it flooded up over the bridge. This is the result. Yes, that's a #dumpster wedged underneath.
February 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#HurricaneSandy: the #aftermath. This is the #bridge over the #JonesFalls I was standing on to take yesterday's picture. During the night, it flooded up over the bridge. This is the result. Yes, that's a #dumpster wedged underneath.
Important #HurricaneSandy anniversary thread from someone who has had to live with the storm's damage for years. h/t @katie_honan
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February 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Important #HurricaneSandy anniversary thread from someone who has had to live with the storm's damage for years. h/t @katie_honan
x.com/BennettDBennet…
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I said to myself, “Self, you’re gonna hear these are bc of damage caused by #SuperstormSandy #HurricaneSandy.” And indeed ‘twas true. A 2012 storm. Yes, it was THAT bad. Sandy nearly murdered the subway & therefore the city. NYC remains critically vulnerable to #climatechange in this specific way.
January 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I said to myself, “Self, you’re gonna hear these are bc of damage caused by #SuperstormSandy #HurricaneSandy.” And indeed ‘twas true. A 2012 storm. Yes, it was THAT bad. Sandy nearly murdered the subway & therefore the city. NYC remains critically vulnerable to #climatechange in this specific way.
Don't miss Eddie Bautista speaking at the #MarfaDialogues on 10/29! #HurricaneSandy @eddiebautista08 @theCSI #MDNY http://ourclimateourcity.eventbrite.com
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ourclimateourcity.eventbrite.com
January 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Don't miss Eddie Bautista speaking at the #MarfaDialogues on 10/29! #HurricaneSandy @eddiebautista08 @theCSI #MDNY http://ourclimateourcity.eventbrite.com
MT @theCSI On the anniversary of #HurricaneSandy @mayawiley talks about the perfect storm of wealth & housing http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/28/sandy-new-york-storm-inequality
After Sandy: New York's 'perfect storm' of inequality in ...
Maya Wiley: One year on, it's painfully clear that societ...
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
MT @theCSI On the anniversary of #HurricaneSandy @mayawiley talks about the perfect storm of wealth & housing http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/28/sandy-new-york-storm-inequality
Come see Eddie Bautista, NYC-EJA's E.D, at @theCSI #HurricaneSandy forum Nov. 6th #MDNY http://ourclimateourcity.eventbrite.com
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ourclimateourcity.eventbrite.com
January 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Come see Eddie Bautista, NYC-EJA's E.D, at @theCSI #HurricaneSandy forum Nov. 6th #MDNY http://ourclimateourcity.eventbrite.com