Felt like putting some Puriteens into a coma today so here’s Barbara Stanwyck taking off her stockings and asking Gary Cooper to 𝙇𝙊𝙊𝙆 𝘿𝙊𝙒𝙉 𝙃𝙀𝙍 𝙏𝙃𝙍𝙊𝘼𝙏 while 8 old men watch (BALL OF FIRE, 1941). 💋💃💋

If your company has matching, please donate & double your dono! I chipped in $250 & I was able to get a company match for a total of $500. Who wants to meet or exceed my donation? I know y’all are competitive AF. Let’s keep Take This running beyond this tipping point.

Norman Spencer, David Lean Collaborator and ‘Vanishing Point’ Producer, Dies at 110 hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-n…

he was 48 when he worked on Lawrence of Arabia and he also lived through Brat Summer 🫡

This is how Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin became ghosts

Simon’s Tavern Chicago, IL

The beloved line of fictional characters taught children about American history and encouraged them to realize their potential. bit.ly/4gheYNj

So honored to have had the chance to meet with so many extraordinary academic and museum colleagues as part of the MAPRA (Mediterranean Antiquities Provenance Research Alliance) Advisory Council FESCH

Was so excited to get a sandworm popcorn bucket before seeing BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE but they sold out as soon as doors opened. Tired of people buying multiple buckets just so they can sell them on eBay for $100

My local multiplex has gotten a member of staff to dress up as Beetlejuice and come into all screenings to annoy people and heckle the trailers. This is 4DX

Oh good, I was hoping for a terrifying, fungus-related dystopian nightmare today

Do Rays have true bones? #LetsChangeThat

Mazinger Z is bigger and mightier than the PS5.

Lubitsch’s DESIGN FOR LIVING came out just under the pre-Code wire in 1933. Physically, it’s relatively chaste (bit of clothed kissing). But verbally?? SO DAMN HORNY/POLY/SEXUALLY FREE the Legion of Decency banned it in 1934 & the PCA denied a re-release certificate. 🔥 Iconic.

I loved Libby Bove's Museum of Roadside Magic, and creating a clay creature was fun. 😊

🔴LIVE ORACLE'S REST The Best D&D Show From All Around Is Back! The party are heading into the sewers to discover what has been causing the sickness in Stone Town.🫃 -- twitch.tv/tablestory

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny by George Lange, 1995

During the week, Fred Nelson is an aging bureaucrat. And for nine glorious weekends a year, he’s ruler of a fantasy land. The privilege comes with a price. wapo.st/47g0V6A

City Paper Arts Editor Sarah Marloff shares her must-see and do fall events, including a traveling art show celebrating reproductive justice, a queer horror book talk, Leslie Jones at the Wharf, and more. buff.ly/4edBS6m