"To some observers, something seemed off" does not seem to me to be an adequate threshold for a long news story. But if it is, I would like to apply to be an "observer" to whom something seems "off," because I have a long list. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/n...
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Mark Harris
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Yes75%
No25%
Present0%
Not Voting0%
Party align93%
Cross-party1%
Mark Harris
U.S. RepresentativeRepublicanNorth Carolina District 8
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I found this oddly comforting after a day spent rewriting. From Michael Cunningham's new memoir Unsayable: A Life in Writing:
"Writers always get things at least a little bit wrong. Or, more accurately, writers' sense of getting things right seldom feels entirely right to anyone but us."
It's not about qualifications. It's about the perils of writing about specific material to which you may have a connection so close or personal that it becomes difficult to see any approach other than your own as valid.
And with that, and admiration for her work and his, I will sign off!
I'm only mentioning this bc it's honestly personal to me in one way, which is that I have never and would never publicly trash someone who writes about the same material that I do, except if it's irredeemably morally reprehensible. I do it the honorable way: To every friend I have, over drinks. >
The 1 thing I'd like to argue against is EW's assertion that she's "hardly punching down" by going hard at Nolan. True, but she is punching laterally. She and Nolan are both serious artists in different media, engaged by the same material. I wish I saw more of a baseline of respect. But...shrug. >
Are you asking me if, in general, writers should publicly review adaptations of their work? No, in general, they should not. This is a closer call because it's not a direct adaptation.
My take on today's Odyssey controversy is, with all respect to everyone involved, that plumbers generally shouldn't review movies about plumbing.
It's not an app, it's a pricing category--Premium Video on Demand. So yes, when Amazon (or Apple or Fandango or YouTube) charges $19.99 or $24.99, that's PVOD. Usually for big and/or very recently released movies; after a while, the price drops or it streams for free somewhere.
My house, my rules!
Disclosure Day is on PVOD, and I am happy to direct people toward a fascinating, weird, stunningly made, wildly personal and idiosyncratic movie disguised as a would-be summer blockbuster. Haters, take it to another thread. This one's mine. And yes, I'm biased, so thank goodness I'm also right.
Hey, Ken, nice to see you here!
It's like staring directly at the sun.
Another strong hair contender for your consideration, circa 1984.
Yes, the NYT did link Trump's rhetoric to violence many times. Here's one example. www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/o...
Update: Sadly, I am not.
Unsolicited advice: I did a very modified version of this for my first book, for '60-'68. About 500-600 movies total. For what it's worth I feel I learned much more than I anticipated from sticking to chronological order, as you're doing, but somewhat less than I anticipated from the sheer quantity.
In the play Are The Bennet Girls Okay?, which played in NYC last season and is coming back this winter, one actor played Darcy, Bingley, Wickham, and Collins, and it was brilliant.
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I bet everyone who has ever been cast as Wickham initially showed up to read for Darcy.
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Voting History
593 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | H.R. 2616 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-05-20 | H.R. 1993 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-20 | S. 1003 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-20 | S. 2393 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-20 | H.R. 5317 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-20 | H.R. 4544 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-20 | H.R. 3234 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-20 | H. Res. 1299 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-15 | H.R. 8469 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-15 | H.R. 8469 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | NO | ✕ | Failed |
| 2026-05-14 | H.R. 8365 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-14 | H.R. 8365 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-05-14 | H.R. 5625 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-14 | H. Con. Res. 75 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-05-14 | H.R. 6260 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-14 | H.R. 6260 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Res. 1259 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Res. 1251 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Con. Res. 96 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H.R. 1346 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H.R. 1346 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Res. 1252 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Res. 1274 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Res. 1274 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Res. 1275 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-13 | H. Res. 1275 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-12 | H.R. 2853 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-05-12 | H.R. 2071 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-30 | S. 4465 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | YES | ✕↔ | Failed |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | NO | ✕ | Failed |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2026-04-30 | H.R. 7567 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-30 | S. Con. Res. 33 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-29 | S. 1318 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-29 | H. Res. 1224 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-29 | H. Res. 1224 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-27 | H.R. 227 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-27 | H.R. 7959 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-23 | H.R. 5587 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-22 | H.R. 6387 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-04-22 | H.R. 6387 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-04-22 | H.R. 4690 (119th) | Final 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.