Caylus: On the set of “Galaxy Quest” (1999), Alan Rickman arrived with notebooks filled with phrases written in bold, carefully underlined ink. Each note was a study in tone, rhythm, and vocal exaggeration, drawn from his years of Shakespearean training. He knew Dr. Lazarus, the fictional alien commander cursed with an endlessly repeated catchphrase, could easily collapse into caricature. To prevent that, Rickman approached the role with the same precision he once gave to “Hamlet” and “Macbeth,” blending satire with sincerity until his performance held both comedy and pain. (continued)
“The first rule of The Condescending Club is kind of complex, and I don’t think you’d understand it even if I explained it to you.” ⁂
revmagdalen.bsky.social: “I hope someday we defeat fascism and in the far future, No Kings Day is celebrated as a federal holiday, and little children leave out dance mixtapes and cookies for the Resistance Frog, who leaves pocket Constitutions in their shoes.” ⁂
“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night. The dance kept us in the figh because it was the dance we were fighting for. It didn’t look like we were going to win then and we did. It doesn’t feel like we’re going to win now but we could. Keep fighting, keep dancing.” ⁂
“Your lack of leadership and ability to work in alignment with the University’s direction for the Student Media Plan is unacceptable.” Boy, that couldn’t sound more 1984ish if they tried. ⁂
Ryan Broderick, Garbage Day, The war against giant frog costumes: (continued)