In addition to the books and tv shows, I would also highly recommend the recent doc that came out about him, Roadrunner. It was the first post Covid movie I saw in a theater and the whole audience laughed AND cried- it was well done and made me appreciate him even more.
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Is my favourite documentary in the world. Stylishly directed in black and white by Bennett Miller (best known for Capote and Moneyball), it circles around the magnificently exuberant existence of the playwright turned apple city tour guide Timothy "Speed" Levitch as he muses on the city of NY on and off his double decker bus.
I have a tendency to let my frustrations of the world to clench my muscles up and this is the film equivalent of a lump of mdma to melt my heart back open again with every rewatch. A poet can have an intense love affair with a bridge and a great poet can word it in a way that convinces you that they're not mad; or that even if they are, they are mad in the exact way life is supposed to be experienced in the first place.
A must-see for anyone who holds a warm spot in their heart for the insomniac city, or at least what it once could be through the eyes of an intensely intuned romantic eccentric.
Jul 4, 2024
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One of my all time favorite docs and so incredibly uplifting particularly if you’re a creative
Feb 9, 2024
One of the greatest to ever do it, and also a complete mensch. “Defending My Life” reminds you what insane range Albert Brooks has, all that he’s contributed to the culture, and also lets you feel like you’re getting to be a fly on the wall of his friendship with Rob Reiner.
(Extra recc: pair with his podcast episodes on WTF with Marc Maron, and Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend)
Feb 3, 2024
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I’m a project manager for a prepared food company, and the majority of the projects I work on are soup. We’re mostly private label, so we make the store brand soups in the deli section for most of the big grocery stores.
One time at a big meeting our boss got a cameo from the “no soup for you!” Guy from Seinfeld to pump us up (?)
Feb 7, 2024
Greater than the sum of its parts- I still never get how AR packs so much into her recipes while only a few ingredients and easy to make.
Feb 15, 2024
These puzzles are wild! All the pieces are different shapes, and even at the end it was so hard! Totally twisted my brain, please let me know if other puzzle companies do this I’m hooked!
Mar 1, 2024