Writer, film historian, bat loverhttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3mkl5adtjws2hThis time around: Brain transplants. I skipped the comedies for now. The article is long enough as it is. I still missed a couple though.28 Apr 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl5adtjws2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3mk6byyfsj22mHere’s a freebie on my Substack. If you have a Roku box, the 1962 film is available now on their Classic Reels channel. https://open.substack.com/pub/jimmorton/p/caligaris-cabinets?r=1936av&utm_medium=ios23 Apr 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6byyfsj22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3mju6zsyxxk2uOkay, let’s try that again. Three movies about the three biggest bands at the time. The movies are as different from each over as they can be. Link in comments.19 Apr 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mju6zsyxxk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3mjszg5xvlc2uIf Douglas Adams wrote a history of Germany, you might get something like this. The audiobook version is particularly good thanks to an excellent narrator. Available on Hoopla.19 Apr 2026 03:33 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjszg5xvlc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3mjnj5kpz2s27My landlady likes to give me food. I’m very grateful for this, but I’m clearly falling behind in my bean consumption.16 Apr 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnj5kpz2s27https://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3mjgoisz55k22I had intended to put this one behind the pay wall, but I screwed up. Oh well. Enjoy everyone!14 Apr 2026 05:46 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgoisz55k22https://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3mgzsqtqdvs2qMy article on German juvenile delinquent films is up on Substack. https://jimmorton.substack.com/p/juvenile-delinquent-films-in-germany14 Mar 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzsqtqdvs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3mgnjqnb5uc25I'm finally firing up my Substack. Thanks to those of you who have already subscribed. I'll be posting a mix of free and subscription stuff every week, so there should be something for everyone. The articles that required the most work will be available only to paid subscribers. https://jimmorton.substack.com/09 Mar 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnjqnb5uc25https://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3mfoxxu34d22t😂🤣😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Feb 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfoxxu34d22thttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3m747dvs6ps2zHere are my most recent books. One is a novelization of a science fiction film, and the other is a mystery written in the style of a 1950s mystery Think Erle Stanley Garner or Frederic Brown). You can buy them on Amazon, but they also have copies at Café Suspiro in San Francisco (1246 Folsom St).03 Dec 2025 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m747dvs6ps2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lze3vkgs222aCould “Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard” be considered an oxymoron? 😜21 Sep 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lze3vkgs222ahttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lxryjkm7wc2uI understand @stephenking.bsky.social said that in 20 to 30 years, many people will deny they voted for Trump. It won’t take that long. When I was hitchhiking across the country in 1975-76, I asked people everywhere if they voted for Nixon. Not a single person admitted they did.01 Sep 2025 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxryjkm7wc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lrb6ohzxvk2sI, for one, will be glad to see this thing go. Some attempts at public art and architecture look awful at first, but eventually grow on people. It worked fine when the freeway was still there because it matched the ugliness of that structure, but now it's just an eyesore. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/vaillancourt-fountain-fence-safety-20363833.php10 Jun 2025 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrb6ohzxvk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lqx5gtsmls2eBefore I get too excited about the Musk/Trump breakup, I remember that the WWE is an important part of Trump’s success. He’s just using that format. I wouldn’t be surprised if a cage match comes next.06 Jun 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqx5gtsmls2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lqkyo3ocsk24Note to anyone planning to do an audiobook narration of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: First, learn how “victuals” pronounced.01 Jun 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkyo3ocsk24https://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lqdz5s5hls2oI was clicking though the movie list on Amazon, when I came across this. Colorized? The film was shot in Technicolor! What the hell does that mean?30 May 2025 00:48 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdz5s5hls2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lnlmf2uies22Following up my 20 comic books, here's one that doesn't fall neatly into any category. One of my very favorite books by one of my very favorite cartoonists.24 Apr 2025 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnlmf2uies22https://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lndrwwkzyc2b20 comics that have stayed with me or influenced me—one comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. There are no explanations, no reviews, just covers. Last but not least…21 Apr 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lndrwwkzyc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lnbtaz5n5c2720 comics that have stayed with me or influenced me—one comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. There are no explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 19.20 Apr 2025 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnbtaz5n5c27https://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3ln74myogdc2f20 comics that have stayed with me or influenced me—one comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. There are no explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 18.19 Apr 2025 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln74myogdc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3ln4c3sm52c2g20 comics that have stayed with me or influenced me—one comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. There are no explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 17.18 Apr 2025 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln4c3sm52c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3ln27rg2tws2w20 comics that have stayed with me or influenced me—one comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. There are no explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 16.17 Apr 2025 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln27rg2tws2whttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lmwz7hf5bs2w20 comics that have stayed with me or influenced me—one comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. There are no explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 15.16 Apr 2025 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmwz7hf5bs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lmukpd4y222d20 comics that have stayed with me or influenced me—one comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. There are no explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 14.15 Apr 2025 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmukpd4y222dhttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lms7nee5mk2k20 comics that have stayed with me or influenced me—one comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. There are no explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 13.14 Apr 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lms7nee5mk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lmpf2bczlc2320 comics that have stayed with me or influenced me—one comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. There are no explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 12.13 Apr 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmpf2bczlc23https://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lmmxexcp4c2220 comics that have stayed with me or influenced me—one comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. There are no explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 11.12 Apr 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmxexcp4c22https://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lmlrr5utts2520 comics that have stayed with me or influenced me—one comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. There are no explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 10.12 Apr 2025 05:17 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmlrr5utts25https://bsky.app/profile/popvoid.bsky.social/post/3lmicw6fcj22220 comics that have stayed with me or influenced me—one comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order. There are no explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 9.10 Apr 2025 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:yy7fd75ckkb2w7jbu3drgw5z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmicw6fcj222