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The Weekly Challenge 313: Broken and Reversed 23 March 2025

I’ve been doing the Weekly Challenges. The latest involved sliding strings and partial modifications. (Note that this ends today.)

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The Poseidon Adventure (1972) 22 March 2025

1972 disaster, dir. Ronald Neame, Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine; IMDb / allmovie. The luxury cruise is not going to end well.

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Moose Madness, Mar Delaney 21 March 2025

2021 paranormal romance novella. Maggie grew up in Moose Point, never one of the Popular Girls, and has ended up working at the local (and only) Bar. Fiona was the chief Mean Girl and vanished away as soon as she could, but now she's back for her cousin's wedding…

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Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 20 March 2025

1962 historical drama, dir. David Lean, Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif; IMDb / allmovie. In a world… one man… epic.

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Heavenly Tyrant, Xiran Jay Zhao 19 March 2025

2021 SF, second of what is now planned to be at least a trilogy. Wu Zetian overthrew the old corrupt order. Now things should be better, right?

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Cidade de Deus (2002) 18 March 2025

2002 drama, dir. Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund, Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino Da Hora; IMDb / allmovie. You can be the biggest toughest gang leader on the streets, but you're still on the streets.

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Baltic Adventure, constantlearner 17 March 2025

2014-2015 fiction, fanfic connected to the Swallows & Amazons books. In 1938 with war looming, there's one last adventure to be had…

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The Weekly Challenge 312: Minimum Time in the Box 16 March 2025

I’ve been doing the Weekly Challenges. The latest involved daisywheels and a list breakdown. (Note that this ends today.)

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Citizen Kane (1941) 15 March 2025

1941 drama, dir. Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore; ImdB / allmovie. The newspaper magnate has died, and a reporter goes looking for a unique angle on the story that everybody is writing.

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Neighbourly Games 10 March 14 March 2025

More gaming with nearby friends.

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