Issue 0086 of MacroParentheticals – this time in the guise of a 2900-word behemoth (sorry, everyone) that I spent twenty years living, three days thinking about, and two days turning into whatever it was that met the deadline and reached the readers, has been delivered to 50 inboxes. As such, my brain is in a typical NewsletterSunday state of emptiness which is where I want it to be anyhow so, just a few items of housecleaning to end week 37 and begin week 38 (the newsletter being the end, today's posting here being the beginning).

Finished THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER and, as seems to be the way for me with (nearly) every Marvel project since WINTER SOLDIER (still the best – though I do love the ANT-MAN movies), I came away tepid and moderately moved. Had some elements that worked: everyone was great in it – especially Bale, Portman, and Thompson; Hemsworth, at this point, could do the part in his sleep… which is pretty much where the film left me. But I did like the screaming goats.

Note: continuing my assembly of favorite pieces from recent MCU efforts into one project: MST3K Wongersynn with Thor's two screaming goats and Captain Carter and Yelena being Captain Carter and Yelena.

OK that's all I've got. Back to fiction tomorrow morning.