Max Bever
@maxbever.bsky.social
Chicago busy bee. Catdad, writer, host of #ILiveAtTheMusicBox, filmgoer + theatre & music lover.
We’re suffering a severe dearth of new Chicago characters lately. We need a quirky animal to take up residence in an unexpected place, like a cockatiel nesting in the Chicago Cultural Center’s Tiffany Dome
Aurelio’s Debuts Pope Leo Pizza Box To Honor Its Most Famous Customer
The suburban pizza chain is honoring Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV with a limited-edition box made for a papal photo op.
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increasingly feels like my Perfectly Fine liberal arts education was an artifact grabbed fleeing a burning temple
![“Bongo” Ballpoint pen, pencil, watercolor, acrylic paint, and a little colored pencil.
Our man is in trouble this time, reader. Art supplies are scattered around a painting of an abstract cityscape. On the canvas we see a man in a telephone booth making a frantic call to his cat, Bongo. In the foreground, an answering machine is taking his voicemail, [Leave a message at the beep] --- “Bongo, Daddy got stuck in the painting. Go get help, Bongo.” Bongo stands at the base of the easel looking at the phone. Her tail in the air and ears perked up. Whether she’ll be able to help is open to interpretation.
Artist’s note: One of my favorites from the Spooky Pants book. I was playing around with the idea of a painting coming to life (like that guy in Ghostbusters 2) and kind of fumbled my way into this version. I really draw a lot of corded phones. I won’t stop.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hkxtqxfvk4xh2roqbkebmoiq/bafkreid675pobhckre5wbkxub5qfu3vaxbls7mpuhlcidhvbbrjw6iua2e)
The Harvest Moon rising behind Chicago Harbor Lighthouse on Saturday evening in Chicago.
RATED Q PRESENTS: LABYRINTH and @ramonaslick.bsky.social is looking gorgggggeous 🎞️💕
Serving tonight only, our BABE WITH THE POWER Cocktail for Rated Q's sold out screening of LABYRINTH 🔮
15-25 year old me: tee hee i love all the deaths in the final destination movies 40 year old me: this is what happens when you get rid of regulations and oversight. Everything is shoddily built and they’re cutting corners
Wasn’t a fan of AI but then I saw this, now I’m convinced it’s pretty great.
Ryan Nanni@celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 2w agofirst of all: this is a totally normal and unconcerning thing to do with your truck
It’s official: I’m now the Creative Production Lead at the @taketheplej.bsky.social! This new role combines everything I’m passionate about and I’m thrilled to get to work for an organization I’ve admired for years. Thanks for the mention, Shia Kapos! @politico.com
“I have to thank my mom for always making Halloween fun”
Amy@lolennui.bsky.social · 2w agoShe’s an Emmy winner!!!
Bob Mackie, designer to the stars who dressed Cher and Madonna, and defined '70s glamour, has died at 87
Bob Mackie, Designer To The Stars Who Dressed Cher And Madonna And Defined '70s Glamour, Dies At 87
When Marilyn Monroe delivered a seductive take on “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy, she did it in a gown that Mackie dreamed up.
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Society if Judy Garland could disappear you on a whim.
"The showtunes will continue until morale improves."
I love that this ever-so-slightly oppressive signage make it looks like Britain is living under the authoritarian dominion of Judy Garland’s brutal regime:
Old Hollywood@theoldhollywood.bsky.social · 3w agoThe Dominion Theatre at Tottenham Court Road in London, 1957
The fact we have an executive class that doesn't know what to do with the Looney Tunes or The Muppets really sums up what a joyless, barren world they inhabit.
DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 3w agoThere are currently no active conversations for a full ‘MUPPET SHOW’ series revival. Disney, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures have had difficulties with deciding on a premise for the series that they can all agree on. (Source: Deadline)
Delta Air Lines travel poster. Fred Sweney (1970s).
