Djokovic Beats Murray to Win Australian Open (Again)

(Poor) #Andy #Murray fought hard but #Djokovic's in peak #Sampras/#Federer/#Rafa #GOAT form. At least big bro #Jamie won the dubs. #AusOpen 

Kerber Upsets Serena to Win Australian Open 2016

Woah! (Unpredictable, unconventional) #Kerber (monumentally) upsets #Serena to win #AusOpen & preserve #Steffi's record)! #SI Cover Jinx?!

Mirza & Hingis Win Australian Open 2016

Congrats to #Sania #Mirza (& #Hingis ;-) on winning #AusOpen  for their third straight(!) Slam. Quite the beginning of a beautiful friendship

RIP Jacques Rivette

RIP Jacques Rivette. One of the legendary cadre of the great French New Wave directors. A true original.

Federer Loses to Djokovic Australian Open 2016

The Swan Song is now sadly in the Fat Lady phase. #Federer goes down (but not without a fight) to #GOAT-mode #Djokovic #Sigh #Sniff #AusOpen 

45 Years

#45Years: Poor Man's Mike Leigh feat compelling perfs from Courtenay & Rampling (recent comments notwithstanding). Pitch perfect ending!

Rostam Leaves Vampire Weekend

RIP #VampireWeekend?! TBH is in mourning now that her fave #Rostam's left the band. How will the indie-preppie music scene survive? @matsoR

Federer Beats Berdych Australian Open 2016

Not sure what'll happen to #GOAT Swan Song against irresistible force #Djoker but I'll enjoy #Federer's stirring win vs #Berdych while I can

RIP Abe Vigoda

RIP Abe Vigoda. Great in the Godfather, and always a welcome screen presence. Loved all the fun stuff he did with Conan. #AbeVigoda

Lleyton Hewitt Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: #Lleyton #Hewitt (finally) retires. Never his biggest fan but always admired his fighting spirit. #Cmon #Rusty

Federer Beats Goffin at Australian Open 2016

The #GOAT Swan Song glides by kid #Goffin. #Federer in full flight is wonderful to behold; he'll need that & more against #Berdych! #AusOpen 

Insane Liverpool-Norwich City Match

Magical #Klopp turnaround may not happen overnight but today's mad #Liverpool win means better days are ahead! #LFC ow.ly/XrsJd

Shivnarine Chanderpaul Retires

You Know You're Too Old When: #Shivnarine #Chanderpaul retires. Dogged, determined (& criminally under-appreciated) West Indies cricketer.

Federer Beats Dimitrov Australian Open 2016

Whew! #GOAT Swan Song survives a hiccup against talented #Dimitrov. #Federer comes up huge in tough win vs #BabyFed at #AusOpen. Stressful!

Federer Wins Second Round Australian Open 2016

The #GOAT Swan Song (sorta) hums along. #Federer navigates past tricky #Dolgopolov at #AusOpen. Next: Very tough match vs #BabyFed. Uh-oh!

Joy

#Joy: Another crazy O'Russell that ends up being entertaining. #JLaw deserves that Oscar nom. Great perfs by Ladd, Madsen & Rossellini.

Celeb Sighting: Lena Dunham

3rd-Greatest Celeb Sighting, Ever!: #Lena #Dunham...gentrifying #Watts. I resisted the urge to ask if the #Bleachers were around ;-)

Celeb Sighting: Gillian Jacobs

3rd-Greatest Celeb Sighting, Ever!: Gillian Jacobs, (not) waiting in queue like the rest of us in #Watts...

Federer Wins Australian Open 2016 Rd. 1

The #GOAT Swan Song gets off to a rousing start. #Federer easily handles #Basilashvili in #AusOpen R1. Next up: tricky #Dolgopolov. #AO2016

Steelers Lose Playoff Game to Broncos

#Steelers defense played their hearts out but come up agonizingly short vs #Broncos Hope they win next week ;-) Lotsa hope for next year tho

India Loses ODI Series to Australia

No such thing as a moral victory? Sure #AUS is 3-0 already, but #IND has fought them tooth & nail. #Rohit & #Sran - yes please! #AUSvIND

Cardinals Beat Packers in Crazy Playoff Game!

Duuuuuude! Whatagame!!! Do feel bad for #Aaron #Rodgers/#Packers..But #Carson #Palmer did the #Cardinals (& #Trojans) proud! #Larry! #ARIvGB

England Thrashes S. Africa to Win Series

Woah! When did #ENG turn into an #Aussie-style juggernaut?! #RSA gets thrashed (again) to lose series & Top Ranking...to #IND!(?) #SAvEnG

LeBron (& Cavs) Lose to the Spurs (Again)

Last night's #LeBron loss = another lost #Cavs Finals Tho the way #JimmyButler's playing they may not even make it. #Spurs + #DavidWest = !!

RIP Alan Rickman

RIP Alan Rickman. Like most I discovered him in Die Hard, but have loved him in everything else. He was becoming a promising director. Sigh.

Saving the Apu Trilogy

See the monumental effort by @Criterion & @TheAcademy to save #Satyajit #Ray's wondrous #TheApuTrilogy. Thank you! ow.ly/WuWDj

State of the Union 2016

Stirring #SOTU! Can't believe Pres. #Obama's tenure is almost over - it went by too fast. "Face the future with confidence" - amen to that!

Amy

#Amy: Another Kapadia special - illuminating & heartbreaking. Like you, I blame...but the truth (as always) is more complicated than that.

Peter Bodo on Life after Federer (and Serena)

No Peter Bodo, there is no life after #Federer & #Serena. #Tennis will fade into gentle obscurity in US. @ESPNTennis

Alabama Wins College Football Championship

As if we needed another reason for #NickSatan to be more insufferable than he already is Poor #Clemson loses a heartbreaker to #Alabama #CFP 

RIP David Bowie

RIP David #Bowie?! Absolutely shocking! He just released a great album Hard to believe. Difficult to imagine music w/o his singular presence

Golden Globes 2016

#GoldenGlobes: Great job by #Gervais, esp the Mel/J-Law+A-Schu "bits" Leo & Kate winning - it's 1997 all over again! Mr. Robot & Rocky!

Djokovic Beats Rafa to Win Qatar Open

Meanwhile, #Djoker's already in #GOAT destroyer-of-worlds form with a thrashing of #Rafa to win #QatarOpen. #ATP: be afraid, be very afraid!

Federer Loses Title to Raonic

Sigh, Sniff, etc. #Federer suffers a turning-of-the-tide loss to young-ish gun #Raonic to lose #Brisbane title. The swan song's gonna be sad

Miraculous Steelers Win!

Miraculous #Steelers win! #BigBen warrior! #Martavis all-time great catch. #Boswell! #Bengals/#Burfict hang your head in shame #Disgraceful!

Room

#Room: Harrowing and intense, yes, but ultimately life-affirming. #Brie deserves all her accolades; kid Tremblay is simply amazing!

Celeb Sighting: Jay Mariotti

3rd-Greatest Celeb Sighting, Ever!: Jay #Mariotti. I resisted the urge to score him on his arguments ;-)

Federer Beats Dimitrov in Brisbane

Good G*d #GOAT, it's way too early in the year to give me heartburn! #Federer  battles to squeak by #BabyFed in #Brisbane. Whew!

Mustang

#Mustang: Familiar yet stirring coming-of-age story. Lovely work by DPs Kids are amazing; that young girl Sensoy gives the year's best perf!

Kodak to Re-release Super 8

Thank G*d for #Millennials! Long live Film! #Super8 

"Kodak to re-release the super 8 film camera, analog/digital hybrid kodak.com/ek/us/en/Consu…"

Oliver Deighton Tweet

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School Boy Scores 1000 Runs

Remarkable achievement! Young school boy #Pranav #Dhanawade scores 1,009! via @ESPNcricinfo ow.ly/WIebI

Making a Murderer

#MakingAMurderer: Just bl**dy insane! No matter on which side you fall, this is superb/slightly-biased TV. As always, it's about class/money

Concussion

#Concussion: By-the-numbers but entertaining/scary/eye-opening look at something most Americans don't want to deal with. Will is great.

Steelers Make the Playoffs!

Thank G*d for #RexRyan/#Bills/#JamesHarrison! Miraculous playoff-clinching by #Steelers! #AFC is kinda wide open - dare I get my hopes up?!

RIP Vilmos Zsigmon

RIP Vilmos Zsigmond. On the very shortlist of the greatest cinematographers. Seems like all the movies I loved growing up were DP-ed by him.

Happy New Year 2016!

#HappyNewYear world! Here's to an awesome #2016!