Just got back from seeing Good Night and Good Luck, which was quite quality. The film is as much about the attitudes of the time as it is about the actual story itself, of Edward R. Murrow standing up for ideals that were not considered useful in the early years of television news. I liked it, though, especially the careful characterizations by the actors. The director's goal was to transport the audience back to a tense moment in what we today think of as idyllic times

Though maybe that's all just me spewing didactic nonsense. I think I'm justified, though, especially after coming home and seeing this incredibly important breaking news! on CNN:

We've really come a long way since 1956, haven't we?

In other news, the snow we were supposed to get (see below) has been postponed until Tuesday afternoon, but that storm has been upgraded to include heavy winds and a 100% chance of the roads turning into some kind of arctic slip'n'slide. So if you don't hear from me for a few weeks, well, you'll know why.