it's chaotic here

I see a lotta Jaybin doing the haunting. JayHoods turn!

Ahh, to be haunted by the person you will become. To see that thing and know that it is inevitable.

Jason was fucking annoying Grayson. The older brother has to get the younger one out of trouble again.

Dick Grayson: I don’t disappear.

Barbara Gordon: You ignored everyone for nine days.

Dick Grayson: I was reflecting.

Barbara Gordon: On what?

Gene Shalit (March 25, 1926) is 100 years old today.

A longtime fixture on Today, Shalit served as a film and book critic for four decades, officially joining the program in 1973 after contributing part-time beginning in 1970. Known for his rapid-fire puns, colorful bow ties, and distinctive handlebar mustache, he became one of television’s most recognizable critics. His career in journalism and criticism dated back to the late 1960s, with work appearing in publications such as Look, Ladies’ Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, TV Guide, and The New York Times.

Beyond television, Shalit also delivered the daily NBC Radio feature Man About Anything from 1970 to 1982, one of the network’s most widely carried segments. In 1986, he hosted Gene Shalit’s Critic’s Choice Video, a home video series highlighting classic films. After 40 years with NBC, he retired from Today in 2010, remarking simply, “It’s enough already.”

Shalit was married to Nancy Lewis from 1950 until her death in 1978, and they had three children, including artist Willa Shalit and physician Peter Shalit. Their daughter Emily died of ovarian cancer in 2012. For many years he lived in Leonia, New Jersey, and later resided in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.