make it a Cold War period piece you cowards
The Independent@the-independent.com · 7h agoJames Bond producer shares update on 007 casting: ‘It’s got to be really different’
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The Independent@the-independent.com · 7h ago
A new survey from @knightfoundation.org and @ssrsresearch.bsky.social reveals a disquieting decline in how free Americans feel to use the freedoms protected by the #FirstAmendment without government interference or punishment. 🧵
Knight Foundation-SSRS Poll: Americans Feel Free Expression is Eroding - Knight Foundation
For more than two decades, Knight Foundation has commissioned research to better understand Americans’ lived experience with the First Amendment and free expression. As the country marks its 250th ann...
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The important thing to know about boots is that Dr. Martens was bought by a private equity firm a while back, the boots are now garbage in terms of construction quality, but Solovair set up to make similar boots on the old equipment in the old factory and their versions are much better quality.
Will Wilkinson@wlknsn.xyz · 3h agoMy take on boots discourse is that we face a lemons problem with many consumer goods, given the acquisition of many storied brands by companies aggressively milking accumulated brand equity for higher profits, such that price and reputation for durability does not reliably predict higher roi.
My take on boots discourse is that we face a lemons problem with many consumer goods, given the acquisition of many storied brands by companies aggressively milking accumulated brand equity for higher profits, such that price and reputation for durability does not reliably predict higher roi.
Eli Roth is kind of fascinating in that there was this extended moment when he was being positioned as the future of horror, but over a rather long career, he's never made a good movie. www.ign.com/articles/ice...
Eli Roth’s New Horror Film Ice Cream Man Is All Guts, No Brains
Ice Cream Man review: Eli Roth attempts to make his own Terrifier or Weapons only to fall painfully short of both.
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What exactly is the ask from Cunningham and Smith here? More leagues to proactively implement rules banning trans people? More anti-trans laws (that will be described as "protecting girls sports" but also include provisions that restrict trans rights in other aspects of life)?
There are no trans women in the WNBA. There are no trans women NCAA basketball players. Hell, who knows if there are even any trans girls playing HS basketball.
Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 20h agoDid we ever find out if the A is for Asshole?
Users have preferences but demanding that someone else do unpaid labor on your behalf is anti-social behavior and should be treated as such.
My most likely to upset Bluesky's community opinion is that tons of people using Bluesky have no idea what the company is or was founded to do and yet yell at the devs to make it something else, but the Bluesky devs are correct to build what they want, and if that's not for you, that's okay.
Polls are annoying engagement bait and so even though lots of people here yell at the @bsky.app account demanding them, it's good we don't (yet) have them.
My theory is the narrator in John Mellencamp's "Small Town" is a younger version of the guy from Big Black's "Kerosene."
"The kind of society that we want to have where we respect each other and we have respect for ourselves does not permit us to just embrace lies for the sake of some guy." — @jamellebouie.net Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04rRZHN0
The security and privacy concerns with Boox tablets are so troubling that, frankly, it's probably irresponsible to be recommending them.
One question is what the people polled think a "free-trade agreement" is, because my guess is the answer varies quite a lot.
Joey Politano🏳️🌈@josephpolitano.bsky.social · yesterdayDSA-aligned Democrats are now the most pro-free-trade voting bloc in the United States, in an incredible turn of events www.theargumentmag.com/p/who-suppor...
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Because the interview with Bluesky's CEO has people talking about bubbles again, let me again say that even if your social media is the bubbliest of bubbles, that’s perfectly okay, and don't let anyone tell you differently.
It's Okay if Your Social Media Platform is a Bubble
Is it wrong to have a social media feed primarily of people you agree with?
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Playing with @mu.social and it's very cool. (You can play with it, too, just by logging in with your Bluesky account.) (Bonus: It lets you edit your posts.)
Our third video concerns the dad movie classic Crimson Tide, its production history, an (accidental) real life parallel, and a narratively smart decision to swap the typical personalities of a naval vessel’s CO and XO. As this week’s topic starts with C, next week’s will start with D. Any guesses?
A FEW THINGS ABOUT: Crimson Tide
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This is a terrific essay from @shalmarr.bsky.social and very much worth your time if you're concerned about the future of our liberal society.
Liberalism.org@liberalism.org · 2d agoTolerating imperfection is not a concession liberalism makes. @shalmarr.bsky.social on why accepting people at their worst is where a genuine commitment to pluralism actually begins. hubs.la/Q04rL4Hl0
Looking at the playtest version of Vampire: The Masquerade 6e, it has me pretty excited for them to (hopefully? finally?) put out a new edition of Mage: The Ascension.
While it's likely true that Trump's people will use his false claims about his polling numbers in some way as part of their schemes to avoid losing the House (and maybe Senate), I also think Trump himself genuinely believes what he wrote below, and that his staff are lying to him about his approval.
Matthew Gertz@mattgertz.bsky.social · 2d agoThe laughable propaganda about Trump's popularity is instrumental to his plot to subvert elections. www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-...
It'd take a while to think of twenty, but if it's "Who has made your favorite movies?," the top two is easy: Ridley Scott Christopher Guest and then a pretty big drop from there.
Alan Elrod@aselrod.bsky.social · 5d agoOk I decided to make a T20 directors list. Peter Weir Wes Anderson Paolo Sorrentino Spielberg Coen Brothers Fincher Todd Haynes Sofia Coppola Linklater Villeneuve Nolan Tarantino Francis Ford Coppola Paul Thomas Anderson Rob Reiner Kubrick Soderbergh Scorsese Spike Lee John Hughes
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Everyone loooooves data ownership until you have to move Don’t believe what big atproto tells you, records are NOT portable
nice joke, lol, reminds me of this unrelated political thing i can’t stop talking about