if I ever taught film criticism lesson one would be “you being smarter than the movie is not interesting to anyone”
devon giehl🐀ratmaker
@devongiehl.bsky.social
local elf enjoyer Emmy-winning Lead Writer / Producer. The Dragon Prince (Netflix). Elf novelist. Prev Riot. Personal account, unhinged unprofessional and unfiltered. she/her.
I already gotta look at my burned to fuck neighborhood on Google Maps, man. I don’t need a pretend version
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d agoNew from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
I currently work on Fox lot. I have friends in costume, chat w construction etc. Most of Hollywood is not rich. In animation + writing also, a ton of people are out of work, leaving the state. People can’t afford housing. I’m currently ok but have wondered multiple times whether I’ll have to leave.
Alvaro M. Bedoya@bedoyausa.bsky.social · last wk.People think "Hollywood" is rich and famous. The reality? Film and TV is a national industry. It's a blue collar industry. And it is an industry free fall. My latest for @newrepublic.com on how the Paramount merger would crush blue collar workers who can not afford it newrepublic.com/article/2136...
The data center mania happening at a time when climate change is already such a serious and obvious problem feels like a taunt. You are pissing me off on purpose
Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social · last wk."By the end of 2030," reports NYT, the amount of energy used by data centers"is expected to quadruple, eclipsing the power used by all countries in South America and Africa combined." This is extinctionism.
“they are feeding rare books to the AI demon” and “they are making cute lil gameboys out of attack drone metal” is a real special flavor of dystopia today huh
i got no more jokes for shit like this, just going to kms
DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 2w agoFirst poster for ‘EBENEZER’, a new film based on ‘A Christmas Carol’ starring Johnny Depp. “Before he was Scrooge, he was Ebenezer”
This is, and I am not even joking, going to fuck up so many hyperlexic kids. I got accused of plagiarism because I used the word “porous” in a sixth grade paper and that shit sticks with you, if not on the permanent record, then in the childhood.
Seth Trueger@mdaware.org · 2w agooh come on
My maternity leave ends in three weeks and I think instead of going back to work I’ll just post a photoshop of myself in bed and declare that I have no plans to return to work at this time but still expect to collect paychecks
Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · 2w agoHI HELLO. Mitch McConnell and Tom Kean got longer medical leaves (with literally zero transparency and fully funded healthcare) than I, and most women get after having a baby…including having a baby via major surgery 💁🏻♀️
excited to watch my wife Shakira perform at half time
Speaking of the odyssey this is the best post anyone's ever made about it
This is “landlord special,” tbh. I lived in a charmingly tacky old 70s apartment in west LA for a few years. It got bought by new owners and when we moved out, they gutted it, greywashed the whole thing, and jacked up the rent by $500. I much preferred the tacky 70s look.
Jack Saint@lackingsaint.bsky.social · 3w agoNo fuck off we're not calling this "Millennial grey" this shit was dictated completely by boomer retiree house flippers we absolutely had NO say in this
![Millennial grey
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A kitchen with beige grey floors, drab walls, brushed steel appliances, and grey granite countertops.
Grey floors and furnishings are said to appeal to Millennial tastes.
Millennial grey refers to a desaturated colour scheme that is said to appeal to the interior design sensibilities of the Millennial Generation in the early 21st century.[1] Cultural historian Kassia St. Clair attributed its widespread adoption to a desire among Millennials for "a flexible, sensible choice that will last years, hide any stains, and can be adapted to different schemes."[1] Some have diagnosed Millennial grey as a reaction to the warm hues of the late 20th century.[2]
Millennial grey is polarising, particularly when used with imitation-wood-texture sheet vinyl flooring, which many describe as depressing, soulless, or corporate.[3][4] Although attributed to Millennials, the grey colour scheme is often chosen by house flippers, vacation rental owners, or other people who do not actually live in the greyed properties.[3] Thus, the occupant of the property—Millennial or not—has little say in its colour scheme, particularly when deployed for fixtures such as flooring.[4] The greying may have been driven, in part, by a desire to prepare properties for sale in a manner thought to be least offensive to the average buyer.[5] Given the housing crises gripping many countries in the early to mid-21st century, buyers and renters may feel they have no choice but to accept a property decked in Millennial grey.[4]
To the extent that Millennial grey is said to be enjoyed by Millennials, it is also said to be loathed by Generation Z.[1][2]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:atdbmignbrjbjgj2ba4axnwl/bafkreidgcz72oqo4dwsqlv2ovhewwekbfxdo7ydluyrffhlijqkg2546gy)
Le Guin and Butler and Hobb and Bear and Pierce did not die so we could pretend saccharine happily ever after baby food is what women need
Molly Templeton@mollytempleton.com · 3w ago:deep sigh: I see we are again doing "[romantasy] gives women an access point to fantasy, a traditionally male-heavy genre, both in authorship and fandom," as if there have not been women reading and writing fantasy for literal decades
Finally bought a good bottle of champagne for When It Happens yesterday, so our family has put our energy into the universe towards that end. May it hasten The Happening even a fraction of a second closer.
It may be the “six weeks postpartum” thing but I think it should be illegal to show sad kids in the crowd at World Cup games
We are in the “find out” stage of FAFO faster than anticipated
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 4w agoCDC stopped monitoring parasite now causing explosive diarrhea across the country
Might I humbly suggest that no one should ever play soccer in Florida
I usually don’t weigh in on WoW Discourse because it gets too vitriolic for my taste, but I do wanna say that this is exactly why stuff like Chronicle is (imho) a bad idea. Removing ambiguity and mystery from fantasy mythos just paints you into unnecessary corners. It is good to escape said corners.
Ian Bates@theredshirtguy.bsky.social · 4w agoWith this clarification, I think the intent of the haranir reveal is to introduce a sense of mystery back into the lore. What was previously fully explained is now meant to be uncertain with multiple contradicting explanations and no one in or out of universe knows the truth. (1)
(trying to get the discord hyped) Ok so Norway is the Besaid Aurochs, they’re the weaker team but they have the main character and he’s got an insane shot. England is the Luca Goers, everyone hates them