I am somehow just finding out that Du Barry Was A Lady is out on Blu-Ray. This was a staple growing up. Hardly perfect, but I long to see this in HD. Whether it actually holds up or not, the cast is killer: Lucille Ball, Red Skelton, Zero Mostel, and Gene Kelly, and that's just for starters.

- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous Sure.

"It has forever been thus: So long as men write what they think, then all of the other freedoms- all of them- may remain intact. And it is then that writing becomes a weapon of truth, an article of faith, an act of courage." ~Rod Serling

I hate to be the one to say this, but no one else will, so I'll pull off the bandaid. Your favorite YouTuber isn't real. Also you shouldn't have one of those.

One subscription to POP HEIST can fund an article on the site — like, I dunno, a 12000 word feature piece about a niche aspect of an '80s cartoon. Please subscribe and fund a little madness today 💜 buff.ly/vZd9gGt

I never did Nano but all the dumb shit they did ruined something fun for a lot of friends of mine. Honestly, someone should "bring it back," which is to say just start doing it every November as a decentralized fun thing where we just share our love of writing. Needs a new name maybe.

caffeine anxiety ego death@mxdshipwreck.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hey remember when Nanowrimo said "sure why not" to allowing AI slop in their process and then immediately died after 20 years of operation oh, no reason, was just thinkin' about it

I think my bad social media practices can be blamed on me exclusively using the Jeremy Renner App.

But why is Patton's fucking helmet 150% the size of a normal one?! This is not the point it's just another crime god fucking Christ

Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 2w ago

This guy never served. He faked an injury to avoid the draft. None of his children have served. He called those who did serve their country "suckers and losers." He skipped the centenary memorial for servicemen who died in WWI because it was drizzling. This is more than usually repellent.

When @kennethwreid.bsky.social had @jasonklamm.com on @tvguidancepod.bsky.social he insisted that FOLLOW THAT BIRD was the BEST Muppet movie. I was dubious so I invited him on @cinemashame.bsky.social for his second appearance to defend his position. And he did!

Cinema Shame: Follow That Bird (1985) / Ken Reid

TV Guidance Counselor Ken Reid sweeps Allan's clouds away by forcing him to first-time watch FOLLOW THAT BIRD (1985). James is just happy to talk about Muppets.  Follow us on Bsky @cinemashame.bs...

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Your reminder that I predicted meme coins in 2015. I take no pride in this. (From my second book, "Post-Modem: The Interwebs Explained") #books #predictions #memecoins #interweb #author

Opinion: As you can see from these charts, I don't understand people. We can't simply implement proven practices in a country where we've never tried them. We're the US - we invented the assembly line. We only innovate ways of making the poor service everyone else, not the other way around.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2w ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

This is obscene.

hiksmash@hiksmash.blacksky.app · 2w ago

What is PBS Kids doing telling 3rd graders to use Ai to write a poem???

We will have AI fart cloud analysis before we have a cure for cancer.

Help! My symbolism! It's so overt! And very explicit!

Sunken Nazi warships resurface as water levels drop

Scuttled German WW2 warships have reemerged from the Danube in drought-hit Europe.

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bring Library Freedom Project to your library to host these classes, or use our free resources at libraryfreedom.org/resources

TechCrunch@techcrunch.com · 4w ago

At libraries around the country, "Avoiding AI" workshops have elicited unprecedented demand.

I loathe the take of “well every writer is using AI and afraid to say it”. Like, that’s only true if your sample group is tech reporters and various hacks. Writers that don’t give a shit about writing, they just know they need a newsletter to make money, use AI. That’s a big fucking difference

How much of this trouble are we in just because this dumb fuck loves adjectives too much? Everything is "beautiful" and "perfect." There's a brand of person who thinks they sound smart based on their use of adjectives. They have the same "brain" as generative AI machines and they're ruining us.

Twenty years ago a short film of mine was a semi-finalist in @fxnetworks.com's pilot contest. We lost, but thanks to @vpmattsaxe.bsky.social, we still pitched to FX. Next year we were one of only 5 finalists in a @comedycentral.bsky.social competition, the only submission to place in both contests.

Dear James Patterson and @alfredyankovic.bsky.social, if you don't write this, I will be forced to. #books #fakebook #midnightstab #weirdal #jamespatterson #collab #ghostwriting

These shitty AI corps (and their shitty enabler startups, why TF does an AI corp need an NDA while stealing books??) are doing bulk orders through places like INGRAM SPARK (fuck) -- I opted out of their shitty collusion but who knows if they'll abide by it. www.404media.co/ai-companies...

AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop

ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”

404media.co

If you'd have told 15 year old me that Matt Damon was playing Odysseus I'd feel roughly as confused as I still do. I've seen him in Bourne, Baby Bourne (the boss-baby style prequel) and I still can't take him as a lead. It's not about his acting. I just keep forgetting about him.

Netflix co-ceo explains why we should all cancel our @netflix.com subscriptions right now!

Oh no who's gonna tell him

What they don't show is that he has a lower back tattoo that says "I'm With Stupid."

Shocked Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender

Alt: Shocked Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender

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Thanks to @theatlantic.com for quoting quite a bit from Ferris Bueller...You're My Hero for today's post about Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Nice birthday present!

It’s like when your food is taking a long time to come out so your server brings some free bread to apologize for the wait.

I'm realizing my history of writing fake nonfiction (and now a little real nonfiction) would make me perfect for this new iteration of The Onion. Starting to feel like I should "Just go work for The Onion, they'll like [my] little skits." It doesn't work that way, sure, but I've got my eye out.

AI makes you look desperate.

Photos of my dad as a young man make for fun canvases.