Oh come on. Nolan is really good at the craft, but artistically he’s Garth Marenghi by comparison. I really like some Nolan films, and don’t love some of Kubrick’s, but they‘re not in the same league.
Dan Schkade@danschkade.bsky.social · 14h agoListen, strokes/folks etc, but "Batman Begins > Barry Lyndon" should trigger a wellness check
#Watched Asleep in the Feet (1933) - Delightful. ZaSu Pitts’ confused attempt at “sexy” dancing is some primo physical comedy.
Gaijin Rando@gaijinrando.bsky.social · last wk.Images from comedy shorts starring the duo of Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd Todd was BOTD in 1906 Sealskins (1932) Alum and Eve (1932) Asleep in the Feet (1933) The Bargain of the Century (1933)
Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterdayBanks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS
Dueling burlesque dancers choose pasties at dawn.
ChefBruso 🌽🍿🍽️@brusowrites.bsky.social · 2d agoDueling Puerto Rican Abuelitas choose pasteles at dawn
Whether Kennedy meant it as such or was trying to be delicate, “he grows anxious when he has an unexpressed thought” is such a brutal burn.
This guy has a face for punching. “You mean a punchable face?” Yeah, that too.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d agoRep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
Leading candidate for this year’s phrase I never want to hear again is “fan out”. Absolute hallmark of “I‘m letting Claude do my talking”
I know it’s a bit of an obvious choice for a cat, but my Bond girl nickname for Scarlett is Butthole Galore.
Still can't believe this made it to prime time. On a Nintendo platform no less 😂
Lol at grammar nazis their always so pissed off
Oh look! Somebody resurrected the classic tumblr blog Kitties & Titties
Cooper Lund@cooperlund.online · 2w agoOpened Threads after dark
I feel like the song “let’s get it on” may be about sex
Just figured out why I hate SF’s vibe so much. It’s like being stuck With a bunch of tech bros in a skeevy dealers rotting apartment on hour eight of a coke binge. Everything is intense but nobody is having fun.
“You know, there’s a limit. You know, at some point, safety just is pure waste” “If you're not breaking things, you're not innovating” Stockton Rush
ProPublica@propublica.org · 2w agoRegulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.”
uh oh I’m emotional about the 72nd St. Q train mosaics again
Seeing a trailer for a new Marvel movie is like running into an ex on the street and realizing the extent to which you’ve moved on.
Internet, do your thing.
Karla Ortiz@kortizart.bsky.social · 3w agoHey #sanfrancisco and friends who use tik tok. If you see a video of a couple (man with dark curly hair, and woman with black short hair, tall, white) in San Francisco, crossing Chez Maman in Hayes Valley, they just pepper sprayed the entire restaurant, my mom, me and our foster dog. If you see
Hey #sanfrancisco and friends who use tik tok. If you see a video of a couple (man with dark curly hair, and woman with black short hair, tall, white) in San Francisco, crossing Chez Maman in Hayes Valley, they just pepper sprayed the entire restaurant, my mom, me and our foster dog. If you see
LA (okay fine, *technically* still in Burbank) I am in you! #siggraph time!
I need an air tag to help me remember where I left the keys to my mind palace.
Lizzlepants 🐒@lizzlepants.bsky.social · 3w agoneed one of those car blind spot mirrors for my brain
This is perfect. I won’t get the aluminum block for a few years, but I came to this amazing place just before the inaugural challenge. I was utterly awestruck (and a boy!), and still am (awestruck, not a boy!).
For structured data: fave: .proto die in a fire: .xml
Melanie Walsh@mellymeldubs.bsky.social · 3w agoFavorite and least favorite file formats? I'll start. Favorite: TXT Least favorite: HEIC
With intense frustration: Stuck in rush hour traffic on 237, again.
