GregXB
@gregxb.bsky.social
New Yorker. Gargoyles lorekeeper. Podcaster by trade, storyteller by obsession. Demona’s champion, bane of shallow storytelling.
the intentional abdication by Congress of nearly all of its constitutional responsibilities is at the core of most of our problems as a nation
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
I think one of the biggest canaries in the coal mine for where we are today was when Discovery Channel aired that fake "documentary" claiming Megalodon was still alive, complete with laughably fake photos of dorsal fins alongside Nazi U-boats.
If I never see another giant portal in the sky or blue beam shooting into the heavens in a movie again, it'll be too soon. It stopped being impressive years ago. I'd rather see a climax driven by character than another CGI hole in the atmosphere.
The big disconnect in online media discussion appears to be between those talking about blorbos as if they are works of fiction created by real people with influences both conscious and unconscious, and those talking as if blorbos are real people
eventually, you become that old coot who says "bread used to be a nickel!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Debate 101 snare question. Obviously few if any were out there searching for a MacGuffinless movie. They reacted to what was clearly a character story that didn't seem to be the same kind of thing they had seen before and thus felt fresh.
Zen Faulkes@doctorzen.net · 3d ago“The audience wants stories about the characters they love, which is why Spider-Man: BND is rightly breaking all kinds of records, with the second-biggest worldwide and domestic weekend opening in movie history.” Do you think audiences knew it was a MacGuffin-less movie 🍿 when they bought tickets?
I'm sure being this late to the recommendation will comfort those maimed by the preventable infections caused by the gullibility and stupidity of their parents. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak
Health secretary, longtime vaccination skeptic, spent years boosting misinformation about vaccines including MMR
theguardian.com
Congrats again to the White House Correspondents Association!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" and then snaps at a reporter who asks if her job is safe: "Don't ever talk again"
"The pig is my good luck charm! That's my evil giraffe, Gonzar!" -- Kelly Bundy
So.... Will they pull the plug on the life support on Mitch tomorrow or wait 'til Tuesday to pretend they weren't just waiting until the appointment deadline to pull the plug?
#EventsDearBoy 7. INFERNO (1988, Marvel) Hell hath no fury like a creator (of strong women characters) scorned. Ordered to kill off his supporting character Madelyne Pryor, Chris Claremont did so in the most rageful way possible and turned her into a fan icon
Tom Ewing@tomewing.bsky.social · 5d ago#EventsDearBoy 8. SECRET WARS (2015, Marvel) The ultimate event. 200-plus tie-ins, Marvel publishing nothing else for months, and the grand resolution of Jonathan Hickman's "multiversal collapse" story. It's a lot!
Thirty years later, I still don't get nostalgic for Blockbuster. I get nostalgic for the mom-and-pop video stores with the obscure films, foreign movies, and knowledgeable staff that Blockbuster helped wipe out.
I think TVTropes, CinemaSins, and MovieBob encouraged an entire generation to mistake cataloging, nitpicking, and hot takes for criticism.
He was a child, already living in NYC, when 9/11 happened. So not only are they racists, their argument doesn't even make the sense they think it does. I bet someone who was a Muslim middle school New Yorker on that day has a lot more reason for solemnity than they want to acknowledge.
USA TODAY@usatoday.com · 4d agoA petition with more than 65,000 signatures urges NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend this year's 25th anniversary 9/11 memorial.
You know what's nice about MCU Spider-Man vs other modern Spidey media of the last 15-ish years? It keeps its supporting cast as regular people, with their own lives and drama, rather than turn them all into freaking superheroes. Let the supporting cast be a supporting cast.
Greg Weisman just did a pretty big interview where he teased a lot of the upcoming comic book. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDDu...
Greg Weisman | Gargoyles Vol.2 #1 | Comic Crusaders Podcast #738
YouTube video by Comic Crusaders
youtube.com
So it was a perfect phone call? And apologize... for what? Not saying it in front of cameras? Not posting it on Truth Social? Was he wearing a tan suit when he did it? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Obama called Trump an ‘idiot’ and Don Jr. a ‘f****** moron,’ diary reveals
Former President Obama reportedly apologized for using crude language during the call, but continued his blunt criticism of the Trumps
independent.co.uk
Guy who went on holiday to Toontown and made it his whole personality:
Also the chuds were complaining about the casting of the MCU Spider-Man films as being woke when Homecoming came out.