The Best Album of 2001 Round 3 Match #97 #1 Wilco, YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT VS. #32 Mary J. Blige, NO MORE DRAMA Go here to vote: forms.gle/7ZJwTAtzUfdB...
Kent M. Beeson
@kentmbeeson.bsky.social
Creator of AGAINST THE '70S (https://againstthe70s.blot.im/), a blog about mashing together '70s cinema & today's TTRPGs, and manager of The Best Album Brackets (@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social).
📽️ Umberto Lenzi, born 95 years ago today (August 6, 1931), passed away in 2017 and directed cult Italian Horror classics like "Seven Blood-Stained Orchids" (1972), "Spasmo" (1974), "Eyeball" (1975), "Nightmare City" (1980), "Cannibal Ferox" (1981), "Nightmare Beach" (1989) & "Ghosthouse" (1988).
From Backrooms to The Amazing Digital Circus, Hollywood is looking to the internet for the next big thing. @williambibbiani.bsky.social considers Lights Out, David F. Sandberg's 2016 horror movie built off his online short film, which discussed tragedy and mental illness before audiences were ready:
Before Backrooms and Obsession, Lights Out Was the YouTube Horror Game Changer - Reactor
David F. Sandberg turned his scary online short into a blockbuster a decade before the modern YouTube horror boom
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The only ONE NIGHT ONLY you should deal with is the one sung by Effie in DREAMGIRLS. This movie is puritanical, heteronormative horse pucky that's so outdated it should be sent back to 1984 where it belongs. Monica Barbaro deserved better. And Callum Turner? No. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/05/a...
‘One Night Only’: Are you ready for the Sex Purge? - The Boston Globe
Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro are trapped by this rom-com's unbelievable premise.
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Hey folks! Forgot to mention, *this* match also started late, at 9:15, so it will also end 15 minutes later than usual. However, I have every intention of starting tomorrow’s Low vs. Cake match at the usual, correct time. Just fyi!
round 3 of @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social 2001 begins with Wilco vs Mary J. Blige. one of these artists says “no more drama,” the other got pulled into drama that may or may not have been their fault! also: record label shenanigans and a 1980s Christmas at my grandmother’s house
Best Album of 2001: (1) Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot vs. (32) Mary J. Blige – No More Drama
Previous posts:R1: Wilco, in which Nanette imagines Doolittle Acres and Jon compares Slipknot to Yo La TengoR2: Wilco, in which Nanette flirts with (and aborts) watching a first time reaction to Wi…
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Welcome to Round 3, where the scores can really change! Well, maybe not in this case, but I will remain open-minded. Just a reminder that the choices will (usually) get more difficult, and that this whole thing is closer to over than you might expect! (Only about 30 more matches left)
TOXICITY defeats JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE, 105-97-2.
Hey folks! Just a reminder that this match goes for another 15 minutes! Also, I forgot to make the pics for today’s match, so I gotta go do that, and I won’t start today’s until this one ends.
The Best Album of 2001@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social · 2d agoThe Best Album of 2001 Round 2 Match #96 #22 System of a Down, TOXICITY VS. #43 Josie and the Pussycats, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE Go here to vote: forms.gle/md3FhKwoMKsX...
The Best Album of 2001 Round 2 Match #96 #22 System of a Down, TOXICITY VS. #43 Josie and the Pussycats, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE Go here to vote: forms.gle/md3FhKwoMKsX...
New playlist THIS WAS SUMMER 1987, going back to the summer of pumping up the volume and feeling the heat with somebody! 🍉 Spotify open.spotify.com/playlist/5gm... 🍦 Apple music.apple.com/us/playlist/... 🌽 YouTube www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
They should sign this Homer guy to a three-picture deal.
round 2 of @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social 2001 concludes with System of a Down vs the Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack, which is this tournament’s version of Ministry vs Bonnie Raitt (two very different albums facing each other) there’s also a 🔥hot🔥 blog announcement today!
Best Album of 2001: (22) System of a Down – Toxicity vs. (43) Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack
Previous posts:System of a Down, in which Nanette implores Beavis to settle down and Jon is an old man shaking his fist at kids these daysJosie and the Pussycats, in which Nanette visits the same h…
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MISS E... SO ADDICTIVE defeats LEAVES TURN INSIDE YOU, 111-46.
$3000 in 1975 would be about $18,500 in 2026 (split four ways would be about $4,625 each)
Jaws (1975)@jaws-1975.bsky.social · 2d ago$3,000 divided four ways is what?
The Best Album of 2001 Round 2 Match #95 #11 Missy Elliott, MISS E... SO ADDICTIVE VS. #54 Unwound, LEAVES TURN INSIDE YOU Go here to vote: forms.gle/W6954iLjAdAQ...
what it comes down to is this. everyone who attends a public school should get a free lunch. period. you cannot means test a child's hunger. if you try, sorry not sorry, you're doing eugenics. fix your fucking heart or die.
I don’t mess with AI/ChatGPT shit, so I never understood the appeal, and generally thought “Oh, I’m too good for this.” The explanation below demonstrates how wrong I am to think like that — I’m totally susceptible to this shit. There but for the grace of god
Eb@ebthen.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe thread really highlights for me that there are definitely gacha game dopamine hit dynamics going on here. "I want to see what surprise loot I get from my over-hyped advanced predictive text algorithm and optimize it so I get better predictive text loot next time!"
the penultimate match of @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social 2001 R2 features Missy Elliott vs Unwound! we’ll visit the Get Your Freak On Hotel, Snake Mountain, and the whimsical world where humans, wild animals, and a sentient banana live in harmony (pro tip: avoid the hot tubs)
Best Album of 2001: (11) Missy Elliott – Miss E…So Addictive vs. Unwound – Leaves Turn Inside You
Previous posts:Missy Elliott, in which Jon refuses to kiss the ring and Nanette wonders why Jay-Z wants her to have pad Thai with bean sproutsUnwound, in which Nanette criticizes Brother Aelfstan’s…
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THIS is the Humble-like I’ve been trying to remember! Thanks again!
D is tired, but there is coffee@grrlintersect.bsky.social · 3d agoFanatical?
Columbo: well that’s interesting. Ah, probably nothin’ Killer <stiffly>: what is it, detective? Columbo: well it’s just that, my wife, she’s always asking me, why do they call it oven when you of in the cold food of out hot eat the food? Isn’t that strange?
Has any TTRPG turned "dice jail" rituals into an actual mechanic? Like, depriving players of specific dice due to their in-game actions?
anyway “fuck the transphobes” scans in nicely to “Rock the Casbah”