There's a long passage in The Grapes of Wrath where Steinbeck writes about destroying surplus food. I read it on a bus to visit family out-of-Toronto when I was 14 or so and I never forgot a word.
Corey Atad@coreyatad.com · yesterdaydo you ever have strong, palpable, emotional responses to books while reading? i'll chuckle occasionally, and sometimes a suspenseful passage will have my heart racing a bit, but for example i can't say i've ever teared up or cried while reading a book
So, for the "tone down the rhetoric" people, they should start with this guy.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10mo agoTrump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."
I performed a piece about the last days of my father and the convoluted emotions leading up to his passing. It came out raw; thanks to Jen Frankel for letting me perform.
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Millionairze is dum. This is loathsome. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Golfer Charley Hull tells critics 'loosen up' after lottery prank on her caddie | CBC News
English golf star Charley Hull might have thought she nailed a prank on her longtime caddie, Adam Woodward — but according to many fans on social media, it was more of a swing and a miss.
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Downplay a book or movie: "More or Less the Same as Zero." "Not-Dim Lights, Mid-Sized City." "The Handmaid's Anecdote."
[Sic] Burns@sicburns2.bsky.social · 6d agoDownplay a book or movie “To Piss Off a Mockingbird”
Movies that weren't made but should have been: "Ganache à Trois" (1989) In 1812, widower Laura Secord (Megan Follows) refines the recipes of her late French-Canadian husband (Lothaire Bluteau) for her older lover, the British General Brock (Donald Sutherland). There's a ghost. Dir/Yves Simoneau.
Movies that weren't made but should have been: "La Poutine Pétain adorait" (1978) Adorable Montreal boy and spunky gal from Toronto trapped in Vichy France support the résistance by distracting General Pétain with a fries and gravy recipe. René Simard, Tammy Bourne. Dir/Rock Demers
Movies that weren't made but should have been: "Buldogue et Buldak" (1992) Buldak aficionados in Belgium discover it's cheaper to get it from Quebec than South Korea. They hit Montreal and liberate French Bulldogs from a puppy farm. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Geneviève Bujold. Dir/ Park Chul-soo.
Movies that weren't made but should have been: "Dommage, Sauvage" (1988) Jean Reno as a Tarzan-ish jungle dweller in a thinly veilled Rwanda raised by apes, lured to Paris by brilliant and hot biolgist Isabelle Adjani to extol the virtues of conservation. They fall in love. Dir/Luc Besson.
David Kittredge’s acclaimed 'Exorcist II' documentary hits theaters August 28. Watch the exclusive 'Boorman and the Devil' trailer on IndieWire. Watch
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David Kittredge’s acclaimed 'Exorcist II' documentary hits theaters August 28. Watch the exclusive 'Boorman and the Devil' trailer on IndieWire. Watch
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My personal take, minus The Odyssey which I'm getting to on Saturday: Bangers 1 Dunkirk 2 The Dark Knight 3 Inception Good 4 Insomnia 5 Memento 6 Oppenheimer 7 Interstellar Maybe try again? 8 The Prestige 9 Tenet 10 Following 11 Batman Begins 12 The Dark Knight Rises
Jesse Hawken@jessehawken.bsky.social · 6d agoall right new Nolan ranking now that I've seen em all Bangers 1 Tenet 2 Oppenheimer 3 The Dark Knight Rises 4 Dunkirk 5 The Odyssey Good 6 The Prestige 7 The Dark Knight 8 Interstellar Maybe I should try again? 9 Inception 10 Memento 11 Insomnia 12 Following 13 Batman Begins
More than a million Americans died, but somehow they didn't know any of them.
The Rude Pundit@rudepundit.bsky.social · last wk.It's amazing how quickly we've forgotten how shit-ourselves scared we all were in 2020. Covid-19 was new. We had no firm idea how bad it could get, how it spread, or how to treat for it. Now, these bastards on the right act like the whole thing was just a minor inconvenience blown out of proportion.
Ten to know me by; Amarcord All the President's Men Au Revoir Les Enfants Blade Runner The Elephant Man No Country for Old Men Raging Bull Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Withnail & I A Woman Under the Influence
Oh THAT Chris Alexander... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Journalist says claims that he is a Russian agent are 'fabricated' | CBC News
A veteran Ottawa journalist is firing back against what he says are "entirely false" claims by a former Conservative cabinet minister that he acted as a Russian agent.
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Horrifying. abc7chicago.com/post/boys-sc...
Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. She was the one expelled
The case highlights the challenges schools face with AI-related cyberbullying. Experts warn that adults are often unprepared for the digital harm caused by such technology.
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Last RT: Blood donations are down in Canada, too, so if you're able to help out I know it would be greatly appreciated. The need is real, the pretzels are free.
Everyone loves the cyclops Polyphemus and his famous defining feature: two eyes
An eloquent article denouncing the conservative denouncing of The Odyssey. From the National Review. The godamned National Review. Huh.
I'm in. Joffe never topped it.
Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media@disc-connected.bsky.social · 2w ago***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Coming on September 28th on limited edition #4K/Blu-ray dual format, standard edition 4K and Blu-ray in the UK from #secondsightfilms: #TheKillingFields (1984)! An American journalist battles with his conscience after fleeing Cambodia amidst the rise of the Khmer Rouge,
Without saying your age, what's your favorite movie that came out when you were 18?
INDICATOR@indicator.bsky.social · 2w agoWithout saying your age, what's your favorite movie that came out when you were 18?
This might be good. This might be very very good.
Antenna Releasing@antennareleasing.bsky.social · 2w agoBiggest of thanks to @bloody-disgusting.com for sharing our latest acquisition announcement(s)! bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3... Undersung werewolf gem Wolfen and Michael Mann’s The Keep get the spotlight in a pair of feature documentaries acquired by Antenna Releasing.
A favorite story— Petitioner: Would you like to sign a petition to require voter ID? Person: Do I have to show ID to sign? Petitioner: No. Person: Then how do you verify? Petitioner: We do address and signature matching. Person: Do you hear yourself?
"Make the beds / Light the lights / Lady Mercy won't be home tonight."
Matt Zoller Seitz@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 2w agoEither "For heaven rest us/I'm not asbestos" or "Well, the two men took to fighting/And when they pulled them from the floor/Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle/With a couple of pieces gone"
Even the National Review is yawning. www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-a...
Trump Alleges Sprawling Chinese Plot to Meddle in 2020 Election, Cover-Up by ‘Deep State’ Actors | National Review
The documents Trump released on Thursday were heavily redacted, and in many cases did not appear to support his lofty claims.
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...well this is at once wackadoo, scary and lazy. www.youtube.com/live/NoyiHAM...
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