I have some quibbles with the story and how some characters were coded. It wasn't as good as Kubo or Coraline, but... the animation itself was gorgeous and you should go see it. Now that I have, I switch my anticipation to what Guillermo del Toro & ShadowMachine will do with The Buried Giant.

Dan of the various projects of limited interest@thepuddingblog.blog · 2d ago

Just saw Laika at the Bagdad. I'm also pretty sure that in the 2d animation credit sequence, that's also where the Decemberists are performing.

Just saw Laika at the Bagdad. I'm also pretty sure that in the 2d animation credit sequence, that's also where the Decemberists are performing.

4 hours until Wildwood

maybe I'll finally return to my blog with the ramble about the statoil cup scene from Wisting and the "it's not a ghost, it's a dybbuk" scene from Attachment that's been kicking around in my head for a few years now.

The thing about this is that it's a non-issue. Alaska has ranked choice voting. Want to vote for Sullivan, but confused as to which Dan Sullivan is which? Just rank them #1 and #2. It would only be an issue if one of the Dan Sullivans win (and the other claims it should be them).

DOJ Sues to Block Alaska Senate Certification if Republican Loses

The Justice Department asked a federal judge on Friday to stop Alaska...

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One thing that makes Taskmaster work is that the 5 contestants (+ hosts) means that a lot of comedy styles can be covered. So regardless your sense of humor something will probably work. For example: Last season was drudgerous, this one is great. Plenty of people think the opposite.

Dan of the various projects of limited interest@thepuddingblog.blog · last wk.

I love the dynamic on Taskmaster this series, with three contestants in open rebellion in the studio.

I worry that if Chloe doesn't win Taskmaster, Alex won't make it out of the studio alive.

My favorite recent behind-the-scenes story is that Rik Mayall (of The Young Ones) was cast in a minor role in one of the boy wizard films. He hated the script and spent his first day of filming trying (and succeeding) to make the kid actors corpse.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam.bsky.social · last wk.

We all know the "Viggo broke his toe" story but what's another movie fact you're personally compelled to bring up every time without prompting? For me, it's the fact that Robin Tunney is wearing a wig in The Craft because of having just shaved her head to save her job filming Empire Records.

I love the dynamic on Taskmaster this series, with three contestants in open rebellion in the studio.

my coffee maker has a pump and when I turn it on, it warms up the pump and sounds just like the opening to Pepper by the Butthole Surfers

.5 Scaramuccis! (or 1 deciTruss if you prefer metric)

Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days

The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

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I guess it's as good a time as any to announce the new moderation list I have: "Silence, robot", for bots, LLMs, and agents that speak to you without all parties who will receive the notification having solicited the speech: bsky.app/profile/raha...

Jon Bois@jonbois.bsky.social · 2w ago

would someone mind dumping a gallon of apple juice on whatever rack this thing lives on

My review of Navigating With You was pretty much about how reading a story about two teenagers easily modeling behavior adults find difficult was an emotional balm.

A SAILBOAT IN THE MOONLIGHT

Navigating With You is a sweet, sapphic YA romance about two girls falling in love while supporting each other across differences. It may seem at times that they’re a little too good at behav…

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Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social · 2w ago

I say this all the time. Wish fulfilment in comics is a lot more than just power fantasies.

forget trying to find something new to watch. I'm just gonna rewatch a bunch of Hugo Blick, Will Sharpe, & @joebarton.bsky.social shows heading into my annual rewatch of The Terror

last repost: I really should know better than to post something while at the same time putting "big if true" type language on it. Sorry, just got excited about a drop in bots.

No, bombing Yandex has not impacted automated Russian trolling operations in the U.S.

antibot4navalny | bot blocker | блокировщик ботов@antibot4navalny.bsky.social · 2w ago

CREDITS: Most of these points were earlier posted on Reddit by someone else: www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/c...

Dear Toyota, Please bring back the Scion Xb as an electric car, so I can one again have a car that doesn't kill my back when I drive. Thanks.

My only comment is that the Lost Canadian bill is about citizenship, not immigration (we are Canadians) and the Hon. Min. Diab has made a shambles of the implementation of C-3 far beyond cancelling proofs (the most egregious example, but just the tip of the iceberg).

Jenny Kwan@jennykwan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Minister Diab’s total lack of leadership and basic knowledge of Canada’s refugee framework is hurting families, exacerbating processing delays, and undermining our immigration system. Prime Minister Carney must fire Minister Diab immediately—our immigration system needs a reset.

When Waylon Jennings sings "lovable losers, no account boozers, and honky tonk heroes like me" and when Bruce McCulloch sings about the Daves he knows, they're talking about the same people btw

I've literally never heard of hyperbole before now.

and again, although only mildly inappropriate

Dan of the various projects of limited interest@thepuddingblog.blog · last mo.

There's a really inappropriate joke that I'm working really hard on not posting here and I just want you all to appreciate my restraint, and no I won't elaborate because I don't want to be one of those people who post "well I could've said X but I didn't" (you just did mate)

Had my intro to curling class and it was so much fun, definitely found a new hobby. It was way more physically demanding than I realized, particularly in muscle areas my physical therapy addresses (is this good?).

Curling

ALT: Curling

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If @anginedepoitrine.bsky.social played a cover of Nitroglycerin by The Gories, would they cease to exist?

Got my tickets for Wildwood, only a month early. At a McMenamin's for extra Portlanditude. Thank you to all the folks who moved things ever so slightly for months on end to make this film happen.

More Eleanor & Williams! (and some other folks in "lead" roles too)

The Playlist@theplaylist.bsky.social · last mo.

‘Black Doves’ Season 2 Trailer: Keira Knightley & Ben Whishaw Return To Netflix’s Spy Thriller November 5

There's a really inappropriate joke that I'm working really hard on not posting here and I just want you all to appreciate my restraint, and no I won't elaborate because I don't want to be one of those people who post "well I could've said X but I didn't" (you just did mate)

Is there a Canadian equivalent of @talkingpointsmemo.com ?

PPD working hard to get Mitch Green re-elected

Various Wildwood Crows spotted around Portland today. Unlike a couple of years ago with the cats, the website doesn't list all of the Crows and all of the artists. Instead you need to download an app which isn't free (so two ways I'm not getting it). So I'm not able to credit the artists here.

just had some quick service done on the car at the Jiffy Lube on Beaverton Hillsdale Highway and one of the mechanics had multiple Nazi tattoos... so I don't think I'll be stopping there again.