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many of the strange behaviors we see in society today - conservatives thinking they can shoot down a balloon that's 11 miles in the air, true crime women keeping scrapbooks out of fear they will be murdered - stem from a condition that i call "thinks movies are real brain"
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Any intellectual movement based on the premise that its members are more rational than everyone else — including affected groups and academic experts — is going to select for a specific kind of person.
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These women told me that Effective Altruism's overwhelming maleness, its professional incestuousness, its subculture of polyamory and its overlap with tech-bro “rationalist” groups have combined to create what they describe as a “cult-like” dynamic.
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ROBIN WILLIAMS lost out on the Critics Choice Awards in 2003 but was still called up by Jack Nicholson to make a speech.
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*sisyphus on the phone with his parents* yeah i’m actually making a ton of progress with the boulder…no there’s not really like promotions…no yeah I can definitely ask
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There's a subtext to the expulsion effort that echoes through US history: From Paul Robeson to Muhammed Ali to Andrew Young. Black public figures who endorse anti-imperial critiques of US foreign policy are almost always punished.
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Worth spreading this everywhere. He did the Trump thing where he says he's gonna sue, waits until everyone forgets, then drops the suit because he knows he'll lose. Portnoy did exactly what those women said he did.
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gm to the tiktok lady who said the myth of Sisyphus is about the value of having a good daily routine and that Sisyphus is happy because he is getting more swole every time he pushes the boulder up. my brain gets hot like an old laptop thinking about it
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These TikToks are cool because you can waste a bunch of food by “cooking” it into inedible slop because it’s about engagement, not actually something you expect people to eat.
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Name the first thing that comes to mind.
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As a brain surgeon who trained by watching many, many hours of ER, I understand this problem.
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An important story here by . The GOP has embraced hatred--that is the only honest word for it--of LGBTQ+ Americans as a central tenet of its party. And they're doing it with lies, which is all they have. Stay on alert; it will get worse.
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“Mr. Beast” sounds like what Lucille Bluth would call every avenger
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I'm sorry, but why do we care what user rating a TV show has on IMDB? Stories like this only fuel this kind of weirdo behavior.
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Despite wide acclaim for Frank and Bill's love story, #TheLastOfUs episode 3 has been review bombed, with over 27,000 IMDb users scoring it a one star.
buff.ly/3JBUFfI
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The Atlantic when some college kids complain about the dining hall vs The Atlantic when the government bans books and ends academic freedom ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Quebec's groundhog died late last night. RIP Fred. #GroundhogDay2023
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Going from the highest highs to the lowest lows.
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The outbreak in The Last of Us began on September 26th, 2003, meaning some people only learned the world had ended after leaving an opening night showing of The Rundown
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Andor has ruined all other men (Star Wars) for me
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Debt limit jockeying exploits a weakness in mainstream journalism's source code, which gives no clear instructions for how to report truthfully on events that are themselves false, meaning they spring from a propagandistic intent and taking them seriously only furthers the scam.
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This is huge! Scoop! Breaking! Exclusive! McCarthy, who wanted a balanced budget this morning, now only wants a spending freeze! Major movement! twitter.com/froomkin/statu…
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there’s something to be written about how the once ubiquitous film & tv commentary tracks have been distilled into unending rewatch podcasts.
performers & film workers must constantly be at the whims of fan service through a revolving door of podcasts, interviews, & revivals.
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If the Verge's reporting is accurate, is already dead as an editorial proposition, killed by its owners in private equity, Red Ventures. "Dead" in this context simply means readers have no good reason to trust what they read. theverge.com/2023/2/2/23582
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Wrote about Kiyoshi Kurosawa's CURE, which was always a singular Japanese horror film, but now feels like a defining vibe shift:
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Dustin's not wrong that this looks like it's been sitting on a shelf since Hurt Locker, but also...I still kind of want it? Also, speaking a movies sitting on a shelf, I'm amused we're probably going to get this before Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre.
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It's also such a weird myth to promulgate for a guy who's clearly violent and his voters love him in part because he's violent.
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This is a myth you see a lot, but to be clear:
Trump massively increased targeted killing and drone strikes.
He ordered air strikes against Syria.
He ordered the assassination of a top Iranian official
He did not end US involvement in Afghanistan. twitter.com/realLizUSA/sta…
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Why the College Board watered-down its new course on Black history: “For the College Board, right-wing criticism of the AP African American Studies course presents a financial threat.” open.substack.com/pub/popularinf
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One of the fundamental ways Musk misunderstands Twitter is how money flows in and out of it. Because he's driven away the advertisers and made the platform less attractive, he's now putting the burden on creators to pay for creation. It will only increase the site's entropy.
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Twitter API access is now paid. $149 for just 500 requests...
That's way too much.
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This dude honestly thinks he’s not going to get roasted alive on a debate stage.
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Beyond excited to tell you that my book, Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever, comes out this fall — but you can pre-order it right now. Here’s a sneak peak at the cover. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710246/o
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This is fantastic.
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We are partnering with @mayascade and @blackfilmarchve to present a list of 28 Films for the 28 Days of Black History Month.
This year, the selection is focused on films highlighting visions of Black resistance.
See the full list here: boxd.it/kXt0o
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Imaging a student who's excited to take AP African American Studies and now they're going to get a worse version because DeSantis wants to make a failed bid for President.
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Happy Black History Month, y'all. We will now do a worse job of teaching Black history.
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Probably RAVENOUS or THE LONG GOODBYE.
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What are you most excited to watch on the Criterion Channel this month?
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Tom Brady tries sugar for the first time.
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Brady really going hog wild now that he’s retired and having one (1) Swedish Fish
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Commentary Track -- Midweek Update: Love and 'The Last of Us'
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Not that there's a "wrong" way to do the Criterion Closet, but if I'm there I'm taking all the expensive box sets and seeing if there's any OOP discs.
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