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Related to znu’s post from earlier, Fox News is purging actually news people from their staff. -- (link) - Mop Jan 28, 20:14 1
- So, what? 2, 3 people tops? -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 28, 20:16
sitwap - the inevitable -- (link) - crash davis Jan 28, 20:11 4
- APPROVED! -- nm - Mop Jan 28, 20:17
- and I like this news -- (link) - crash davis Jan 28, 20:14 2
  - APPROVED! -- nm - Mop Jan 28, 20:17
  - Nice -- nm - Pippy Jan 28, 20:15
Here's one for AZ in the State Legislators are Crazy league table -- (link) - znufrii Jan 28, 19:51 1
- So you got that, Arizonans? The people you elected have decided they have the right to revoke your vote. -- nm - Mop Jan 28, 20:11
A wild, bearded Jon appears -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 28, 19:50 1
- (Translation: Jon Stewart just joined twitter, and that's his first tweet.) - Beryllium Jan 28, 20:17
Jerry Garcia IS on the list of names the SF school board will approve of in the upcoming name changes -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 28, 19:41 1
- Uhm..nevermind... -- nm - . Jan 28, 20:08
I'm tired. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Jan 28, 19:21 2
- Tired of love uninspired? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 28, 19:24 1
  - Tired of being admired! -- nm - con_carne Jan 28, 19:37
AEW: I'm not saying you can slow down the tape enough to see Jungle's Boys when Dax pulled the front of his tights. But I'm also not not saying it. -- nm* - Qale Jan 28, 19:06
Some great local news: The city is putting in protected bike lanes on the Brooklyn and Queensboro bridges. This is huge and something people - Krusty Jan 28, 18:58
♥Asha♡ -- (link) - mud Jan 28, 18:54
Stop reading my mind, plz, facebook. kthxbye -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 18:49 1
- We knew you’d say that. -- nm - Facebook Jan 28, 20:06
BUCK ROGERS!!! -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 18:47 1
- Dick Calkins! -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 28, 18:54
I tend not to like narrators but I don't mind it in live life on hbo max. (yes it reminds me some of stranger than fiction bc - amanda jeans Jan 28, 18:34
New Buck Rogers! -- (link) - TWuG Jan 28, 18:33 1
- YOU HEAR THAT, CRASH?! -- nm - David Jan 28, 18:34
Soviet Soliders Dancing... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 28, 18:26 3
- It’s no Rasputin -- (link) - Pippy Jan 28, 18:56 [youtube] 2
  - I am dumber for having watched that. -- nm - spamlet Jan 28, 19:18 1
    - I can’t stop watching -- nm - Pippy Jan 28, 19:34
Well my first Kaldheim draft went...poorly. - spamlet Jan 28, 18:20 2
- Same. Green/White with a whole ton of middling creatures that didn’t break through because I took bad advice of avoiding combat tricks. 1-3. -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 18:23 1
  - I was 0-1 when the laptop battery died. Went blue/white flyer but someone ahead of me switched halfway through. - spamlet Jan 28, 18:39
Okay Jericho, you AND Sting can’t both have baseball bats. -- nm* - Qale Jan 28, 18:19
Looks like the TikTok ban in India (because it's run by those nasty Chinese!) may be permanent. -- (link) - Mop Jan 28, 18:04
Armie Hammer Exits 'Godfather' Making-Of Series at Paramount+ -- (link) - Beaker Jan 28, 18:04 4
- I guess it wasn't a meaty enough role. -- nm - Remlik Jan 28, 18:23
- Not a documentary but more of a functionalized account, along the lines of how "Mank" was the make-of Citizen Kane. -- nm - Mop Jan 28, 18:05 2
  - take it up with Hollywood reporter -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 18:07 1
    - Nothing they said was wrong. Was just clarifying. -- nm - Mop Jan 28, 18:10
A possible explanation for why Robin Hood yanked a few stocks today -- (link) - Reagen Jan 28, 17:54 2
- Just read a thread that explains it probably ties back to Dodd-Frank regulations, which I recall hearing a lot about in previous decades. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 28, 18:17
- That actually makes a lot of sense. -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 18:01
Sun Records sold for $30M -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 28, 17:39 3
- I was surprised it was that little but none of Elvis’ early stuff is included as it was sold to RCA in the 50s -- nm - spamlet Jan 28, 18:19
- $150 MILLION! -- nm - Reddit Jan 28, 17:42 1
  - $312 50 million!!!! -- nm - Diamond Hands Jan 28, 17:56
I’m in the mood to watch LA to Vegas for some reason tonight. -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 17:36 1
- Every few weeks I check to see if that's streamable anywhere :( I blame Captain Steve -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 17:39
Variety's original review of "Promising Young Woman" said Carey Mulligan may not have been hot enough for the role. -- (link) - Mop Jan 28, 17:21 2
- Did they get a free second chance to rethink their wording? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 17:40
- how dare they. -- nm - mafic Jan 28, 17:28
J! contestants getting lightly roasted in the Twitterverse for not recognizing Dave Chappelle. -- (link) - Hibernating Baron Jan 28, 17:18 12
- I might not have gotten it from that photo. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 28, 19:58
- I probably could've in 2005 (or if I'd seen A Star is Born). now? not so much. -- nm - mafic Jan 28, 17:50
- I think I liked Dave Chappelle when he was mysteriously missing. -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 17:30 2
  - He was never missing, just hanging out in Yellow Springs, Ohio - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 28, 20:16
  - Yes -- nm - Pippy Jan 28, 17:39
- Ken had to pause a bit when that went there weren't any guesses on that one -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 17:25 6
  - Who is Dave Coulier? -- nm - Mop Jan 28, 18:24 1
    - Savage. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 18:54
  - I joked to my friend that silence was preferable to naming the wrong African-American comedian and getting scorched for that. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 28, 17:28 3
    - Unless you go hilariously wrong with it. "Queen Latifah?" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 17:41 2
      - "No; wait. Who is John Mulaney?" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 17:41 1
        
        And did you notice that it was a $2000 clue so apparently the writers thought it was difficult too. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 28, 17:50
Republicans have over 100 bills lined up to restrict voter access -- (link) - znufrii Jan 28, 17:07 6
- From the sidebar: Canadian Dax Shepard and Russian bride may face jail time for their little jaunt to the Yukon to get jabbed. -- (link*) - Mop Jan 28, 17:15 2
  - High-rent Canadian Dax Shepard -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 17:42
  - oh, fine's gone up at least. it was $575 in the last story I read. that's nice. -- nm - mafic Jan 28, 17:19
- should we change our policies to attract more voters? no, it's Americans who are wrong. -- nm - mafic Jan 28, 17:14
- I suspect that it's all futile after this last election when a number of states expanded vote by mail permanently. -- nm - Mop Jan 28, 17:13 1
  - Just shows where they think their path to victory lies. -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 17:14
Buck Rogers! -- (link) - mud Jan 28, 17:00 14
- what was the name of the stupid robot in the 70s series? -- nm - crash davis Jan 28, 17:25 13
  - 1980's Crash! -- nm - Remlik Jan 28, 18:00
  - You're stupid! -- nm - David Jan 28, 17:27
  - Twiki! And he was awesome! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 17:26 10
    - He sucked. I only watched the show for Erin Gray (I think her name was Erin Gray, could be wrong) -- nm - crash davis Jan 28, 17:27 9
      - This. Well I watched for the shiny spaceships too -- nm - JD Jan 28, 17:41
      - And then Silver Spoons came along and little crashy went through many changes. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 28, 17:32
      - same here. -- nm - mud Jan 28, 17:29
      - You suck! -- nm - David Jan 28, 17:28 5
        
        I bet Ted Cruz loved Twiki -- nm - crash davis Jan 28, 17:32 4
        
        Only because AOC did. -- nm - David Jan 28, 17:34 3
        
        Someone pointed out that Cruz carried Trump's water after he went after his wife, so maybe the harder she hits him, the more liberal he gets. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 18:10 2
        
        We should skip the middleman and hack his chastity cage. -- nm - David Jan 28, 18:16 1
        
        Eww. Y’all do it. I’m out. -- nm - Pippy Jan 28, 18:58
Huh, the Geggy of Geggy Tah went on to produce some acts. -- (edited) - spamlet Jan 28, 16:45 3
- What about Greg the Bunny? -- nm - Mop Jan 28, 17:07
- I want to thank you, whoever you are -- nm - Tim Jan 28, 16:49 1
  - It popped on my Spotify is why I looked. -- nm - spamlet Jan 28, 16:52
Jan. 28 Birthdays: Royston Clarke (91), Jack Hill (88), Alan Alda (85), Carlos Slim (81), J. Roy Helland (78) - Max Jan 28, 16:43
Zach Braff and Gabrielle Union to star in Disney+'s remake of Cheaper By The Dozen -- (link*) - Beaker Jan 28, 16:37 6
- I love how the writer of the article quotes wikipedia -- nm - Remlik Jan 28, 17:59
- wow, LA Finest's Gabrielle Union? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 17:01
- Huh, AAA's luchador, Blue Demon, will star with the daughter from Lucifer in Blue Demon and Ultra Violet. - David Jan 28, 17:00
- With a Kenya Barris script! -- nm - David Jan 28, 16:51
- It's about two producers on a quest to film twelve hallmark movies simultaneously -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 16:46 1
  - I'd almost see that. -- nm - . Jan 28, 16:52
If you like Caitlin Doughtry, you'll love this YouTube video: Our Funeral Home is Overwhelmed With Bodies - ReluctantCynic Jan 28, 16:35 [youtube]
Cicely Tyson dies at 96 -- (link*) - prayformojo Jan 28, 16:31 4
- For MLK Day, PBS had a special documentary titled “How It Feels to Be Free” focusing on African American women in entertainment. Cicely Tyson featured prominently. Watch it. Here. -- (link*) - Mop Jan 28, 20:15
- Kind of sad that my first thought when hearing this news was, "Hmm, how many copies of her book did I order?" (Thankfully, 6.) -- nm - mara Jan 28, 17:05
- I think you posted the wrong link -- nm - Krusty Jan 28, 16:42 1
  - indeed I did. Thanks! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 17:43
I put in a trade order today. And I would like some recommendations on which sauces or chutneys are best for eating the rich. - ReluctantCynic Jan 28, 16:26 2
- Short interest is up to 250% so this isn't done. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 17:51
- Good luck!! Should be fun -- nm - Pippy Jan 28, 17:11
50 things that are better already - GregW Jan 28, 16:23 2
- F’ Yeah!! - Pippy Jan 28, 17:23
- Anyone know the #s on #34? #16 sticks in some people's craw. and while #46 is very cool, we need a first cat -- nm - crash davis Jan 28, 17:20
David Spade put out a really nice statement when Kate Spade died. I liked him considerably more after that. -- nm - Tim Jan 28, 16:18
I guess I'd better start looking for my winter clothes if we're getting 9 inches of snow this weekend. -- nm - Max Jan 28, 16:16 14
- a licky boom boom down? -- nm - mafic Jan 28, 17:01
- double post nom nom nom -- nm* - tRuMaN Jan 28, 16:18
- have you tracked which neighbors have dogs you could borrow to pull your sled around town? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 28, 16:17 9
  - There are an unordinary amount of huskies here in Houston. -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 16:19 7
    - just maybe cause huskies are awesome. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 28, 16:33 2
      - They are Instagramable. And we’ve got more than enough of those vapid folks living here. -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 16:58
      - they must be miserable in Houston though. Our pomsky hates STL summer. - spamlet Jan 28, 16:56
    - Houston Huskies sounds like a good hockey team. - ReluctantCynic Jan 28, 16:28 3
      - It could be the gay softball league. -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 16:29 2
        
        Or a gay rugby league. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 28, 16:31 1
        
        ice cream shop -- nm* - tRuMaN Jan 28, 16:33
  - also mother nature is crazy. its supposed to be 50 tomorrow. it snowed here yesterday. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 28, 16:19
- 5-11 for us. I suspect we'll be on the low end. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 28, 16:17
- No snow hole? -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 16:17
Now playing: Spotlight. Hmm. Not sure how this managed Best Picture. -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 16:09 21
- Yeah. Not a fan. It just doesn’t get there for me and only scrapes the surface of how deep it could go. -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 18:02
- I can accept that opinion unless you say the winner should’ve been Fury Road. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 28, 17:52
- oh my god, it's so good. are you being contrary? -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 28, 16:14 18
  - Great film, but I'm with Qale: I don't think it deserved the Oscar for Best Picture. - ReluctantCynic Jan 28, 16:33 13
    - spotlight is so quiet and representative of a time. I've rewatched recently and had forgotten how great it was at being what it was. - amanda jeans Jan 28, 16:40 12
      - I'm with you. It was my favorite of that year. I was probably being gauche talking it up through awards season but I turned out to be right. -- nm - con_carne Jan 28, 17:48 1
        
        i knew it was a dead cert win. -- nm* - . Jan 28, 17:56
      - It was. It's great story telling. Smart, adult. I've got no clue how the hell it got made in today's Hollywood. -- nm* - . Jan 28, 17:26
      - I mean, maybe that’s exactly it. I am too taken aback by the quiet and deep diving into story, methodology, and characters. -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 17:02
      - (guys this is two unpopz opins in one day from me. is MUG ruining my takes?) -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 28, 16:42 7
        
        I think Spotlight is awesome. I don't think your opinion is off at all -- nm - crash davis Jan 28, 17:13 3
        
        I would like to subscribe to your newsletter. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 28, 17:17 2
        
        I've got room. I think RC and Qale just cancelled their subs. -- nm - crash davis Jan 28, 17:21 1
        
        Yeah we did! - ReluctantCynic Jan 28, 17:33
        
        no. spotlight good. spotlight deserve win. -- nm - mafic Jan 28, 17:11
        
        What is MUG telling you right now? - ReluctantCynic Jan 28, 16:46 1
        
        Obey the MUG -- nm - Max Jan 28, 16:55
  - I don't think I am. I get that it's a character study, deep acting roles, etc. But as usual it's one of those... Best Picture? Really? -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 16:18 3
    - Yeah, really. I remember that being my reaction once I wrapped up that year's Best Picture Showcase - JD Jan 28, 16:37 1
      - I admit that the number of Best Picture nominees and winners I’ve seen has declined greatly in the last decade. -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 17:02
    - I guess I could say this is an apology award for Keaton for ignoring The Paper. -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 16:29
no fireplace makes cats something something. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 28, 16:06 1
- *lights a match* -- nm - Olls Jan 28, 16:11
the meme stuff is popping in the after-hours. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 16:02
The Boys From Brazil -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 28, 15:56 1
- Simple Minds -- (link) - mud Jan 28, 15:57 [youtube]

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