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They're making a Hellboy reboot? -- (link) - decline Mar 2, 09:23 3
- Third time's the charm? -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 09:41
- That IP ain’t gonna exploit itself. -- nm - spamlet Mar 2, 09:36
- Yes. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 09:24
Drew Barrymore house tour spots a new E.T. script -- (link) - budice Mar 2, 09:23 1
- Uhm, she *wrote* it. - Spawn Mar 2, 09:41
Canadian PSA: Dollaramas seem to have Marvel legends figures in stock ($5). Got Wolverine, Venom, Hulk and Mr Fantastic at one -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 09:19
maybe Sarah Polley should have called it 12 Angry Women -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 2, 08:57 2
- "Customs official who didn't like Sarah Polly's movie" is your new co-host on Fox News' morning show. -- nm - Mop Mar 2, 09:06 1
  - "I didn't see it, I just didn't like the name" -- nm - Roger More Mar 2, 09:21
R.I.P. Wayne Shorter, 89 -- (link) - mud Mar 2, 08:56
the ARG game question from yesterday or the day before has been answered: it was something called "SF0" -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 2, 08:41 5
- In my realm it stands for Single Family Owner and refers to stand alone condos, as opposed to the usual MFO. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 08:44 4
  - That's a zero, not an O -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 08:50 3
    - O Rly? -- nm - rollo Mar 2, 09:16
    - spoiler - Spawn Mar 2, 08:59 1
      - Heh -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 09:13
OnlyFans lost a legal battle meaning it's likely to pay UK sales tax on all the money made by its content creators - $4 billion in 2021 -- (link) - budice Mar 2, 08:40 5
- Welp. They're definitely going to have to show those grippers now. -- nm - Qale Mar 2, 09:21
- So they lost a case in UK, appealed to UK … who went to EU (of which the UK is famously not a member) and the ruling might not apply to the entire EU? - Will Hunting Mar 2, 08:47 1
  - Brexit happened somewhere in between all of the applicable tax years. So EU possibly had a say in it still. -- nm* - budice Mar 2, 08:49
- Is that a lot? -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 08:43 1
  - They were only paying taxes on 20% of that ($800M) so a good chunk owed - taxes on remaining $3.2B -- nm* - budice Mar 2, 08:44
Baby Yoda w/Cookie Funko $5 @ Amazon -- (link) - budice Mar 2, 08:26 1
- Gotta get one from last night’s episode (spoils) - Flav Mar 2, 08:45
Yellowjackets, March 24. Mrs. Maisel, April 14. Exciting times. - Andie Mar 2, 08:12 10
- Sneak Peek at Yellowjackets S2 -- (link*) - budice Mar 2, 09:14
- and the KFC Double Down March 6 - crash davis Mar 2, 08:21 3
  - CPAC, sponsored by the KFC Doubling Down. -- nm - Qale Mar 2, 08:34 2
    - Because if anyone knows about doubling down on disgusting ideas, it's CPAC attendees. -- nm - spamlet Mar 2, 08:37 1
      - Yes, they were just saying how they need to hold the 18 Republicans who voted Yes on the Omnibus -- nm - Jovian Mar 2, 08:56
- Crossover event! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 2, 08:15 1
  - would watch. -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 08:21
- Yellowjacket was at Showtime, likely now P+ with the Merge -- nm - budice Mar 2, 08:15 2
  - it's on the showtime feed. you won't get it with reg P+, you need P+ with SHO. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Mar 2, 08:30
  - Crave here. -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 08:20
NASA had hoped that the Perseverance drone helicopter (Ingenuity) would complete 1 flight on Mars. It's now traveled over 6 miles across 46 flights -- (link) - decline Mar 2, 08:02 2
- (Meanwhile reports are that the Chinese rover on Mars has died) -- nm - decline Mar 2, 08:07 1
  - of something from a lab and not the wild! -- nm - crash davis Mar 2, 08:10
Mandalorian spoils (well, not really. More like thoughts.) - Beryllium Mar 2, 08:01 4
- Not clicking. Amy has a bad stomach flu (again), so we did not watch. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 08:10 2
  - Bery pretty much ruins the entire episode—disappointing -- nm - Flav Mar 2, 08:46 1
    - I learned long ago not to click as everyone has varied views on what is a big spoiler. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 09:06
- heh. Their is no defending the pastel colored speeders in Book of Boba. -- nm - Jovian Mar 2, 08:05
My Polestar stock is still down 50% from when I bought in but they had good news and it is up almost 20% today: Polestar cuts annual losses in half... -- (link) - oblique Mar 2, 07:58 1
- my Rivian Put option hates you. Buwhaaaa. kidding. -- nm - Epiphany aka sneaky link Mar 2, 09:22
Blue Jays ditching home run jacket this season -- (link) - budice Mar 2, 07:38 2
- I like when teams do things like this so hopefully they find something else to do to have fun in the dugout. -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 08:26
- ah, it was a fun thing -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 07:41
The Opposite of Schadenfreude Is Freudenfreude. Here’s How to Cultivate It. - crash davis Mar 2, 07:29
David Pastrnak resigns with the bruins - 8 years $11.25M per -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 07:28 3
- This is the Bruins year it seems -- nm - crash davis Mar 2, 07:31 2
  - Its always the Bruins year -- nm - budice Mar 2, 07:32 1
    - hmmm -- nm - crash davis Mar 2, 07:39
Nope. Not mad. Hes happier now then he's ever been. LOL -- (link) - Jovian Mar 2, 07:22 1
- Denial is strong in this one. -- nm - Epiphany aka sneaky link Mar 2, 07:41
LYC: ComEd hourly pricing update for last month. Saved: $20.02. Total lifetime savings: $7.22 -- nm - oblique Mar 2, 07:19 3
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Mar 2, 07:22 2
  - Starting to see thing turning around for the solar production as well. Feburary had 8 net positive days (vs. 2 for January). Net production was - oblique Mar 2, 07:27 1
    - And may your summer returns be so huge that it doesn't matter what the dead of winter is. -- nm - crash davis Mar 2, 07:30
Live Updates: Blinken and Lavrov Meet For the First Time Since Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine -- (edited) - crash davis Mar 2, 07:12
Red Wings trade Filip Hronek to Canucks for first-round pick: Is he worth the price? - crash davis Mar 2, 07:03 1
- LOL no -- nm - spamlet Mar 2, 07:14
Inside the Patrick Kane trade: How it went down and why the Blackhawks got so little in return - crash davis Mar 2, 06:56
Bert to the Bruins -- (link) - spamlet Mar 2, 06:39 12
- Ernie to the Jets. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 2, 06:53
- I still have a lot to learn. What is a protected pick? -- nm - crash davis Mar 2, 06:50 6
  - A cup is included with the pick. -- nm - Dano Mar 2, 07:57
  - Thanks guys (even you, decline) -- nm - crash davis Mar 2, 07:08
  - It's the same across all sports. It means that if the draft pick falls in a certain slot, say top 5, that pick isn't traded. - Krusty Mar 2, 07:00
  - a pick that practices safe sex -- nm - decline Mar 2, 06:59
  - similar to the NBA, depends on the protection, but if it is top 4 it defers or becomes a 2nd something like that -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 06:59 1
    - the Bruins just don't want to lose the #1 or #2 overall so they retain if it ends up there -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 06:59
- Bruins are probably going to be pretty good now. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 2, 06:47
- protected 2024 1st and a 2025 4th -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 06:44 2
  - top 10 protected and Wings retain 50% of his salary -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 07:17
  - Pretty good for a rental -- nm - spamlet Mar 2, 06:54
Whiskey Fungus Fed by Jack Daniel’s Encrusts a Tennessee Town - crash davis Mar 2, 06:38 11
- Meteor shit! -- nm - Jordy Mar 2, 08:01
- And their response is 'it's not hurting anything, just wash stuff down constantly." -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 06:39 9
  - the distilleries are insisting there's no problem which immediately makes me think there's a big problem. -- nm - colin Mar 2, 07:38 2
    - Here's the wiki. Seems to agree the fungus is harmless. -- (link) - sycor Mar 2, 07:43 1
      - Interestingly it's nicknamed the tattletale fungus because you could find a distillery during prohibition because of it. -- nm - sycor Mar 2, 07:46
  - I wouldn't want to live there -- nm - crash davis Mar 2, 06:56 2
    - I would at least expect a lot of free whiskey for it. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 08:09 1
      - 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Mar 2, 08:11
  - It really doesn't hurt anything (as I understand it). It's all over KY as well from the bourbon distilleries. -- nm - sycor Mar 2, 06:49 2
    - sure. but if my house needed power washing every 3 months, that isn't nothing. -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 06:56 1
      - Agreed. And it should have been disclosed to the buyers. But that fungus spreads pretty far. Most people in KY just accept it. -- nm - sycor Mar 2, 07:19
Creed 3 A-. Actors and beats are great, story is familiar. -- (link*) - budice Mar 2, 06:37
US court filing in LIV/PGA case raises fresh questions of independence of Newcastle ownership from the Saudi government -- (link*) - znufrii, promoted Mar 2, 06:24 4
- Oh no! The carefully crafted falsehood we chose to believe is laid bare! Where’s the fainting couch? -- nm* - Premier League Owners Mar 2, 06:53 1
  - But they had “legally binding assurances” (that they wouldn’t get embarrassed by the quiet part being said out loud, I’m sure) -- nm - znufrii, promoted Mar 2, 07:53
- PGA is now eliminating cuts and raising prize money in tourneys. Reshaping the tour. -- nm - budice Mar 2, 06:43
- LIV got some good legal minds to keep pushing their case against the PGA and allow this to get out. -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 06:39
Highest Percent Capacity on Broadway: Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, & Juliet (the Max Martin musical), Parade, Moulin Rouge -- nm - MDH Mar 2, 06:24 1
- Lowest Percent Capacity: Pictures from Home, Leopoldstadt, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, Some Like It Hot, Funny Girl (Lea Michele out) -- nm - MDH Mar 2, 06:25
Highest Grossing Broadway Shows this past week: Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, The Lion King, Wicked, MJ -- nm - MDH Mar 2, 06:16 10
- i am doing a quick 2 days wknd in NY, but not till early December. Weighing whether to buy tickets to something in advance (not yet, obvie), or just -- (edited) - Andie Mar 2, 06:43
- Next you will tell me that Les Miz is also a top grosser and that along with Lion King will prompt me to ask "have we gone back to the 90's again" -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 2, 06:24 4
  - Phantom is the longest running show in Broadway history, it's been running since 1988. - ty97 Mar 2, 06:25 3
    - Fun Fact: 4/5 longest running shows of all time are still playing on Broadway. The one that's not...Cats. -- nm - MDH Mar 2, 06:27 2
      - That show is one big, decades-long trolling of me. - ty97 Mar 2, 06:28 1
        
        First ever show with 7000 performances. -- nm - MDH Mar 2, 06:34
- Lowest Grossing Broadway Shows this past week: Pictures From Home, Kimberly Akimbo, Parade (4 shows), Leopoldstadt, Bad Cinderella (all previews) - MDH Mar 2, 06:23
- Phantom #1???? -- nm - ty97 Mar 2, 06:20 2
  - It's closing, which is insane, so it's been sold out for months. -- nm - MDH Mar 2, 06:21 1
    - Ahh, okay that makes sense -- nm - ty97 Mar 2, 06:21
"Funny Girl" to close on Broadway September 3. Lea Michele will extend her contract to run through the closing date. -- nm - MDH Mar 2, 06:09 4
- This surprises me a bit? -- nm - ty97 Mar 2, 06:19 2
  - Her contract was through May originally. Guess is they said make massive money in the summer, close when fall hits (lower grosses) and let the tour go -- nm - MDH Mar 2, 06:22 1
    - To be fair, it said September the entire time but she didn’t know that word. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 2, 08:23
- Other Broadway news: RuPaul's Drag Race Alum Jinx Monsoon is a star in "Chicago" and the show is playing to sold out crowds. -- nm - MDH Mar 2, 06:11
DelDOT had me laughing out loud with their digital signage this morning - znufrii, promoted Mar 2, 06:08 2
- How *dare* they? -- nm - Federal DOT Mar 2, 06:21
- Don't tell me what to do! You have no authority over me! -- nm - Wedge resident Mar 2, 06:13
Framed: 3/6. Moviedle: 1/6. Actorle: X/8. (This one I was clearly not thinking.) - Marlowe Mar 2, 05:49
Kyle Busch makes a play for the Busch Beer sponsorship -- (link) - budice Mar 2, 05:39
Waffle 1/5 - decline Mar 2, 05:24 2
- 5 - 405 - GregW Mar 2, 06:44
- 5/5. 3 in a row and 6 of last 8. -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 2, 05:52
Wordle 6/6 - decline Mar 2, 05:23 5
- 4 - 621 - GregW Mar 2, 06:30
- 4/6 - Marlowe Mar 2, 05:57
- x - rollo Mar 2, 05:56
- 5/6 came at it a very different way but it didn't jump out at me -- (edited) - oblique Mar 2, 05:43
- 4/6. The shocker. - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 2, 05:27
KU says: Hey thanks, TCU! -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 2, 05:22 1
- Heh. :-) No sharing the title this year. Rock Chalk Jayhawk! -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 05:22
Happy birthday, secretstalker/shades! Woo hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 04:48 7
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 2, 10:33
- indeed -- nm - crash davis Mar 2, 07:24
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - JaxSean Mar 2, 07:06
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - Jovian Mar 2, 06:35
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - MDH Mar 2, 05:21
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - ty97 Mar 2, 05:20
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 04:48
Woo hoo! Race Across the World is back, such a good uplifting show. - LMS Mar 2, 04:29 3
- Looks interesting, I'll check it out. -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 04:47 2
  - First two series are online. UK to Singapore, and length of South America. -- nm - LMS Mar 2, 05:15 1
    - I guess I know what I'll be watching this weekend. It's going to be cold and wet so I'm not leaving my couch. -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 05:23
Creed III 91% (98/11), Operation Fortune 60% (35/23), Children of the Corn 6% (1/15), What We Do Next 100% (12/0), - Beaker Mar 2, 03:38 2
- Another Children of the Corn? -- nm - spamlet Mar 2, 04:47 1
  - Cause he's coming for you too Malachai! -- nm - Epiphany aka sneaky link Mar 2, 06:06
TV PSA: Young Sheldon, Walker x 2, Station 19, Grey's Anatomy, So Help Me Todd, Animal Control, Call Me Kat, CSI Vegas, Alaska Daily, Poker Face, -- (edited) - Beaker Mar 2, 03:09 4
- 2) Poker Face and Ghosts -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 04:48
- 5: Poker Face and Ghosts for me, Station 19, Greys for the wife, Next Level Chef for us both -- nm* - Beaker Mar 2, 03:10
- TV PSA is on hiatus, link to Futon Critic in here -- (link*) - Beaker Mar 2, 03:10 1
  - Have a nice vacation! -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 05:57
* writes a post. Deletes it. Puts it in a journal entry instead. * - Beryllium Mar 2, 02:13 1
- ... and then I got sucked into reddit silliness -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 02:40
I almost got married, then I almost got married again. - JD Mar 1, 23:26 2
- Medium level of side eye. -- nm - .☕ Mar 2, 04:46
- Like ——tonight? -- nm - Pippy Mar 2, 01:01
forget it Jake, it's Grimsby Town -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 1, 22:07

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