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Why can’t they hold the Oscars ceremony in different parts of America? - Loyola Mar 12, 11:23 10
- "Ew." -- nm - Dressmakers Mar 12, 11:55
- "Live from Springfield the 2023 Oscars Technical Awards!" -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 11:29 2
  - The true Everywhere All At Once. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 11:31
  - "We take you to Dallas, TX for the Oscar for Best Western Film" -- nm - budice Mar 12, 11:31
- Everything and most everyone is located in LA, participants, media, caterers, limos after party sites -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 12, 11:27 3
  - We have all that crap too. We’re not cavorting around Stonehenge howling at the moon for entertainment. -- nm - Loyola Mar 12, 11:31 2
    - Over here, over here, the Yanks ain't coming. The yanks ain't coming...over there. Over there -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 12, 11:57
    - I dunno…I’ve seen pagans. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 11:32
- Or hold it in Europe every second year or something. -- nm - Loyola Mar 12, 11:24 1
  - and the BAFTAs & Cannes should be in Hollywood (PT zone) every couple years! -- nm - mud Mar 12, 11:27
War in Ukraine Puts Centuries of Swiss Neutrality to the Test - crash davis Mar 12, 11:15 3
- Thanks for posting articles, they’re good reads. -- nm - Loyola Mar 12, 11:26 1
  - I appreciate that! -- nm - crash davis Mar 12, 11:29
- Ukraine Steps Up Calls for Evacuation of Northeast Town Under Relentless Russian Shelling - crash davis Mar 12, 11:25
Ghosts spoilers - Beaker Mar 12, 11:12 1
- Meanwhile Kylie Minogue guest stars in the UK version this Friday for Comic Relief. -- nm - LMS Mar 12, 11:24
A Spy Among Friends also starts tonight FYI -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 11:10 3
- I finished watching it already (maybe it arrived early in Canada?). I quite enjoyed it. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 11:13 2
  - What streamer did you use? -- nm - crash davis Mar 12, 11:20 1
    - Prime Video Canada -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 11:32
"oh alright, I'll sing for yez" -- (link) - mud Mar 12, 11:07
Where Is Canada Hiding All Its Tornadoes? - crash davis Mar 12, 10:56
Ian Rapoport: Rams and Dolphins discussing trade involving DB Jalen Ramsey -- nm - Strongbad Mar 12, 10:55 3
- Confirmed. Rams get #77 pick and TE Hunter Long in return. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 12, 11:21
- 2023 third-round pick and TE Hunter Long -- nm - budice Mar 12, 11:21
- Mood -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 12, 11:05
Inside the Global Race to Turn Water Into Fuel - crash davis Mar 12, 10:42 5
- man Hydrogen would solve so many things. -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 11:54
- Thanks. I learned some things. - psilotum Mar 12, 10:57 3
  - I honestly don't know much about hydrogen so I enjoyed the article. Learning about all the iron ore from Australia was an added bonus -- nm - crash davis Mar 12, 11:00 2
    - I follow David Roberts, who reports on all sorts of clean energy technology. -- (link) - psilotum Mar 12, 11:03 1
      - interesting, thank you for the link -- nm - crash davis Mar 12, 11:09
imagining if a Ninth Circuit judge talked to a law school like this FedSoc goon from the Fifth Cir. -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 10:11
No bubble busters today. All 5 games either have only the winner or both teams qualify regardless. -- nm* - Dano Mar 12, 10:10 1
- I've only been following Illinois this season. What game today do you expect the most drama? -- nm - psilotum Mar 12, 10:42
WBC: stereotypical non-emotional Italians with a strikeout against Netherlands -- (link) - crash davis Mar 12, 10:01
TONIGHT: Tune in to the Everything Everywhere All At Once Show! -- nm - Qale Mar 12, 09:55 1
- Swear to god, if the Oscars are broadcast in multiple parallel universes... -- nm - psilotum Mar 12, 10:41
Quiz: Who was the last white non Hispanic male to win the Best Director Oscar? -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 09:50 10
- The answer is Damien Chazell for La La Land in 2017 -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 10:20 5
  - Oh, the Best Picture winner -- nm - Warren Beatty Mar 12, 10:21 4
    - It's not his fault they gave him the wrong envelope. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 11:25 3
      - it's Dunaway's fault. He hesitated (as he does frequently) she grabbed it in exasperation and blurted out the first title she saw. -- nm - mud Mar 12, 11:29
      - Wasn’t he the one who paused, highly confused? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 11:29 1
        
        yeah, cuz it said "Emma Stone for La La Land" -- nm - mud Mar 12, 11:31
- The Artist! -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 10:09
- Kings Speech guy? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 10:06
- John Ford. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 12, 09:51 1
  - Cecille B. DeMille -- nm - crash davis Mar 12, 09:53
Friday The Athletic also took a whack at the XFL. "Which XFL team has the best jerseys? Ranking the uniforms from worst to first" - crash davis Mar 12, 09:50 6
- I don't have any separate Twitter links in case you're paywalled at The Athletic. But here is an ESPN article showing the uniforms. -- (link) - crash davis Mar 12, 09:52 5
  - Oregon... err... Orlando looks good. Vegas Vipers is a good one and Houston looks pretty good as well. -- nm - Krusty Mar 12, 09:59
  - Seattle Sea Dragons: "Hey, you know how this town has an identity and the Sounders, Seahawks, Mariners, and Kraken all incorporate elements of it into -- (edited) - crash davis Mar 12, 09:56 3
    - Yeah, poor color choice there. I also don't like Orlando stealing the Oregon Ducks colorway. -- nm - Krusty Mar 12, 10:00 2
      - I looked at that and the most positive thought I had was "well, at least they both start with 'Or'" -- nm - crash davis Mar 12, 10:03 1
        
        😆 -- nm - Krusty Mar 12, 10:04
this chart checks out -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 09:40 1
- 😺👍 cats are SMART -- nm - crash davis Mar 12, 09:42
Mitt Romney suddenly a fan of bailouts -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 09:36 4
- Oh, NOW Republicans are against contagion? -- nm - Mop Mar 12, 10:09 2
  - It should be a personal decision whether to insure your deposits or not! -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 11:11
  - just looking out for the little guy -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 10:12
- maybe they can claw back the bonuses paid out hours before the FDIC seized the bank -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 09:38
Proposed French law targets exploiting your kids by posting pictures of them for social media clicks -- (link) - znufrii Mar 12, 09:28 2
- Teen Vogue has a story about the issue. -- (link) - Mop Mar 12, 10:24
- No more baby pics on Facebook Vive le France! -- nm - crash davis Mar 12, 09:36
Dave Meltzer: Konnan will be inducting Rey Mysterio into the WWE HOF -- nm - Strongbad Mar 12, 09:27 1
- that's a good choice. -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 09:41
Well, at least they had the decency to call and tell us they aren't going to give us an estimate for the job. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 12, 09:22
So, as promised, this week on the spamlet show (it was a double episode so this is long) - spamlet Mar 12, 09:22 15
- And thanks everyone. It was certainly an eventful week. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 11:19
- If, like me, you might feel guilty about the other company ... don't. It's probably very far from the worst hiring existence they've had. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 10:59 1
  - (And congrats on the promotion! Hopefully they get better at communication.) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 10:59
- You made the correct decision -- nm - rollo Mar 12, 10:55
- Well done handling an eventful week. Hope it all works out. -- nm - Loyola Mar 12, 10:28
- Yay! -- nm - Marlowe Mar 12, 10:18
- Congrats! -- nm - Pippy Mar 12, 10:14
- Congrats on the result, hope it works out well for you. - znufrii Mar 12, 10:09
- What a wild and rather stressful week but hopefully it works out very well for you and you're much happier in the new role. Best of luck!! -- nm - Krusty Mar 12, 10:03
- This is a very gripping story. I’ve gone ahead and greenlit another season. -- nm - Qale Mar 12, 10:03
- Congratulations on the promotion. Plus you got confirmation that your experience and skills are considered valuable elsewhere should it be necessary. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 09:59
- Congrats on the change. I hope it makes you happier. I didn't mean to, but I had to laugh at this one line. - crash davis Mar 12, 09:35 2
  - That was a line directly from her. I can’t take credit -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 10:15
  - Lol right -- nm - Pippy Mar 12, 10:12
- Congrats! sorry for the rigmarole but sounds like hopefully for the best! -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 09:28
Ian Rapaport: Bucs expected to show interest in QB Baker Mayfield to compete with Trask for the starting job -- nm - Strongbad Mar 12, 09:17 1
- Smart move. Kyle Trask is not an option. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 09:24
Patty Jenkins Slams Oscars for Shutting Women Out of Best Director: ‘I Give Up’ -- (link) - Remlik Mar 12, 09:12 13
- Well, she's not getting a holiday named after her. -- nm - Max Mar 12, 12:31
- Is it possible that a woman wasn’t one of the 5 best this year? - Will Hunting Mar 12, 09:21 10
  - Gina Pryce-Blythewood, Charlotte Wells -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 09:27 9
    - Who you taking out? There’s 5 spots. 4 were pretty spoken for … Daniels/ McDonough, Spielberg, Tar guy … seem really safe. - Will Hunting Mar 12, 09:43 5
      - Me? Östlund for sure. I haven't seen Polley's film, but considering it got a BP nod, she would be a solid pick. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 12, 09:53 4
        
        I get it but his did as well… - Will Hunting Mar 12, 10:04 1
        
        Yep. - Marlowe Mar 12, 10:09
        
        her direction was gorgeous -- nm - mud Mar 12, 09:57 1
        
        I tried to watch it this week, but things didn't go as planned and I got deflated a bit. Speedbumps are the K2 for me still. Hopefully this week. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 12, 10:00
    - but also begs the question why more women don't get the gigs in the first place -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 09:31 2
      - This. Not that GP-B or CW were among the handful of women directing my Top 10-ish films of 2022. Certainly not GP-B, who - Marlowe Mar 12, 09:51
      - This -- nm - JD Mar 12, 09:32
- while I may tend to agree, if you say something like this point out who should be in and who they replace. -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 09:18
Well, it's happened. The Oscars are tonight and I have not seen a single nominee in any category. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 08:47 10
- If you can only watch 1 today watch Triangle of Sadness -- nm - rollo Mar 12, 10:52
- I've probably seen more this year than in any year in 15-20 years -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 09:08 2
  - Yup. -- nm - MDH Mar 12, 09:25
  - Same -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 09:15
- Get some popcorn and watch Top Gun Maverick—fun movie -- nm - Flavorize Mar 12, 09:00
- Did you see anything last year? - Will Hunting Mar 12, 08:53 4
  - Smile, The Lost City, The Black Phone, Scream, Death on the Nile, Barbarian, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Vengeance -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 09:17 3
    - Horror films hardly ever get Oscar attention. -- nm - Qale Mar 12, 10:04
    - I recommend Banshees, To Leslie, Aftersun, Women Talk & EEAAO -- nm - mud Mar 12, 09:59 1
      - There are plenty of movies I’m interested in. It’s odd that making it easier to see movies has resulted in my seeing fewer movies. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 10:00
Luther: Fallen Sun A-. spoil - Remlik Mar 12, 08:05
I'm having a weird issue where I can't get eBay to load and I can't figure out what's blocking it from loading. - Krusty Mar 12, 08:00 6
- try a different browser. I just looked at in Firefox -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 08:02 5
  - I use Firefox and it loads in a private FF browser but not the regular one I use all the time. It just noticed yesterday that it wouldn't load - Krusty Mar 12, 08:05 4
    - I'm basing this on Chrome (I don't have firefox at home anymore) but try this - decline Mar 12, 09:13 3
      - That worked. Thanks!!! :-) -- nm - Krusty Mar 12, 09:24 2
        
        👍 And the reason the private tab worked is that it uses separate storage -- nm - decline Mar 12, 09:29 1
        
        Ahh. I appreciate the help and knowledge. -- nm - Krusty Mar 12, 09:40
Who are we thinking wins Best Picture tonight? EEAAO? -- nm - Loyola Mar 12, 07:24 3
- Yep -- nm - Kay Kay Bear Mar 12, 08:34
- I don’t see another option given all the pre-Oscar awards … it’s dominated. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 07:29
- Yup -- nm - budice Mar 12, 07:28
Capt Kirk in Indy tonight -- (link) - budice Mar 12, 07:22 1
- I saw him last time he was here. It was good show, the Q&A was all pre-planned -- nm - Remlik Mar 12, 07:53
Got myself a birthday present -- (pic) - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 12, 07:10 [Attachment] 3
- Hell yes -- nm - Pippy Mar 12, 09:08
- Nice! I was expecting to see a bottle of fancy aged whiskey. :-) -- nm - Krusty Mar 12, 07:20 1
  - Would be an empty bottle at this point :) -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 12, 07:23
Framed: 5/6. Moviedle: 1/6. Actorle: 3/8. - Marlowe Mar 12, 06:59
6/6 - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 12, 06:43 3
- 6 - sunrise over factory - rollo Mar 12, 11:01
- 3/6 - Marlowe Mar 12, 07:12
- Waffle 4/5 - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 12, 06:44
Motherfuck. Flight cancelled. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 06:19 17
- Sorry. -- nm - crash davis Mar 12, 09:44
- Your phone tried to save you! - TWuG Mar 12, 07:05
- ugh. really sorry to hear that -- nm - prayformojo Mar 12, 06:34
- On hold getting it fixed but best case scenario seems like we lose a day. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 06:19 13
  - And that's what it is. We don't lose any park time, which is the silver lining. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 07:41 4
    - I saw the cancellation the second it hit the board, which is what saved our ass. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 07:54 3
      - Overnighting in Toronto. Well, Mississauga. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 08:35 2
        
        May salvage the day with a trip downtown. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 08:54 1
        
        catch a Leafs game! -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 09:13
  - Ugh, sorry. - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 12, 06:37
  - ahh man, sorry. a storm there? -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 06:32 1
    - Crew shortage. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 06:32
  - Oh that sucks. Sorry man. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 06:27 4
    - We built in a flex day so it's...ok, but try telling that to an 8 year old. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 06:31 3
      - Especially an exhausted one. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 06:36 2
        
        Currently utilizing Cookie Therapy. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 06:37 1
        
        Hey that still works on me too. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 07:05
TV PSA: The Oscars, Magnum PI, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, East New York, Equalizer, Blacklist, American Idol, Mayor of Kingstown, The Last of Us, - Beaker Mar 12, 05:54 3
- UK has Wild Isles (new Attenborough doc), The Gold and the last ever Endeavour (been going 10 years and I am bereft) - LMS Mar 12, 06:38 1
  - I was going to guess "a whole 30 episodes" -- nm - TWuG Mar 12, 07:06
- Oscars, Last of Us, Tournament of Champions -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 05:59
Happy lost an hour of sleep day! -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 05:48 2
- *shoots the messenger* -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 12, 07:54
- Not me, I live in the land daylight saving forgot. -- nm - mafic Mar 12, 05:49

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