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Bery, your ship has come in. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jun 20, 21:33 [youtube] 1
- Heh -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 21:46
oh and Zaslav’s also taking the axe to TCM -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 20, 21:21 4
- I mean, who could have expected this, given TCM's prominent placement in the Max app... -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 21:32 1
  - they’ll keep the brand on the app for classics. just gut the actual network that built it -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 20, 21:49
- Finally going to take that writedown on The Magnificent Ambersons. -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 21:30
- Nothing else needed to jettison Ezra Miller at this point. -- nm - budice Jun 20, 21:24
MJ's kid and Pippen's Ex-Wife are a thing -- (link) - budice Jun 20, 21:05 6
- Yeah—I figured this is the main reason why Scottie has been trashing MJ, recently -- nm - Flavorize Jun 20, 21:37
- *inappropriate joke* -- nm - Phil Jackson Jun 20, 21:16
- He doesn't look anything like Michael Jackson... -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 21:16 2
  - Hee Hee Hee. -- nm - budice Jun 20, 21:21 1
    - Oh, at least he sounds like him. -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 21:22
- Amazing. -- nm - The Allfather Jun 20, 21:13
guys the oligarchs got to Alito too -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 20, 21:01
Wordle 732 3/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 20, 21:01
this seems rather childishly taunting -- (pic) - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 20, 21:00 [Attachment] 3
- Tracy Bennett haaaaaates you. -- nm - The Allfather Jun 20, 21:12 2
  - I'm also not exactly sure why this needs an *editor* -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 20, 21:15 1
    - Tracy Bennett wants you to know it was her. -- (edited) - The Allfather Jun 20, 21:21
anti-abortion Dem in Virginia’s state senate loses primary byeeee -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 20, 20:59
Retired NYPD sargent convicted of being illegal chinese agent in forcibly repatriating resident chinese back to mainland - zeitgeist Jun 20, 20:53 2
- This seems like it should be a bigger story. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 20, 22:06
- which for NYPD is like a misdemeanor -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 20, 20:56
WBD likely spent $1.1 Billion for Shazam, Flash, Blue Beetle, Aquaman... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 20, 20:42 6
- That seems cheap... -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 21:17 3
  - If they spent nine figures on Blue Beetle, it was armed robbery. - The Allfather Jun 20, 21:23 1
    - Wiki says $120,000,000 -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 21:25
  - At the very least that's pre-P&A. -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 21:23
- much better money spent than we did. -- nm - Disney. $350M loss on the Starcruiser Hotel Jun 20, 20:49
- only took 10 years to prove George and Steve right -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 20, 20:48
NMB Andie—love your response about Zendaya—100% correct. -- nm - Flavorize Jun 20, 20:38
Krugman - Is Taylor Swift Underpaid? - crash davis 😺 Jun 20, 20:23 4
- "Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Beyoncé" - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 20, 20:38 1
  - Jay-Z should have joined NATO when he had the chance. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 20, 20:43
- IIRC she one of the few artists selling CDs in mass quantities -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 20:31 1
  - cheating to roll the board cause I'm bored -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 22:50
Wemby took the subway to da Bronx to throw out the first pitch at Yankees Stadium -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 20, 20:15 1
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Jun 20, 20:33
All of the ways in which "Tom Clancy's Without Remorse" (2021) resembles Tom Clancy's "Without Remorse" (1993) - Ender Jun 20, 20:09 2
- Now list the ways in which they differ - Beryllium Jun 20, 20:33 1
  - I'm also confused by how Amazon's John Clark franchise and Amazon's Jack Ryan series seem to in no way share a universe... -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 21:19
if only people hadn’t stopped going to the theaters, Flash totally would have opened to $120m like the beforetimes -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 20, 20:08 1
- I'm sure that made sense in your head. Have a cookie. - David Jun 20, 20:27
in other NYT crossword news, I got a clue the other day purely because of ST. no other way I'd ever know who Nick Saban was. -- nm - mafic Jun 20, 19:25 3
- I thought that I had one solely because of ST, but on 'tronning, I found that DOOMSCROLLING has somehow never been posted here - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 20, 19:28 2
  - Doomscroll has. Twice in the past 5 years. Kilbo and JaxSean -- nm - TWuG Jun 20, 19:37 1
    - I remembered this one from David. -- (link) - zunk takes things literally Jun 20, 19:49 [Backboard]
US doubles its estimate of undersupply of arms to Ukraine -- (link) - znufrii Jun 20, 19:21
Rats. -- nm - David Jun 20, 19:12 1
- yeah, the NYT crossword being down is upsetting to us all. -- nm - mafic Jun 20, 19:24
Reds win their 10th straight. -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 19:05 1
- This is tied for their longest win streak since the start of the expansion era in '61 -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 22:06
I dunno why everyone else thinks Tampa is any good. - Will Hunting Jun 20, 18:54
I only post vid of him now on special occasions. This one, this is a special occasion. DJT stumbles on question of his executions for all crime plan. -- (link) - Jovian Jun 20, 18:28 3
- Well, logically, he needs to shoot her on 5th Avenue now... -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 21:34
- I'm guessing he only commuted her sentence because Obama passed on it. -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 20:18
- CRIME CRIME CRIME -- nm - mafic Jun 20, 18:34
Black Mirror: Across the Sea: B/B+ - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 20, 18:20
This is the most sexy a disrobing has ever been, meteorologically. Naked Swirl! -- (link) - Qale Jun 20, 18:18 3
- OH YEAH -- nm - Sol Jun 20, 18:49
- Lost World Series Ring found! -- (link) - Qale Jun 20, 18:30 1
  - nice -- nm - Remlik Jun 20, 18:51
This is your periodic reminder that Anna Kournikova has been married to Enrique Iglesias for more than 20 years - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 20, 17:56 2
- they must have the most beautiful children possible. -- nm - mafic Jun 20, 17:57 1
  - they must be doing a really good job of keeping their private life private. I can't remember the last time I saw a photo of either one of them -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 20, 18:04
Porchetta is done! -- (pic) - Ender Jun 20, 17:55 [Attachment] 6
- Plate -- (pic) - Ender Jun 20, 17:56 [Attachment] 5
  - Beautimous -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 20, 22:22
  - Mangia! -- nm - Krusty Jun 20, 18:58
  - 👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 20, 18:55
  - yum -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 18:18
  - 😋 -- nm - JD Jun 20, 18:08
*unfollows rolling stone on mastodon* if they're just going to repeat balderdash disinfo uncritically in headlines, I'm out. - Beryllium Jun 20, 17:28
interesting to me: banning buy-to-rent in (some parts of) the Netherlands had no effect on housing prices, may have slightly increased rent, - mafic Jun 20, 17:28 3
- companies are now building whole subdivisions just for rental housing (tv news report) not buyers -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 18:23
- but also increased the number of first time home-buyers. -- nm - mafic Jun 20, 17:41
- "landlords are good actually"? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 17:30
The shooter at the Eltronic music fest at the Gorge WA, still not named. Was a soldier at JBLM. started as domestic violence -- nm* - zeitgeist Jun 20, 17:27 1
- Domestic violence is a big red flag for mass violence - TWuG Jun 20, 17:48
On this anniversary of "The Blues Brothers" I learned Aykroyd dated Carrie Fisher and they met the Pope during filming. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jun 20, 17:25 3
- *brain trying to process and getting stuck* -- nm - loosilu Jun 20, 17:27 2
  - she was also with Paul Simon at the time. -- nm - Remlik Jun 20, 18:13 1
    - She and Mark Hamill apparently generated enough force.... -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 18:24
Uh huh. Now fedex has marked the package as delayed. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 17:12
New Republic: "Missing Titanic Sub Once Faced Massive Lawsuit Over Depths It Could Safely Travel To" - Beryllium Jun 20, 16:58 15
- It’s odd that they quote us a transcript that tells us of the safety of the viewport in meters and then tell us the depth of the Titanic in feet. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 20, 22:21
- It sounds like this thing is only a step or two above the guy who tried to launch himself into space on a homemade rocket. -- nm - TWuG Jun 20, 17:17 4
  - it's literally home made. -- nm - loosilu Jun 20, 17:25
  - It's being made to sound that way, but I'm not convinced that's entirely accurate. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 17:18 2
    - I've seen pictures and the pressure vessel looks well designed, but that's a minimum requirement -- nm - TWuG Jun 20, 17:20 1
      - Agreed about design. I think the capsule itself is well designed. The controls, not sure. -- nm - loosilu Jun 20, 17:26
- is this the 1st voyage of this thing? -- nm - Remlik Jun 20, 17:08 8
  - It did multiple descents and successfully reached Titanic about 20% of the time. That means many malfunctions. - loosilu Jun 20, 17:30 1
    - One of the missing passengers is the 19 year old son of another passenger - Beryllium Jun 20, 17:36
  - Nope. I posted earlier about Mike Reiss, writer for The Simpsons, going on a trip down in it. He re-released his podcast episode about it. -- (link) - Krusty Jun 20, 17:14 [Backboard] 4
    - Seriously people, listen to his podcast. It's really fun. -- nm - Krusty Jun 20, 17:14 3
      - Does he sound like Moe's Syzlack the bartender or the comic book dealer? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 17:22 2
        
        I wish! He sounds like a Jewish guy from the Northeast. -- nm - Krusty Jun 20, 17:37
        
        I believe you are referring to the character commonly known as Comic Book Guy. -- nm - Comic Book Guy si Jun 20, 17:25
  - From my understanding, no, not by a long shot -- nm* - Beryllium Jun 20, 17:10
Black Mirror first two episodes: A-, B. I'd have loved to have heard the pitch meeting to (sp) - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 20, 16:56
Universal Yums' really strong set of boxes continues with Turkey: A-....one of the 5 best we've tried. There's nothing in there that - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 20, 16:53
"Taylor Swift Sets 2024 Int'l Dates for Eras Tour" that's a lotta shows! -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 20, 16:37
Go home Travel and Leisure, you’re drunk -- (link*) - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 20, 16:29 9
- even i wouldn't tell anyone to visit LA in January, on average -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 20, 16:38 6
  - It's better than Wisconsin, Idaho and Boston. Your weather is perfectly fine in January. -- nm - Krusty Jun 20, 17:16 3
    - often rainy highs usually only in the 60s. it brutal -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 20, 18:49
    - I’ll even accept Idaho as an answer, for people who like to ski, etc. -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 Jun 20, 17:17 1
      - Fair. But you have to hate yourself to visit Boston in January. -- nm - Krusty Jun 20, 17:20
  - Boston in January, FFS -- nm - loosilu Jun 20, 16:55 1
    - Seriously. Not an ideal time to visit the east coast unless you like winter sports. -- nm - Krusty Jun 20, 17:19
- Um... -- nm - loosilu Jun 20, 16:36
- But they have a Shake Shack! -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Jun 20, 16:32
ST this is important. Trump's punishment for mishandling classified will set the standard for all future presidents and ex presidents. -- nm - loosilu Jun 20, 16:19 3
- You're not wrong at all. - Jovian Jun 20, 18:23
- well I'll be sure to use my influence at the DOJ then. -- nm - Reagen Jun 20, 16:22
- *Future* presidents. -- nm - 46 Jun 20, 16:21
Darker Waves Festival -- (pic) - JD Jun 20, 16:14 [Attachment] 2
- 16. -- nm - Qale Jun 20, 17:24
- Niiiiiiiiiice -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jun 20, 16:17
Dan Stevens? Well, if anyone's going to replace Roiland, it may as well be Legion. -- (link*) - Beryllium Jun 20, 16:10 2
- whoa, also, Tanis is directing a movie -- (link) - Reagen Jun 20, 16:15 1
  - Nice! And I had apparently forgotten that she's a producer on Shoresy -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 16:23
SDCC: No Hall H for Marvel -- (link) - budice Jun 20, 15:54
there seems to be at least one person not willing to do a long federal stretch to protect their former boss -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 20, 15:52
I had my most recent drink of alcohol on our 10th anniversary. - David Jun 20, 15:39 14
- That reminds me, I really need to go back to my “no anti-social drinking” rule. -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 Jun 20, 17:15
- ten drinks a night is some seriously problematic drinking. - mafic Jun 20, 17:07 9
  - I was up to averaging four* on the reg, and that was pretty worrisome in retrospect. -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 Jun 20, 17:21
  - I think I’ve done that twice in the last 6 years. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jun 20, 17:17 3
    - drinks as in liquor....or beers? -- nm - Remlik Jun 20, 18:38 1
      - Well, the 2nd was at least 1/2 of a handle of sweet tea vodka - Will Hunting Jun 20, 18:56
    - I'm pretty sure I've done that no more than twice in my life. I'm not sure I hit 10 drinks a month anymore. -- nm - TWuG Jun 20, 17:19
  - Medical questionaires always ask me if I have five or more drinks a day. I figure 3 is my max if I have beer with lunch, wine with dinner, and nighcap - Meg Jun 20, 17:12 3
    - Uh, isn't it 5 or more drinks a *week*? At least that's how I remember it...maybe my drinking is messing with my brains. -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 17:16 2
      - the definition they use here for binge drinking is more than 4/day or 10/week. -- nm - mafic Jun 20, 17:33 1
        
        I think here it's 6 or more drinks in a single night, three or more times a week. -- nm - znufrii Jun 20, 18:00
- Part of me: I wish I were you! Much healthier. Other part: Oh, I'm sad for you. Alcoholic beverages can be an art form. -- nm - loosilu Jun 20, 16:57
- Very interesting -- nm - Krusty Jun 20, 16:13
- wow -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 20, 15:47
Ryan Murphy got his $300m from Netflix and running -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Jun 20, 15:38 1
- Notably, a lot of people think Dana Walden is gonna be the next CEO. - David Jun 20, 15:43
Happy Belated Crash! -- nm - MDH Jun 20, 15:33 1
- Thank you very much! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 20, 18:52
Missouri's transgender care ban struck down by court. -- (link) - TWuG Jun 20, 15:26 4
- (Arkansas) -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Jun 20, 15:35 3
  - Oops, yes, sorry. -- nm - TWuG Jun 20, 16:11
  - Missouri should, too. After all, Arkansas loves company. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 15:37 1
    - Nice. -- nm - loosilu Jun 20, 16:20

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