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First look at ‘The Iron Claw’, starring Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White and Harris Dickinson as the Von Erichs. -- (pic) - budice Jul 27, 07:15 [Attachment] 2
- I can't remember the last time one of films went wide in the US. -- nm - LMS Jul 27, 07:36
- Theresa and I watched the Dark Side of the Ring episode about them the other night. -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 07:18
I Went to Canada to Watch Barbie With Ryan Gosling's Family -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 07:02
Mbappe officially refuses to talk to SA club -- (link) - Reagen Jul 27, 06:57 3
- Good for him... - Will Hunting Jul 27, 07:01 1
  - yup -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 27, 07:11
- 👏🏽 -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 06:59
I'm sorry David, but it's not accurate to say there's no lingering pandemic effect on 2023 box office. The entire paradigm was reset. -- nm - rollo Jul 27, 06:40 11
- I have not been back to the theater since pre-COVID. I used to go weekly. A small fraction is lingering anxiety, but most I know I can wait. - sycor Jul 27, 07:09
- But I mean that's the point, innit? People were frightened or reluctant to go to the theater because of COVID for a couple of years. Then the habit -- (edited) - Reagen Jul 27, 06:51
- ascribing it only to “the pandemic” is too vague. it’s how the studios changed their own business models before and after, going all in on streaming - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 06:46 6
  - I'd buy this more now than Covid itself. If I can get any Disney movie in 3-4 months, why bother seeing in the theater unless it's an "event" -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 06:58 2
    - studios had wanted to collapse the window for years before COVID. pandemic just gave them the leverage to actually do it -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 07:01 1
      - Oh, I know they wanted to ... but the last few years just shows they're terrible at forecasting the future. - Will Hunting Jul 27, 07:03
  - I agree. waiting a month or two to see it for free is a big change and much more acceptable than 4-5 months previously - Beaker 🍺 Jul 27, 06:49 2
    - 100%. Take the two giant movies coming out this weekend on streaming (GotG3, Super Mario). I saw neither of them in theaters but will certainly - oblique Jul 27, 07:20
    - the girls like to go cause they go with their friends. but for wife and I, why bother when we can watch from home -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 27, 06:50
- i agree, a lot of people just completely lost the 'habit' of going to a theatre for entertainment. -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 06:42 1
  - Not just theater, either. We lost a ton of habits of all kinds. I am only now feeling like I’m starting to regain some discipline lost. -- nm - Qale Jul 27, 07:25
more like 23 And Me times three -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 06:38 1
- And those are just the ones who got their DNA tested -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 11:13
Haunted Mansion 45% (42/51), Talk to Me 96% (110/5), Sympathy for the Devil 71% (25/10), The Beasts 97% (37/1), The First Slam Dunk 100% (13/0) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 27, 06:16 5
- Im bummed about Haunted Mansion. Wanted better reviews and definitely didnt want this to die on the vine, like this clearly is going to. -- nm - Jovian Jul 27, 07:07 3
  - at least release it at Halloween, for starters -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 07:07 2
    - Seriously. Why release that in July? -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 07:19 1
      - they want it on Plus by October -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 07:24
- NYT review: "There is a mansion, it is haunted, boo, blah, the end." -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 07:05
Peacock (24m subs) lost more in Q2 ($651m) than the guilds are asking in total for a fair new deal -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 06:11 1
- theatrical revenue jumped 66% (thanks-a Mario) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 06:12
US growth accelerates to 2.4% "defying slowdown expectations" (who kept pimping the expected slowdown, WSJ?) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 06:02 4
- We'll eventually be right! -- nm - WSJ Jul 27, 07:08
- *clenches harder* -- nm - Jerome Powell Jul 27, 06:19
- Maybe every news site will stop pushing so hard for us to end up in a recession. It seems like they're all rooting for it and for the economy to -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 27, 06:16 1
  - lol, sure we will -- nm - NYT Pitchbot Jul 27, 06:47
I am shocked! "Tesla years ago began exaggerating its vehicles’ potential driving distance – by rigging their range-estimating software. " -- (link) - decline Jul 27, 05:59 1
- SHOCKED, I said! -- nm - Spawn Jul 27, 07:10
Guys! Baby Biscuit kitten is sick! Off to the vet. - Andie Jul 27, 05:53 9
- Get better, Biscuit. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 27, 07:15
- NOOOOOOO!!!!! Biscuit needs to get better soon! -- nm - sycor Jul 27, 07:10
- oh no. get well Biscuit -- nm - decline Jul 27, 05:59 2
  - definitely this -- nm - spamlet Jul 27, 06:41
  - this -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 27, 06:32
- we're all pulling for you, biscuit and Andie! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 27, 05:54
- Here is a recent video of them for a cuteness break. -- (link) - Andie Jul 27, 05:54 1
  - Love it! -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 06:02
- :-( Hopefully the vet can get him feeling better very soon. -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 05:54
women are not a monolithic voting bloc (*cough2016*) but they're 55% of voters so far in the Ohio special election to increase the threshold for -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 05:39 1
- "If women could just give each other a break now and then they could come together and take over while the men are busy trying to destroy each other" -- nm - rollo Jul 27, 06:38
Does anyone have YouTube channel recommendations? I've been clearing out the true crime stuff but now I don't have much to watch these days. -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 05:34 18
- Audit the Audit is my go to. 15 to 20 minute episodes. -- nm - J Jul 27, 07:09
- *asks Kelly* Is Nathan's channel monetized yet? --- No? Sorry I got nothing. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 07:02 1
  - 😆 -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 07:20
- Doug Demuro! Otherwise unless you're going to take up Magic, I got nothing. -- nm* - spamlet Jul 27, 06:59 2
  - Hahaha! Thanks! I forgot about him from when you posted the video recently. -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 07:01 1
    - He also did an episode of the Decoder podcast a while back if you want to get more about him before digging in. - spamlet Jul 27, 07:23
- History Matters. Short historical information takes. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 27, 06:05 2
  - I'm a big fan of that channel. I have his Patreon supporter names stuck in my head from hearing him read them out at the end of every episode. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 06:11 1
    - yup -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 27, 06:17
- George Lucas Talk Show (funny if you're a Star Wars nerd, but don't have to be either) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 06:03 [youtube] 1
  - Sorry but I despise Star Wars. I'm sure others here will enjoy the show. -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 06:10
- Beard Meats Food -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 27, 05:59 1
  - Not the Beard I was hoping for. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 06:03
- Not yt, but The Sixth Commandment on iPlayer is excellent (true crime 4 part drama) -- nm - LMS Jul 27, 05:47 2
  - Thanks! I'll check it out this afternoon. I know it's not from the BBC but I've enjoyed The Change w/Bridget Christie. -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 05:53 1
    - Really liked that too, great cast. -- nm - LMS Jul 27, 06:07
- Bullets and Blockbusters and Inside of You (michael Rosenbaum’s interview VPoD) -- nm - Flavorize Jul 27, 05:46 1
  - Bullets and Blockbusters looks interesting, thanks! -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 05:50
World Cup spoilers - Australia / Nigeria - Beaker 🍺 Jul 27, 05:01 1
- i blame mafic -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 05:47
TV PSA: Tacoma FD, Dark Winds, Full Circle, Harley Quinn, Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Twisted Metal, The Witcher, Zoey 102, Alone - Beaker 🍺 Jul 27, 04:51
Coup ongoing in Niger -- (link) - Reagen Jul 27, 04:02 2
- FoxNews is replacing the ‘G’ with a ‘J’ in all teleprompters to avoid incidents. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 04:14 1
  - still pronouncing with the hard J -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 06:06
It was Musk that posted Bronny cardiac was caused by the vaxx and he's been censoring posts refuting it -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 27, 02:01 1
- The removal of the fact check is more than enough proof to show that Twitter can't be trusted anymore while he's in charge. -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 05:12
Naked woman with a gun opens fire on the Bay Bridge. -- (link) - Meg Jul 26, 23:17 1
- Find lonely feelings Till the pain ain't got too much Then the whole thing changes suddenly When a woman`s had enough -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 01:11
BBC article on the history of Nothing Compares 2 U, She did it in one take, hit her heart because she was breaking up with her BF/producer -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 26, 22:43 1
- Emma's Song makes me tear up a bit - LMS Jul 27, 04:34 [youtube]
It seems that it took 4 days for Twitter to finally delete the material. And then Elon posted the account was unbanned. -- nm - Qale Jul 26, 22:01 9
- I'm afraid to search for the news. Is there a link to what happened? - TWuG Jul 26, 22:22 2
  - Alt right account, one that gets money from Twitter, posted screen grabs from the worst of the worst CSAM video. - Qale Jul 26, 22:35
  - oops, wrong thread -- nm* - Beryllium Jul 26, 22:24
- "the material is gone now, so I see no issue with this person going forward" (paraphrased) -- (edited) - Beryllium Jul 26, 22:13 5
  - The evidence it was lights out for Twitter was there, but significantly increased with every decision. Now? Unconscionable. No one should be there. -- nm - Qale Jul 26, 22:36 4
    - Feeling annoyed at the timing here, because WaPo did a stupid hit piece on mastodon based on a flawed understanding of a study & of the tech. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 26, 23:00 [mastodon] 3
      - The issue with the article is that mastodon is not a singular entity like Twitter. It is a software platform that anyone can run. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 26, 23:02 2
        
        The mention that the majority of the content came from instances in Japan at the end doesn’t do anyone any favors. -- nm* - Qale Jul 26, 23:18 1
        
        I mean, as a result of this sort of content, most of Japan isn't allowed to federate with the fediverse. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 23:21
Jason Aldean’s song has sold 400,000 copies in 10 days. -- nm - MDH Jul 26, 21:50 5
- Given what happened with the last BTS guy who debuted at #1, it should take the top spot next week. - Tim Jul 26, 22:08 3
  - Oh definitely agreed. It’s a sure #1. As I’ve said for a while it’s sad but the Billboard charts are completely irrelevant. -- nm - MDH Jul 26, 22:13 2
    - They just don’t know how to account for streaming becoming 90% of the way music is consumed. -- nm - Tim Jul 26, 22:24 1
      - seems they can count the number of times a song is played better than when a disk is purchased... - zeitgeist Jul 26, 22:59
- Buy? Music? What? -- nm - Qale Jul 26, 21:57
Cards on the table? I have to say I thought Sinead died a long time ago. Not sure why. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 26, 21:15 1
- well her career has been dead, at least here in the US, since that ripping the photo of the Pope stunt, Networks hate that and she was blackballed - zeitgeist Jul 26, 22:24
I don't understand the Angels thinking in taking Ohtani off the market. They're going to lose him for nothing at the end of the season. - Krusty Jul 26, 21:14 8
- This month they’ve: Swept the Padres, Dodgers, and Yankees…they think they’re close and can make Phillies-sequel run in the playoffs -- nm* - Flavorize Jul 27, 04:41 1
  - Even if they make the playoffs, they think that's going to be enough to make him want to stay? I don't think so. -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 05:16
- As of right now I think they resign him. - Tim Jul 26, 22:49 1
  - Why do you think that? What reason does he have to stay when they haven't been a good team? -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 05:15
- Angels don't make good trades. Gio and Lopez are rentals for prospects -- nm - budice Jul 26, 21:34 3
  - They should have traded Ohtani last year when they could have gotten a massive haul. No one is giving up the farm for a three month rental. - Krusty Jul 27, 05:17
  - If you haven’t noticed we’re not exactly good at developing prospects. -- nm - spamlet Jul 27, 04:09
  - As the pattern, Angels finish with a mediocre record which hurts playoff wise and for the draft -- nm - budice Jul 26, 21:36
Wordle 768 3/6 - it took me 30 seconds to get 4 letters. It took me 11:30 to figure out the word - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 26, 21:11 3
- 4 - rollo Jul 27, 06:22
- 5 - decline Jul 27, 05:45
- 3/6 - Fuzzy Jul 27, 03:59
I guess there's much to be celebrated here, but from the purist point of view, it's *so* discouraging to see how the sport has been bastardized -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 26, 20:59 4
- Everyone in the stands should be put on a list. -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 06:26
- Fucking White people. -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 05:48
- It's like someone tried to prank his girlfriend and things got seriously out of hand. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 26, 21:46
- what till there's a steroid scandal -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 21:02
July 4th…I posted Reds should be knocking on the White Sox door to get players at the trade deadline…Angels beat them to it - Flavorize Jul 26, 20:58
Mitch sounds unwell. recently fell at the DC airport before his incident today -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 20:48 3
- when Senator Clinton got pneumonia running for president the NYT political desk was writing her literal obituary -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 22:22 2
  - Don't most major news organizations keep those on file for all public figures? -- nm - Meg Jul 26, 22:37 1
    - They do. And even update every so often. -- nm - . Jul 27, 04:07
Jets beat reporter saying Arod restructuring might be aimed at getting D Adams and not Dalvin Cook -- (link) - Flavorize Jul 26, 20:42 4
- Spending the money on Cook doesn't make much sense. - the wrong element Jul 26, 22:09 1
  - I think we're good at RB and what team can't use another quality WR. -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 05:32
- It's done to get Aaron Rodgers more money, and anybody who says otherwise isn't paying attention. -- nm - David Jul 26, 20:46 1
  - It can be both. -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 21:20
The stuff that can be done on an outpatient basis now vs 20, even 10, years ago is pretty terrific -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 26, 20:29
I'll take it -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 26, 20:27
From a prior board about Toyota and electric cars, if this is true (and I’ll believe it when I see it), it would be a game changer. -- (edited) - pmb Jul 26, 20:16 13
- I hope they succeed, but not sure chasing the solid state battery will get them to market soon enough to still be relevant. - TWuG Jul 26, 20:33 11
  - lithium range isn’t going to double in the next five years -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 20:39 9
    - It doesn't need to. -- nm - TWuG Jul 26, 21:08 6
      - if the next benchmark is 750m of range, even five years out, they kinda do. like the CPU race of the 90s -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 21:17 5
        
        If Toyota sets that benchmark, good on em. To say I doubt it would be putting it mildly. - TWuG Jul 26, 21:28 4
        
        solid state is inevitable, whether it's Toyota first or someone else. just a question of when it makes lithium obsolete overnight -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 21:48 3
        
        Solid state batteries use lithium. -- nm - TWuG Jul 26, 21:52 2
        
        silicon is the ultimate goal for SSBs -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 21:58 1
        
        The silicon is replacing the graphite, not the lithium. -- nm - TWuG Jul 26, 22:10
    - cutting car weight is 1 way to extend range. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 26, 20:44
    - not with that attitude! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 26, 20:42
  - They’ve started to make a couple. I expect more will be coming (though they need to improve them). -- nm - pmb Jul 26, 20:34
- “by 2028” - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 20:26
Tomorrow morning's flight to ORD has already been delayed twice. I've got a not great feeling about this... -- nm - Diva Jul 26, 20:03 3
- Still better than being rerouted through New Jersey. -- nm - Reluctant Cynic Jul 27, 05:20 2
  - And, it's a lack of flight crew issue. 😒 🙄 - Diva Jul 27, 05:29 1
    - ...and delayed again. 🙄 -- nm - Diva Jul 27, 05:31
USA should have taken a lot more shots in the box. stop dribbling -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 20:00 2
- So much possession yet so few quality shots. -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 20:21 1
  - also, no subs in the second half after Lavelle. needed more experience in the middle when they were finally pressing hard -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 20:58
My toaster oven isn't toasting any more. Or rather, it isn't counting down the toasting, so it's more like it's a fire hazard. Should I buy this? -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 26, 19:59 7
- Or should I go stupid-big? -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 26, 20:00 6
  - do you have a lot of recipes that warrant $300 more on this one? -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 26, 20:18 4
    - He's got kids -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 20:21 3
      - kids are too big to put in it. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 26, 20:40 1
        
        in 1 piece -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 26, 20:40
      - Indeed. The other one seems more suited for smaller dishes. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 20:36
  - You could buy 3 and not spend as much as the stupid one...I've never used the split level -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 20:17

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