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Society of the Snow was harrowing... - Jovian Jan 5, 10:45 1
- I found a paperback of Alive! at my grandmother's house when I was like 10. That was some interesting reading -- nm - JD Jan 5, 10:47
The rumored Coachella headliners: Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat, Tyler the Creator -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 10:24 8
- Our friends try to get us to go to Bonnaroo every year, and it's sometimes headliners like this, and we're like "I don't like any of them." - JaxSean Jan 5, 10:39 2
  - Though for Bonnaroo, I'd suggest that the headliners are kind of a bonus. I think you'd put together a line up out of each day that you'd be more - JD Jan 5, 10:44 1
    - Yeah, we (well, *I*) have been somewhat tempted each year. - JaxSean Jan 5, 10:56
- What does Tyler create? -- nm - decline Jan 5, 10:35 1
  - Golf Wang -- nm - JD Jan 5, 10:37
- That will work. Ought to bring a diverse crowd -- nm - JD Jan 5, 10:35 2
  - is there any world where it still wouldn't sell out in five minutes even if the headliners were Kid Rock, Vanilla Ice, and Ted Nugent? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 10:51 1
    - Not at this point. -- (link) - JD Jan 5, 10:54
New Salt & Straw in Vancouver -- (link) - budice Jan 5, 10:13 3
- Salt & Straw looks at the Pulp Fiction line: Did you just order a $5 shake? and just laughs -- (link) - JD Jan 5, 10:21 [youtube] 1
  - A 1994 $5 shake is a $11 shake today. -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 10:53
- Vancouver... Washington. Across the river from the home of Salt & Straw, Portland. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 5, 10:18
Arcane: Season 2 | First Look | Netflix -- (link) - mud Jan 5, 10:11 [youtube] 1
- *November*?? ughh - Jovian Jan 5, 10:30
Pro tip if you don't want Amazon video ads: choose no-rush shipping on orders. - David Jan 5, 10:06 7
- Thanks.I forgot Caped Crusader will be there. commercial free it is! -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 10:28
- I love how the solution is to give up the singular benefit that Prime was created to provide in order to get rid of ads - oblique Jan 5, 10:09 4
  - We were just saying last night that we're rarely getting two-day shipping now anyway. -- nm - David Jan 5, 10:28 3
    - For me it's the opposite. I don't have Prime but it always gets here faster than they say, other than Christmas rush. -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 10:54
    - I ordered some stuff this morning from Walmart that said it would be delivered today. Of course they emailed this afternoon and said "lol, how about - oblique Jan 5, 10:49
    - class action time babyeee -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 10:30
- Hmm, clever. I'd been using my credit to buy MA-compatible movies. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 5, 10:08
Aaron Rodgers voted most inspirational by Jets teammates -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jan 5, 09:47 5
- Inspiring defamation lawsuits -- nm - rollo Jan 5, 10:01
- Is Kim Hollis gonna have to choke a bitch? -- nm - David Jan 5, 09:51 2
  - Several it sounds like -- nm - JD Jan 5, 09:54
  - SEE? -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 5, 09:52
- They are wrong. It's Solomon Thomas and it's not even close. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 5, 09:48
stupid me for thinking Senate Dems would actually use the subpoena power we won for them three years ago but hauling this guys treasonous ass before -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 09:36
THR: ‘White Lotus’ Season 3: Parker Posey, Michelle Monaghan, Jason Isaacs Among Six Joining Cast - mud Jan 5, 09:35 6
- nice to see leslie bibb getting work. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jan 5, 11:13
- Carrie Coon's name has been floated in this, but I need her back on set for The Gilded Age ASAP -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 10:04
- awful rich white people are sure to learn their lesson this time around -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 09:37 3
  - ...and I'm here for it. -- nm - samara Jan 5, 10:19
  - Isn't that kind of the point? Aspirational for the resort setting but then seeing the characters suffer? - JD Jan 5, 09:47 1
    - Oh! and hey, as an awful but not rich nor white person, I've actually been to Koh Samui, Phuket and Bangkok so I'm probably part of the problem ;-) -- nm - JD Jan 5, 09:53
You don't even have to speak french to enjoy this Radio Canada New Year's sketch. "Juste Justin" -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Jan 5, 09:34
she’s more polished than Meatball Ron but funny how every GOP gov can’t survive their first steps across the state line without the safety in numbers -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 09:32
The forecast for next week is getting out of hand. Snow from Thursday night until Monday. If only it were true. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 5, 09:25 1
- send it down to California like every other good thing from Oregon -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 09:26
As often, I am in the David and Kim camp. - Spawn Jan 5, 09:15 20
- Wait, did I miss an episode? Why are you taking the shingles vaccine again? You were the reason I got it in the first place at 50 -- nm - oblique Jan 5, 10:05 1
  - They told me to wait after having it. And then I held off. So damned expensive. Then realized stupid for me not to, so did it. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 10:13
- I'm due for my second shot. I keep hesitating because of these posts. - pmb Jan 5, 10:04 2
  - Just get it. I believe we did ours on a Friday so that we could just rest over the weekend. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 5, 10:09 1
    - I had no reaction to the first, so I guess that's good? -- nm - pmb Jan 5, 10:18
- Oof. You have my sympathy. I don't know what's in that, but it humbled us both. -- nm - David Jan 5, 10:02 4
  - How long did you feel bad? -- nm - pmb Jan 5, 10:05 3
    - I was pretty useless from Thursday evening to Sat around noon when I had ALL the vaccines (flu / COVID / Shingrex) -- nm - JD Jan 5, 10:13
    - Kim might remember better, but it seemed like we were useless for at least three days afterward. But we had a COVID booster with it. - David Jan 5, 10:09 1
      - Right. That was the first shot. When we got the second one, we were not so foolish. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 5, 10:10
- Yep, it's a tough one! Hope you feel better soon. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 5, 09:48
- Is that the second shingles shot? It knocked my buddy down something fierce. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 5, 09:46
- Color me impressed. I only made it till 1030AM the morning after I had the Shingrix vaccine - JD Jan 5, 09:43
- Ugh! Feel better soon. -- nm - Krusty Jan 5, 09:38
- Is that supposed to be a hard vaccine? I'm not due for another few years. -- nm - sycor Jan 5, 09:20 5
  - 5% alcohol by volume. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 5, 09:24 3
    - Mike's Hard Shingrix -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 09:25 2
      - snort -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Jan 5, 09:39
      - 😆 -- nm - JD Jan 5, 09:34
  - I've never heard of it being a nothingburger vaccine, so, yeah. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 09:23
DC STers: Barnes & Noble in Georgetown closed 10ish years ago and became a Nike Store. That closed. Opening this spring, Barnes & Noble. -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 09:13 8
- our B&N is always super busy when I go. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 5, 09:49
- the circle of life continues. -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 09:25
- They should try Barnes & Nike. -- nm - pmb Jan 5, 09:16
- maybe the only good thing on tik tok has been book tok (apparently it genuinely moves physical product to new customers) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 09:14 3
  - Booktok is the only reason I would consider using Tiktok. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 5, 10:11 1
    - at least from the b&m displays i've seen on social, it's also a lot of low hanging fruit for people who might have never picked up a book - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 10:13
  - Spicy Book Tok is a beast unto its own -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Jan 5, 09:40
- Nike has an opportunity to do the funniest thing in 10 years... -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 5, 09:14
Hey Mop how is the water distiller holding up? -- nm - sycor Jan 5, 09:03 8
- I think it's Max that was looking at a water distiller, no? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 5, 09:11 7
  - Mop, Max... close enough. hehe my bad. -- nm - sycor Jan 5, 09:14 2
    - I just don't have his stunning good looks. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 5, 09:19 1
      - Too close to mud -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 11:05
  - I got one. Works just fine. -- nm - Max Jan 5, 09:12 3
    - How often are you using it. -- nm - sycor Jan 5, 09:15 2
      - About every other day. It takes about an hour for the whole process. -- nm - Max Jan 5, 09:30 1
        
        An hour? Wow, most of the ones I've been looking at say around 4 hours. -- nm - sycor Jan 5, 09:30
Kimberly Akimbo will close on Broadway 4/28. It's expected, but again a short run for a Best Musical winner. -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 09:01
You needed a watchdog group to tell you that the same assholes trying to subvert democracy on 1/6 are still doing that in 2024? Really? -- (link) - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 5, 08:50 1
- Big, if true. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 09:23
Harry Dunn, officer who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, is running for Congress in Maryland -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jan 5, 08:39
Night Swim Short -- (link) - JD Jan 5, 08:24 [youtube]
Weekend Plans? - Andie Jan 5, 08:20 37
- Orthodox Christmas on Sunday. Tomorrow's Eve dinner is one of my favourite meals of the year. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 5, 09:35
- Mrs. Doubtfire tonight, funeral tomorrow (bummer) and then - who knows? -- nm - Louis Litt Jan 5, 09:17
- traditional Jan 6th celebration, like everyone else I assume -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 09:13 3
  - storming the Capitol? -- nm - Roger More Jan 5, 09:15 2
    - Brilliant plan, Pinky! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 5, 09:27
    - you mean stopping the steal? - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 09:25
- geesh! that sounds like a horrible migraine. I'm only taking down Xmas decor this week - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Jan 5, 09:11
- More cleaning and organizing. Should be able to go back to WFH soon so I need to clean up the office. - sycor Jan 5, 09:03
- Movie tonight with my daughter (maybe Iron Claw), brunch tomorrow with my sisters and families, first date with new couple friends tomorrow night. -- nm - pmb Jan 5, 08:56
- quiet weekend. mostly housework and plant stuff - decline Jan 5, 08:51
- Styx / .38 Special tonight, mostly house & yard work the rest of the weekend. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 08:41 1
  - Nice! -- nm - con_carne Jan 5, 08:58
- shoveling, i guess -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 08:37 1
  - "New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible" - decline Jan 5, 08:39
- Annual Feed My Starving Children outing for daughters birthday tonight with friends (might be her 13th in a row?). Saturday rehearsals (college kids - oblique Jan 5, 08:29
- Daddy-daughter day tomorrow, no idea what we’re going to do. - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 5, 08:26 14
  - Time to introduce her to football and gambling. -- nm - Roger More Jan 5, 09:16
  - Arcades still exist? - decline Jan 5, 08:29 12
    - We have Main Event here, which has lots of games. And a restaurant/barcade (kids are allowed). Our one mall is always wildly busy (I hate going to it) -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 5, 09:52 3
      - Main Event aka "where the f**k did that $100 go?!" -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 10:04
      - Yeah, West Town Mall in Knoxville is packed whenever we go there. They replaced a Sears with a sporting goods store that's always mobbed. -- nm - David Jan 5, 10:01 1
        
        The nicest Dick's Sporting Goods ever. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 5, 10:09
    - We have barcades around here, not sure about arcades though. And don't think kids are allowed in the barcades. -- nm - sycor Jan 5, 09:01
    - Many malls are closing because there are too many. That said, mall business is very strong in many that remain. -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 08:59
    - we have nostalgia bars that have a bunch of classic cabinet games -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 08:51
    - It’s pretty grim, overall. -- (edited) - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 5, 08:46
    - My wife had some time to kill this week and tried to go walking in the mall near us. It was impossible. Apparently it just exists for the anchor - oblique Jan 5, 08:31 3
      - The mall near me always seems generally busy. Of course I was there during Christmas, but every space was occupied and open. -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 08:40 2
        
        Yup. Around here a ton of malls closed, those that remain make a killing. -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 08:59 1
        
        yeah, the big mall here is typically super busy and the book store in it is always bonkers packed -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 5, 09:08
- Seeing the musical "Six" tomorrow. Cleaning my house. -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 08:23 5
  - One note - this is a 1 act show. No intermission - so don't drink too much...cause for real - Louis Litt Jan 5, 09:18 2
    - noted! -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 09:19 1
      - Definitely want to hear your review of the show. The tour we saw - every one of them was a legit powerhouse. Really hoping it comes to town again. -- nm - Louis Litt Jan 5, 09:26
  - so much fun (the musical). have you seen it before? -- nm - oblique Jan 5, 08:26 1
    - No, first time. Really looking forward to it! -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 08:27
- undecorating, NFL watching and playing hockey Sunday -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 5, 08:21
"Cut... off... one hand... from each economist. Got it." -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 08:12 1
- Harry Truman approves. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 5, 08:18
YouTube is still dishing out copyright strikes for Steamboat Willie. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jan 5, 07:43 2
- I want my murder Willie movie now! (spoilers - I will never watch that movie) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 5, 07:45
- bastards -- nm - decline Jan 5, 07:44
RIP Hutch -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 07:42 5
- Crap. That show meant a lot to young Spawn. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 07:43 4
  - We don't want you to get worked up, Spawn. Here, enjoy this picture of Florence Pugh. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jan 5, 08:20 [Image] 3
    - [poof] -- nm - spawn's heart monitor Jan 5, 08:22 2
      - Have not got it yet! But I will be shaving my chest for it. I am *still* wearing a few of the electrodes from the EKG. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 09:17 1
        
        he's more machine than man now -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 10:01
Woot! - JD Jan 5, 07:36 [Backboard]
economics is only slightly more predictive than phrenology. people aren't rational -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 07:34 10
- eh, as a whole they generally are in the economic sense. -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 09:50
- I’ve always been a fan of reverse phrenology. - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 5, 08:54
- They should shut the fuck up until they work out some new models or whatever they need to be even slightly more accurate. - Krusty Jan 5, 07:42 6
  - Again, I do think that stating a prediction that involves human behavior does inherently set up the conditions for it to be wrong. - Dano Jan 5, 08:19 1
    - Prediction and probability implies the idea that we get to rerun the experiment, which is hard to do with the economy. - Reagen Jan 5, 08:31
  - Also, the media does a really shitty job reporting on it. The monthly series is very noisy and subject to revision, so is not even a solid indicator -- (edited) - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 5, 08:15
  - Any future looking predictions (in anything) are always going to be suspect. Nobody can really see the future. People try to read the current - pmb Jan 5, 08:02
  - Unfortunately, it is human nature. "We" are always going to talk about the future. Whether fortune tellers or quants - JD Jan 5, 07:46 1
    - Sure, but we were all always right about movies. ;) -- nm - Volnelk Jan 5, 07:53
- It is the generative AI of the social sciences. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 5, 07:39
Night Swim 26% (17/52), The Bricklayer 44% (4/5), Lost Ladies 100% (7/0) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 5, 07:27 9
- Luckily I am going to a Bee Keeper sneak showing on Saturday night. AMC thing. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 07:43
- so that's really bad for Night Swim. It'll still win the weekend, right ? -- nm - decline Jan 5, 07:35 2
  - I'd bet that -- nm - JD Jan 5, 07:37 1
    - for sure. the trailer is very well-done. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jan 5, 07:41
- Coming Soon: The Book of Clarence 94% (16/1), The Beekeeper nsy, Mean Girls nsy, Founders Day 92% (12/1), ISS 92% (11/1) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 5, 07:30 4
  - do we think mean girls will do well? I kind of think it will. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jan 5, 07:41 1
    - the advance sales have been strong (despite Paramount's best efforts to hide that it's the musical version) -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 08:09
  - We have tickets for the Wednesday early access showing of Mean Girls (on Wednesdays we wear pink) -- nm - oblique Jan 5, 07:30 1
    - And we expect to see a pic of you. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 07:44

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