Do you think anyone fired from Twitter is decamping to their picturesque home town where their parents are about to put them in charge of a local Christmas project, and their only assistant? a handsome carpenter (who's single)
Me: oh wow, this shop has everything my heart desires!
Spooky shopkeeper: yes, I will warn you... every item comes with a price.
Me: yes, I know how shops work
I think the big PR miscalculation the Jonas brother made is that everyone's frame of reference for Sophie Turner is a beloved character who is held hostage by various horrible men.
There is a lot of "only over 40s should be allowed to go to Oasis" types going around considering they will have to rely on their children's well honed Ticketmaster skills to even dream of getting a seat.
Attractive mothers, you may be curious why I've called everyone to this parlor. Wonder no longer, I can reveal I have a MILF of my own, a "Mystery I'd Like to Figure out".
Christmas Eve, Mrs. Claus has broken her leg and needs a replacement! At the same time, a phone call from "E. Musk" promising a promotion and an edit button!
Joining Mastodon is simple. The server with the moderation is in the federation with accreditation; the inference with the instance is the toot that is true.
This episode has my favorite quote.
Jack Donaghy: You know, some people might find your attitude offensive.
Liz Lemon: What are they going to do about it, write a meandering play about how amazing the Irish are at not overcoming adversity?
I'm currently trying to think of what would be the reverse Banshees (an Irish writer writing a dark depiction of male frienship in London) and so far I have Dracula.
Am worried that this will concentrate on the boring parts of Bob Dylan's early career (sex and drugs) and not the exciting bits (arguments about what constitutes Folk Music in a beatnik cafe)
The funniest thing about ChatGPT is that after being around for about two years, writing cover letters is about the only positive use people have found for it.
How do we think Charlie did with the chocolate factory in the long run? His sole trait of being able to follow all the rules doesn't scream "confectionery tycoon" to me.
I'm a little surprised how popular this tweet is so please enjoy this photo of Angela Lansbury and Basil Rathbone having lunch while filming the Court Jester.
To work out your Martin McDonagh play name, It's "The [your favourite grandparent's profession] of [The last place you visited in Galway].
I'm "The Banker of Ballylee".
Wow, if I had a nickel for every time a movie was about Ryan Gosling dating a doll, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?
The Roald Dahl thing is quite interesting since I think it highlights the weird alchemy why people love his books so much: his sympathy for the underdog somehow combined with the most ridiculously poisonous view of the world.
Here's a little writing secret for you. Every writer's first draft features Tom Bombadil playing a minor role but Tolkien was the only one brave enough to keep him.
Me in 2017: ugh, the SNL Aer Lingus sketch is ridiculous. Is "Irish people are obsessed with dogs" even a thing?
Me in 2018: I'm voting for Michael D because I'm worried moving house will be stressful for Brod and Shadow.
apparently this was sold as a live Willy Wonka Experience but they used all AI images on the website to sell tickets and then people showed up and saw this and it got so bad people called the cops lmao
Today: "they will never understand. It was Cool Britannia. Patsy Kensit, Trainspotting, Melody Maker."
August 31st: "Chloe, am I in the queue for the presale now? I didn't refresh it!"
The Magdalene Laundries selfie does show that another downside of AI art is that the instantaneous nature means that you bypass the crucial "is a good idea?" process that comes with spending time and money on a project.
currently thinking about how killers of the flower moon literally cannot be taught in classes or any educational setting in the US because there's no physical release of it & no digital license that can currently be acquired to legally show it. just went through this on my campus
yikes, unfollowing now. I loved his work breaking up the chocolate cartel. didn’t know he recklessly endangered the lives of five kids in a tour of his factory.
How did the Irish Goodbye ever become "leaving a party without notice or fuss"? We have a whole genre of songs equating not staying out for another pint with the death of a beloved friend.
I had a very Grandpa Simpson moment earlier explaining my first mobile phone to my nephew. "It was in black and white and we had only so many letters per message. Also we played a game called Snake 2. It was about a snake."
A man goes to a doctor. “Doctor, I’m depressed,” The doctor says “The great clown Weary Willie is in town tonight,” the doctor says, “Go and see him! That should sort you out.”
“But doctor, I am Pa... wait, that hack?!”
The problem with the Joker movie is that we already have a classic narrative about an outsider who creates mayhem and destruction in polite society for its own sake - and that one has a goose in it.