Michael Jackson biopic whitewash went exactly as you'd expect

‘Michael’ Review: Not Quite a Thriller of a Biopic This dutiful biography of the King of Pop has great music and not much else.

"One of Michael’s few quiet scenes resonates the loudest. Gordy offers Jackson a tip, “In this business, you lie about everything.” 10-year-old Michael Jackson swiftly announces to a room full of journalists that he’s only 8 years old"
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New York Rangers VS Philadelphia Flyers Game 4 1997 Playoffs YouTube video by Rangers Fan 819

One of my earliest sports memories, and I'm pretty sure it's my first positive sports memory: Lindros' game-winner
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Carr’s Drive-Thru Dinner Donald Trump’s FCC chair Brendan Carr is set to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Status has learned, where he will mingle with journalists and news executives at an event ostensibly abou...

Scoop: FCC Chair Brendan Carr—who has used his post to chill the speech of Trump's critics—has been invited by a media organization to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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How Professional Wrestling Prepared Linda McMahon for Trump’s Cabinet The Education Secretary ran the W.W.E. for years with her husband, Vince, an unstable man who, like her new boss, has a genius for inflaming the crowd.

"There have been thirty-one settlements for anti-white and anti-Asian discrimination, and four for allowing transgender athletes to compete in sports. Meanwhile, McMahon’s department has resolved no cases of sexual harassment or assault" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

What it feels like to be unable to solve some difficult-to-describe issue with a piece of technology

Realizing that the Groundhog Day posters are infamously bad because Bill Murray must've refused to do any photoshoots for them
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What it feels like to be unable to solve some difficult-to-describe issue with a piece of technology

A ★★★★★ review of Groundhog Day (1993) A Frank Capra movie for the 1990s. The rare combination of coming up with the perfect concept and executing it well. The two leads were impeccably cast and altogether it just simply works. The only dr...

A Frank Capra movie for the 1990s. The rare combination of coming up with the perfect concept and executing it well. The two leads were impeccably cast and altogether it just simply works letterboxd.com/nickfield90/...

'You've had your whole 15 fucking movies and 25 fucking TV series to "create a bridge from Endgame to Doomsday", what good's a few minutes more gonna do you now!?'
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'You've had your whole 15 fucking movies and 25 fucking TV series to "create a bridge from Endgame to Doomsday", what good's a few minutes more gonna do you now!?'
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Joe Russo Teases ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Re-Release At Sands Joe Russo revealed, during a session at Sands, exactly what audiences can expect to see on the big screen on Sept. 25 when 'Endgame' is re-released.

“It’s critically important to re-release the movie, we’ll be re-releasing the film with footage that is set in the Doomsday story that we have added to Avengers: Endgame...It’s an opportunity to create a bridge from Endgame to Doomsday in a very unique way" deadline.com/2026/04/joe-...

In 1935, apparently 2 hours and 11 minutes was considered a long enough film that Variety had to damp down fears that audiences wouldn't sit through it

A ★★★ review of Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) I was looking forward to a Hollywood tale about a tyrant overthrown. Instead, the wealthy guy in charge botches the process, casting off the Captain instead of prosecuting him. The Captain returns and...

I was looking forward to a Hollywood tale about a tyrant overthrown. Instead, they botch the process, casting off the Captain instead of prosecuting him. The Captain returns and costs the lives of many, and the court absolves the Captain. So not exactly escapism letterboxd.com/nickfield90/...

This also gives some perspective on why Downey took the role. While he'd already filmed Oppenheimer by the spring of 2023, he didn't know it would be such a financial success or that he'd win an Oscar. Instead, his last movie was the 2020 flop Doolittle
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Just two Epstein buddies enjoying the game together @bowulf.bsky.social

Kevin Feige & the Russo Brothers on Why They Brought Back RDJ & Chris Evans in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ YouTube video by Fandango

A very honest answer here from Kevin Feige, as he says they began to consider casting Robert Downey Jr as Doctor Doom in "early 2023". After all, QuantuMania flopped in February 2023 while Jonathan Majors was arrested in March 2023 www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3at...

remember those sets from that movie you saw 26 years ago? well, we're gonna show em to you again because there is no end to this

California’s Blue Armageddon One of the most liberal states in the country can’t find a Democrat to lead it.

“Jewish Journal called me the first Jewish mayor,” Villaraigosa boasted. As best I can tell, this referred to a 2017 Jewish Journal article in which Villaraigosa identified himself as being 'the Jewish major'” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

California’s Blue Armageddon One of the most liberal states in the country can’t find a Democrat to lead it.

"Like Mayor Pete, Mahan exudes high-minded, data-driven sophistication, with that special dash of “aw shucks” they teach at Harvard" www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Looking ahead to 2028, voters don't care about experience or values. They care about honesty, policies and change www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

Many more people wish they could live in the past than in the future www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

Poll: Trump's approval rating hits second-term low as Americans sour on the economy and Iran war Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of inflation, according to an NBC News Decision Desk Poll, with some cracks emerging in his GOP support.

"In the new poll, 83% of Republicans gave Trump a positive approval rating, down 4 points from earlier this year. And the share of Republicans who strongly approve of Trump’s job performance has dropped 6 points, from 58% to 52%" www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

The Beatles - Taxman YouTube video by TheBeatlesVEVO

(If you drive a car, car) I'll tax the street
(If you try to sit, sit) I'll tax your seat
(If you get too cold, cold) I'll tax the heat
(If you take a walk, walk) I'll tax your feet
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Cover of Mother Jones with an image of fingers pointing at John Roberts and the coverline "Blame John Roberts for Everything"

The NYT big expose on SCOTUS today pairs well with @ariberman.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social's cover story on how ~everything wrong with this country today can be laid at the feet of John Roberts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"Don't put this on me, Kevin. You're the one out of ideas"
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Tim Walz to guest on Kimmel Wednesday night
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Only disappointment was that my copy was a mid-2000s DVD from my library, and it was pan and scan. I'd forgotten how terrible that presentation is
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A ★★★★★ review of A Place in the Sun (1951) "I'm not afraid to be poor" A noir murder mystery wrapped in a romantic drama, nine years before Alfred Hitchcock did it in Psycho. Charlie Chaplin was right about how well this story captured America...

"I'm not afraid to be poor"
Chaplin was right about how well this story captured America. A young man who by birthright should be part of a rich family does whatever it takes to regain his spot. Altogether, George Stevens does a terrific job with this Gatsby-like story letterboxd.com/nickfield90/...