And it’s an assumption that’s deeply rooted in racism. The aggregate opinions of a diverse, urban population are seen as inherently less pure than the homogenous opinion of rural white people.
Me trying to be “normal”
I love this analogy because I *still* hate Tony Scott movies, so it inadvertently works perfectly for me
It’s funny to remember when Southpaw and Emancipation were both heavy Oscar buzz movies prior to their premieres, partially on the back of Fuqua’s name.
Me trying to be “normal”
The Last of the Mohicans
It kills me that people blame studios for what is obviously the fault of consumers.
Great movies are still being made. Audiences just largely stopped watching them because the population is growing ever stupider each year.
I know a film fest programmer in Savannah, if that’s of any use to you
No team this season has made less sense, so this is perfectly on brand
Well that was a fast unfollow
@cavalorn.bsky.social Take your bows
The person who did the original “I never thought the leopards would eat MY face” tweet should get the Presidential Medal of Freedom next time a Dem is in the White House
This is what so few people seem to understand:
Feeling the consequences of their right-wing vote won’t change most people’s minds, because the entirety of the appeal in voting right-wing is the capacity for it to harm those they hate.
Personal consequences are largely irrelevant.
It’s like how we (the left) keep yelling at Trumpers that they’re “voting against their interests.”
The thing is, they’re not.
You just have to realize that “their interests” aren’t personal preservation; “their interests” are hurting their perceived enemies.
“The cruelty is the point.”
This is what so few people seem to understand:
Feeling the consequences of their right-wing vote won’t change most people’s minds, because the entirety of the appeal in voting right-wing is the capacity for it to harm those they hate.
Personal consequences are largely irrelevant.
Gavin Kliger sounds like the perfect Nazi name
Westchester State of Mind
Scenes from a Genoshan Restaurant
I thought Fantagraphics (and maybe even Dark Horse) would be so obscure to the layman that it therefore wasn’t really bait.
Alas.
Fun Connections yesterday for comic fans. I definitely fell for the bait with my first guess.
Just tried to turn on the Lakers/Rockets playoff game (it’s on ABC) and got this:
The human experiment, such as it is, is cooked.
SECOND ROUND:
Pistons over Cavs, 4-2
Celtics over Knicks, 4-3
Thunder over Lakers, 4-0
Nuggets over Spurs, 4-2
CONFERENCE FINALS:
Celtics over Pistons, 4-2
Nuggets over Thunder, 4-3
FINALS:
Nuggets over Celtics, 4-2
MVP: Jokic
NBA Playoff Predictions!
FIRST ROUND:
Pistons over Magic, 4-1
Celtics over Sixers, 4-2
Knicks over Hawks, 4-1
Cavs over Raptors, 4-2
Thunder over Suns, 4-0
Spurs over Blazers, 4-0
Nuggets over Wolves, 4-1
Lakers over Rockets, 4-3
Exactly like Sugar, minus the -ar.
(Hence the relevance of me commenting on the original post)
I used to think Suge Knight’s name was pronounced “Sooge”
(One of my friends loves to remind me of this every chance he gets)
The Old Men and the Three
Adam Silver should announce tomorrow that Kawhi’s impending suspension retroactively began at halftime tonight
I have a nagging feeling that Yaxel will fall to them and then immediately become one of their core players for the rest of their title window
…is something that reeks of a Lauren Sanchez idea
I feel bad for fans of any sport that Steph Curry does not play professionally