Rob Sheppe

Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.

One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.

When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?

Accurate.
#SpotifyWrapped #filmscores #soundtracks

YouTube video by Unseen Trailers Reign of Fire (2002) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Going to rewatch REIGN OF FIRE this weekend. So original. Great premise, cast, fantastic FX. It deserves reevaluation.
#dragons #movies #classicmovies #scifi

Books.

Also books.

More books.

The Internet is becoming increasingly unreliable. Buy books and read them.

Minutes from a future WB/Netflix catalog mtg: "Finance has determined it's advantageous to permanently retire [insert your fav WB movie] from consumer viewing and burn all the negatives in order to deliver superior shareholder value."

Hollywood Labor Comes Out Swinging Against Warner Bros.-Netflix Deal: “This Merger Must Be Blocked” The most severe in its criticism was the Writers Guild of America, so far.

“Netflix is the biggest streaming service in the world. Consolidating its power over the streaming video market not only kills jobs but also raises prices and hurts the U.S. entertainment industry.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

LIVE NOW: Netflix-WBD: Panic, Chaos, Plan Elaine Low on Substack

The Ankler team is LIVE right now reacting to Netflix's deal to acquire Warner Bros. and what it'll mean for the entertainment industry: theankler.com/live-stream/...

All those “Pro-Life” folks who spent 50+ years screaming about people “killing babies”sure don’t seem to give a shit about people actually killing babies.

Definitely would watch. Make LONG SHOT 2 -- either an anthology w/ new characters, or bring Rogen and Theron back for a sequel where their characters are somehow involved w/ these 2 new ones as they fall in love. Hijinks ensue.

The only comfort is knowing that most of us find this heinous. When this experiment with Fascism is over, I hope it springs us forward to a newer, better America in a 2 steps forward 1 step back (current times) kind of way…

Discipline. Persistence. Patience. Serendipity. Craft.
#Art requires all these things in combination.
#photography #photographers

Well, Rob, I’d say this nailed it:

I named my fists Oscillation and Overthruster because I'm about to send you into the 8th Dimension.

High-resolution climate model forecasts a wet, turbulent future With details as fine as short-term weather forecasts, model achieves newfound accuracy

A new high-resolution modeling project is putting Earth’s future into sharper focus by simulating the churning of the atmosphere and ocean at a level of detail similar to the scale of weather forecasts. https://scim.ag/3MqasSb

9 Vaccine Myths That Won’t Go Away A Sunday morning round-robin guide to common misconceptions

9 Vaccine Myths That Won’t Go Away theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/9-vaccine-...

A heinous YT video of #AI #StarTrek disco caught my eye. I won't link it. I know it's not a new phenom, but #animation was hyper-realistic in places. This account and others like it are making $ from parasitic buffoonery using the faces and work of others. Imagine it's your face or work here. 😠

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I always, always feel guilty for some reason when I have a lazy day. But today is that day. A little touch-up painting prep. Drove my daughter and friends to #Wicked. Now watching the 90s #TheOuterLimits for a bit. I might use the bathroom later. Maybe. I'll think about it. #Saturday #vibes

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:

Gustav Holst
Yes
John Williams
Heart
The Police: Reunion

This is from a fantastic interview with #JamesCameron: the purity of performance capture acting, existential threats, #Mars, #aliens, #hollywood industry panic, the #WarnerBros sale, studio notes, #vegetarianism, what's next for #Avatar. Listen here:

This #Thanksgiving, I'm thankful my son is still with us. About a month ago, a car accident put him in the hospital for 3 days. Worst 3 days of my life because we didn't know what the outcome would be. He is thankfully OK, and was back on set a few days after. Today: Peace, #turkey, #StrangerThings.

Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love...

A brilliant debut, a super sexy neo-noir about two lesbians conspiring to steal millions from the mob. A chamber piece that feels much bigger. Great cast. Every scene crackles. Fav line: "It's fuckin' dark in here."

Memorial grows for Burbank police dog shot, killed in line of duty A memorial continues to grow for a Burbank police dog killed by an armed man who ran away from officers during a traffic stop.

#RIP Spike, a #Burbank #Police #K9 officer killed in the line of duty last weekend. There's a sizable memorial growing at Burbank PD. Going walk over tomorrow and pay my respects. Rest now, hero. Good dog.

Hit up #RunyonCanyon today for a quick hike with the family--always fun. I was people-watching so much I barely snapped any pics. 😀
#LosAngeles #hiking

One of my all time favorite movies. I just rewatched it a few weeks ago — it’s the most realistic depiction of humanity in space ever made IMO. I keep hoping for a re-release or maybe that the NewBev will show it.

Cool.

I take on average 10,000 stills and a half hour of video every week. Most I'll never think about again. This I'll hold onto until I grow old. 4 hours ago.

Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑

This is a great script. If you've never read a Richard Price script, SEA OF LOVE is a great one to start with. The movie's fantastic, too: a thriller about Al Pacino's NYC cop entangled in a BASIC INSTINCT-type situation w/ Ellen Barkin's murder suspect. #screenwriting #screenplays

Interesting that there are 2 new TV shows with novelists as the protagonists: #PLURIBUS on AppleTV and #THEBEASTINME on Netflix. Both heroines are unhappy, cranky, angry, for different reasons. Hey, #writers are people, too. 😀

Planning to do the Great Los Angeles Walk this weekend. We did it last year and had a blast. This year's path is Pershing Square to Santa Monica. A great way to experience parts of the city I don't normally see on foot. #glaw

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Now watching: #CHRISTINE (1983), John Carpenter's terrific adaptation of the #StephenKing novel. I've always loved it. The scene where Christine rebuilds herself is still heart-thumping. Arnie's a great, tragic character. And Buddy...that dbag had it coming.