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It is, not surprisingly, VERY GOOD. Go in as blind as you can

Two Christmas classics open the same way, but that's not the only thing "Die Hard" and "Love At The Christmas Table" share in common.

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I think when you're Tom Stoppard, a singular "masterwork" is simply not enough

Farewell Tom Stoppard. I know I'm supposed to consider "Arcadia" your best work, but there's no improving on Brazil's taut first hour & the office dialogue in particular.

This. Those movies are magic tricks as far as theatrical experiences go. Makes me wonder how many of the naysayers have only seen it on phones or laptops.

I saw it twice. It was insane

Arcadia is a masterpiece.

“Network” premieres today in ‘76

“.. we thought we were making a satire,” said Lumet. “But the extraordinary and frightening thing is how quickly it stopped being satire .. When the truth becomes entertainment, when rage becomes a commodity, the culture begins to eat itself.”

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And yet want to take away all birth control and family planning services

Sorrow is King

Umm technically he’s called Netanyahu’s Monster

Sounds like her Dad was one of the people who recognized his family history and got the fuck out rather than continue the pattern. You're shooting on the right range, but aiming at the wrong target

Agreed. Just came here to bring this up as the exception

The guy who wrote the Olivia Nuzzi piece is the son of Nora Ephron and Carl Bernstein which is almost too on the nose

I assumed that it was the same ship that gets used every time for the ritual, down through the ages. Which explains the dinosaur skull

Agreed, but unless a strong contender surfaces soon, this is exactly what will be on offer in '28

A panel from the comic strip Pogo by Walt Kelly. Albert Alligator and Churchy La Femme burst into Pogo Possum’s home shouting “Trick or treat, Pogo!”

Spotted in Studio City

I wish Hunter S. Thompson's cannon shot ashes could reform into an angry cloud to produce a vicious 10,000 word screed on this subject

"Run Washington"? Are you fucking kidding me? Downplaying the stakes while simultaneously both-sidesing?

Y'all better hope ghosts aren't real.

Substack faces user revolt over anti-censorship stance on neo-Nazis Newsletter writers with thousands of subscribers threaten to leave platform, which says banning extremists makes things worse

Here's the gist:

www.theguardian.com/media/2024/j...

I don't have the specifics at hand, which is why I worded it like I did, instead of how I wanted to

Drew is among my oldest friends BECAUSE of his writing. He is a vital, independent voice in pop culture writing -- and more of you should be reading him.

Platforming far Right perspectives

This one made me heart skip a beat

There is no war in Ba Sing Se.

We have always been at war with Eastasia.

Portland is burning to the ground.

Nation Schedules Recurring Monthly Benefit Concert To Streamline Tragedy Response Process

Nation Schedules Recurring Monthly Benefit Concert To Streamline Tragedy Response Process https://theonion.com/nation-schedules-recurring-monthly-benefit-concert-to-s-1819580392/

Uh-oh

This is how I saw my White Whale version of Godot: Mike Nichols' 1988 Lincoln Center production starring Steve Martin and Robin Williams as Didi and Gogo, alongside F.Murray Abraham and Bill Irwin as Pozzo and Lucky.

Here's the thing: most New York stage productions ARE filmed for the Theater on Film and Tape Archive at Lincoln Center. It used to only be available only to researchers, but is now open to the public. The caveats are you can only watch them there and only watch each production ONCE