Jared Wade

Underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy. Truly, what the fuck is your entire problem???? Communicate in goddamn English.

“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page "The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."

Earlier this week, a new page titled “Vaccines and Autism” appeared on the CDC website. The agency's employees are not happy about it.

“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”

That's great! Most people don't for mild fear of not seeming smart and just pretend they know but walk away with lesser understanding. And that's even in jobs/business where money is on the line!! Consumers of media mostly can't even ask and won't do research for an article/segment they're taking in

Some people get turned off by high falutin crap. Ohers pretend they know what you mean but don't really. A vaninshly small few will look it up. But there is no reason to do it. And I see it constantly in writing from people who want you to know they went to college more than they want to communicate

Indeed charming. And a good lesson to people whose job is to professionally communicate with the public that using sophisticated language is rarely necessary and means you will invariably lose people.

Ah, yeah, read that too. Mostly watched it even because it was one of only 3-4 on the NYT list I haven't seen. But, yeah, it's mostly also a look at the production quality, aethetics and textual character arc stuff.

Ebert review was pretty cursory. YouTube offered nearly nothing. Which makes some sense given age but I expected to find more. But I'm desperate over here.

Speaking of: anyone seen good analysis, criticism, breakdown of A Prophet? I love the straightforward, onscreen tale of the protagonist but — especially in a post-Emilia Pérez world — I have some uncertain thoughts on potentially odd larger themes and metaphor that Audiard may have been suggesting.

It's Oops! All Bangers season

Mosquitoes said

Think my dad had this one

Read this as Napolean Dynamite, which deserved one

Yeah. "The Democrats do nothing to improve our lives either!" was once more condemning but now "doing nothing" is such an amazing alternative that you can't ridicule the outcome (even if you can still find the individuals responsible pathetic and embarrassing).

15 years ago, it certainly was better satire. Now that the republican president is carrying out extrajudicial murders of foreign citizens on boats, calling for the execution of politics rivals, etc etc etc etc... it's just an unserious and false thing to even imply could be true.

How is that factory staying in business?? Who's buying these????

I believe it

The Golfing Weekly cover is perfect though

Phrasing

A true nightmare proposition

Oh lord. I can't live in this society.

Well, that's a matter for you and your partner to determine. I'm here to talk about listening speeds!

Frankenstein was a disappointment

There are...

Keen observers will note that I didn't mention audiobooks.

You are

Wrong, you're on a watch list

Periodic update that anyone who listens to podcasts or videos at anything above 1.0x speed is a serial killer in training

What a picture

I’m howling.