Josh from High Tech Low Life

The mid-90s had a whole run of LA-is-hell movies (Falling Down, Volcano, Escape From LA among them) in the same way there were a bunch of New York-is-hell movies in the late 70s/early 80s. “Strange Days” is the best and most interesting of the LA batch by a good distance.

at this point it would be interesting journalism if someone could locate a Young Republican groupchat that was not full of overt Nazis

If possible, do not bring your real phone. Write at least one phone number on your body in sweat-proof sharpie in case you get kettled and need to call someone.

Wear a mask, if you're going to be crowded in with people.

Wear the most common and nondescript clothing you can.

Rest in Peace to the great Drew Struzan, a man whose work sparked the imaginations of a whole generation of movie nerds. The master is gone.

I had the privilege of visiting him in his studio once and getting to talk shop. Here’s his words on one of his masterpieces:

Controversial ‘ICE List’ features photos and names of 100 immigration agents Dominick Skinner is dedicated to tracking the identities of immigration officials. Hundreds of volunteers have participated in his project, and in the last 30 days alone, his website has received near...

“I’m from Europe. We know what fascism is.“

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Big Trouble In Little China poster painted by Drew Struzan

One of my favorite Drew Struzan posters.

if you want to watch ai-generated slop that has no intention behind it whatsoever, i just think you're a boring and deeply uncurious person

Damn, the windows on that trooper are something.
Just imagine a manufacturer going that far to lower the beltline and improve visibility today.

I like how you don't have to use AI to make the Border Patrol Chief/Head of ICE Chicago Ops dress like a Nazi soldier because that's literally how he proudly presents himself.

On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.

Post by William Shatner: "Another low in Al. Some bizarre fan thought they could be popular by having Al remake a photo of my parents & posting it as genuine. And the know-it-all sycophants who declared it genuine- what is wrong with you people? All you are proving over and over is Al is bad!"

Even an old Shat has a good take once in a while

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing? 2? Questions I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up. Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

my dream job is to be the guy who renames streaming services every 12-18 months ($725k/yr)

They are just over the halfway point - if everyone who sees this pitches in a little we could get to the finish line in no time. $8 buys a bale of hay!

Screenshot from Columbo where Peter falk explains to Robert Conrad he likes his wife thick

On Lt Columbo Day never let us forget the episode where Columbo explains to a fitness guru how Mrs Columbo is thick, that he likes her thick, and how he will do anything within his power to keep her thick

Fuck Christopher Columbus.

As always

seriously fuck this guy

1 - 1st guy says - "tell me more about these "inflatable frog people"" 2 - completely bald guy in black robe says 'they're violent terrorists. extremists. one twerked at me and I got horny so I pepper sprayed it"

Don't make me tap the Robert Pattinson quote, Leto.

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

“If the car’s gone,”

“I’ll give you another cookie anyway”

“because I love you.”

Happy Columbo’s Day

Janet saying: Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

A display of Coyote & Crow, the roleplaying game, Wolves, the cooperative board game, Naasii, the Coyote & Crow Dice Game, and a set of custom dice for the RPG. All created by Cherokee Nation citizen, Kenna Alexander.

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Today we celebrate the heritage, beauty, and perseverance of hundreds of cultures and nations across North America that have thrived and endured here for thousands of years, and will be around for thousands more.
If you want to support this Native: bit.ly/3L67Yrs

one thing perhaps worth emphasizing is that under federal law an escaped enslaved person was a criminal. an "illegal," you might say.

federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?

Soon, Memphis will be so safe that even this pathetic crop of suburban pussies will be able to visit the Olive Garden without shitting their pants probably.

Your order has arrived and it is pissed

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society