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45 has been indicted for one of his many crimes. It’s the first time a former president has been indicted, but as Jon Stewart says — you either have the rule of law or you don’t. Here’s Brian Tyler Cohen on the topic: BREAKING: TRUMP INDICTED IN NEW YORK
{5/5} “‘Admit it, you all think robots are just machines built by humans to make their lives easier.’ ‘Well, aren’t they?’ ‘I’ve never made anyone’s life easier and you know it.’” — Bender & Fry Futurama season 1, aired in 1999 Philip J. Fry is accidentally frozen for 1000 years. He tracks down one of […]
{5/5} “Most people know it, but they let themselves forget. They hang on to the pain because it’s familiar, because to let it go might mean having to change. It’s easier to keep the pain than to ask the questions, to find out why you think what you think, to question why you do the […]
{5/5} “‘Look, I know you said I’m supposed to let her come to me, but I’m starting to lose hope.’ ‘Well, it’s understandable. You’ve been trying this approach for almost ten minutes.’” Shrinking season 1, aired in 2023 Jimmy is a therapist, but he’s been having a tough time himself lately — his wife died […]
{4.5/5} “Everyone deserves a piece of the pie.” Going in Style, released in 2017 Joe, Albert, and Willie worked for the same company for 30 years but have lost their pensions. Joe has been at the same bank for 40 years, but now they’re threatening to foreclose on his house, which he shares with his […]
{5/5} “”I think we both knew where this was headed anyway.’ ‘What do you mean by that?’ ‘Well, I mean, we only exist in Amsterdam.’” Amsterdam, released in 2022 Burt, a doctor who specializes in helping veterans, performs an autopsy as a favour to his friend Harold. The dead man, a senator who commanded their […]
{4.5/5} “He turned back, satisfied that his team was on top of things, and grinned, almost laughed out loud; the eager, frightened, delighted look on Jake’s face was priceless. It was the face that every fortune hunter had but kept hidden, and it did his heart good to see Jake wearing it.” Star Trek: Deep […]
There are lots of videos of orchestras playing soundtrack music, some of higher audio quality than others. There’s one orchestra that specializes in film music — it’s the Czech orchestra Film Symphony Orchestra. The director is Constantino Martinez-Orts. Unsurprisingly, they play lots of John Williams music. They do sometimes go overboard with lighting effects. Here […]
{5/5} “Look what I have created! I have made fire!” Cast Away, released in 2000 Chuck works for FedEx, and goes to various offices to help them be more efficient — like in Russia. When he’s over the Pacific Ocean on Christmas, his plane goes down in a storm. He finds himself the only person […]
Vox shows that better typography could have improved the chances that the Oscar announcement mistake of 2017 wouldn’t happen. They then show that better typography could have changed the outcome of the US election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. At this point in the 21st century, design your documents so that they can […]