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{3/5} “We needed the subject to feel threatened, and in real jeopardy.” Infinitum: Subject Unknown, released in 2021 A woman wakes up tied to a chair. She is able to get loose and explores the house she finds herself in. Each time she gets farther away, but eventually something happens and she finds herself back […]
{4.5/5} “The universe is essentially a grand tapestry. It is flawless. It is fragile. It is exquisite. Yet it is somehow always a thread’s pull away from total annihilation.” Star Trek: Picard season 2, aired in 2022 Picard is taking some time to work on the grapes, and he gives a speech to Starfleet’s newest […]
The US is an undemocratic country. At the very least, they need to get rid of the electoral college, eliminate the filibuster in the Senate, and jail 45 for his crimes. They also need to either add more justices to the Supreme Court or give them term limits. But all of that is for another […]
{4.5/5} “Rock, paper, scissors is one of the oldest games known to mankind. It dates back to the stone age when it was called Rock, rock, and rock.” Penn & Teller: Fool Us Season 8, aired in 2021-22 Jandro from Spain has won a Fool Us trophy 3 times –this time he makes 3 people […]
Amber Ruffin explains why museums can be problematic in this terrific segment from her show. Pieces in museums were often stolen — possibly by governments rather than individuals. In particular, “90 to 95% of sub-Saharan cultural artifacts are housed outside of Africa.” Some museums are now giving things back to their rightful owners, but more […]
{4.5/5} “Anybody who work in the sea around Cayaba will buck up one eventually. Fishermen, Coast Guard, Emergency Services. Not the doctors, for the most part. They scarcely do outcalls. Even the police know about this. We all know it. We just don’t talk it. But they real. The sea people? They real.” The New […]
{4.5/5} “It used to be a school for Jews, now it’s open plan living. I use the terms ‘now’ and ‘used to be’ loosely.” Russian Doll season 2, aired in 2022 Nadia steps into a subway and suddenly it’s 1982. She goes with a guy named Chez she meets in a bar to his place, […]
{4/5} “You know what’s never saved the planet? Your sarcasm.” Eternals, released in 2021 People who live forever from a planet called Olympia came to Earth 7000 years ago to defeat the Deviants. Now the Deviants are back. Sersei notices that, unlike before, the Deviants can heal themselves — and they’re coming after the Eternals. […]
{5/5} “Wood has actually played a central role in our history. It is the one material that has provided continuity in our long evolutionary and cultural story, from apes moving about the forest, through spear-throwing hunter-gatherers and ax-wielding farmers to roof-building carpenters and paper reading scholars.” The Age of Wood: Our Most Useful Material and […]
{4.5/5} “‘Ragamuffin’? Sally, throw him out. Harry, bring me a dictionary.” 3rd Rock from the Sun season 6, aired in 2000-01 When Mary’s sister Renata comes to town Dick pretends to woo her in order to break her heart and get revenge for Mary. When they go to a parallel dimension they find they live […]