I remember when Young Guns aired on a cable channel in the 90s there’s a scene at the climax when Billy the Kid actually says “Murphy, you son of a bitch…” and shoots the baddie in the head.
So this cable channel edited it for him to say “Murphy, you sorry old buzzard…”. But the headshot was still intact because this is America.
If you ask nicely, sure
I’ve been checking out T. Rex albums. Previously I had mostly avoided them because of the glam labeling people have attached to the band. I’m really enjoying it.
Mark Bolan was a true artist and his music still makes an impact over 50 years later.
The whole thing will have to be extremely well done to pull off that connection. Tony Stark’s death was a perfect ending for the character and exit for RDJ…the thought occurs don’t fuck with it. Very high stakes imo.
That said I still hope they found a way.
That’s true, but there’s not always an easy way out and criticism for bad choices probably isn’t going anywhere.
Consequences aside, people are so susceptible to perceived benefits that they’ll set aside their morals and values. Obviously this is not every person out there, but I think most of us have anecdotal examples in our lives and in ourselves.
I first noticed the compromise within myself years ago. It’s easy to give a firm NO to extreme changes, but if the changes come a little at a time acceptance can set in. I’ve striven to recognize this tendency at the outset of a choice and stay firm, but it’s still an everyday battle…same as with anyone else. I’m not sure most people recognize that there is a battle of choices to manage.
So it’s Sunday morning and I’m starting to ramble, but I appreciate your reply and I hope we can collectively find exit ramps for troubled folks out there.
They don’t think it be like it is, but it do
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–Elton John
My mom was a conservative along the lines of McCain and Romney. My sister and I played a part in converting her, but Trump did the heavy lifting.
I’m surrounded by Trumpers, they’re everywhere around here. So far I’ve talked to one with regrets, and he knew better.
What really gets me is how he’s now complaining about stuff I warned him about back in September. He voted red because he thought it would help his imminent retirement. Also he didn’t like Kamala.
This guy really thought the whole platform they’ve been pushing would settle into business as usual, and now he’s a shocked pikachu.
Master using it and you can have this
The other source in the comments says this only impacts about 250 customers. I suspect the Trumpies among them will quickly talk themselves into thinking that’s money well spent for one more Let’s Go Brandon. After all they’re conditioned to double down on taking it in the shorts and liking it.
I’ve read that many people with actual OCD don’t appreciate the condition being bandied about as a catch all for others having hangups over trivial things.
And if anyone thinks safety people never hamstring operations over silly ideas of risk, or turn into little dictators feeding their egos, think again.
I think of them as an extension of HR. Their purpose is to protect companies.
Some of their more asinine findings are merely efforts to show they’re being productive; companies expect returns in all things.
A Canadian Snowbird jet crashed ~2-3 miles from my house. It was Friday evening, fresh home from work, and heard the boom. My ex actually saw it come down.
The Snowbirds had been practicing for an air show over the weekend. Investigation revealed the pilot’s restraint harness had come loose, making him lose control.
I think the plot was lost when the piracy/drm wars reached a peak and set new norms. The ‘talent’ that emerged steadily became performers rather than artists and put out disposable, largely formulaic pop made with protools.
Nearly all the mainstream now are what many would have called sellouts prior to all this.
Maybe there will be a move back to quality over quantity. Granted quality music is still being made, but by and large the current listener just wants to jump from the current sensation to the next after the staleness sets in.
Long story long the internet changed a lot of things, attention spans are eroded, and we’re still learning how to deal with all of it.
Does the west wing get better? Similar to OP I watched the first few episodes and couldn’t stand it. It came off to me like the typical big network show of that time, with unrelatable characters, cheesy dialogue, and cliched storylines.
Yet I’ve seen lots of praise for the show…and memes with Martin Sheen’s character that I like. Would you say there’s a point when the show starts to get into its groove?
To hear Russell Crowe tell it, Gladiator 2 may suffer from this
…here’s Tom with the weather.
It’s not a war on drugs, it’s a war on personal freedom, okay?
The ubiquitous halogen lamp burning hot enough to melt glass agrees