I maintain if JMS was to take over a beloved UK SF classic it should be Blake’s 7 or Quatermass rather than Dr. Who. I wouldn’t say no to him being given the reins, just there are others that suit him better.
Give JMS Quatermass and put Tony Gilroy on Blake’s 7.
Gotta make it look like an electrical thing
My late sister and her husband would go to the Bahamas frequently and got to know several locals. On one trip back in the 1980s, they learned that a popular restaurant had burned down. They were then calmly told that it was for insurance purposes only and that it would be rebuilt even better. Everyone, including the police, knew exactly who did it. It was some Greek guy that flies in, burns the place down, then leaves. No one stops him because he’s very good at his job and makes sure the fire won’t spread and damage other buildings. The cops “investigated” and determined it was an “electrical” fire. The police department would get a slice of the insurance money. At the time, this was the Bahamian version of “urban renewal”.
I would als question the common mantra that we need immigration to save the economy. Poland’s population has been shrinking for years, and their economy is booming. They’re doing something right that we are doing wrong.
You are looking at the short term. The problem is in the long term.
As the population ages and leaves the workforce, the younger generations enter and generate the tax revenue that supports and maintains the infrastructure. They also care for the older population. When the younger population is gradually getting smaller, the necessary revenues are not being generated to support everything. Smaller populations also produce less children, so eventually the system collapses.
Will every population decline. No, some will actually increase. But those changes will impact global dynamics.
This is a good video on population collapse:
‘I knew it was over for us’: the bands who got left behind when punk exploded
But, to be honest, I can’t remember the last time I LOVED one of his books. Maybe the first HUCK series?
I remember reading the first volume of Chrononauts and thinking this was one of the most vapid and superficial comics I had ever read. There were some later series I tried the first issue and dropped immediately. I pretty much stopped buying his stuff. I still have a stack of MW comics that I haven’t read yet. (To be fair, I have a LOT of unread comics!) I just don’t feel any urgency to read them.
With the Carrier setting to shut down in August, I got to thinking about Mark Millar.
I know I’ve said this before but at one point in his career, he was steps ahead of every creator in the business and his books sold very well. He went full-on into creator owned before most. He was getting movies based on his works made. He was riding high. I think his peak was when he sold Millarworld to Netflix. And I believe that’s when things slowed down for him.
He had only three projects made into series, but they never seemed to catch on. I know he was supposed to be an “IP generator” for them, but it looks like he’s fizzled out there.
He has been doing some projects on Kickstarter that are also being developed into movies. This could be a way for him to get around his Netflix contract. Still, going that route really felt… slimy. He could have gone to Image or some other publisher. But by going the KS route and looking at the pricing at some of those tiers, it just came across as pure greed. I know he has associated with some of the less desirable folk in comics and his beliefs are… out there.
Mark’s style has always been over the top, and I do wonder if the majority of his readers simply outgrew him? I know I did. He could do spectacle well, but it seemed like a lot of his work lacked depth. Looking at his KS projects, they are just high concept action movies.
I find it interesting to look back on his career and watch it just kind of fade. He’s still working, but his profile isn’t as high as it used to be.
There are community centers here in the US. A lot of them are tied to athletic fields and play areas. My sister has utilized one that offered free tax return preparation services during tax season. I would say that the majority of community centers are woefully underfunded. I think if they were better funded, they would be used by more people.
Maybe we could fund these community centres by inventing an imaginary powerful being who watches over us, must be worshipped by attendees to the community centre, and will be upset if we don’t give the community centres lots of money
Those places do exist. They’re called mental hospitals.
beloved fantasy franchise
Isn’t that the song from Sense8?
Sense8 got that song from a beloved fantasy franchise.
MTV is a beloved fantasy franchise?
Jersey Shore, specifically.
beloved fantasy franchise
Isn’t that the song from Sense8?
Sense8 got that song from a beloved fantasy franchise.
Well you could say a pub serves a community purpose. I would be OK with that. Or a cafe. Or something like a soup kitchen, for people on a low income to have a healthy meal.
I actually have a vision where all of this is concerned: Community Centers.
As churches close down, it’s also clear that they don’t fulfill the vital function they once had: Bringing the people of a community together to see each other once a week, to have a chat, to feel closer to the people living around you. This was a very important thing, and apart from a few very old people, it’s pretty much gone.
We need something like this. We need community centers where, on Sundays, there’ll be somebody giving a short lecture on a current topic, and afterwards you can have a cup of coffee and talk, and the kids can play on a playground/in playrooms. And it would be inclusive for everyone, not just exclusive to people of one faith.
We desperately need something like this. If I was to found a new political party, this would be one of the cornerstones. This, and 16 months obligatory civil service (which you can do in these community centers). And it’d all be paid for by taxing the rich.
There are community centers here in the US. A lot of them are tied to athletic fields and play areas. My sister has utilized one that offered free tax return preparation services during tax season. I would say that the majority of community centers are woefully underfunded. I think if they were better funded, they would be used by more people.
A hospital near my house offers free seminars on various topics every few months. I’ve been to two: one on neck and back pain and the other on joint pain. They last about an hour, and the run is packed of about 30-40 people, mostly seniors. They are interesting talks.
“Before hockey pucks were made of rubber, players often used frozen cow dung during outdoor games on ponds and lakes. As the sport moved indoors, players initially used lacrosse balls, but rink owners soon found they worked better when sliced into thirds and the flat middle section was used. By 1885, this design had evolved into the basic rubber puck we recognize today—much to the relief of modern players, who probably have no interest in returning to hockey’s original equipment.”
I saw that new He-Man, sorry, Masters Of The Universe film today. Overall, I thought it was pretty rubbish.
A lot of the criticisms that you raised are the same ones I’ve seen in reviews of the film.
I’m curious to see how it does against Obsession and Backrooms. Those two movies are smoking hot now. As someone who watched He-Man when it first aired in the 1980s, I have no sentimentality towards it. I would rather go see Backrooms as that sounds far more interesting to me.
Too many old, retired people and too few babies.
Based on what I have seen, immigration is only a short-term solution to declining birth rates. After about three generations, they have fully assimilated into the local culture, and the birth rates begin declining again.
Yes, and if we work under the assumption that Capitalism is meant to rise everyone to prosperity, as we are so often assured, then eventually all nations will have standards of living that reduce the need to have large families. And then where will the cheap, disposable labour come from?
Boy, I sure hope nobody’s lying about that constant rise in prosperity, or that there are parts of the world that are deliberately kept poor and war-torn in order to keep our lives comfortable and OH WAIT OH SHIT WHAT’S THIS
Let’s also talk about the “Permanent Underclass”:
Too many old, retired people and too few babies.
Based on what I have seen, immigration is only a short-term solution to declining birth rates. After about three generations, they have fully assimilated into the local culture, and the birth rates begin declining again.
beloved fantasy franchise
Heh. Looks like Backrooms might overtake Mandalorian and Grogu, which would be very funny indeed (as we’re talking a 10 million vs. a 300 million budget).
God, I really want to see Backrooms, but I probably won’t be able to catch it in the theatre.
I really want to see Backrooms myself. I didn’t make it over the weekend but hope to very soon.
And at no point does this supposedly professionally written article contemplate that Disney training its audience to wait for its films on D+ might impact their films’ cinema performance.
They do say the following, but I understand where you’re coming from:
So far, the “Star Wars” installment has generated $137.4 million domestically and $246.6 million globally. It’s found money in the eyes of cinema operators, who knew Disney could have dropped “The Mandalorian and Grogu” on its streaming service. For the studio, which produced the space opera spinoff for $165 million, movie theaters represent another revenue stream before the movie lands on Disney+ — not to mention the hordes of Grogu toy sales.
I haven’t seen the movie, but from reviews and viewer comments, this really should have been Season 4.
I saw a Lorcan in the wild today.
You survived the encounter, which is better than most.
Spider-Noir
I finished it last night, and this show is amazing and spectactular!!! Sony got it right!!!
First off, if you’re not watching this show in black and white, you’re watching it completely wrong. Normally, iffy CGI can be a distraction and take you out of the show. But here, it helps give it an actual 1930s-made movie feel. There’s a lot of cinematography and shots that are very period and it enhances the experience. I only wish this show could have been shot on B/W film with period practical effects, or they could have given it a lo-fi filter to take some of the sheen off of it. Black and white gives it its period feel.
Nicolas Cage is absolutely perfect as Reilly. He is giving you the full Cage experience. I do want say this series has some of the best casting ever. There have been no miscasts. Special shout out to Cary Christopher as the kid Frankie. He is wonderful as the smart aleck kid who, while running with the adults, still feels like a kid. The performances really feel like they’re from an old movie and I mean that as a compliment.
They story holds together and sticks the landing. While I hope there’s a Season Two, they tell a complete story with no annoying cliffhangers but leave you wanting more.
This show has exceeded all my expectations. I give it the highest possible recommendation.
Very much in-character for Lee though.
Funky Flashman lives!
You’re assuming people remember the books being cheaper.
I’m just trying to imagine someone, especially a parent, picking up a comic for the first time and seeing the $4.99 price tag, then looking at necessities that have gone up in price. A five-dollar comic is a huge ask.
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Damn, Marvel Comics have really gotten expensive! Generation X-23 is the only book priced at $3.99. The base price for a Marvel title now is $4.99. There are some 32-page books priced at $5.99. That is insane! I honestly can’t imagine buying every Marvel comic they put out anymore. I can see people picking and choosing which ones they will buy and skipping the rest. Hell, people are probably spending their money on DC’s Absolute line. I’ve already dropped indie books when they hit $4.99. I guess it only takes a few hits to subsidize the rest of the line.
Generation X-23 #7
LOGAN CARVES A PATH FOR THE NEXT GENERATION! Meeting X-23 was shocking enough — don’t miss it when the Generated cross paths with the OG WOLVERINE! But LOGAN’s in a bad way — and only this crew can help him!
Comic · 32 pages · $3.99
Captain America #14
A SOUL FOR A SOUL… Bound together in an unfamiliar war zone, Captain America and Victor Von Doom are after the ANTIDIVINE — a sword powerful enough to destroy MEPHISTO. But someone else also has their eyes on the weapon! Can Steve stop Doom’s first love from destroying Victor as his own soul hangs in the balance?
Comic · 32 pages · $4.99
Spider-Man / Hulk: Fire and Brimstone #1
THWIP-SMASH!
Legendary writers KEVIN SMITH and ANDY McELFRESH team up with superstar artist R.B. SILVA for the newest high-octane adventure for Spider-Man and Hulk! It’s nonstop action! Side-splitting quips! And… the exorcism of Bruce Banner?!
Comic · 32 pages · $5.99
65th ANNIVERSARY SPECTACULAR! It’s the 65th Anniversary of the Fantastic Four, and to celebrate, we’ve got an extra-large, extra-fantastic adventure for you, starring everyone’s favorite adventurers, spanning centuries of history and a universe of scientific progress! The Fantastic Four have been defeated: With their personal arrows of time reversed, they’re careening into the past with no hope of salvation – unless a complete stranger can find out what they need. But even if she does, that will only get them halfway home, because there’s still a threat in the present that’s waiting to kill them – and that’s IF they can arrive there alive! This is one issue you won’t want to miss – because you’ll have to wait 65 years for ANYTHING like it.
PLUS: Johnny’s mustache saves New York City?!
FEATURING CLASSIC IMAGES BY JACK KIRBY, JOHN BUSCEMA, JOHN BYRNE AND STEVE EPTING SEEN IN AN ENTIRELY NEW WAY!
Comic · 40 pages · $5.99
The Mortal Thor #14
AN ASGARDIAN MILESTONE: THOR #800!
The Serpent has trapped Sigurd Jarlson in the worst of all possible worlds for his greatest trial. Now, without even a weapon in his hand, he must prove himself worthy to enter the Realms of the Gods. Somewhere in the city, a man without even a hammer begins the ultimate quest…the quest for Thor!
Plus: Bonus stories, including a thrilling new tale by Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine) & Jesse Lonergan (Drome)!
Comic · 48 pages · $6.99
The 4K restoration of the TVM came out yesterday, which I completely forgot about. The Beeb’s put the restored titles on YT and man, that ominous last line of the voice over and that version of the theme tune still gets me, like I’m 9 years old again.
And they got McGann to do the subscription beg for the end of the YT upload too.
I still remember watching this when it first aired.
I will always have a special place in my heart for the Eighth Doctor.
It’s pretty incredible that in the 50s, 60s and 70s most women didn’t have any job and yet people could afford to live in houses.
Back in the day, there was a nice equilateral triangle between the shareholders, company president, and employees. Shareholders got good dividends, the president was compensated well but not outrageously (the average was 16 to 1), and employees received good compensation with pension benefits. Overall, cost of living was lower as well. All parties benefited. Beginning in the 60s and 70s, women started entering the workforce in greater numbers as a way to establish independence and control of their own lives.
Then came Jack Welch and him becoming CEO of General Electric in the 1980s. He pushed for “maximizing shareholder value” and getting compensated greatly as a reward for doing so. This came at the cost of employees’ jobs and benefits. Sadly, this became the model we see today.
The fundamental problem of capitalism is that it pushes for growth at all costs. Unfortunately, this all happens in a closed system. Unchecked growth in a closed system has a name: Cancer.
Streamers are really short-sighted with their own series.
People will binge decades-old series with hundreds of episodes over a brand new series that has a fraction of the episodes. Why? Because I think streamers don’t know how to do a series. They don’t give moderate successes a chance to grow – Shows get cancelled after one season. If it goes on for a bit, they start cutting the budget, which impacts the quality. Or, they’ll milk a show way past its expiration date (I’m looking at you, Squid Game and Stranger Things). Streaming series are also hurt by erratic release schedules. Having to wait two or more years between seasons is ridiculous. Star Trek TNG, DS9, and Voyager released 26 episodes every year, and they were loaded with special effects in every episode.
At lot of streaming series don’t have a rewatchable quality to them. You may watch them once, and that’s it. I think if they made better series, I think they wouldn’t have as much churn as they do.
Christel was shocked that I had no urgency to see TM&G. I told her the series this stems from was decent during its first season, but really went downhill with each subsequent season. This movie I can genuinely wait till it hits Disney+. I think Disney was so desperate to have a Star Wars movie in the theaters that they repacked what should have been The Mandalorian Season 4 as a movie and released it on the big screen.
I’m more eager to see RuPaul’s “Stop. That. Train!”. That looks like a stupid, funny movie that doesn’t take itself seriously at all.
Something I really think that hurt the show was that Amazon cut the budget in the final seasons, and it shows. We are told the scale of Homelander’s plans, but we never truly see it. I never truly felt the stakes. The final confrontation between Butcher and Huey felt rushed.
I don’t think the end was great, but I can’t say it was horrible. I thought it was okay.
Obesity kills almost as many people as smoking. Are we going to ban cookies next?
Your burgers and milshakes are burdening the NHS!
I huge issue is that a lot of foods, especially junk ones, are designed to not provide a feeling of being satiated. Therefore, you eat more than you really should and continue to buy more.
Throw in the fact that in the US, there are “food deserts”, where there are no nearby well-stocked grocery stores but there are an abundance of fast food places. This occurs in poorer areas, which are mostly minorities. They can’t help but to eat poorly, and then suffer from resulting health issues.
This looks terrible in all the right ways
That looks fun.
The First Age, Millarworld, ended.
You’re forgetting the Authority forum! That was the first phase.
That was The Before Time!
In the Support the Carries thread, Gar talked about potentially shutting down The Carrier due to cost and maintenance issues and looking for a free alternative. (The thread is locked so only mods can post.)
I have no issue with this course of action. Lorcan mentioned that we already have a setup on Discord (The Loveland Arms). There are so few of us left, I don’t see the sense in throwing money away when there are perfectly servicable free options that already exist. The Loveland Arms on Discord is already set up. We wouldn’t have to start from scratch.
Like I said there are not many former Millarworlders left. Even before Mark sold to Netflix and MW was shut down for good, there was already a decline in membership. While The Carrier has been a welcome home, the end of MW scattered so many in different directions but not here. Some will return on occasion, but it’s not the same, nor will it in all probablity ever be again.
I appreciate everything Gar has done, but it may be time to end this era.
The First Age, Millarworld, ended.
The Second Age, The Carrier, appears to be drawing to a close.
The Third Age, The Loveland Arms, just may be the future for us.
One thing I don’t want to do is lose contact with y’all. I am connected with some on other social media platforms, but there is a commeraderie, energy, and history I want to keep going in some form.
Nah man, it couldn’t possibly be that Lupita Nyong’o and Eliot Page are the best choice for the roles. It’s gotta be wokeness
And yet, he casts Matt Damon…
First three of King’s Wonder Woman are on amazon unlimited now, so I’m reading them.
They’re pretty damn great.
It gets better from there. It’s a brilliant run.
Aris, formerly of this parish, is a big fan of this run of Wonder Woman.
I was pretty meh on series 2 and this is literally the first thing that has me considering watching the finale
It’s 1 hour 39 minutes, so it’s not a huge time commitment. You can tell they had to compress down a potential six-hour story to a bit over 1.5 hours. I’m sure what would have been a bunch side stories that would have been tied to the main plot were completely removed and all we got were a couple of characters with a couple of lines. You can see where there was going to be more but were cut for time.
It still has a lot of fun and whimsy that lifts the material. You do feel the spirit of Sir Terry Pratchett in it.
For something that really shouldn’t have gone past the first season, Season 3 does bring it to a nice conclusion.
Good Omens “Season 3”
It’s always fun seeing Sheen and Tennant chewing the scenery together.
When it was announced that Season 3 would be a movie instead of 6 episodes due to Gaiman and his controversies, I was disappointed and apprehensive as to the results that would be generated. Having watched it, I think that was the right choice.
I have complained that some streaming shows really should be movie. They will stuff so much filler in them, they end up dilluting the finale product. Could the story have been told in six episodes? Yes. And yet, GO S3 told a complete story. It had good character bits and funny scenes. I think it could have used an extra 20 minutes to flesh out Jesus’s story a bit more. He really seemed a bit extraneous. Overall, I felt I got a satisfying conclusion to the story.
I don’t know why, but the guy on the right look far more competent and trustworthy.
It’s because he is, isn’t he?
Iran has a terrible human rights record and I sympathize with Iranians who want regime change, but it’s an interesting country. It’s a sort of mix of theocracy and democracy. All the candidates and laws have to be approved by a council of religious leaders. (Although some people say the military has the ultimate power in the country. I don’t know about that though) Something I wonder about is if you have such a council who have to approve of the candidates, wether you would still get leaders like Trump, or Hitler. That said, maybe Khomeiny isn’t much better.
Oh yeah, Iran is not a good place. And you can thank the US for this.
The US performed “regime change” in Iran and installed the Shah. To absolutely no one’s surprise, he turned out to be a bad piece of work. Cue the religious uprising that put the Ayatollah and his ilk in charge. And that’s where we are today.
Bob Kagan, perhaps the most prominent neocon is American academics, has written an article in the Atlantic saying the US and Israel have utterly lost the war in Iran.
And in other news, water is wet. ;)
In all seriousness, that was always going to be an unwinnable war. Benjamin Netanyahu has been wanting this fight for decades. Previous, US leaders always said no to him. Trump was finally in a susceptible enough state to say yes. Trump was told this was a bad idea, but he ignored his own military and intelligence people and pushed ahead with it. I saw something this morning where Bibi might leave Trump in the cold with the fight.
Meanwhile, Iran has been preparing for this fight for 47 years. And here’s the thing about Iran: They don’t have to have an outright military victory to win. All they need to do is endure and maintain pressure. Either the US taps out or the whole world collapses. Either is an acceptable outcome to them. Hell, they could have a fishing boat drag its anchor on the seafloor and destroy an underwater internet cable and several Middle Eastern countries lose 80% of their internet. The aftershocks from that would be global.
Make no mistake, Iran is in the driver’s seat.
Like with Uncanny X-Men 150, what the 200th issue does is not without precedent.
I didn’t come onto Uncanny X-Men until much later. While I started around Gambit’s first appearance, I got back issues to 244.
The Claremont era of the X-Men titles was truly groundbreaking. It not only defined an era of comics, but it also influenced the medium for decades to follow. Due to the nature of the industry today, we will never see a run like that, or many others, again at the Big Two.
Oof!
There is no juice here.https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2051291580066156552?s=20
Why does he need a baby walker thing when he has his jet pack?
And that baby walker thing really looks… odd. It looks like a Star Wars toy “inspired” by the movies and sold in the early 1980s.
Christel wanted to see The Devil Wears Prada 2, because she loves the original. The sequel is mediocre at best and doesn’t come close to the original. You can tell they struggled to come up with viable reason these characters would get back together. At the same time, it introduces a bunch of new characters that have no development whatsoever. There are a lot of cameos that feel like they’re there for sake of having the cameos. If you want to see it, definitely wait till it hits streaming.
That Voting Rights Act being gutted. All the 60s protests, marches, speeches, riots to get it all rolled back.
The same situation (although earlier) with Roe v Wade, affirmative action/DEI etc. All the struggles to get those rights/gains all being undone now.
As for the SCOTUS makeup now, there were 4 seats that would have went the other way. It hurts.
Well, here is to the ones who tried to do right by the people but are always outnumbered. (Makes me wonder about their workplace):
Then you have Clarence Thomas who has benefitted from every law he is gutting.
I find Jones fascinating in that I honestly can’t tell if yes, he really is like that, or he’s just saying the most out there shit because he knows his followers will swallow it whole and fork over obscene amounts of money.
As we often say here: “It can be two things.”
Sometimes I wish I was born without morals so I could cash in
You could be like that Indian guy that created a profile with an AI generated woman posting right-wing shit and he fleeced MAGAts for huge chunks of money. You could make a fortune going after those morons.
Truly the end of an era.
Newsarama, Comic Book Resources, and The Pulse (now The Beat) were THE comic news sites. You went to them daily, if not multiple times a day. They were the leaders of the pack.
It all started to change when Jonah Weiland sold CBR and the site went to shit literally overnight. Then came the rise of social media, which enabled creators and companies to interact directly with readers. Newsarama was sold a few times and the spark was gone. The Beat is still around and plugging on. It feels like the comics news scene is a ghost of what it was. It is very rare that I even go to one nowadays and when I do, it’s usually through a link someone shared.
RIP Newsarama
I love that Jones completely fell for that!
Sad. He was a fantastic writer.
He was also a writer for Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Don’t understand how anyone affords comics now.
It’s really no longer a sustainable model anymore.
For $4.99, you get 20 pages of story that takes 10-15 minutes to read. That’s ludicrous. The days of buying every book are dead, though I think that’s been dead for quite some time. People are paying that price for DC’s Absolute line, and I understand it to be excellent. But to pay $4.99 per issue of books you like, what books are not being purchased? This isn’t a Marvel vs. DC issue; it’s $4.99 and higher price point vs. how much money you have in your wallet. This decision becomes more relevant the more companies raise their prices.
Gen X is getting to retirement age. We’re not going to be able to afford the hobby anymore at those prices. As you get closer to that point, you start looking at what you can cut. Comics at that price are an easy choice.
The single issue market is insane now. Surely it’s not in any way sustainable for much longer and they’ll need to switch to an OGN format?
For $69/year, you can subscribe to Marvel Unlimited and get:
– 30,000+ comics accessible anytime, anywhere
– New comics available as soon as 3 months after they hit shelves
– Read on iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ devices and web
(There are other options.)
If you don’t mind not owning the comics, reading digital versions, and waiting three months for new books, this is honestly the best deal. For the price of almost 14 comics priced at $4.99, you get access to 30,000+ books. “Unlimited downloads and offline reading for all comics, including Marvel’s all-new in-universe stories, told in vertical format!” If there’s a story you really like, you can always go buy the trade assuming it’s available.
What’s wild is I think it’s been that price for years now. Even if they doubled the price, you still come out ahead. That’s insane.
There’s a part of me that is really, really disappointed with myself for being 50 and moaning about Star Wars on the internet.
But this is the clip they’re hawking around the chat show circuit.https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2046841396930232741/video/1?s=46
I wonder if this… checks notes… Reverend… is aware of the, shall we say origins of his fucking religion?
Fuck, dude! You’re sure asking a lot out of a religious person!
I mean, what more do you expect of them than memorizing a few cherrypicked passages that support their narrow mindset?
You really need to chill the fuck out!
These mist-covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home is in lowlands
And always will be
Someday, you’ll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And you’ll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms
Through these fields of destruction
Baptisms of fire
I’ve witnessed your suffering
As the battle raged higher
And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms
There’s so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones
Now the sun’s gone to hell, and
The moon’s riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it’s written in the starlight
And every line in your palm
We’re fools to make war
On our brothers in arms
Spoilers in the link.
Marvel officially replaces Magneto as X-Men’s main villain. Meet his replacement
Seriously, they’ve made HIM the villain?!?! I had seen some bits where he had gone dark side, but it sounds like they’ve completely corrupted him. What a waste of a great character.
And Tim Heidecker is in charge
I would love to see him go full Decker on the site.
I’ve been watching Blue Lights after many recommendations and it is very good but it is notable mostly for including an actress drawn by Frank Quitely.
I still maintanin that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley looks like Frank Quitely was trying to draw Cameron Diaz.
Christel and I never wanted children. (Hell, we don’t even have a pet.) We really never had a desire to have one.
We probably could have afforded one, but we much preferred to have the ability go do whatever we wanted whenever we wanted.
We do not regret our decision.
I find the internet borderline unusable without an ad blocker.
I use the Brave browser for sites that I know are ad heavy.
I am genuinely laughing out loud at this.
But who can the Dems “develop” now as a viable candidate?
Mark Kelly, Senator from Arizona, former astronaut who is married to a victim of gun violence, who reminded members of the military that they can refuse to follow illegal orders from their Commander-in-Chief, and currently has a lawsuit against Pete Hegseth for trying to strip him of his military rank and benefits. I think he can appeal to both conservatives and liberals (and maybe some non-MAGA Republicans as well).
I would definitely vote for him.
Interesting:
https://abcnews.com/Politics/kamala-harris-shes-thinking-running-president/story?id=131922974
She had her chance. She needs to sit 2028 out.
It was literally an emergency because of Biden at that debate. She was so much a “last minute” option.
But who can the Dems “develop” now as a viable candidate?
Sadly, Gavin Newsom is probably the most viable candidate at this point. And frankly, that just sickens me.
Regarding the ’90s bands, I figured out all but the one on the lower right. Looks like cherries with eyes; can someone clear this up for me?
The Cranberries?
I still need to look at Lower Decks beyond its crossover ep.
It is definitely worth your time.
It really honors the spirit of the show while lovingly teases it. Its heart is in the right place.
So it looks like the Iran ceasefire is fucked within less than a day because Israel just can’t stop bombing people
Israel really needs to undergo “regime change”.
This day in history: On April 8, 2013, Margaret Thatcher died after suffering a stroke.
Celebrate responsibly.
Yep, and they are royally pissed at Trump. While many people broke from him at different points for different reasons, the attack on Iran seems to be crossing the Rubicon for many of them. He promised “no more wars” and always said that the Democrats would be the ones to start a war with Iran and he wouldn’t.
I think we can all agree that he’s brought the FIFA Peace Prize into disrepute through his actions.
Unethical behavior and actions associated with FIFA?!?!
Madness, I tell you! MADNESS!!!
Can anyone actually make sense of asians canvassing for RefUK? Had one just now.
“Hi, can I count on your vote for Reform in the 7 May elections?”
“…Probably not, bye.”
They would be booting this guy’s arse out of the country if they got in and he’s helping them!
Sounds like “Hispanics for Trump” over here.
And a good chunk of those people are ex-military and armed.
Yep, and they are royally pissed at Trump. While many people broke from him at different points for different reasons, the attack on Iran seems to be crossing the Rubicon for many of them. He promised “no more wars” and always said that the Democrats would be the ones to start a war with Iran and he wouldn’t. They are losing their shit over this. Fuck, even Alex Jones is calling for Trump’s removal!
An aside: I say this as an armed Texan; you would be surprised how many people on the left are armed as well.
And it’s worth noting that a lot of people lie about who they vote for and why, especially conservatives. Almost everyone wants to be liked and wants to think of themselves as a good person, even as they vote for Trump because they want him to punish liberals and queers and black and brown people. It’s part of why you get conspiracy theories around a liberal-controlled media
I saw this story this morning:
“A pro-Trump retail store in Crystal Lake, Illinois, has been forced to close after a sharp collapse in demand for MAGA merchandise following the escalation of the Iran war. The owner said sales “died the minute” U.S. airstrikes began, with foot traffic dropping to just a handful of visitors per day and most not making purchases. She attributed the downturn to widespread uncertainty and discomfort among supporters, who may now avoid publicly signaling political allegiance due to fear of confrontation or scrutiny.
“The business, which sold items like hats, flags, and pro-Trump apparel, had initially performed well after relocating earlier in the year but quickly became financially unsustainable. The owner reported she was unable to cover basic expenses like rent and had already considered shifting to an online-only model before shutting down. She emphasized that the store was intended as a community space, but interest evaporated despite prior demand and promises of support.”
People who admitted to voting for Trump, in some cases THREE TIMES, are ENRAGED that his actions are fucking THEM over! Costs are going up, they’re forced to close businesses, they’re losing their jobs, etc. That was only supposed to happen to the OTHERS! They’re also pissed because of the Iran War.
They have entered the “Find Out” stage of Fuck Around and Find Out.
That’s a weak excuse at best.
Weak or not, it’s still true. You may wish people were different, but most of them don’t make the effort to try and check a variety of sources when they’re forming an opinion, they’d rather just listen to the person telling them what they already believe. And these days, we have a media landscape in which that’s very, very easy.
In contrast to Arjan’s example of Russia, people in Western democracies are theoretically free to form to see a broader and more diverse and realistic picture, but that’s not how most people work. Especially if they lack education (see also Lorcan’s not that Trump voters mostly aren’t college-educated).
It may make you angry at those people, but it’s still how we all work.
Here’s the kicker though: The people who are choosing willful ignorance and/or laziness are also the one who are very big on “personal responsibility”.
The hypocrisy would be hilarious if it weren’t so destructive.
Well there’s a lot of propaganda ot there influencing how people vote, and that is outside of the voting individual’s control. (As well as other factor’s outside of our control, like what religion one is born in, one’s education, how parents and friends and loved ones influence them etc)
That’s a weak excuse at best.
It is every voter’s responsibility to do their due diligence. There are many, many sources they can check and review to get a better understanding of candidates and issues. If they are only getting information from a narrow focus of sources, that’s either laziness or willful ignorance, or both. There is no excuse for not doing the work.
I’m interested in this IQ drop issue,
A cognitive neuroscientist testified in front of US Congress, attesting to the fact that Generation Z (and Generation Alphas after them) are the first generations ever to decrease in cognitive abilities.
Trump being a selfish psychopath isn’t news, but the amount of people, either elected or appointed to high office, enabling him should be.
And I’d be willing to hazard a guess that not one of them will face any consequences for that.
The only ones facing consequenses are those who voted for him. They are getting fucked over hard (along with hte rest of us) and many are openly expressing regret.
I’m at the point that when Trump does something horrible or something goes wrong, I blame the voters who put him in office.
It occurs to me that now is the time for me to return to The Laundry Files / New Managrment books, as whatever goes on in them will likely be less screwed up than the real world in 2026.
The Mad Max movies are more positive and optimistic than what we’re living through now.
