Spinal Tap II needed more Hatsune Miku

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I don't want to be raptured. I want everyone else to be raptured and then I'm going for a walk

what movie do you consider "perfect"?

On the train home just before midnight and everyone is on their phones trying to keep their Duolingo/NYT streaks

I saw a commenter on BlueSky complaining that the kids in #TheLongWalk were wearing jeans... come on, jeans are exactly the kind of pants you need to wear on that death march because they're durable and comfortable when broken in I am not walking 300 miles in sweat pants

that canceled TV show you'll never stop thinking about

The Long Walk is a movie that I'm going to be thinking about a lot. Not just because fascism etc etc etc. But how people in empty car-centric parts of the country take it versus more populated places. In the film they walk 324 miles. Imagine walking NYC to DC.

My one big question about Virtual Boy Virtual Console is if it'll work with the Labo VR headset If reviewers can't check because they don't have their Labo VR headset anymore, well, I do and I'm available for freelance pieces

Thank you for your service, G.I. Robot

Okay I amend my previous statement: There's a character I would really like to see dead now. I think they did that on purpose to make people like me shut up.

So, I really enjoy Only Murders in the Building but I actually would like for it to end soon, because the conceit of the show (the murders are always in the building) means that the supporting cast is only being slowly chipped away Yes yes people can move into the building, but that feels cheap

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Can we have a video series that's just Kate talking about comic books? ♥️♥️♥️

I should start calling myself "Kris Army Knife" because I really am versatile and am commonly knocked off

This ad about how great Google Gemini is ends by telling us how Ted, the protagonist and a big James Blunt fan, “found something he didn’t even know he was looking for” at a James Blunt concert where James Blunt is playing not “High” by James Blunt but “She’s So High” by Tal Bachman.

When can we stop calling them "Knives Out" movies and start calling them Benoit Blanc films?

We are living in an age of unprecedented access to anime and yet, one way we've actually gone backwards is that subtitles kind of suck on a lot of services

I would love to read a mainstream piece about the history of anime in America that actually remembers that in the '90s a) Sci-Fi Channel used to show anime regularly and b) you could rent anime at Blockbuster and Tower Records However, this was mostly films and OVAs

Reddit truly is one of the wonders of the modern world. www.reddit.com/r/TopCharact...

Writing is not hard. It's not hating what you wrote and yourself immediately afterward that's hard.

The conclusion to the Name-Mangling Hugo saga. (Link nested within.) tl;dr: -they blame the Worldcon organizers; -they deny having giggled (it's on video... www.youtube.com/live/py7MeV3... ); -the "apology" doesn't mention that the older host was "high as a kite on paid meds." (Their own skeet...)

Drop an old person you're going to turn into in the future

You Only Live Twice is one of the best Bond movies, in spite of the weird yellowface

This week's Strange New Worlds was the equivalent of "Black people drive like this; white people drive like this" jokes Vulcans aren't even real and I'm offended on their behalf after this

This is why people are so obsessed with "AI" because now they think they only have to have ideas and the machine will execute them Unfortunately if everyone's using the same machine, all their precious ideas are being executed into the same gray goo

One dumb Star Trek thing I can't stand is "humans smell bad to Vulcans" WHY ARE VULCANS BONING HUMANS THEN like HOW HOW are you fucking us if we smell so bad

I've been up for 23 hours and I'm not even tired

The trailer for the new Downton Abbey film upsets me because why they gotta play my girl Agatha Christie dirty like that

Does Amontillado sell well? Do people actually drink it non-ironically?

One of the things I love about conventions is watching TV in a big room with lots of people No that's not a "movie theater" I said TV not a movie #AnimeNYC

One of the things I love about conventions is watching TV in a big room with lots of people No that's not a "movie theater" I said TV not a movie #AnimeNYC

Your regular reminder: It's the "Javits Center" Not "Javitz." Jacob Javits was a senator, congressman and attorney general who supported unions, civil rights and even Medicare for All. Put some respect on his name.

Taro Sakamoto is a happily married man. #AnimeNYC

Fascinated by these banners telling you what day a show comes out. I'm used to ones that have premiere dates on them, but not the generic day of week #AnimeNYC

Your regular reminder: It's the "Javits Center" Not "Javitz." Jacob Javits was a senator, congressman and attorney general who supported unions, civil rights and even Medicare for All. Put some respect on his name.

I saw someone write "fly the coup" today and my soul died a little

So, it's important to note that this win was helped by the fact that "Best Dramatic Presentation" was split into "short form" and "long form" back in 2003. As much as I love Lower Decks, I don't see it beating Dune 2 (which I also love)

In case you were wondering, yes, of course, I SAT ON THE ART.

Boys Run the Riot: In Transition is a sequel to the original that you'll be able to check out next week at Anime NYC. Was not expecting an actual announcement at this Kodansha panel! #FlameCon

I saw a lady look at this and say, "I could make this!" and I'm like, sure Jan, you have a giant resin mold in your house (also you know how to use resin) I could be wrong, but most likely... naaaaah #moma

People really need to pay more attention. When you have an opportunity to sit on the art, SIT ON THE ART. #MOMA

Recommending media to other people is a SKILL. You develop it over time, taking into account THEIR likes and dislikes, THEIR backgrounds and abilities. It requires empathy and research. Too many people don't bother learning, which is why in 2025 they're still recommending Heinlein and Watchmen.

I've written 10 strategy guides and uh... yeah. It's hard work that can't easily be replaced by a machine.

Like the idea of a virtual pet but hate how much of an attention suck they can be? I did a hands-on with one that you never have to look at, but you'll do plenty of other stuff with it www.engadget.com/entertainmen...

My four-year-old niece discovered I have hairy arms today and it's good that I have positive body image because I'm not sure I could have withstood the psychic damage of being pet like a cat

Recommending media to other people is a SKILL. You develop it over time, taking into account THEIR likes and dislikes, THEIR backgrounds and abilities. It requires empathy and research. Too many people don't bother learning, which is why in 2025 they're still recommending Heinlein and Watchmen.

#TheGildedAge season 3 finale: It's fine, I guess? I'm mostly wondering if the show is trying to make up for all the dead parents on Downton Abbey or is just saving the misery for season 4

of course most of the tapes would be US Manga! I remember when they were selling them off at conventions for like a buck each back in the early 2000s

Some child just screamed, "I'm free" on the street outside my apartment and uh, I have questions