I feel like a good and socially useful writing prompt for sf writers would be to turn out a bunch of plausible scenarios where a new technology automates 40% of jobs and the result isn’t just "40% of people are unemployed forever; the hunger games"

Large number of Aronofsky films in the replies here but I didn’t see anyone mention Caught Stealing so I guess it falls to me. Fuck that film!

Googling stuff after watching this I learned that The Hangover had its initial release in The Hague, which feels like exactly the opposite of what should have happened

I used to think fart noises made with the mouth were so funny. Now I only laugh at the fart noises from a butt

The Canton Express in Glasgow. Walking distance from my flat, open until 5am most nights, huge amount of amazing food for not much money. I lived off their chicken in black bean sauce and crispy pork with gravy for years. Heartbroken when I went there one night and it had closed with no warning

Sunday night timeline cleanse please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there

rip

As well as all the other good stuff about this film, it’s an incredible document of how busted New York looked in 1971

I can never quite fully invest in the sexy vampire. Things get weird when you think too deeply about a cold undead phallus that, at best, I imagine, feels like being fucked by Vicks vapo rub

Isiah Whitlock Jr. (1954–2025)

I love sparkling water because sometimes what I really want is to be perfectly hydrated but also in a small amount of pain

The Second-Order Streisand Effect is a social phenomenon where if a party makes an effort to censor information, discussion and news about the censorship paradoxically leads to an increased awareness of Barbara Streisand, a musician whom most "Zoomers" would probably have otherwise never heard of

Woke up from a dream where the success of Heated Rivalry meant Harlan Ellison had been hired to produce the sequels Again, Heated Rivalry and The Last Heated Rivalry but despite buying 200 scripts never filmed an episode

The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing. All from his movies.

Looking for some help locating a holy grail. In 1989, The Sunday Times ran a promotion called "The Great Ghost Hunt". An illustrated poster of famous British hauntings came free with the paper, and in the following weeks they published quiz questions relating to the various spooky happenings. (1/X)

Horror story that begins "The old man posted 150 times last night"

Of course Dracula was actually the name of the scientist, you should really say "Dracula's Vampire"

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen REM (with Patti Smith!) Shellac Ennio Morricone Mdou Moctar Portishead

Many good things about this book, including that if you say the title aloud it sounds like Hi-Ex Bastards, which would be an great name for a Judge Dredd story

Reading a book from the 1970s where the main character has an extremely medically inaccurate stroke. I’d write to the author to complain but sadly he died in 1994 (not of a stroke)

She’s a heterodox thinker, she only believes in 13 of the 14 words

People say Cancel Culture is real and then you see Lydia Tár being invited to meet the Pope. 🙄

Superman (2025) was a fine movie but wouldve been way better if at the beginning Superman turned to the camera & said "i no longer look like Henry Cavill" & then specified the exact plot reasons why

Angry woman at the hotel restaurant in Barcelona this morning carrying a small dog in a sling and telling the hostess "Just so you know, in Canada it would be ILLEGAL for you to deny us entry" The US is ceding its leadership in international affairs, the Ugly Canadian is unleashed on the world

No, Nut November!

[spluttering awake a full year after Agatha All Along went off the air] They should have called that show The Deft Hand of Harkness

"You think you’ve got problems, mate - I’ve gotta go see that overhyped asshole Pagalici tonight just because the wife likes him ... Anyway, I'm writing you up some Sertraline"

Hey nice black lagoon. would be a shame if someone were to find the creature from the black lagoon in it

Hey kiddo, can't sleep? I know you're scared by these uncertain times. For $7 a month, gain access to unlimited Dad. Tuck-ins, reassurance, daily Dad games.

Car salesperson: this baby can go from zero to 60 in 7 seconds Abraham Lincoln: what Car salesperson: zero to 3-score in under a score Abraham Lincoln: HOLY SHIT

Israeli rules are no rules at all

Really appreciate a book cover that’s just LOOK AT THIS FUCKING BLURB WE GOT, GUYS

any culture, at any point in history, could have invented darude’s sandstorm. the fact that they didn’t is just further proof that old times were busted generally

Bari Weiss should be an inspirational figure to journalism students. You, too, can rise to the top , simply by working hard, publishing a newsletter barely anyone shares sincerely, and having a foreign army at your disposal to get rid of anyone who makes fun of you on twitter.

The year is 2025. There are three social networks remaining. They are run by Dweeb Lowtax, Tweaker Lowtax, and Girlboss Lowtax. You have to pick at least one.

Was just in a Five Guys and they played Rebel Rebel by David Bowie… don’t know if you guys have heard of this one, pretty good track

"I never thought they would send ME back where I came from" sobs man who came to support the Send Them Back Where They Came From protest

I always liked the bit in Network where they're making a reality tv show about the Ecumenical Liberation Army, so I'm glad someone decided to make a thriller with a lot of stoner comedy about them instead and call it One Battle After Another

Good evening Riyadh! What’s the deal with women drivers?

Well done to all the workers who protested this. This is huge.

Imagine the laughs you’ll have watching [checks notes] Jimmy Carr co-headlining with [checks notes] Louis CK at the [checks notes] Riyadh Comedy Festival

"We predict it will take 65 years for your ship to reach another solar system, going at sub-light speeds. But it could also take 61 years. Or 70." Dialogue from THE STARS MY ESTIMATION

Being stuck on this boss means hearing my tv bellow DI-A-RRHE-A at me ten times an hour

Not sure what my favourite Robert Redford movie is but this one doesn't get enough love

Rewatching Alien 3 to see if I like it but the only thing I really enjoy is that it feels like an exchange project between US and UK prison movies. You don’t often get to see a bunch of American prisoners banged up with a bunch of old lags, it’s refreshing

in retrospect, there’s probably never been a name as threatening as “America Online”